1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country Hungary
Dates 28 May - 6 June
Teams 16
Final positions
Champions  Soviet Union (3rd title)
Runners-up  Hungary
Third place  Spain
Fourth place  France

The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1976 Final Tournament was held in Hungary. It also served as the European qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Qualification

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland  0–1  Netherlands 0–0 0–1
Wales  (a)3–3  England 0–1 3–2
Luxembourg  0–2  Iceland 0–1 0–1
Northern Ireland  WD  Scotland
Denmark  3–1  Poland 1–1 2–0
East Germany  1–3  Soviet Union 1–1 0–2
Norway  1–3  Finland 0–2 1–1
Sweden  1–1(a)  Germany 1–1 0–0
Belgium  2–4  Italy 2–2 0–2
Switzerland   (a)1–1  Portugal 0–0 1–1
Malta  1–4  France 1–3 0–1
Liechtenstein  1–9  Spain 1–5 0–4
Romania  2–4  Czechoslovakia 1–1 1–3
Yugoslavia  4–4(p: 6-5)  Bulgaria 2–2 2–2
Austria  1–2  Turkey 1–1 0–1

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group Stage

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 320165+14
 Wales 320132+14
 Yugoslavia 310267–12
 Italy 310234–12


28 May Wales  2–1  Yugoslavia
Hungary  2–1  Italy
30 May Italy  2–1  Yugoslavia
Hungary  1–0  Wales
1 June Yugoslavia  4–3  Hungary
Wales  1–0  Italy

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 321050+55
  Switzerland 312010+14
 Iceland 302103–32
 Turkey 301203–31


28 May Spain  2–0  Turkey
Switzerland   0–0  Iceland
30 May Turkey  0–0  Iceland
Spain  0–0   Switzerland
1 June Spain  3–0  Iceland
Switzerland   1–0  Turkey

Group C

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 France 321051+45
 Germany 320156–14
 Czechoslovakia 310245–12
 Finland 301213–21


28 May Germany  2–1  Finland
France  2–1  Czechoslovakia
30 May France  3–0  Germany
Czechoslovakia  1–0  Finland
1 June Germany  3–2  Czechoslovakia
France  0–0  Finland

Group D

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 330080+86
 Denmark 320187+14
 Netherlands 310246–12
 Northern Ireland 3003310–70


28 May Soviet Union  3–0  Netherlands
Denmark  5–3  Northern Ireland
30 May Netherlands  3–0  Northern Ireland
Soviet Union  3–0  Denmark
1 June Denmark  3–1  Netherlands
Soviet Union  2–0  Northern Ireland

Semifinals

4 June 1976
Hungary  1 – 1  France
  Penalties  
4 – 3

4 June 1976
Soviet Union  3 – 0  Spain

Third Place Match

6 June 1976
Spain  3 – 0  France

Final

6 June 1976
Soviet Union  1 – 0  Hungary
 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship 

Soviet Union
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The following teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship:
Semifinalists:

Qualification unclear:

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