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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 16 June – 20 June |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 19 (4.75 per match) |
Attendance | 106,087 (26,522 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship final tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament took place between 16 and 20 June 1976.
At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match. This was the last tournament to have this format, as the tournament was expanded to include eight teams four years later.
It was the first and only time that all four matches in the final tournament were decided after extra time, either on penalties or by goals scored.
This was also the last tournament in which the hosts had to qualify for the final stage.
Czech player Antonin Panenka gained fame for his delicately chipped penalty that gave his country victory in the tournament's final against holders West Germany.
Contents
Venues
Belgrade | |
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Crvena Zvezda Stadium | |
Capacity: 90,000 | |
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Zagreb | |
Maksimir Stadium | |
Capacity: 55,000 | |
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Qualifying round
- Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
The qualifying round was played throughout 1974 and 1975 (group phase) and 1976 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth two points, draws one point, and defeats no points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through, to the final tournament. This was the first time the Soviet Union did not qualify for the finals tournament.
The following teams participated in the final tournament:
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands (first appearance)
West Germany
Yugoslavia
- For a list of squads, see UEFA Euro 1976 squads..
Final tournament
All time are CET/UTC+1
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
16 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium) | |||||||
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1 | ||||||
20 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium) | |||||||
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2 (5) | ||||||
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2 (3) | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
17 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium) | 19 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium) | ||||||
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Semi-finals
16 June 1976 20:15 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3 – 1 (a.e.t.) |
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Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Attendance: 17,969 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales) |
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Ondruš ![]() Nehoda ![]() Veselý ![]() |
Report | Ondruš ![]() |
17 June 1976 20:15 |
Yugoslavia ![]() |
2 – 4 (a.e.t.) |
Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 50,562 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium) | |
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Popivoda ![]() Džajić ![]() |
Report | Flohe ![]() D. Müller ![]() |
Third place play-off
19 June 1976 20:15 |
Netherlands ![]() |
3 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
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Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) |
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Geels ![]() Van de Kerkhof ![]() |
Report | Katalinski ![]() Džajić ![]() |
Final
- Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final
20 June 1976 20:15 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 30,790 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy) | |
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Švehlík ![]() Dobiaš ![]() |
Report | D. Müller ![]() Hölzenbein ![]() | ||
Penalties | ||||
Masný ![]() Nehoda ![]() Ondruš ![]() Jurkemik ![]() Panenka ![]() |
5 – 3 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Statistics
- Fastest goal: 8 minutes – Ján Švehlík (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)
Top scorers
With four goals, Dieter Müller is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 19 goals were scored by 13 different players in 4 games for an average of 4.75 goals per game. One of the goals is credited as own goal.
- 4 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
Awards
- UEFA Team of the Tournament
Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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