UEFA Euro 1976

1976 UEFA European Football Championship

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Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	16 June – 20 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
Attendance	106,087 (26,522 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dieter Müller (4 goals)
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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.

Venues

Zagreb Belgrade
	Belgrade
	Crvena Zvezda Stadium
	Capacity: 90,000
	Zagreb
	Maksimir Stadium
	Capacity: 55,000

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)
	Czechoslovakia (a.e.t.)	3
	Netherlands	1
					20 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)
					Czechoslovakia (pen.)	2 (5)
					West Germany	2 (3)
					Third place
	17 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)			19 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
	Yugoslavia	2		Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
	West Germany (a.e.t.)	4			Yugoslavia	2

Semi-finals

16 June 1976 20:15	Czechoslovakia	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Attendance: 17,969 Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
	Ondruš  19' Nehoda  114' Veselý  118'	Report	Ondruš  77' (o.g.)

17 June 1976 20:15	Yugoslavia	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	West Germany	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 50,562 Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
	Popivoda  19' Džajić  30'	Report	Flohe  64' D. Müller  82', 115', 119'

Third place play-off

19 June 1976 20:15	Netherlands	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Attendance: 6,766 Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
	Geels  27', 107' Van de Kerkhof  39'	Report	Katalinski  43' Džajić  82'

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final

20 June 1976 20:15	Czechoslovakia	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 30,790 Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
	Švehlík  8' Dobiaš  25'	Report	D. Müller  28' Hölzenbein  89'
		Penalties
	Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka	5 – 3	Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß

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

• Dieter Müller

2 goals

• Dragan Džajić
• Ruud Geels

1 goal

Own goal

• Anton Ondruš

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Ivo Viktor	Ján Pivarník	Rainer Bonhof	Zdeněk Nehoda
	Ruud Krol	Jaroslav Pollák	Dieter Müller
	Anton Ondruš	Antonín Panenka
	Franz Beckenbauer	Dragan Džajić

External links

• EURO 1976 Official History