5th European association football championship
1976 UEFA European Football Championship
Europsko prvenstvo u nogometu Jugoslavija 1976.
(in Croatian)
Европско првенство во фудбал Jугославиjа 1976
(in Macedonian)
Европско првенство у фудбалу Jугославиjа 1976
(in Serbian)
Evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu Jugoslavija 1976
(in Slovene)
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Host country
| Yugoslavia
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Dates
| 16?20 June
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Teams
| 4
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Venue(s)
| 2 (in 2 host cities)
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Champions
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Czechoslovakia
(1st title)
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Runners-up
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West Germany
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Third place
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Netherlands
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Fourth place
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Yugoslavia
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Matches played
| 4
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Goals scored
| 19 (4.75 per match)
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Attendance
| 106,087 (26,522 per match)
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Top scorer(s)
| Dieter Muller
(4 goals)
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International football competition
The
1976 UEFA European Football Championship
tournament was held in
Yugoslavia
. This was the fifth
UEFA European Championship
, held every four years and endorsed by
UEFA
. The final tournament took place between 16 and 20 June 1976.
Only four countries played in the final tournament, with the tournament consisting of the semi-finals, a
third place play-off
, and the final. This was the last tournament to have this format, as the tournament was expanded to include eight teams four years later. It was the 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.
Czechoslovakia
won the tournament after defeating holders
West Germany
in the
final
on
penalties
following a 2?2 draw after extra time.
Antonin Panenka
gained fame for his
delicately chipped penalty
, which has since been named after him, to win the penalty shootout and Czechoslovakia's only European Championship title.
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Qualification
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The qualifying round was played in 1974, 1975 (group phase), and 1976 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each, with matches played on a home-and-away basis. The group winners qualified for the quarter-finals, played in two legs, home and away. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament.
This was the first time the Soviet Union failed to qualify for the finals.
Qualified teams
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Bold
indicates champion for that year.
Venues
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Squads
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Match officials
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Final tournament
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At the final tournament,
extra time
and a
penalty shoot-out
were used to decide the winner if necessary.
All times are local,
CET
(
UTC+1
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Bracket
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Semi-finals
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Third place play-off
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Final
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Statistics
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Goalscorers
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There were 19 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 4.75 goals per match.
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Awards
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- UEFA Team of the Tournament
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References
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Bibliography
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- Kier, Richard (2018).
The European Championship ? A Complete History (Part 1: 1960?1976)
. Rowanvale Books Ltd.
ISBN
978-1-9115-6967-1
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External links
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