UEFA Euro 1976
| Evropsko prvenstvo u nogometu 1976. (Bosnian) (Croatian) 1976 Европското фудбалско првенство (Macedonian) Европско првенство у фудбалу 1976 (Serbian) Evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu 1976 (Slovene) | |
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UEFA Euro 1976 official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Yugoslavia |
| Dates | 16 – 20 June |
| Teams | 4 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runners-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) |
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 played 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.[1]
Venues
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| 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
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
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Final tournament
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Ondruš  19'Nehoda 114'Veselý 118' |
Report | Ondruš 77' (o.g.) |
17 June 1976 20:15 |
| Yugoslavia |
2 – 4 (a.e.t.) |
West Germany |
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Geels 27', 107' Van de Kerkhof 39' |
Report | Katalinski 43' Džajić 82' |
Final
20 June 1976 20:15 |
| Czechoslovakia |
2 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
West Germany |
|---|---|---|
| Švehlík 8' Dobiaš 25' |
Report | D. Müller 28' Hölzenbein 89' |
| Penalties | ||
Masný  Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka |
5 – 3 | Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß |
Statistics
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[2]
| Goalkeeper | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Ivo Viktor |
Ján Pivarník |
Rainer Bonhof |
Zdeněk Nehoda |
| Ruud Krol |
Jaroslav Pollák |
Dieter Müller | |
| Anton Ondruš |
Antonín Panenka |
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| Franz Beckenbauer |
Dragan Džajić |
References
- ↑ Smallwood, Jimmy (12 May 2012). "BBC Sport - Euro 1976: The year the Welsh Dragon roared again". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ "1976 team of the tournament". Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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