UEFA Euro 1976

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.

1976 UEFA European Football Championship
Europsko prvenstvo u nogometu 1976. (in Croatian)
Европско првенство во фудбал 1976 (in Macedonian)
Европско првенство у фудбалу 1976 (in Serbian)
Evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu 1976 (in Slovene)
UEFA Euro 1976 official logo
Tournament details
Host countryYugoslavia
Dates16–20 June
Teams4
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 played4
Goals scored19 (4.75 per match)
Attendance106,087 (26,522 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dieter Müller (4 goals)

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. Antonín Panenka gained fame for his delicately chipped penalty which won the tournament for Czechoslovakia, the country's first European Championship title.[1]

Qualification
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.

Qualified teams
Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[upper-alpha 1]
 CzechoslovakiaQuarter-final winner22 May 19761 (1960)
 NetherlandsQuarter-final winner22 May 19760 (debut)
 West GermanyQuarter-final winner22 May 19761 (1972)
 Yugoslavia (host)Quarter-final winner22 May 19762 (1960, 1968)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year.

Venues
Belgrade Zagreb
Red Star Stadium Stadion Maksimir
Capacity: 90,000 Capacity: 55,000

Squads
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 squads

Match officials
Alternate tournament logo
Country Referee
Belgium Alfred Delcourt
Italy Sergio Gonella
Switzerland Walter Hungerbühler
Wales Clive Thomas

Final tournament
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament
1976 UEFA European Football Championship finalists

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).

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 June – Zagreb
 
 
 Czechoslovakia (a.e.t.)3
 
20 June – Belgrade
 
 Netherlands1
 
 Czechoslovakia (p)2 (5)
 
17 June – Belgrade
 
 West Germany2 (3)
 
 Yugoslavia2
 
 
 West Germany (a.e.t.)4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
19 June – Zagreb
 
 
 Netherlands (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 Yugoslavia2

Semi-finals
Czechoslovakia 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands
 Report
Attendance: 17,879
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
Yugoslavia 2–4 (a.e.t.) West Germany
 Report
Attendance: 50,652

Third place play-off
Netherlands 3–2 (a.e.t.) Yugoslavia
 Report
Attendance: 6,766

Final
Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 Final
Czechoslovakia 2–2 (a.e.t.) West Germany
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 30,790[2]

Statistics

Goalscorers

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
UEFA Team of the Tournament[3]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Ivo Viktor Anton Ondruš
Ján Pivarník
Ruud Krol
Franz Beckenbauer		 Antonín Panenka
Jaroslav Pollák
Rainer Bonhof
Dragan Džajić		 Zdeněk Nehoda
Dieter Müller

References
  1. Smallwood, Jimmy (12 May 2012). "BBC Sport - Euro 1976: The year the Welsh Dragon roared again". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  2. "European Football Championship 1976 FINAL". euro2000.org. Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  3. "1976 team of the tournament". UEFA.com. 21 March 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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