# Jeux sans frontières season 12

The 12th season of the international television game show Jeux sans frontières was held in the summer of 1976. Broadcasters from Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and West Germany participated in the competition coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The different heats were hosted by each of the participant broadcasters in locations in their countries such as Milan (Italy), Liège (Belgium), Bad Mergentheim (West Germany), Groningen (Netherlands), Nîmes (France), Caslano (Switzerland), and Leeds (United Kingdom). The grand final was held in Blackpool (United Kingdom). The head international referees in charge of supervising the competition were Gennaro Olivieri and Guido Pancaldi [it]. The games were also reportedly broadcast in Latin American and Asian countries.
A team from Liechtenstein competed in one of the heats instead Switzerland. The season was won by the team from Ettlingen, West Germany, the runner-up being the team from La Neuveville, Switzerland.

## Participants

| Country | Broadcaster | Code | Colour |
| Belgium | RTB / BRT | B | Yellow |
| France | Antenne 2 | F | Purple |
| Italy | RAI | I | Blue |
| Netherlands | NCRV | NL | Orange |
| Switzerland | SRG SSR TSI | CH | Gold |
| Liechtenstein | No broadcaster | FL | Gold |
| United Kingdom | BBC | GB | Red |
| West Germany | ARD | D | Light blue |

## Heats
### Heat 1

Heat 1 was hosted by Antenne 2 on 2 June 1976 on the Arena in Nîmes, France, presented by Guy Lux and Simone Garnier [fr].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | I | Jesolo | 41 |
| 2 | D | Trostberg | 40 |
| 2 | NL | Pijnacker | 40 |
| 2 | CH | Huttwil | 40 |
| 5 | F | Nîmes | 37 |
| 6 | GB | Blackpool | 34 |
| 7 | B | Blankenberge | 26 |

### Heat 2

Heat 2 was hosted by RAI on 16 June 1976 at the Palasport di San Siro in Milan, Italy, presented by Giulio Marchetti and Rosanna Vaudetti.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | Roche | 37 |
| 2 | D | Lippstadt | 36 |
| 2 | NL | Weert | 36 |
| 4 | B | Schaerbeek | 34 |
| 5 | F | Toulon | 29 |
| 6 | I | Bollate | 26 |
| 6 | GB | Tamworth | 26 |

### Heat 3

Heat 3 was hosted by TSI on behalf of SRG SSR TSI on 23 June 1976 in Caslano, Switzerland, presented by Mascia Cantoni [it] and Ezio Guidi [it].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | GB | Newbury | 46 |
| 2 | CH | Caslano | 43 |
| 3 | F | Arbois | 36 |
| 4 | I | Amalfi | 33 |
| 5 | D | Birkenfeld | 32 |
| 6 | B | Wezembeek-Oppem | 31 |
| 7 | NL | Zutphen | 24 |

### Heat 4

Heat 4 was hosted by the BBC on 14 July 1976 at Roundhay Park in Leeds, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | GB | Kirklees | 45 |
| 2 | D | Traunstein | 41 |
| 3 | NL | Oldekerk | 38 |
| 4 | CH | Füllinsdorf | 32 |
| 5 | F | Villefranche-sur-Saône | 25 |
| 7 | B | Tournai | 24 |
| 6 | I | Riva del Garda | 23 |

### Heat 5

Heat 5 was hosted by RTB on 11 August 1976 in Liège, Belgium, presented by Paule Herreman and Michel Lemaire.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | CH | La Neuveville | 45 |
| 2 | NL | Hilvarenbeek | 40 |
| 3 | B | Liège | 36 |
| 4 | D | Bad Füssing | 33 |
| 5 | F | Agen | 31 |
| 6 | GB | Thurrock | 30 |
| 7 | I | Perugia | 22 |

### Heat 6

Heat 6 was hosted by ARD on 25 August 1976 at the inner courtyard of the Deutschordenschloß in Bad Mergentheim, West Germany, presented by Erhard Keller and Manfred Erdenberger [de].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | B | Geel | 46 |
| 2 | D | Alsfeld | 45 |
| 3 | GB | Redcar | 34 |
| 4 | CH | Brissago | 31 |
| 5 | F | Douai | 29 |
| 6 | I | Milazzo | 25 |
| 7 | NL | Valkenisse | 24 |

### Heat 7

Heat 7 was hosted by NCRV on 8 September 1976 at Stadspark in Groningen, Netherlands, presented by Dick Passchier [nl] and Barend Barendse [nl].
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Ettlingen | 42 |
| 2 | GB | Edinburgh | 37 |
| 3 | NL | Groningen | 35 |
| 4 | FL | Liechtenstein | 34 |
| 5 | F | Saint-Gaudens | 32 |
| 6 | B | Aalter | 29 |
| 7 | I | Silvi Marina | 21 |

### Qualifiers

The teams with the most points from each country advanced to the grand final:
| Country | Town | Place won | Points won |
| GB | Newbury | 1 | 46 |
| B | Geel | 1 | 46 |
| CH | La Neuveville | 1 | 45 |
| D | Ettlingen | 1 | 42 |
| I | Jesolo | 1 | 41 |
| NL | Hilvarenbeek | 2 | 40 |
| F | Arbois | 3 | 36 |

## Final

The final was hosted by the BBC on 22 September 1976 in Blackpool, United Kingdom, presented by Stuart Hall and Eddie Waring.
| Place | Country | Town | Points |
| 1 | D | Ettlingen | 52 |
| 2 | CH | La Neuveville | 41 |
| 3 | B | Geel | 40 |
| 4 | F | Arbois | 33 |
| 5 | GB | Newbury | 27 |
| 6 | NL | Hilvarenbeek | 21 |
| 7 | I | Jesolo | 18 |