# 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.
The 23 national teams were divided into eight groups (seven groups of 3 + one group of 2). The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff.

## Qualifying stage
### Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
* Group 1 did not include Cyprus
* Group 2 did not include Wales
* Group 3 did not include Northern Ireland
* Group 4 did not include Spain
* Group 5 did not include Poland (moved to Group 8)
* Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland and Switzerland
* Group 7 did not include Iceland
* Group 8 did not include West Germany and Malta, but included Poland (moved from Group 5)
| Qualifying Group 1 | Qualifying Group 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Portugal | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| England 3–1 Czechoslovakia Portugal 2–3 England Portugal 2–0 Czechoslovakia | Czechoslovakia 1–1 England Czechoslovakia 1–1 Portugal England 2–0 Portugal |
| Qualifying Group 2 | Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Hungary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Austria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| Luxembourg 0–3 Hungary Luxembourg 1–3 Austria Austria 2–2 Hungary | Hungary 2–0 Austria Austria 1–1 Luxembourg Hungary 4–0 Luxembourg |
| Qualifying Group 3 | Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Sweden | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Norway | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia 2–0 Norway Sweden 1–1 Yugoslavia Norway 0–0 Yugoslavia | Norway 0–2 Sweden Sweden 2–1 Norway Yugoslavia 4–1 Sweden |
| Qualifying Group 4 | Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Scotland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Romania | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| 3 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| Romania 6–2 Denmark Denmark 1–1 Romania Romania 1–2 Scotland | Denmark 0–1 Scotland Scotland 4–1 Denmark Scotland 4–0 Romania |
| Qualifying Group 5 | Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| Netherlands 3–0 Finland Netherlands 3–2 Italy Italy 3–0 Finland | Finland 0–3 Netherlands Finland 2–3 Italy Italy 1–1 Netherlands |
| Qualifying Group 6 | Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 2 | Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Turkey 2–1 Soviet Union | Soviet Union 3–0 Turkey |
| Qualifying Group 7 | Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | France | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | East Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| France 1–0 Belgium East Germany 1–1 France Belgium 0–0 East Germany | East Germany 1–2 Belgium France 1–2 East Germany Belgium 2–3 France |
| Qualifying Group 8 | Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Greece | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
| Greece 0–2 Bulgaria Bulgaria 2–1 Greece Poland 2–1 Bulgaria | Poland 4–1 Greece Greece 2–1 Poland Bulgaria 1–0 Poland |

## Knockout stages

| Quarter-finals Netherlands 2–0 Scotland Scotland 2–0 Netherlands 2–2: Netherlands win 4–3 on penalties Hungary 3–0 England England 3–1 Hungary  Hungary win 4–3 on aggregate France 2–1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 2–1 France 3–3: Soviet Union win 4–2 on penalties Bulgaria 2–3 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 2–1 Bulgaria  Yugoslavia win 5–3 on aggregate | Semi-finals Hungary 3–2 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1–1 Hungary  Hungary win 4–3 on aggregate Soviet Union 3–0 Netherlands Netherlands 1–0 Soviet Union  Soviet Union win 3–1 on aggregate | Final Hungary 1–1 Soviet Union Soviet Union 2–1 Hungary Soviet Union win 3–2 on aggregate  Soviet Union finish as Champions |