1978 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship

The UEFA U-21 Championship 1978, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.

The 24 national teams were divided into eight groups. 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.^{[citation needed]}

Qualifying Stage

Legend
Group winners qualified for the knockout stage

Group 1

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Denmark	4	2	1	1	10	5	5
2	Poland	4	2	0	2	7	10	4
3	Sweden	4	1	1	2	6	8	3

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
28 October 1976	Denmark	2–0	Sweden	Copenhagen
30 April 1977	Denmark	6–2	Poland	Slagelse
18 May 1977	Sweden	2–0	Poland	Kalmar
16 June 1977	Sweden	2–2	Denmark	Helsingborg
20 September 1977	Poland	1–0	Denmark	Nowy Sącz
27 October 1977	Poland	4–2	Sweden	Opole

Group 2

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Italy	4	3	0	1	13	3	6
2	Portugal	4	3	0	1	7	5	6
3	Luxembourg	4	0	0	4	2	14	0

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
28 November 1976	Luxembourg	1–2	Portugal	Esch-sur-Alzette
23 December 1976	Portugal	1–0	Italy	Funchal
9 February 1977	Italy	4–0	Luxembourg	Como
12 October 1977	Italy	4–1	Portugal	Vicenza
29 October 1977	Portugal	3–0	Luxembourg	Lisbon
12 November 1977	Luxembourg	1–5	Italy	Esch-sur-Alzette

Group 3

Qualifying Group 3		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	East Germany	4	3	1	0	13	3	7
2	Turkey	4	1	2	1	5	8	4
3	Austria	4	0	1	3	5	12	1

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
16 November 1976	Turkey	1–1	East Germany	Bursa
17 April 1977	Austria	2–2	Turkey	Vienna
24 September 1977	Austria	1–6	East Germany	Vienna
11 October 1977	East Germany	2–1	Austria	Erfurt
29 October 1977	Turkey	2–1	Austria	Manisa
15 November 1977	East Germany	4–0	Turkey	Magdeburg

Group 4

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Bulgaria	4	3	1	0	5	2	7
2	Belgium	4	1	1	2	3	4	3
3	France	4	0	2	2	4	6	2

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
3 September 1976	France	1–1	Belgium	Amiens
10 October 1976	France	1–1	Bulgaria	Le Havre
29 March 1977	Belgium	2–1	France	Courtrai
1 June 1977	Belgium	0–1	Bulgaria	Brussels
26 October 1977	Bulgaria	1–0	Belgium	Burgas
15 November 1977	Bulgaria	2–1	France	Stara Zagora

Group 5

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	England	4	4	0	0	17	2	8
2	Norway	4	2	0	2	6	9	4
3	Finland	4	0	0	4	2	14	0

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
27 October 1976	Finland	1–4	Norway	Helsinki
26 May 1977	Finland	0–1	England	Helsinki
1 June 1977	Norway	1–2	England	Bergen
17 August 1977	Norway	1–0	Finland	Grue
6 September 1977	England	6–0	Norway	Brighton
12 October 1977	England	8–1	Finland	Hull

Group 6

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Czechoslovakia	4	2	1	1	7	2	5
2	Scotland	4	2	1	1	5	4	5
3	Switzerland	4	1	0	3	3	9	2

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
12 October 1976	Czech Republic	0–0	Scotland	Plzen
30 March 1977	Switzerland	2–0	Scotland	Bern
24 May 1977	Czech Republic	4–0	Switzerland	České Budějovice
7 September 1977	Scotland	3–1	Switzerland	Glasgow
20 September 1977	Scotland	2–1	Czech Republic	Edinburgh
5 October 1977	Switzerland	0–2	Czech Republic	Zürich

Group 7

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Yugoslavia	4	3	0	1	9	3	6
2	Spain	4	2	0	2	5	8	4
3	Romania	4	1	0	3	5	8	2

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
9 October 1976	Yugoslavia	4–1	Spain	Zagreb
17 April 1977	Spain	3–0	Romania	Madrid
8 May 1977	Romania	1–3	Yugoslavia	Craiova
26 October 1977	Romania	4–0	Spain	Bucharest
12 November 1977	Yugoslavia	2–0	Romania	Osijek
30 November 1977	Spain	1–0	Yugoslavia	Elche

Group 8

		P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Hungary	4	2	2	0	9	1	6
2	Soviet Union	4	2	1	1	5	1	5
3	Greece	4	0	1	3	1	13	1

Match Results
Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue
9 October 1976	Hungary	7–0	Greece	Kecskemét
24 April 1977	Greece	0–2	Soviet Union	Athens
29 April 1977	Soviet Union	0–0	Hungary	Moscow
9 May 1977	Soviet Union	3–0	Greece	Moscow
17 May 1977	Hungary	1–0	Soviet Union	Békéscsaba
28 May 1977	Greece	1–1	Hungary	Serres

Knockout stage

Quarter Finals England 2-1 Italy Italy 0-0 England England win 2-1 on aggregate Czechoslovakia 2-1 East Germany East Germany 5-2 Czechoslovakia East Germany win 6-5 on aggregate Yugoslavia 0-1 Hungary Hungary 0-2 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia win 2-1 on aggregate Denmark 4-1 Bulgaria Bulgaria 3-0 Denmark 4-4: Bulgaria win 1:0 on away goals

Semi Finals Bulgaria 2-1 East Germany East Germany 3-1 Bulgaria East Germany win 4-3 on aggregate Yugoslavia 2-1 England England 1-1 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia win 3-2 on aggregate

Final East Germany 0-1 Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 4-4 East Germany Yugoslavia win 5-4 on aggregate Yugoslavia finish as Champions

See also

• European Under-21 Football Championship

External links

• RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com