1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship
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The 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 23 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.[citation needed]
The 23 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
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
- Group 2 and 8 had the same competing nations
- Group 1 did not include Wales
- Group 3 did not include England and Malta
- Group 4 did not include Northern Ireland and Cyprus
- Group 5 did not include Belgium and Scotland
- Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland
- Group 7 did not include Luxembourg
Group 1
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Czechoslovakia
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 |  Romania
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Finland
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4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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Group 2
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Bulgaria
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Hungary
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 |  Norway
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6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 5 |
| 4 |  France
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
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Group 3
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Greece
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Switzerland
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Group 4
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Soviet Union
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  Spain
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Group 5
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Denmark
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  Portugal
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Group 6
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Sweden
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Italy
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 |  Austria
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 |
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Group 7
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Netherlands
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 |  East Germany
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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Group 8
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  West Germany
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6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 |  Poland
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6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  Albania
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey
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6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
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Knockout Stages
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Quarter Finals
2–2:
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Semi Finals
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Final
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See also
External links
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com