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1976 UEFA European Football Championship
Evropsko prvenstvo u fudbalu 1976.; Европско првенство у фудбалу 1976.
	; UEFA Euro 1976 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	16 June – 20 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runner-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dieter Müller (4 goals)
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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 June and 20 June 1976.

At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match. This was the last tournament to have this format, as the tournament was expanded to include eight teams four years later.

It was the first and 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.

[edit] Venues

Belgrade	Zagreb
Crvena Zvezda Stadium	Maksimir Stadium
Capacity: 54,000	Capacity: 45,000

[edit] Squads

For a list of all squads that played in the final tournament, see UEFA Euro 1976 squads.

[edit] Qualifying Round

1976 UEFA European Football Championship finalists.

Main article: 1976 UEFA European Football Championship 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 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 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.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

[edit] Final tournament

Semifinals			Final

16 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
Netherlands	1
Czechoslovakia (a.e.t.)	3

			20 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)
			Czechoslovakia (pen.)	2 (5)
			West Germany	2 (3)


			Third place
17 June - Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)		19 June - Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)
Yugoslavia	2	Netherlands (a.e.t.)	3
West Germany (a.e.t.)	4		Yugoslavia	2

[edit] Semi-finals

16 June 1976 20:15	Czechoslovakia	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)
	Ondruš 19' Nehoda 114' Veselý 118'	(Report)	Ondruš 77' (o.g.)	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

17 June 1976 20:15	Yugoslavia	2 – 4 (a.e.t.)	West Germany	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Referee: Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)
	Popivoda 19' Džajić 30'	(Report)	Flohe 64' D. Müller 82' 115' 119'

[edit] Third place play-off

19 June 1976 20:15	Netherlands	3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
	Geels 27' 107' van de Kerkhof 39'	(Report)	Katalinski 43' Džajić 82'

[edit] Final

20 June 1976 20:15	Czechoslovakia	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
	Švehlík 8' Dobiaš 25'	(Report)	D. Müller 28' Hölzenbein 89'

		Penalties
	Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka	5–3	Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß

Euro 1976 Champions
Czechoslovakia First title

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Top scorers

4 goals

Dieter Müller

2 goals

[edit] Fastest goal

8 minutes: Ján Švehlík (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)

[edit] Average goals

4.25 goals per game

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