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.
[edit] Qualifying Stage
[edit] Group 1
- Denmark 2-0 Sweden
- Denmark 6-2 Poland
- Sweden 2-0 Poland
| - Sweden 2-2 Denmark
- Poland 1-0 Denmark
- Poland 4-2 Sweden
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|  Denmark qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 2
- Luxembourg 1-2 Portugal
- Portugal 1-0 Italy
- Italy 4-0 Luxembourg
| - Italy 4-1 Portugal
- Portugal 3-0 Luxembourg
- Luxembourg 1-5 Italy
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|  Italy qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 3
- Turkey 1-1 East Germany
- Austria 2-2 Turkey
- Austria 1-6 East Germany
| - East Germany 2-1 Austria
- Turkey 2-1 Austria
- East Germany 4-0 Turkey
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|  East Germany qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 4
- France 1-1 Belgium
- France 1-1 Bulgaria
- Belgium 2-1 France
| - Belgium 0-1 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 1-0 Belgium
- Bulgaria 2-1 France
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|  Bulgaria qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 5
- Finland 0-1 England
- Norway 1-2 England
- England 6-0 Norway
| - England 8-1 Finland
- Norway 1-2 England
- England 6-0 Norway
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|  England qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 6
- Czechosl. 0-0 Scotland
- Switzerland 2-0 Scotland
- Czechosl. 4-0 Switzerland
| - Scotland 3-1 Switzerland
- Scotland 2-1 Czechoslovakia
- Switzer. 0-2 Czechoslovakia
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|  Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 7
- Yugoslavia 4-1 Spain
- Spain 3-0 Romania
- Romania 1-3 Yugoslavia
| - Romania 4-0 Spain
- Yugoslavia 2-0 Romania
- Spain 1-0 Yugoslavia
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|  Yugoslavia qualify as group winners
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[edit] Group 8
- Hungary 7-0 Greece
- Greece 0-2 USSR
- USSR 0-0 Hungary
| - USSR 3-0 Greece
- Hungary 1-0 USSR
- Greece 1-1 Hungary
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|  Hungary qualify as group winners
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[edit] Knockout Stages
| Quarter Finals - England 2-1 Italy
- Italy 0-0 England
England win 2-1 on aggregate
- Czechoslo. 2-1 East Germany
- East Germany 5-2 Czechoslo.
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 |
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