UEFA_U-21_Championship_1978
1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
International football competition
The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.[2]
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Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March – 31 May |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  East Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 199 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vahid Halilhodžić (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Vahid Halilhodžić[1] |
1980 → | |
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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]
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
- Group 1 did not include Portugal (moved to Group 2) and Cyprus, but included Sweden (moved from Group 6)
- Group 2 did not include England and Finland (both moved to Group 5), but included Portugal (moved from Group 1)
- Group 3 did not include Malta
- Group 4 did not include Netherlands, Northern Ireland and Iceland, but included France and Bulgaria (both moved from Group 5)
- Group 5 composed of England and Finland (both moved from Group 2) and Norway (moved from Group 6)
- Group 6 (based on World Cup qualifying Group 7) did not include Wales, but included Switzerland (moved from World Cup Group 6)
- Groups 7 and 8 included the same teams as World Cup qualifying Groups 8 and 9 respectively
Group 1
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More information Match results, Date ...
| 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 | |
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Group 2
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| 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 |
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More information Match results, Date ...
| 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 | |
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Group 3
More information Qualifying Group 3, P ...
| 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 |
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More information Match results, Date ...
| 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 | |
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Group 4
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More information Match results, Date ...
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 3 September 1976 | France  |
1–1 |  Belgium |
Amiens | |
| 10 October 1976 | France |
0–1 |  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 | |
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Group 5
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More information Match results, Date ...
| 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 | |
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Group 6
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| 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 |
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More information Match results, Date ...
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 12 October 1976 | Czechoslovakia |
0–0 | Scotland |
Plzeň | |
| 30 March 1977 | Switzerland |
2–0 | Scotland |
Bern | |
| 24 May 1977 | Czechoslovakia |
4–0 | Switzerland |
České Budějovice | |
| 7 September 1977 | Scotland |
3–1 | Switzerland |
Glasgow | |
| 20 September 1977 | Scotland |
2–1 | Czechoslovakia |
Edinburgh | |
| 5 October 1977 | Switzerland |
0–2 | Czechoslovakia |
Zürich | |
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Group 7
More information P, W ...
| 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 |
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More information Match results, Date ...
| 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 | |
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Group 8
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| 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 |
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More information Match results, Date ...
| 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 | |
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Qualified teams
More information Country, Qualified as ...
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Group 1 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Italy | Group 2 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| East Germany | Group 3 winner | 0 (Debut) |
 Bulgaria | Group 4 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| England | Group 5 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Czechoslovakia | Group 6 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Yugoslavia | Group 7 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Hungary | Group 8 winner | 0 (Debut) |
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See 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| England
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| England
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria (a)
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
GDR-YUG 0:1[3]
Halle, 17.5.1978., Scorer: Halilhodžić ('53).
GDR: Heyne, Brauer, Hause (Vingel), Uhlig, Roth, Weber, Terletzki, Eigendorf (Mischinger), Kuhn, Kotte, Riediger.
YUG: Stojanović, Vujkov, Hrstić, Zajec, Stojković, Bogdan, Krmpotić, Klinčarski, Halilhodžić, Bošnjak (R.Savić), Desnica (Slišković).
YUG-GDR 4:4[4]
Mostar, 31.5.1978., Scorers: Halilhodžić ('9, '37), Desnica ('16), Bogdan ('50) - Kotte ('2), Kuhn ('11, '31), Riediger ('15).
YUG: Stojanović, Krmpotić, M.Obradović, Zajec, Stojković, Bogdan, Bošnjak (Starčević), Savić, Halilhodžić, Klinčarski (Verlašević), Desnica.
GDR: Heyne, Hause, Brauer (Vingel), Uhlig, Roth, Schnuphase, Weber, Eigendorf, Riediger, Kotte, Kuhn.
- "1978: Vahid Halilhodžić". UEFA. 1 June 1978. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- "Official finals report". UEFA. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com