1976 UEFA European Football Championship Evropsko prvenstvo u fudbalu 1976
Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	June 16 – June 20
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Second place	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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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 edition 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 three matches in the final tournament were decided after extra time, either on penalties or by goals scored.

This was also the last edition in which the hosts had to qualify for the final stage.

Venues

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

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Squads

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

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 qualifying round for the 1976 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. ...

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

•  Czechoslovakia
•  Netherlands
•  West Germany
•  Yugoslavia

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Final tournament

	Semi finals				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

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Semi-finals

1976-06-16 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.)

1976-06-17 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' Müller  82'  115'  119'

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Third place play-off

1976-06-19 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'

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Final

1976-06-20 20:15	Czechoslovakia	2 – 2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany	Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)
	Svehlik  8' Dobias  25'	(Report)	Müller  28' Hölzenbein  89'

		Penalties
	Panenka Jurkemik Ondruš Nehoda Masny	5–3	Bongartz Flohe Bonhof Hoeness

Euro 1976 Champions
Czechoslovakia First title

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Statistics

Top scorers

4 goals

• Dieter Müller

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• Dragan Džajić
• Ruud Geels

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Fastest goal

8 minutes: Jan Svehlik (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)

Average goals

4.25 goals per game

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