1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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Tournament details | |
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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 → |
The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.[2]
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]
Qualifying stage
[edit]Draw
[edit]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
Legend |
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Group winners qualified for the knockout stage |
Group 1
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | Denmark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
2 | Poland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
3 | Sweden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 2
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 3
[edit]Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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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 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 4
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | Bulgaria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
3 | France | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 5
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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1 | England | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
2 | Norway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
3 | Finland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 6
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 7
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Group 8
[edit]P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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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 |
Match results | |||||
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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 |
Qualified teams
[edit]Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
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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) |
Squads
[edit]See 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Knockout stage
[edit]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 |
FINAL
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ "1978: Vahid Halilhodžić". UEFA. 1 June 1978. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Official finals report". UEFA. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Article". Slobodna Dalmacija.
- ^ "Article". Slobodna Dalmacija.
External links
[edit]- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com