UEFA Euro 1976

Infobox International Football Competition
tourney_name = UEFA European Football Championship
year = 1976
other_titles = Evropsko prvenstvo u fudbalu 1976.
Европско првенство у фудбалу 1976.


size = 120px
caption = UEFA Euro 1976 official logo
country = Yugoslavia
dates = June 16 – June 20
num_teams = 4
venues = 2
cities = 2
champion = Czechoslovakia
count = 1
second = West Germany
third = Netherlands
fourth = Yugoslavia
matches = 4
goals = 19
attendance =
top_scorer = flagicon|GER Dieter Müller (4 goals)
player = 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 June 16 and June 20, 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 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 four 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

quads

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

Qualifying Round

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:

*fb|Czechoslovakia
*fb|Netherlands
*fb|West Germany
*fb|Yugoslavia

Final tournament

Round4-with third
16 June – Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)|fb|NED|1|fb|TCH (a.e.t.)|3
17 June - Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)|fb|YUG|2|fb|FRG (a.e.t.)|4
20 June – Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda Stadium)|fb|TCH (pen.)|2 (5)|fb|FRG|2 (3)
19 June - Zagreb (Maksimir Stadium)|fb|NED (a.e.t.)|3|fb|YUG|2

emi-finals

footballbox
date=1976-06-16
time=20:15
team1=fb-rt|TCH
score=3 – 1 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1976/round=191/match=3690/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|NED
goals1=Ondruš goal|19
Nehoda goal|114
Veselý goal|118
goals2=Ondruš goal|77|o.g.
stadium=Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
referee=Clive Thomas (Wales) ----footballbox
date=1976-06-17
time=20:15
team1=fb-rt|YUG
score=2 – 4 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1976/round=191/match=3691/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|FRG
goals1=Popivoda goal|19
Džajić goal|30
goals2=Flohe goal|64
Müller goal|82 goal|115 goal|119
stadium=Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
referee=Alfred Delcourt (Belgium)

Third place play-off

footballbox
date=1976-06-19
time=20:15
team1=fb-rt|NED
score=3 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=1976/round=192/match=3692/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|YUG
goals1=Geels goal|27 goal|107
van de Kerkhof goal|39
goals2=Katalinski goal|43
Džajić goal|82
stadium=Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb
referee=Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)

Final

footballbox
date=1976-06-20
time=20:15
team1=fb-rt|TCH
score=2 – 2 (a.e.t.)
report= [http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/history/season=1976/round=193/match=3693/index.html (Report)]
team2=fb|FRG
goals1=Svehlik goal|8
Dobiaš goal|25
goals2=Müller goal|28
Hölzenbein goal|89
stadium=Crvena Zvezda Stadium, Belgrade
referee=Sergio Gonella (Italy)

penshootoutbox
penalties1=Masny pengoal
Nehoda pengoal
Ondruš pengoal
Jurkemik pengoal
Panenka pengoal
penaltyscore=5–3
penalties2=pengoal Bonhof
pengoal Flohe
pengoal Bongartz
penmiss|over the bar Hoeneß

tatistics

Top scorers

4 goals
*flagicon|Germany Dieter Müller

2 goals
*flagicon|SFR Yugoslavia Dragan Džajić
*flagicon|Netherlands Ruud Geels

Fastest goal

8 minutes: Jan Svehlik (Czechoslovakia vs West Germany)

Average goals

4.25 goals per game