UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

The qualifying round for the 1976 European Football Championship consisted of 32 teams divided into eight groups of four teams. Each group winner progressed to 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.

Group Stage

Group 1

Group matches:----footballbox
date = September 4, 1974
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|NOR
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|NIR
goals1 = Lund 50', 72'
goals2 = Finney 3'
stadium = Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 7,192
Referee: Delcourt (Belgium)----footballbox
date = October 30, 1974
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|YUG
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|NOR
goals1 = Vukotić 43'
Katalinski 58', 72'
goals2 = Lund 36'
stadium = Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Queudeville (Luxembourg)----footballbox
date = October 30, 1974
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|SWE
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|NIR
goals1 =
goals2 = Nicholl 7'
O'Neill 23'
stadium = Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm)
Attendance: 18,131
Referee: Boosten (Netherlands)----footballbox
date = April 16, 1975
17:00
team1 = fb-rt|NIR
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|YUG
goals1 = Hamilton 23'
goals2 =
stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 25,847
Referee: Wurtz (France)----footballbox
date = June 4, 1975
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|SWE
score = 1–2
team2 = fb|YUG
goals1 = Edström 16'
goals2 = Katalinski 41'
Ivezić 77'
stadium = Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm)
Attendance: 27,250
Referee: Loraux (Belgium)----footballbox
date = June 9, 1975
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|NOR
score = 1–3
team2 = fb|YUG
goals1 = Thunberg 65'
goals2 = Buljan 12'
Bogićević 13'
Šurjak 25'
stadium = Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 21,843
Referee: Pedersen (Denmark)----footballbox
date = June 30, 1975
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|SWE
score = 3–1
team2 = fb|NOR
goals1 = Nordahl 33', 56'
Grahn 65' (p)
goals2 = Olsen 54' (p)
stadium = Råsunda Stadion, Solna(Stockholm)
Attendance: 9,580
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany)----footballbox
date = August 13, 1975
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|NOR
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|SWE
goals1 =
goals2 = Sandberg 29'
Sjöberg 53'
stadium = Ullevaal, Oslo
Attendance: 18,011
Referee: Mattsson (Finland)----footballbox
date = September 3, 1975
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|NIR
score = 1–2
team2 = fb|SWE
goals1 = Hunter 32'
goals2 = Sjöberg 44'
Torstensson 55'
stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 14,622
Referee: Weyland (West Germany)----footballbox
date = October 15, 1975
18:00
team1 = fb-rt|YUG
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|SWE
goals1 = Oblak 18'
Vladić 50'
Vabec 83'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion Dinamo, Zagreb
Attendance: 29,836*
Referee: Hungerbühler (Switzerland) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 45,000"----footballbox
date = October 29, 1975
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|NIR
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|NOR
goals1 = Morgan 2'
McIlroy 5'
Hamilton 53'
goals2 =
stadium = Windsor Park, Belfast
Attendance: 8,923
Referee: Finnbogason (Iceland)----footballbox
date = November 19, 1975
18:00
team1 = fb-rt|YUG
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|NIR
goals1 = Oblak 21'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 21,545*
Referee: Camacho Jiménez (Spain) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 40,000"----

Group 4

Group matches:----footballbox
date = October 30, 1974
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|IRL
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 = Givens 22', 30', 70'
goals2 =
stadium = Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 31,750
Referee: Axelryd (Sweden) ----footballbox
date = November 20, 1974
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|TUR
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|IRL
goals1 = Dunne(*) 54' (og)
goals2 = Givens 61'
stadium = Atatürk Stadı, İzmir
Attendance: 67,000
Referee: Srodecki (Poland) "(*)NOTE: The first goal in others sources is also reported as an own goal by Mick Martin or Terry Conroy." ----footballbox
date = December 1, 1974
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|TUR
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|SUI
goals1 = İsmail 21'
O.Mehmet 85'
goals2 = Schild 18'
stadium = Atatürk Stadı, İzmir
Attendance: 51,410
Referee: Gugulović (Yugoslavia)----footballbox
date = April 2, 1975
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|TUR
goals1 = Kolotov 25' (p), 56' (p)
Blokhin 75'
goals2 =
stadium = Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 74,223
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)----footballbox
date = April 30, 1975
20:15
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|TUR
goals1 = Müller 43'
goals2 = Alpaslan 54'
stadium = Hardturm Stadion(*), Zürich(*)
Attendance: 21,965
Referee: Lattanzi (Italy) "(*)NOTE: Some sources state that the venue was St. Jakob-Park, Basle." ----footballbox
date = May 10, 1975
15:30
team1 = fb-rt|IRL
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|SUI
goals1 = Martin 2'
Treacy 28'
goals2 = Müller 74'
stadium = Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Attendance: 48,074
Referee: Schiller (Austria)----footballbox
date = May 18, 1975
19:30
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|IRL
goals1 = Blokhin 13'
Kolotov 29'
goals2 = Hand 79'
stadium = Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 84,480
Referee: Vigliani (France)----footballbox
date = May 21, 1975
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|IRL
goals1 = Elsener 75'
goals2 =
stadium = Wankdorf Stadion, Berne
Attendance: 12,793
Referee: da Luz Diaz Correia (Portugal)----footballbox
date = October 12, 1975
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|SUI
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 =
goals2 = Muntyan 78'
stadium = Hardturm Stadion, Zürich
Attendance: 17,887
Referee: van der Kroft (Netherlands)----footballbox
date = October 29, 1975
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|IRL
score = 4–0
team2 = fb|TUR
goals1 = Givens 26', 33', 38', 89'
goals2 =
stadium = Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Franco Martínez (Spain) ----footballbox
date = November 12, 1975
19:00
team1 = fb-rt|URS|1955
score = 4–1
team2 = fb|SUI
goals1 = Konkov 13'
Onishchenko 14', 68'
Veremeyev 81'
goals2 = Risi 45'
stadium = Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 24,581
Referee: Ohmsen (West Germany)----footballbox
date = November 23, 1975
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|TUR
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|URS|1955
goals1 = Reshko(**) 22' (og)
goals2 =
stadium = Atatürk Stadı, İzmir
Attendance: 21,325*
Referee: Nikolov (Bulgaria) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 45,000
(**)NOTE: The own goalscorer is also reported as Mikhail Fomenko." ----

Group 7

Group matches:----footballbox
date = September 8, 1974
14:00
team1 = fb-rt|ISL
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 = Van Moer 38'
Teugels 87' (p)
stadium = Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 7,540
Referee: Reynolds (Wales) ----footballbox
date = October 12, 1974
17:00
team1 = fb-rt|GDR
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|ISL
goals1 = Hoffmann 7'
goals2 = Hallgrímsson 25'
stadium = Ernst-Grube-Stadion, Magdeburg
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Thime (Norway)----footballbox
date = October 12, 1974
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 = Martens 12'
Vander Elst 75'
goals2 = Coste 16'
stadium = Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 32,108
Referee: Burns (England) ----footballbox
date = November 16, 1974
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|GDR
goals1 = Guillou 79'
Gallice 89'
goals2 = Sparwasser 25'
Kreische 57'
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,381
Referee: Sánchez Ibáñez (Spain)----footballbox
date = December 7, 1974
17:30
team1 = fb-rt|GDR
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Gonella (Italy)----footballbox
date = May 25, 1975
14:00
team1 = fb-rt|ISL
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 7,613
Referee: Wright (Northern Ireland)----footballbox
date = June 5, 1975
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|ISL
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|GDR
goals1 = Eðvaldsson 12'
Sigurvinsson 32'
goals2 = Pommerenke 48'
stadium = Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík
Attendance: 10,373
Referee: Foote (Scotland)----footballbox
date = September 3, 1975
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 3–0
team2 = fb|ISL
goals1 = Guillou 20', 74'
Berdoll 87'
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes
Attendance: 25,418
Referee: Victor (Luxembourg)----footballbox
date = September 6, 1975
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|ISL
goals1 = Lambert 43'
goals2 =
stadium = Stade Sclessin, Liège
Attendance: 9,371
Referee: Lund-Sørensen (Denmark)----footballbox
date = September 27, 1975
20:00
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 1–2
team2 = fb|GDR
goals1 = Puis 60'
goals2 = Ducke 50'
Häfner 71'
stadium = Stade Émile Versé, Brussels
Attendance: 17,281*
Referee: Rainea (Romania) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 30,000" ----footballbox
date = October 12, 1975
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|GDR
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|FRA
goals1 = Streich 55'
Vogel 77' (p)
goals2 = Bathenay 50'
stadium = Zentralstadion, Leipzig
Attendance: 28,544
Referee: Fredriksson (Sweden)----footballbox
date = November 15, 1975
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRA
score = 0–0
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium = Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 35,547
Referee: Davidson (Scotland)----

Group 8

Group matches:----footballbox
date = October 13, 1974
16:00
team1 = fb-rt|BUL|1971
score = 3–3
team2 = fb|GRE
goals1 = Bonev 2'
Denev 27', 29'
goals2 = Antoniadis 28'
Papaioannou 86'
Glezos 88'
stadium = Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 14,291*
Referee: Michelotti** (Italy) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 30,000.
(**)NOTE: Referee also reported as Alberto Lattanzi." ----footballbox
date = November 20, 1974
16:00
team1 = fb-rt|GRE
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|FRG
goals1 = Delikaris 13'
Eleftherakis 70'
goals2 = Cullmann 51'
Wimmer 83'
stadium = Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 11,425*
Referee: Rainea (Romania) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 22,000" ----footballbox
date = December 18, 1974
16:00
team1 = fb-rt|GRE
score = 2–1
team2 = fb|BUL|1971
goals1 = Sarafis 4'
Antoniadis 40'
goals2 = Kolev 89'
stadium = Stadio Karaiskaki, Piraeus(Athens)
Attendance: 22,328
Referee: Schiller (Austria)----footballbox
date = December 22, 1974
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|MLT
score = 0–1
team2 = fb|FRG
goals1 =
goals2 = Cullmann 44'
stadium = Empire Stadium, Gzira
Attendance: 12,528
Referee: Emsberger (Hungary) ----footballbox
date = February 23, 1975
15:30
team1 = fb-rt|MLT
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|GRE
goals1 = Aquilina 33'
Magro 79'
goals2 =
stadium = Empire Stadium, Gzira
Attendance: 8,621
Referee: Matthewson (England)----footballbox
date = April 27, 1975
17:00
team1 = fb-rt|BUL|1971
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|FRG
goals1 = Kolev 71' (p)
goals2 = Ritschel 75' (p)
stadium = Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 47,200*
Referee: Dubach (Switzerland)" (*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 60,000." ----footballbox
date = June 4, 1975
21:00
team1 = fb-rt|GRE
score = 4–0
team2 = fb|MLT
goals1 = Mavros 32'
Antoniadis 34' (p)
Iosifidis 47'
Papaioannou 50'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadio Toumbas, Salonika
Attendance: 16,545
Referee: Rauš (Yugoslavia)----footballbox
date = June 11, 1975
00:00
team1 = fb-rt|BUL|1971
score = 5–0
team2 = fb|MLT
goals1 = Dimitrov 2'
Denev 22'
Panov 25'
Bonev 68' (p)
Milanov 71'
goals2 =
stadium = Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 27,560
Referee: Jursa (Czechoslovakia)----footballbox
date = October 11, 1975
20:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRG
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|GRE
goals1 = Heynckes 68'
goals2 = Delikaris 78'
stadium = Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf
Attendance: 61,252
Referee: Thomas (Wales)----footballbox
date = November 19, 1975
15:00
team1 = fb-rt|FRG
score = 1–0
team2 = fb|BUL|1971
goals1 = Heynckes 64'
goals2 =
stadium = Neckarstadion, Stuttgart
Attendance: 68,819
Referee: McKenzie (Scotland)----footballbox
date = December 21, 1975
14:30
team1 = fb-rt|MLT
score = 0–2
team2 = fb|BUL|1971
goals1 =
goals2 = Panov 69'
Iordanov 83'
stadium = Empire Stadium, Gzira
Attendance: 7,174
Referee: Rolles (Luxembourg)----footballbox
date = February 28, 1976
15:30
team1 = fb-rt|FRG
score = 8–0
team2 = fb|MLT
goals1 = Worm 5', 27'
Heynckes 34', 58'
Beer 41' (p), 77'
Vogts 82'
Hölzenbein 87'
goals2 =
stadium = Westfalenstadion, Dortmund
Attendance: 52,248
Referee: Kustoń (Poland)----

Quarter-finals

Czechoslovakia vs USSR footballbox
date = April 24, 1976
18:00
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|TCH
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|URS
goals1 = Móder 34'
Panenka 47'
goals2 =
stadium = Tehelné Pole (Slovan), Bratislava
Attendance: 47,621
Referee: Ok (Turkey)----footballbox
date = May 22, 1976
19:00
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|URS
score = 2–2
team2 = fb|TCH
goals1 = Buryak 53'
Blokhin 87'
goals2 = Móder 45', 82'
stadium = Kiev Central Stadium, Kiev
Attendance: 76,495*
Referee: McKenzie (Scotland) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 100,000"
"Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate"

Yugoslavia vs Wales footballbox
date = April 24, 1976
17:30
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|YUG
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|WAL
goals1 = Vukotić 1'
Popivoda 54'
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion Dinamo, Zagreb
Attendance: 36,917*
Referee: Schiller (Austria) "(*)NOTE: Attendance also reported as 50,000" ----footballbox
date = May 22, 1976
15:00
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|WAL
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|YUG
goals1 = Evans 38'
goals2 = Katalinski 19' (p)
stadium = Ninian Park, Cardiff
Attendance: 30,346
Referee: Glöckner (East Germany) "Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate"

Spain vs West Germany footballbox
date = April 24, 1976
21:00
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|ESP|1939
score = 1–1
team2 = fb|FRG
goals1 = Santillana 21'
goals2 = Beer 60'
stadium = Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
Attendance: 51,771
Referee: Taylor (England)----footballbox
date = May 22, 1976
16:00
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|FRG
score = 2–0
team2 = fb|ESP|1939
goals1 = Hoeneß 17'
Toppmöller 43'
goals2 =
stadium = Olympiastadion, Munich
Attendance: 77,673
Referee: Wurtz (France) "West Germany won 3-1 on aggregate"

Netherlands vs Belgium footballbox
date = April 25, 1976
14:30
First Leg
team1 = fb-rt|NED
score = 5–0
team2 = fb|BEL
goals1 = Rijsbergen 17'
Rensenbrink 27', 58', 85'
Neeskens 79' (p)
goals2 =
stadium = Stadion Feyenoord (De Kuip), Rotterdam
Attendance: 48,706
Referee: Dubach (Switzerland) ----footballbox
date = May 22, 1976
20:00
Second Leg
team1 = fb-rt|BEL
score = 1–2
team2 = fb|NED
goals1 = Van Gool 27'
goals2 = Rep 61'
Cruijff 77'
stadium = Stade du Heysel, Brussels
Attendance: 19,050
Referee: Michelotti (Italy) "Netherlands won 7–1 on aggregate"

External links

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tables/76e.html tables and results] at RSSSF.com