UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 September 1974 – 22 May 1976 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 104 |
| Goals scored | 289 (2.78 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Republic of Ireland Don Givens (8 goals) |
← 1972 1980 → | |
International football competition
| UEFA European Qualifiers |
|---|
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.[1]
Qualified teams
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Qualified
Did not qualify
Did not enter
Not a UEFA member
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechoslovakia | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 1 (1960) |
| Netherlands | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 0 (debut) |
| West Germany | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 1 (1972 ) |
| Yugoslavia (host) | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 2 (1960, 1968) |
- ^ Bold indicates champion for that year.
Summary
[edit ] Group winners advanced to the quarter-finals (second round)
Other teams were eliminated after the qualifying group stage
Tiebreakers
[edit ]If two or more teams finished level on points after completion of the group matches, the following tie-breakers were used to determine the final ranking:
- Greater number of points in all group matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
- Drawing of lots
Groups
[edit ]Group 1
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Czechoslovakia | England | Portugal | Cyprus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 8 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 5–0 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | |
| 4 | Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 2
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Wales | Hungary | Austria | Luxembourg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 7 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 8–1 | |
| 3 | Austria | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 7 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 6–2 | |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 0 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 3
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia | Northern Ireland | Sweden | Norway |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Northern Ireland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 6 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Sweden | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Norway | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 4
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 4
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Spain | Romania | Scotland | Denmark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Romania | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 6–1 | |
| 3 | Scotland | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 7 | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 5
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Netherlands | Poland | Italy | Finland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Poland | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 8 | 4–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | |
| 4 | Finland | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 6
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Soviet Union | Republic of Ireland | Turkey | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Republic of Ireland | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–1 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 6 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 7
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | Belgium | East Germany | France | Iceland |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 |
| 2 | East Germany | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | France | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | 0–0 | 2–2 | — | 3–0 | |
| 4 | Iceland | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 4 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — |
Source: UEFA
Group 8
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying Group 8
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | West Germany | Greece | Bulgaria | Malta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 8–0 |
| 2 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 7 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 5–0 | |
| 4 | Malta | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — |
Source: UEFA
Quarter-finals
[edit ]Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia | 3–1 | Wales | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Czechoslovakia | 4–2 | Soviet Union | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Spain | 1–3 | West Germany | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Netherlands | 7–1 | Belgium | 5–0 | 2–1 |
Goalscorers
[edit ]There were 289 goals scored in 104 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
- Bulgaria Georgi Denev
- Czechoslovakia Přemysl Bičovský
- Czechoslovakia Jozef Móder
- England Mick Channon
- France Jean-Marc Guillou
- Greece Antonis Antoniadis
- Luxembourg Gilbert Dussier
- Netherlands Johan Neeskens
- Netherlands Willy van der Kuijlen
- Norway Tom Lund
- Poland Grzegorz Lato
- Poland Andrzej Szarmach
- Soviet Union Oleg Blokhin
- Soviet Union Viktor Kolotov
- Wales John Toshack
- West Germany Erich Beer
2 goals
- Austria Kurt Welzl
- Bulgaria Hristo Bonev
- Bulgaria Bozhil Kolev
- Bulgaria Pavel Panov
- Czechoslovakia Marián Masný
- England Colin Bell
- Finland Timo Rahja
- Greece Georgios Delikaris
- Greece Mimis Papaioannou
- Hungary László Nagy
- Luxembourg Nico Braun
- Luxembourg Paul Philipp
- Northern Ireland Bryan Hamilton
- Poland Robert Gadocha
- Portugal Nené
- Scotland Bruce Rioch
- Soviet Union Volodymyr Onyshchenko
- Spain Quini
- Spain Santillana
- Sweden Thomas Nordahl
- Sweden Thomas Sjöberg
- Wales Leighton James
- West Germany Bernhard Cullmann
- West Germany Ronald Worm
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Oblak
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Momčilo Vukotić
1 goal
- Austria Kurt Jara
- Austria Helmut Köglberger
- Austria Wilhelm Kreuz
- Austria Herbert Prohaska
- Belgium Raoul Lambert
- Belgium Maurice Martens
- Belgium Wilfried Puis
- Belgium Jacques Teugels
- Belgium François Van der Elst
- Belgium Roger Van Gool
- Belgium Wilfried Van Moer
- Bulgaria Borislav Dimitrov
- Bulgaria Kiril Milanov
- Bulgaria Yordan Yordanov
- Czechoslovakia Dušan Galis
- Czechoslovakia Anton Ondruš
- Czechoslovakia Ladislav Petráš
- Denmark Lars Bastrup
- Denmark Peter Dahl
- Denmark Kristen Nygaard
- East Germany Peter Ducke
- East Germany Reinhard Häfner
- East Germany Martin Hoffmann
- East Germany Hans-Jürgen Kreische
- East Germany Jürgen Pommerenke
- East Germany Jürgen Sparwasser
- East Germany Joachim Streich
- East Germany Eberhard Vogel
- England Kevin Keegan
- Finland Matti Paatelainen
- France Dominique Bathenay
- France Marc Berdoll
- France Christian Coste
- France Jean Gallice
- Greece Kostas Eleftherakis
- Greece Lakis Glezos
- Greece Konstantinos Iosifidis
- Greece Thomas Mavros
- Greece Stavros Sarafis
- Hungary László Bálint
- Hungary László Branikovits
- Hungary József Horváth
- Hungary Sándor Pintér
- Hungary László Pusztai
- Hungary Béla Várady
- Hungary Tibor Wollek
- Iceland Jóhannes Eðvaldsson
- Iceland Matthías Hallgrímsson
- Iceland Ásgeir Sigurvinsson
- Italy Roberto Boninsegna
- Italy Fabio Capello
- Italy Giorgio Chinaglia
- Malta Richard Aquilina
- Malta Vincent Magro
- Netherlands Ruud Geels
- Netherlands Harry Lubse
- Netherlands Johnny Rep
- Netherlands Wim Rijsbergen
- Netherlands Frans Thijssen
- Netherlands René van de Kerkhof
- Northern Ireland Tommy Finney
- Northern Ireland Allan Hunter
- Northern Ireland Sammy McIlroy
- Northern Ireland Sammy Morgan
- Northern Ireland Chris Nicholl
- Northern Ireland Martin O'Neill
- Norway Erik Just Olsen
- Norway Stein Thunberg
- Poland Henryk Kasperczak
- Portugal João Resende Alves
- Portugal Mário Moinhos
- Portugal Rui Rodrigues
- Republic of Ireland Eoin Hand
- Republic of Ireland Mick Martin
- Republic of Ireland Ray Treacy
- Romania Cornel Dinu
- Romania Anghel Iordănescu
- Romania Mircea Lucescu
- Scotland Billy Bremner
- Scotland Kenny Dalglish
- Scotland Joe Harper
- Scotland Joe Jordan
- Scotland Ted MacDougall
- Scotland Gordon McQueen
- Soviet Union Leonid Buryak
- Soviet Union Anatoliy Konkov
- Soviet Union Vladimir Muntyan
- Soviet Union Volodymyr Veremeyev
- Spain José Luis Capón
- Spain José Claramunt
- Spain Roberto Juan Martínez
- Spain Alfredo Megido
- Spain Pirri
- Spain Manuel Velázquez
- Spain Ángel María Villar
- Sweden Ralf Edström
- Sweden Ove Grahn
- Sweden Roland Sandberg
- Sweden Conny Torstensson
- Switzerland Rudolf Elsener
- Switzerland Kurt Müller
- Switzerland Peter Risi
- Switzerland Hanspeter Schild
- Turkey İsmail Arca
- Turkey Alpaslan Eratlı
- Turkey Mehmet Oğuz
- Wales Mike England
- Wales Ian Evans
- Wales John Mahoney
- Wales Gil Reece
- Wales Phil Roberts
- Wales Terry Yorath
- West Germany Uli Hoeneß
- West Germany Bernd Hölzenbein
- West Germany Manfred Ritschel
- West Germany Klaus Toppmöller
- West Germany Berti Vogts
- West Germany Herbert Wimmer
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vladislav Bogićević
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivan Buljan
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zvonko Ivezić
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Danilo Popivoda
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Šurjak
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Drago Vabec
- Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Vladić
1 own goal
- Republic of Ireland Tony Dunne (against Turkey)
- Soviet Union Stefan Reshko (against Turkey)
- Turkey İsmail Arca (against Switzerland)
References
[edit ]- ^ Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (20 June 2013). "European Championship 1976". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation . Retrieved 5 March 2018.
External links
[edit ]- UEFA Euro 1976 at UEFA.com