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