| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Hungary |
| Dates | 28 May – 6 June |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Soviet Union (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Hungary |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  France |
| ← 1975 1977 → | |
The UEFA European Under-18 Championship 1976 Final Tournament was held in Hungary. It also served as the European qualification for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Republic of Ireland 
|
0–1 |  Netherlands
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Wales 
|
(a)3–3 |  England
|
0–1 | 3–2 |
Luxembourg 
|
0–2 |  Iceland
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
Northern Ireland 
|
w.o. |  Scotland
|
||
Denmark 
|
3–1 |  Poland
|
1–1 | 2–0 |
East Germany 
|
1–3 | Soviet Union
|
1–1 | 0–2 |
Norway 
|
1–3 |  Finland
|
0–2 | 1–1 |
Sweden 
|
1–1(a) |  West Germany
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Belgium 
|
2–4 |  Italy
|
2–2 | 0–2 |
Switzerland 
|
(a)1–1 |  Portugal
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
Malta 
|
1–4 | France
|
1–3 | 0–1 |
Liechtenstein 
|
1–9 | Spain
|
1–5 | 0–4 |
Romania 
|
2–4 |  Czechoslovakia
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
Yugoslavia 
|
4–4 (6-5p) |  Bulgaria
|
2–2 | 2–2 |
Austria 
|
1–2 |  Turkey
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- West Germany
- Hungary (host)
- Iceland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Northern Ireland
- Soviet Union
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Wales
- Yugoslavia
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| Wales
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| Yugoslavia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 2 |
| Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 |
| 28 May | Wales
|
2–1 | Yugoslavia
|
| Hungary
|
2–1 | Italy
| |
| 30 May | Italy
|
2–1 | Yugoslavia
|
| Hungary
|
1–0 | Wales
| |
| 1 June | Yugoslavia
|
4–3 | Hungary
|
| Wales
|
1–0 | Italy
|
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 |
| Switzerland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Iceland
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 2 |
| Turkey
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
| 28 May | Spain
|
2–0 | Turkey
|
| Switzerland
|
0–0 | Iceland
| |
| 30 May | Turkey
|
0–0 | Iceland
|
| Spain
|
0–0 | Switzerland
| |
| 1 June | Spain
|
3–0 | Iceland
|
| Switzerland
|
1–0 | Turkey
|
Group C
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| West Germany
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | –1 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| Finland
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | –2 | 1 |
| 28 May | West Germany
|
2–1 | Finland
|
| France
|
2–1 | Czechoslovakia
| |
| 30 May | France
|
3–0 | West Germany
|
| Czechoslovakia
|
1–0 | Finland
| |
| 1 June | West Germany
|
3–2 | Czechoslovakia
|
| France
|
0–0 | Finland
|
Group D
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 |
| Denmark
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 4 |
| Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Northern Ireland
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 0 |
| 28 May | Soviet Union
|
3–0 | Netherlands
|
| Denmark
|
5–3 | Northern Ireland
| |
| 30 May | Netherlands
|
3–0 | Northern Ireland
|
| Soviet Union
|
3–0 | Denmark
| |
| 1 June | Denmark
|
3–1 | Netherlands
|
| Soviet Union
|
2–0 | Northern Ireland
|
Semifinals
| Hungary | 1 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4 – 3 | ||
| Soviet Union | 3 – 0 | Spain |
|---|---|---|
Third place match
| Spain | 3 – 0 | France |
|---|---|---|
Final
| Soviet Union | 1 – 0 | Hungary |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship |
|---|
 Soviet Union Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The following teams qualified for the 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship:
Semifinalists:
Qualification unclear:
External links
| UEFA European U-18 and U-19 Championship | |||||||||||||
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- UEFA European Under-19 Championship
- International association football competitions hosted by Hungary
- 1975–76 in European football
- 1975–76 in Hungarian football
- May 1976 sports events in Europe
- June 1976 sports events in Europe
- International sports competitions in Budapest
- 1970s in Budapest
- 1976 in youth association football