1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Tournament details
Dates8 March – 31 May
Teams24 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played62
Goals scored199 (3.21 per match)
Top scorer(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vahid Halilhodžić (6 goals)
Best player(s)Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Vahid Halilhodžić[1]
1980 →

The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.[2] The 24 national teams were divided into eight groups. The group winners played off against each other on a two-legged home-and-away basis until the winner was decided. There was no finals tournament or 3rd-place playoff.[citation needed]

Qualifying stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

  • Group 1 did not include Portugal (moved to Group 2) and Cyprus, but included Sweden (moved from Group 6)
  • Group 2 did not include England and Finland (both moved to Group 5), but included Portugal (moved from Group 1)
  • Group 3 did not include Malta
  • Group 4 did not include Netherlands, Northern Ireland and Iceland, but included France and Bulgaria (both moved from Group 5)
  • Group 5 composed of England and Finland (both moved from Group 2) and Norway (moved from Group 6)
  • Group 6 (based on World Cup qualifying Group 7) did not include Wales, but included Switzerland (moved from World Cup Group 6)
  • Groups 7 and 8 included the same teams as World Cup qualifying Groups 8 and 9 respectively
Legend
Group winners qualified for the knockout stage

Group 1

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 4 2 1 1 10 5 5
2 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland 4 2 0 2 7 10 4
3 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden 4 1 1 2 6 8 3
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
28 October 1976 Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Copenhagen
30 April 1977 Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg 6–2 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland Slagelse
18 May 1977 Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 2–0 File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland Kalmar
16 June 1977 Sweden File:Flag of Sweden.svg 2–2 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Helsingborg
20 September 1977 Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 1–0 File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Nowy Sącz
27 October 1977 Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg 4–2 File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Opole

Group 2

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 4 3 0 1 13 3 6
2 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal 4 3 0 1 7 5 6
3 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg 4 0 0 4 2 14 0
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
28 November 1976 Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg 1–2 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Esch-sur-Alzette
23 December 1976 Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg 1–0 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Funchal
9 February 1977 Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 4–0 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Como
12 October 1977 Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg 4–1 File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Vicenza
29 October 1977 Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg Lisbon
12 November 1977 Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg 1–5 File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Esch-sur-Alzette

Group 3

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 4 3 1 0 13 3 7
2 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 4 1 2 1 5 8 4
3 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria 4 0 1 3 5 12 1
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
16 November 1976 Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 1–1 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany Bursa
17 April 1977 Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg 2–2 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Vienna
24 September 1977 Austria File:Flag of Austria.svg 1–6 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany Vienna
11 October 1977 East Germany File:Flag of East Germany.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Erfurt
29 October 1977 Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg 2–1 File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria Manisa
15 November 1977 East Germany File:Flag of East Germany.svg 4–0 File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Magdeburg

Group 4

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria 4 4 0 0 5 1 8
2 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium 4 1 1 2 3 4 3
3 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France 4 0 1 3 3 6 1
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
3 September 1976 France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1–1 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Amiens
10 October 1976 France File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 0–1 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria Le Havre
29 March 1977 Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2–1 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Courtrai
1 June 1977 Belgium File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 0–1 File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg Bulgaria Brussels
26 October 1977 Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg 1–0 File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Burgas
15 November 1977 Bulgaria File:Flag of Bulgaria (1971–1990).svg 2–1 File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg France Stara Zagora

Group 5

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of England.svg England 4 4 0 0 17 2 8
2 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway 4 2 0 2 6 9 4
3 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 4 0 0 4 2 14 0
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
27 October 1976 Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg 1–4 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Helsinki
26 May 1977 Finland File:Flag of Finland.svg 0–1 File:Flag of England.svg England Helsinki
1 June 1977 Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg 1–2 File:Flag of England.svg England Bergen
17 August 1977 Norway File:Flag of Norway.svg 1–0 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Grue
6 September 1977 England File:Flag of England.svg 6–0 File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway Brighton
12 October 1977 England File:Flag of England.svg 8–1 File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland Hull

Group 6

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 4 2 1 1 7 2 5
2 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4 2 1 1 5 4 5
3 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 4 1 0 3 3 9 2
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
12 October 1976 Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 0–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Plzeň
30 March 1977 Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2–0 File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Bern
24 May 1977 Czechoslovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 4–0 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland České Budějovice
7 September 1977 Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 3–1 File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Glasgow
20 September 1977 Scotland File:Flag of Scotland.svg 2–1 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Edinburgh
5 October 1977 Switzerland File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 0–2 File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Zürich

Group 7

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 9 3 6
2 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain 4 2 0 2 5 8 4
3 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania 4 1 0 3 5 8 2
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
9 October 1976 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 4–1 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain Zagreb
17 April 1977 Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg 3–0 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania Madrid
8 May 1977 Romania File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 1–3 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Craiova
26 October 1977 Romania File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg 4–0 File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain Bucharest
12 November 1977 Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg 2–0 File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania Osijek
30 November 1977 Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg 1–0 File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Elche

Group 8

P W D L F A Pts
1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 4 2 2 0 9 1 6
2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union 4 2 1 1 5 1 5
3 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece 4 0 1 3 1 13 1
Match results
Date Home Score Away Venue
9 October 1976 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 7–0 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Kecskemét
24 April 1977 Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg 0–2 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Athens
29 April 1977 Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 0–0 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Moscow
9 May 1977 Soviet Union File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 3–0 File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece Moscow
17 May 1977 Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg 1–0 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union Békéscsaba
28 May 1977 Greece File:Flag of Greece.svg 1–1 File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Serres

Qualified teams

Country Qualified as Previous appearances in tournament
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Group 1 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy Group 2 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany Group 3 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Group 4 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of England.svg England Group 5 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Group 6 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia Group 7 winner 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Group 8 winner 0 (Debut)

Squads

See 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
            
File:Flag of England.svg England 2 0 2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy 1 0 1
File:Flag of England.svg England 1 1 2
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 2 1 3
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 0 2 2
File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary 1 0 1
File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia 1 4 5
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 0 4 4
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia 3 2 5
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 1 5 6
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 1 3 4
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria 2 1 3
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark 4 0 4
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (a) 1 3 4

FINAL

GDR-YUG 0:1[3]
Halle, 17.5.1978., Scorer: Halilhodžić ('53).
GDR: Heyne, Brauer, Hause (Vingel), Uhlig, Roth, Weber, Terletzki, Eigendorf (Mischinger), Kuhn, Kotte, Riediger.
YUG: Stojanović, Vujkov, Hrstić, Zajec, Stojković, Bogdan, Krmpotić, Klinčarski, Halilhodžić, Bošnjak (R.Savić), Desnica (Slišković).

YUG-GDR 4:4[4]
Mostar, 31.5.1978., Scorers: Halilhodžić ('9, '37), Desnica ('16), Bogdan ('50) - Kotte ('2), Kuhn ('11, '31), Riediger ('15).
YUG: Stojanović, Krmpotić, M.Obradović, Zajec, Stojković, Bogdan, Bošnjak (Starčević), Savić, Halilhodžić, Klinčarski (Verlašević), Desnica.
GDR: Heyne, Hause, Brauer (Vingel), Uhlig, Roth, Schnuphase, Weber, Eigendorf, Riediger, Kotte, Kuhn.

References

  1. ↑ "1978: Vahid Halilhodžić". UEFA. 1 June 1978. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Official finals report". UEFA. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Article". Slobodna Dalmacija.
  4. ↑ "Article". Slobodna Dalmacija.

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