1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship
# 1976 UEFA European Under-18 Championship

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. | 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 |

## Final

* 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:

* France
* Hungary
* Soviet Union
* Spain

Qualification unclear:

* Austria
* Italy
