The 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1972–74) had 21 entrants. Hungary U-23 won the competition.
The 21 national teams were divided into eight groups (five groups of 3 + three group of 2). 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.
Qualifying Stage
Draw
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
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- Austria 1–1 Sweden
- Austria 0–1 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 4-0 Austria
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- Sweden 0–3 Czechoslovakia
- Sweden 2–0 Austria
- Czechoslovakia 1–3 Sweden
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Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners |
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- Albania 1–1 Romania
- Albania 1–0 East Germany
- Romania 2–1 Albania
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- Romania 1–2 East Germany
- East Germany 2–1 Romania
- East Germany 6–0 Albania
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East Germany qualify as group winners |
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- Denmark 0–2 Poland
- Denmark 0–2 West Germany
- Poland 4–1 Denmark
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- West Germany 2–3 Poland
- West Germany 3–0 Denmark
- Poland 0–0 West Germany
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Poland qualify as group winners |
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- Yugoslavia 4–0 Hungary
- Greece 2–0 Yugoslavia
- Hungary 2–0 Greece
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- Hungary 1–0 Yugoslavia
- Greece 2–3 Hungary
- Yugoslavia 2–0 Greece
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Hungary qualify as group winners |
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- Finland 1–3 France
- Soviet Union 3–1 France
- Soviet Union 4–0 Finland
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- France 0–1 Soviet Union
- Finland 0–0 Soviet Union
- France 1–2 Finland
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Soviet Union qualify as group winners |
Knockout Stages
Quarter Finals
- Netherlands 2-1 Hungary
- Hungary 3-1 Netherlands
Hungary win 4-3 on aggregate
- Bulgaria 1-2 Poland
- Poland 0-0 Bulgaria
Poland win 2-1 on aggregate
- Soviet Union 6-0 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Soviet Union
Soviet Union win 7-2 on aggregate
- Italy 0-1 East Germany
- East Germany 2-1 Italy
East Germany win 3-1 on aggregate |
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Semi Finals
- Soviet Union 2-0 Hungary
- Hungary 2-0 Soviet Union [aet, pen]
2-2: Hungary win 4-3 on penalties
- East Germany 0-0 Poland
- Poland 2-2 East Germany
2-2: East Germany win on away goals rule |
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Final
- East Germany 3-2 Hungary
- Hungary 4-0 East Germany
Hungary win 6-3 on aggregate
Hungary finish as Champions |
External links
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Under-23 Championship | |
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Under-21 Championship | Without host | |
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With host | |
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Qualification | |
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Finals | |
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Squads | |
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