UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying

UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying
Tournament details
Dates 1 September 1974 – 22 May 1976
Teams 32 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 104
Goals scored 289 (2.78 per match)
Top scorer(s) Republic of Ireland Don Givens (8 goals)

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[upper-alpha 1]
 CzechoslovakiaPlay-off winner22 May 19761 (1960)
 NetherlandsPlay-off winner22 May 19760 (debut)
 West GermanyPlay-off winner22 May 19761 (1972)
 Yugoslavia (host)Play-off winner22 May 19762 (1960, 1968)
  1. ↑ Bold indicates champion for that year.

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:

  1. Greater number of points in all group matches
  2. Goal difference in all group matches
  3. Greater number of goals scored in all group matches
  4. Drawing of lots

Groups

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification Czechoslovakia England Portugal Cyprus
1  Czechoslovakia 6 4 1 1 15 5 +10 9 Advance to play-offs — 2–1 5–0 4–0
2  England 6 3 2 1 11 3 +8 8 3–0 — 0–0 5–0
3  Portugal 6 2 3 1 5 7 −2 7 1–1 1–1 — 1–0
4  Cyprus 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 Wales Hungary Austria Luxembourg
1  Wales 6 5 0 1 14 4 +10 10 Advance to play-offs — 2–0 1–0 5–0
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 15 8 +7 7 1–2 — 2–1 8–1
3  Austria 6 3 1 2 11 7 +4 7 2–1 0–0 — 6–2
4  Luxembourg 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Northern Ireland Sweden Norway
1  Yugoslavia 6 5 0 1 12 4 +8 10 Advance to play-offs — 1–0 3–0 3–1
2  Northern Ireland 6 3 0 3 8 5 +3 6 1–0 — 1–2 3–0
3  Sweden 6 3 0 3 8 9 −1 6 1–2 0–2 — 3–1
4  Norway 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 Spain Romania Scotland Denmark
1  Spain 6 3 3 0 10 6 +4 9 Advance to play-offs — 1–1 1–1 2–0
2  Romania 6 1 5 0 11 6 +5 7 2–2 — 1–1 6–1
3  Scotland 6 2 3 1 8 6 +2 7 1–2 1–1 — 3–1
4  Denmark 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 Netherlands Poland Italy Finland
1  Netherlands 6 4 0 2 14 8 +6 8 Advance to play-offs — 3–0 3–1 4–1
2  Poland 6 3 2 1 9 5 +4 8 4–1 — 0–0 3–0
3  Italy 6 2 3 1 3 3 0 7 1–0 0–0 — 0–0
4  Finland 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 Soviet Union Republic of Ireland Turkey Switzerland
1  Soviet Union 6 4 0 2 10 6 +4 8 Advance to play-offs — 2–1 3–0 4–1
2  Republic of Ireland 6 3 1 2 11 5 +6 7 3–0 — 4–0 2–1
3  Turkey 6 2 2 2 5 10 −5 6 1–0 1–1 — 2–1
4   Switzerland 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 Belgium East Germany France Iceland
1  Belgium 6 3 2 1 6 3 +3 8 Advance to play-offs — 1–2 2–1 1–0
2  East Germany 6 2 3 1 8 7 +1 7 0–0 — 2–1 1–1
3  France 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 5 0–0 2–2 — 3–0
4  Iceland 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 West Germany Greece Bulgaria Malta
1  West Germany 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 9 Advance to play-offs — 1–1 1–0 8–0
2  Greece 6 2 3 1 12 9 +3 7 2–2 — 2–1 4–0
3  Bulgaria 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 6 1–1 3–3 — 5–0
4  Malta 6 1 0 5 2 20 −18 2 0–1 2–0 0–2 —
Source: UEFA

Play-offs

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yugoslavia  3–1  Wales 2–0 1–1
Czechoslovakia  4–2  Soviet Union 2–0 2–2
Spain  1–3  West Germany 1–1 0–2
Netherlands  7–1  Belgium 5–0 2–1

References

  1. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel; Tabeira, Martín (20 June 2013). "European Championship 1976". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
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