| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1 September 1974 – 22 May 1976 |
| Teams | 32 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 104 |
| Goals scored | 289 (2.78 per match) |
| Top scorer |  Don Givens(8 goals) |
←1972 1980 → | |
| UEFA European qualifiers |
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The qualifying round for the1976 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]
| Team | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament[A] |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechoslovakia | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 1 (1960) |
 Netherlands | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 0 (debut) |
 West Germany | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 1 (1972) |
 Yugoslavia (host) | Quarter-final winner | 22 May 1976 | 2 (1960,1968) |
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:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Czechoslovakia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 9 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wales | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 8 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  | |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 8 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |  |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | |  |  |  | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 9 | Advance toquarter-finals | — | 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 | — |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | 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 |
There were 289 goals scored in 104 matches, for an average of 2.78 goals per match.
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Kurt WelzlHristo BonevBozhil KolevPavel PanovMarián MasnýColin BellTimo RahjaGeorgios DelikarisMimis PapaioannouLászló NagyNico BraunPaul PhilippBryan HamiltonRobert GadochaNenéBruce RiochVolodymyr OnyshchenkoQuiniSantillanaThomas NordahlThomas SjöbergLeighton JamesBernhard CullmannRonald WormBranko OblakMomčilo Vukotić1 goal
Kurt JaraHelmut KöglbergerWilhelm KreuzHerbert ProhaskaRaoul LambertMaurice MartensWilfried PuisJacques TeugelsFrançois Van der ElstRoger Van GoolWilfried Van MoerBorislav DimitrovKiril MilanovYordan YordanovDušan GalisAnton OndrušLadislav PetrášLars BastrupPeter DahlKristen NygaardPeter DuckeReinhard HäfnerMartin HoffmannHans-Jürgen KreischeJürgen PommerenkeJürgen SparwasserJoachim StreichEberhard VogelKevin KeeganMatti Paatelainen
Dominique BathenayMarc BerdollChristian CosteJean GalliceKostas EleftherakisLakis GlezosKonstantinos IosifidisThomas MavrosStavros SarafisLászló BálintLászló BranikovitsJózsef HorváthSándor PintérLászló PusztaiBéla VáradyTibor WollekJóhannes EðvaldssonMatthías HallgrímssonÁsgeir SigurvinssonRoberto BoninsegnaFabio CapelloGiorgio ChinagliaRichard AquilinaVincent MagroRuud GeelsHarry LubseJohnny RepWim RijsbergenFrans ThijssenRené van de KerkhofTommy FinneyAllan HunterSammy McIlroySammy MorganChris NichollMartin O'NeillErik Just OlsenStein ThunbergHenryk KasperczakJoão Resende AlvesMário MoinhosRui RodriguesEoin HandMick MartinRay TreacyCornel DinuAnghel IordănescuMircea LucescuBilly BremnerKenny DalglishJoe HarperJoe JordanTed MacDougallGordon McQueenLeonid BuryakAnatoliy KonkovVladimir MuntyanVolodymyr VeremeyevJosé Luis CapónJosé ClaramuntRoberto Juan MartínezAlfredo MegidoPirriManuel VelázquezÁngel María VillarRalf EdströmOve GrahnRoland SandbergConny TorstenssonRudolf ElsenerKurt MüllerPeter RisiHanspeter Schildİsmail ArcaAlpaslan EratlıMehmet OğuzMike EnglandIan EvansJohn MahoneyGil ReecePhil RobertsTerry YorathUli HoeneßBernd HölzenbeinManfred RitschelKlaus ToppmöllerBerti VogtsHerbert WimmerVladislav BogićevićIvan BuljanZvonko IvezićDanilo PopivodaIvica ŠurjakDrago VabecFranjo Vladić1 own goal
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