| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 March – 31 May |
| Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  East Germany |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 62 |
| Goals scored | 199 (3.21 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Vahid Halilhodžić (6 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Vahid Halilhodžić[1] |
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.
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 |  Denmark |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 3 |  Sweden |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 28 October 1976 | Denmark |
2–0 | Sweden |
Copenhagen | |
| 30 April 1977 | Denmark |
6–2 | Poland |
Slagelse | |
| 18 May 1977 | Sweden |
2–0 | Poland |
Kalmar | |
| 16 June 1977 | Sweden |
2–2 | Denmark |
Helsingborg | |
| 20 September 1977 | Poland |
1–0 | Denmark |
Nowy Sącz | |
| 27 October 1977 | Poland |
4–2 | Sweden |
Opole | |
Group 2
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 |  Luxembourg |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 28 November 1976 | Luxembourg |
1–2 | Portugal |
Esch-sur-Alzette | |
| 23 December 1976 | Portugal |
1–0 | Italy |
Funchal | |
| 9 February 1977 | Italy |
4–0 | Luxembourg |
Como | |
| 12 October 1977 | Italy |
4–1 | Portugal |
Vicenza | |
| 29 October 1977 | Portugal |
3–0 | Luxembourg |
Lisbon | |
| 12 November 1977 | Luxembourg |
1–5 | Italy |
Esch-sur-Alzette | |
Group 3
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Turkey |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 |  Austria |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 16 November 1976 | Turkey |
1–1 | East Germany |
Bursa | |
| 17 April 1977 | Austria |
2–2 | Turkey |
Vienna | |
| 24 September 1977 | Austria |
1–6 | East Germany |
Vienna | |
| 11 October 1977 | East Germany |
2–1 | Austria |
Erfurt | |
| 29 October 1977 | Turkey |
2–1 | Austria |
Manisa | |
| 15 November 1977 | East Germany |
4–0 | Turkey |
Magdeburg | |
Group 4
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bulgaria |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 3 |  France |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 3 September 1976 | France |
1–1 | Belgium |
Amiens | |
| 10 October 1976 | France |
0–1 | Bulgaria |
Le Havre | |
| 29 March 1977 | Belgium |
2–1 | France |
Courtrai | |
| 1 June 1977 | Belgium |
0–1 | Bulgaria |
Brussels | |
| 26 October 1977 | Bulgaria |
1–0 | Belgium |
Burgas | |
| 15 November 1977 | Bulgaria |
2–1 | France |
Stara Zagora | |
Group 5
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Norway |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| 3 |  Finland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 27 October 1976 | Finland |
1–4 | Norway |
Helsinki | |
| 26 May 1977 | Finland |
0–1 | England |
Helsinki | |
| 1 June 1977 | Norway |
1–2 | England |
Bergen | |
| 17 August 1977 | Norway |
1–0 | Finland |
Grue | |
| 6 September 1977 | England |
6–0 | Norway |
Brighton | |
| 12 October 1977 | England |
8–1 | Finland |
Hull | |
Group 6
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 |  Scotland |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 12 October 1976 | Czechoslovakia |
0–0 | Scotland |
Plzeň | |
| 30 March 1977 | Switzerland |
2–0 | Scotland |
Bern | |
| 24 May 1977 | Czechoslovakia |
4–0 | Switzerland |
České Budějovice | |
| 7 September 1977 | Scotland |
3–1 | Switzerland |
Glasgow | |
| 20 September 1977 | Scotland |
2–1 | Czechoslovakia |
Edinburgh | |
| 5 October 1977 | Switzerland |
0–2 | Czechoslovakia |
Zürich | |
Group 7
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 9 October 1976 | Yugoslavia |
4–1 | Spain |
Zagreb | |
| 17 April 1977 | Spain |
3–0 | Romania |
Madrid | |
| 8 May 1977 | Romania |
1–3 | Yugoslavia |
Craiova | |
| 26 October 1977 | Romania |
4–0 | Spain |
Bucharest | |
| 12 November 1977 | Yugoslavia |
2–0 | Romania |
Osijek | |
| 30 November 1977 | Spain |
1–0 | Yugoslavia |
Elche | |
Group 8
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Hungary |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |  Greece |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 |
| Match results | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | |
| 9 October 1976 | Hungary |
7–0 | Greece |
Kecskemét | |
| 24 April 1977 | Greece |
0–2 | Soviet Union |
Athens | |
| 29 April 1977 | Soviet Union |
0–0 | Hungary |
Moscow | |
| 9 May 1977 | Soviet Union |
3–0 | Greece |
Moscow | |
| 17 May 1977 | Hungary |
1–0 | Soviet Union |
Békéscsaba | |
| 28 May 1977 | Greece |
1–1 | Hungary |
Serres | |
Qualified teams
| Country | Qualified as | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Group 1 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Italy | Group 2 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| East Germany | Group 3 winner | 0 (Debut) |
 Bulgaria | Group 4 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| England | Group 5 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Czechoslovakia | Group 6 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Yugoslavia | Group 7 winner | 0 (Debut) |
| Hungary | Group 8 winner | 0 (Debut) |
Squads
See 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| England
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Italy
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| England
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hungary
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany
| 0 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Czechoslovakia
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| East Germany
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 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
- ↑ "1978: Vahid Halilhodžić". UEFA. 1 June 1978. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "Official finals report". UEFA. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ↑ "Article". Slobodna Dalmacija.
- ↑ "Article". Slobodna Dalmacija.
External links
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com
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