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Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 58 |
Goals scored | 173 (2.98 per match) |
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The 1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1974–76) had 23 entrants. Soviet Union U-23 won the competition.
The 23 national teams were divided into eight groups (seven groups of 3 + one 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.
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1976 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
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Quarter-finals
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Final
Soviet Union win 3-2 on aggregate
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