Sunday, July 3, 2011

Euro 1976 Qualifying

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.

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Czechoslovakia 9 6 4 1 1 15 5
England 8 6 3 2 1 11 3
Portugal 7 6 2 3 1 5 7
Cyprus 0 6 0 0 6 0 16

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Wales 10 6 5 0 1 14 4
Hungary 7 6 3 1 2 15 8
Austria 7 6 3 1 2 11 7
Luxembourg 0 6 0 0 6 7 28

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Yugoslavia 10 6 5 0 1 12 4
Northern Ireland 6 6 3 0 3 8 5
Sweden 6 6 3 0 3 8 9
Norway 2 6 1 0 5 5 15

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 9 6 3 3 0 10 6
Romania 7 6 1 5 0 11 6
Scotland 7 6 2 3 1 8 6
Denmark 1 6 0 1 5 3 14


Group 5

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Netherlands 8 6 4 0 2 14 8
Poland 8 6 3 2 1 9 5
Italy 7 6 2 3 1 3 3
Finland 1 6 0 1 5 3 13

Group 6

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Soviet Union 8 6 4 0 2 10 6
Republic of Ireland 7 6 3 1 2 11 5
Turkey 6 6 2 2 2 5 10
Switzerland 3 6 1 1 4 5 10

Group 7

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Belgium 8 6 3 2 1 6 3
East Germany 7 6 2 3 1 8 7
France 5 6 1 3 2 7 6
Iceland 4 6 1 2 3 3 8

Group 8

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
West Germany 9 6 3 3 0 14 4
Greece 7 6 2 3 1 12 9
Bulgaria 6 6 2 2 2 12 7
Malta 2 6 1 0 5 2 20


The qualifying round was played throughout 1974 and 1975 (group phase) and 1976 (quarter-finals). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for 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.

The following teams participated in the final tournament:

  • Czechoslovakia
  • Netherlands
  • West Germany
  • Yugoslavia

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