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1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

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The 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 23 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.[citation needed]

The 23 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.[citation needed]

Qualifying Stage

Draw

The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of UEFA Euro 1972 qualifying tournament with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:

Group 1

P W D L F A Pts
1  Czechoslovakia 4 2 2 0 8 4 6
2  Romania 4 2 1 1 5 3 5
3  Finland 4 0 1 3 4 10 1
  • Finland 1–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Finland 0–1 Romania
  • Romania 1–1 Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovakia 5–2 Finland
  • Romania 3–1 Finland
  • Czechoslovakia 1–0 Romania

 Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners

Group 2

P W D L F A Pts
1  Bulgaria 6 4 1 1 9 3 9
2  Hungary 6 3 1 2 9 3 7
3  Norway 6 1 3 2 6 13 5
4  France 6 0 3 3 5 10 3
  • Norway 1–0 Hungary
  • France 0–0 Norway
  • Bulgaria 5–0 Norway
  • France 1–1 Hungary
  • Bulgaria 1–0 Hungary
  • Norway 1–1 Bulgaria
  • Norway 4–4 France
  • Hungary 2–0 Bulgaria
  • Hungary 3–0 France
  • Hungary 3–0 Norway
  • Bulgaria 1–0 France
  • France 0–1 Bulgaria

 Bulgaria qualify as group winners

Group 3

Qualifying Group 3 P W D L F A Pts
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 3 0 4
2   Switzerland 2 0 0 2 0 3 0
  • Greece 1–0 Switzerland
  • Switzerland 0–2 Greece

 Greece qualify as group winners

Group 4

P W D L F A Pts
1  Soviet Union 2 1 1 0 3 2 3
2  Spain 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
  • Spain 1–2 Soviet Union
  • Soviet Union 1–1 Spain

 Soviet Union qualify as group winners

Group 5

P W D L F A Pts
1  Denmark 2 1 1 0 3 2 3
2  Portugal 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
  • Portugal 1–1 Denmark
  • Denmark 2–1 Portugal

 Denmark qualify as group winners

Group 6

P W D L F A Pts
1  Sweden 4 3 0 1 8 2 6
2  Italy 4 2 0 2 6 7 4
3  Austria 4 1 0 3 3 8 2
  • Italy 3–1 Austria
  • Sweden 2–0 Austria
  • Italy 1–0 Sweden
  • Austria 0–2 Sweden
  • Sweden 4–1 Italy
  • Austria 2–1 Italy

 Sweden qualify as group winners

Group 7

P W D L F A Pts
1  Netherlands 4 2 1 1 9 7 5
2  Yugoslavia 4 2 1 1 7 7 5
3  East Germany 4 1 0 3 5 7 2
  • Netherlands 5–2 Yugoslavia
  • East Germany 3–1 Netherlands
  • Yugoslavia 1–1 Netherlands
  • East Germany 0–1 Yugoslavia
  • Netherlands 2–1 East Germany
  • Yugoslavia 3–1 East Germany

 Netherlands qualify as group winners

Group 8

P W D L F A Pts
1  West Germany 6 5 1 0 11 1 11
2  Poland 6 2 3 1 7 4 7
3  Albania 6 0 3 3 2 7 3
4  Turkey 6 0 3 3 0 8 3
  • Albania 1–1 Poland
  • Turkey 0–2 West Germany
  • Turkey 0–0 Albania
  • Albania 0–2 West Germany
  • West Germany 3–0 Turkey
  • Poland 2–1 Albania
  • West Germany 2–0 Albania
  • Turkey 0–0 Poland
  • Poland 1–1 West Germany
  • Albania 0–0 Turkey
  • West Germany 1–0 Poland
  • Poland 3–0 Turkey

 West Germany qualify as group winners

Knockout Stages

Quarter Finals

  • Bulgaria 2–2 Netherlands
  • Netherlands 0–0 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 2–0 Netherlands

2–2:  Bulgaria win playoff match

  • Denmark 2–0 Greece
  • Greece 5–0 Denmark

 Greece win 5–2 on aggregate

  • Soviet Union 3–1 West Germany
  • West Germany 0–0 Soviet Union

 Soviet Union win 3–1 on aggregate

  • Sweden 1–0 Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovakia 3–1 Sweden

 Czechoslovakia win 3–2 on aggregate

 

Semi Finals

  • Czechoslovakia 2–0 Greece
  • Greece 2–1 Czechoslovakia

 Czechoslovakia win 3–2 on aggregate

  • Soviet Union 4–0 Bulgaria
  • Bulgaria 3–3 Soviet Union

 Soviet Union win 7–3 on aggregate

 

Final

  • Soviet Union 2–2 Czechoslovakia
  • Czechoslovakia 3–1 Soviet Union

 Czechoslovakia win 5–3 on aggregate

 Czechoslovakia finish as Champions

See also