The
UEFA U-23 Championship 1972, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 22 entrants.
Czechoslovakia U-23sThe Czechoslovakia national under-21 football team was the national football team for the under-21s of Czechoslovakia, before the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia Following the realignment of...
won the competition.
The 22 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.
Group 1
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
4 |
6 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
| 3 |
|
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 |
qualify as group winners |
Group 2
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
9 |
| 2 |
|
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
7 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
13 |
5 |
| 4 |
|
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 |
qualify as group winners |
Group 3
| Qualifying Group 3 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
| 2 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
Switzerland 0-2 Greece |
qualify as group winners |
Group 4
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Soviet Union 1-1 Spain |
qualify as group winners |
Group 5
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| 2 |
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
Denmark 2-1 Portugal |
qualify as group winners |
Group 6
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
| 3 |
|
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 |
qualify as group winners |
Group 7
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
7 |
5 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
| 3 |
|
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 |
qualify as group winners |
Group 8
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
| 2 |
|
6 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
7 |
| 3 |
|
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
| 4 |
|
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 |
qualify as group winners |
Knockout Stages
Quarter Finals
- Bulgaria 2-2 Netherlands
- Netherlands 0-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 2-0 Netherlands
2-2: win playoff match
- Denmark 2-0 Greece
- Greece 5-0 Denmark
win 5-2 on aggregate
- Soviet Union 3-1 West Germany
- West Germany 0-0 Soviet Union
win 3-1 on aggregate
- Sweden 1-0 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 3-1 Sweden
win 3-2 on aggregate |
|
Semi Finals
- Czechoslovakia 2-0 Greece
- Greece 2-1 Czechoslovakia
win 3-2 on aggregate
- Soviet Union 4-0 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 3-3 Soviet Union
win 7-3 on aggregate |
|
Final
- Soviet Union 2-2 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 3-1 Soviet Union
win 5-3 on aggregate
finish as Champions |
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