The
UEFA U-21 Championship 1978, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants.
Yugoslavia U-21sThe Yugoslavia national under-21 football team existed in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. After the state's dissolution in 1992, the following teams were formed:*Bosnia and Herzegovina national under-21 football team...
won the competition.
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.
Group 1
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
10 |
4 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
8 |
3 |
- Denmark 2-0 Sweden
- Denmark 6-2 Poland
- Sweden 2-0 Poland
|
Sweden 2-2 Denmark
Poland 1-0 Denmark
Poland 4-2 Sweden |
qualify as group winners |
Group 2
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
5 |
6 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
- Luxembourg 1-2 Portugal
- Portugal 1-0 Italy
- Italy 4-0 Luxembourg
|
Italy 4-1 Portugal
Portugal 3-0 Luxembourg
Luxembourg 1-5 Italy |
qualify as group winners |
Group 3
| Qualifying Group 3 |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
1 |
- Turkey 1-1 East Germany
- Austria 2-2 Turkey
- Austria 1-6 East Germany
|
East Germany 2-1 Austria
Turkey 2-1 Austria
East Germany 4-0 Turkey |
qualify as group winners |
Group 4
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
7 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
- France 1-1 Belgium
- France 1-1 Bulgaria
- Belgium 2-1 France
|
Belgium 0-1 Bulgaria
Bulgaria 1-0 Belgium
Bulgaria 2-1 France |
qualify as group winners |
Group 5
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
8 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
4 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
14 |
0 |
- Finland 1-4 Norway
- Finland 0-1 England
- Norway 1-2 England
- Norway 1-0 Finland
- England 6-0 Norway
|
England 8-1 Finland |
qualify as group winners |
Group 6
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
5 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
4 |
5 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
9 |
2 |
- Czechosl. 0-0 Scotland
- Switzerland 2-0 Scotland
- Czechosl. 4-0 Switzerland
|
Scotland 3-1 Switzerland
Scotland 2-1 Czechoslovakia
Switzer. 0-2 Czechoslovakia |
qualify as group winners |
Group 7
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
9 |
3 |
6 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
4 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
8 |
2 |
- Yugoslavia 4-1 Spain
- Spain 3-0 Romania
- Romania 1-3 Yugoslavia
|
Romania 4-0 Spain
Yugoslavia 2-0 Romania
Spain 1-0 Yugoslavia |
qualify as group winners |
Group 8
| P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
|
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
9 |
1 |
6 |
| 2 |
|
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
| 3 |
|
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
- Hungary 7-0 Greece
- Greece 0-2 USSR
- USSR 0-0 Hungary
|
USSR 3-0 Greece
Hungary 1-0 USSR
Greece 1-1 Hungary |
qualify as group winners |
Knockout Stages
Quarter Finals
- England 2-1 Italy
- Italy 0-0 England
win 2-1 on aggregate
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 East Germany
- East Germany 5-2 Czechoslovakia
win 6-5 on aggregate
- Yugoslavia 0-1 Hungary
- Hungary 0-2 Yugoslavia
win 2-1 on aggregate
- Denmark 4-1 Bulgaria
- Bulgaria 3-0 Denmark
4-4: win 1:0 on away goals |
|
Semi Finals
- Bulgaria 2-1 East Germany
- East Germany 3-1 Bulgaria
win 4-3 on aggregate
- Yugoslavia 2-1 England
- England 1-1 Yugoslavia
win 3-2 on aggregate |
|
Final
- East Germany 0-1 Yugoslavia
- Yugoslavia 4-4 East Germany
Yugoslavia win 5-4 on aggregate
finish as Champions |
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