1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

UEFA European Under 23 Championship 1974 21 (from 1 confederation) HUN Hungary U-23 1 East Germany East Germany U-23 POL 1928 Poland U-23 Soviet Union Soviet Union U-23 50 136 1972 1976 The 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1972–74) had 21 entrants. Hungary U-23 won the competition. The 21 national teams were divided into eight groups (five groups of 3 + three 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. Qualifying stage Draw The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations: Group 1 did not include Hungary (moved to Group 7) and Malta, but included Czechoslovakia (moved from Group 8) Group 2 did not include Switzerland and Luxembourg Group 3 did not include Belgium and Iceland Group 4 did not include Finland (moved to Group 8) Group 5 did not include England and Wales, but included Denmark (moved from Group 8) and West Germany (who did not participate in World Cup qualification) Group 6 did not include Northern Ireland and Cyprus Group 7 did not include Spain, but included Hungary (moved from Group 1) Group 8 (based on World Cup qualifying Group 9) did not include Republic of Ireland, but included Finland (moved from Group 4) Qualifying Group 1PWDLFAPts121 TCH4301936221 SWE4211655321 AUT4013181 Austria 1–1 Sweden Austria 0–1 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 4-0 Austria Sweden 0–3 Czechoslovakia Sweden 2–0 Austria Czechoslovakia 1–3 Sweden 21 TCH qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 2PWDLFAPts121 ITA2200414221 TUR2002140 Turkey 1–3 Italy Italy 1–0 Turkey 21 ITA qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 3PWDLFAPts121 NED2200414221 NOR2002140 Norway 1–3 Netherlands Netherlands 1–0 Norway 21 NED qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 4PWDLFAPts121 GDR43011036221 ROU 19654112563321 ALB 19464112393 Albania 1–1 Romania Albania 1–0 East Germany Romania 2–1 Albania Romania 1–2 East Germany East Germany 2–1 Romania East Germany 6–0 Albania 21 GDR qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 5PWDLFAPts121 POL 19284310937221 West Germany4211735321 DEN40041110 Denmark 0–2 Poland Denmark 0–2 West Germany Poland 4–1 Denmark West Germany 2–3 Poland West Germany 3–0 Denmark Poland 0–0 West Germany 21 POL 1928 qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 6PWDLFAPts121 BUL 19712110213221 POR2011121 Portugal 0–0 Bulgaria Bulgaria 2–1 Portugal 21 BUL 1971 qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 7PWDLFAPts121 HUN4301666221 YUG4202634321 GRE 19704103472 Yugoslavia 4–0 Hungary Greece 2–0 Yugoslavia Hungary 2–0 Greece Hungary 1–0 Yugoslavia Greece 2–3 Hungary Yugoslavia 2–0 Greece 21 HUN qualify as group winners Qualifying Group 8PWDLFAPts121 URS4310817221 FIN4112383321 FRA 19744103572 Finland 1–3 France Soviet Union 3–1 France Soviet Union 4–0 Finland France 0–1 Soviet Union Finland 0–0 Soviet Union France 1–2 Finland 21 URS qualify as group winners Knockout stages Quarter-finals Netherlands 2-1 Hungary Hungary 3-1 Netherlands 21 HUN win 4-3 on aggregate Bulgaria 1-2 Poland Poland 0-0 Bulgaria 21 POL 1928 win 2-1 on aggregate Soviet Union 6-0 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2-1 Soviet Union 21 URS win 7-2 on aggregate Italy 0-1 East Germany East Germany 2-1 Italy 21 GDR win 3-1 on aggregate Semi-finals Soviet Union 2-0 Hungary Hungary 2-0 Soviet Union [aet, pen] 2-2: 21 HUN win 4-3 on penalties East Germany 0-0 Poland Poland 2-2 East Germany 2-2: 21 GDR win on away goals rule Final East Germany 3-2 Hungary Hungary 4-0 East Germany Hungary win 6-3 on aggregate 21 HUN finish as Champions See also UEFA European Under-21 Championship External links Results Archive at uefa.com RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com 1974 Under-23 Championship Under-23 Championship Under-23 Championship Category:March 1974 sports events in Europe Category:April 1974 sports events in Europe Category:May 1974 sports events in Europe