1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship
The 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 23 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.
| Tournament details | |
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| Teams | 23 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Champions |  Czechoslovakia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Soviet Union |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 63 |
| Goals scored | 162 (2.57 per match) |
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.
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 2 and 8 had the same competing nations
- Group 1 did not include Wales
- Group 3 did not include England and Malta
- Group 4 did not include Northern Ireland and Cyprus
- Group 5 did not include Belgium and Scotland
- Group 6 did not include Republic of Ireland
- Group 7 did not include Luxembourg
Group 1
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Finland |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
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Group 2
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} France |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 3 |
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Group 3
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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Group 4
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 | Soviet Union |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Spain  | 1–2 | Soviet Union |
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| Soviet Union | 1–1 | Spain |
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Group 5
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Denmark |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 |  Portugal |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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Group 6
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 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 |
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Group 7
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  Netherlands |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 |  East Germany |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
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Group 8
| P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
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| 1 |  West Germany |
6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Albania |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 |  Turkey |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
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Knockout stages
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Quarter-finals
2–2:
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Semi-finals
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Final
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Matches
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | Germany |
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Bulgaria  | 3–3 | Soviet Union |
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| Soviet Union | 2–2 | Czechoslovakia |
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| Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
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See also
References
- ФРГ (молодежная) - СССР (молодежная) - 0:0. www.rusteam.permian.ru
External links
- RSSSF Results Archive at rsssf.com