UEFA Euro 1976

1976 UEFA European Football Championship

Europsko prvenstvo u nogometu Jugoslavija 1976. (in Croatian) Европско првенство во фудбал Jугославиjа 1976 (in Macedonian) Европско првенство у фудбалу Jугославиjа 1976 (in Serbian) Evropsko prvenstvo v nogometu Jugoslavija 1976 (in Slovene)
Tournament details
Host country	Yugoslavia
Dates	16–20 June
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Fourth place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	19 (4.75 per match)
Attendance	106,087 (26,522 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Dieter Müller (4 goals)
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The 1976 UEFA European Football Championship tournament was held in Yugoslavia. This was the fifth UEFA European Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA and the first and only tournament that was held in a socialist state. The final tournament took place between 16 and 20 June 1976.

Only four countries played in the final tournament, with the tournament consisting of the semi-finals, a third place play-off, and the final. This was the last tournament to have this format, as the tournament was expanded to include eight teams four years later. It was the only time that all four matches in the final tournament were decided after extra time, either on penalties or by goals scored. This was also the last tournament in which the hosts had to qualify for the final stage.

Czechoslovakia won the tournament after defeating holders West Germany in the final on penalties following a 2–2 draw after extra time. Antonín Panenka gained fame for his delicately chipped penalty, which has since been named after him, to win the penalty shootout and Czechoslovakia's only European Championship title.^[1]