View source for 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
| image = 
| size = 
| year = 
| other_titles = 
| country = 
| dates = 8 March – 31 May
| confederations = 1
| num_teams = 24
| venues = 
| cities = 
| champion_other = {{fbu|21|YUG}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{fbu|21|GDR}}
| third_other = 
| fourth_other = 
| matches =  62
| goals =  199
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vahid Halilhodžić]] (6 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Vahid Halilhodžić]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1978/golden-player/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621020444/http://www.uefa.com/under21/season=1978/golden-player/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 21, 2013|title=1978: Vahid Halilhodžić |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=1 June 1978|access-date=29 June 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason = [[1976 UEFA European Under-23 Championship|1976]] (Under-23)
| nextseason = [[1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship|1980]]
}}
The '''1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship''', which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. '''[[Yugoslavia national under-21 football team|Yugoslavia U-21s]]''' won the competition.<ref>{{cite news| title=Official finals report| url=https://www.uefa.com/under21/history/seasons/1978/?referrer=%2funder21%2fhistory%2fseason%3d1978%2findex |publisher=[[UEFA]]|access-date=19 December 2011}}</ref>

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.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}

==Qualifying stage==

===Draw===
The allocation of teams into qualifying groups was based on that of [[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1978 FIFA World Cup qualification]] with several changes, reflecting the absence of some nations:
* Group 1 did not include [[Portugal national under-21 football team|Portugal]] (moved to Group 2) and [[Cyprus national under-21 football team|Cyprus]], but included [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden]] (moved from Group 6)
* Group 2 did not include [[England national under-21 football team|England]] and [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland]] (both moved to Group 5), but included [[Portugal national under-21 football team|Portugal]] (moved from Group 1)
* Group 3 did not include [[Malta national under-21 football team|Malta]]
* Group 4 did not include [[Netherlands national under-21 football team|Netherlands]], [[Northern Ireland national under-21 football team|Northern Ireland]] and [[Iceland national under-21 football team|Iceland]], but included [[France national under-21 football team|France]] and [[Bulgaria national under-21 football team|Bulgaria]] (both moved from Group 5)
* Group 5 composed of [[England national under-21 football team|England]] and [[Finland national under-21 football team|Finland]] (both moved from Group 2) and [[Norway national under-21 football team|Norway]] (moved from Group 6)
* Group 6 (based on World Cup qualifying Group 7) did not include [[Wales national under-21 football team|Wales]], but included [[Switzerland national under-21 football team|Switzerland]] (moved from World Cup Group 6)
* Groups 7 and 8 included the same teams as World Cup qualifying Groups 8 and 9 respectively

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Legend
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
| Group winners qualified for the [[#Knockout stage|knockout stage]]
|}

===Group 1===
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|DEN}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|2
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|10
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|5
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|5
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|POL|1928}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|SWE}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|3
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|28 October 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|2–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|SWE}}
|[[Copenhagen]]
|-
|-
|30 April 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|DEN}}
|6–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|POL|1928}}
|[[Slagelse]]
|-
|-
|18 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|SWE}}
|2–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|POL|1928}}
|[[Kalmar]]
|-
|-
|16 June 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|SWE}}
|2–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|[[Helsingborg]]
|-
|-
|20 September 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|POL|1928}}
|1–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|DEN}}
|[[Nowy Sącz]]
|-
|-
|27 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|POL|1928}}
|4–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|SWE}}
|[[Opole]]
|}

===Group 2===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|ITA}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|3
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|13
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|3
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|POR}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|LUX}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|28 November 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|LUX}}
|1–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|POR}}
|[[Esch-sur-Alzette]]
|-
|-
|23 December 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|POR}}
|1–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ITA}}
|[[Funchal]]
|-
|-
|9 February 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}
|4–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|LUX}}
|[[Como]]
|-
|-
|12 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ITA}}
|4–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|POR}}
|[[Vicenza]]
|-
|-
|29 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|POR}}
|3–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|LUX}}
|[[Lisbon]]
|-
|-
|12 November 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|LUX}}
|1–5
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ITA}}
|[[Esch-sur-Alzette]]
|}

===Group 3===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|Qualifying Group 3
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|GDR}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|3
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|13
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|3
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|7
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|TUR}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|AUT}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|12
|style="text-align:center"|1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|16 November 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|TUR}}
|1–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|GDR}}
|[[Bursa]]
|-
|-
|17 April 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|AUT}}
|2–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|TUR}}
|[[Vienna]]
|-
|-
|24 September 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|AUT}}
|1–6
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|GDR}}
|[[Vienna]]
|-
|-
|11 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|GDR}}
|2–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|AUT}}
|[[Erfurt]]
|-
|-
|29 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|TUR}}
|2–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|AUT}}
|[[Manisa]]
|-
|-
|15 November 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|GDR}}
|4–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|TUR}}
|[[Magdeburg]]
|}

===Group 4===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|BUL|1971}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|5
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|8
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|BEL}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|3
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|3 September 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|FRA|1974}}
|1–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|BEL}}
|[[Amiens]]
|-
|-
|10 October 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|FRA|1974}}
|0–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|BUL|1971}}
|[[Le Havre]]
|-
|-
|29 March 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|2–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
|[[Courtrai]]
|-
|-
|1 June 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|BEL}}
|0–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|BUL|1971}}
|[[Brussels]]
|-
|-
|26 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|BUL|1971}}
|1–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|BEL}}
|[[Burgas]]
|-
|-
|15 November 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|BUL|1971}}
|2–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|FRA|1974}}
|[[Stara Zagora]]
|}

===Group 5===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|ENG}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|17
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|2
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|8
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|NOR}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|6
|style="text-align:center"|9
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|FIN}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|14
|style="text-align:center"|0
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|27 October 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|FIN}}
|1–4
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|NOR}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|-
|-
|26 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|FIN}}
|0–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ENG}}
|[[Helsinki]]
|-
|-
|1 June 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|NOR}}
|1–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ENG}}
|[[Bergen]]
|-
|-
|17 August 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|NOR}}
|1–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|FIN}}
|[[Grue Municipality|Grue]]
|-
|-
|6 September 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ENG}}
|6–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|NOR}}
|[[Brighton]]
|-
|-
|12 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ENG}}
|8–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|FIN}}
|[[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]]
|}

===Group 6===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|TCH}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|2
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|7
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|2
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|5
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|SCO}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|5
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|SUI}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|9
|style="text-align:center"|2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|12 October 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|TCH}}
|0–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|SCO}}
|[[Plzeň]]
|-
|-
|30 March 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|SWI}}
|2–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|SCO}}
|[[Bern]]
|-
|-
|24 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|TCH}}
|4–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|SWI}}
|[[České Budějovice]]
|-
|-
|7 September 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|SCO}}
|3–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|SWI}}
|[[Glasgow]]
|-
|-
|20 September 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|SCO}}
|2–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|TCH}}
|[[Edinburgh]]
|-
|-
|5 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|SWI}}
|0–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|TCH}}
|[[Zürich]]
|}

===Group 7===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|YUG}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|3
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|9
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|3
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|ESP|1977}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|4
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|ROU|1965}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|2
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|9 October 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|YUG}}
|4–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ESP|1977}}
|[[Zagreb]]
|-
|-
|17 April 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ESP|1977}}
|3–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ROM|1965}}
|[[Madrid]]
|-
|-
|8 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ROM|1965}}
|1–3
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|YUG}}
|[[Craiova]]
|-
|-
|26 October 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ROM|1965}}
|4–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ESP|1977}}
|[[Bucharest]]
|-
|-
|12 November 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|YUG}}
|2–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|ROM|1965}}
|[[Osijek]]
|-
|-
|30 November 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|ESP|1977}}
|1–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|YUG}}
|[[Elche]]
|}

===Group 8===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan="2"|
!rowspan="1"|P
!rowspan="1"|W
!colspan="1"|D
!colspan="1"|L
!colspan="1"|F
!colspan="1"|A
!colspan="1"|Pts
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|'''1'''
|width="150"|'''{{fbu|21|HUN}}'''
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|4
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|2
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|2
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|0
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|9
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|1
|style="text-align:center" width="50"|6
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''
|{{fbu|21|URS}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|2
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|5
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|5
|-
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''
|{{fbu|21|GRE}}
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|0
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|3
|style="text-align:center"|1
|style="text-align:center"|13
|style="text-align:center"|1
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=6|Match results
|-
!width=20%|Date
!width=15%|Home
!width=10%|Score
!width=15%|Away
!width=40%|Venue
|-
|9 October 1976
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|HUN}}
|7–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|GRE}}
|[[Kecskemét]]
|-
|-
|24 April 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|GRE}}
|0–2
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|URS}}
|[[Athens]]
|-
|-
|29 April 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|URS}}
|0–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|HUN}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
|-
|9 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|URS}}
|3–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|GRE}}
|[[Moscow]]
|-
|-
|17 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|HUN}}
|1–0
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|URS}}
|[[Békéscsaba]]
|-
|-
|28 May 1977
|style="text-align:right"| {{fbu-rt|21|GRE}}
|1–1
|style="text-align:left"| {{fbu|21|HUN}}
|[[Serres]]
|}

===Qualified teams===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col" width="140"| Country !! scope="col" width="150"| Qualified as !! scope="col" width="150"| Previous appearances in tournament
|-
| {{fbu|21|DEN}}|| Group 1 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|ITA}}|| Group 2 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|GDR}}|| Group 3 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|BUL}}|| Group 4 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|ENG}}|| Group 5 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|TCH}}|| Group 6 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|YUG}}|| Group 7 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
| {{fbu|21|HUN}}|| Group 8 winner|| 0 (Debut)
|-
|}

==Squads==
''See [[1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship squads]]''

==Knockout stage==
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1= Quarter-finals
| RD2= Semi-finals
| RD3= Finals
| seeds = no
| legs = 2
| aggregate = yes
| boldwinner = high
<!-- Quarter-finals -->

| RD1-team1={{fbu|21|ENG}}
| RD1-score1-1=2
| RD1-score1-2=0
| RD1-score1-agg=2
| RD1-team2={{fbu|21|ITA}}
| RD1-score2-1=1
| RD1-score2-2=0
| RD1-score2-agg=1

| RD1-team3={{fbu|21|YUG}}
| RD1-score3-1=0
| RD1-score3-2=2
| RD1-score3-agg=2
| RD1-team4={{fbu|21|HUN}}
| RD1-score4-1=1
| RD1-score4-2=0
| RD1-score4-agg=1

| RD1-team5={{fbu|21|TCH}}
| RD1-score5-1=3
| RD1-score5-2=2
| RD1-score5-agg=5
| RD1-team6={{fbu|21|GDR}}
| RD1-score6-1=1
| RD1-score6-2=5
| RD1-score6-agg=6

| RD1-team7={{fbu|21|DEN}}
| RD1-score7-1=4
| RD1-score7-2=0
| RD1-score7-agg=4
| RD1-team8='''{{fbu|21|BUL}}''' ([[Away goals rule|a]])
| RD1-score8-1=1
| RD1-score8-2=3
| RD1-score8-agg=4

<!-- Semi-finals -->

| RD2-team1={{fbu|21|ENG}}
| RD2-score1-1=1
| RD2-score1-2=1
| RD2-score1-agg=2
| RD2-team2={{fbu|21|YUG}} 
| RD2-score2-1=2
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-score2-agg=3

| RD2-team3={{fbu|21|GDR}}
| RD2-score3-1=1
| RD2-score3-2=3
| RD2-score3-agg=4
| RD2-team4={{fbu|21|BUL}}
| RD2-score4-1=2
| RD2-score4-2=1
| RD2-score4-agg=3

<!-- FINAL -->

| RD3-team1={{fbu|21|YUG}}
| RD3-score1-1=1
| RD3-score1-2=4
| RD3-score1-agg=5
| RD3-team2={{fbu|21|GDR}}
| RD3-score2-1=0
| RD3-score2-2=4
| RD3-score2-agg=4
}}

==FINAL==
GDR-YUG 0:1<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/pvpages/pvpages/viewPage/?pv_page_id=601389|title=Article |publisher=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]]}}</ref><br>
Halle, 17.5.1978., Scorer: Halilhodžić ('53).<br>
GDR: Heyne, Brauer, Hause (Vingel), Uhlig, Roth, Weber, Terletzki, Eigendorf (Mischinger), Kuhn, Kotte, Riediger.<br>
YUG: Stojanović, Vujkov, Hrstić, Zajec, Stojković, Bogdan, Krmpotić, Klinčarski, Halilhodžić, Bošnjak (R.Savić), Desnica (Slišković).<br>
<br>
YUG-GDR 4:4<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arhiv.slobodnadalmacija.hr/pvpages/pvpages/viewPage/?pv_page_id=601556|title=Article |publisher=[[Slobodna Dalmacija]]}}</ref><br>
Mostar, 31.5.1978., Scorers: Halilhodžić ('9, '37), Desnica ('16), Bogdan ('50) - Kotte ('2), Kuhn ('11, '31), Riediger ('15).<br>
YUG: Stojanović, Krmpotić, M.Obradović, Zajec, Stojković, Bogdan, Bošnjak (Starčević), Savić, Halilhodžić, Klinčarski (Verlašević), Desnica.<br>
GDR: Heyne, Hause, Brauer (Vingel), Uhlig, Roth, Schnuphase, Weber, Eigendorf, Riediger, Kotte, Kuhn.<br> 

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/europe-u21.html RSSSF Results Archive] ''at rsssf.com''

{{UEFA under-21 teams}}
{{UEFA European Under-21 Championship}}

[[Category:UEFA European Under-21 Championship tournaments]]
[[Category:1976–77 in UEFA football|Under-21 Championship]]
[[Category:1977–78 in UEFA football|Under-21 Championship]]
[[Category:1976–77 in European youth football|Under-21 Championship]]
[[Category:1977–78 in European youth football|Under-21 Championship]]