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1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | UEFA European Under 23 Championship |
| year | 1974 |
| dates | |
| num_teams | 21 (from 1 confederation) |
| defending_champions | Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia U-23 |
| winners | HUN Hungary U-23 |
| count | 1 |
| second | East Germany East Germany U-23 |
| semifinal1 | POL Poland U-23 |
| semifinal2 | Soviet Union Soviet Union U-23 |
| matches | 50 |
| goals | 136 |
| prev_season | 1972 |
| next_season | 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 1 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 2 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 3 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 4 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 5 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 6 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 7 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
** |}
| Qualifying Group 8 | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | **** | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 |
** |}
Knockout stages
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