The 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1972–74) had 21 entrants. Hungary U-23 won the competition.
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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.
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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:
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- Austria 1–1 Sweden
- Austria 0–1 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 4-0 Austria
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- Sweden 0–3 Czechoslovakia
- Sweden 2–0 Austria
- Czechoslovakia 1–3 Sweden
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Czechoslovakia qualify as group winners |
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- Albania 1–1 Romania
- Albania 1–0 East Germany
- Romania 2–1 Albania
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- Romania 1–2 East Germany
- East Germany 2–1 Romania
- East Germany 6–0 Albania
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East Germany qualify as group winners |
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- Denmark 0–2 Poland
- Denmark 0–2 West Germany
- Poland 4–1 Denmark
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- West Germany 2–3 Poland
- West Germany 3–0 Denmark
- Poland 0–0 West Germany
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Poland qualify as group winners |
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- Yugoslavia 4–0 Hungary
- Greece 2–0 Yugoslavia
- Hungary 2–0 Greece
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- Hungary 1–0 Yugoslavia
- Greece 2–3 Hungary
- Yugoslavia 2–0 Greece
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Hungary qualify as group winners |
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- Finland 1–3 France
- Soviet Union 3–1 France
- Soviet Union 4–0 Finland
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- France 0–1 Soviet Union
- Finland 0–0 Soviet Union
- France 1–2 Finland
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Soviet Union qualify as group winners |
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Quarter-finals
- Netherlands 2-1 Hungary
- Hungary 3-1 Netherlands
Hungary win 4-3 on aggregate
- Bulgaria 1-2 Poland
- Poland 0-0 Bulgaria
Poland win 2-1 on aggregate
- Soviet Union 6-0 Czechoslovakia
- Czechoslovakia 2-1 Soviet Union
Soviet Union win 7-2 on aggregate
- Italy 0-1 East Germany
- East Germany 2-1 Italy
East Germany win 3-1 on aggregate |
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Semi-finals
- Soviet Union 2-0 Hungary
- Hungary 2-0 Soviet Union [aet, pen]
2-2: Hungary win 4-3 on penalties
- East Germany 0-0 Poland
- Poland 2-2 East Germany
2-2: East Germany win on away goals rule |
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Final
- East Germany 3-2 Hungary
- Hungary 4-0 East Germany
Hungary win 6-3 on aggregate
Hungary finish as Champions |