Czechoslovakia at the UEFA European Championship

Czechoslovakia participated in the UEFA European Championship three times: 1960, 1976 (which it won), and 1980. UEFA and FIFA have recognized both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as joint and equal successors to Czechoslovakia. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Overall record

UEFA European Championship record											Qualifying record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	—
1960	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	2	3	Squad		6	4	1	1	16	5	1960
1964	Did not qualify										2	0	1	1	2	3	1964
1968											6	3	1	2	8	4	1968
1972											6	4	1	1	11	4	1972
1976	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	5	3	Squad		8	5	2	1	19	7	1976
1980	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	5	4	Squad		6	5	0	1	17	4	1980
1984	Did not qualify										8	3	4	1	15	7	1984
1988											6	2	3	1	7	5	1988
1992											8	5	0	3	12	9	1992
Total	1 Title	3/9	8	3	3	2	12	10	—	56	31	13	12	107	48	—

1960 European Nations' Cup

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup

Final tournament

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup final tournament

Semi-finals

6 July 1960 (1960-07-06)

21:30

Czechoslovakia	0–3	Soviet Union
	Report	Ivanov 34', 56' Ponedelnik 66'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 25,184

Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Third place play-off

9 July 1960 (1960-07-09)

21:30

Czechoslovakia	2–0	France
Bubník 58' Pavlovič 88'	Report

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille

Attendance: 9,438

Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Euro 1976

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976

Final tournament

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final tournament

Semi-finals

16 June 1976 (1976-06-16)

20:15

Czechoslovakia	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Netherlands
Ondruš 19' Nehoda 114' Veselý 118'	Report	Ondruš 73' (o.g.)

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb

Attendance: 17,879

Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

Final

Main article: UEFA Euro 1976 final

20 June 1976 (1976-06-20)

20:15

Czechoslovakia	2–2 (a.e.t.)	West Germany
Švehlík 8' Dobiaš 25'	Report Positions [7]	Müller 28' Hölzenbein 89'
Penalties
Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka	5–3	Bonhof Flohe Bongartz Hoeneß

Red Star Stadium, Belgrade

Attendance: 30,790

Referee: Sergio Gonella (Italy)

Euro 1980

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980

Group stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 Group 1

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	West Germany	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	5	Advance to final
2	Czechoslovakia	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	3	Advance to third place play-off
3	Netherlands	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
4	Greece	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

11 June 1980 (1980-06-11)

17:45

Czechoslovakia	0–1	West Germany
	Report	Rummenigge 57'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

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14 June 1980 (1980-06-14)

20:30

Greece	1–3	Czechoslovakia
Anastopoulos 14'	Report	Panenka 6' Vízek 26' Nehoda 63'

Stadio Olimpico, Rome

Attendance: 7,614

Referee: Pat Partridge (England)

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17 June 1980 (1980-06-17)

17:45

Netherlands	1–1	Czechoslovakia
Kist 59'	Report	Nehoda 16'

San Siro, Milan

Attendance: 11,889

Referee: Hilmi Ok (Turkey)

Knockout stage

Main article: UEFA Euro 1980 knockout stage

Third place play-off

21 June 1980 (1980-06-21)

20:30

Czechoslovakia	1–1	Italy
Jurkemik 54'	Report	Graziani 73'
Penalties
Masný Nehoda Ondruš Jurkemik Panenka Gögh Gajdůšek Kozák Barmoš	9–8	Causio Altobelli G. Baresi Cabrini Benetti Graziani Scirea Tardelli Collovati

Stadio San Paolo, Naples

Attendance: 24,652

Referee: Erich Linemayr (Austria)

See also

• Czech Republic at the UEFA European Championship
• Slovakia at the UEFA European Championship

References

1. Dunmore, Tom (2011-09-16). Historical Dictionary of Soccer. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-7188-5.
2. Holt, Nick (2014-03-20). Mammoth Book Of The World Cup. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN   978-1-4721-1051-0.
3. UEFA.com (2015-11-17). "UEFA EURO 2016: How all the teams qualified". UEFA . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
4. UEFA.com (2021-02-22). "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Czech Republic". UEFA . Retrieved 2024-01-06.
5. UEFA.com (2021-03-03). "UEFA EURO 2020 contenders in focus: Slovakia". UEFA . Retrieved 2024-01-06.
6. UEFA.com (2023-12-28). "Who has qualified for UEFA EURO 2024?". UEFA . Retrieved 2024-01-02.
7. Kier 2018, pp. 396–399.

Bibliography

• Kier, Richard (2018). The European Championship – A Complete History (Part 1: 1960–1976). Rowanvale Books Ltd. ISBN   978-1-9115-6967-1.