1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

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1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

Tournament details
Teams	23 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Czechoslovakia (1st title)
Runners-up	Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played	63
Goals scored	162 (2.57 per match)
1974 →

The 1972 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years (1970–72) had 23 entrants. Czechoslovakia U-23s won the competition.^{[citation needed]}

The 23 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]}