1978 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA U-21 Championship 1978, which spanned two years (1976–78) had 24 entrants. Yugoslavia U-21s won the competition.
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.
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