1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship

The 1974 UEFA European Under-23 Championship, which spanned two years had 21 entrants. Hungary U-23 won the competition.
The 21 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.

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 and Malta, but included Czechoslovakia
Group 2 did not include Switzerland and Luxembourg
Group 3 did not include Belgium and Iceland
Group 4 did not include Finland
Group 5 did not include England and Wales, but included Denmark and West Germany
Group 6 did not include Northern Ireland and Cyprus
Group 7 did not include Spain, but included Hungary
Group 8 did not include Republic of Ireland, but included Finland