1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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UEFA European Under-21 Championship
football tournament
international under-21 association football competition
The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the inaugural edition of UEFA's continental tournament for national teams composed of players under 21 years of age.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship canonical | 2 |
| 1976–78 UEFA European Under-23 Championship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1622272 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Context triple: [UEFA European Under-21 Championship, firstSeason, 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship]
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A.
1984 UEFA European Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Championship was the seventh edition of Europe's premier national team football tournament, held in France and won by the host nation.
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B.
UEFA Euro 1976
UEFA Euro 1976 was the fifth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Yugoslavia and famously decided by a penalty shoot-out in the final.
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C.
1968 UEFA European Championship
The 1968 UEFA European Championship was the third edition of Europe's premier national team football tournament, held in Italy and won by the host nation.
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D.
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of FIFA’s global under-20 football tournament, bringing together youth national teams from around the world to compete for the junior world title.
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E.
UEFA Euro 1992
UEFA Euro 1992 was the ninth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Sweden that notably saw Denmark win the title after a late call-up to the competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Target entity description: The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the inaugural edition of UEFA's continental tournament for national teams composed of players under 21 years of age.
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A.
1984 UEFA European Championship
The 1984 UEFA European Championship was the seventh edition of Europe's premier national team football tournament, held in France and won by the host nation.
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B.
UEFA Euro 1976
UEFA Euro 1976 was the fifth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Yugoslavia and famously decided by a penalty shoot-out in the final.
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C.
1968 UEFA European Championship
The 1968 UEFA European Championship was the third edition of Europe's premier national team football tournament, held in Italy and won by the host nation.
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D.
1983 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship was the fourth edition of FIFA’s global under-20 football tournament, bringing together youth national teams from around the world to compete for the junior world title.
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E.
UEFA Euro 1992
UEFA Euro 1992 was the ninth edition of the UEFA European Championship, a major international football tournament held in Sweden that notably saw Denmark win the title after a late call-up to the competition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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football tournament ⓘ international under-21 association football competition ⓘ |
| ageLimit | 21 ⓘ |
| category |
1978 in European football
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1978 in association football ⓘ UEFA European Under-21 Championship seasons ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
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| champion |
Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Yugoslavia national football team
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| competitionType | national teams competition ⓘ |
| confederation | UEFA ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| eligibility | national teams composed of players under 21 years of age ⓘ |
| endYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| finalFormat | two-legged home-and-away final ⓘ |
| finalists |
East Germany national under-21 football team
ⓘ
Yugoslavia national under-21 football team ⓘ
linked to:
Yugoslavia national football team
|
| firstSeasonOf |
UEFA European Under-21 Championship era
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linked to:
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
|
| follows |
1976–78 UEFA European Under-23 Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship
|
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Union of European Football Associations
ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA
|
| hasStage |
final
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qualifying stage ⓘ quarter-finals ⓘ semi-finals ⓘ |
| isInauguralEditionOf | UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UEFA youth competitions ⓘ |
| level | under-21 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsInFinalTournamentStage | 8 ⓘ |
| organiser | UEFA ⓘ |
| replacedCompetition |
UEFA European Under-23 Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
|
| runnerUp | East Germany national under-21 football team ⓘ |
| scope | men's national under-21 teams ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| successor | 1980 UEFA European Under-21 Championship ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | knockout home-and-away ties ⓘ |
| winner |
Yugoslavia national under-21 football team
ⓘ
linked to:
Yugoslavia national football team
|
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Input
Subject: 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Description of subject: The 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship was the inaugural edition of UEFA's continental tournament for national teams composed of players under 21 years of age.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: 1978 UEFA European Under-21 Championship