1960 European Nations' Cup

1960 UEFA European Nations Cup
UEFA Championnat Européen du Football
France 1960
Tournament details
Host country Flag of France.svg France
Teams 4 
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR (1st title)
Runners-up Silver medal blank.svg Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia
Fourth place Flag of France.svg France
Tournament statistics
Matches played 4
Goals scored 17  (4.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Soviet Union Valentin Ivanov
Flag of the Soviet Union Viktor Ponedelnik
Flag of Yugoslavia Milan Galić
Flag of Yugoslavia Dražan Jerković
Flag of France François Heutte
(2 goals)

The 1960 UEFA European Nations Cup was the first European Football Championship, held every four years and endorsed by UEFA. The final tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris after extra time.

The tournament was a knockout competition; just 17 teams entered with some notable absences, West Germany, Italy and England among them. The teams would play home-and-away matches until the semi-finals; the final four teams would move on to the final tournament, whose host was selected after the teams became known.

Spain, still under Francisco Franco's far-right dictatorship, refused to travel to the Soviet Union, the main supporter of the Second Spanish Republic in the Spanish Civil War, and withdrew from the tournament, so the final four had three Communist countries: USSR, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, to go with hosts France. In the semi-finals, the Soviets made easy work of the Czechoslovaks in Marseille, beating them 3–0. The other match saw a nine-goal thriller as Yugoslavia came on top 5–4, coming back from a two-goal deficit twice. Czechoslovakia beat the demoralized French 2–0 for third place.

In the final, Yugoslavia scored first, but the Soviet Union, led by legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin, equalized in the 49th minute. After 90 minutes the score was 1–1, and Viktor Ponedelnik scored with seven minutes left in extra time to give the Soviets the inaugural European Championship.

Contents

Squads

See: 1960 European Nations' Cup squads

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

5 April 1959
15:30		 Republic of Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia Dalymount Park, Dublin
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Tuohy Scored in the 22nd minute 22'
Cantwell Scored in the 42nd minute 42' (pen.)
10 May 1959
16:00		 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg 4 – 0 Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 41,691
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Stacho Scored in the 3rd minute 3' (pen.)
Buberník Scored in the 57th minute 57'
Pavlovič Scored in the 67th minute 67'
Dolinský Scored in the 75th minute 75'

Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

First leg

28 September 1958
19:00		 USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg 3 – 1 Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png Hungary Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow
Attendance: 100,572
Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)
Ilyin Scored in the 4th minute 4'
Metreveli Scored in the 20th minute 20'
Ivanov Scored in the 32nd minute 32'		 Göröcs Scored in the 84th minute 84'
1 October 1958
20:30		 France Flag of France.svg 7 – 1 Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 37,590
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Kopa Scored in the 23rd minute 23'
Fontaine Scored in the 25th minute 25' Scored in the 85th minute 85'
Cisowski Scored in the 29th minute 29' Scored in the 68th minute 68'
Vincent Scored in the 61st minute 61' Scored in the 87th minute 87'		 Yfantis Scored in the 48th minute 48'
2 November 1958 Romania Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 3 – 0 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 67,200
Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)
Oaida Scored in the 62nd minute 62'
Constantin Scored in the 77th minute 77'
Dinulescu Scored in the 81st minute 81'
20 May 1959
19:00		 Norway Flag of Norway.svg 0 – 1 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Ullevål, Oslo
Attendance: 27,566
Referee: Werner Bergmann (Germany)
Hof Scored in the 32nd minute 32'
31 May 1959 Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg Bulgaria Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 23,418
Referee: Mihai Popa (Romania)
Galić Scored in the 1st minute 1'
Tasić Scored in the 87th minute 87'
21 June 1959 East Germany Flag of East Germany.svg 0 – 2 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)
Matateu Scored in the 12th minute 12'
Coluna Scored in the 67th minute 67'
28 June 1959 Poland Flag of Poland.svg 2 – 4 Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg Spain Stadion Śląski, Chorzów
Attendance: 71,469
Referee: Ángel Rodríguez Mendizábal (Spain)
Pol Scored in the 34th minute 34'
Brychczy Scored in the 62nd minute 62'		 Suárez Scored in the 40th minute 40' Scored in the 52nd minute 52'
Di Stéfano Scored in the 41st minute 41' Scored in the 56th minute 56'
23 September 1959
19:00		 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg 2 – 2 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia Idrætsparken, Copenhagen
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)
Pedersen Scored in the 17th minute 17'
Hansen Scored in the 19th minute 19'		 Kačáni Scored in the 29th minute 29'
Dolinský Scored in the 42nd minute 42'

Second leg

3 December 1958
15:00		 Greece Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg 1 – 1 Flag of France.svg France Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens
Attendance: 18,833
Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)
Marche Scored in the 85th minute 85' (o.g.) Bruey Scored in the 71st minute 71'

France won 8–2 on aggregate.

26 April 1959 Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 2 – 0 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania Beşiktaş İnönü Stadı, Istanbul
Attendance: 23,567
Referee: Borge Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)
Küçükandonyadis Scored in the 13th minute 13' (pen.) Scored in the 54th minute 54'

Romania won 3–2 on aggregate.

28 June 1959 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 3 – 2 Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany Estádio das Antas, Porto
Attendance: 19,124
Referee: Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain)
Coluna Scored in the 45th minute 45' Scored in the 62nd minute 62'
Cavém Scored in the 68th minute 68'		 Vogt Scored in the 47th minute 47'
Kohle Scored in the 72nd minute 72'

Portugal won 5–2 on aggregate.

23 September 1959
19:00		 Austria Flag of Austria.svg 5 – 2 Flag of Norway.svg Norway Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 34,989
Referee: Dimosthemis Stathatos (Greece)
Hof Scored in the 2nd minute 2' Scored in the 25th minute 25' (pen.)
Nemec Scored in the 21st minute 21' Scored in the 73rd minute 73'
Skerlan Scored in the 60th minute 60'		 Ødegaard Scored in the 19th minute 19' Scored in the 35th minute 35'

Austria won 6–2 on aggregate.

27 September 1959
15:30		 Hungary Flag of Hungary (1957-1989).png 0 – 1 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR Népstadion, Budapest
Attendance: 78,481
Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland)
Voinov 58'

Soviet Union won 4–1 on aggregate.

14 October 1959 Spain Flag of Spain 1945 1977.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Poland.svg Poland Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
Attendance: 62,070
Referee: Karoly Balla (Hungary)
Di Stéfano Scored in the 30th minute 30'
Gensana Scored in the 69th minute 69'
Gento Scored in the 85th minute 85'

Spain won 7–2 on aggregate.

18 October 1959
14:15		 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Stadión Za Lužánkami, Brno
Attendance: 31,217
Referee: Helmut Köhler (Germany)
Buberník Scored in the 39th minute 39' Scored in the 56th minute 56'
Scherer Scored in the 47th minute 47' Scored in the 86th minute 86'
Dolinský Scored in the 63rd minute 63'		 Kramer Scored in the 33rd minute 33'

Czechoslovakia won 7–3 on aggregate.

25 October 1959 Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg 1 – 1 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 27,560
Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Germany)
Diev Scored in the 55th minute 55' Mujić Scored in the 57th minute 57'

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their quarter-final, so the USSR were awarded a walkover victory.

First leg

13 December 1959
14:30		 France Flag of France.svg 5 – 2 Flag of Austria.svg Austria Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Attendance: 43,775
Referee: Manuel Martín Asensi (Spain)
Fontaine Scored in the 6th minute 6' Scored in the 18th minute 18' Scored in the 70th minute 70'
Vincent Scored in the 38th minute 38' Scored in the 82nd minute 82'		 Horak Scored in the 40th minute 40'
Pichler Scored in the 65th minute 65'
8 May 1960 Portugal Flag of Portugal.svg 2 – 1 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia Estádio Nacional, Oeiras
Attendance: 39,978
Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France)
Santana Scored in the 30th minute 30'
Matateu Scored in the 70th minute 70'		 Kostić Scored in the 81st minute 81'
22 May 1960
15:00		 Romania Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg 0 – 2 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 61,306
Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary)
Masopust Scored in the 8th minute 8'
Bubník Scored in the 45th minute 45'

Second leg

27 March 1960
15:00		 Austria Flag of Austria.svg 2 – 4 Flag of France.svg France Praterstadion, Vienna
Attendance: 39,229
Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark)
Nemec Scored in the 26th minute 26'
Probst Scored in the 64th minute 64'		 Marcel Scored in the 46th minute 46'
Rahis Scored in the 59th minute 59'
Heutte Scored in the 77th minute 77'
Kopa Scored in the 83rd minute 83' (pen.)

France won 9–4 on aggregate.

22 May 1960 Yugoslavia Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg 5 – 1 Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Stadion JNA, Belgrade
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Alfred Stoll (Austria)
Šekularac Scored in the 8th minute 8'
Čebinac Scored in the 45th minute 45'
Kostić Scored in the 50th minute 50' Scored in the 88th minute 88'
Galić Scored in the 79th minute 79'		 Cavém Scored in the 29th minute 29'

Yugoslavia won 6–3 on aggregate.

29 May 1960
16:30		 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg 3 – 0 Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg Romania Tehelné pole, Bratislava
Attendance: 31,057
Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway)
Buberník Scored in the 1st minute 1' Scored in the 15th minute 15'
Bubník Scored in the 18th minute 18'

Czechoslovakia won 5–0 on aggregate.

Final tournament

1960 European Nations' Cup finalists.
  Semi finals Final
6 July – Marseille (Stade Vélodrome)
 Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia  0  
 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR  3  
 
10 July – Paris (Parc des Princes)
     Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR (a.e.t.)  (1) 2
   Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia  (1) 1
Third place
6 July - Paris (Parc des Princes) 9 July - Marseille (Stade Vélodrome)
 Flag of France.svg France  4  Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia  2
 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia  5    Flag of France.svg France  0

Semi-finals

6 July 1960
20:00		 France Flag of France.svg 4 – 5 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 26,370
Referee: Gaston Grandain (Belgium)
Vincent Scored in the 12th minute 12'
Heutte Scored in the 43rd minute 43' Scored in the 62nd minute 62'
Wisnieski Scored in the 53rd minute 53'		 Galić Scored in the 11th minute 11'
Žanetić Scored in the 55th minute 55'
Knez Scored in the 75th minute 75'
Jerković Scored in the 78th minute 78' Scored in the 79th minute 79'
6 July 1960
20:30		 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg 0 – 3 Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg USSR Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Ivanov Scored in the 34th minute 34' Scored in the 56th minute 56'
Ponedelnik Scored in the 66th minute 66'

Third place play-off

9 July 1960
18:00		 Czechoslovakia Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg 2 – 0 Flag of France.svg France Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)
Bubník Scored in the 58th minute 58'
Pavlovič Scored in the 88th minute 88'

Final

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup Final
10 July 1960
21:30		 USSR Flag of the Soviet Union 1955.svg 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 17,966
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)
Metreveli Scored in the 49th minute 49'
Ponedelnik Scored in the 113th minute 113'		 Galić Scored in the 43rd minute 43'
 Euro 1960 Champions 
Flag of the Soviet Union
USSR
First title

Statistics

Top goalscorers

2 goals

1 goal

Fastest goal

11 minutes: Milan Galić (Yugoslavia vs France)

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