1960 UEFA European Nations Cup | |
UEFA Championnat Européen du Football France 1960 |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | ![]() |
Teams | 4 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions ![]() |
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Runners-up ![]() |
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Third place ![]() |
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Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 4 |
Goals scored | 17 (4.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (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.
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See: 1960 European Nations' Cup squads
5 April 1959 15:30 |
Republic of Ireland ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Dalymount Park, Dublin Attendance: 37,500 Referee: Lucien Van Nuffel (Belgium) |
Tuohy ![]() Cantwell ![]() |
10 May 1959 16:00 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 41,691 Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France) |
Stacho ![]() Buberník ![]() Pavlovič ![]() Dolinský ![]() |
Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate.
28 September 1958 19:00 |
USSR ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow Attendance: 100,572 Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria) |
Ilyin ![]() Metreveli ![]() Ivanov ![]() |
Göröcs ![]() |
1 October 1958 20:30 |
France ![]() |
7 – 1 | ![]() |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 37,590 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
Kopa ![]() Fontaine ![]() ![]() Cisowski ![]() ![]() Vincent ![]() ![]() |
Yfantis ![]() |
2 November 1958 | Romania ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest Attendance: 67,200 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
Oaida ![]() Constantin ![]() Dinulescu ![]() |
20 May 1959 19:00 |
Norway ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
Ullevål, Oslo Attendance: 27,566 Referee: Werner Bergmann (Germany) |
Hof ![]() |
31 May 1959 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 23,418 Referee: Mihai Popa (Romania) |
Galić ![]() Tasić ![]() |
21 June 1959 | East Germany ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia) |
Matateu ![]() Coluna ![]() |
28 June 1959 | Poland ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() |
Stadion Śląski, Chorzów Attendance: 71,469 Referee: Ángel Rodríguez Mendizábal (Spain) |
Pol ![]() Brychczy ![]() |
Suárez ![]() ![]() Di Stéfano ![]() ![]() |
23 September 1959 19:00 |
Denmark ![]() |
2 – 2 | ![]() |
Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands) |
Pedersen ![]() Hansen ![]() |
Kačáni ![]() Dolinský ![]() |
3 December 1958 15:00 |
Greece ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens Attendance: 18,833 Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy) |
Marche ![]() |
Bruey ![]() |
France won 8–2 on aggregate.
26 April 1959 | Turkey ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Beşiktaş İnönü Stadı, Istanbul Attendance: 23,567 Referee: Borge Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia) |
Küçükandonyadis ![]() ![]() |
Romania won 3–2 on aggregate.
28 June 1959 | Portugal ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
Estádio das Antas, Porto Attendance: 19,124 Referee: Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain) |
Coluna ![]() ![]() Cavém ![]() |
Vogt ![]() Kohle ![]() |
Portugal won 5–2 on aggregate.
23 September 1959 19:00 |
Austria ![]() |
5 – 2 | ![]() |
Praterstadion, Vienna Attendance: 34,989 Referee: Dimosthemis Stathatos (Greece) |
Hof ![]() ![]() Nemec ![]() ![]() Skerlan ![]() |
Ødegaard ![]() ![]() |
Austria won 6–2 on aggregate.
27 September 1959 15:30 |
Hungary ![]() |
0 – 1 | ![]() |
Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 78,481 Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland) |
Voinov 58' |
Soviet Union won 4–1 on aggregate.
14 October 1959 | Spain ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid Attendance: 62,070 Referee: Karoly Balla (Hungary) |
Di Stéfano ![]() Gensana ![]() Gento ![]() |
Spain won 7–2 on aggregate.
18 October 1959 14:15 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
5 – 1 | ![]() |
Stadión Za Lužánkami, Brno Attendance: 31,217 Referee: Helmut Köhler (Germany) |
Buberník ![]() ![]() Scherer ![]() ![]() Dolinský ![]() |
Kramer ![]() |
Czechoslovakia won 7–3 on aggregate.
25 October 1959 | Bulgaria ![]() |
1 – 1 | ![]() |
Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia Attendance: 27,560 Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (Germany) |
Diev ![]() |
Mujić ![]() |
Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for their quarter-final, so the USSR were awarded a walkover victory.
13 December 1959 14:30 |
France ![]() |
5 – 2 | ![]() |
Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes Attendance: 43,775 Referee: Manuel Martín Asensi (Spain) |
Fontaine ![]() ![]() ![]() Vincent ![]() ![]() |
Horak ![]() Pichler ![]() |
8 May 1960 | Portugal ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
Estádio Nacional, Oeiras Attendance: 39,978 Referee: Joseph Barbéran (France) |
Santana ![]() Matateu ![]() |
Kostić ![]() |
22 May 1960 15:00 |
Romania ![]() |
0 – 2 | ![]() |
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest Attendance: 61,306 Referee: Andor Dorogi (Hungary) |
Masopust ![]() Bubník ![]() |
27 March 1960 15:00 |
Austria ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() |
Praterstadion, Vienna Attendance: 39,229 Referee: Leo Helge (Denmark) |
Nemec ![]() Probst ![]() |
Marcel ![]() Rahis ![]() Heutte ![]() Kopa ![]() |
France won 9–4 on aggregate.
22 May 1960 | Yugoslavia ![]() |
5 – 1 | ![]() |
Stadion JNA, Belgrade Attendance: 43,000 Referee: Alfred Stoll (Austria) |
Šekularac ![]() Čebinac ![]() Kostić ![]() ![]() Galić ![]() |
Cavém ![]() |
Yugoslavia won 6–3 on aggregate.
29 May 1960 16:30 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
Tehelné pole, Bratislava Attendance: 31,057 Referee: Leif Gulliksen (Norway) |
Buberník ![]() ![]() Bubník ![]() |
Czechoslovakia won 5–0 on aggregate.
Semi finals | Final | ||||||
6 July – Marseille (Stade Vélodrome) | |||||||
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3 | ||||||
10 July – Paris (Parc des Princes) | |||||||
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(1) 2 | ||||||
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(1) 1 | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
6 July - Paris (Parc des Princes) | 9 July - Marseille (Stade Vélodrome) | ||||||
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4 | ![]() |
2 | ||||
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5 | ![]() |
0 |
6 July 1960 20:00 |
France ![]() |
4 – 5 | ![]() |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 26,370 Referee: Gaston Grandain (Belgium) |
Vincent ![]() Heutte ![]() ![]() Wisnieski ![]() |
Galić ![]() Žanetić ![]() Knez ![]() Jerković ![]() ![]() |
6 July 1960 20:30 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 25,184 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy) |
Ivanov ![]() ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() |
9 July 1960 18:00 |
Czechoslovakia ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
Vélodrome, Marseille Attendance: 9,438 Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy) |
Bubník ![]() Pavlovič ![]() |
10 July 1960 21:30 |
USSR ![]() |
2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
Parc des Princes, Paris Attendance: 17,966 Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England) |
Metreveli ![]() Ponedelnik ![]() |
Galić ![]() |
Euro 1960 Champions |
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![]() USSR First title |
1 goal
11 minutes: Milan Galić (Yugoslavia vs France)
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