1960 European Nations' Cup

1960 UEFA European Nations' Cup
UEFA Championnat Européen du Football France 1960
UEFA Euro 1960 official logo
Tournament details
Host country	France
Dates	6 July – 10 July
Teams	4
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Czechoslovakia
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	17 (4.25 per match)
Attendance	78,958 (19,740 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Galić Dražan Jerković Valentin Ivanov François Heutte (2 goals each)

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 SFR 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.^[1]

Venues

Paris Marseille

Capacity: 40,000

Capacity: 40,000

Qualifying

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as¹	Date of qualification	Previous appearances
Czechoslovakia	Quarter-finals winner	000000001960-05-29-000029 May 1960	0 (debut)
France (hosts)	Quarter-finals winner	000000001960-03-27-000027 March 1960	0 (debut)
Soviet Union	Bye		0 (debut)
Yugoslavia	Quarter-finals winner	000000001960-05-22-000022 May 1960	0 (debut)

¹Soviet Union qualified as a result, after Spain refused to travel to the country.

Final tournament

1960 European Nations' Cup finalists.

Semi-finals			Final

6 July – Marseille
Czechoslovakia	0
Soviet Union	3

			10 July – Paris
			Soviet Union (a.e.t.)	2
			Yugoslavia	1


			Third place
6 July – Paris		9 July – Marseille
France	4	Czechoslovakia	2
Yugoslavia	5		France	0

Semi-finals

France v Yugoslavia

6 July 1960
20:00

France	4–5	Yugoslavia
Vincent 12' Heutte 43', 62' Wisnieski 53'	Report	Galić 11' Žanetić 55' Knez 75' Jerković 78', 79'

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 26,370
Referee: Gaston Grandain (Belgium)

Czechoslovakia v Soviet Union

6 July 1960
21:30

Czechoslovakia	0–3	Soviet Union
	Report	Ivanov 34', 56' Ponedelnik 66'

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 25,184
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Third place play-off

Czechoslovakia v France

9 July 1960
18:00

Czechoslovakia	2–0	France
Bubník 58' Pavlovič 88'	Report

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 9,438
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Final

Main article: 1960 European Nations' Cup Final

Soviet Union v Yugoslavia

10 July 1960
21:30

Soviet Union	2 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Yugoslavia
Metreveli 49' Ponedelnik 113'	Report	Galić 43'

Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 17,966
Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

With two goals, Valentin Ivanov, Viktor Ponedelnik, Milan Galić, Dražan Jerković, François Heutte are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, there were 17 goals scored by 12 different players in 4 games, for an average of 4.25 goals per game. None of the goals is credited as own goal.

2 goals

1 goal

Fastest goal

11 minutes: Milan Galić (Yugoslavia vs France)

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament^[2]

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Lev Yashin	Vladimir Durković	Igor Netto	Slava Metreveli
	Ladislav Novák	Josef Masopust	Milan Galić
		Valentin Ivanov	Viktor Ponedielnik
			Dragoslav Šekularac
			Bora Kostić

References

↑ Rostance, Tom (2012-05-21). "BBC Sport - Euro 1960: Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
↑ "1960 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

External links

1960 Nations Cup Review with images and video from the tournament

1960 European Nations' Cup

Stages	Qualification Preliminary rounds Last 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Third place play-off Final

General information	Qualification Squads Discipline Officials Schedule Statistics

1960 European Nations' Cup finalists

Champions	Soviet Union

Runners-up	Yugoslavia

Third place	Czechoslovakia

Fourth place	France

UEFA European Championships

Tournaments	France 1960 Spain 1964 Italy 1968 Belgium 1972 Yugoslavia 1976 Italy 1980 France 1984 West Germany 1988 Sweden 1992 England 1996 Belgium/Netherlands 2000 Portugal 2004 Austria/Switzerland 2008 Poland/Ukraine 2012 France 2016 Pan-European 2020 TBA 2024

Qualification	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Finals	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Squads	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012

Bids	1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Statistics	Team appearances Teams with no appearances Droughts Goalscorers Penalty shoot-outs Records Red cards Teams of the Tournament Mascots Video games

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

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