The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the inaugural tournament of the UEFA European Championship, held every four years and organised by UEFA. The first tournament was held in France. It was won by the Soviet Union, who beat Yugoslavia 2–1 in Paris after extra time.
1960 European Nations' Cup
Coupe d'Europe des nations de football France 1960 (in French)
The tournament was a knockout competition, with just 17 teams entering. There were some notable absences, including West Germany, Italy, Netherlands and England, each of whom had voted against the creation of the tournament in 1957.[1] The entrants would play home-and-away matches until the semi-finals; the final four teams would then move on to the final tournament, whose host was selected after the teams became known.
In the quarter-finals, Spain, who were under Francoist rule, refused to travel to the Soviet Union for political reasons. After a proposal to play the tie over one leg at a neutral venue were rejected by the Soviets,[2][3] Spain were disqualified: accordingly, three of the final four teams were from communist countries: the 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 after coming back from a two-goal deficit twice. Czechoslovakia beat the demoralised French 2–0 for third place.
In the final, Yugoslavia scored first, but the Soviet Union, led by legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin, equalised 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.[4]
In all matches but the final, extra time and a coin toss were used to decide the winner if necessary. If the final remained level after extra time, a replay would be used to determine the winner.
^Murray, Scott. "The Joy of Six: European Championship qualifiers". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2023. At a Uefa congress in 1957, a motion to set up a European championship was finally put to the floor. Predictably, the British associations acted like a petulant child, just as it had done three decades earlier with the World Cup. Fearing such a tournament would interfere with the Home Internationals, it abstained, though this time it was by no means the only offender: seven other countries voted against, including West Germany, Italy and Holland.
^Муртазин, Салават (10 July 2020). "Первая и последняя победа сборной СССР на Евро. Как это было". Championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^Malone, Emmet (21 April 2016). "Euro Moments: General Franco pulls Spain from 1960 tournament". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^Rostance, Tom (21 May 2012). "BBC Sport - Euro 1960: Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^"1960 team of the tournament". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
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The 1960 European Nations Cup was the inaugural tournament of the UEFA European Championship held every four years and organised by UEFA The first tournament was held in France It was won by the Soviet Union who beat Yugoslavia 2 1 in Paris after extra time 1960 European Nations CupCoupe d Europe des nations de football France 1960 in French Tournament detailsHost countryFranceDates6 10 JulyTeams4Venue s 2 in 2 host cities Final positionsChampions Soviet Union 1st title Runners up YugoslaviaThird place CzechoslovakiaFourth place FranceTournament statisticsMatches played4Goals scored17 4 25 per match Attendance78 958 19 740 per match Top scorer s Francois Heutte Valentin Ivanov Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Galic Drazan Jerkovic 2 goals each 1964 The tournament was a knockout competition with just 17 teams entering There were some notable absences including West Germany Italy Netherlands and England each of whom had voted against the creation of the tournament in 1957 1 The entrants would play home and away matches until the semi finals the final four teams would then move on to the final tournament whose host was selected after the teams became known In the quarter finals Spain who were under Francoist rule refused to travel to the Soviet Union for political reasons After a proposal to play the tie over one leg at a neutral venue were rejected by the Soviets 2 3 Spain were disqualified accordingly three of the final four teams were from communist countries the 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 after coming back from a two goal deficit twice Czechoslovakia beat the demoralised French 2 0 for third place In the final Yugoslavia scored first but the Soviet Union led by legendary goalkeeper Lev Yashin equalised 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 4 Contents 1 Qualified teams 2 Venues 3 Squads 4 Match officials 5 Final tournament 5 1 Bracket 5 2 Semi finals 5 3 Third place play off 5 4 Final 6 Statistics 6 1 Goalscorers 6 2 Awards 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksQualified teams editMain article 1960 European Nations Cup qualifying Team Qualified as Qualified on nbsp France host Quarter finals winner 27 March 1960 nbsp Yugoslavia Quarter finals winner 22 May 1960 nbsp Soviet Union Quarter finals winner A 28 May 1960 nbsp Czechoslovakia Quarter finals winner 29 May 1960 Won by walkover after the withdrawal of Spain Venues edit nbsp nbsp Paris nbsp Marseille Paris Marseille Parc des Princes Stade Velodrome Capacity 40 000 Capacity 40 000 nbsp nbsp Squads editMain article 1960 European Nations Cup squadsMatch officials editCountry Referee nbsp England Arthur Ellis nbsp Belgium Gaston Grandain nbsp Italy Cesare JonniFinal tournament editMain article 1960 European Nations Cup final tournament nbsp 1960 European Nations Cup finalists In all matches but the final extra time and a coin toss were used to decide the winner if necessary If the final remained level after extra time a replay would be used to determine the winner All times are local CET UTC 1 Bracket edit Semi finalsFinal 6 July Marseille nbsp Czechoslovakia0 10 July Paris nbsp Soviet Union3 nbsp Soviet Union a e t 2 6 July Paris nbsp Yugoslavia1 nbsp France4 nbsp Yugoslavia5 Third place play off 9 July Marseille nbsp Czechoslovakia2 nbsp France0 Semi finals edit 6 July 1960 1960 07 06 20 00France nbsp 4 5 nbsp YugoslaviaVincent nbsp 12 Heutte nbsp 43 62 Wisniewski nbsp 53 Report Galic nbsp 11 Zanetic nbsp 55 Knez nbsp 75 Jerkovic nbsp 78 79 Parc des Princes ParisAttendance 26 370Referee Gaston Grandain Belgium 6 July 1960 1960 07 06 21 30Czechoslovakia nbsp 0 3 nbsp Soviet UnionReport Ivanov nbsp 34 56 Ponedelnik nbsp 66 Stade Velodrome MarseilleAttendance 25 184Referee Cesare Jonni Italy Third place play off edit 9 July 1960 1960 07 09 21 30Czechoslovakia nbsp 2 0 nbsp FranceBubnik nbsp 58 Pavlovic nbsp 88 ReportStade Velodrome MarseilleAttendance 9 438Referee Cesare Jonni Italy Final edit Main article 1960 European Nations Cup final 10 July 1960 1960 07 10 20 30Soviet Union nbsp 2 1 a e t nbsp YugoslaviaMetreveli nbsp 49 Ponedelnik nbsp 113 Report Galic nbsp 43 Parc des Princes ParisAttendance 17 966Referee Arthur Ellis England Statistics editGoalscorers edit There were 17 goals scored in 4 matches for an average of 4 25 goals per match 2 goals nbsp Francois Heutte nbsp Valentin Ivanov nbsp Viktor Ponedelnik nbsp Milan Galic nbsp Drazan Jerkovic 1 goal nbsp Vlastimil Bubnik nbsp Ladislav Pavlovic nbsp Jean Vincent nbsp Maryan Wisniewski nbsp Slava Metreveli nbsp Tomislav Knez nbsp Ante Zanetic Awards edit UEFA Team of the Tournament 5 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Lev Yashin nbsp Ladislav Novak nbsp Vladimir Durkovic nbsp Josef Masopust nbsp Valentin Ivanov nbsp Igor Netto nbsp Slava Metreveli nbsp Viktor Ponedelnik nbsp Milan Galic nbsp Bora Kostic nbsp Dragoslav SekularacNotes editReferences edit Murray Scott The Joy of Six European Championship qualifiers The Guardian Retrieved 1 December 2023 At a Uefa congress in 1957 a motion to set up a European championship was finally put to the floor Predictably the British associations acted like a petulant child just as it had done three decades earlier with the World Cup Fearing such a tournament would interfere with the Home Internationals it abstained though this time it was by no means the only offender seven other countries voted against including West Germany Italy and Holland Murtazin Salavat 10 July 2020 Pervaya i poslednyaya pobeda sbornoj SSSR na Evro Kak eto bylo Championat com in Russian Retrieved 15 July 2021 Malone Emmet 21 April 2016 Euro Moments General Franco pulls Spain from 1960 tournament The Irish Times Retrieved 9 August 2023 Rostance Tom 21 May 2012 BBC Sport Euro 1960 Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France BBC Sport Retrieved 15 July 2021 1960 team of the tournament UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 1 January 2020 Retrieved 15 July 2021 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1960 UEFA European Championship 1960 European Nations Cup at UEFA com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1960 European Nations 27 Cup amp oldid 1220521032, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
