The 1960 European Nations' Cup was the first edition 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; just 17 teams entered with some notable absences, West Germany, Italy and England among those missing. The teams 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, [1] 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.[2]
^These quarter-final matches were scratched and the Soviet Union qualifed for the main tournament after Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for the first leg: UEFA disqualified Spain, and awarded the Soviet Union a 3–0 victory for both legs.[3]
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.
^Муртазин, Салават (10 July 2020). "Первая и последняя победа сборной СССР на Евро. Как это было". Championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^Rostance, Tom (21 May 2012). "BBC Sport - Euro 1960: Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
^"European Cup Committee – Meeting of May 28th, 1960, Francfort". Bulletin officiel de l'UEFA. No. 15. Union of European Football Associations. November 1960. In connection with the withdrawal of Spain (v. USSR) the Committee decided to apply Article 7 of the Regulations, namely, to qualify Russia for the Final Tournament.
^"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 first edition 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 July 1960Teams4Venue 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 just 17 teams entered with some notable absences West Germany Italy and England among those missing The teams 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 1 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 2 Contents 1 Qualification 1 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 References 8 External linksQualification EditMain article 1960 European Nations Cup qualifying Qualified teams Edit Team Qualified as Qualified on France host Quarter finals winner 27 March 1960 Yugoslavia Quarter finals winner 22 May 1960 Soviet Union Quarter finals winner A 28 May 1960 Czechoslovakia Quarter finals winner 29 May 1960 These quarter final matches were scratched and the Soviet Union qualifed for the main tournament after Spain refused to travel to the Soviet Union for the first leg UEFA disqualified Spain and awarded the Soviet Union a 3 0 victory for both legs 3 Venues Edit Paris Marseille Paris MarseilleParc des Princes Stade VelodromeCapacity 40 000 Capacity 40 000 Squads EditMain article 1960 European Nations Cup squadsMatch officials EditCountry Referee England Arthur Ellis Belgium Gaston Grandain Italy Cesare JonniFinal tournament EditMain article 1960 European Nations Cup final tournament 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 Czechoslovakia0 10 July Paris Soviet Union3 Soviet Union a e t 2 6 July Paris Yugoslavia1 France4 Yugoslavia5 Third place play off 9 July Marseille Czechoslovakia2 France0Semi finals Edit 6 July 1960 1960 07 06 20 00France 4 5 YugoslaviaVincent 12 Heutte 43 62 Wisniewski 53 Report Galic 11 Zanetic 55 Knez 75 Jerkovic 78 79 Parc des Princes ParisAttendance 26 370Referee Gaston Grandain Belgium 6 July 1960 1960 07 06 21 30Czechoslovakia 0 3 Soviet UnionReport Ivanov 34 56 Ponedelnik 66 Stade Velodrome MarseilleAttendance 25 184Referee Cesare Jonni Italy Third place play off Edit 9 July 1960 1960 07 09 21 30Czechoslovakia 2 0 FranceBubnik 58 Pavlovic 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 2 1 a e t YugoslaviaMetreveli 49 Ponedelnik 113 Report Galic 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 Francois Heutte Valentin Ivanov Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Galic Drazan Jerkovic 1 goal Vlastimil Bubnik Ladislav Pavlovic Jean Vincent Maryan Wisniewski Slava Metreveli Tomislav Knez Ante Zanetic Awards Edit UEFA Team of the Tournament 4 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards Lev Yashin Ladislav Novak Vladimir Durkovic Josef Masopust Valentin Ivanov Igor Netto Slava Metreveli Viktor Ponedelnik Milan Galic Bora Kostic Dragoslav SekularacReferences Edit Murtazin Salavat 10 July 2020 Pervaya i poslednyaya pobeda sbornoj SSSR na Evro Kak eto bylo Championat com in Russian Retrieved 15 July 2021 Rostance Tom 21 May 2012 BBC Sport Euro 1960 Lev Yashin leads Soviets to glory in France BBC Sport Retrieved 15 July 2021 European Cup Committee Meeting of May 28th 1960 Francfort Bulletin officiel de l UEFA No 15 Union of European Football Associations November 1960 In connection with the withdrawal of Spain v USSR the Committee decided to apply Article 7 of the Regulations namely to qualify Russia for the Final Tournament 1960 team of the tournament UEFA com Union of European Football Associations 1 January 2020 Retrieved 15 July 2021 External links Edit 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 1132027687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
