1960 European Nations' Cup round of 16

The 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying first round (officially referred to as the 1960 European Nations' Cup round of 16) were the second round of qualifying competition for 1960 European Nations' Cup. They were contested by Czechoslovakia, the preliminary round winners, along fifteen other countries who had received a bye. The winners of each of eight home and away ties entered the quarter-finals. The matches were played in 1958 and 1959.

Qualification

The Republic of Ireland and Czechoslovakia faced each other in a two-legged tie, with Czechoslovakia winning and progressing to the round of 16.

Summary

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Soviet Union	4–1	Hungary	3–1	1–0
France	8–2	Greece	7–1	1–1
Romania	3–2	Turkey	3–0	0–2
Norway	2–6	Austria	0–1	2–5
Yugoslavia	3–1	Bulgaria	2–0	1–1
East Germany	2–5	Portugal	0–2	2–3
Poland	2–7	Spain	2–4	0–3
Denmark	3–7	Czechoslovakia	2–2	1–5

Matches

The eight matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1958 and 1959. All times are CET (UTC+1).

28 September 1958

19:00

First leg

Soviet Union	3–1	Hungary
Ilyin 4' Metreveli 20' Ivanov 32'	Report	Göröcs 84'

Central Lenin Stadium, Moscow

Attendance: 100,572

Referee: Alfred Grill (Austria)

27 September 1959

15:30

Second leg

Hungary	0–1	Soviet Union
	Report	Voynov 58'

Népstadion, Budapest

Attendance: 78,481

Referee: Jozef Kowal (Poland)

Soviet Union won 4–1 on aggregate.

1 October 1958

20:30

First leg

France	7–1	Greece
Kopa 23' Fontaine 25', 85' Cisowski 29', 68' Vincent 61', 87'	Report	Yfantis 48'

Parc des Princes, Paris

Attendance: 37,590

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

3 December 1958

15:00

Second leg

Greece	1–1	France
Marche 85' (o.g.)	Report	Bruey 71'

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 18,833

Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (Italy)

France won 8–2 on aggregate.

2 November 1958

First leg

Romania	3–0	Turkey
Oaidă 62' Constantin 77' Dinulescu 81'	Report

Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest

Attendance: 67,200

Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland)

26 April 1959

Second leg

Turkey	2–0	Romania
Küçükandonyadis 13', 54' (pen.)	Report

Beşiktaş İnönü Stadı, Istanbul

Attendance: 23,567

Referee: Borge Nedelkovski (Yugoslavia)

Romania won 3–2 on aggregate.

20 May 1959

19:00

First leg

Norway	0–1	Austria
	Report	Hof 32'

Ullevål, Oslo

Attendance: 27,566

Referee: Werner Bergmann (East Germany)

23 September 1959

19:00

Second leg

Austria	5–2	Norway
Hof 2', 25' (pen.) Nemec 21', 73' Skerlan 60'	Report	Ødegaard 19', 35'

Praterstadion, Vienna

Attendance: 34,989

Referee: Dimosthemis Stathatos (Greece)

Austria won 6–2 on aggregate.

31 May 1959

First leg

Yugoslavia	2–0	Bulgaria
Galić 1' Tasić 87'	Report

Stadion JNA, Belgrade

Attendance: 23,418

Referee: Mihai Popa (Romania)

25 October 1959

Second leg

Bulgaria	1–1	Yugoslavia
Diev 55'	Report	Mujić 57'

Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia

Attendance: 27,560

Referee: Kurt Tschenscher (West Germany)

Yugoslavia won 3–1 on aggregate.

21 June 1959

First leg

East Germany	0–2	Portugal
	Report	Matateu 12' Coluna 67'

Walter-Ulbricht-Stadion, Berlin

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Alois Obtulovic (Czechoslovakia)

28 June 1959

Second leg

Portugal	3–2	East Germany
Coluna 45', 62' Cavém 68'	Report	Vogt 47' Kohle 72'

Estádio das Antas, Porto

Attendance: 19,124

Referee: Juan Garay Gardeazábal (Spain)

Portugal won 5–2 on aggregate.

28 June 1959

First leg

Poland	2–4	Spain
Pohl 34' Brychczy 62'	Report	Suárez 40', 52' Di Stéfano 41', 56'

Stadion Śląski, Chorzów

Attendance: 71,469

Referee: Arthur Edward Ellis (England)

14 October 1959

Second leg

Spain	3–0	Poland
Di Stéfano 30' Gensana 69' Gento 85'	Report

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid

Attendance: 62,070

Referee: Karoly Balla (Hungary)

Spain won 7–2 on aggregate.

23 September 1959

19:00

First leg

Denmark	2–2	Czechoslovakia
Pedersen 17' Hansen 19'	Report	Kačáni 29' Dolinský 42'

Idrætsparken, Copenhagen

Attendance: 34,200

Referee: Johan Bronkhorst (Netherlands)

18 October 1959

14:15

Second leg

Czechoslovakia	5–1	Denmark
Buberník 39', 56' Scherer 47', 86' Dolinský 63'	Report	Kramer 33'

Stadion Za Lužánkami, Brno

Attendance: 31,217

Referee: Helmut Köhler (West Germany)

Czechoslovakia won 7–3 on aggregate.

References

"1960 European Nations' Cup". uefa.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
"1960 European Nations' Cup". rsssf.com. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
Robinson, J. (1996). The European Football Championships 1958-1996. Soccer Book Publishing. ISBN 0-947808-69-8.

External links

1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying first round