1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

The 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round was the first round of the qualifying competition for the 1960 European Nations' Cup. The tie was played over two legs, home and away, in April and May 1959 and was contested by the Republic of Ireland and Czechoslovakia, as they were randomly selected to play each other. The winner on aggregate would advance to the round of 16.

1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round
Event1960 European Nations' Cup qualifying
Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
First leg
Date5 April 1959 (1959-04-05)
VenueDalymount Park, Dublin
RefereeLucien Van Nuffel (Belgium)
Attendance37,500
Second leg
Date10 May 1959 (1959-05-10)
VenueTehelné pole, Bratislava
RefereeJoseph Barbéran (France)
Attendance41,691

The first leg was played on 5 April 1959, and won by the Republic of Ireland 2–0. Czechoslovakia won the return leg 4–0 on 10 May 1959, and therefore Czechoslovakia won 4–2 on aggregate. As winners, Czechoslovakia entered the round of 16 with the fifteen nations that had received a bye.

Because some of the matches of the round of 16 had already taken place when the matches of the preliminary round did, Republic of Ireland vs Czechoslovakia was not actually the first ever European Championship match (Soviet Union vs Hungary was), nor was the Republic of Ireland the first team to ever be eliminated from a European Championship (Greece was).

Summary

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Republic of Ireland   2–4   Czechoslovakia 2–0 0–4

Matches

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First leg details

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Republic of Ireland  2–0  Czechoslovakia
Report
Attendance: 37,500
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Czechoslovakia
GK 1 Jimmy O'Neill
RB 2 Brendan McNally
LB 3 Noel Cantwell (c)
RH 6 Pat Saward
CH 5 Charlie Hurley
LH 4 Mick McGrath
OR 7 Alf Ringstead
IR 8 Tommy Hamilton
CF 9 Christy Doyle
IR 10 George Cummins
OL 11 Liam Tuohy
Manager:
Johnny Carey & Selection Committee
 
GK 1 Imrich Stacho
RB 4 Gustáv Mráz   23'
LB 2 Jiří Tichý
RH 5 Svatopluk Pluskal (c)
CH 3 Ján Popluhár
LH 6 Titus Buberník
OR 7 Jan Brumovský
IR 8 Anton Moravčík
CF 9 Ladislav Kačáni
IL 10 Pavol Molnár
OL 11 Tadeusz Kraus
Substitutions:
DF 12 Jiří Hildebrandt   23'
Manager:
  Rudolf Vytlačil

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Second leg details

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Czechoslovakia  4–0  Republic of Ireland
Report
Attendance: 41,691
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Czechoslovakia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Republic of Ireland
GK 1 Imrich Stacho
RB 2 Jiří Tichý
LB 4 Ladislav Novák (c)
RH 5 Štefan Matlák
CH 3 Ján Popluhár
LH 6 Titus Buberník
OR 7 Ladislav Pavlovič
IR 8 Adolf Scherer
CF 10 Ladislav Kačáni
IL 9 Vlastimil Bubník
OL 11 Milan Dolinský
Manager:
  Rudolf Vytlačil
 
GK 1 Jimmy O'Neill
RB 2 Dick Whittaker
LB 3 Noel Cantwell (c)
RH 4 Frank O'Farrell
CH 5 Charlie Hurley
LH 6 Mick McGrath
OR 7 Alf Ringstead
IR 8 Tommy Hamilton
CF 9 Arthur Fitzsimons
IR 10 George Cummins
OL 11 Liam Tuohy
Manager:
Johnny Carey & Selection Committee

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Replay if scores still level on aggregate.
  • Maximum of one substitution.

Goalscorers

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There were 6 goals scored in 2 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

1 goal

References

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