1964 European Nations' Cup

1964 European Nations' Cup
Eurocopa España 1964
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
Dates17–21 June
Teams4
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runners-up Soviet Union
Third place Hungary
Fourth place Denmark
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Attendance156,253 (39,063 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ferenc Bene
Dezső Novák
Chus Pereda
(2 goals each)

The 1964 European Nations' Cup was the second edition of the UEFA European Championship. The tournament was played in Spain. It was won by the hosts, who beat the Soviet Union 2–1 in the final.[1]

Qualified teams

Team Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament[A]
 Denmark Quarter-final winner 18 December 1963 0 (debut)
 Spain (host) Quarter-final winner 8 April 1964 0 (debut)
 Hungary Quarter-final winner 23 May 1964 0 (debut)
 Soviet Union Quarter-final winner 27 May 1964 1 (1960)
  1. Bold indicates champion for that year.

Venues

Madrid Barcelona
Santiago Bernabéu Camp Nou
Capacity: 80,000 Capacity: 105,000

Referees

Country Referee Matches refereed
Belgium Arthur Blavier Semi-final: Spain 2–1 Hungary
England Arthur Holland Final: Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
Italy Concetto Lo Bello Semi-final: Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Switzerland Daniel Mellet Third place play-off: Hungary 3–1 Denmark

Final tournament

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 June – Real Madrid
 
 
 Spain (aet)2
 
21 June – Madrid
 
 Hungary1
 
 Spain2
 
17 June – Barcelona
 
 Soviet Union1
 
 Denmark0
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
20 June – Barcelona
 
 
 Hungary (aet)3
 
 
 Denmark1

Semi-finals

Spain 2–1 (a.e.t.) Hungary
  • Pereda  35'
  • Amancio  112'
Report
Attendance: 34,713
Referee: Arthur Blavier (Belgium)

Denmark 0–3 Soviet Union
Report
Attendance: 38,556
Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy)

Third place play-off

Hungary 3–1 (a.e.t.) Denmark
Report
Attendance: 3,869
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland)

Final

Spain 2–1 Soviet Union
  • Pereda  6'
  • Marcelino  84'
Report
  • Khusainov  8'
Attendance: 79,115
Referee: Arthur Holland (England)

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 13 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.25 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

UEFA Team of the Tournament[2]
Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Lev Yashin Dezső Novák
Ferran Olivella
Feliciano Rivilla
Ignacio Zoco
Valentin Ivanov
Amancio Amaro
Luis Suárez
Flórián Albert
Ferenc Bene
Chus Pereda

References

  1. "Spain's Marcelino stoops to conquer Europe". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 2 October 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. "1964 team of the tournament". Union of European Football Associations. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.