Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Italy |
| Dates | August 26-September 10 |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 7 (in 7 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Yugoslavia |
| Runners-up |
 Denmark |
| Third place |
 Hungary |
| Fourth place |
 Italy |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 120 (4.29 per match) |
The football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics was held from 26 August to 10 September in 1960 throughout Italy. The tournament features 16 men's national teams from four continental confederations. The 16 teams are drawn into four groups of four and each group plays a round-robin tournament. At the end of the group stage, the first-ranked teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals, and culminating with the gold medal match in Rome on September 10, 1960.
Venues
| Rome | 
Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics (Italy) |
Florence | ||||
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| Stadio Flaminio | Stadio Comunale | |||||
| Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 47,920 | |||||
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| Grosseto | Livorno | |||||
| Stadio Olimpico Comunale | Stadio Ardenza | |||||
| Capacity: 10,200 | Capacity: 19,238 | |||||
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| Pescara | L'Aquila | |||||
| Stadio Adriatico | Stadio Comunale | |||||
| Capacity: 24,400 | Capacity: 9,285 | |||||
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| Naples | ||||||
| Stadio Fuorigrotta | ||||||
| Capacity: 60,240 | ||||||
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Yugoslavia |
Denmark |
Hungary |
| Andrija Anković Zvonko Bego Vladimir Durković Milan Galić Fahrudin Jusufi Tomislav Knez Borivoje Kostić Aleksandar Kozlina Dušan Maravić Željko Matuš Žarko Nikolić Željko Perušić Novak Roganović Velimir Sombolac Milutin Šoškić Silvester Takač Blagoje Vidinić Ante Žanetić |
Poul Andersen John Danielsen Henning Enoksen Henry From Erik Gaardhøje Bent Hansen Jørgen Hansen Henning Hellbrandt Poul Jensen Bent Krog Erling Linde Larsen Poul Mejer Flemming Nielsen Hans Chr. Nielsen Harald Nielsen Poul Pedersen Jørn Sørensen Finn Sterobo Tommy Troelsen |
Flórián Albert Jenő Dalnoki Zoltán Dudás János Dunai Lajos Faragó János Göröcs Ferenc Kovács Dezső Novák Pál Orosz Tibor Pál Gyula Rákosi Imre Sátori Ernő Solymosi Gábor Török Pál Várhidi Oszkár Vilezsál |
Qualification
Squads
- Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads
First round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 5 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
 United Arab Republic |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 |
 Turkey |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| Bulgaria |
3–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
Diev  13', 58' Hristov 67' |
Report |
Grosseto, Stadio Olimpico Comunale Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA) |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
6–1 | United Arab Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Rifai 3' (o.g.) Galić 30' (pen.) Kostić 32', 61', 63' Knez 49' |
Report | Attia 72' |
Pescara, Stadio Adriatico Referee: Reginald Leafe (GBR) |
August 29, 1960 12:00 |
| Bulgaria |
2–0 | United Arab Republic |
|---|---|---|
| Naidenov Yordanov 42' Diev 88' |
Report |
L'Aquila, Stadio Tommaso Fattori Referee: Leo Helge (DNK) |
August 29, 1960 12:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
4–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Kostić 10', 89' Galić 46' Tomislav Knez 61' |
Report |
Florence, Stadio Comunale Referee: Vincenzo Orlandini (ITA) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| United Arab Republic |
3–3 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Attia 10' Qotb 58', 65' |
Report | Tahran 15' Koken 30' Yalcinkaya 69' |
Livorno, Stadio di Ardenza Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (BEL) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| Yugoslavia |
3–3 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| Galić 50', 57', 69' |
Report | Kovachev 59' Debarski 81', 89' |
Rome, Stadio Flaminio Referee: Cesare Jonni (ITA) |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 |
 Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
 Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
 Republic of China |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| Brazil |
4–3 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Gérson 2' China 61', 72' Wanderley 64' |
Report | Brown 32', 87' Lewis 47' |
Livorno, Stadio di Ardenza Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (FRG) |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| Italy |
4–1 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 10', 33' Fanello 49' Tomeazzi 67' |
Report | Chun Wa Mok 29' |
Napoli, Stadio San Paolo Referee: Leo Helge (DNK) |
August 29, 1960 12:00 |
| Brazil |
5–0 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Gérson 13', 16', 47' Roberto Dias 73', 87' |
Report |
Rome, Stadio Flaminio Referee: E. Erlich (YUG) |
August 29, 1960 13:00 |
| Italy |
2–2 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Rossano 11', 55' |
Report | Brown 23' Hasty 75' |
Rome, Stadio Flaminio Referee: Lucien van Nuffel (BEL) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| Italy |
3–1 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| Rivera 69' Rossano 70', 86' |
Report | Didi 4' |
Florence, Stadio Comunale Referee: Pierre Schwinte (FRA) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| Great Britain |
3–2 | Republic of China |
|---|---|---|
| Lewis 35' Brown 58' Hasty 85' |
Report | Chuk Yin Yiu 70', 88' |
Grosseto, Stadio Olimpico Comunale Referee: Josef Kandlbinder (FRG) |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
 Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
 Poland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
 Tunisia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0 |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| Denmark |
3–2 | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Sørensen 31' H. Nielsen 46', 85' |
Report | Oleniak 20' Bilardo 88' |
Rome Referee: Liverani (ITA) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| Argentina |
2–0 | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Oleniak 38' Pérez 55' |
Report |
Napoli Referee: S. Garan (TUR) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| Denmark |
3–1 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
| F. Nielsen 24' H. Nielsen 27', 88' |
Report | Cherif 48' |
L'Aquila Referee: Campanati (ITA) |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 |
 France |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
 Peru |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 |
 India |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| France |
2–1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Giamarchi 67' Quédec 90' |
Report | Uribe 1' |
Florence Referee: Erlich (YUG) |
August 26, 1960 12:00 |
| Hungary |
2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Göröcs 23' Albert 56' |
Report | Balaram 79' |
L'Aquila Referee: Ben Said (TUN) |
August 29, 1960 12:00 |
| France |
1–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Coinçon 82' |
Report | Banerjee 71' |
Grosseto, Stadio Olimpico Comunale Referee: Morgan (CAN) |
August 29, 1960 12:00 |
| Hungary |
6–2 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Albert 17', 87' Rákosi 27' Göröcs 33' Dunai 46', 63' |
Report | Ramirez 25', 79' |
Napoli Referee: Bonetto (ITA) |
September 1, 1960 12:00 |
| Peru |
3–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Nieri 27', 53' Iwasaki 85' |
Report | Balaram 88' |
Pescara Referee: Imam (UAE) |
September 1, 1960 13:00 |
| Hungary |
7–0 | France |
|---|---|---|
| Albert 12', 85' Göröcs 34', 59', 77' Dunai 41', 79' |
Report |
Semi-finals
September 5, 1960 12:00 |
| Italy |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Tumburus 109' |
Report | Galić 107' |
Napoli Referee: Kandlbinder (FRG) |
(Yugoslavia declared winners by lot)
Bronze Medal match
Gold Medal match
Semi-final bracket
| Gold Medal match | ||||||||
| Italy |
1 | |||||||
| Yugoslavia |
1 | |||||||
| Yugoslavia |
3 | |||||||
| Denmark |
1 | |||||||
| Denmark |
2 | |||||||
| Hungary |
0 | Bronze Medal match | ||||||
| Italy |
1 | |||||||
| Hungary |
2 | |||||||
Goalscorers
With seven goals, Milan Galić of Yugoslavia is the top scorer in the tournament. In total, 120 goals were scored by 56 different players, with only one of them credited as own goal.
- 7 goals
- Milan Galić (Yugoslavia)
- 6 goals
- Bora Kostić (Yugoslavia)
- 5 goals
- Harald Nielsen (Denmark)
- Flórián Albert (Hungary)
- János Dunai (Hungary)
- János Göröcs (Hungary)
- Ernest Pohl (Poland)
- 4 goals
- Juan Carlos Oleniak (Argentina)
- Gérson (Brazil)
- Bobby Brown (Great Britain)
- Giorgio Rossano (Italy)
- 3 goals
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Todor Diev (Bulgaria) - Gianni Rivera (Italy)
- 2 goals
- José Ricardo da Silva (Brazil)
- Roberto Dias (Brazil)
- Spiro Debarski (Bulgaria)
- Flemming Nielsen (Denmark)
- Paddy Hasty (Great Britain)
- Jim Lewis (Great Britain)
- Tulsidas Balaram (India)
- Ugo Tomeazzi (Italy)
- Nicolas Nieri (Peru)
- Alberto Ramírez (Peru)
- Chuk Yin Yiu (Republic of China)
- Brahim Kerrit (Tunisia)
- Raafat Attia (United Arab Republic)
- Samir Qotb (United Arab Republic)
- Tomislav Knez (Yugoslavia)
- 1 goal
- Carlos Bilardo (Argentina)
- Raúl Adolfo Pérez (Argentina)
- Didi (Brazil)
- Luiz Machado da Silva (Brazil)
- Hristo Hristov (Bulgaria)
- Georgi Naidenov Yordanov (Bulgaria)
- Henning Enoksen (Denmark)
- Poul Pedersen (Denmark)
- Jørn Sørensen (Denmark)
- Gérard Coinçon (France)
- André Giamarchi (France)
- Yvon Quédec (France)
- Pál Orosz (Hungary)
- Gyula Rákosi (Hungary)
- Pradip Kumar Banerjee (India)
- Giovanni Fanello (Italy)
- Paride Tumburus (Italy)
- Thomas Iwasaki (Peru)
- Ángel Uribe (Peru)
- Zygmunt Gadecki (Poland)
- Stanisław Hachorek (Poland)
- Chun Wa Mok (Republic of China)
- Mancef Cherif (Tunisia)
- Uğur Köken (Turkey)
- Bilge Tahran (Turkey)
- Ibrahim Yalcinkaya (Turkey)
- Željko Matuš (Yugoslavia)
- Own goals
- El Sayed Rifai (United Arab Republic; playing against Yugoslavia)
Final Ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia (YUG) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 8 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 5 | Bulgaria (BUL) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Brazil (BRA) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
| 7 | Argentina (ARG) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| 8 | Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | France (FRA) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | –6 | 3 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland (POL) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 |
| 11 | Peru (PER) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 2 |
| 12 | United Arab Republic (EGY) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | –7 | 1 |
| 13 | India (IND) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | –3 | 2 |
| 14 | Turkey (TUR) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | –7 | 2 |
| 15 |  Tunisia (TUN) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | –8 | 1 |
| 16 | Republic of China (ROC) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 1 |
External links
- Olympic Football Tournament Rome 1960, FIFA.com
- RSSSF summary
- Danish tournament squads
- Hungarian medalists - Rome 1960
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