UEFA Euro 1968 586587 224060663 2008-07-07T03:30:07Z SieBot 4005189 robot Adding: [[he:יורו 1968]] {{Infobox International Football Competition | tourney_name = UEFA European Football Championship | year = 1968 | other_titles = Italia '68 | image = UEFA Euro 1968.png | size = 120px | caption = UEFA Euro 1968 official logo | country = Italy | dates = [[June 5]] – [[June 10]] | num_teams = 4 | venues = 3 | cities = 3 | champion = Italy | count = 1 | second = Yugoslavia | third = England | fourth = USSR | matches = 5 | goals = 7 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Džajić]] (2 goals) | player = }} The '''1968 UEFA European Football Championship''' final tournament was held in [[Italy]]. This was the third [[European Football Championship]], an event held every four years and endorsed by [[UEFA]]. The final tournament took place between [[June 5]] and [[June 10]], [[1968]]. It was in this year that the tournament changed its name from European Nations Cup to '''European Championship'''. There were also some changes in the tournament's qualifying structure, with the two-legged home-and-away knock-out stage being replaced by a group phase. At the time, only four countries could play the final tournament which meant that there were only the semi-finals, the final and the third place match. The hosts were only announced after the qualifying round, which meant that they had to qualify along with all the others for the final stage. ==Venues== *[[Stadio Olimpico]], [[Rome]] - 86,500 capacity *[[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]] - 72,800 capacity *[[Stadio Comunale (Florence)|Stadio Comunale]], [[Florence]] - 47,000 capacity ==Qualification== [[Image:Euro 1968.png|thumb|1968 UEFA European Football Championship finalists.]] {{main|UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying}} The qualification competition was played in two stages: a group stage (taking place from 1966 until 1968) and the quarter-finals (played in 1968). There were eight qualifying groups of four teams each with the exception of group 4, which only had three. The matches were played in a home-and-away basis. Victories were worth 2 points, draws 1 point, and defeats 0 points. Only group winners could qualify for the quarter-finals. The quarter-finals were played in two legs on a home-and-away basis. The winners of the quarter-finals would go through to the final tournament. The following teams participated in the final tournament: *{{fb|ENG}} *{{fb|ITA}} *{{fb|URS|1955}} *{{fb|YUG}} ==Squads== For a list of all the squads that took part in the 1968 tournament, go to [[UEFA Euro 1968 squads]]. ==Final tournament== {{Round4-with third <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!--semi finals --> |5 June – [[Naples]] ([[Stadio San Paolo]])|{{fb|URS|1955}}|0|'''{{fb|ITA}}''' ([[coin toss]])|'''0''' |5 June - [[Florence]] ([[Stadio Comunale (Florence)|Stadio Comunale]])|{{fb|ENG}}|0|'''{{fb|YUG}}'''|'''1''' <!--final --> |8 June – [[Rome]] ([[Stadio Olimpico]]) (replayed [[10 June]])|'''{{fb|ITA}}'''|'''2 (1)'''|{{fb|YUG}}|0 (1) <!--third place --> |8 June - [[Rome]] ([[Stadio Olimpico]])|'''{{fb|ENG}}'''|'''2'''|{{fb|URS|1955}}|0 }} ===Semi-finals=== {{footballbox |date=[[1968-06-05]] |time=18:00 |team1={{fb-rt|ITA}} |score=0 &ndash; 0 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]])<ref>Match decided by toss of coin: USSR captain [[Albert Shesternyov]] called incorrectly.</ref> |team2={{fb|URS|1955}} |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Stadio San Paolo]], [[Naples]] |attendance=68,582 |referee=[[Kurt Tschenscher]] (West Germany) }} ---- {{footballbox |date=[[1968-06-05]] |time=21:15 |team1={{fb-rt|YUG}} |score=1 &ndash; 0 |team2={{fb|ENG}} |goals1=[[Dragan Džajić|Džajić]] {{goal|87}} |goals2= |stadium=[[Stadio Comunale (Florence)|Stadio Comunale]], [[Florence]] |attendance=21,834 |referee=[[José María Ortiz de Mendíbil]] (Spain) }} ===Third place play-off=== {{footballbox |date=[[1968-06-08]] |time=16:45 |team1={{fb-rt|ENG}} |score=2 &ndash; 0 |team2={{fb|URS|1955}} |goals1=[[Bobby Charlton|Charlton]] {{goal|39}}<br />[[Geoff Hurst|Hurst]] {{goal|63}} |goals2= |stadium=[[Stadio Olimpico]], [[Rome]] |attendance=68,817 |referee=[[István Zsolt]] (Hungary) }} ===Final=== {{main|UEFA Euro 1968 Final}} {{footballbox |date=[[1968-06-08]] |time=21:15 |team1={{fb-rt|ITA}} |score=1 &ndash; 1 ([[Extra time|a.e.t.]]) |team2={{fb|YUG}} |goals1=[[Angelo Domenghini|Domenghini]] {{goal|80}} |goals2=[[Dragan Džajić|Džajić]] {{goal|39}} |stadium=[[Stadio Olimpico]], [[Rome]] |attendance=85,000 |referee=[[Gottfried Dienst]] (Switzerland) }} ====Replay==== {{footballbox |date=[[1968-06-10]] |time=21:15 |team1={{fb-rt|ITA}} |score=2 &ndash; 0 |team2={{fb|YUG}} |goals1=[[Luigi Riva|Riva]] {{goal|12}}<br />[[Pietro Anastasi|Anastasi]] {{goal|31}} |goals2= |stadium=[[Stadio Olimpico]], [[Rome]] |attendance=55,000 |referee=[[José María Ortiz de Mendíbil]] (Spain) }} {{winners|fb|Euro 1968 Champions|Italy|First}} ==Statistics== ===Top scorers=== ;'''2 goals''' *{{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Džajić]] ;'''1 goal''' *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luigi Riva]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Angelo Domenghini]] *{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Pietro Anastasi]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Geoff Hurst]] *{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Bobby Charlton]] ===Fastest goal=== '''12 minutes''': [[Luigi Riva]] (Italy vs Yugoslavia, Replay) ===Average goals=== 1.4 goals per game {{fb start}} {{European Football Championship}} {{International football}} {{fb end}} ==References== <references /> [[Category:UEFA European Football Championship tournaments|1968]] [[Category:UEFA Euro 1968| ]] [[Category:1968 in football (soccer)|European Football Championship]] [[Category:Football in Italy|European Football Championship, 1968]] [[Category:Sports festivals hosted in Italy]] [[ar:كأس الأمم الأوروبية لكرة القدم 1968]] [[bg:Европейско първенство по футбол 1968]] [[ca:Campionat d'Europa de futbol 1968]] [[cs:Mistrovství Evropy ve fotbale 1968]] [[da:Europamesterskabet i fodbold 1968]] [[de:Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1968]] [[et:1968. aasta Euroopa meistrivõistlused jalgpallis]] [[el:Ευρωπαϊκό Πρωτάθλημα Ποδοσφαίρου 1968]] [[es:Eurocopa 1968]] [[fr:Championnat d'Europe de football 1968]] [[it:Campionato europeo di calcio 1968]] [[he:יורו 1968]] [[lv:Eiropas čempionāts futbolā 1968]] [[lt:III Europos futbolo čempionatas]] [[hu:1968-as labdarúgó-Európa-bajnokság]] [[mr:युएफा यूरो १९६८]] [[nl:Europees kampioenschap voetbal 1968]] [[ja:UEFA欧州選手権1968]] [[no:EM i fotball 1968]] [[pl:Mistrzostwa Europy w Piłce Nożnej 1968]] [[pt:Campeonato Europeu de Futebol de 1968]] [[ru:Чемпионат Европы по футболу 1968]] [[sq:Kampionati Evropian i Futbollit 1968]] [[sr:Европско првенство у фудбалу 1968.]] [[sv:Europamästerskapet i fotboll 1968]] [[vi:Giải vô địch bóng đá châu Âu 1968]] [[tr:1968 Avrupa Futbol Şampiyonası]] [[uk:Чемпіонат Європи з футболу 1968]] [[zh:1968年歐洲國家盃]]