Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 26 June 1959 – 18 May 1960 |
Teams | 44 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 101 |
Goals scored | 138 (1.37 per match) |
This is the overview of the qualification for the football tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Qualified teams
[edit]Team | Method of qualification |
Date of qualification |
Total times qualified |
Current consecutive appearances |
Previous best performance |
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Hosts | 15 June 1955 | 1 | 1 | Gold medal (1936) |
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Europe Group 1 winners | 21 August 1959 | 1 | 1 | Silver medal (1908, 1912) |
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Europe Group 2 winners | 24 November 1959 | 2 | 1 | Fourth place (1936) |
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Middle East winners | 24 November 1959 | 2 | 1 | Quarter-finals (1948, 1948) |
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Europe Group 5 winners | 2 April 1960 | 2 | 4 | Gold medal (1900, 1908, 1912) |
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Africa second round winners | 3 April 1960 | 2 | 1 | Fourth place (1928) |
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Europe Group 7 winners | 6 April 1960 | 2 | 1 | Gold medal (1952) |
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Africa second round runners-up | 17 April 1960 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Europe Group 4 winners | 24 April 1960 | 2 | 3 | Silver medal (1948, 1952, 1956) |
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Americas second round winners | 24 April 1960 | 1 | 1 | Silver medal (1928) |
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Americas second round runners-up | 24 April 1960 | 1 | 1 | Quarter-finals (1936) |
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Americas second round third place | 27 April 1960 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Asia second round winner | 30 April 1960 | 1 | 1 | – |
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Asia second round winner | 30 April 1960 | 2 | 3 | Fourth place (1956) |
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Europe Group 3 winners | 1 May 1960 | 2 | 1 | Bronze medal (1956) |
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Europe Group 6 winners | 1 May 1960 | 1 | 1 | Silver medal (1900) |
Qualification process
[edit]- Africa: 2
- Americas: 3
- Asia: 2
- Europe: 7
- Middle East: 1
- Hosts: 1
Summary of qualification
[edit]Region | Available slots in finals | Teams started | Teams eliminated | Teams qualified | Qualifying start date | Qualifying end date |
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Africa | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 November 1959 | 22 April 1960 |
Americas | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 October 1959 | 30 April 1960 |
Asia | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 27 August 1959 | 30 April 1960 |
Europe | 7 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 26 June 1959 | 1 May 1960 |
Middle East | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 November 1959 | 15 December 1959 |
Total | 15 | 52 | 37 | 15 | 26 June 1959 | 1 May 1960 |
Format
[edit]The formats of the qualifying competitions depended on each region (see below). Each round was played in either of the following formats:
- League format, in which more than two teams formed groups to play home-and-away round-robin matches, or single round-robin matches hosted by one of the participating teams or on neutral territory.
- Knockout format, in which two teams played home-and-away two-legged matches or single-legged matches.
Tiebreakers
[edit]- Points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss)
- Overall goal difference
- Overall goals scored
Europe
[edit]Final positions (final round)
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Americas
[edit]- First round: 10 teams played home-and-away over two legs. The five winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: 5 teams which advanced from the first round play round-robin matches. The top three teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Final positions (second round)
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 6 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 4 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 2 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 0 |
Africa
[edit]- First round: Three groups of three teams played home-and-away round-robin matches. The winner of each group advances to the second round.
- Second round: Three teams which advanced from the first round play home-and-away round-robin matches. The top two teams of the group qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Final positions (second round)
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 7 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 3 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 2 |
Source: RSSSF
Asia
[edit]- First round: Eight teams played home-and-away over two legs. The four winners advanced to the second round.
- Second round: Four teams from the first round played home-and-away over two legs. The two winners qualified for the Summer Olympics.
Second round
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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India ![]() |
6–2 | ![]() |
4–2 | 2–0 |
Taiwan ![]() |
2–2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–0[note 1] |
Middle East
[edit]The three teams played a home-and-away round-robin tournament.
Final positions
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Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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1 | ![]() |
4 | 8 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 4 |
3 | ![]() |
4 | 0 |
Source: RSSSF
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "KOREANS ATTACK SOCCER REFEREE". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. 1 May 1960. p. 13.