The 1960 Summer Olympics football qualification – Europe Group 3 was one of the seven European groups in the Summer Olympics football qualification tournament to decide which teams would qualify for the Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics finals tournament in Italy.[1] Group 3 consisted of three teams: Bulgaria, Soviet Union and Romania. The teams played against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The group winners, Bulgaria, qualified directly for the Summer Olympics football finals.
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
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| 1 | Bulgaria
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Qualification for 1960 Summer Olympics | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union
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4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | Romania
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — |
Source: RSSSF
Matches
edit| Soviet Union | 1–1 | Bulgaria |
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| Bulgaria | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
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| Romania | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
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Goalscorers
editThere were 9 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.5 goals per match.
1 goal
References
edit- ^ "Games of the XVII. Olympiad – Football Qualifying Tournament – (Roma, Italy, 1960): EUROPE". RSSSF. 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Soviet Union* v Bulgaria international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Soviet Union* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Romania* v Bulgaria international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Bulgaria v Romania* international football match report". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 August 2024.