Soccer Nostalgia: Compendium to the 1968 Euros-Qualifiers-Part 5 (Group 5)

UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

September 7, 1966 (Rotterdam, Holland 2-Hungary 2)

September 21, 1966 (Budapest, Hungary 6-Denmark 0)

November 30. 1966 (Rotterdam, Holland 2-Denmark 0)

April 5, 1967 (Leipzig, East Germany 4-Holland 3)

May 10, 1967 (Budapest, Hungary 2-Holland 1)

May 24, 1967 (Copenhagen, Denmark 0-Hungary 2)

June 4, 1967 (Copenhagen, Denmark 1-East Germany 1)

September 13, 1967 (Amsterdam, Holland 1-East Germany 0)

September 27, 1967 (Budapest, Hungary 3-East Germany 1)

October 4, 1967 (Copenhagen, Denmark 3-Holland 2)

October 11, 1967 (Leipzig, East Germany 3-Denmark 2)

October 29,1967 (Leipzig, East Germany 1-Hungary 0)

Table		P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Hungary	6	4	1	1	15	5	10	9
2	East Germany	6	3	1	2	10	10	0	7
3	Holland	6	2	1	3	11	11	0	5
4	Denmark	6	1	1	4	6	16	-10	3

P-Played, W-Win, D-Draw, L-Loss, GF-Goals For, GA-Goals Against, GD-Goal Difference, Pts-Points

Date: September 7, 1966

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Holland 2-Hungary 2

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance: 65,000

Referee: Birger Nielsen (Norway)

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Miel Pijs 35, Johann Cruijff 52

(Hungary): Deszo Molnar 70, Kálmán Mészöly 86

Lineups:

Holland:

Eduard Laurens ‘Eddy’ Pieters Graafland (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Frederik Arnoldus ‘Frits’ Flinkevleugel (DWS (Door Wilskracht Sterk) Amsterdam Football Club)

Marinus David ‘Rinus’ Israël (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Daniel Christiaan ‘Daan’ Schrijvers (Captain) (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Cor Pleun Veldhoen (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Emiel Franciscus Cornelis ‘Miel’ Pijs (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Bernardus ‘Bennie’ Muller (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Jesaia ‘Sjaak’ Swart (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Hendrik Johannes ‘Johan’ Cruijff (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Klaas Nuninga (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Peter Johannes ‘Piet’ Keizer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Coach: George Kessler

Other Substitutes:

Tonny van Leeuwen (GVAV (Groninger Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging)-Groningen)

Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Wim Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Henk Warnas (Deventer Voetbalvereniging Go Ahead)

Pieter ‘Piet’ de Zoete (ADO (Alles Door Oefening) Den Haag -'s-Gravenhage)

Hungary:

Antal Szentmihalyi (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Beno Kaposzta (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Kálmán Mészöly (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Ferenc Sipos (Budapesti Honvéd Sport Egyesület)

Kalman Ihasz (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Zoltan Varga (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Gyula Rákosi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Deszo Molnar (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Florian Albert (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Janos Farkas (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Coach: Rudolf Illovszky

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Johann Cruyff, September 7, 1966, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 2)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Johann Cruyff, September 7, 1966, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 2)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, September 7, 1966, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Hungary 2)

Date: September 21, 1966

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Hungary 6-Denmark 0

Venue: Budapest -Nepstadion

Attendance: 18,487

Referee: Alexandros Monastriotis (Greece)

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Florian Albert 1,32, Kálmán Mészöly 10 pen, Ferenc Bene 14, Janos Farkas 37, Zoltan Varga 83

(Denmark): None

Lineups:

Hungary:

Antal Szentmihalyi (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Beno Kaposzta (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Kálmán Mészöly (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Sandor Matrai (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Kalman Ihasz (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Imre Mathesz (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Deszo Molnar (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Florian Albert (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Zoltan Varga (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Janos Farkas (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti)

Coach: Rudolf Illovszky

Denmark:

Leif Nielsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)

Johnny Hansen (Vejle Boldklub)

John Worbye (Hvidovre Idræts Forening)

Niels Erik Andersen (Vejle Boldklub)

Henning Boel (Ikast Forenede Sportsklubber)

Niels Moeller (KB-Kjøbenhavns Boldklub-Copenhagen)

Bent Schmidt Hansen (Horsens forenede Sportsklubber)

Henning Enoksen (AGF-Aarhus Gymnastik Forening af 1880)

Rene Moeller (Randers Sportsklub Freja)

Jens Jorgen Hansen (Captain) (Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber)

Ulrik Le Fevre (Vejle Boldklub)

Coach: Poul Petersen

Date: November 30, 1966

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Holland 2-Denmark 0

Venue: Rotterdam-De Kuip-Feyenoord Stadion

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Anibal da Silva Oliveira (Portugal)

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Sjaak Swart 85, Willy van der Kuijlen 90

(Denmark): None

Lineups:

Holland:

Eduard Laurens ‘Eddy’ Pieters Graafland (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Marinus David ‘Rinus’ Israël (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Daniel Christiaan ‘Daan’ Schrijvers (Captain) (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Cor Pleun Veldhoen (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Wilhelmus Maria ‘Willy’ Dullens (Rooms-Katholike Sport Vereniging Sittardia)

Bernardus ‘Bennie’ Muller (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Jesaia ‘Sjaak’ Swart (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Klaas Nuninga (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Peter Johannes ‘Piet’ Keizer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Coach: George Kessler

Other Substitutes:

Tonny van Leeuwen (GVAV (Groninger Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging)-Groningen)

Frederik Arnoldus ‘Frits’ Flinkevleugel (DWS (Door Wilskracht Sterk) Amsterdam Football Club)

Peter Kemper (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Jan Klijnjan (DFC (Dordtsche Football Club)- Dordrecht)

Emiel Franciscus Cornelis ‘Miel’ Pijs (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Denmark:

Leif Nielsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)

Johnny Hansen (Vejle Boldklub)

John Worbye (Hvidovre Idræts Forening)

Leif Hartwig (Boldklubben 1909-Odense)

Henning Boel (Ikast Forenede Sportsklubber)

Henning Munk Jensen (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)

John Steen Olsen (Hvidovre Idræts Forening)

Finn Wiberg (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen)

Keld Bak (Næstved Idræts-Forening)

Kjeld Thorst (captain) (Aalborg Boldspilklub af 1885)

Ulrik Le Fevre (Vejle Boldklub)

Coach: Poul Petersen

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, November 30, 1966, EC Qualifier, Holland 2-Denmark 0)

Date: April 5, 1967

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: East Germany 4-Holland 3

Venue: Leipzig, Zentralstadion (Central Stadium)

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Hannes Sigurdson (Iceland)

Goalscorers:

(East Germany): Eberhard Vogel 50, Henning Frenzel 62,78,85

(Holland): Jan Mulder 10, Piet Keizer 12,65

Lineups:

East Germany:

Horst Weigang (1.Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

Otto Frässdorf (Fußball-Club Vorwärts Berlin)

Manfred Walter (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Chemie Leipzig)

Manfred Geisler (1.Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

Herbert Pankau (Fußball-Club Hansa Rostock)

Gerhard Körner (Fußball-Club Vorwärts Berlin)

Dieter Erler (captain) (Fußball-Club Karl-Marx-Stadt-Chemnitz)

Roland Ducke (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)

Henning Frenzel (1.Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

Jurgen Nöldner (Fußball-Club Vorwärts Berlin)

Eberhard Vogel (Fußball-Club Karl-Marx-Stadt-Chemnitz)

Coach: Karoly Soos

Holland:

Teunis ‘Tonny’ van Leeuwen (GVAV (Groninger Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging)-Groningen)

Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Emiel Franciscus Cornelis ‘Miel’ Pijs (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Daniel Christiaan ‘Daan’ Schrijvers (Captain) (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Pieter Andreas ‘Peter’ Kemper (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Hendrik ‘Henk’ Groot (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Pieter ‘Piet’ de Zoete (ADO (Alles Door Oefening) Den Haag -'s-Gravenhage)

Jesaia ‘Sjaak’ Swart (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Klaas Nuninga (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Johan ‘Jan’ Mulder (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)

Peter Johannes ‘Piet’ Keizer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Coach: George Kessler

Other Substitutes:

Willem Petrus ‘Pim’ Doesburg (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta -Rotterdam)

Johannes Antonios ‘Hans’ Eijkenbroek (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta -Rotterdam)

Frederik Arnoldus ‘Frits’ Flinkevleugel (DWS (Door Wilskracht Sterk) Amsterdam Football Club)

Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Photo From: Chronik des deutschen fussballs, 2005

(April 5, 1967, EC Qualifier, East Germany 4-Holland 3)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, April 5, 1967, EC Qualifier, East Germany 4-Holland 3)

Date: May 10, 1967

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Hungary 2-Holland 1

Venue: Budapest -Nepstadion

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Friedrich Mayer (Austria)

Goalscorers:

(Hungary): Kálmán Mészöly 5 pen, Janos Farkas 30

(Holland): Wim Suurbier 63

Lineups:

Hungary:

Guyla Tamas (Diósgyöri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre Miskolc)

Sandor Matrai (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Kálmán Mészöly (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Lajos Szucs (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Kalman Ihasz (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Janos Gorocs (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Florian Albert (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Gyula Rákosi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Deszo Molnar (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Janos Farkas (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Coach: Rudolf Illovszky

Holland:

Teunis ‘Tonny’ van Leeuwen (GVAV (Groninger Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging)-Groningen) (Willem Petrus ‘Pim’ Doesburg (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta -Rotterdam) 46^th)

Willem Lourens Johannes ‘Wim’ Suurbier (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Marinus David ‘Rinus’ Israël (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Johannes Antonios ‘Hans’ Eijkenbroek (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletiek Vereniging Sparta -Rotterdam)

Cor Pleun Veldhoen (Rotterdamsche Voetbal en Atletik Vereniging Feijenoord-Rotterdam)

Hendrik ‘Henk’ Groot (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Bernardus ‘Bennie’ Muller (Captain) (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Gerardus Maria Catherina Henricus ‘Pummy’ Bergholtz (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)

Johan ‘Jan’ Mulder (Royale Sporting Club Anderlechtois / Belgium)

Klaas Nuninga (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Peter Johannes ‘Piet’ Keizer (Amsterdamse Football Club Ajax-Amsterdam)

Coach: George Kessler

Other Substitutes:

Frederik Arnoldus ‘Frits’ Flinkevleugel (DWS (Door Wilskracht Sterk) Amsterdam Football Club)

Wilhelmus Martinus Leonardus Johannes ‘Willy’ van der Kuijlen (Philips Sports Vereniging Eindhoven)

Pieter ‘Piet’ de Zoete (ADO (Alles Door Oefening) Den Haag -'s-Gravenhage)

Photo From: Het Nederlands Elftal, De Histoire van Oranje, 1905-1989

(Holland squad, May 10, 1967, EC Qualifier, Hungary 2-Holland 1)

Date: May 24, 1967

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Denmark 0-Hungary 2

Venue: København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken

Attendance: 35,200

Referee: William John Gow (Wales)

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): None

(Hungary): Erik Sandvad (own goal) 30, Ferenc Bene 70

Lineups:

Denmark:

Leif Nielsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)

John Worbye (captain) (Hvidovre Idræts Forening)

Johnny Hansen (Vejle Boldklub)

Erik Sandvad (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen)

Jens Jørgen Hansen (Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber)

Kresten Bjerre (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen)

Ulrik Le Fevre (Vejle Boldklub)

Tom Søndergaard (Boldklubben af 1893-Copenhagen)

René Møller (Randers Sportsklub Freja)

Finn Laudrup (Vanløse Idræts Forening)

Bent Schmidt Hansen (Horsens forenede Sportsklubber)

Coach: Erik Hansen and Ernst Netuka

Hungary:

Guyla Tamas (Diósgyöri Vasgyárak Testgyakorló Köre Miskolc)

Sandor Matrai (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Kálmán Mészöly (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Kalman Ihasz (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Istvan Nagy (MTK (Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre)–Budapest)

Lajos Szucs (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Deszo Molnar (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Ferenc Bene (Újpesti Dózsa Sport Club- Budapest)

Florian Albert (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Janos Farkas (Vasas Sport Club- Budapesti )

Gyula Rákosi (Ferencvárosi Torna Club- Budapest)

Coach: Rudolf Illovszky

Note: Some sources credit the first goalscorer as Ferenc Bene or Florian Albert, instead of an own goal

Photo From: Landsholdet-I medgang og modgang, Author: Palle "Banks" Jorgensen

(Denmark squad, May 24, 1967, EC Qualifier, Denmark 0-Hungary 2)

Date: June 4, 1967

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Denmark 1-East Germany 1

Venue: København (Copenhagen)- Idrætsparken

Attendance: 23,700

Referee: Joseph Hannet (Belgium)

Goalscorers:

(Denmark): Kresten Bjerre 64 pen

(East Germany): Wolfram Löwe 6

Lineups:

Denmark:

Leif Nielsen (Boldklubben Frem-Copenhagen)

Johnny Hansen (Vejle Boldklub)

Kresten Bjerre (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen)

Henning Boel (Ikast Forenede Sportsklubber)

Erik Sandvad (AB-Akademisk Boldklub-Copenhagen)

John Worbye (captain) (Hvidovre Idræts Forening)

Bent Schmidt Hansen (Horsens forenede Sportsklubber)

Finn Laudrup (Vanløse Idræts Forening)

René Møller (Randers Sportsklub Freja)

Tom Søndergaard (Boldklubben af 1893-Copenhagen)

Ulrik Le Fevre (Vejle Boldklub)

Coach: Erik Hansen and Ernst Netuka

East Germany:

Jurgen Croy (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Motor Zwickau)

Otto Frässdorf (Fußball-Club Vorwärts Berlin)

Manfred Walter (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Chemie Leipzig)

Manfred Geisler (1.Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

Bernd Bransch (Fußball-Club Chemie Halle-Hallescher)

Harald Irmscher (BSG (Betriebssport-Gemeinschaft) Motor Zwickau)

Gerhard Körner (Fußball-Club Vorwärts Berlin)

Roland Ducke (captain) (Fußball-Club Carl Zeiss Jena)

Henning Frenzel (1.Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

Jurgen Nöldner (Fußball-Club Vorwärts Berlin)

Wolfram Löwe (1.Fußball-Club Lokomotive Leipzig)

Coach: Karoly Soos

Date: September 13, 1967

Competition: UEFA European Championship Qualifiers-Group 5

Result: Holland 1-East Germany 0

Venue: Amsterdam, Olympisch Stadion

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland)

Goalscorers:

(Holland): Johann Cruijff 2

(East Germany): None