# 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round

The 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifying preliminary round was the first round of the qualifying competition for the 1964 European Nations' Cup. It was contested by 26 of the 29 teams that entered, with Austria, Luxembourg and the Soviet Union receiving a bye to the following round. The winners of each of thirteen home-and-away ties progressed to the round of 16. The matches were played in 1962 and 1963.

## Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Replay |
| Norway | 1–3 | Sweden | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Greece | w.o. | Albania | Canc. | Canc. |
| Denmark | 9–2 | Malta | 6–1 | 3–1 |
| Republic of Ireland | 5–3 | Iceland | 4–2 | 1–1 |
| England | 3–6 | France | 1–1 | 2–5 |
| Poland | 0–4 | Northern Ireland | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Spain | 7–3 | Romania | 6–0 | 1–3 |
| Yugoslavia | 4–2 | Belgium | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Bulgaria | 5–4 | Portugal | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 |
| Hungary | 4–2 | Wales | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Netherlands | 4–2 | Switzerland | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| East Germany | 3–2 | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Italy | 7–0 | Turkey | 6–0 | 1–0 |

## Matches

The thirteen matches took place over two legs, taking place in 1962 and 1963.
Sweden won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Greece withdrew. Albania had a walkover and advanced to the round of 16.
Denmark won 9–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Republic of Ireland won 5–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
France won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Northern Ireland won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Spain won 7–3 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Yugoslavia won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
4–4 on aggregate. A replay was played on a neutral ground to determine the winner.
Bulgaria won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Hungary won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Netherlands won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
East Germany won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.
Italy won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the round of 16.

## Goalscorers

There were 85 goals scored in 25 matches, for an average of 3.4 goals per match.
4 goals
* Ole Madsen
* Alberto Orlando
3 goals
* Georgi Asparuhov
* Vicente Guillot
2 goals
* Carl Bertelsen
* Lucien Cossou
* Maryan Wisnieski
* Lajos Tichy
* Ríkharður Jónsson
* Gianni Rivera
* Hernâni
* Noel Cantwell
* Liam Tuohy
* José Luis Veloso
* Örjan Martinsson
* Josip Skoblar
1 goal
* Armand Jurion
* Jacques Stockman
* Todor Diev
* Hristo Iliev
* Rudolf Kučera
* Václav Mašek
* Carl Emil Christiansen
* Eyvind Clausen
* Henning Enoksen
* Peter Ducke
* Dieter Erler
* Kurt Liebrecht
* Ron Flowers
* Bobby Smith
* Bobby Tambling
* Yvon Douis
* Yvon Goujon
* Flórián Albert
* Károly Sándor
* Garðar Árnason
* Angelo Sormani
* Eddie Theobald
* Joseph Urpani
* Henk Groot
* Piet Kruiver
* Sjaak Swart
* Tonny van der Linden
* Billy Bingham
* Johnny Crossan
* Derek Dougan
* Billy Humphries
* John Krogh
* Mário Coluna
* Eusébio
* Amby Fogarty
* Gheorghe Constantin
* Cicerone Manolache
* Nicolae Tătaru
* Enrique Collar
* Leif Eriksson
* Anton Allemann
* Charly Hertig
* Cliff Jones
* Terry Medwin
* Milan Galić
* Velibor Vasović
1 own goal
* Ion Nunweiller (against Spain)