1929–31 Balkan Cup
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 6 October 1929 – 29 November 1931 |
Teams | 4 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Romania (1st title) |
Runner-up | Yugoslavia |
Third place | Greece |
Fourth place | Bulgaria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 61 (5.08 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Iuliu Bodola Rudolf Wetzer (7 goals) |
The 1929–31 Balkan Cup was the competition's first edition. Four teams participated: Romania, Greece, Yugoslavia, and Bulgaria. Romania won the trophy ahead of second placed Yugoslavia. Greece came third and Bulgaria was last. The best goalscorers were Bodola and Wetzer, both from Romania and with 7 goals each.[1][2] Albania had registered for the tournament, but retired before the beginning and did not participate.[3]
Standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | Romania (C) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 10 | Winners |
2 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
3 | Greece | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 4 | |
4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 4 |
Matches
[edit]Romania | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
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Sepi 32' Ciolac 40' |
Report | Marjanović 71' |
Referee: Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)
Greece | 2–1 | Yugoslavia |
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G. Andrianopulos 55' D. Andrianopulos 59' |
Report | Vujadinović 18' |
Romania | 8–1 | Greece |
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Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80' Vogl 43' Raffinsky 57' (pen.) Dobay 77' |
Report | V. Andrianopoulos 15' |
Bulgaria | 5–3 | Romania |
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Staykov 11' (pen.), 52' Stoyanov 34', 50' Peshev 47' |
Report | Wetzer 23' (pen.), 43' Gikov 71' (o.g.) |
Bulgaria | 0–3 | Yugoslavia |
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Report | Lemešić 7' Marjanović 27' Praunsberger 78' |
Yugoslavia | 1–0 | Bulgaria |
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Marjanović 21' | Report |
Yugoslavia | 2–4 | Romania |
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Zečević 36' Marjanović 60' |
Report | Glanzmann 16' Bodola 49', 89' Kovács 50' |
Winner
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Romania First title |
Statistics
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 61 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.08 goals per match.
7 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Ljubomir Angelov
- Mihail Lozanov
- Asen Panchev
- Antonis Migiakis
- Dinos Andrianopulos
- Giorgos Andrianopulos
- Nikos Kitsos
- Vassilis Andrianopoulos
- Boris Praunsberger
- Dobrivoje Zečević
- Đorđe Vujadinović
- Leo Lemešić
- Ivan Hitrec
- Andrei Glanzmann
- Emerich Vogl
- Gheorghe Ciolac
- Ladislau Raffinsky
- Nicolae Kovács
- Ștefan Dobay
1 own goal
- Ljuben Gikov (against Romania)
References
[edit]- ^ "Balkan Cup (for Nations) 1929/31". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Balkan Cup 1929-1931 results". EU.football. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Giovanni Armillotta: Kryeziu, Lushta, Boriçi e Llambi 31.03.2008". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-08-24.