1929–31 Balkan Cup

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1929–31 Balkan Cup
Tournament details
Dates6 October 1929 – 29 November 1931
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Romania (1st title)
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Third place Greece
Fourth place Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored61 (5.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Romania Iuliu Bodola
Romania Rudolf Wetzer
(7 goals)
1931 →

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
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
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champions

Matches[edit]

Romania 2–1 Yugoslavia
Sepi 32'
Ciolac 40'
Report Marjanović 71'
Referee: Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)

Greece 2–1 Yugoslavia
G. Andrianopulos 55'
D. Andrianopulos 59'
Report Vujadinović 18'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

Romania 8–1 Greece
Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl 43'
Raffinsky 57' (pen.)
Dobay 77'
Report V. Andrianopoulos 15'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Bulgaria 5–3Romania 
Staykov 11' (pen.), 52'
Stoyanov 34', 50'
Peshev 47'
Report Wetzer 23' (pen.), 43'
Gikov 71' (o.g.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Bulgaria 0–3Yugoslavia 
Report Lemešić 7'
Marjanović 27'
Praunsberger 78'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Greece 6–1Bulgaria 
Tsolinas 4', 50', 51', 60'
Messaris 10', 15'
Report Peshev 56'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia 4–1 Greece
Hitrec 35'
Tomašević 38', 75', 83'
Report Migiakis 52'

Yugoslavia 1–0 Bulgaria
Marjanović 21' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)

Romania 5–2 Bulgaria
Sepi 25'
Bodola 50', 66'
Stanciu 68', 81'
Report Lozanov 51'
Panchev 89'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia 2–4 Romania
Zečević 36'
Marjanović 60'
Report Glanzmann 16'
Bodola 49', 89'
Kovács 50'

Bulgaria 2–1 Greece
Peshev 20'
Angelov 83'
Report Kitsos 10'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Greece 2–4 Romania
Angelakis 34', 39' Report Bodola 13', 18', 84'
Sepi 51'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

Winner[edit]

 1929–31 Balkan Cup 

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

1 own goal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Balkan Cup (for Nations) 1929/31". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Balkan Cup 1929-1931 results". EU.football. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Giovanni Armillotta: Kryeziu, Lushta, Boriçi e Llambi 31.03.2008". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2012-08-24.