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)

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

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

Romania 21 Yugoslavia
Sepi 32'
Ciolac 40'
Report Marjanović 71'
Referee: Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)

Greece 21 Yugoslavia
G. Andrianopulos 55'
D. Andrianopulos 59'
Report Vujadinović 18'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

Romania 81 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 53Romania 
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 03Yugoslavia 
Report Lemešić 7'
Marjanović 27'
Praunsberger 78'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Greece 61Bulgaria 
Tsolinas 4', 50', 51', 60'
Messaris 10', 15'
Report Peshev 56'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia 41 Greece
Hitrec 35'
Tomašević 38', 75', 83'
Report Migiakis 52'

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

Romania 52 Bulgaria
Sepi 25'
Bodola 50', 66'
Stanciu 68', 81'
Report Lozanov 51'
Panchev 89'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia 24 Romania
Zečević 36'
Marjanović 60'
Report Glanzmann 16'
Bodola 49', 89'
Kovács 50'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis (Greece)

Bulgaria 21 Greece
Peshev 20'
Angelov 83'
Report Kitsos 10'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Greece 24 Romania
Angelakis 34', 39' Report Bodola 13', 18', 84'
Sepi 51'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

Winner

 1929–31 Balkan Cup 

Romania

First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

  • Bulgaria Ljuben Gikov (against Romania)

References

  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.
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