1929–31 Balkan Cup

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]

1929–31 Balkan Cup
Dates6 October 1929 – 29 November 1931
Teams4
Champions Romania (1st title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Greece
Fourth place Bulgaria
Matches played12
Goals scored61 (5.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Iuliu Bodola
Rudolf Wetzer
(7 goals)
1931
All statistics correct as of 29 November 1931.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Romania (C) 6 5 0 1 26 13 +13 10
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) Champion

Matches

Romania 21 Yugoslavia
Sepi 35'
Ciolac 40'
Report Marjanović 71'
Referee: Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)

Greece 21 Yugoslavia
G. Andrianopulos 50'
D. Andrianopulos 54'
Report Vujadinović 40'

Romania 81 Greece
Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl 43'
Raffinsky 57' (pen.)
Dobay 77'
Report V. Andrianopoulos 4'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Bulgaria 53Romania 
Staikov 11' (pen.), 52'
Stoyanov 34', 50'
Peshev 47'
Report Gikov 71' (o.g.)
Wetzer 23' (pen.), 43'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Bulgaria 03Yugoslavia 
Report Lemešić 7'
Marjanović 27'
Praunsberger 78'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Greece 61Bulgaria 
Tsolinas 4', 50', 51', 60'
Messaris 10', 15'
Report Peshev 60'

Yugoslavia 41 Greece
Tomašević 38', 83'
Hitrec 35'
Marjanović 75'
Report Migiakis 52'
Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Referee: Costel Rădulescu (Romania)

Yugoslavia 10 Bulgaria
Marjanović ?' Report
Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)

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

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

Bulgaria 21 Greece
Peshev 20'
Baikushev 83'
Report Kitsos 10'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

Greece 24 Romania
Aggelakis 34', 39' Report Bodola 13', 18', 84'
Sepi 51'

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.08 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.