1929–31 Balkan Cup

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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)Romania Iuliu Bodola
Romania Rudolf Wetzer
(7 goals)
1931 →
All statistics correct as of 29 November 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[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Romania (C) 6 5 0 1 26 13 +13 15
2  Yugoslavia 6 3 0 3 12 9 +3 9
3  Greece 6 2 0 4 13 20 −7 6
4  Bulgaria 6 2 0 4 10 19 −9 6
Source: RSSSF
(C) Champion

Matches[]

Romania 2–1 Yugoslavia
Sepi Goal 35'
Ciolac Goal 40'		 Report Marjanović Goal 71'
Stadionul ANEF, Bucuresti, Romania
Referee: Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)
Greece 2–1 Yugoslavia
Goal 50'
Goal 54'		 Report Vujadinović Goal 40'
Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens, Greece
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)
Romania 8–1 Greece
Wetzer Goal 8', 34', 75', 76', 80'
Vogl Goal 43'
Raffinsky Goal 57' (pen.)
Dobay Goal 77'		 Report V. Andrianopoulos Goal 4'
Stadionul ANEF, Bucuresti, Romania
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
Bulgaria 5–3Romania 
Goal 11' (pen.), 52'
Stoyanov Goal 34', 50'
Peshev Goal 47'		 Report Goal 71' (o.g.)
Wetzer Goal 23' (pen.), 43'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
Bulgaria 0–3Yugoslavia 
Report Lemešić Goal 7'
Marjanović Goal 27'
Goal 78'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
Greece 6–1Bulgaria 
Tsolinas Goal 4', 50', 51', 60'
Goal 10', 15'		 Report Peshev Goal 60'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
Yugoslavia 4–1 Greece
Tomašević Goal 38', 83'
Hitrec Goal 35'
Marjanović Goal 75'		 Report Migiakis Goal 52'
Referee: Costel Rădulescu (Romania)
Yugoslavia 1–0 Bulgaria
Marjanović Goal ?' Report
Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)
Romania 5–2 Bulgaria
Sepi Goal 25'
Bodola Goal 50', 66'
Stanciu Goal 68', 81'		 Report Lozanov Goal 51'
Panchev Goal 89'
Stadionul ANEF, Bucuresti, Romania
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)
Yugoslavia 2–4 Romania
Goal 36'
Marjanović Goal 60'		 Report Glanzmann Goal 16'
Bodola Goal 49', 89'
Kovács Goal 50'
Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis (Greece)
Bulgaria 2–1 Greece
Peshev Goal 20'
Goal 83'		 Report Goal 10'
Referee: Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)
Greece 2–4 Romania
Goal 34', 39' Report Bodola Goal 13', 18', 84'
Sepi Goal 51'
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

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[]

  1. ^ "Balkan Cup (for Nations) 1929/31". RSSSF.
  2. ^ "Balkan Cup (for Nations) 1929/31". EU.football.
  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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