1961–63 Balkans Cup

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1961–63 Balkans Cup
CountryBalkans
Teams8
ChampionsGreece Olympiacos
Runners-upBulgaria Levski Sofia
Matches played21
Goals scored67 (3.19 per match)

The 1961–63 Balkans Cup was the second Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 8 teams and Olympiacos won the trophy.[1]

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Greece Olympiacos (A) 4 2 1 1 9 11 0.818 5 Advances to finals
2 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov 4 2 0 2 9 6 1.500 4
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 4 1 1 2 8 9 0.889 3
4 Turkey Galatasaray[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. ^ Galatasaray retired from the competition having played two games against Olympiacos and their record was cancelled.
Olympiacos Greece1–0Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Goal 31'
Referee: (Turkey)
Olympiacos Greece1–0Turkey Galatasaray
  • Goal 47'
Olympiacos Greece3–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
  • Goal 5', 36'
  • Goal 11'
  • Peskovic Goal 69'
  • Jatic Goal 80'
Referee: (Turkey)
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–3Greece Olympiacos
  • Aslanovic Goal 7', 58'
  • Mioc Goal 48'
  • Goal 10', 26', 72'
Koševo, Sarajevo
Referee: Kotari (Albania)
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania6–2Greece Olympiacos
  • Ifantis Goal 57', 67' (pen.)
Referee: Kotari (Albania)
Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–0Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
Koševo, Sarajevo
Galatasaray Turkey1–1Greece Olympiacos
  • Papazoglou Goal 6'
Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania3–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia (A) 6 3 3 0 11 5 2.200 9 Advances to finals
2 Albania Dinamo Tirana 6 2 3 1 9 8 1.125 7
3 Romania Dinamo București 6 2 2 2 13 11 1.182 6
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 1 0 5 5 14 0.357 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Dinamo Tirana Albania1–1Romania Dinamo București
Dinamo, Tirana
Dinamo București Romania2–3Albania Dinamo Tirana
Dinamo, Bucharest
Levski Sofia Bulgaria2–2Albania Dinamo Tirana
Rakovski, Sofia
Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Albania Dinamo Tirana
Dinamo Tirana Albania0–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Dinamo, Tirana
Dinamo București Romania2–4Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Dinamo, Bucharest
Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–1Romania Dinamo București
Rakovski, Sofia
Fenerbahçe Turkey2–4Romania Dinamo București
Fenerbahçe Turkey0–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia
  • Kostov Goal 84'
Dinamo Tirana Albania3–2Turkey Fenerbahçe
  • Vorfi Goal 2', 25', 65'
Dinamo, Tirana
Levski Sofia Bulgaria3–0
Awarded1		Turkey Fenerbahçe
Dinamo București Romania3–0
Awarded1		Turkey Fenerbahçe
Notes

Finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos Greece 1–11 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1

1 Olympiacos beat Levski Sofia 1–0 in a play-off to win the tournament.

First leg[]

Olympiacos Greece1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Sideris Goal 37'
Referee: Branko Tešanić (Yugoslavia)

Second leg[]

Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–0Greece Olympiacos
Yordanov Goal 20'
Referee: Pănureanu (Romania)

Levski 1–1 Olympiacos on aggregate.

Play–off[]

Olympiacos Greece1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Stefanakos Goal 87'
Mithat Paşa, Istanbul
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

Olympiacos won the play-off 1–0.

References[]

  1. ^ George J. Vassalos (14 March 2007). "2nd Balkan Cup 1961/63". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

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