1948_Balkan_Cup
1948 Balkan Cup
Football tournament season
The 1948 Balkan Cup, officially called the Balkan and Central European Championship, was played between April and November 1948 between Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia.[1][2] It was Poland and Czechoslovakia's first and only participation in the tournament, which was not completed.[1] Hungary was leading the table at the time it was abandoned.[1][2]
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 4 April – 7 November 1948 |
Teams | 7 |
Defending champions | Hungary |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ferenc Puskás (5 goals) |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Hungary | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 |
2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
3 | Bulgaria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
4 | Romania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 |
5 | Albania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
6 | Poland | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
7 | Czechoslovakia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
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Source: [2]
More information Poland, 3–1 ...
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More information Hungary, 2–1 ...
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This match between Hungary and Czechoslovakia also counted for the 1948–53 Central European International Cup.[1]
More information Hungary, 9–0 ...
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More information Romania, 3–2 ...
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More information Bulgaria, 1–3 ...
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More information Romania, 2–1 ...
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More information Poland, 2–6 ...
Poland | 2–6 | Hungary |
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Kohut 37' Cieślik 68' |
Report | Bozsik 20' Hidegkuti 25', 81' Szusza 29' Deák 69' Tóth 72' |
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More information Romania, 1–5 ...
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(note: it is uncertain which teams were meant to at home and which away)
- Yugoslavia v. Hungary
- Yugoslavia v. Romania
- Albania v. Bulgaria
- Albania v. Poland
- Albania v. Czechoslovakia
Goalscorers
There were 48 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.
5 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Pal Mirashi
- Borislav Tsvetkov
- Dimitar Milanov
- Krum Milev
- Trendafil Stankov
- Franjo Wölfl
- Željko Čajkovski
- Józef Kohut
- Henryk Spodzieja
- Mieczysław Gracz
- Tadeusz Parpan
- Ferenc Szusza
- József Bozsik
- Mátyás Tóth
- Julius Schubert
- Oldřich Menclík
- Václav Kokštejn
- Nicolae Dumitrescu
- Eugen Iordache
- Carol Bartha
- József Pecsovszky
- "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- "Balkan and Central European Championship 1948". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 April 2020.