1948_Balkan_Cup

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]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...

Final standings

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: [2]

Matches

More information Bulgaria, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky (Yugoslavia)

More information Poland, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

More information Romania, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Todor Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

More information Albania, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leo Lemešić (Yugoslavia)

More information Hungary, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

This match between Hungary and Czechoslovakia also counted for the 1948–53 Central European International Cup.[1]


More information Hungary, 9–0 ...
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antun Mlinarić (Yugoslavia)

More information Romania, 3–2 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Szigeti György (Hungary)

More information Yugoslavia, 0–0 ...
Stadion Beogradski S.K., Belgrade
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nikola Gelev (Bulgaria)

More information Bulgaria, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

More information Romania, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maksymilian Schneider (Poland)

More information Poland, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jozef Nemčovský (Czechoslovakia)

More information Bulgaria, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

More information Poland, 2–6 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

More information Poland, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

More information Romania, 1–5 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

More information Bulgaria, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

Matches not played

(note: it is uncertain which teams were meant to at home and which away)

Aside from these, Hungary played Romania twice.[1][2]

Statistics

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


References

  1. "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. "Balkan and Central European Championship 1948". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

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