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1929–31 Balkan Cup

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Balkan Cup

| year = 1929–31

| country =

| dates = 6 October 1929 – 29 November 1931

| venue =

| num_teams = 4

| defending_champions =

| winners = {{fb|ROU}}

| count = 1

| second = {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

| third = {{fb|GRE|old}}

| fourth = {{fb|BUL}}

| matches = 12

| goals = 61

| attendance =

| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|ROU}} Iuliu Bodola
{{flagicon|ROU}} Rudolf Wetzer
(7 goals)

| prev_season =

| next_season = 1931

| extra_information =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkancup29.html|title=Balkan Cup (for Nations) 1929/31|website=RSSSF|accessdate=22 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_tournament.php?id=BlC-1|title=Balkan Cup 1929-1931 results|publisher=EU.football|accessdate=22 May 2022}} Albania had registered for the tournament, but retired before the beginning and did not participate.{{Cite web |url=http://www.zemrashqiptare.net/news/id-2781/Giovanni_Armillotta:_Kryeziu,_Lushta,_Bori%C3%A7i_e_Llambi.html |title=Giovanni Armillotta: Kryeziu, Lushta, Boriçi e Llambi 31.03.2008 |access-date=2012-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133319/http://www.zemrashqiptare.net/news/id-2781/Giovanni_Armillotta:_Kryeziu,_Lushta,_Bori%C3%A7i_e_Llambi.html |archive-date=2014-07-14 |url-status=dead }}

Standings

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|winpoints=2

|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesb/balkancup29.html RSSSF]

|team1=ROU|team2=YUG|team3=GRE|team4=BUL

|win_ROU=5|draw_ROU=0|loss_ROU=1|gf_ROU=26|ga_ROU=13 |status_ROU= C

|win_YUG=3|draw_YUG=0|loss_YUG=3|gf_YUG=12|ga_YUG=9

|win_GRE=2|draw_GRE=0|loss_GRE=4|gf_GRE=13|ga_GRE=20

|win_BUL=2|draw_BUL=0|loss_BUL=4|gf_BUL=10|ga_BUL=19

|name_ROU={{fb|ROU}}|name_YUG={{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}|name_GRE={{fb|GRE|old}}|name_BUL={{fb|BUL}}

|col_A=green1|text_A=Winners|col_B=white1|text_B=

|result1=A|result2=B|result3=B|result4=B

}}

Matches

{{Football box

|date = 6 October 1929

|time = 16:00 (+1:44)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|score2 = 1

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5377

|goals1 = Sepi {{goal|32}}
Ciolac {{goal|40}}

|goals2 = Marjanović {{goal|71}}

|stadium = Stadionul ONEF

|location = Bucuresti, Romania

|attendance =

|referee = Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 26 January 1930

|time = 15:30 (UTC+2:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE|old}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|score2 = 1

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5474

|goals1 = G. Andrianopulos {{goal|55}}
D. Andrianopulos {{goal|59}}

|goals2 = Vujadinović {{goal|18}}

|stadium = Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

|location = Athens, Greece

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 25 May 1930

|time = 14:00 (+1:44)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROU}}

|score1 = 8

|team2 = {{fb|GRE|old}}

|score2 = 1

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5497

|goals1 = Wetzer {{goal|8||34||75||76||80}}
Vogl {{goal|43}}
Raffinsky {{goal|57|pen.}}
Dobay {{goal|77}}

|goals2 = V. Andrianopoulos {{goal|15}}

|stadium = Stadionul ONEF

|location = Bucuresti, Romania

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 12 October 1930

|time = 16:00 (+2:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}}

|score1 = 5

|team2 = {{fb-rt|ROU}}

|score2 = 3

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5448

|goals1 = Staykov {{goal|11|pen.|52}}
Stoyanov {{goal|34||50}}
Peshev {{goal|47}}

|goals2 = Wetzer {{goal|23|pen.|43}}
Gikov {{goal|71|o.g.}}

|stadium = Stadion Slavia

|location = Sofia, Bulgaria

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 16 November 1930

|time = 15:00 (+2:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}}

|score1 = 0

|team2 = {{fb-rt|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|score2 = 3

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5441

|goals1 =

|goals2 = Lemešić {{goal|7}}
Marjanović {{goal|27}}
Praunsberger {{goal|78}}

|stadium = Stadion Slavia

|location = Sofia, Bulgaria

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 7 December 1930

|time = 15:00 (+2:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE|old}}

|score1 = 6

|team2 = {{fb-rt|BUL}}

|score2 = 1

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5439

|goals1 = Tsolinas {{goal|4||50||51||60}}
Messaris {{goal|10||15}}

|goals2 = Peshev {{goal|56}}

|stadium = Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

|location = Athens, Greece

|attendance = 15,000

|referee = Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 15 March 1931

|time = 15:00 (+1:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|score1 = 4

|team2 = {{fb|GRE|old}}

|score2 = 1

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5553

|goals1 = Hitrec {{goal|35}}
Tomašević {{goal|38||75||83}}

|goals2 = Migiakis {{goal|52}}

|stadium = Beogradski SK Stadium

|location = Belgrade, Yugoslavia

|attendance = 8,000

|referee = Costel Rădulescu (Romania)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 19 April 1931

|time = 16:15 (+1:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|score1 = 1

|team2 = {{fb|BUL}}

|score2 = 0

|report = [https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5546 Report]

|goals1 = Marjanović {{goal|21}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Beogradski SK Stadium

|location = Belgrade, Yugoslavia

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Denis Xifando (Romania)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 10 May 1931

|time = 17:00 (+1:44)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|ROM}}

|score1 = 5

|team2 = {{fb|BUL}}

|score2 = 2

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5574

|goals1 = Sepi {{goal|25}}
Bodola {{goal|50||66}}
Stanciu {{goal|68||81}}

|goals2 = Lozanov {{goal|51}}
Panchev {{goal|89}}

|stadium = Stadionul ONEF

|location = Bucuresti, Romania

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 28 June 1931

|time = 17:45 (+1:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fb|ROM}}

|score2 = 4

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5560

|goals1 = Zečević {{goal|36}}
Marjanović {{goal|60}}

|goals2 = Glanzmann {{goal|16}}
Bodola {{goal|49||89}}
Kovács {{goal|50}}

|stadium = Stadion Maksimir

|location = Zagreb, Yugoslavia

|attendance = 6,000

|referee = Apostolos Nikolaidis (Greece)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 25 October 1931

|time = 15:30 (+2:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|BUL}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fb|GRE|old}}

|score2 = 1

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5533

|goals1 = Peshev {{goal|20}}
Angelov {{goal|83}}

|goals2 = Kitsos {{goal|10}}

|stadium = Yunak Stadium

|location = Sofia, Bulgaria

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Jovan Ružić (Yugoslavia)

}}

----

{{Football box

|date = 29 November 1931

|time = 15:00 (+2:00)

|team1 = {{fb-rt|GRE|old}}

|score1 = 2

|team2 = {{fb|ROM}}

|score2 = 4

|report = https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=5532

|goals1 = Angelakis {{goal|34||39}}

|goals2 = Bodola {{goal|13||18||84}}
Sepi {{goal|51}}

|stadium = Leoforos Alexandras Stadium

|location = Athens, Greece

|attendance = 12,000

|referee = Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

}}

Winner

{{winners|fb|1929–31 Balkan Cup|Romania|First}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

{{goalscorers

|matches=12|goals=61

|7 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{Balkans Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balkan Cup}}

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