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1948 Balkan Cup

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]

Final standings

Source: [2]

Matches

Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky (Yugoslavia)

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Todor Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leo Lemešić (Yugoslavia)

Üllői út, Budapest
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

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


Megyeri úti Stadion, Újpest
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antun Mlinarić (Yugoslavia)

Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Szigeti György (Hungary)

Stadion Beogradski S.K., Belgrade
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nikola Gelev (Bulgaria)

Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maksymilian Schneider (Poland)

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jozef Nemčovský (Czechoslovakia)

Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

Stadion Ruchu, Chorzów
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

Yunak Stadium, Sofia
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. ^ a b c d e "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Balkan and Central European Championship 1948". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 April 2020.