1929–31 Balkan Cup

Tournament details
Dates	6 October 1929 – 29 November 1931
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Romania (1st title)
Runner-up	Yugoslavia
Third place	Greece
Fourth place	Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	61 (5.08 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Iuliu Bodola Rudolf Wetzer (7 goals)
1931 →

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. ^{[1] [2]} Albania had registered for the tournament, but retired before the beginning and did not participate. ^[3]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Romania (C)	6	5	0	1	26	13	+13	10	Winners
2	Yugoslavia	6	3	0	3	12	9	+3	6
3	Greece	6	2	0	4	13	20	−7	4
4	Bulgaria	6	2	0	4	10	19	−9	4

Matches

6 October 1929

16:00 (+1:44)

Romania	2–1	Yugoslavia
Sepi 32' Ciolac 40'	Report	Marjanović 71'

Stadionul ONEF, Bucuresti, Romania

Referee: Georgi Grigorov ( Bulgaria)

26 January 1930

15:30 (UTC+2:00)

Greece	2–1	Yugoslavia
G. Andrianopulos 55' D. Andrianopulos 59'	Report	Vujadinović 18'

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Nikola Dosev ( Bulgaria)

25 May 1930

14:00 (+1:44)

Romania	8–1	Greece
Wetzer 8', 34', 75', 76', 80' Vogl 43' Raffinsky 57' ( pen.) Dobay 77'	Report	V. Andrianopoulos 15'

Stadionul ONEF, Bucuresti, Romania

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jovan Ružić ( Yugoslavia)

12 October 1930

16:00 (+2:00)

Bulgaria	5–3	Romania
Staykov 11' ( pen.), 52' Stoyanov 34', 50' Peshev 47'	Report	Wetzer 23' ( pen.), 43' Gikov 71' ( o.g.)

Stadion Slavia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Jovan Ružić ( Yugoslavia)

16 November 1930

15:00 (+2:00)

Bulgaria	0–3	Yugoslavia
	Report	Lemešić 7' Marjanović 27' Praunsberger 78'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jovan Ružić ( Yugoslavia)

7 December 1930

15:00 (+2:00)

Greece	6–1	Bulgaria
Tsolinas 4', 50', 51', 60' Messaris 10', 15'	Report	Peshev 56'

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jovan Ružić ( Yugoslavia)

15 March 1931

15:00 (+1:00)

Yugoslavia	4–1	Greece
Hitrec 35' Tomašević 38', 75', 83'	Report	Migiakis 52'

Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Costel Rădulescu ( Romania)

19 April 1931

16:15 (+1:00)

Yugoslavia	1–0	Bulgaria
Marjanović 21'	Report

Beogradski SK Stadium, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Denis Xifando ( Romania)

10 May 1931

17:00 (+1:44)

Romania	5–2	Bulgaria
Sepi 25' Bodola 50', 66' Stanciu 68', 81'	Report	Lozanov 51' Panchev 89'

Stadionul ONEF, Bucuresti, Romania

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Ernest Fabris ( Yugoslavia)

28 June 1931

17:45 (+1:00)

Yugoslavia	2–4	Romania
Zečević 36' Marjanović 60'	Report	Glanzmann 16' Bodola 49', 89' Kovács 50'

Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Apostolos Nikolaidis ( Greece)

25 October 1931

15:30 (+2:00)

Bulgaria	2–1	Greece
Peshev 20' Angelov 83'	Report	Kitsos 10'

Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Jovan Ružić ( Yugoslavia)

29 November 1931

15:00 (+2:00)

Greece	2–4	Romania
Angelakis 34', 39'	Report	Bodola 13', 18', 84' Sepi 51'

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens, Greece

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Ernest Fabris ( Yugoslavia)

Winner

1929–31 Balkan Cup
Romania First title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 61 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 5.08 goals per match.

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References