1929–31 Balkan Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1929â31 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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 October 1929 â 29 November 1931 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Romania (1st title) |
| Runners-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) |
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 | â7 | 4 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | â9 | 4 |
Matches
| Romania | 2â1 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
Sepi  32'Ciolac 40' |
Report | MarjanoviÄ 71' |
Referee: Georgi Grigorov (Bulgaria)
| Greece | 2â1 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| G. Andrianopulos 55' D. Andrianopulos 59' |
Report | VujadinoviÄ 18' |
| Bulgaria | 0â3 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | LemeÅ¡iÄ 7' MarjanoviÄ 27'Praunsberger 78' |
| Yugoslavia | 4â1 | Greece |
|---|---|---|
| Hitrec 35' TomaÅ¡eviÄ 38', 75', 83' |
Report | Migiakis 52' |
| Yugoslavia | 1â0 | Bulgaria |
|---|---|---|
| MarjanoviÄ 21' |
Report |
| Yugoslavia | 2â4 | Romania |
|---|---|---|
| ZeÄeviÄ 36' MarjanoviÄ 60' |
Report | Glanzmann 16' Bodola 49', 89'Kovács 50' |
Winner
| 1929â31 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
Ljubomir Angelov- Mihail Lozanov
- Asen Panchev
Antonis Migiakis- Dinos Andrianopulos
- Giorgos Andrianopulos
- Nikos Kitsos
- Vassilis Andrianopoulos
Boris Praunsberger- Dobrivoje ZeÄeviÄ
- ÄorÄe VujadinoviÄ
- Leo LemeÅ¡iÄ
- Ivan Hitrec
Andrei Glanzmann- Emerich Vogl
- Gheorghe Ciolac
- Ladislau Raffinsky
- Nicolae Kovács
- Ètefan Dobay
1 own goal
- Ljuben Gikov (against Romania)