1948 Balkan Cup
Football tournament season
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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]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 April – 7 November 1948 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
| Top goal scorer |  Ferenc Puskás (5 goals) |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 5 | +17 | 9 |
| 2 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Romania |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 5 |
| 5 |  Albania |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Poland |
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Matches
This match between Hungary and Czechoslovakia also counted for the 1948–53 Central European International Cup.[1]
| Poland | 0–1 | Yugoslavia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mitić  24' |
| Bulgaria | 1–0 | Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Milev 37' |
Report |
Matches not played
(note: it is uncertain which teams were meant to at home and which away)
Yugoslavia v. 
Hungary- Yugoslavia v.
Romania 
Albania v. 
Bulgaria- Albania v.
Poland - Albania v.
Czechoslovakia
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
- Pal Mirashi
- Borislav Tsvetkov
- Dimitar Milanov
- Krum Milev
- Trendafil Stankov
- Franjo Wölfl
- Željko Čajkovski
- Józef Kohut
- Henryk Spodzieja
- Mieczysław Gracz
- Tadeusz Parpan
- Ferenc Szusza
- József Bozsik
- Mátyás Tóth
- Julius Schubert
- Oldřich Menclík
- Václav Kokštejn
- Nicolae Dumitrescu
- Eugen Iordache
- Carol Bartha
- József Pecsovszky