1947 Balkan Cup

The 1947 Balkan Cup, officially called the Balkan and Central European Championship, was played between May and October 1947 between Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary. It was Hungary's first participation in the tournament (hence the name change), in which it won all the matches.

Matches

Albania  v  Romania

25 May 1947

Albania	0 – 4	Romania

Tirana

Bulgaria  v  Albania

15 June 1947

Bulgaria	2 – 0	Albania

Sofia

Romania  v  Yugoslavia

22 June 1947

Romania	1 – 3	Yugoslavia
Farkas  43'	Report	Bobek  38', 52' Jezerkić  40'

Giulescu, Bucharest Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Molnar (Hungary)

Yugoslavia  v  Hungary

28 June 1947

Yugoslavia	2 – 3	Hungary
Cimermančić  36' Mihajlović  62'	Report	Szilagyi  34' Puskás  57' Mike  83'

JNA Stadium, Belgrade Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Iliescu (Romania)

Bulgaria  v  Romania

6 July 1947

Bulgaria	2 – 3	Romania

Sofia

Hungary  v  Bulgaria

17 August 1947

Hungary	9 – 0	Bulgaria

Budapest

Hungary  v  Albania

20 August 1947

Hungary	3 – 0	Albania

Budapest

Albania  v  Yugoslavia

14 September 1947

Albania	2 – 4	Yugoslavia
Boriçi  12' Parapani  64'	Report	Bobek  21' Krnić  27' Mitić  30' Cimermančić  42'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Viktor Vrhovac (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia  v  Bulgaria

12 October 1947

Yugoslavia	2 – 1	Bulgaria
Mihajlović  18', 43'	Report	Stankov  12'

NK Zagreb Stadium, Zagreb Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Varga (Hungary)

Romania  v  Hungary

12 October 1947

Romania	0 – 3	Hungary

Bucharest

Final standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Hungary	4	4	0	0	18	2	8
Yugoslavia	4	3	0	1	11	7	6
Romania	4	2	0	2	8	8	4
Bulgaria	4	1	0	3	5	14	2
Albania	4	0	0	4	2	13	0

References

• Balkan Cup (for Nations) on The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 7 Oct 2012.