1933 Balkan Cup

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1933 Balkan Cup
Tournament details
Country Romania
Venue(s) Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică, Bucharest
Dates3–11 June 1933
Teams4
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Romania.svg  Romania (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Third placeFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored27 (4.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Romania.svg Gheorghe Ciolac
Flag of Romania.svg Ștefan Dobay (4 goals)
All statistics correct as of 4 August 1932.
  1932
1934–35  

The 1933 Balkan Cup was the fourth Balkan Cup football tournament. The national teams of Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania took part and it was won by Romania, the host of the tournament. Remarkably, Romania didn't concede a single goal throughout the whole tournament. The top goalscorers were Gheorghe Ciolac and Ștefan Dobay (both Romania) with 4 goals each. [1] [2]

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Final standings

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania (C)33001306Winners
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia 3201981.1254
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 31022110.1822
4Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 3003380.3750
Source: EU.football
(C) Champions

Matches

Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 3–5Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Simeonidis Soccerball shade.svg4'
Raggos Soccerball shade.svg60'
Pierrakos Soccerball shade.svg89'
Report Kodrnja Soccerball shade.svg12', 20', 72'
Živković Soccerball shade.svg42', 79'
Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică, Bucharest
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Denis Xifando (Romania)

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7–0Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Vâlcov Soccerball shade.svg11', 76'
Dobay Soccerball shade.svg53', 62'
Ciolac Soccerball shade.svg57', 61', 66'
Report
Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică, Bucharest
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0–4Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Report Kokotović Soccerball shade.svg10', 54', 75'
Živković Soccerball shade.svg22'
Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică, Bucharest
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Dobay Soccerball shade.svg24' Report
Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică, Bucharest
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ernest Fabris (Yugoslavia)

Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2–0Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece
Todorov Soccerball shade.svg85', 88' Report

Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5–0Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Yugoslavia
Bindea Soccerball shade.svg7'
Ciolac Soccerball shade.svg10'
Bodola Soccerball shade.svg13', 35'
Dobay Soccerball shade.svg42'
Report
Stadionul Oficiul Naţional de Educaţie Fizică, Bucharest
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

Winner

 1933 Balkan Cup 
Flag of Romania.svg
Romania

Second title

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 27 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.5 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. "Balkan Cup 1933". EU-football.info. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. LaBlanc, Michael L.; Henshaw, Richard (1994). The World Encyclopedia of Soccer. Detroit: Gale Research. p. 245. ISBN   978-0-81038-995-3.