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 (which is why the term "and Central European" was added to the name). Hungary won every match that it played, and won the overall tournament.[1][2]

1947 Balkan and Central European Championship
Tournament details
Dates25 May – 12 October 1947
Teams5
Defending champions Albania
Final positions
Champions Hungary (1st title)
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Third place Romania
Fourth place Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored44 (4.4 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hungary Ferenc Deák (5 goals)
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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Hungary (C) 4 4 0 0 18 2 9.000 8 Winners
2   Yugoslavia 4 3 0 1 11 7 1.571 6
3   Romania 4 2 0 2 8 8 1.000 4
4   Bulgaria 4 1 0 3 5 14 0.357 2
5   Albania 4 0 0 4 2 13 0.154 0
Source: EU.football
(C) Champions

Matches

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Albania  0–4  Romania
Report Farkaș   29', 69', 79'
Kovács   48'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kamarás Árpád (Hungary)

Bulgaria  2–0  Albania
Stankov   1', 20' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky (Yugoslavia)

Romania  1–3  Yugoslavia
Farkaș   43' Report Bobek   38', 52'
Jezerkić   40'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Molnar Imre (Hungary)

Yugoslavia  2–3  Hungary
Cimermančić  36'
Mihajlović   62'
Report Gyula   34'
Puskás   57'
István   83'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

Bulgaria  2–3  Romania
Stankov   47'
Yordanov   82'
Report Băcuț   38'
Pecsovszky   59'
Marian   61'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

Hungary  9–0  Bulgaria
Deák   15', 34', 52', 79'
Zsolnai   34'
Nagymarosi   48'
Hidegkuti   47', 50', 86'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

Hungary  3–0  Albania
Zsolnai   7'
Egresi   25'
Deák   53'
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Dimitar Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

Albania  2–4  Yugoslavia
Boriçi   12'
Parapani   64'
Report Bobek   21'
Krnić   27'
Mitić   30'
Cimermančić   42'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Viktor Vrhovac (Yugoslavia)

Romania  0–3  Hungary
Report Egresi   22'
Puskás   38', 83'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky (Yugoslavia)

Yugoslavia  2–1  Bulgaria
Mihajlović   18', 43' Report Stankov   12'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Varga Béla (Hungary)

Winner

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 1947 Balkan Cup 
 
Hungary

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 44 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4.4 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Balkan Cup (For Nations)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Balkan and Central European Championship 1947 results". EU-Football. Retrieved 21 May 2022.