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]

1948 Balkan and Central European Championship
Tournament details
Dates4 April – 7 November 1948
Teams7
Defending champions Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored48 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Hungary Ferenc Puskás (5 goals)
← 1947

Final standings

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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
Source: [2]

Matches

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  Bulgaria1–1  Poland
Stankov   18' Report Parpan   23'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miljenko Podubsky (Yugoslavia)

  Poland3–1  Czech Republic
Cieślik   7'
Gracz   15'
Spodzieja   83'
Report Kokštejn   58'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

  Romania0–1  Albania
Report Mirashi   63'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Todor Stoyanov (Bulgaria)

  Albania0–0  Hungary
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Leo Lemešić (Yugoslavia)

  Hungary2–1  Czechoslovakia
Egresi   16'
Deák   73'
Report Schubert   81'
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

This match between Hungary and Czechoslovakia also counted for the 1948–53 Central European International Cup.[1]


  Hungary9–0  Romania
Mészáros   30', 46'
Egresi   43', 61', 72'
Puskás   58', 82'
Kocsis   67', 85'
Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antun Mlinarić (Yugoslavia)

  Romania3–2  Bulgaria
Farkaș   22', 71' (pen.)
Dumitrescu   78'
Report Argirov   14'
Tsvetkov   21'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Szigeti György (Hungary)

  Yugoslavia0–0  Albania
Report
Stadion Beogradski S.K., Belgrade
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Nikola Gelev (Bulgaria)

  Bulgaria1–3  Yugoslavia
Argirov   32' Report Wölfl   41'
Mitić   54'
Čajkovski   72'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

  Romania2–1  Czechoslovakia
Iordache   22'
Bartha   90' (pen.)
Report Menclík   77'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maksymilian Schneider (Poland)

  Poland0–1  Yugoslavia
Report Mitić   24'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Jozef Nemčovský (Czechoslovakia)

  Bulgaria1–0  Czechoslovakia
Milev   37' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

  Poland2–6  Hungary
Kohut   37'
Cieślik   68'
Report Bozsik   20'
Hidegkuti   25', 81'
Szusza   29'
Deák   69'
Tóth   72'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

  Poland0–0  Romania
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

  Romania1–5  Hungary
Pecsovszky   77' Report Puskás   44', 64', 83'
Deák   49', 68'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Jaroslav Vlček (Czechoslovakia)

  Bulgaria1–0  Hungary
Milanov   15' Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Constantin Iliescu (Romania)

Matches not played

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(note: it is uncertain which teams were meant to at home and which away)

Aside from these, Hungary played Romania twice.[1][2]

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 48 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "Balkan and Central European Championship 1948". EU-football.info. Retrieved 22 April 2020.