International football competition
The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The participanting teams were Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and for the first time ever, Albania, who ended up winning the tournament in their first try.[2][3]
Squads
- The four men's national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of over 14 players, including one or two goalkeepers.
- The age listed for each player is on 7 October 1946, the first day of the tournament.
- The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.
Albania
Bulgaria
Romania
Yugoslavia
Table
Updated to match(es) played on 13 October 1946. Source: EU-Football.info
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Results
Winner
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 20 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
Alexandru Negrescu (against Bulgaria)
References
- ^ Bozhin Laskov's profile at LevskiSofia.info
- ^ "Balkan Cup (For Nations)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Balkan and Central European Championship 1946 results". football.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Ballkaniada 1946, kur Shqipëria u shpall kampione e Ballkanit - Dossier" (in Albanian). Sot. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Albania vs Montenegro*, 22 September 1946". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
External links
- Balkan and Central European Championship 1946 at EU-Football.info
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