1960–61 Balkans Cup

1960–61 Balkans Cup
Country Balkans
Teams 5
Champions Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
Runners-up Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Matches played 20
Goals scored 59 (2.95 per match)

The 1960–61 Balkans Cup was the first edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states.

Yugoslavian runner-up Dinamo Zagreb chose to play in the first edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup, and no other Yugoslav team replaced them. The tournament was contested by 5 teams and Steagul Roșu Brașov won the trophy.[1][2]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov (C) 8 5 3 0 18 7 2.571 13 Winners
2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 8 3 2 3 16 11 1.455 8
3 Albania Partizani Tirana 8 3 2 3 8 6 1.333 8
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 8 2 4 2 9 11 0.818 8
5 Greece AEK Athens 8 1 1 6 8 24 0.333 3
Updated to match(es) played on 15 November 1961. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Fenerbahçe Turkey 0–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
AEK Athens Greece 2–4 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Nestoridis  23'
  • Petridis  81'
  • Năftănăilă  28'
  • Meszaros  35'
  • Szigeti  50'
  • Nagy  62' (pen.)
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania 1–0 Albania Partizani Tirana
Tractorul, Brașov
Attendance: 18,000
AEK Athens Greece 2–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe
  • Nestoridis  37', pen.'
  • Petridis  40'
Partizani Tirana Albania 2–0 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
  • Peev  19'
  • Dirimlili  24' (o.g.)
  • Iordanov  51', pen.'
  • Abadjev  70'
Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–1 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Gündüz  44'
Attendance: 65,000
Fenerbahçe Turkey 5–1 Greece AEK Athens
  • Tsakouridis  49'
AEK Athens Greece 3–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–0 Albania Partizani Tirana
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania 2–2 Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Partizani Tirana Albania 0–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 4–0 Albania Partizani Tirana
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania 3–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe
  • Nagy  8'
  • Meszaros  11', 37'
Partizani Tirana Albania 0–0 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 2–4 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Szeredai
Attendance: 20,000
Levski Sofia Bulgaria 3–0
Awarded1		 Greece AEK Athens
Notes

References

  1. ↑ "Balkans Cup 1960–61 season". rsssf.com.
  2. ↑ H. Grüne, "Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fussballvereine - die Erstliga-Mannschaften Europas seit 1885", Agon Sportverlag, 1992.
  • RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
  • Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup 1960-1969". RSSSF (Recreation & Sports Soccer Statistics Foundation).
  • Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer
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