1960–61 Balkans Cup

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

1960–61 Balkans Cup
CountryBalkans
Teams5
Champions Steagul Roșu Brașov
Runners-up Levski Sofia
Matches played20
Goals scored59 (2.95 per match)

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]

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Steagul Roșu Brașov (C) 8 5 3 0 18 7 2.571 13 Winners
2 Levski Sofia 8 3 2 3 16 11 1.455 8
3 Partizani Tirana 8 3 2 3 8 6 1.333 8
4 Fenerbahçe 8 2 4 2 9 11 0.818 8
5 AEK Athens 8 1 1 6 8 24 0.333 3
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.

Matches
Fenerbahçe 0–0 Levski Sofia
AEK Athens 2–4 Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Nestoridis  23'
  • Petridis  81'
Steagul Roșu Brașov 1–0 Partizani Tirana
  • Haşoti  5'
Tractorul, Brașov
Attendance: 18,000
AEK Athens 2–2 Fenerbahçe
  • Nestoridis  37', pen.'
  • Petridis  40'
Partizani Tirana 2–0 Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia 4–0 Fenerbahçe
  • Peev  19'
  • Dirimlili  24' (o.g.)
  • Iordanov  51', pen.'
  • Abadjev  70'
Rakovski, Sofia
Fenerbahçe 1–1 Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Gündüz  44'
  • David  51'
Attendance: 65,000
Fenerbahçe 5–1 AEK Athens
  • Tsakouridis  49'
AEK Athens 3–1 Levski Sofia
Fenerbahçe 1–0 Partizani Tirana
Steagul Roșu Brașov 2–2 Levski Sofia
Partizani Tirana 0–0 Fenerbahçe
Levski Sofia 4–0 Partizani Tirana
Rakovski, Sofia
Steagul Roșu Brașov 3–0 Fenerbahçe
Partizani Tirana 0–0 Steagul Roșu Brașov
Levski Sofia 2–4 Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Szeredai
Rakovski, Sofia
Attendance: 20,000
Steagul Roșu Brașov 3–0
Awarded1		 AEK Athens
Levski Sofia 3–0
Awarded1		 AEK Athens
Partizani Tirana 3–0
Awarded1		 AEK Athens
AEK Athens 0–3
Awarded1		 Partizani Tirana
Notes
  • Note 1: After Steagul Roșu Brașov won the trophy on 15 November 1961, AEK Athens withdrew from the tournament.

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.
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