1946 Balkan Cup

1946 Balkan Cup
Kupa e Ballkanit 1946; (in Albanian)
	Albanian stamp issued in 2007 commemorating the 60th anniversary of Albania's victory in the 1946 Balkan Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Albania
Dates	7–13 October 1946
Teams	4
Venue(s)	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
Final positions
Champions	Albania (1st title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	20 (3.33 per match)
Attendance	130,000 (21,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Five players; (2 goals each)
Best player(s)	Bozhin Laskov
	← 1936 1947 →

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

Coach: Ljubiša Broćić

The following players were called up to participate in the tournament.^[4]

Caps and goals as before start of the tournament, otherwise after the match against Montenegro on 22 September 1946.^[5]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Dodë Tahiri	(1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 27)	1	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
1GK	Giacomo Poselli	(1922-07-22)22 July 1922 (aged 24)	1	0	Flamurtari Vlorë

2DF	Xhavit Demneri	(1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27)	0	0	Partizani Tirana
2DF	Rexhep Spahiu	(1923-01-21)21 January 1923 (aged 23)	0	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
2DF	Muhamet Dibra	(1923-10-31)31 October 1923 (aged 22)	1	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
2DF	Bahri Kavaja	(1924-08-23)23 August 1924 (aged 22)	0	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
2DF	Besim Fagu	(1925-03-10)10 March 1925 (aged 21)	0	0	17 Nentori Tiranë

3MF	Bimo Fakja	(1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27)	1	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
3MF	Sllave Llambi	(1919-06-26)26 June 1919 (aged 27)	1	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
3MF	Vasif Biçaku	(1922-03-02)2 March 1922 (aged 24)	1	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
3MF	Aristidh Parapani	(1926-01-01)1 January 1926 (aged 20)	0	0	17 Nentori Tiranë

4FW	Qamil Teliti	(1922-07-09)9 July 1922 (aged 24)	1	2	Besa Kavajë
4FW	Loro Boriçi	(1922-08-04)4 August 1922 (aged 24)	1	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
4FW	Pal Mirashi	(1925-12-13)13 December 1925 (aged 20)	1	0	Vllaznia Shkodër

Bulgaria

Coach: Todor Konov

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Simeon Kostov	(1917-03-15)15 March 1917 (aged 29)	0	0	Lokomotiv Sofia

2DF	Liubomir Petrov	(1913-01-10)10 January 1913 (aged 33)	7	0	Levski Sofia
2DF	Stoyan Ormandzhiev	(1920-01-10)10 January 1920 (aged 26)	4	0	Lokomotiv Sofia
2DF	Stoyu Nedyalkov	(1913-01-01)1 January 1913 (aged 33)	3	0	Lokomotiv Sofia
2DF	Ivan Radoev	(1901-09-09)9 September 1901 (aged 45)	0	0	Sportist
2DF	Ivan Dimchev	(1921-02-22)22 February 1921 (aged 25)	0	0	Chavdar
2DF	Traycho Petkov	(1923-09-04)4 September 1923 (aged 23)	0	0	Lokomotiv Sofia

3MF	Krum Milev	(1915-06-11)11 June 1915 (aged 31)	7	1	Lokomotiv Sofia
3MF	Aleksandar Popov	(1920-10-01)1 October 1920 (aged 26)	0	0	Lokomotiv Sofia
3MF	Dragan Georgiev	(1922-05-13)13 May 1922 (aged 24)	0	0	Lokomotiv Sofia
3MF	Stefan Bozhkov	(1923-09-20)20 September 1923 (aged 23)	0	0	Sportist

4FW	Vasil Spasov	(1919-12-30)30 December 1919 (aged 26)	1	0	Levski Sofia
4FW	Bozhin Laskov	(1922-02-15)15 February 1922 (aged 24)	0	0	Levski Sofia
4FW	Trendafil Stankov	(1923-07-14)14 July 1923 (aged 23)	0	0	Septemvri Sofia

Romania

Coach: Virgil Economu

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Gheorghe Lăzăreanu	(1924-05-06)6 May 1924 (aged 22)	0	0	Ciocanul București

2DF	Alexandru Negrescu	unknown	5	0	Ciocanul București
2DF	Francisc Mészáros	(1919-05-05)5 May 1919 (aged 27)	0	0	ITA Arad

3MF	Nicolae Simatoc	(1920-05-01)1 May 1920 (aged 26)	5	0	Carmen București
3MF	Iosif Petschovschi	(1921-07-02)2 July 1921 (aged 25)	1	1	ITA Arad
3MF	Iosif Ritter	(1921-12-02)2 December 1921 (aged 24)	1	0	CFR Timișoara
3MF	Gheorghe Băcuț	(1927-07-12)12 July 1927 (aged 19)	1	0	ITA Arad
3MF	Mátyás Tóth	(1918-04-01)1 April 1918 (aged 28)	0	0	ITA Arad

4FW	Nicolae Reuter	(1914-12-06)6 December 1914 (aged 31)	8	0	CFR Timișoara
4FW	Bazil Marian	(1922-11-07)7 November 1922 (aged 23)	7	1	Carmen București
4FW	Francisc Spielmann	(1916-07-10)10 July 1916 (aged 30)	3	1	Libertatea Oradea
4FW	Sever Coracu	(1920-10-02)2 October 1920 (aged 26)	1	0	Universitatea Cluj
4FW	Eugen Iordache	(1922-04-30)30 April 1922 (aged 24)	0	0	Juventus București
4FW	Iosif Fabian	(1923-08-10)10 August 1923 (aged 23)	0	0	Carmen București

Yugoslavia

Coach: Milorad Arsenijević and Aleksandar Tirnanić

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Zvonko Monsider	(1920-05-11)11 May 1920 (aged 26)	2	0	Dinamo Zagreb
1GK	Franjo Šoštarić	(1919-08-01)1 August 1919 (aged 27)	0	0	Partizan

2DF	Miroslav Brozović	(1917-08-26)26 August 1917 (aged 29)	4	0	Partizan
2DF	Kiril Simonovski	(1915-10-19)19 October 1915 (aged 30)	2	0	Partizan
2DF	Ivica Horvat	(1926-07-16)16 July 1926 (aged 20)	2	0	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Dragutin Lojen	(1919-05-19)19 May 1919 (aged 27)	1	0	Dinamo Zagreb
2DF	Miomir Petrović	(1922-12-01)1 December 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade

3MF	Aleksandar Atanacković	(1920-04-29)29 April 1920 (aged 26)	1	0	Partizan
3MF	Franjo Rupnik	(1921-05-05)5 May 1921 (aged 25)	1	0	Partizan
3MF	Zlatko Čajkovski	(1923-11-24)24 November 1923 (aged 22)	1	0	Partizan
3MF	Prvoslav Mihajlović	(1921-04-13)13 April 1921 (aged 25)	0	0	Partizan

4FW	Frane Matošić	(1918-11-25)25 November 1918 (aged 27)	9	0	Hajduk Split
4FW	Franjo Wölfl	(1918-05-18)18 May 1918 (aged 28)	4	0	Dinamo Zagreb
4FW	Stjepan Bobek	(1923-12-03)3 December 1923 (aged 22)	2	0	Partizan
4FW	Božidar Sandić	(1922-10-26)26 October 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	OFK Beograd

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Albania (C)	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4	Winners
2	Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	4
3	Romania	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
4	Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	4	7	−3	1

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

7 October 1946

Albania	2–3	Yugoslavia
Mirashi 6' Teliti 8'	Report	Matošić 47' Bobek 48' Čajkovski 78'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)

8 October 1946

Bulgaria	2–2	Romania
Negrescu 33' (o.g.) Milev 22'	Report	Reuter 40' Tóth 88'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

9 October 1946

Albania	3–1	Bulgaria
Boriçi 30', 65' (pen.) Mirashi 68'	Report	Spasov 5'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)

11 October 1946

Romania	2–1	Yugoslavia
Reuter 18' Fabian 24'	Report	Simonovski 42'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Andrey Zlatarev (Bulgaria)

13 October 1946

Albania	1–0	Romania
Teliti 55'	Report

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)

13 October 1946

Bulgaria	1–2	Yugoslavia
Laskov 88'	Report	Sandić 35', 70'

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Qazim Dervishi (Albania)

Winner

1946 Balkan Cup
Albania First title

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

[1] Bozhin Laskov's profile at LevskiSofia.info

[2] "Balkan Cup (For Nations)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[3] "Balkan and Central European Championship 1946 results". football.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.

[4] "Ballkaniada 1946, kur Shqipëria u shpall kampione e Ballkanit - Dossier" (in Albanian). Sot. 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

[5] "Albania vs Montenegro*, 22 September 1946". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 5 April 2023.

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