1931 Balkan Cup

1931 Balkan Cup

Tournament details
Country	Bulgaria
Venue(s)	Stadion Slavia, Sofia
Dates	30 September – 4 October 1931
Teams	3
Final positions
Champions	Bulgaria (1st title)
Runners-up	Turkey
Third place	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	13 (4.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Asen Panchev (3 goals)
All statistics correct as of 4 October 1931.

The 1931 Balkan Cup was an unofficial holding of the competition in which only three teams participated - Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Turkey. It was played in 30 September – 4 October 1931 (i.e. before the 1929–31 tournament had been completed) and was won by Bulgaria. It featured three matches, all played in Stadion Slavia, Sofia.^[1]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bulgaria (C)	2	2	0	0	8	3	+5	4	Winners
2	Turkey	2	1	0	1	3	5	−2	2
3	Yugoslavia	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0

30 September 1931

Bulgaria	5–1	Turkey
Lozanov 4' Panchev 50', 76' Stoyanov 56' Peshev 80'	Report	Yeten 31'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (Hungary)

2 October 1931

Turkey	2–0	Yugoslavia
Erkal 7' Arıcan 25'	Report

Stadion Slavia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (Hungary)

4 October 1931

Bulgaria	3–2	Yugoslavia
Lozanov 50' Angelov 56' Panchev 86'	Report	Tirnanić 3' Marjanović 50'

Stadion Slavia, Sofia, Bulgaria

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Mihaly Ivancsics (Hungary)

1931 Balkan Cup
Bulgaria First title

There were 13 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal