Balkan Cup

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The Balkan Cup was an international football competition for club teams and was held from 1961 to 1994. Clubs from Southeastern European countries such as Albania , Bulgaria , Greece , Romania , Yugoslavia and Turkey were allowed to start .

The finals and winners

year winner Results finalist
1960/61 Romania 1952Romania FC Brasov 13: 8 points (league system) Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Levski Sofia
1961/63 Kingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 1: 0/0: 1/1: 0 Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Levski Sofia
1963/64 Romania 1952Romania Rapid Bucharest 1: 1/2: 0 Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Spartak Plovdiv
1964/66 Romania 1965Romania Rapid Bucharest 3: 0/3: 3 Romania 1965Romania Farul Constanța
1966/67 TurkeyTurkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1: 2/1: 0/3: 1 Kingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece AEK Athens
1967/68 Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Beroe Stara Sagora 3: 0/3: 4 Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Spartak Sofia
1969 Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Beroe Stara Sagora 1: 0/3: 0 (Dinamo withdrew) Albania 1946People's Socialist Republic of Albania KS Dinamo Tirana
1970 Albania 1946People's Socialist Republic of Albania FK Partizani Tirana 1: 1/3 : 0 (Beroe withdrew) Bulgaria 1948Bulgaria Beroe Stara Sagora
1971 Greece 1970Greece Panionios Athens 1: 0/2: 1 Albania 1946People's Socialist Republic of Albania KS Besa Kavaja
1972 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv 5: 0/0: 4 YugoslaviaYugoslavia Vardar Skopje
1973 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Sofia locomotive 1: 1/2: 0 Romania 1965Romania AS Armata Târgu Mureș
1974 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 2: 1/0: 0 YugoslaviaYugoslavia Vardar Skopje
1975 YugoslaviaYugoslavia Radnički Niš 1: 0/2: 1 TurkeyTurkey Eskişehirspor
1976 YugoslaviaYugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 3: 1/2: 3 Romania 1965Romania Sportul Studențesc
1977 Greece 1975Greece Panathinaikos Athens 0: 0/2: 1 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Slavia Sofia
1978 YugoslaviaYugoslavia HNK Rijeka 0: 1/4: 1 Romania 1965Romania Jiul Petroșani
1979 Romania 1965Romania Sportul Studențesc 2: 0/1: 1 YugoslaviaYugoslavia HNK Rijeka
1980 YugoslaviaYugoslavia FK Velež Mostar 6: 5/6: 2 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
1981/83 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Beroe Stara Sagora 3: 0/3: 1 Albania 1946People's Socialist Republic of Albania KF Tirana
1983/84
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Beroe Stara Sagora 6: 4 points (league system) Romania 1965Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
1984/85
GreeceGreece Iraklis 4: 1/1: 3 Romania 1965Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
1986
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 3: 0/2: 3 GreeceGreece Panionios Athens
1987/88
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 5: 1/1: 0 Romania 1965Romania FC Argeş Piteşti
1988/89
GreeceGreece OFI Crete 3: 1 YugoslaviaYugoslavia Radnički Niš
1989/90
The Balkan Cup was not held due to the Romanian Revolution of 1989
1990/91
RomaniaRomania FC Inter Sibiu 0: 0 n.V. / 1: 0 (WS) YugoslaviaYugoslavia FK Budućnost Podgorica
1991/92
TurkeyTurkey Sarıyer SK 0: 0 n.V. / 1: 0 (WS) RomaniaRomania Oțelul Galați
1992/93
GreeceGreece Edessaikos 0: 1/3: 1 BulgariaBulgaria FK Etar Veliko Tarnovo
1993/94
TurkeyTurkey Samsunspor 3-0 / 2-0 GreeceGreece PAS Ioannina

Leaderboards

by clubs
rank club Victories Year (s)
1 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Beroe Stara Sagora 4th 1968, 1969, 1983, 1984
2 Romania 1965Romania Rapid Bucharest 2 1964, 1966
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 1986, 1988
4th Romania 1952Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov 1 1961
Kingdom of GreeceKingdom of Greece Olympiacos Piraeus 1 1963
TurkeyTurkey Fenerbahçe Istanbul 1 1967
Albania 1946People's Socialist Republic of Albania FK Partizani Tirana 1 1970
Greece 1970Greece Panionios Athens 1 1971
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Botev Plovdiv 1 1972
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Sofia locomotive 1 1973
Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 1 1974
YugoslaviaYugoslavia Radnički Niš 1 1975
YugoslaviaYugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb 1 1976
Greece 1975Greece Panathinaikos Athens 1 1977
YugoslaviaYugoslavia HNK Rijeka 1 1978
Romania 1965Romania Sportul Studențesc 1 1979
YugoslaviaYugoslavia FK Velež Mostar 1 1980
GreeceGreece Iraklis Thessaloniki 1 1985
GreeceGreece OFI Crete 1 1989
RomaniaRomania FC Inter Sibiu 1 1991
TurkeyTurkey Sarıyer SK 1 1992
GreeceGreece Edessaikos 1 1993
TurkeyTurkey Samsunspor 1 1994
by country
rank country Victories
1 Bulgaria 1971Bulgaria Bulgaria 9
2 GreeceGreece Greece 6th
3 RomaniaRomania Romania 5
4th YugoslaviaYugoslavia Yugoslavia 4th
5 TurkeyTurkey Turkey 3
6th AlbaniaAlbania Albania 1

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