Balkan Cup 1947
The 9th Balkan Cup was a competition for national football teams from countries in the Balkan region . The games took place from May to October 1947 and at the same time formed the so-called "Central European Championship". This year there was no permanent host, instead each team played two home and two away games. As in the previous year , Albania , Bulgaria , Romania and Yugoslavia took part in the tournament. There was also Hungary , which was at the start for the first time. Each team played once against each opponent in group mode. The title was secured by Hungary, who won their last three games confidently and without conceding a goal after their 3-2 win at the start in Yugoslavia and also set the top scorer with Ferenc Deák (five goals). Defending champions Albania, however, lost all games this year and finished last.
Results
Table based on the two-point rule .
| Pl. | country | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
.svg){kind=small} Hungary
|
4th | 4th | 0 | 0 | 18: 2 | +16 | 8th |
| 2. |
.svg){kind=small} Yugoslavia
|
4th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11: 7 | +4 | 6th |
| 3. |
 Romania
|
4th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8: 8 | ± 0 | 4th |
| 4th |
.svg){kind=small} Bulgaria
|
4th | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:14 | −9 | 2 |
| 5. |
.svg){kind=small} Albania
|
4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | 2:13 | −11 | 0 |
| May 25, 1947 in Tirana | |||
| Albania | - | Romania | 0: 4 |
| June 15, 1947 in Sofia | |||
| Bulgaria | - | Albania | 2-0 |
| June 22, 1947 in Bucharest | |||
| Romania | - | Yugoslavia | 1: 3 |
| June 29, 1947 in Belgrade | |||
| Yugoslavia | - | Hungary | 2: 3 |
| July 6, 1947 in Sofia | |||
| Bulgaria | - | Romania | 2: 3 |
| August 17, 1947 in Budapest | |||
| Hungary | - | Bulgaria | 9-0 |
| August 20, 1947 in Budapest | |||
| Hungary | - | Albania | 3-0 |
| September 14, 1947 in Tirana | |||
| Albania | - | Yugoslavia | 2: 4 |
| October 12, 1947 in Zagreb | |||
| Yugoslavia | - | Bulgaria | 2: 1 |
| October 12, 1947 in Bucharest | |||
| Romania | - | Hungary | 0: 3 |