1946 Balkan Cup

The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The winner was Albania.[1]

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 countryAlbania
Dates7–13 October 1946
Teams4
Venue(s)Qemal Stafa Stadium,
Tirana
Final positions
Champions Albania (1st title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored40 (6.67 per match)
Attendance130,000 (21,667 per match)
Top scorer(s) Loro Boriçi
Qamil Teliti
Nicolae Reuter
Božidar Sandić
(2 goals each)

Squads

Albania

Head coach: Ljubiša Broćić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Dodë Tahiri (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 27) 0 0 Vllaznia Shkodër
1GK Giacomo Poselli (1921-07-22)22 July 1921 (aged 25) 0 0 Flamurtari Vlorë
2DF Muhamet Dibra (1923-10-31)31 October 1923 (aged 22) 0 0 Vllaznia Shkodër
2DF Rexhep Spahiu (1923-01-21)21 January 1923 (aged 23) 0 0 17 Nentori Tiranë
2DF Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri (1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27) 0 0 17 Nentori Tiranë
2DF Bahri Kavaja (1922-01-01)1 January 1922 (aged 24) 0 0 Vllaznia Shkodër
2DF Besim Fagu (1925-01-01)1 January 1925 (aged 21) 0 0 17 Nentori Tiranë
3MF Sllave Llambi (1919-06-26)26 June 1919 (aged 27) 0 0 17 Nentori Tiranë
3MF Bimo Fakja (1920-01-01)1 January 1920 (aged 26) 0 0 Vllaznia Shkodër
3MF Aristidh Parapani (1926-01-01)1 January 1926 (aged 20) 0 0 17 Nentori Tiranë
3MF Vasif Biçaku (1922-03-02)2 March 1922 (aged 24) 0 0 17 Nentori Tiranë
4FW Qamil Teliti (1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27) 0 0 Besa Kavajë
4FW Loro Boriçi (captain) (1922-08-04)4 August 1922 (aged 24) 0 0 Vllaznia Shkodër
4FW Pal Mirashi (1925-12-13)13 December 1925 (aged 20) 0 0 Vllaznia Shkodër

Bulgaria

Head coach: Todor Konov

Romania

Head coach: Virgil Economu

Yugoslavia

(Age as of 7 October 1946, the date of the tournament's opening match between Albania and Yugoslavia; caps column lists national team appearances prior to tournament)
Head coaches: Milorad Arsenijević and Aleksandar Tirnanić

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Zvonko Monsider (1920-01-08)8 January 1920 (aged 26) 2 2 Dinamo Zagreb
1GK Franjo Šoštarić (1919-08-01)1 August 1919 (aged 27) 0 0 Partizan
2DF Miroslav Brozović (captain) (1917-08-26)26 August 1917 (aged 29) 4 0 Partizan
2DF Dragutin Lojen (1919-05-19)19 May 1919 (aged 27) 1 0 Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Zlatko Čajkovski (1923-11-24)24 November 1923 (aged 22) 1 0 Partizan
2DF Ivica Horvat (1926-07-16)16 July 1926 (aged 20) 2 0 Dinamo Zagreb
3MF Aleksandar Atanacković (1920-04-29)29 April 1920 (aged 26) 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
3MF Franjo Rupnik (1921-05-05)5 May 1921 (aged 25) 1 0 Partizan
4FW Stjepan Bobek (1923-12-03)3 December 1923 (aged 22) 2 0 Partizan
2DF Kiril Simonovski (1915-10-19)19 October 1915 (aged 30) 2 0 Partizan
4FW Franjo Wölfl (1918-05-18)18 May 1918 (aged 28) 4 0 Dinamo Zagreb
2DF Miomir Petrović (1922-12-01)1 December 1922 (aged 23) 0 0 Red Star Belgrade
4FW Božidar Sandić (1922-10-26)26 October 1922 (aged 23) 0 0 OFK Belgrade

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Albania (C) 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 4
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) Champion.

Results
Albania 2–3 Yugoslavia
Mirashi  6'
Teliti  8'		 Report Matošić  47'
Bobek  48'
Čajkovski  78'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)
Bulgaria 2–2 Romania
Negrescu  33' (o.g.)
Milev  22'		 Report Reuter  40'
Tóth  88'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)
Albania 3–1 Bulgaria
Boriçi  30', 65' (pen.)
Mirashi  68'		 Report Spasov  5'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Radu Istrate (Romania)
Romania 2–1 Yugoslavia
Reuter  18'
Fabian  24'		 Report Simonovski  42'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Andrey Zlatarev (Bulgaria)
Albania 1–0 Romania
Teliti  55' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Marijan Matančić (Yugoslavia)
Bulgaria 1–2 Yugoslavia
Laskov  88' Report Sandić  35', 70'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Qazim Dervishi (Albania)

Topscorers
Player Goals
Loro Borici
2
Kamil Teciti
2
Nicolae Reuter
2
Bozidar Sandic
2

References
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