1961–63 Balkans Cup

The 1961–63 Balkans Cup was the second Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 8 teams and Olympiacos won the trophy.[1]

1961–63 Balkans Cup
CountryBalkans
Teams8
Champions Olympiacos
Runners-up Levski Sofia
Matches played21
Goals scored67 (3.19 per match)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Olympiacos (A) 4 2 1 1 9 11 0.818 5 Advances to finals
2 Steagul Roșu Brașov 4 2 0 2 9 6 1.500 4
3 Sarajevo 4 1 1 2 8 9 0.889 3
4 Galatasaray[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.
Notes:
  1. Galatasaray retired from the competition having played two games against Olympiacos and their record was cancelled.
Olympiacos 1–0 Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Ifantis  31'
Referee: Hak Giurüz (Turkey)
Olympiacos 1–0 Galatasaray
  • Psichos  47'
Olympiacos 3–2 Sarajevo
  • Sideris  5', 36'
  • Psichos  11'
  • Peskovic  69'
  • Jatic  80'
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)
Sarajevo 3–3 Olympiacos
  • Aslanovic  7', 58'
  • Mioc  48'
  • Sideris  10', 26', 72'
Referee: Kotari (Albania)
Steagul Roșu Brașov 6–2 Olympiacos
  • Ifantis  57', 67' (pen.)
Referee: Kotari (Albania)
Sarajevo 2–0 Steagul Roșu Brașov
Galatasaray 1–1 Olympiacos
  • Papazoglou  6'
Steagul Roșu Brașov 3–1 Sarajevo

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Levski Sofia (A) 6 3 3 0 11 5 2.200 9 Advances to finals
2 Dinamo Tirana 6 2 3 1 9 8 1.125 7
3 Dinamo București 6 2 2 2 13 11 1.182 6
4 Fenerbahçe 6 1 0 5 5 14 0.357 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.
Dinamo Tirana 1–1 Dinamo București
Dinamo București 2–3 Dinamo Tirana
Levski Sofia 2–2 Dinamo Tirana
Fenerbahçe 1–0 Dinamo Tirana
Dinamo Tirana 0–0 Levski Sofia
Dinamo București 2–4 Levski Sofia
Levski Sofia 1–1 Dinamo București
Fenerbahçe 2–4 Dinamo București
Fenerbahçe 0–1 Levski Sofia
  • Kostov  84'
Dinamo Tirana 3–2 Fenerbahçe
  • Vorfi  2', 25', 65'
  • Yazıcı  4'
  • Becedek  36'
Levski Sofia 3–0
Awarded1		 Fenerbahçe
Dinamo București 3–0
Awarded1		 Fenerbahçe
Notes

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos 1–11 Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1

1 Olympiacos beat Levski Sofia 1–0 in a play-off to win the tournament.

First leg
Olympiacos 1–0 Levski Sofia
Sideris  37'
Referee: Branko Tešanić (Yugoslavia)

Second leg
Levski Sofia 1–0 Olympiacos
Yordanov  20'
Referee: Pănureanu (Romania)

Levski 1–1 Olympiacos on aggregate.

Play–off
Olympiacos 1–0 Levski Sofia
Stefanakos  87'
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

Olympiacos won the play-off 1–0.

References
  1. George J. Vassalos (14 March 2007). "2nd Balkan Cup 1961/63". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
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