The 1934–35 Balkan Cup was the fifth Balkan Cup football tournament. The national teams of Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania took part and it was won by Yugoslavia. The host of the tournament was Greece and they lost the trophy on the final day on January 1, defeated to Bulgaria by 1–2 as previously on the day Yugoslavia had thrashed Romania by 4–0. This was the first Balkan Cup for Yugoslavia. The top goalscorers were Aleksandar Tirnanić and Aleksandar Tomašević (both from Yugoslavia) with 3 goals each.[1]

1934–35 Balkan Cup
Tournament details
CountryGreece
Venue(s)Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens
Dates23 December 1934 – 1 January 1935
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (1st title)
Runner-up Greece
Third place Romania
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored26 (4.33 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Kingdom of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tirnanić
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Aleksandar Tomašević (3 goals)
← 1933
1935 →

Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia (C) 3 2 0 1 9 5 1.800 4 Winners
2   Greece 3 1 1 1 5 5 1.000 3
3   Romania 3 1 1 1 5 8 0.625 3
4   Bulgaria 3 1 0 2 7 8 0.875 2
Source: EU.football
(C) Champions

Matches

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  Greece2–1  Yugoslavia
Vazos   39'
L. Andrianopoulos   67'
Report Sekulić   12'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)

  Bulgaria3–4  Yugoslavia
Peshev   1'
Todorov   23'
Panchev   78'
Report Sekulić   3'
Tomašević   7'
Tirnanić   28', 48'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas (Greece)

  Greece2–2  Romania
L. Andrianopoulos   14'
Choumis   75'
Report Dobay   5'
Ciolac   13'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

  Bulgaria2–3  Romania
Angelov   44', 51' Report Bodola   14', 31'
Ciolac   37'
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas (Greece)

  Greece1–2  Bulgaria
Vazos   51' Report Lozanov   44'
Panchev   84'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bora Vasiljević (Yugoslavia)

  Romania0–4  Yugoslavia
Report Tirnanić   10'
Marjanović   34'
Tomašević   67', 83'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

Winner

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 1934-35 Balkan Cup 
 
Yugoslavia

First title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 26 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 4.33 goals per match.

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Balkan Cup 1934-1935". EU-football.info. Retrieved 21 May 2022.