The 1935 Balkan Cup was the sixth Balkan Cup football tournament. The national teams of Yugoslavia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania took part and Yugoslavia won it.[1] At the end of the tournament, Yugoslavia were declared winners because of their better goal average (the standard tie-breaker at the time); Bulgaria protested, stating that if the match between Yugoslavia and Romania had finished regularly, the former's goal record might have changed, but after a one-year procedure, the protest was rejected and Yugoslavia remained winners.[1] The host of the tournament was Bulgaria.[2][3] The top goal scorer was Ljubomir Angelov from Bulgaria with 6 goals in the form of two hat-tricks.

1935 Balkan Cup
Bulgarian stamp produced to mark the Cup
Tournament details
CountryBulgaria
Venue(s)Levski Stadium & Yunak Stadium, Sofia
Dates16–24 June 1935
Teams4
Final positions
Champions Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runner-up Bulgaria
Third place Greece
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored30 (5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Bulgaria Ljubomir Angelov
(6 goals)
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Final table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia (C) 3 2 1 0 11 4 2.750 5 Winners
2   Bulgaria 3 2 1 0 12 5 2.400 5
3   Greece 3 0 1 2 5 13 0.385 1
4   Romania 3 0 1 2 2 8 0.250 1
Source: [1]
(C) Champions

Matches

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  Bulgaria5–2  Greece
Peshev   23'
Angelov   26', 28', 63'
Lozanov   68'
Report Choumis   21', 74'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Constantin Rădulescu (Romania)

  Romania0–2  Yugoslavia
Report Marjanović   33'
Sekulić   56'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

Match abandoned at 0–2 in the 78th minute due to a thunderstorm[1]


  Bulgaria4–0  Romania
Lozanov   11'
Yordanov   33'
Peshev   49'
Sucitulescu   62' (o.g.)
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

  Greece1–6  Yugoslavia
Baltasis   49' Report Živković   31', 70'
Marjanović   33'
Vujadinović   49'
Glišović   81', 83'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

  Greece2–2  Romania
Choumis   10', 15' Report Bodola   26'
Gruin   26'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Nikola Dosev (Bulgaria)

  Bulgaria3–3  Yugoslavia
Angelov   25', 28', 66' Report Marjanović   2'
Vujadinović   19', 75'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Stavros Hatzopoulos (Greece)

Winner

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 1935 Balkan Cup 
 
Yugoslavia

Second title

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There were 30 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 5 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Balkan Cup 1935 results". EU-football.info.
  3. ^ "Топ 10: Когато България губеше с гол накрая". webcafe.bg. 2017-11-10.