1960–61 Balkans Cup

The 1960–61 Balkans Cup was the first edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states.

1960–61 Balkans Cup

Tournament details
Country	Balkans
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	Steagul Roșu Brașov
Runner-up	Levski Sofia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	59 (2.95 per match)
1961–63 →

Yugoslavian runner-up Dinamo Zagreb chose to play in the first edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup, and no other Yugoslav team replaced them. The tournament was contested by 5 teams and Steagul Roșu Brașov won the trophy.^[1][2]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Steagul Roșu Brașov (C)	8	5	3	0	18	7	2.571	13	Winners
2	Levski Sofia	8	3	2	3	16	11	1.455	8
3	Partizani Tirana	8	3	2	3	8	6	1.333	8
4	Fenerbahçe	8	2	4	2	9	11	0.818	8
5	AEK Athens	8	1	1	6	8	24	0.333	3

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Matches

Fenerbahçe	0–0	Levski Sofia

8 January 1961 (1961-01-08)

Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

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AEK Athens	2–4	Steagul Roșu Brașov
Nestoridis 24' Petridis 81'	Report	Năftănăilă 29' Meszaros 36' Szigeti 50' Nagy 64' (pen.)

15 February 1961 (1961-02-15)

AEK Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mustafa Gerceker (Turkey)

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Steagul Roșu Brașov	1–0	Partizani Tirana
Haşoti 5'

9 March 1961 (1961-03-09)

Tractorul, Brașov

Attendance: 18,000

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AEK Athens	2–2	Fenerbahçe
Nestoridis 39' (pen.) Petridis 40'	Report	Aytaç 13' Gündüz 61'

29 March 1961 (1961-03-29)

Nea Filadelfeia, Athens

Attendance: 18,500

Referee: Konstantin Dinov (Bulgaria)

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Partizani Tirana	2–0	Levski Sofia

29 March 1961 (1961-03-29)

Dinamo, Tirana

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Levski Sofia	4–0	Fenerbahçe
Peev 19' Dirimlili 24' (o.g.) Iordanov 51' (pen.) Abadjev 70'

12 April 1961 (1961-04-12)

Rakovski, Sofia

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Fenerbahçe	1–1	Steagul Roșu Brașov
Gündüz 44'		David 51'

21 April 1961 (1961-04-21)

Ankara 19 Mayıs, Ankara

Attendance: 65,000

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Fenerbahçe	5–1	AEK Athens
Küçükandonyadis 3', 26' Gündüz 17' Bartu 20' Has 41'	Report	Tsachouridis 49'

26 April 1961 (1961-04-26)

Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Stelian Mataiser (Romania)

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AEK Athens	3–1	Levski Sofia
Nestoridis 44', 66' Gouvas 74'	Report	Sokolov 32'

17 May 1961 (1961-05-17)

Nea Filadelfeia, Athens

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Cezmi Basar (Turkey)

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Fenerbahçe	1–0	Partizani Tirana
Doğan 13'

20 August 1961 (1961-08-20)

Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

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Steagul Roșu Brașov	2–2	Levski Sofia

28 September 1961 (1961-09-28)

Tineretului, Brașov

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Partizani Tirana	0–0	Fenerbahçe

30 September 1961 (1961-09-30)

Dinamo, Tirana

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Levski Sofia	4–0	Partizani Tirana

12 October 1961 (1961-10-12)

Rakovski, Sofia

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Steagul Roșu Brașov	3–0	Fenerbahçe
Nagy 8' Meszaros 11', 37'

22 October 1961 (1961-10-22)

Tineretului, Brașov

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Partizani Tirana	0–0	Steagul Roșu Brașov

5 November 1961 (1961-11-05)

Dinamo, Tirana

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Levski Sofia	2–4	Steagul Roșu Brașov
Szeredai		Meszaros David

15 November 1961 (1961-11-15)

Rakovski, Sofia

Attendance: 20,000

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Steagul Roșu Brașov	2–0 (Awarded)1	AEK Athens

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Levski Sofia	2–0 (Awarded)1	AEK Athens

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Partizani Tirana	2–0 (Awarded)1	AEK Athens

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AEK Athens	0–2 (Awarded)1	Partizani Tirana

Notes

• Note 1: After Steagul Roșu Brașov won the trophy on 15 November 1961, AEK Athens withdrew from the tournament.

References

1. "Balkans Cup 1960–61 season". RSSSF.
2. H. Grüne, "Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fussballvereine - die Erstliga-Mannschaften Europas seit 1885", Agon Sportverlag, 1992.

External links

• RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
• Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup 1960-1969". RSSSF.
• Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer