The 1933 Balkan Cup was the fourth

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tournament. The

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s of

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and

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took part and it was won by

, the host of the tournament. Remarkably, Romania didn't concede a single goal throughout the whole tournament. The top goalscorers were

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and

Ștefan Dobay Ștefan Dobay ( hu, Dobay István, 26 September 1909 – 7 April 1994), was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker and manager. He played for Ripensia Timișoara and the Romania national football team for whom he got 41 caps, scored ...

(both Romania) with 4 goals each.

Final standings

Matches

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Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

1931–32 1932–33 in European football 1932–33 in Romanian football 1932–33 in Bulgarian football 1932–33 in Greek football 1932–33 in Yugoslav football {{Europe-footy-competition-stub