The 1934–35 Balkan Cup was the fifth

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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 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

for

. The top goalscorers were

Aleksandar Tirnanić Aleksandar "Tirke" Tirnanić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар "Тирке" Тирнанић; 15 July 1910 – 13 December 1992) was a Yugoslav football player and manager. Early life and beginnings Born in the central Serbian small town of Krnje ...

and

Aleksandar Tomašević Aleksandar Tomašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Томашевић; 19 November 1908 – 21 February 1988) was a Serbian football player and manager. Playing career Tomašević was one of the best forwards in the Belgrade clubs in ...

(both from Yugoslavia) with 3 goals each.

Final table

Matches

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Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Balkan Cup 1931–32 1934–35 in European football 1934–35 in Romanian football 1934–35 in Bulgarian football 1934–35 in Greek football 1934–35 in Yugoslav football