The 1946

Balkan Cup The Balkan Cup was an international association football competition contested on and off from 1929 to 1980 by countries from the Balkans region. The most successful team was Romania with four titles. Overview The first edition featured Romania, ...

was the 8th edition of this tournament. The participanting teams were

Kingdom of Yugoslavia The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; sl, Kraljevina Jugoslavija) was a state in Southeast Europe, Southeast and Central Europe that existed from 1918 unt ...

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

and for the first time ever,

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, who ended up winning the tournament in their first try.

Squads

*The four men's national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of over 14 players, including one or two goalkeepers. *The age listed for each player is on 7 October 1946, the first day of the tournament. *The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

Albania

*Coach:

Ljubiša Broćić Ljubiša Broćić ( sr-Cyrl, Љубиша Броћић; 3 October 1911 – 16 August 1995) was a Serbian football manager. Biography Over the course of his career he was at the helm of some of the top European sides: PSV Eindhoven, Juventus, ...

Bulgaria

*Coach: Todor Konov

Romania

*Coach:

Virgil Economu Virgil Economu (21 November 1896 – 1978) was a Romanian rugby player, football manager, journalist and a writer. Life and career Virgil Economu was born in Bucharest, being half Jewish from his mother's side. He spent his high school years i ...

Yugoslavia

*Coach:

Milorad Arsenijević Milorad Arsenijević ( sr-cyr, Милорад Арсенијевић; 6 June 1906 – 18 March 1987) was a Serbian football player and manager. He was part of Yugoslavia's team at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Biography He was born in Smederevo and ...

and

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

Table

Results

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Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

External links

Balkan and Central European Championship 1946
at EU-Football.info {{DEFAULTSORT:Balkan Cup

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

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