The 1936 Balkan Cup was the seventh

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, ...

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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

, also host of the tournament. The top goalscorer was

Sándor Schwartz Sándor Schwartz ( ro, Alexandru Schwartz, 18 January 1909 - 1994) was a Romanian football player, who participated in the 1934 FIFA World Cup for the Romania national football team. Schwartz joined Ripensia Timişoara in 1930, and played for ...

from Romania with 4 goals.

Final table

Matches

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Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

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