1946 Balkan Cup

1946 Balkan Cup

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Albanian stamp issued in 2007 commemorating the 60th anniversary of Albania's victory in the 1946 Balkan Cup
Tournament details
Host country	Albania
Dates	7–13 October 1946
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Albania (1st title)
Runners-up	Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	40 (6.67 per match)
Attendance	130,000 (21,667 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Loro Boriçi Qamil Teliti Nicolae Reuter Božidar Sandić (2 goals each)

The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The winner was Albania.

Table

Nation	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Albania	3	2	0	1	6	4	+2	4
Yugoslavia	3	2	0	1	6	5	+1	4
Romania	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	3
Bulgaria	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	1

Squads

Albania

Head coach: Ljubiša Broćić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Dodë Tahiri	(1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 27)	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
	1GK	Giacomo Poselli	(1921-07-22)22 July 1921 (aged 25)	0	Flamurtari Vlorë
	2DF	Muhamet Dibra	(1923-10-31)31 October 1923 (aged 22)	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
	2DF	Rexhep Spahiu	(1923-01-21)21 January 1923 (aged 23)	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
	2DF	Xhavit Shyqyri Demneri	(1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27)	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
	2DF	Bahri Kavaja	(1922-01-01)1 January 1922 (aged 24)	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
	2DF	Besim Fagu	(1925-01-01)1 January 1925 (aged 21)	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
	3MF	Sllave Llambi	(1919-06-26)26 June 1919 (aged 27)	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
	3MF	Bimo Fakja	(1920-01-01)1 January 1920 (aged 26)	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
	3MF	Aristidh Parapani	(1926-01-01)1 January 1926 (aged 20)	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
	3MF	Vasif Biçaku	(1922-03-02)2 March 1922 (aged 24)	0	17 Nentori Tiranë
	4FW	Qamil Teliti	(1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27)	0	Besa Kavajë
	4FW	Loro Boriçi (captain)	(1922-08-04)4 August 1922 (aged 24)	0	Vllaznia Shkodër
	4FW	Pal Mirashi	(1925-12-13)13 December 1925 (aged 20)	0	Vllaznia Shkodër

Bulgaria

Head coach: Todor Konov

Romania

Head coach: Virgil Economu

Yugoslavia

(Age as of 7 October 1946, the date of the tournament's opening match between Albania and Yugoslavia; caps column lists national team appearances prior to tournament)
Head coaches: Milorad Arsenijević and Aleksandar Tirnanić

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Zvonko Monsider	(1920-01-08)8 January 1920 (aged 26)	2	2	Dinamo Zagreb
	1GK	Franjo Šoštarić	(1919-08-01)1 August 1919 (aged 27)	0	0	Partizan
	2DF	Miroslav Brozović (captain)	(1917-08-26)26 August 1917 (aged 29)	4	0	Partizan
	2DF	Dragutin Lojen	(1919-05-19)19 May 1919 (aged 27)	1	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	3MF	Zlatko Čajkovski	(1923-11-24)24 November 1923 (aged 22)	1	0	Partizan
	2DF	Ivica Horvat	(1926-07-16)16 July 1926 (aged 20)	2	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	3MF	Aleksandar Atanacković	(1920-04-29)29 April 1920 (aged 26)	1	0	Partizan
	3MF	Prvoslav Mihajlović	(1921-04-13)13 April 1921 (aged 25)	0	0	Partizan
	4FW	Frane Matošić	(1918-11-25)25 November 1918 (aged 27)	9	0	Hajduk Split
	3MF	Franjo Rupnik	(1921-05-05)5 May 1921 (aged 25)	1	0	Partizan
	4FW	Stjepan Bobek	(1923-12-03)3 December 1923 (aged 22)	2	0	Partizan
	2DF	Kiril Simonovski	(1915-10-19)19 October 1915 (aged 30)	2	0	Partizan
	4FW	Franjo Wölfl	(1918-05-18)18 May 1918 (aged 28)	4	0	Dinamo Zagreb
	2DF	Miomir Petrović	(1922-12-01)1 December 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	Red Star Belgrade
	4FW	Božidar Sandić	(1922-10-26)26 October 1922 (aged 23)	0	0	OFK Belgrade

External links

• Balkan and Central European Championship 1946 at EU-Football.info