1960–61 Balkans Cup

Football tournament season

1960–61 Balkans CupTournament details

Country| Balkans
Teams| 5
Final positions
Champions|  Steagul Roșu Brașov
Runners-up|  Levski Sofia
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 20
Goals scored| 59 (2.95 per match)

1961–63 ->

The 1960–61 Balkans Cup was the first edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states.

Yugoslavian runner-up Dinamo Zagreb chose to play in the first edition of the European Cup Winners' Cup, and no other Yugoslav team replaced them. The tournament was contested by 5 teams and Steagul Roșu Brașov won the trophy.[1][2]

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Steagul Roșu Brașov (C) | 8  | 5  | 3  | 0  | 18  | 7  | 2.571  | 13  | Winners
2  |  Levski Sofia | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 16  | 11  | 1.455  | 8  |
3  |  Partizani Tirana | 8  | 3  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 6  | 1.333  | 8
4  |  Fenerbahçe | 8  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 9  | 11  | 0.818  | 8
5  |  AEK Athens | 8  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 8  | 24  | 0.333  | 3

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

## Matches

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8 January 1961 (1961-01-08)

Fenerbahçe | 0–0|  Levski Sofia

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Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

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15 February 1961 (1961-02-15)

AEK Athens | 2–4|  Steagul Roșu Brașov

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* Nestoridis 24'
* Petridis 81'

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* Năftănăilă 29'
* Meszaros 36'
* Szigeti  50'
* Nagy 64' (pen.)

AEK Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Mustafa Gerceker (Turkey)

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9 March 1961 (1961-03-09)

Steagul Roșu Brașov | 1–0|  Partizani Tirana

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* Haşoti 5'

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Tractorul, Brașov

Attendance: 18,000

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29 March 1961 (1961-03-29)

AEK Athens | 2–2|  Fenerbahçe

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* Nestoridis 39' (pen.)
* Petridis 40'

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* Aytaç 13'
* Gündüz 61'

Nea Filadelfeia, Athens

Attendance: 18,500

Referee: Konstantin Dinov (Bulgaria)

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29 March 1961 (1961-03-29)

Partizani Tirana | 2–0|  Levski Sofia

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Dinamo, Tirana

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12 April 1961 (1961-04-12)

Levski Sofia | 4–0|  Fenerbahçe

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* Peev  19'
* Dirimlili 24' (o.g.)
* Iordanov 51' (pen.)
* Abadjev 70'

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Rakovski, Sofia

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21 April 1961 (1961-04-21)

Fenerbahçe | 1–1|  Steagul Roșu Brașov

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* Gündüz 44'

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* David 51'

Ankara 19 Mayıs, Ankara

Attendance: 65,000

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26 April 1961 (1961-04-26)

Fenerbahçe | 5–1|  AEK Athens

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* Küçükandonyadis 3', 26'
* Gündüz 17'
* Bartu 20'
* Has 41'

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* Tsachouridis 49'

Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Stelian Mataiser (Romania)

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17 May 1961 (1961-05-17)

AEK Athens | 3–1|  Levski Sofia

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* Nestoridis 44', 66'
* Gouvas  74'

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* Sokolov 32'

Nea Filadelfeia, Athens

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Cezmi Basar (Turkey)

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20 August 1961 (1961-08-20)

Fenerbahçe | 1–0|  Partizani Tirana

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* Doğan 13'

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Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

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28 September 1961 (1961-09-28)

Steagul Roșu Brașov | 2–2|  Levski Sofia

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Tineretului, Brașov

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30 September 1961 (1961-09-30)

Partizani Tirana | 0–0|  Fenerbahçe

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Dinamo, Tirana

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12 October 1961 (1961-10-12)

Levski Sofia | 4–0|  Partizani Tirana

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Rakovski, Sofia

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22 October 1961 (1961-10-22)

Steagul Roșu Brașov | 3–0|  Fenerbahçe

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* Nagy 8'
* Meszaros 11', 37'

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Tineretului, Brașov

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5 November 1961 (1961-11-05)

Partizani Tirana | 0–0|  Steagul Roșu Brașov

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Dinamo, Tirana

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15 November 1961 (1961-11-15)

Levski Sofia | 2–4|  Steagul Roșu Brașov

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* Szeredai

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* Meszaros
* David

Rakovski, Sofia

Attendance: 20,000

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Steagul Roșu Brașov | 2–0
(Awarded)1|  AEK Athens

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Levski Sofia | 2–0
(Awarded)1|  AEK Athens

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Partizani Tirana | 2–0
(Awarded)1|  AEK Athens

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AEK Athens | 0–2
(Awarded)1|  Partizani Tirana

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Notes

* Note 1: After Steagul Roșu Brașov won the trophy on 15 November 1961, AEK Athens withdrew from the tournament.

## References

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1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1960–61 season". RSSSF.
2. ^ H. Grüne, "Enzyklopädie der europäischen Fussballvereine - die Erstliga-Mannschaften Europas seit 1885", Agon Sportverlag, 1992.

## External links

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* RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
* Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup 1960-1969". RSSSF.
* Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer

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