1961–63 Balkans Cup

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1962–63 Balkans Cup
İnönü Stadium, hosted the play-off of the final.
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsGreece Olympiacos
Runner-upBulgaria Levski Sofia
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored67 (3.19 per match)

The 1962–63 Balkans Cup was the second Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 8 teams and Olympiacos won the trophy.[1]

Group Stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Greece Olympiacos (A) 4 2 1 1 9 11 0.818 5 Advances to finals
2 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov 4 2 0 2 9 6 1.500 4
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo 4 1 1 2 8 9 0.889 3
4 Turkey Galatasaray[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. ^ Galatasaray retired from the competition having played two games against Olympiacos and their record was cancelled.
Olympiacos Greece1–0Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Yfantis 31'

Olympiacos Greece1–0Turkey Galatasaray
  • Psychos 47'

Olympiacos Greece3–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
  • Peskovic 69'
  • Jatic 80'

Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–3Greece Olympiacos
  • Aslanovic 7', 58'
  • Mioc 48'
Referee: Kotari (Albania)

Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania6–2Greece Olympiacos
Referee: Kotari (Albania)

Sarajevo Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–0Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov

Galatasaray Turkey1–1Greece Olympiacos

Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania3–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia (A) 6 3 3 0 11 5 2.200 9 Advances to finals
2 Albania Dinamo Tirana 6 2 3 1 9 8 1.125 7
3 Romania Dinamo București 6 2 2 2 13 11 1.182 6
4 Turkey Fenerbahçe 6 1 0 5 5 14 0.357 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round

Dinamo Tirana Albania1–1Romania Dinamo București

Dinamo București Romania2–3Albania Dinamo Tirana

Levski Sofia Bulgaria2–2Albania Dinamo Tirana

Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Albania Dinamo Tirana

Dinamo Tirana Albania0–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia

Dinamo București Romania2–4Bulgaria Levski Sofia

Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–1Romania Dinamo București

Fenerbahçe Turkey2–4Romania Dinamo București

Fenerbahçe Turkey0–1Bulgaria Levski Sofia
  • Kostov 84'

Dinamo Tirana Albania3–2Turkey Fenerbahçe

Levski Sofia Bulgaria3–0
Awarded1
Turkey Fenerbahçe

Notes

Finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
Olympiacos Greece 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–1 1–0

First leg[edit]

Olympiacos Greece1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Sideris 37'
Referee: Branko Tešanić (Yugoslavia)

Second leg[edit]

Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–0Greece Olympiacos
Yordanov 20'

Levski 1–1 Olympiacos on aggregate.

Play–off[edit]

Olympiacos Greece1–0Bulgaria Levski Sofia
Stefanakos 87'
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)

Olympiacos won the play-off 1–0.

References[edit]

  1. ^ George J. Vassalos (14 March 2007). "2nd Balkan Cup 1961/63". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

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