1961–63 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 1961–63 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

Group A

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[lower-alpha 1] 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'
Referee: Hak Giurüz (Turkey)
Olympiacos Greece1–0Turkey Galatasaray
  • Psychos 47'
Olympiacos Greece3–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sarajevo
  • Peskovic 69'
  • Jatic 80'
Referee: Faruk Talu (Turkey)
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

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

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd legPlay-off
Olympiacos Greece 2–1 Bulgaria Levski Sofia 1–0 0–11–0

First leg

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

Second leg

Levski Sofia Bulgaria1–0Greece Olympiacos
Yordanov 20'
Referee: Pănureanu (Romania)

Levski 1–1 Olympiacos on aggregate.

Play–off

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

Olympiacos won the play-off 1–0.

References

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