Back Balkan-Cup 1946 German Βαλκανικοί ποδοσφαιρικοί αγώνες 1946 Greek Coppa dei Balcani 1946 (nazionali) Italian Balkan Cup 1946 Dutch Balkan Cup 1946 Polish Kupa e Ballkanit 1946 Albanian
| Kupa e Ballkanit 1946 (in Albanian) | |
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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) | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Albania (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Yugoslavia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 20 (3.33 per match) |
| Attendance | 130,000 (21,667 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Five players (2 goals each) |
| Best player(s) |  Bozhin Laskov[1] |
The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The participanting teams were Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and for the first time ever, Albania, who ended up winning the tournament in their first try.[2][3]
- ^ Bozhin Laskov's profile at LevskiSofia.info
- ^ "Balkan Cup (For Nations)". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Balkan and Central European Championship 1946 results". football.eu. Retrieved 21 May 2022.