# 1946 Balkan Cup

The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The participanting teams were Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and for the first time ever, Albania, who ended up winning the tournament in their first try.

## Squads

* The four men's national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of over 14 players, including one or two goalkeepers.
* The age listed for each player is on 7 October 1946, the first day of the tournament.
* The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament.

### Albania

Albania :
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Dodë Tahiri | (1918-11-27)27 November 1918 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | Vllaznia Shkodër |
| 1GK | Giacomo Poselli | (1922-07-22)22 July 1922 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Flamurtari Vlorë |
| 2DF | Xhavit Demneri | (1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Partizani Tirana |
| 2DF | Rexhep Spahiu | (1923-01-21)21 January 1923 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | 17 Nentori Tiranë |
| 2DF | Muhamet Dibra | (1923-10-31)31 October 1923 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Vllaznia Shkodër |
| 2DF | Bahri Kavaja | (1924-08-23)23 August 1924 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Vllaznia Shkodër |
| 2DF | Besim Fagu | (1925-03-10)10 March 1925 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | 17 Nentori Tiranë |
| 3MF | Bimo Fakja | (1919-01-01)1 January 1919 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | Vllaznia Shkodër |
| 3MF | Sllave Llambi | (1919-06-26)26 June 1919 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | 17 Nentori Tiranë |
| 3MF | Vasif Biçaku | (1922-03-02)2 March 1922 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | 17 Nentori Tiranë |
| 3MF | Aristidh Parapani | (1926-01-01)1 January 1926 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | 17 Nentori Tiranë |
| 4FW | Qamil Teliti | (1922-07-09)9 July 1922 (aged 24) | 1 | 2 | Besa Kavajë |
| 4FW | Loro Boriçi | (1922-08-04)4 August 1922 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | Vllaznia Shkodër |
| 4FW | Pal Mirashi | (1925-12-13)13 December 1925 (aged 20) | 1 | 0 | Vllaznia Shkodër |

### Bulgaria

Bulgaria :
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Simeon Kostov | (1917-03-15)15 March 1917 (aged 29) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 2DF | Liubomir Petrov | (1913-01-10)10 January 1913 (aged 33) | 7 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 2DF | Stoyan Ormandzhiev | (1920-01-10)10 January 1920 (aged 26) | 4 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 2DF | Stoyu Nedyalkov | (1913-01-29)29 January 1913 (aged 33) | 3 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 2DF | Ivan Radoev | (1901-09-09)9 September 1901 (aged 45) | 0 | 0 | Sportist |
| 2DF | Ivan Dimchev | (1921-02-22)22 February 1921 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Chavdar |
| 2DF | Traycho Petkov | (1923-09-04)4 September 1923 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 3MF | Krum Milev | (1915-06-11)11 June 1915 (aged 31) | 7 | 1 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 3MF | Aleksandar Popov | (1920-10-01)1 October 1920 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 3MF | Dragan Georgiev | (1922-05-13)13 May 1922 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Lokomotiv Sofia |
| 3MF | Stefan Bozhkov | (1923-09-20)20 September 1923 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Sportist |
| 4FW | Vasil Spasov | (1919-12-30)30 December 1919 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 4FW | Bozhin Laskov | (1922-02-15)15 February 1922 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Levski Sofia |
| 4FW | Trendafil Stankov | (1923-07-14)14 July 1923 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Septemvri Sofia |

### Romania

Romania :
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Gheorghe Lăzăreanu | (1924-05-06)6 May 1924 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | Ciocanul București |
| 2DF | Alexandru Negrescu | unknown | 5 | 0 | Ciocanul București |
| 2DF | Francisc Mészáros | (1919-05-05)5 May 1919 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | ITA Arad |
| 3MF | Nicolae Simatoc | (1920-05-01)1 May 1920 (aged 26) | 5 | 0 | Carmen București |
| 3MF | Iosif Petschovschi | (1921-07-02)2 July 1921 (aged 25) | 1 | 1 | ITA Arad |
| 3MF | Iosif Ritter | (1921-12-02)2 December 1921 (aged 24) | 1 | 0 | CFR Timișoara |
| 3MF | Gheorghe Băcuț | (1927-07-12)12 July 1927 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | ITA Arad |
| 3MF | Mátyás Tóth | (1918-04-01)1 April 1918 (aged 28) | 0 | 0 | ITA Arad |
| 4FW | Nicolae Reuter | (1914-12-06)6 December 1914 (aged 31) | 8 | 0 | CFR Timișoara |
| 4FW | Bazil Marian | (1922-11-07)7 November 1922 (aged 23) | 7 | 1 | Carmen București |
| 4FW | Francisc Spielmann | (1916-07-10)10 July 1916 (aged 30) | 3 | 1 | Libertatea Oradea |
| 4FW | Sever Coracu | (1920-10-02)2 October 1920 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Universitatea Cluj |
| 4FW | Eugen Iordache | (1922-04-30)30 April 1922 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Juventus București |
| 4FW | Iosif Fabian | (1923-08-10)10 August 1923 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Carmen București |

### Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia :
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Zvonko Monsider | (1920-05-11)11 May 1920 (aged 26) | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 1GK | Franjo Šoštarić | (1919-08-01)1 August 1919 (aged 27) | 0 | 0 | Partizan |
| 2DF | Miroslav Brozović | (1917-08-26)26 August 1917 (aged 29) | 4 | 0 | Partizan |
| 2DF | Kiril Simonovski | (1915-10-19)19 October 1915 (aged 30) | 2 | 0 | Partizan |
| 2DF | Ivica Horvat | (1926-07-16)16 July 1926 (aged 20) | 2 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2DF | Dragutin Lojen | (1919-05-19)19 May 1919 (aged 27) | 1 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2DF | Miomir Petrović | (1922-12-01)1 December 1922 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | Red Star Belgrade |
| 3MF | Aleksandar Atanacković | (1920-04-29)29 April 1920 (aged 26) | 1 | 0 | Partizan |
| 3MF | Franjo Rupnik | (1921-05-05)5 May 1921 (aged 25) | 1 | 0 | Partizan |
| 3MF | Zlatko Čajkovski | (1923-11-24)24 November 1923 (aged 22) | 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 |
| 4FW | Franjo Wölfl | (1918-05-18)18 May 1918 (aged 28) | 4 | 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 4FW | Stjepan Bobek | (1923-12-03)3 December 1923 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | Partizan |
| 4FW | Božidar Sandić | (1922-10-26)26 October 1922 (aged 23) | 0 | 0 | OFK Beograd |

## Table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Albania (C) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Winners |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Romania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | |

## Winner

* 1946 Balkan Cup
* Albania First title

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 20 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 3.33 goals per match.
2 goals
* Pal Mirashi
* Loro Borici
* Qamil Teliti
* Nicolae Reuter
* Božidar Sandić
1 goal
* Bozhin Laskov
* Krum Milev
* Vasil Spasov
* Frane Matošić
* Kiril Simonovski
* Stjepan Bobek
* Zlatko Čajkovski
* Iosif Fabian
* Mátyás Tóth
1 own goal
* Alexandru Negrescu (against Bulgaria)