This article is about the defunct regional football competition contested by club teams of Balkan countries. For the national teams version, see Balkan Cup. For the youth version, see Balkan Youth Championship. For the rugby league, see Balkans Cup (rugby league).
Football tournament
Balkans Cup
Balkan Cup trophy
Founded
1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Abolished
1994; 30 years ago (1994)
Region
Southeast Europe
Number of teams
Various
Related competitions
Mitropa Cup Latin Cup
Last champions
Samsunspor (1st title)
Most successful club(s)
Beroe Stara Zagora (4 titles)
The Balkans Cup (officially Coupe Balkanique de Football)[1] was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators),[2] being the second most important international club competition for clubs from the region (after the European Champions' Cup in which the champions could play; the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup originally attracted few teams from the region as many did not organise domestic cups regularly and only Yugoslavia had significant representation in the Fairs Cup).[2] The competition has been dominated by Bulgaria-based teams. The Bulgarian teams have won together a total number of 9 titles.
It later declined after Balkan clubs obtained more representation in the two minor UEFA competitions, in contrast to the (much older but also defunct) Balkan Cup for national teams.
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Global Information
Samsunspor
Beroe Stara Zagora (4 titles)