Balkan Cup
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In 1961, a Balkan Cup for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania,
Turkey, and Yugoslavia was introduced.  It was played (at least) 25 times.
It would appear to have been discontinued after 1991; it never carried
much importance for the clubs and federations concerned.

Palmares

1961/63 Steagul Rosu Brasov
1963/64 Olympiakos 
1964/65 Rapid Bucuresti
1965/66 Rapid Bucuresti
1966/67 Fenerbahce
1967/68 Beroe Stara Zagora
1968/69 Beroe Stara Zagora
1969/70 Partizani Tiranë
1970/71 Panionios
1971/72 Trakia Plovdiv
1972/73 Lokomotiv Sofia
1973/74 Akademik Sofia
1974/75 Radnicki Nis
1975/76 Dinamo Zagreb
1976/77 Panathinaikos
1977/78 NK Rijeka
1978/79 Sportul studentesc Bucuresti
1980    Velez Mostar
1981      not played
1982    Beroe Stara Zagora
1983      not played
1984    Beroe Stara Zagora
1985    Iraklis (Thessaloniki)
1986      not played
1987    Slavia Sofia
1988    Sliven
1989    OFI (Iraklion)
1990      ?
1991    Inter Sibiu

Clubwise list of winners
------------------------
Beroe Stara Zagora        4

Rapid Bucuresti           2

Akademik Sofia            1
Dinamo Zagreb             1
Fenerbahce                1
Inter Sibiu               1
Iraklis (Thessaloniki)    1
Lokomotiv Sofia           1
OFI (Iraklion)            1
Olympiakos                1
Panathinaikos             1
Panionios                 1
Partizani Tiranë          1
Radnicki Nis              1
NK Rijeka                 1
Slavia Sofia              1
Sliven                    1
Sportul studentesc        1
Steagul Rosu Brasov       1
Trakia Plovdiv            1
Velez Mostar              1

Countrywise list of winners
---------------------------
Bulgaria                  9

Greece                    5
Romania                   5

Yugoslavia                4

Albania                   1
Turkey                    1


Finals:

1963    Steagul Rosu Brasov [played in groups]
1964    Olympiakos          1-0 0-1 1-0 Levski Sofia
1965    Rapid Bucuresti     2-0 1-1 Spartak Plovdiv
1966    Rapid Bucuresti     2-0 3-3 Farul Constanta
1967    Fenerbahce          1-0 1-2 3-1 AEK (Athinai)
1968    Beroe Stara Zagora  3-1 3-4 Spartak Sofia
1969    Beroe Stara Zagora  3-1 0-1 Dinamo Tiranë
1970    Partizani Tiranë    3-1 1-1 Beroe Stara Zagora
1971    Panionios           2-1 1-1 Besa Kavajë
1972    Trakia Plovdiv      5-0 0-4 Velez Mostar
1973    Lokomotiv Sofia     2-0 1-1 ASA Tîrgu Mures
1974    Akademik Sofia      2-1 0-0 Vardar Skopje
1975    Radnicki Nis        1-0 2-1 Eskisehirspor
1976    Dinamo Zagreb       3-1 2-3 Sportul studentesc Bucuresti
1977    Panathinaikos       2-1 0-0 Slavia Sofia
1978    NK Rijeka           4-1 0-1 Jiul Petrosani
1979    Sportul studentesc  2-0 1-1 NK Rijeka
1980    Velez Mostar        6-5 6-2 Trakia Plovdiv
1981      not played
1982    Beroe Stara Zagora  3-0 3-1 17 Nentori Tiranë
1983      not played
1984    Beroe Stara Zagora  [played in groups]
1985    Iraklis             4-1 1-3 Arges Pitesti
1986      not played
1987    Slavia Sofia        3-0 2-3 Panionios
1988    Sliven              5-0 1-0 Slavia Sofia
1989    OFI                 3-1 Radnicki Nis
1990      ?
1991    Inter Sibiu         0-0 1-0 Buducnost Titograd    [1st leg in Titograd, 2nd aet]

                win   fin
Bulgaria         9     16
Romania          5     10
Greece           5      7
Yugoslavia       4      9
Albania          1      4
Turkey           1      2
                25     48