Balkans Cup
SportRugby league
Instituted2014
Number of teams8
Country Albania
 Bulgaria
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Greece
 Hungary
 Serbia
 Turkey
 Montenegro (RLEF)
Holders Serbia (1st title)
Most titles Greece
 Serbia (1 title)

The Balkans Cup is a rugby league football tournament for Balkan nations.[1] It was first held in 2014, with Serbia, Greece, Hungary and Bosnia each playing against a random first round opponent, then the losing teams contesting the 3rd place match, and the winning teams battling it out in the Grand Final. Greece were crowned inaugural Balkans Cup winners.[2] The Balkans Cup is contested biennially with four teams and the most recent one was held in 2017, with Bulgaria joining the competition. It is run by the Rugby League European Federation.

In June 2021 there was no Balkan Cup, but Serbia toured Bosnia, Bulgaria and Montenegro, winning all three games.

Results

YearHostWinnersScoreRunner–upVenueAttendance
2014 Serbia Greece50–22 SerbiaSerbia Makiš Stadium450
2017 Serbia Serbia50–8 GreeceSerbia Stadion "FK Heroj"150
2019

See also

References

  1. Balkans
  2. "RLEF". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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