2014 Balkans Cup (rugby league)

2014 (2014) Balkans Cup ()
2014 Balkans Cup
Number of teams	4
Host country	Serbia
Winner	Greece (1st title)
Matches played	4
Attendance	750 (188 per match)
Points scored	212 (53 per match)
Tries scored	42 (10.5 per match)
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The 2014 Balkans Cup was a rugby league football tournament that was held in Serbia between 17 October and 19 October. The winner won the inaugural Balkans Cup Trophy.^[1]

Four teams competed in the 2014 event. These teams were: Serbia, Greece, Hungary and Bosnia.^[2]

After winning the European Championship C a week before the tournament began, Greece transferred their form to the tournament and were crowned inaugural Balkans Cup winners after defeating Bosnia and then Serbia in the final.^[3]

Teams

Team	Coach	Captain	RLIF Rank
Serbia	Marko Jankovic	Stefan Nedeljković	17
Greece	Steve Georgallis	Jordan Meads	26
Hungary	Laurent Dupuy	Norbert Csapkai	33
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sreten Zec	Sreten Zec	NA

Venues

Stadium	Games	City	State	Capacity	Best Crowd
Makiš Stadium	3	Čukarica	Belgrade	4,000	450 (Final)
Stadion FK Dorćol	1	Dorćol	Belgrade	1,000	150

Fixtures

Day 1

Serbia v. Hungary

17 October 2014
15:00 (GMT+2)

Serbia	50 – 0	Hungary
Tries: Slobodan Manak (2) 4' c, 10' c Stefan Nikolić (2) 15' c, 23' c Milan Ilić (2) 20' c, 47' Aleksandar Radovanović 29' c Milan Čobanović 33' c Djordje Gak 77' Goals: Vladislav Dedić (7/9) 5', 11', 16', 21', 24', 30', 34'	Report

FK Dorćol, Belgrade
Attendance: 150
Referee:

George Stilianos
Player of the Match:

Slobodan Manak

Bosnia v. Greece

17 October 2014
15:00 (GMT+2)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	4 – 58	Greece
Try: Nedeljko Suvajčević 80' Goals: Vladan Kikanović (0/1)		Tries: Jordan Kidis (2) 2', 60' Alvaro Zota 15' George Tsikrikas (2) 26' c, 42' c Jordan Meads (2) 34' c, 63' c Nikolaos Bosmos 37' c Jake Vrahnos (2) 55' c, 74' Ioannis Nake 76' c Goals: Liam Sue-Tin (5/9) 26', 34', 37', 42', 55' Jordan Meads (1/2) 63' Jordan Kidis (1/1) 76' Terry Constantinou (0/1)

Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 50
Referee:

Ivica Djordjević
Player of the Match:

Jordan Meads

Day 2 - Finals Day

Third Place Final: Bosnia v. Hungary

19 October 2014
12:30 (GMT+2)

Bosnia and Herzegovina	32 – 6	Hungary
Tries: Miloš Kulašević 3' c Aleksandar Sakan 11' Vladan Kikanović 24' c Sreten Zec 38' c Elvis Martić 44' Slaviša Zekić 59' c Goals: Vladan Kikanović (3/5) 3', 24', 38' Ognjen Dedić (1/1) 59'		Try: Grimm 62' c Goals: Nikowitz (1/1) 62'

Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 100
Referee:

Radoslav Novaković
Player of the Match:

Elvis Martić

Grand Final: Serbia v. Greece

19 October 2014
15:00 (GMT+2)

Serbia	22 – 50	Greece
Tries: Džavid Jašari 19' c Nikola Srbljanin 34' c Pero Madžarević (2) 54' c, 71' Goals: Stefan Nedeljković (3/5) 19', 34', 54'	Report	Tries: Sebastian Sell 2' Billy Tsikrikas 4', 45' c, 59' Jake Vrahnos 9' c Panagiotis Lampoussis 39' Jordan Meads (2) 49', 62' c George Tsikrikas 65' c Terry Constantinou 68' c Goals: Liam Sue-Tin (4/9) 9', 45', 62', 65' Jordan Meads (1/1) 68'

Makiš Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 450
Referee:

Miloš Milinković
Player of the Match:

Billy Tsikrikas

Greece are the inaugural Balkans Cup champions

References

^ "First Balkans Championship Announced for rugby league". RLEF. 2014-10-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
^ "Balkans Cup matches". facebook. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
^ "BALKANS CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL". RLEF. 2014-10-19. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

[1] "First Balkans Championship Announced for rugby league". RLEF. 2014-10-06. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

[2] "Balkans Cup matches". facebook. 2014-10-13. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

[3] "BALKANS CHAMPIONSHIP - FINAL". RLEF. 2014-10-19. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-28.

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