Balkan Junior Championship (U-18) 1978-1996


Palmares

1978 Greece     (in Turkey)
1979 Yugoslavia (in Bulgaria)
1981 Bulgaria   (in Turkey)
1983 Romania    (in Greece)
1985 Greece     (in Greece)
1986 Bulgaria   (in Bulgaria)
1987 Turkey     (in Turkey)
1988 Yugoslavia (in Yugoslavia)
1989 Romania    (in Romania)
1990 Yugoslavia (in Greece)
1991 Yugoslavia (in Turkey)
1992 Romania    (in Bulgaria)
1993 Romania    (in Romania)
1994 Turkey     (in Greece)
1995 Yugoslavia (in Turkey)
1996 Greece     (in Yugoslavia)

Succeeded by the U-17 championship.


I Balkan Championship U-18 1978 (in Izmir, Turkey)

Group A
19.09 Turkey     1-1 Romania 
20.09 Turkey     1-1 Albania   
22.09 Romania    1-1 Albania  

1. Turkey      2 0 2 0 2-2 2
2. Romania     2 0 2 0 2-2 2
3. Albania     2 0 2 0 2-2 2
NB: ranking presumably decided on lots

Group B
20.09 Yugoslavia 1-1 Greece 
21.09 Greece     1-0 Bulgaria   
22.09 Bulgaria   3-0 Yugoslavia  

1. Greece      2 1 1 0 2-1 3 
2. Bulgaria    2 1 0 1 3-1 2
3. Yugoslavia  2 0 1 1 1-4 1

Third Place Match
24.09 Romania    2-1 Bulgaria

Final 
26.09 Greece     2-1 Turkey 

II Balkan Championship U-18 1979 (in Sofia, Bulgaria)

Group A
22.08 Bulgaria   2-1 Romania 
24.08 Albania    3-1 Romania  
26.08 Bulgaria   1-1 Albania  

1. Albania    2 1 1 0 4-2 3
2. Bulgaria   2 1 1 0 3-2 3
3. Romania    2 0 0 2 2-5 0
 
Group B
22.08 Yugoslavia 4-0 Turkey
24.08 Greece     1-0 Turkey    
26.08 Yugoslavia 3-1 Greece 

1. Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 7-1 4
2. Greece     2 1 0 1 2-3 2
3. Turkey     2 0 0 2 0-5 0

Third Place Match
28.08 Bulgaria   6-0 Greece

Final
28.08 Yugoslavia 1-0 Albania

III Balkan Championship U-18 1981 (in Izmir, Turkey)

Group A
26.08 Turkey     0-0 Albania  
27.08 Turkey     1-0 Romania  
28.08 Romania    5-1 Albania 

1. Turkey    2 1 1 0 1-0 3
2. Romania   2 1 0 1 5-2 2
3. Albania   2 0 1 1 1-6 2

Group B
26.08 Bulgaria   3-1 Greece 
 
1. Bulgaria  1 1 0 0 3-1 2
2. Greece    1 0 0 1 1-3 2

Third Place Match
30.08 Greece     2-1 Romania  

Final 
30.08 Bulgaria   4-3 Turkey 

IV Balkan Championship U-18 1983 (in Greece)

Semifinals?
22.08 Kavala Romania    1-0 Bulgaria
22.08 Drama  Greece     1-0 Turkey

Third Place Matches?
23.08 Kavala Bulgaria   4-1 Turkey
24.08 Drama  Bulgaria   0-0 Turkey

Final
24.08 Kavala Romania    2-2 Greece         [4-3 pen]

V Balkan Championship U-18 1985 (in Greece)

23.12 Kavala Romania    0-0 Albania 
23.12 Drama  Turkey     1-1 Bulgaria
24.12 Kavala Greece     3-0 Turkey    
24.12 Drama  Bulgaria   3-0 Romania 
26.12 Drama  Greece     0-0 Albania 
26.12 Kavala Romania    3-1 Turkey
27.12 Drama  Bulgaria   2-2 Albania 
27.12 Kavala Greece     2-0 Romania  
28.12 Kavala Turkey     2-1 Albania   
28.12 Drama  Greece     2-1 Bulgaria 

1. Greece   4 3 1 0 7-1 7
2. Bulgaria 4 1 2 1 7-5 4
3. Albania  4 0 3 1 3-4 3 
4. Romania  4 1 1 2 3-6 3
5. Turkey   4 1 1 2 4-8 3

VI Balkan Championship U-18 1986 (in Pleven, Bulgaria)

02.09 Yugoslavia 1-0 Greece   
02.09 Bulgaria   1-1 Romania    
03.09 Greece     2-1 Romania  
03.09 Yugoslavia 1-1 Albania  
04.09 Romania    3-0 Albania     
04.09 Greece     1-4 Bulgaria   
05.09 Bulgaria   2-1 Albania    
05.09 Yugoslavia 2-1 Romania  
06.09 Greece     2-2 Albania      
06.09 Bulgaria   0-0 Yugoslavia 
 
1. Bulgaria   4 2 2 0 7-3 6 
2. Yugoslavia 4 2 2 0 4-2 6
3. Romania    4 1 1 2 6-5 3 
4. Greece     4 1 1 2 5-8 3
5. Albania    4 0 2 2 4-8 2

VII Balkan Championship U-18 1987 (in Istanbul, Turkey)

Romania did not enter

Semifinals
25.08 Turkey     2-1 Albania 
25.08 Bulgaria   bt  Greece

Third Place Match
27.08 Albania    5-1 Greece

Final 
27.08 Turkey     2-2 Bulgaria       [4-2 pen]

VIII Balkan Championship U-18 1988 (in Yugoslavia)

Group A
20.08 Vrnjacka Banja Romania    1-1 Albania  
21.08 Vrnjacka Banja Romania    5-1 Turkey      
22.08 Cacak          Turkey     2-2 Albania  

1. Romania    2 1 1 0 6-2 3
2. Albania    2 0 2 0 3-3 2
3. Turkey     2 0 1 1 3-7 1
 
Group B
21.08 ?              Yugoslavia 2-0 Bulgaria 
                     Yugoslavia 4-0 Greece 
                     Bulgaria   3-0 Greece

1. Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 4-0 4
2. Bulgaria   2 1 0 1 3-2 2
3. Greece     2 0 0 2 0-7 0

Third Place Match
24.08 Vrnjacka Banja Bulgaria   2-1 Albania 

Final 
24.08 Vrnjacka Banja Yugoslavia 3-1 Romania  

IX Balkan Championship U-18 1989 (in Romania)

Group A
09.08 Bacau          Romania    1-3 Turkey  
10.08 Pascani        Albania    2-0 Turkey  
11.08 Pascani        Romania    4-2 Albania 

1. Romania       2 1 0 1 5-5 2
2. Albania       2 1 0 1 4-4 2
3. Turkey        2 1 0 1 3-3 2

Group B
09.08 Bacau          Greece     3-2 Romania U-16
10.08                Greece      -  Bulgaria
11.08 Roman          Bulgaria   1-0 Romania U-16

1. Greece    
2. Bulgaria  
3. Romania U-16  2 0 0 2 2-4 0

Fifth Place Match
13.08 Buhusi         Turkey     1-0 Romania U-16

Third Place Match
13.08                Bulgaria   3-1 Albania 

Final 
13.08 Bacau          Romania    3-1 Greece

X Balkan Championship U-18 1990 (in Greece)

Group A (in Trikala)
22.08 Albania    1-0 Bulgaria 
23.08 Greece     1-1 Bulgaria  
24.08 Greece     2-2 Albania  

1. Albania    2 1 1 0 3-2 3
2. Greece     2 0 2 0 3-3 2
3. Bulgaria   2 0 1 1 1-2 1

Group B (in Larisa)
22.08 Romania    0-2 Turkey  
23.08 Yugoslavia 2-0 Turkey    
24.08 Yugoslavia 1-0 Romania 

1. Yugoslavia 2 2 0 0 3-0 4
2. Turkey     2 1 0 1 2-2 2
3. Romania    2 0 0 2 0-3 0

Third Place Match
26.08 Greece	 1-1 Turkey

Final (in Trikala)
26.08 Yugoslavia 1-0 Albania 

XI Balkan Championship U-18 1991 (in Turkey)

Matches in Lüleburgaz, Babaeski, Kirklareli, Çorlu

Group A
22.08 Turkey     0-0 Greece 
23.08 Greece     3-1 Albania 
24.08 Turkey     3-0 Albania 

1. Turkey      2 1 1 0 3-0 3
2. Greece      2 1 1 0 3-1 3
3. Albania     2 0 0 2 1-6 0

Group B
22.08 Romania    1-2 Yugoslavia
23.08 Bulgaria    -  Yugoslavia
24.08 Romania    1-0 Bulgaria

1. Yugoslavia
2. Romania     2 1 0 1 2-2 2
3. Bulgaria

Third Place Match
26.08 Romania    1-0 Greece

Final
26-08 Yugoslavia 2-2 Turkey         [4-2 pen]

XI Balkan Championship U-18 1992 (in Bulgaria)

In Haskovo and Stara Zagora

Group A (in Stara Zagora)
09.08 Romania    0-4 Bulgaria U-16
10.08 Romania    2-0 Turkey
11.08 Turkey     2-4 Bulgaria U-16

-. Bulgaria U-16 2 2 0 0  8- 2 4  [hors concours]
1. Romania       2 1 0 1  2- 4 2
2. Turkey        2 0 0 2  2- 6 0

Group B
09.08 Greece     6-3 Albania
10.08 Bulgaria   9-0 Albania
11.08 Bulgaria    -  Greece

1. Bulgaria
2. Greece
3. Albania       2 0 0 2  3-15 0

Third Place Match
12.08 Turkey     3-2 Greece

Final
12.08 Romania    5-3 Bulgaria

XII Balkan Championship U-18 1993 (in Bucuresti, Romania)

NB: according to a Romanian source, the teams entering were all U-17
    teams with Romania U-18 played hors concours in Group B

Group A
11.08 Romania    2-0 Albania
12.08 Albania    0-0 Greece
13.08 Romania    3-1 Greece

1. Romania       2 2 0 0 5-1 4    
2. Greece        2 0 1 1 1-3 1
3. Albania       2 0 1 1 0-2 1

Group B
11.08 Bulgaria   2-2 Romania U-18
12.08 Turkey     3-1 Bulgaria
13.08 Turkey     0-2 Romania U-18

-. Romania U-18  2 1 1 0 4-2 3  [hors concours]
1. Turkey        2 1 0 1 3-3 2
2. Bulgaria      2 0 1 1 3-5 1

Third Place Match
14.08 Greece      -  Bulgaria

Final
14.08 Romania    5-0 Turkey

XIV Balkan Championship U-18 1994 (in Greece)

Matches in Sparta, Kalamata, Tripolis

Group A
02.08 Turkey     1-1 Albania 
03.08 Turkey     5-2 Romania 
05.08 Romania    3-0 Albania 

1. Turkey  2 1 1 0 6-3 4
2. Romania 2 1 0 1 5-5 3
3. Albania 2 0 1 1 1-4 1

Group B
1. Greece 
2. Bulgaria

Third Place Match
07.08 Romania    4-1 Bulgaria

Final 
07.08 Turkey     2-1 Greece

XV Balkan Championship U-18 1995 (in Turkey)

Matches in Lüleburgaz, Kirklareli, Edirne

Group A
04.08 Romania    3-1 Turkey
04.08 Albania    1-0 Macedonia 
06.08 Turkey     2-1 Albania   
06.08 Romania    6-0 Macedonia 
08.08 Albania    2-1 Romania  
08.08 Turkey     5-1 Macedonia  

1. Romania    3 2 0 1 10- 3  [1 0 1 4-3 3]
2. Albania    3 2 0 1  4- 3  [1 0 1 3-3 3]
3. Turkey     3 2 0 1  8- 5  [1 0 1 3-4 3]
4. Macedonia  3 0 0 3  1-12


Group B
04.08 Turkey B   3-1 Greece
04.08 Yugoslavia  -  Bulgaria
06.08 Turkey B   0-1 Bulgaria 
06.08 Yugoslavia  -  Greece
08.08 Turkey B   3-2 Yugoslavia 
08.08 Bulgaria    -  Greece

1. Yugoslavia 
-. Turkey B   3 2 0 1  6- 4  [hors concours]
2. Bulgaria  
3. Greece

Third Place Match (in Lüleburgaz)
10.08 Albania    1-0 Bulgaria 

Final (in Edirne)
10.08 Yugoslavia 4-1 Romania

XVI Balkan Championship U-18 1996 (in Yugoslavia)

Matches in Jagodina, Popovac, Cuprija

Group A
19.08 Turkey     1-3 Yugoslavia 
19.08 Greece      -  Bulgaria
20.08 Turkey     0-5 Greece
20.08 Yugoslavia  -  Bulgaria
22.08 Turkey     7-1 Bulgaria
22.08 Yugoslavia  -  Greece

1. Greece     
2. Yugoslavia 
3. Turkey           3 1 0 2 8-9 3
4. Bulgaria

Group B
19.08 Macedonia  3-0 Albania        
19.08 Romania    2-1 Yugoslavia U-16
20.08 Albania    2-0 Yugoslavia U-16
20.08 Macedonia  1-0 Romania      
22.08 Macedonia  1-0 Yugoslavia U-16
22.08 Albania    1-0 Romania          

1. Macedonia       3 3 0 0 5-0 9
2. Albania         3 2 0 1 3-3 6
3. Romania         3 1 0 2 2-3 3
4. Yugoslavia U-16 3 0 0 3 1-5 0

Third Place Match (in Jagodina)
24.08 Yugoslavia 5-0 Albania

Final
24.08 Greece     3-0 Macedonia    

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