The 1948 Balkan Cup, officially called the Balkan and Central European Championship, was played between April and November 1948 between Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia.

[1][2] It was Poland and Czechoslovakia's first and only participation in the tournament, which was not completed.

[1] Hungary was leading the table at the time it was abandoned.

[1][2] This match between Hungary and Czechoslovakia also counted for the 1948–53 Central European International Cup.

[1] (note: it is uncertain which teams were meant to at home and which away) Aside from these, Hungary played Romania twice.