FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup | |
Genre: | Cross-country skiing |
Date: | Northern wintertime season |
Begins: | January |
Ends: | March |
Location: | Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Greece Montenegro Moldova North Macedonia Romania Serbia Turkey |
Organised: | International Ski Federation |
The FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup is a series of cross-country skiing events arranged by the International Ski Federation (FIS). It is one of the nine FIS Cross-Country Continental Cups, a second-level competition ranked below the World Cup. The Balkan Cup is open for competitors from all nations, but are mainly a competition for skiers from eleven nations; Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro, Moldova, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey.
The Balkan Cup has been held since the 2005–06 season and has been a part of the Cross-Country Continental Cup since then.
In the end of certain periods, the overall leaders for both genders receive a place in the World Cup in the following period. The overall winners of the season receive a place in the World Cup in the beginning of the following season.
Season | Winner | Second | Third | |
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2005–06 | Veselin Tzinzov (1) | Alexis Gkounko | Faith Yuksel | |
2006–07 | Paul Constantin Pepene (1) | Sabahattin Oğlago | Izzet Kizilarslan | |
2007–08 | Veselin Tzinzov (2) | Paul Constantin Pepene | Sabahattin Oğlago | |
2009 | Paul Constantin Pepene (2) | Petrică Hogiu | Faith Yuksel | |
2009–10 | Paul Constantin Pepene (3) | Ivan Burgov | Darko Damjanovski | |
2011 | Veselin Tzinzov (3) | Ivan Burgov | Mladen Plakalović | |
2012 | Paul Constantin Pepene (4) | Veselin Tzinzov | Petrică Hogiu | |
2013 | Veselin Tzinzov (3) | Edi Dadić | Andrej Burić | |
2014 | Andrey Gridin | Edi Dadić | Milanko Petrović | |
2015 | Paul Constantin Pepene (5) | Veselin Tzinzov | Petrică Hogiu | |
2016 | Veselin Tzinzov (4) | Mladen Plakalović | Damir Rastič | |
2017 | Veselin Tzinzov (5) | Damir Rastič | Edi Dadić | |
2018 | Nikolay Vijaczev (2) | Martin Penchev | Yordan Chuchuganov | |
2019[1] | Strahinja Erić | Edi Dadić | Stefan Anić | |
2020[2] | Petrică Hogiu | Strahinja Erić | Ömer Ayçiçek | |
2021 | Paul Constantin Pepene (6) | Strahinja Erić | Petrică Hogiu |
Season | Winner | Second | Third | |
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2005–06 | Antoniya Grigorova (1) | Ljunosłava Djulgerova | Katerina Taoula | |
2006–07 | Kelime Çetinkaya (1) | Mónika György | Raluca Farkas | |
2007–08 | Kelime Çetinkaya (2) | Mónika György | Antoniya Grigorova | |
2009 | Kelime Çetinkaya (3) | Mónika György | Ionela Gabriela Leanca | |
2009–10 | Antoniya Grigorova (2) | Teodora Malcheva | Mónika György | |
2011 | Teodora Malcheva (1) | Maria Boumpa | Kamelia Ileva | |
2012 | Antoniya Grigorova (3) | Mónika György | Katalin Ferencz | |
2013 | Teodora Malcheva (2) | Vedrana Malec | Antoniya Grigorova | |
2014 | Antoniya Grigorova (4) | Teodora Malcheva | Vedrana Malec | |
2015 | Tanja Karišik | Timea Sara | Vedrana Malec | |
2016 | Vedrana Malec (1) | Zozan Malkoç | Ayşe Saydam | |
2017 | Vedrana Malec (2) | Sanja Kusmuk | Maria Danu | |
2018 | Nansi Okoro | Anja Ilić | Maria Danu | |
2019[3] | Vedrana Malec (3) | Sanja Kusmuk | Anja Ilić | |
2020[4] | Vedrana Malec (4) | Maida Drndić | Anja Ilić | |
2021 | Tena Hadžić | Tímea Lőrincz | Anja Ilić |