FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup

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.

FIS Cross-Country Balkan Cup
GenreCross-country skiing
Date(s)Northern wintertime season
BeginsJanuary
EndsMarch
Location(s)Albania
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Greece
Montenegro
Moldova
North Macedonia
Romania
Serbia
Turkey
Inaugurated2005 (2005)
Organised byInternational Ski Federation

The Balkan Cup has been held since the 2005–06 season and has been a part of the Cross-Country Continental Cup since then.

World Cup qualification

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.

Overall winners

Men
Season Winner Second Third
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

Women
Season Winner Second Third
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

References
  1. "Balkan Cup Overall 2019 Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. "Balkan Cup Overall 2020 Men". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. "Balkan Cup Overall 2019 Women". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  4. "Balkan Cup Overall 2020 Women". fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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