1933 Baltic Cup

The 1933 Baltic Cup was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 2 to 4 September 1933. It was the sixth time three Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them.

1933 Baltic Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Lithuania
Dates	2–4 September
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	7 (2.33 per match)
Attendance	9,000 (3,000 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ēriks Pētersons (2 goals)

Lithuania played Estonia first, the match was stopped due to darkness. On the next day Latvia beat Estonia. In the morning of the third day, before the Lithuania–Latvia match the hosts surprised officials with a tour to a local brewery. Estonian newspaper Päevaleht reported that the Finnish referee for the match was really jolly, but did horrible job, mostly favouring Lithuanian hosts. The match was stopped due to darkness and ended with a draw.

The rules demanded that at least two wins were necessary to win the championship. In the team meeting Latvia demanded that Lithuania–Estonia match should be re-played first. Latvia was hoping for an advantage against tired Lithuanian team in their match. Lithuania and Estonia disagreed noting that Latvia had won their match against Estonia, so Latvian win against Lithuania would grant Latvians the championship and end the tournament. Consensus was not reached and Latvian team left the same day. The championship was not awarded.[1][2]

Results

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Latvia	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3
Lithuania	2	0	2	0	3	3	0	2
Estonia	2	0	1	1	1	2	–1	1

Lithuania  v  Estonia

2 September 1933	Lithuania	1 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Estonia	Kaunas
	Jaroslavas Citavičius  55'	Report	15' Richard Kuremaa	Stadium: Kariuomenės stadionas Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yrjö Tuhkunen (Finland)
Note: match abandoned due to darkness after first 15 minutes of extra time (2x15 min)

Lithuania  v  Estonia

Replay	Lithuania	Cancelled	Estonia	Kaunas
				Stadium: Kariuomenės stadionas

Estonia  v  Latvia

3 September 1933	Estonia	0 – 1	Latvia	Kaunas
		Report	35' Alberts Šeibelis	Stadium: Kariuomenės stadionas Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yrjö Tuhkunen (Finland)

Lithuania  v  Latvia

4 September 1933	Lithuania	2 – 2	Latvia	Kaunas
	Zigmas Sabaliauskas  33' Antanas Lingis  55'	Report	52', 65' Ēriks Pētersons	Stadium: Kariuomenės stadionas Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Yrjö Tuhkunen (Finland)
Note: match abandoned due to darkness

Lithuania  v  Latvia

Replay	Lithuania	Cancelled	Latvia	Kaunas
				Stadium: Kariuomenės stadionas

• 2- 9-1933 Lithuania - Estonia abandoned (abandoned at 1-1 in 105') (0:1, 1:1)
• 3- 9-1933 Estonia - Latvia 0:1 (0:1)
• 4- 9-1933 Lithuania - Latvia 2:2 (1:0)
• 5- 9-1933 Lithuania - Estonia 0:5 (0:3) (replay 2- 9-1933)
• http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/baltic-overview.html#33

Usually,

   the following final table is given, without the replayed match on September 5
   (presumably based on an agreement between the countries prior to the 1935 edition):

• 1. LATVIA xxx 2-2 1-0 3-2 3
• 2. Lithuania 2-2 xxx 1-1 3-3 2
• 3. Estonia 0-1 1-1 xxx 1-2 1
• http://almis.sritis.lt/balticcup.html#1933

References

1. "Eesti välispoliitika Balti suund 1926-1934" (PDF). University of Tartu. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
2. "Balti turniir lõppes fiaskoga". dea.digar.ee. Maa Hääl. 6 September 1933. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

External links

• Tournament overview at EU-Football.info