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 Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (1) Greece Alexis Gkounko Turkey Faith Yuksel
2006–07 Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (1) Turkey Sabahattin Oğlago Turkey Izzet Kizilarslan
2007–08 Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (2) Romania Paul Constantin Pepene Turkey Sabahattin Oğlago
2009 Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (2) Romania Petrică Hogiu Turkey Faith Yuksel
2009–10 Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (3) Bulgaria Ivan Burgov North Macedonia Darko Damjanovski
2011 Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (3) Bulgaria Ivan Burgov Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Plakalović
2012 Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (4) Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov Romania Petrică Hogiu
2013 Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (3) Croatia Edi Dadić Croatia Andrej Burić
2014 Bulgaria Andrey Gridin Croatia Edi Dadić Serbia Milanko Petrović
2015 Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (5) Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov Romania Petrică Hogiu
2016 Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (4) Bosnia and Herzegovina Mladen Plakalović Serbia Damir Rastič
2017 Bulgaria Veselin Tzinzov (5) Serbia Damir Rastič Croatia Edi Dadić
2018 Bulgaria Nikolay Vijaczev (2) Bulgaria Martin Penchev Bulgaria Yordan Chuchuganov
2019[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić Croatia Edi Dadić Bosnia and Herzegovina Stefan Anić
2020[2] Romania Petrică Hogiu Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić Turkey Ömer Ayçiçek
2021 Romania Paul Constantin Pepene (6) Bosnia and Herzegovina Strahinja Erić Romania Petrică Hogiu

Women
Season Winner Second Third
2005–06 Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (1) Bulgaria Ljunosłava Djulgerova Greece Katerina Taoula
2006–07 Turkey Kelime Çetinkaya (1) Romania Mónika György Romania Raluca Farkas
2007–08 Turkey Kelime Çetinkaya (2) Romania Mónika György Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova
2009 Turkey Kelime Çetinkaya (3) Romania Mónika György Romania Ionela Gabriela Leanca
2009–10 Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (2) Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva Romania Mónika György
2011 Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva (1) Greece Maria Boumpa Bulgaria Kamelia Ileva
2012 Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (3) Romania Mónika György Romania Katalin Ferencz
2013 Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva (2) Croatia Vedrana Malec Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova
2014 Bulgaria Antoniya Grigorova (4) Bulgaria Teodora Malcheva Croatia Vedrana Malec
2015 Bosnia and Herzegovina Tanja Karišik Romania Timea Sara Croatia Vedrana Malec
2016 Croatia Vedrana Malec (1) Turkey Zozan Malkoç Turkey Ayşe Saydam
2017 Croatia Vedrana Malec (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanja Kusmuk Greece Maria Danu
2018 Bulgaria Nansi Okoro Serbia Anja Ilić Greece Maria Danu
2019[3] Croatia Vedrana Malec (3) Bosnia and Herzegovina Sanja Kusmuk Serbia Anja Ilić
2020[4] Croatia Vedrana Malec (4) Serbia Maida Drndić Serbia Anja Ilić
2021 Croatia Tena Hadžić Romania Tímea Lőrincz Serbia 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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