The Baltic Cup is a biennial football competition contested between national teams from the Baltic states

Baltic states

The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...

 of Estonia

Estonia national football team

The Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....

, Latvia

Latvia national football team

The Latvian national football team is controlled by the Latvian Football Federation, the governing body for football in Latvia and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Championships. So far, they have never qualified for a FIFA World...

 and Lithuania

Lithuania national football team

The national football team of Lithuania is under the auspices of the Lithuanian Football Federation. It played its first match in 1923. In 1940, Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union; the country regained its independence in 1990 and played their first match as a new nation against Georgia on...

 every two years. During the Soviet era

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

, Belarus

Belarus national football team

The Belarus national football team represents Belarus in association football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Belarus, the governing body for football in Belarus. Belarus' home ground is Dinamo Stadium in Minsk...

 also participated in some of the competitions. The tournament was announced annual before the 2008 competition.

List of winners

Year	Champions	Second	Third
1928 1928 Baltic Cup The 1928 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn at Kadrioru Stadium on 25–27 July in 1928. It was the first time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament, beating both...
1929 1929 Baltic Cup The 1929 Baltic Cup was held in Riga, Latvia at LSB Stadions on 14–16 August in 1929. It was the second time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Estonia won the tournament on goal...
1930 1930 Baltic Cup The 1930 Baltic Cup was the third playing of the Baltic Cup football tournament. It was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from August 15-17, 1930.-Results:...
1931 1931 Baltic Cup The 1931 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn, Estonia at Kadrioru staadion from 30 August to 1 September in 1931. It was the fourth time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Estonia won the...
1932 1932 Baltic Cup The 1932 Baltic Cup was held in Riga, Latvia from 28 to 30 August in 1932. It was the fifth time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament, beating both...
1933 1933 Baltic Cup The 1933 Baltic Cup was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 2 to 4 September in 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. Latvia won the tournament.-Results:-External links:* at...
1934	Not organised due to disagreements over the 1933 competition.
1935 1935 Baltic Cup The 1935 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn, Estonia at Kadrioru staadion on 20–22 August in 1935. It was the seventh edition of the tournament. Lithuania won the tournament with a win over Estonia and a draw against Latvia.-Results:-External links:...
1936 1936 Baltic Cup The 1936 Baltic Cup was held in Riga, Latvia on 20–22 August in 1935. It was the eighth time three Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament beating both opponents...
1937 1937 Baltic Cup The 1937 Baltic Cup was the ninth playing of the Baltic Cup football tournament. It was held from September 3-7, 1937 in Kaunas, Lithuania.-Standings:-Results:-Final:...
1938 1938 Baltic Cup The 1938 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn, Estonia at Kadrioru staadion on 3–5 September in 1938. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and the last one before the Soviet occupation of the three Baltic countries. Estonia won the tournament with a win over Lithuania and a draw against...
1939	Not organised due to strained sports-relations between Latvia and Lithuania after a controversial basketball game.
1940–1990	Not held officially due to soviet occupation.
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999–2000	Not organised.
2001
2002	Not organised.
2003
2004	Not organised.
2005			Estonia did not participate due to scheduling conflicts.
2006–2007	Not organised.
2008
2009	Not organised.
2010 2010 Baltic Cup The Lithuania Baltic Cup 2010 football competition was held from 18 June to 20 June 2010 at the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania.Hosts Lithuania together with Latvia and Estonia are the teams who played in this tournament.-Results:...

Performances

Country				Years Won
	10	12	1	1928 1928 Baltic Cup The 1928 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn at Kadrioru Stadium on 25–27 July in 1928. It was the first time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament, beating both... , 1932 1932 Baltic Cup The 1932 Baltic Cup was held in Riga, Latvia from 28 to 30 August in 1932. It was the fifth time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament, beating both... , 1933 1933 Baltic Cup The 1933 Baltic Cup was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from 2 to 4 September in 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. Latvia won the tournament.-Results:-External links:* at... , 1936 1936 Baltic Cup The 1936 Baltic Cup was held in Riga, Latvia on 20–22 August in 1935. It was the eighth time three Baltic states — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Latvia won the tournament beating both opponents... , 1937 1937 Baltic Cup The 1937 Baltic Cup was the ninth playing of the Baltic Cup football tournament. It was held from September 3-7, 1937 in Kaunas, Lithuania.-Standings:-Results:-Final:... , 1993, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008
	10	6	7	1930 1930 Baltic Cup The 1930 Baltic Cup was the third playing of the Baltic Cup football tournament. It was held in Kaunas, Lithuania from August 15-17, 1930.-Results:... , 1935 1935 Baltic Cup The 1935 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn, Estonia at Kadrioru staadion on 20–22 August in 1935. It was the seventh edition of the tournament. Lithuania won the tournament with a win over Estonia and a draw against Latvia.-Results:-External links:... , 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2010 2010 Baltic Cup The Lithuania Baltic Cup 2010 football competition was held from 18 June to 20 June 2010 at the S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania.Hosts Lithuania together with Latvia and Estonia are the teams who played in this tournament.-Results:...
	3	5	14	1929 1929 Baltic Cup The 1929 Baltic Cup was held in Riga, Latvia at LSB Stadions on 14–16 August in 1929. It was the second time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Estonia won the tournament on goal... , 1931 1931 Baltic Cup The 1931 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn, Estonia at Kadrioru staadion from 30 August to 1 September in 1931. It was the fourth time three Baltic countries — Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania — came together to play a friendly tournament and determine the best team amongst them. Estonia won the... , 1938 1938 Baltic Cup The 1938 Baltic Cup was held in Tallinn, Estonia at Kadrioru staadion on 3–5 September in 1938. It was the tenth edition of the tournament and the last one before the Soviet occupation of the three Baltic countries. Estonia won the tournament with a win over Lithuania and a draw against...

Soviet-time results

The cup was also played unofficially from 1940-1976 during Soviet occupation. Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

also participated in the tournament in some years.
1940

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Est	Ltu
1		1 - 1 - 0	3	3-2	2-2	1-0
2		0 - 2 - 0	2	3-3		1-1
3		0 - 1 - 1	1	1-2

1948

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Est	Lat
1		2 - 0 - 0	4	3-1	2-1	1-0
2		0 - 1 - 1	1	2-3		1-1
3		0 - 1 - 1	1	1-2

1949

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Lat	Est
1		2 - 0 - 0	4	3-1	1-0	2-1
2		1 - 0 - 1	2	3-3		2-1
3		0 - 0 - 2	0	2-4

1950

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Lat	Est
1		1 - 1 - 0	3	9-4	2-2	7-2
2		1 - 1 - 0	3	6-3		4-1
3		0 - 0 - 2	0	3-11

1952

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Lat	Ltu
1		1 - 0 - 1	2	5-3	0-3	5-0
2		1 - 0 - 1	2	4-3		1-3
3		1 - 0 - 1	2	3-6

1954

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Ltu	Blr	Est
1		2 - 1 - 0	5	5-1	2-0	0-0	3-1
2		1 - 1 - 1	3	5-3		0-0	5-1
3		0 - 3 - 0	3	0-0			0-0
4		0 - 1 - 2	1	2-8

1957

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Ltu	Blr	Est
1		2 - 1 - 0	5	3-1	0-0	2-1	1-0
2		1 - 2 - 0	4	5-1		1-1	4-0
3		1 - 1 - 1	3	4-3			2-0
4		0 - 0 - 3	0	0-7

1958

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Ltu	Est
1		2 - 0 - 0	4	8-0	2-0	6-0
2		0 - 1 - 1	1	1-3		1-1
3		0 - 1 - 1	1	1-7

1959

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Ltu	Est
1		1 - 1 - 0	3	5-3	3-1	2-2
2		1 - 0 - 1	2	4-4		3-1
3		0 - 1 - 1	1	3-5

1960

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Ltu	Lat
1		0 - 2 - 0	2	4-4	3-3	1-1
1		0 - 2 - 0	2	3-3		0-0
1		0 - 2 - 0	2	1-1

1961

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Ltu	Est
1		2 - 0 - 0	4	7-1	3-1	4-0
2		1 - 0 - 1	2	5-4		4-1
3		0 - 0 - 2	0	1-8

1962

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Est	Ltu
1		1 - 1 - 0	4	2-0	0-0	2-0
2		0 - 2 - 0	2	0-0		0-0
3		0 - 0 - 2	0	0-2

1969

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Lat	Ltu
1	(A)	2 - 0 - 0	4	7-1	2-0	5-1
2	(B)	1 - 0 - 1	2	2-3		2-1
3	(B)	0 - 0 - 2	0	2-7

1970

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Est	Lat
1	(B)	2 - 0 - 0	4	4-1	1-0	3-1
2	(A)	1 - 0 - 1	2	2-2		2-1
3	(B)	0 - 0 - 2	0	2-5

1971

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Est	Lat
1	(B)	1 - 1 - 0	3	4-2	0-0	4-2
2	(A)	1 - 1 - 0	3	4-3		4-3
3	(B)	0 - 0 - 2	0	5-8

1972

#	land	w - t - l	pnt	f-a	Est	Ltu
1	(A)	1 - 1 - 0	3	5-1	0-0	5-1
2	(B)	1 - 1 - 0	3	1-0		1-0
3	(B)	0 - 0 - 2	0	1-6

1973

Round	Winner	Score	Opponent
SF	(A)	3-1	(B)
SF	(B)	4-2	(B)
TF	(B)	4-1	(B)
F	(A)	4-1	(B)

1974

Round	Winner	Score	Opponent
SF	(B)	2-0	(B)
SF	(A)	3-2	(B)
TF	(B)	2-1	(B)
F	(B)	3-1	(A)

1975

Round	Winner	Score	Opponent
SF	(B)	2-0	(B)
SF	(B)	1-1 pk (5-3)	(A)
TF	(B)	5-1	(A)
F	(B)	2-0	(B)

1976

Round	Winner	Score	Opponent
SF	(B)	0-0 pk (4-3)	(B)
SF	(A)	3-1	(B)
TF	(B)	2-1	(B)
F	(B)	1-1 pk (5-4)	(A)

External links

• RSSSF: Baltic Cup overview