1972 Balkans Cup

1972 Balkans Cup
Country Balkans
Teams 6
Champions Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Runners-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
Matches played 14
Goals scored 41 (2.93 per match)
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The 1972 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 6 teams and Trakia Plovdiv won the trophy.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar (A) 4 1 2 1 6 4 1.500 4 Advances to finals
2 Greece Kavala 4 2 0 2 5 6 0.833 4
3 Albania Shkëndija Tiranë 4 1 2 1 4 5 0.800 4
Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 1972. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.
Shkëndija Tiranë Albania 2–1 Greece Kavala
Kavala Greece 2–0 Albania Shkëndija Tiranë
Kavala Greece 1–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–1 Greece Kavala
FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–1 Albania Shkëndija Tiranë
Shkëndija Tiranë Albania 1–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv (A) 4 2 2 0 7 3 2.333 6 Advances to finals
2 Turkey Göztepe 4 2 1 1 6 4 1.500 5
3 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov 4 0 1 3 4 10 0.400 1
Updated to match(es) played on 6 September 1972. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round.
Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria 1–1 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania 2–3 Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania 0–1 Turkey Göztepe
  • Türkkan  65'
Göztepe Turkey 0–0 Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Göztepe Turkey 5–1 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Öznur  4', 86'
  • Aydın  18'
  • Okçuoğlu  38'
  • Türkkan  44'
Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria 3–0 Turkey Göztepe

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria 5–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar 5–0 0–4

First leg

Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria 5–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
  • Apostolov  8'
  • Kichekov  56', 74', 80', 86'
Attendance: 5,000

Second leg

FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–0 Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
  • Nikolovski  37'
  • Balevski  43'
  • Uzunov  58', 83'

Trakia Plovdiv won 5–4 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ "Balkans Cup 1972 season". rsssf.com.
  • RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
  • Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup 1970-1979". RSSSF (Recreation & Sports Soccer Statistics Foundation).
  • Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer
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