1973 Balkans Cup

1973 Balkans Cup
Country Balkans
Teams 6
Champions Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Runners-up Romania ASA Târgu Mureș
Matches played 14
Goals scored 36 (2.57 per match)
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The 1973 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 Lokomotiv Sofia won the trophy.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Romania ASA Târgu Mureș (A) 4 2 0 2 8 4 2.000 4 Advances to finals
2 Albania Labinoti Elbasani 4 2 0 2 4 6 0.667 4
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sutjeska Nikšić 4 2 0 2 2 4 0.500 4
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 1973. 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.
Labinoti Elbasani Albania 1–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sutjeska Nikšić
Sutjeska Nikšić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–0 Romania ASA Târgu Mureș
ASA Târgu Mureș Romania 5–1 Albania Labinoti Elbasani
Sutjeska Nikšić Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–0 Albania Labinoti Elbasani
ASA Târgu Mureș Romania 3–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sutjeska Nikšić
Labinoti Elbasani Albania 2–0 Romania ASA Târgu Mureș

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia (A) 4 3 1 0 8 1 8.000 7 Advances to finals
2 Turkey Beşiktaş 4 1 1 2 5 11 0.455 3
3 Greece Aris 4 1 0 3 5 6 0.833 2
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 1973. 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.
Aris Greece 4–2 Turkey Beşiktaş
  • Kokkoris  41'
  • Spyridon  50', 80'
  • Alexiadis  53'
  • Albal  31'
  • Acuner  74'
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–6 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
  • Acuner  65' (pen)
  • Sokolov  14', 77'
  • Mihaylov  16', 21', 75'
  • Borisov
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 1–0 Greece Aris
Beşiktaş Turkey 2–1 Greece Aris
  • Kalkavan  26'
  • Albal  30'
Aris Greece 0–1 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 Turkey Beşiktaş

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASA Târgu Mureș Romania 1–3 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 0–2

First leg

ASA Târgu Mureș Romania 1–1 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia

Second leg

Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Romania ASA Târgu Mureș
Attendance: 15,000

Lokomotiv Sofia won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ "Balkans Cup 1973 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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