1977–78 Balkans Cup

1978 Balkans Cup
Country Balkans
Teams 6
Champions Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka
Runners-up Romania Jiul Petroșani
Matches played 10
Goals scored 27 (2.7 per match)
← 1977

The 1978 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 Rijeka won the trophy.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Romania Jiul Petroșani (A) 2 1 0 1 3 2 1.500 2 Advances to finals
2 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 1 0 1 2 3 0.667 2
3 Turkey Galatasaray[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 24 May 1978. 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.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Galatasaray withdrew from the tournament.
Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Romania Jiul Petroșani
Jiul Petroșani Romania 3–0 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka (A) 4 3 0 1 10 2 5.000 6 Advances to finals
2 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë 4 2 0 2 3 8 0.375 4
3 Greece Aris 4 1 0 3 3 6 0.500 2
Updated to match(es) played on March 1978. 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 2–0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë
Rijeka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 6–0 Albania Skënderbeu Korçë
Skënderbeu Korçë Albania 1–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka
Skënderbeu Korçë Albania 2–0 Greece Aris
  • Xhambazi  16'
  • Muhaxhiri  25'
Rijeka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–0 Greece Aris

Finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jiul Petroșani Romania 2–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka 1–0 1–4

First leg

Jiul Petroșani Romania 1–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Chonkov (Bulgaria)

Second leg

Rijeka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 4–1 Romania Jiul Petroșani
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mosmopulos (Greece)

Rijeka won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

  1. ↑ "Balkans Cup 1978 season". rsssf.com.
  • RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
  • Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup old-1979". RSSSF (Recreation & Sports Soccer Statistics Foundation).
  • Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer
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