1988–89 Balkans Cup

1988–89 Balkans Cup
Country Balkans
Teams 6
Champions Greece OFI
Runners-up Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš
Matches played 9
Goals scored 23 (2.56 per match)

The 1988–1989 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 OFI won the trophy.[1]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Greece OFI (A) 2 1 1 0 4 1 4.000 3 Advances to final
2 Albania Labinoti Elbasani 2 0 1 1 1 4 0.250 1
3 Turkey Malatyaspor[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0
Updated to match(es) played on 10 May 1989. 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. ↑ Malatyaspor withdrew from the tournament.
OFI Greece 3–0 Albania Labinoti Elbasani
Labinoti Elbasani Albania 1–1 Greece OFI

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš (A) 4 2 1 1 6 5 1.200 5 Advances to final
2 Romania Universitatea Craiova 4 2 1 1 2 2 1.000 5
3 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 4 1 0 3 6 7 0.857 2
Updated to match(es) played on 16 May 1989. 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.
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 2–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
Universitatea Craiova Romania 1–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš
Radnički Niš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 2–1 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Universitatea Craiova Romania 1–0 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Radnički Niš Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 0–0 Romania Universitatea Craiova
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria 3–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš

Final

OFI Greece 3–1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radnički Niš
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Dimitar Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

References

  1. ↑ "Balkans Cup 1988–89 season". rsssf.com.
  • RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
  • Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup 1980-1989". RSSSF (Recreation & Sports Soccer Statistics Foundation).
  • Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer
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