The 1972 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a regional football competition featuring representative clubs from the Balkan states. The tournament was contested by six teams and Trakia Plovdiv emerged as the champion, winning the trophy.[1]

1972 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsBulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Runner-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored41 (2.93 per match)
← 1971
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Group Stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   FK Vardar (A) 4 1 2 1 6 4 1.500 4 Advances to finals
2   Kavala 4 2 0 2 5 6 0.833 4
3   Shkëndija Tiranë 4 1 2 1 4 5 0.800 4
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Shkëndija Tiranë  2–1  Kavala

Kavala  2–0  Shkëndija Tiranë

Kavala  1–0  FK Vardar

FK Vardar  4–1  Kavala

FK Vardar  1–1  Shkëndija Tiranë

Shkëndija Tiranë  1–1  FK Vardar

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Trakia Plovdiv (A) 4 2 2 0 7 3 2.333 6 Advances to finals
2   Göztepe 4 2 1 1 6 4 1.500 5
3   Steagul Roșu Brașov 4 0 1 3 4 10 0.400 1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Trakia Plovdiv  1–1  Steagul Roșu Brașov

Steagul Roșu Brașov  2–3  Trakia Plovdiv

Steagul Roșu Brașov  0–1  Göztepe
  • Türkkan   65'

Göztepe  0–0  Trakia Plovdiv

Göztepe  5–1  Steagul Roșu Brașov

Trakia Plovdiv  3–0  Göztepe

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Trakia Plovdiv   5–4   FK Vardar 5–0 0–4

First leg

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Trakia Plovdiv  5–0  FK Vardar
  • Apostolov   8'
  • Kichekov   56', 74', 80', 86'
Attendance: 5,000

Second leg

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FK Vardar  4–0  Trakia Plovdiv
  • Nikolovski   37'
  • Balevski   43'
  • Uzunov   58', 83'

Trakia Plovdiv won 5–4 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1972 season". RSSSF.
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