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1977–80 Balkan Cup

The 1977–80 Balkan Cup, was the 12th Balkan Cup football tournament. It was the first to have a group stage involving the five teams split into two groups, one of three teams and the other of two, with the winner of each one meeting in the final. It was played between February 1977 and August 1980 between Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Greece.[1][2] The tournament was won by Romania the general score being 4–3 against Yugoslavia in the two legs of the final.[1][2] The top goalscorer was Anghel Iordănescu from Romania with 6 goals.[1][2]

1977–80 Balkan Cup
Tournament details
Dates16 February 1977 – 27 August 1980
Teams5
Final positions
Champions Romania (4th title)
Runner-up Yugoslavia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored28 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Romania Anghel Iordănescu (6 goals)

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Romania 4 2 2 0 8 2 4.000 6 Final
2   Bulgaria 4 1 1 2 4 6 0.667 3
3   Turkey 4 1 1 2 4 8 0.500 3
Source: [2]

Romania qualified for the final.

Matches edit

  Turkey2–0  Bulgaria
Denizci   54'
Turan   55'		 Report
Attendance: 37,055
Referee: Velibor Ljujić (Yugoslavia)
  Romania4–0  Turkey
Georgescu   23'
Dumitru   62'
Vigu   75'
Iordănescu   82'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Panayotis Kolliropoulos (Greece)
  Bulgaria3–1  Turkey
Zhelyazkov   27'
Dzhevizov   28'
Aleksandrov   86' (pen.)		 Report Özden   8'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Greece)
  Turkey1–1  Romania
Özden   10' Report Georgescu   80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia)
  Romania2–0  Bulgaria
Iordănescu   2'
Balaci   74'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vlado Tauzes (Yugoslavia)
  Bulgaria1–1  Romania
Mladenov   16' Report Iordănescu   34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Greece)

Group 2 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Yugoslavia 2 1 1 0 4 1 4.000 3 Final
2   Greece 2 0 1 1 1 4 0.250 1
Source: [2]

Yugoslavia qualified for the final.

Matches edit

  Greece0–0  Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Boris Trendafilov (Bulgaria)
  Yugoslavia4–1  Greece
Halilhodžić   33', 58', 84' (pen.)
Savić   48'		 Report Mavros   32'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

Final edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yugoslavia   3–4   Romania 2–0 1–4

First leg edit

Yugoslavia  2–0  Romania
Krstičević   35'
Sušić   61'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nihat Özbirgül (Turkey)

Second leg edit

Romania  4–1  Yugoslavia
Iordănescu   21', 55' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Cămătaru   26'		 Report Sušić   73' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonis Vasaras (Greece)

Winner edit

 1977-80 Balkan Cup 
 
Romania
Fourth title

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

There were 28 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Balkan Cup 1977–80". EU-football.info. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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