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]

1973 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsBulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Runner-upRomania ASA Târgu Mureș
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored36 (2.57 per match)
← 1972
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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   ASA Târgu Mureș (A) 4 2 0 2 8 4 2.000 4 Advances to finals
2   Labinoti Elbasani 4 2 0 2 4 6 0.667 4
3   Sutjeska Nikšić 4 2 0 2 2 4 0.500 4
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Labinoti Elbasani  1–0  Sutjeska Nikšić

Sutjeska Nikšić  1–0  ASA Târgu Mureș

ASA Târgu Mureș  5–1  Labinoti Elbasani

Sutjeska Nikšić  1–0  Labinoti Elbasani

ASA Târgu Mureș  3–0  Sutjeska Nikšić

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Lokomotiv Sofia (A) 4 3 1 0 8 1 8.000 7 Advances to finals
2   Beşiktaş 4 1 1 2 5 11 0.455 3
3   Aris 4 1 0 3 5 6 0.833 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Aris  4–2  Beşiktaş
  • Kokkoris   41'
  • Spyridon   50', 80'
  • Alexiadis   53'

Beşiktaş  1–6  Lokomotiv Sofia

Lokomotiv Sofia  1–0  Aris

Beşiktaş  2–1  Aris

Aris  0–1  Lokomotiv Sofia

Lokomotiv Sofia  0–0  Beşiktaş

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASA Târgu Mureș   1–3   Lokomotiv Sofia 1–1 0–2

First leg

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ASA Târgu Mureș  1–1  Lokomotiv Sofia

Second leg

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

Lokomotiv Sofia won 3–1 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1973 season". RSSSF.
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