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]
Dates | 16 February 1977 – 27 August 1980 |
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Teams | 5 |
Champions | Romania (4th title) |
Runners-up | Yugoslavia |
Matches played | 10 |
Goals scored | 28 (2.8 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Anghel Iordănescu (6 goals) |
← 1973–76 |
Group stage
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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1 | Romania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4.000 | 6 |
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
Romania | 4 – 0 | Turkey |
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D. Georgescu 23' I. Dumitru 62' I. Vigu 75' A. Iordănescu 82' |
Report |
Bulgaria | 3 – 1 | Turkey |
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A. Zhelyazkov 27' S. Dzhevizov 28' A. Aleksandrov 86' (pen.) |
Report | S. Özden 8' |
Turkey | 1 – 1 | Romania |
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S. Özden 10' | Report | D. Georgescu 80' |
Romania | 2 – 0 | Bulgaria |
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A. Iordănescu 2' I. Balaci 74' |
Report |
Bulgaria | 1 – 1 | Romania |
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S. Mladenov 16' | Report | A. Iordănescu 34' |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts |
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1 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.000 | 3 |
2 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | 1 |
Source: [2]
Yugoslavia qualified for the final.
Matches
Greece | 0 – 0 | Yugoslavia |
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Report |
Yugoslavia | 4 – 1 | Greece |
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V. Halilhodžić 33', 58', 84' (pen.) D. Savić 48' |
Report | T. Mavros 32' |
Final
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Yugoslavia | 3–4 | Romania | 2–0 | 1–4 |
First leg
Yugoslavia | 2 – 0 | Romania |
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M. Krstičević 35' S. Sušić 61' |
Report |
Second leg
Romania | 4 – 1 | Yugoslavia |
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A. Iordănescu 21', 55' (pen.), 79' (pen.) R. Cămătaru 26' |
Report | S. Sušić 73' (pen.) |
Topscorers
Player | Goals |
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Anghel Iordănescu | |
Vahid Halilhodžić | |
Safet Sušić | |
Dudu Georgescu | |
References
- "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- "Balkan Cup 1977–80". EU-football.info. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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