1977–80 Balkan Cup

Football tournament season
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)
← 1973–76

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]

Group stage

Group 1

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

 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
Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest
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
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vlado Tauzes (Yugoslavia)
 Bulgaria1–1 Romania
Mladenov 16' Report Iordănescu 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Greece)

Group 2

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

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

Final

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

First leg

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

Second leg

Romania 4–1 Yugoslavia
Iordănescu 21', 55' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
Cămătaru 26'		 Report Sušić 73' (pen.)
Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonis Vasaras (Greece)

Winner

 1977-80 Balkan Cup 

Romania
Fourth title

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

  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.