1977–78 Balkans Cup

Football tournament season

1978 Balkans CupTournament details

Country| Balkans
Teams| 6
Final positions
Champions|  Rijeka
Runners-up|  Jiul Petroșani
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 10
Goals scored| 27 (2.7 per match)

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The 1978 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 Rijeka won the trophy.[1]

## Group Stage

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### Group A

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Jiul Petroșani (A) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 1.500  | 2  | Advances to finals
2  |  Slavia Sofia | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 0.667  | 2  |
3  |  Galatasaray[a] | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | -- | 0

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:

1. ^ Galatasaray withdrew from the tournament.

3 May 1978 (1978-05-03)

Slavia Sofia | 2–0|  Jiul Petroșani

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Slavia Stadium, Sofia

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24 May 1978 (1978-05-24)

Jiul Petroșani | 3–0|  Slavia Sofia

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Stadionul Jiul, Petroșani

### Group B

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Rijeka (A) | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 10  | 2  | 5.000  | 6  | Advances to finals
2  |  Skënderbeu Korçë | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 8  | 0.375  | 4  |
3  |  Aris | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 6  | 0.500  | 2

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round

19 October 1977 (1977-10-19)

Aris | 2–0|  Skënderbeu Korçë

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Aris Stadium, Thessaloniki

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23 November 1977 (1977-11-23)

Rijeka | 6–0|  Skënderbeu Korçë

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Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

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21 December 1977 (1977-12-21)

Skënderbeu Korçë | 1–0|  Rijeka

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* Rragami 66'

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Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë

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1 March 1978 (1978-03-01)

Skënderbeu Korçë | 2–0|  Aris

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* Xhambazi  16'
* Muhaxhiri  25'

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Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë

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1978 (1978)

Rijeka | 2–0|  Aris

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Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

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1978 (1978)

Aris | 1–2|  Rijeka

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Aris Stadium, Thessaloniki

## Finals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Jiul Petroșani | 2–4  |  Rijeka | 1–0  | 1–4

### First leg

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6 December 1978 (1978-12-06)

Jiul Petroșani | 1–0|  Rijeka

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* Mulțescu 52'

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Jiul, Petroșani

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Chonkov (Bulgaria)

### Second leg

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13 December 1978 (1978-12-13)

Rijeka | 4–1|  Jiul Petroșani

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* Tomić 11', 24'
* Desnica 67' (pen.), 71'

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* Mulțescu 55'

Kantrida, Rijeka

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Mosmopulos (Greece)

Rijeka won 4–2 on aggregate.

## References

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1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1978 season". RSSSF.

## External links

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* RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
* Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup old-1979". RSSSF.
* Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer

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