1979–80 Balkans Cup

Football tournament season

1979–80 Balkans CupTournament details

Country| Balkans
Teams| 5
Final positions
Champions|  Sportul Studențesc
Runners-up|  Rijeka
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 8
Goals scored| 24 (3 per match)

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The 1979–80 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 5 teams and Sportul Studențesc 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  |  Rijeka (A) | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 9  | 6  | 1.500  | 6  | Advances to finals
2  |  Partizani Tirana | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 6  | 7  | 0.857  | 4  |
3  |  PAS Giannina | 4  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 5  | 7  | 0.714  | 2

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

14 March 1979 (1979-03-14)

Rijeka | 3–0|  Partizani Tirana

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Stadion Kantrida, Rijeka

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28 March 1979 (1979-03-28)

PAS Giannina | 3–0|  Partizani Tirana

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Zosimades Stadium, Ioannina

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18 April 1979 (1979-04-18)

Partizani Tirana | 4–1|  Rijeka

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Dinamo Stadium, Tirana

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16 May 1979 (1979-05-16)

Partizani Tirana | 2–0|  PAS Giannina

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Dinamo Stadium, Tirana

### Group B

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

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1  |  Sportul Studențesc (A) | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 3  | 1.333  | 2  | Advances to finals
2  |  Slavia Sofia | 2  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 0.750  | 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.

16 May 1979 (1979-05-16)

Sportul Studențesc | 2–0|  Slavia Sofia

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* Kostov 26' (o.g.)
* Sandu 74'

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Steaua, Bucharest

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22 May 1979 (1979-05-22)

Slavia Sofia | 3–2|  Sportul Studențesc

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* Aleksandrov 18'
* Kostov 33'
* Tsvetkov 75'

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* Sandu 38'
* Rădulescu 89'

Slavia, Sofia

## Finals

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

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Sportul Studențesc | 3–1  |  Rijeka | 2–0  | 1–1

### First leg

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2 April 1980 (1980-04-02)

Sportul Studențesc | 2–0|  Rijeka

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* Ionescu 33'
* Cățoi 49'

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Regie, Bucharest

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Iordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)

### Second leg

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14 May 1980 (1980-05-14)

Rijeka | 1–1|  Sportul Studențesc

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* Tomić 33'

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* Sandu 66'

Kantrida, Rijeka

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Shefqet Caslli (Albania)

Sportul Studențesc won 3–1 on aggregate.

## References

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1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1979–80 season". RSSSF.

## External links

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

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