2017 Balkans Cup (rugby league)

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International rugby league tournament

2017 (2017) Balkans Cup  ()

Number of teams| 3
Host country|  Serbia
Winner|  Serbia (1st title)

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Matches played| 3
Points scored| 202 (67.33 per match)
Tries scored| 36 (12 per match)

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The 2017 Balkans Cup was a rugby league football tournament that was held in Serbia between October 6 and October 10, 2017. [1]

Three teams competed in the 2017 event. These teams were: Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria.

After a series of round robin matches, Serbia were crowned champions for the first time in their history. [2]

## Teams

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Team  | Coach  | Captain  | RLIF Rank[3]

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Serbia |  Ljubomir Bukvić |  Dragan Jankovic | 14
Greece |  Steve Georgallis |  Stefanos Bastas | 23
Bulgaria |  Tihomir Simeonov |  Tihomir Simeonov | 41

## Stadiums

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Stadium  | Games  | City  | State  | Capacity  | Best Crowd

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Makiš Stadium | 1  | Čukarica | Belgrade | 4,000  | 150[4]
Sportski Centar Rakovica | 2  | Rakovica | Belgrade |  |

## Fixtures

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### Round 1

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#### Greece vs Bulgaria

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6 October 2017
21:30 (GMT+2)

Greece | 68 - 8  |  Bulgaria

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Tries:
Aris Dardamanis (2)
Giorgos Tsiakos (2)
Alvaro Zota (2)
Stefanos Bastas
Kostas Georgogalas
Konstantinos Katsidonis
Iasonas Lamprou
Ioannis Nake
Ioannis Rousoglou
Goals:
Nikolaos Bosmos (9/11)
Ioannis Nake (1/1)  | Report
| Tries:
Milen Nikolov (2)
Goals:
Milen Nikolov (0/2)

SC Rakovica, Belgrade
Attendance: 50
Referee:  Radoslav Novakovic

### Round 2

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#### Serbia vs Greece

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8 October 2017

Serbia | 50 - 8  | Greece

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Tries:
Rajko Trifunović (2)
Miloš Zogović (2)
Andrej Mora
Relja Petrović
Aleksa Radić
Djordje Stošić
Miloš Ćalić
Goals:
Vojislav Dedić (5/7)
Miloš Zogović (2/2)  | Report
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Dimosthenis Kartsonakis
Goals:
Nikolaos Bosmos (2/2)

Makis Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 150
Referee:  Slavisa Zekic

### Round 3

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#### Serbia vs Bulgaria

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10 October 2017

Serbia | 50 - 20  | Bulgaria

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Tries:
Denis Bajrami (2)
Dragan Janković (2)
Tihomir Stamenković (2)
Mihajlo Ilic
Mihajlo Jović
Aleksandar Palović
Goals:
Stefan Vukanović (7/8)
Branko Čarapić (0/1)  | Report
| Tries:
Antonio Lubenov (3)
Martin Hristov
Goals:
Veselin Pechev (2/4)

SC Rakovica, Belgrade

## References

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1. ^ "Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
2. ^ "Serbia win rugby league Balkans Championship". philcaplan. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
3. ^ "World Rankings released ahead of RLWC2017". www.rlif.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
4. ^ "Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-13.