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]

1977–80 Balkan Cup
Dates16 February 1977 – 27 August 1980
Teams5
Champions Romania (4th title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Matches played10
Goals scored28 (2.8 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Anghel Iordănescu (6 goals)

Group stage

Group 1
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
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
 Turkey2–0 Bulgaria
Denizci 54'
C. Turan 55'		 Report
Attendance: 37,055
Referee: Velibor Ljujić (Yugoslavia)
 Romania4–0 Turkey
D. Georgescu 23'
I. Dumitru 62'
I. Vigu 75'
A. Iordănescu 82'		 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Panayotis Kolliropoulos (Greece)
 Bulgaria3–1 Turkey
A. Zhelyazkov 27'
S. Dzhevizov 28'
A. Aleksandrov 86' (pen.)		 Report S. Özden 8'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Greece)
 Turkey1–1 Romania
S. Özden 10' Report D. Georgescu 80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Tome Manojlovski (Yugoslavia)
 Romania2–0 Bulgaria
A. Iordănescu 2'
I. Balaci 74'		 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vlado Tauzes (Yugoslavia)
 Bulgaria1–1 Romania
S. Mladenov 16' Report A. Iordănescu 34'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Dimitris Sarakinos (Greece)

Group 2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts
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
 Greece0–0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Boris Trendafilov (Bulgaria)
 Yugoslavia4–1 Greece
V. Halilhodžić 33', 58', 84' (pen.)
D. Savić 48'		 Report T. Mavros 32'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bogdan Dochev (Bulgaria)

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Yugoslavia 3–4 Romania 2–0 1–4

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

Second leg
Romania 4–1 Yugoslavia
A. Iordănescu 21', 55' (pen.), 79' (pen.)
R. Cămătaru 26'		 Report S. Sušić 73' (pen.)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Antonis Vasaras (Greece)

Topscorers
Player Goals
Anghel Iordănescu
6
Vahid Halilhodžić
3
Safet Sušić
2
Dudu Georgescu
2

References
  1. "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. "Balkan Cup 1977–80". EU-football.info. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
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