1979–80 Balkans Cup

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1979–80 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsRomania Sportul Studențesc
Runner-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)

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[edit]

Group A[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka (A) 4 3 0 1 9 6 1.500 6 Advances to finals
2 Albania Partizani Tirana 4 2 0 2 6 7 0.857 4
3 Greece 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
Rijeka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–0Albania Partizani Tirana

PAS Giannina Greece3–0Albania Partizani Tirana

Partizani Tirana Albania4–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka

Partizani Tirana Albania2–0Greece PAS Giannina

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Romania Sportul Studențesc (A) 2 1 0 1 4 3 1.333 2 Advances to finals
2 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 2 1 0 1 3 4 0.750 2
3 Turkey 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.
Sportul Studențesc Romania2–0Bulgaria Slavia Sofia

Slavia Sofia Bulgaria3–2Romania Sportul Studențesc
Report

Finals[edit]

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

First leg[edit]

Sportul Studențesc Romania2–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Iordan Zhezhov (Bulgaria)

Second leg[edit]

Rijeka Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Romania Sportul Studențesc
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Shefqet Caslli (Albania)

Sportul Studențesc won 3–1 on aggregate.

References[edit]

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

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