1977–78 Balkans Cup

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]

1978 Balkans Cup
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Champions Rijeka
Runners-up Jiul Petroșani
Matches played10
Goals scored27 (2.7 per match)
← 1977

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
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[lower-alpha 1] 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.
Slavia Sofia 2–0 Jiul Petroșani
Jiul Petroșani 3–0 Slavia Sofia

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
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.
Aris 2–0 Skënderbeu Korçë
Rijeka 6–0 Skënderbeu Korçë
Skënderbeu Korçë 1–0 Rijeka
Skënderbeu Korçë 2–0 Aris
  • Xhambazi  16'
  • Muhaxhiri  25'
Rijeka 2–0 Aris
Aris 1–2 Rijeka

Finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jiul Petroșani 2–4 Rijeka 1–0 1–4

First leg
Jiul Petroșani 1–0 Rijeka
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Chonkov (Bulgaria)

Second leg
Rijeka 4–1 Jiul Petroșani
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mosmopulos (Greece)

Rijeka won 4–2 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Balkans Cup 1978 season". rsssf.com.
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