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. The tournament was won by Romania with the aggregate score of 4–3 against Yugoslavia in the two-legged final. The top goalscorer was Anghel Iordănescu from Romania with 6 goals.

Group stage

Group 1

Romania qualified for the final.

Matches






Group 2

Yugoslavia qualified for the final.

Matches


Final

First leg

Second leg

Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 28 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

6 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References


Soccer Nostalgia International Season 1977/ 78, Part 13 (June 1978

World cup 1978 hires stock photography and images Alamy

Soccer Nostalgia International Season 1977/ 78, Part 15 (June 1978

1977 Balkans Cup Phantis

Soccer Nostalgia International Season 1977/ 78, Part 9 (April 1978)