1976 Balkans Cup

1976 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
Runner-upRomania Sportul Studențesc
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored49 (3.5 per match)
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The 1976 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 Dinamo Zagreb won the trophy.[1]

Group Stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Romania Sportul Studențesc (A) 4 2 1 1 12 6 2.000 5 Advances to finals
2 Bulgaria Akademik Sofia 4 2 1 1 6 4 1.500 5
3 Turkey Adanaspor 4 0 2 2 3 11 0.273 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Adanaspor Turkey1–1Bulgaria Akademik Sofia
  • Ertuğrul Atilla 27'
  • Simov 26'

Akademik Sofia Bulgaria4–2Romania Sportul Studențesc

Akademik Sofia Bulgaria1–0Turkey Adanaspor

Adanaspor Turkey2–2Romania Sportul Studențesc
  • Mesci 3'
  • Mehmet Akpınar 86'

Sportul Studențesc Romania7–0Turkey Adanaspor

Sportul Studențesc Romania1–0Bulgaria Akademik Sofia

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb (A) 4 3 0 1 6 4 1.500 6 Advances to finals
2 Albania Dinamo Tirana 4 2 0 2 8 7 1.143 4
3 Greece Ethnikos Piraeus 4 1 0 3 5 8 0.625 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Ethnikos Piraeus Greece1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
  • Ch. Stamatakis 20'

Dinamo Tirana Albania1–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb

Dinamo Tirana Albania2–0Greece Ethnikos Piraeus

Ethnikos Piraeus Greece3–4Albania Dinamo Tirana
  • Karaiszkosz 31'
  • Lamprinos 43'
  • Koureas 79'

Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia2–1Greece Ethnikos Piraeus
  • Kritikos

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 5–4 Romania Sportul Studențesc 3–1 2–3

First leg

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Dinamo Zagreb Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia3–1Romania Sportul Studențesc
Report
Attendance: 10,000

Second leg

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Sportul Studențesc Romania3–2Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Dinamo Zagreb
Attendance: 3,000

Dinamo Zagreb won 5–4 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1976 season". RSSSF.
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