1972 Balkans Cup

1972 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsBulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Runners-upSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored41 (2.93 per match)

The 1972 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a regional football competition featuring representative clubs from the Balkan states. The tournament was contested by six teams and Trakia Plovdiv emerged as the champion, winning the trophy.[1]

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar (A) 4 1 2 1 6 4 1.500 4 Advances to finals
2 Greece Kavala 4 2 0 2 5 6 0.833 4
3 Albania Shkëndija Tiranë 4 1 2 1 4 5 0.800 4
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Shkëndija Tiranë Albania2–1Greece Kavala
Kavala Greece2–0Albania Shkëndija Tiranë
Kavala Greece1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–1Greece Kavala
FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Albania Shkëndija Tiranë
Shkëndija Tiranë Albania1–1Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv (A) 4 2 2 0 7 3 2.333 6 Advances to finals
2 Turkey Göztepe 4 2 1 1 6 4 1.500 5
3 Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov 4 0 1 3 4 10 0.400 1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria1–1Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania2–3Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Steagul Roșu Brașov Romania0–1Turkey Göztepe
  • Türkkan 65'
Göztepe Turkey0–0Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Göztepe Turkey5–1Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov
  • Öznur 4', 86'
  • Aydın 18'
  • Okçuoğlu 38'
  • Türkkan 44'
Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria3–0Turkey Göztepe

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria 5–4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar 5–0 0–4

First leg

Trakia Plovdiv Bulgaria5–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
Attendance: 5,000

Second leg

FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–0Bulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
  • Nikolovski 37'
  • Balevski 43'
  • Uzunov 58', 83'

Trakia Plovdiv won 5–4 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1972 season". RSSSF.
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