1981–83 Balkans Cup

1981–83 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsBulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora
Runner-upAlbania 17 Nëntori Tirana
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored32 (3.2 per match)

The 1981–83 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 Beroe Stara Zagora won the trophy.[1]

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora (A) 4 3 0 1 9 4 2.250 6 Advances to finals
2 Romania Steaua București 4 2 1 1 7 5 1.400 5
3 Turkey Galatasaray 4 0 1 3 2 9 0.222 1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Galatasaray Turkey1–2Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora
  • Akbin 72'
  • Petrov 65'
  • Navdenov 84'
Galatasaray Turkey1–1Romania Steaua București
Beroe Stara Zagora Bulgaria2–0Romania Steaua București
Steaua București Romania3–2Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora
Beroe Stara Zagora Bulgaria3–0
Awarded1		Turkey Galatasaray
Steaua București Romania3–0
Awarded1		Turkey Galatasaray
Notes
  • Note 1: Galatasaray withdrew from the tournament after playing their first two games.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana (A) 2 1 0 1 4 3 1.333 2 Advances to finals
2 Greece AEL 2 1 0 1 3 4 0.750 2
3 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Sloboda Tuzla[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 Withdrew
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ Sloboda Tuzla withdrew from the tournament.
AEL Greece3–1Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana
17 Nëntori Tirana Albania3–0Greece AEL

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Beroe Stara Zagora Bulgaria 6–1 Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana 3–0 3–1

First leg

Beroe Stara Zagora Bulgaria3–0Albania 17 Nëntori Tirana

Second leg

17 Nëntori Tirana Albania1–3Bulgaria Beroe Stara Zagora

Beroe Stara Zagora won 6–1 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1981–83 season". RSSSF.