The 1977–80

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, was the 12th

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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 the general score being 4–3 against Yugoslavia in the two legs of the final. The top goalscorer was

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from Romania with 6 goals.

Group stage

Group 1

Romania qualified for the final.

Matches

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Group 2

Yugoslavia qualified for the final.

Matches

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Final

First leg

Second leg

Winner

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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