The 1978 Balkans Cup was an edition of the
Balkans Cup
The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being ...
, a
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...
competition for representative clubs from the
Balkan
The Balkans ( , ), corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throug ...
states. It was contested by 6 teams and
Rijeka
Rijeka (;
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won the trophy.
Group Stage
Group A
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Group B
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Finals
First leg
Second leg
''Rijeka won 4–2 on aggregate.''
References
External links
RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup*
* ''Mehmet Çelik''
''Turkish Soccer''
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Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
1977–78 in European football
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1977–78 in Romanian football
1978–79 in Romanian football
1977–78 in Greek football
1978–79 in Greek football
1977–78 in Bulgarian football
1978–79 in Bulgarian football
1977–78 in Turkish football
1978–79 in Turkish football
1977–78 in Yugoslav football
1978–79 in Yugoslav football
1977–78 in Albanian football
1978–79 in Albanian football