The 1978 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 Rijeka won the trophy.[1]

1978 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Rijeka
Runner-upRomania Jiul Petroșani
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored27 (2.7 per match)
← 1977

Group Stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Jiul Petroșani (A) 2 1 0 1 3 2 1.500 2 Advances to finals
2   Slavia Sofia 2 1 0 1 2 3 0.667 2
3   Galatasaray[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Notes:
  1. ^ Galatasaray withdrew from the tournament.
Slavia Sofia  2–0  Jiul Petroșani

Jiul Petroșani  3–0  Slavia Sofia

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1   Rijeka (A) 4 3 0 1 10 2 5.000 6 Advances to finals
2   Skënderbeu Korçë 4 2 0 2 3 8 0.375 4
3   Aris 4 1 0 3 3 6 0.500 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Aris  2–0  Skënderbeu Korçë

Rijeka  6–0  Skënderbeu Korçë

Skënderbeu Korçë  1–0  Rijeka
  • Rragami   66'

Skënderbeu Korçë  2–0  Aris
  • Xhambazi   16'
  • Muhaxhiri   25'

Rijeka  2–0  Aris

Finals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Jiul Petroșani   2–4   Rijeka 1–0 1–4

First leg

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Jiul Petroșani  1–0  Rijeka
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Chonkov (Bulgaria)

Second leg

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Rijeka  4–1  Jiul Petroșani
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mosmopulos (Greece)

Rijeka won 4–2 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1978 season". RSSSF.
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