1973–76 Balkan Cup

The 1973–76 Balkan Cup was the 11th Balkan Cup football tournament. It was the first tournament played in a knockout system with semi-finals and finals. It was played between April 1973 and November 1976 between Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Greece.[1][2] The tournament was won by Bulgaria over Romania via the away goal rule, the score being 3–3 in the two legs of the final.[1][2] The top goalscorer was Cemil Turan from Turkey with 4 goals.[1][2]

1973–76 Balkan Cup
Dates18 April 1973 –
28 November 1976
Teams4
Champions Bulgaria (3rd title)
Runners-up Romania
Matches played6
Goals scored25 (4.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Cemil Turan (4 goals)
← 1948

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Turkey 6–7 Bulgaria 5–2 1–5
Romania 4–2 Greece 3–1 1–1

First leg
Turkey 5–2 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Greece)
Romania 3–1 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan (Turkey)

Second leg
Bulgaria 5–1 Turkey
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Kevork Ghemigean (Romania)
Greece 1–1 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Miloš Čajić (Yugoslavia)

Final
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bulgaria 3–3 Romania 1–0 2–3

First leg
Bulgaria 1–0 Romania
 Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Orhan Cebe (Turkey)

Second leg
Romania 3–2 Bulgaria
 Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Teodoros Tsanaklidis (Greece)

Topscorers
Player Goals
Cemil Turan
4
Stavros Sarafis
2
Pavel Panov
2


References
  1. "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSF.com. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. "Balkan Cup 1973–76". EU-football.info. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
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