1971 Balkans Cup

1971 Balkans Cup

Country	Balkans
Teams	6
Champions	Panionios Smyrna
Runners-up	Besa Kavajë
Matches played	14
Goals scored	34 (2.43 per match)
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The 1971 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Besa Kavajë	4	2	1	1	5	5	00	5
FK Crvenka	4	1	2	1	7	6	+1	4
Etar Veliko Tarnovo	4	1	1	2	6	7	-1	3

14 Apr 1971	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	1–1	FK Crvenka
28 Apr 1971	FK Crvenka	4–2	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
5 May 1971	Etar Veliko Tarnovo	2–0	Besa Kavajë
2 Jun 1971	Besa Kavajë	2–1	Etar Veliko Tarnovo
23 Jun 1971	Besa Kavajë	1–0	FK Crvenka
30 Jun 1971	FK Crvenka	2–2	Besa Kavajë

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Panionios Smyrna (Athens)	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2	5
Steagul Roşu Braşov	4	1	2	1	4	3	+1	4
Altay İzmir	4	1	1	2	2	5	-3	3

9 Jun 1971	Altay İzmir	2–1	Panionios Smyrna (Athens)
23 Jun 1971	Panionios Smyrna (Athens)	1–0	Altay İzmir
8 Aug 1971	Steagul Roşu Braşov	3–0	Altay İzmir
15 Aug 1971	Altay İzmir	0–0	Steagul Roşu Braşov
8 Sep 1971	Steagul Roşu Braşov	1–1	Panionios Smyrna (Athens)
27 Oct 1971	Panionios Smyrna (Athens)	2–0	Steagul Roşu Braşov

Finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Panionios Smyrna (Athens)	3–2	Besa Kavajë	2–1	1–1

First leg

Panionios Smyrna (Athens) v Besa Kavajë

24 November 1971

Panionios Smyrna (Athens)	2 – 1	Besa Kavajë
Sagoridis  3',  78' (pen.)		41' Bishtaja

Nea Smyrni Stadium, Athens Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Doğan Babacan (Turkey)

Second leg

Besa Kavajë v Panionios Smyrna (Athens)

15 December 1971[1]

Besa Kavajë	1 – 1	Panionios Smyrna (Athens)
Duja  48'		43' Dedes

Lokomotiva Stadium, Durres

References

1. Greek newspapers: «Makedonia» (=Macedonia) and «Tahidromos» (=Postman) of 16 December 1971

External links

• RSSSF Archive → Balkans Cup
• Romeo Ionescu (28 September 2003). "Balkan Cup 1970-79". RSSSF (Recreation & Sports Soccer Statistics Foundation).
• Mehmet Çelik. "Balkan Cup". Turkish Soccer