1966–67 Balkans Cup

1966–67 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsTurkey Fenerbahçe
Runner-upGreece AEK Athens
Tournament statistics
Matches played27
Goals scored77 (2.85 per match)

The 1966–67 Balkans Cup was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. It was contested by 8 teams and Fenerbahçe won the trophy.[1]

Group Stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Turkey Fenerbahçe (A) 6 4 0 2 10 6 1.667 8 Advances to finals
2 Albania Partizani Tirana 6 4 0 2 10 7 1.429 8
3 Bulgaria Cherno More Varna 6 3 0 3 8 7 1.143 6
4 Romania UTA Arad 6 1 0 5 4 12 0.333 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Partizani Tirana Albania2–0Bulgaria Cherno More Varna
Attendance: 25,000

Cherno More Varna Bulgaria3–1Romania UTA Arad

Cherno More Varna Bulgaria3–1Albania Partizani Tirana

UTA Arad Romania1–2Albania Partizani Tirana
Țârlea 62' (pen) Pano 48', 54'

Cherno More Varna Bulgaria0–1Turkey Fenerbahçe

Fenerbahçe Turkey3–1Romania UTA Arad

Fenerbahçe Turkey3–0Bulgaria Cherno More Varna

Partizani Tirana Albania2–0Romania UTA Arad

UTA Arad Romania0–2Bulgaria Cherno More Varna

UTA Arad Romania1–0Turkey Fenerbahçe

Partizani Tirana Albania2–0Turkey Fenerbahçe
  • Tanalot 15', 44'

Fenerbahçe Turkey3–2Albania Partizani Tirana

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Greece AEK Athens (A) 6 3 3 0 10 5 2.000 9 Advances to finals
2 Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia 6 2 2 2 11 10 1.100 6
3 Romania Farul Constanța 6 2 1 3 8 14 0.571 5
4 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar 6 1 2 3 6 6 1.000 4
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round
Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria3–3Greece AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Vladimir Stanković (Yugoslavia)

Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar

AEK Athens Greece1–0Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stelios Mavrogenis (Cyprus)

FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia

Farul Constanța Romania4–1Bulgaria Lokomotiv Sofia

Farul Constanța Romania2–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar

FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia4–0Romania Farul Constanța

AEK Athens Greece3–0Romania Farul Constanța
Report
Attendance: 5,000

Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgaria5–1Romania Farul Constanța

AEK Athens Greece1–0Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FK Vardar
  • Papageorgiou 50'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Andreas Kouniaidis (Cyprus)

FK Vardar Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia1–1Greece AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ratko Čanak (Yugoslavia)

Farul Constanța Romania1–1Greece AEK Athens
  • Ologu 87'
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania)

Finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Play-off
AEK Athens Greece 3–5 Turkey Fenerbahçe 2–1 0–1 1–3

First leg

AEK Athens Greece2–1Turkey Fenerbahçe
Report
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Luben Spasov (Bulgaria)

Second leg

Fenerbahçe Turkey1–0Greece AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 42,181
Referee: Božidar Botić (Yugoslavia)

2–2 on aggregrate. The away goals rule was not applied, so a playoff game at a neutral venue was fixed.

Play–off

Fenerbahçe Turkey3–1Greece AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 24,817
Referee: Teodor Bechirov (Bulgaria)

References

  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1966–67 season". RSSSF.