1981–83 Balkans Cup

The 1981–83 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 Beroe Stara Zagora won the trophy.^[1]

1981–83 Balkans Cup

Tournament details
Country	Balkans
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Beroe Stara Zagora
Runners-up	17 Nëntori Tirana
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	32 (3.2 per match)
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Group Stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	Beroe Stara Zagora (A)	4	3	0	1	9	4	2.250	6	Advances to finals
2	Steaua București	4	2	1	1	7	5	1.400	5
3	Galatasaray	4	0	1	3	2	9	0.222	1

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round

11 November 1981 (1981-11-11)

Galatasaray	1–2	Beroe Stara Zagora
Akbin 72'		Petrov 65' Navdenov 84'

Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul

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12 May 1982 (1982-05-12)

18:00 EEST (UTC+3)

Galatasaray	1–1	Steaua București
Hodžić 41'		Sertov 65'

Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul

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20 October 1982 (1982-10-20)

Beroe Stara Zagora	2–0	Steaua București

Beroe, Stara Zagora

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2 November 1982 (1982-11-02)

Steaua București	3–2	Beroe Stara Zagora

Steaua, Bucharest

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1983 (1983)

Beroe Stara Zagora	3–0 Awarded1	Galatasaray

Beroe, Stara Zagora

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1983 (1983)

Steaua București	3–0 Awarded1	Galatasaray

Steaua, Bucharest

Notes

• Note 1: Galatasaray withdrew from the tournament after playing their first two games.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GR	Pts	Qualification
1	17 Nëntori Tirana (A)	2	1	0	1	4	3	1.333	2	Advances to finals
2	AEL	2	1	0	1	3	4	0.750	2
3	Sloboda Tuzla[a] (D)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0	Withdrew

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round; (D) Disqualified
Notes:

1. Sloboda Tuzla withdrew from the tournament.

4 November 1981 (1981-11-04)

AEL	3–1	17 Nëntori Tirana

Alcazar Stadium, Larissa

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5 May 1982 (1982-05-05)

17 Nëntori Tirana	3–0	AEL

Dinamo Stadium, Tirana

Finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Beroe Stara Zagora	6–1	17 Nëntori Tirana	3–0	3–1

First leg

9 February 1983 (1983-02-09)

Beroe Stara Zagora	3–0	17 Nëntori Tirana

Beroe, Stara Zagora

Second leg

23 February 1983 (1983-02-23)

17 Nëntori Tirana	1–3	Beroe Stara Zagora

Dinamo, Tirana

Beroe Stara Zagora won 6–1 on aggregate.