The 1980–81 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 Velež Mostar won the trophy.[1]

1980–81 Balkans Cup
Tournament details
CountryBalkans
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Velež Mostar
Runner-upBulgaria Trakia Plovdiv
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored49 (4.9 per match)

Group Stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification VEL AEK FLA
1   Velež Mostar 4 2 0 2 8 6 1.333 4 Advance to Final 2–0 4–1
2   AEK Athens 4 2 0 2 7 7 1.000 4 3–1 3–2
3   Flamurtari 4 2 0 2 7 9 0.778 4 2–1 2–1
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
Velež Mostar  2–0  AEK Athens
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Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Stjepan Glavina (Yugoslavia)

AEK Athens  3–2  Flamurtari
  • Stafylas   75'
  • Kottis   77'
  • Rigas   78'
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Attendance: 2,885
Referee: Cumhur Demir (Turkey)

Flamurtari  2–1  Velež Mostar
  • Çurri   43'
  • Lleshi   55'
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AEK Athens  3–1  Velež Mostar
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  • Međedović   25'
Referee: Georgescu (Romania)

Flamurtari  2–1  AEK Athens
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Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Ivan Yosifov (Bulgaria)

Velež Mostar  4–1  Flamurtari
?   Kovaçi   79'

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification TRK SSB ZON
1   Trakia Plovdiv 2 1 0 1 5 3 1.667 2 Advance to Final 3–0
2   Sportul Studențesc 2 1 0 1 3 5 0.600 2 3–2
3   Zonguldak Kömürspor[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Zonguldak Kömürspor withdrew from the tournament.
Sportul Studențesc  3–2  Trakia Plovdiv
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Trakia Plovdiv  3–0
Awarded1
  Sportul Studențesc

Final

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Summary
Trakia Plovdiv   7–12   Velež Mostar 5–6 2–6

First leg

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Trakia Plovdiv  5–6  Velež Mostar
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Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Antonios Vassaras (Greece)

Second leg

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Velež Mostar  6–2  Trakia Plovdiv
  • Bingulac   2', 46', 79'
  • Horozov   10' (o.g.)
  • Bajević   17', 24'
  • Agrirov   47'
  • Yurukov   53'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jucan (Romania)

Velež Mostar won 12–7 on aggregate.

References

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  1. ^ "Balkans Cup 1980–81 season". RSSSF.
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