| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Balkans |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Rijeka |
| Runners-up |  Jiul Petroșani |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 27 (2.7 per match) |
The1978 Balkans Cup was an edition of theBalkans Cup, afootball competition for representative clubs from theBalkan states. It was contested by 6 teams andRijeka won the trophy.[1]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiul Petroșani(A) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1.500 | 2 | Advances to finals |
| 2 |  Slavia Sofia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Galatasaray[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rijeka(A) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 5.000 | 6 | Advances to finals |
| 2 |  Skënderbeu Korçë | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Aris | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 2 |
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2–0 | Aris |
|---|---|---|
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| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiul Petroșani | 2–4 | Rijeka | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Rijeka | 4–1 | Jiul Petroșani |
|---|---|---|
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Rijeka won 4–2 on aggregate.
