2017 Balkans Cup (rugby league)

Last updated
2017 (2017) Balkans Cup  ()
Number of teams3
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
WinnerFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (1st title)

Matches played3
Points scored202 (67.33 per match)
Tries scored36 (12 per match)
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The 2017 Balkans Cup was a rugby league football tournament that was held in Serbia between October 6 and October 10, 2017. [1]

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Three teams competed in the 2017 event. These teams were: Serbia, Greece and Bulgaria.

After a series of round robin matches, Serbia were crowned champions for the first time in their history. [2]

Teams

TeamCoachCaptainRLIF Rank [3]
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg Ljubomir Bukvić Flag of Serbia.svg Dragan Jankovic 14
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Georgallis Flag of Greece.svg Stefanos Bastas 23
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tihomir Simeonov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Tihomir Simeonov 41

Stadiums

StadiumGamesCityStateCapacityBest Crowd
Makiš Stadium 1 Čukarica Belgrade 4,000150 [4]
Sportski Centar Rakovica 2 Rakovica Belgrade

Fixtures

Round 1

Greece vs Bulgaria

6 October 2017
21:30 (GMT+2)
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg68 8Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Tries:
Aris Dardamanis (2)
Giorgos Tsiakos (2)
Alvaro Zota (2)
Stefanos Bastas
Kostas Georgogalas
Konstantinos Katsidonis
Iasonas Lamprou
Ioannis Nake
Ioannis Rousoglou
Goals:
Nikolaos Bosmos (9/11)
Ioannis Nake (1/1)
Report Tries:
Milen Nikolov (2)
Goals:
Milen Nikolov (0/2)
SC Rakovica, Belgrade
Attendance: 50
Referee: Flag of Serbia.svg Radoslav Novakovic

Round 2

Serbia vs Greece

8 October 2017
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg50 8 Greece  Flag of Greece.svg
Tries:
Rajko Trifunović (2)
Miloš Zogović (2)
Andrej Mora
Relja Petrović
Aleksa Radić
Djordje Stošić
Miloš Ćalić
Goals:
Vojislav Dedić (5/7)
Miloš Zogović (2/2)
Report Tries:
Dimosthenis Kartsonakis
Goals:
Nikolaos Bosmos (2/2)
Makis Stadium, Belgrade
Attendance: 150
Referee: Flag of Serbia.svg Slavisa Zekic

Round 3

Serbia vs Bulgaria

10 October 2017
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg50 20 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Tries:
Denis Bajrami (2)
Dragan Janković (2)
Tihomir Stamenković (2)
Mihajlo Ilic
Mihajlo Jović
Aleksandar Palović
Goals:
Stefan Vukanović (7/8)
Branko Čarapić (0/1)
Report Tries:
Antonio Lubenov (3)
Martin Hristov
Goals:
Veselin Pechev (2/4)

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References

  1. "Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  2. "Serbia win rugby league Balkans Championship". philcaplan. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  3. "World Rankings released ahead of RLWC2017". www.rlif.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  4. "Balkans Cup 2017 - Results - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2020-01-13.