2017 (2017) Balkans Cup  ()
Number of teams3
Host country Serbia
Winner 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]

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

Team Coach Captain RLIF Rank[3]
 Serbia Serbia Ljubomir Bukvić Serbia Dragan Jankovic 14
 Greece Australia Steve Georgallis Greece Stefanos Bastas 23
 Bulgaria Bulgaria Tihomir Simeonov Bulgaria Tihomir Simeonov 41

Stadiums

Stadium Games City State Capacity Best Crowd
Makiš Stadium 1 Čukarica Belgrade 4,000 150[4]
Sportski Centar Rakovica 2 Rakovica Belgrade

Fixtures

Round 1

Greece vs Bulgaria

6 October 2017
21:30 (GMT+2)
Greece  68 – 8  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: Serbia Radoslav Novakovic

Round 2

Serbia vs Greece

8 October 2017
Serbia  50 – 8 Greece 
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: Serbia Slavisa Zekic

Round 3

Serbia vs Bulgaria

10 October 2017
Serbia  50 – 20 Bulgaria 
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)
SC Rakovica, Belgrade

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.
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