2017 Balkans Cup (rugby league)
# 2017 Balkans Cup (rugby league)

The 2017 Balkans Cup was a rugby league football tournament that was held in Serbia between October 6 and October 10, 2017.

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.

## Teams

| Team | Coach | Captain | RLIF Rank |
| - | - | - | - |
| Serbia | Ljubomir Bukvić | Dragan Jankovic | 14 |
| Greece | Steve Georgallis | Stefanos Bastas | 23 |
| Bulgaria | Tihomir Simeonov | Tihomir Simeonov | 41 |

## Stadiums

| Stadium | Games | City | State | Capacity | Best Crowd |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Makiš Stadium | 1 | Čukarica | Belgrade | 4,000 | 150 |
| 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: 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: 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
