1976–77 PAOK FC season

PAOK
1976–77 season
PresidentGreece Giorgos Pantelakis
ManagerSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Stanković
England Billy Bingham
StadiumToumba Stadium
Alpha Ethniki3rd
Greek CupRunners-up
European CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Neto Guerino (13)
All:
Neto Guerino (18)
Highest home attendance45,252 vs AEK

The 1976–77 season was PAOK Football Club's 51st in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round and also competed in the European Cup.

Players

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mladen Furtula
— GK Greece GRE Diamantis Milinis
— DF Greece GRE Kostas Iosifidis
— DF Greece GRE Ioannis Gounaris
— DF Greece GRE Filotas Pellios
— DF Greece GRE Aristarchos Fountoukidis
— DF Greece GRE Themis Kapousouzis
— MF Greece GRE Giorgos Koudas (captain)
— MF Greece GRE Koulis Apostolidis
— MF Greece GRE Angelos Anastasiadis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Stavros Sarafis
— MF Greece GRE Christos Terzanidis
— MF Greece GRE Ioannis Damanakis
— MF Greece GRE Dimitris Voulgaris
— FW Brazil BRA Neto Guerino
— FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Kermanidis
— FW Greece GRE Kostas Orfanos
— FW Greece GRE Dimitris Paridis
— FW Greece GRE Alexandros Boditsopoulos
— FW Greece GRE Nikos Panagiotidis

Transfers

Players transferred in
Transfer Window Pos. Name Club Fee
Summer MF Greece Ioannis Damanakis Greece AO Chania ?
Players transferred out
Transfer Window Pos. Name Club Fee
Summer FW Greece Achilleas Aslanidis Greece Panathinaikos 7.5 million Dr.

Kit

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

9 August 1976 Friendly Akropolis Greece 0–15 Greece PAOK Malente, West Germany
Orfanos
Boditsopoulos
Sarafis
Kermanidis
Damanakis
11 August 1976 Friendly Eutin 08 Germany 0–1 Greece PAOK Malente, West Germany
Kermanidis 30'
15 August 1976 Friendly TSV Plön 1864 Germany 2–6 Greece PAOK Malente, West Germany
Guerino
Apostolidis
Koudas
Damanakis
17 August 1976 Friendly VfB Lübeck Germany 0–1 Greece PAOK Malente, West Germany
Koudas 23'
28 August 1976 Friendly PAOK Greece 1–0 Greece Aris Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 10' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
1 September 1976 Friendly Iraklis Greece 2–3 Greece PAOK Thessaloniki
Antoniewicz 9'
Touboglou 57'		 Apostolidis 14'
Anastasiadis 41' (pen.)
Damanakis 77'		 Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Referee: Vassaras
5 September 1976 Friendly AEK Greece 2–1 Greece PAOK Athens
Mavros 55'
Apostolidis 85' (o.g.)		 Koudas 6' Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Referee: Moumtzis
8 September 1976 Friendly PAOK Greece 2–0 Greece Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
Apostolidis 5'
Kermanidis 61'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
10 September 1976 Friendly PAOK Greece 3–0 Greece AO Chania Thessaloniki
Anastasiadis 35'
Sarafis 55'
Paridis 77' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Pobieris
12 September 1976 Friendly PAOK Greece 4–0 Greece AO Chania Thessaloniki
Anastasiadis 34'
Paridis 72'
Voulgaris 78'
Damanakis 85'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Tikmoglou
19 September 1976 Friendly Panathinaikos Greece 1–2 Greece PAOK Athens
Papadimitriou 11' Paridis 8' (pen.)
Pellios 36'		 Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Referee: Karasoulas
26 September 1976 Friendly PAOKGreece 2–1 Greece Pierikos Thessaloniki
Sarafis 4'
Koudas 19'		 Mytilinaios 54' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Drizis

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 34 21 10 3 63 27 +36 061.76
Greek Cup 5 4 0 1 13 5 +8 080.00
European Cup 4 1 1 2 3 7 −4 025.00
Total 43 26 11 6 79 39 +40 060.47

Source: Competitions

Managerial statistics

Head Coach From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Branko Stanković Start of season 03.04.1977 33 22 7 4 66 32 +34 066.67
England Billy Bingham 11.04.1977 End of season 10 4 4 2 13 7 +6 040.00

Alpha Ethniki

Main article: 1976–77 Alpha Ethniki

Standings

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Panathinaikos (C) 34 23 8 3 70 20 +50 54 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 Olympiacos 34 23 6 5 70 27 +43 52 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
3 PAOK 34 21 10 3 63 27 +36 52 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
4 AEK Athens 34 24 3 7 63 29 +34 51 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
5 Aris 34 17 8 9 58 34 +24 42
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd total goal ratio; 3rd decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Panathinaikos, winners of 1976–77 Greek Cup, was qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup, runner-up PAOK earned a spot in the first round of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 21 10 3 63 27  +36 73 12 5 0 33 9  +24 9 5 3 30 18  +12

Last updated: 27 June 1977 (1977-06-27).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAH
ResultDWWWWWWDWWDWWWDWLDWWDWWWWLWLDWWDDD
Position13532222211111111221222111112222333
Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

[1][2][3][4][5][6]

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 October 1976 1 Kavala 0–0 PAOK Kavala
Stadium: Kavala Stadium
Referee: Panagopoulos
17 October 1976 2 PAOK 2–0 Panachaiki Thessaloniki
Gounaris 30'
Damanakis 65'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Ioannidis
24 October 1976 3 Atromitos 1–6 PAOK Athens
Athanasopoulos 34' Kermanidis 8'
Sarafis 20', 25'
Koudas 38', 43'
Anastasiadis 80'		 Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Attendance: 7,033
Referee: Sarakinos
31 October 1976 4 PAOK 3–0 Panionios Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 37'
Koudas 51' (pen.), 55'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Pantzalis
7 November 1976 5 Kastoria 0–2 PAOK Kastoria
Orfanos 58'
Kermanidis 85'		 Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kastoria
Attendance: 3,992
Referee: Paschalidis
14 November 1976 6 Aris 1–2 PAOK Thessaloniki
Drampis 6' Kermanidis 83'
Orfanos 84'		 Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Papazoglou
21 November 1976 7 PAOK 6–1 Pierikos Thessaloniki
Apostolidis 15'
Guerino 37', 50'
Damanakis 52'
Orfanos 80', 85'		 Kalampakas 67' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Alexopoulos
28 November 1976 8 Panserraikos 3–3 PAOK Serres
Tsirikas 3' (pen.)
Kaltsas 35'
Pantazis 42'		 Guerino 10'
Apostolidis 13'
Kermanidis 52'		 Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Referee: Sarakinos
5 December 1976 9 PAOK 2–1 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
Guerino soccer ball with red X 30' 30'
Kermanidis 75'		 Aidiniou 13'
Synetopoulos Red card 38'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 45,147
Referee: Ornerakis
12 December 1976 10 Iraklis 0–3 PAOK Thessaloniki
Iosifidis 78'
Anastasiadis 84' (pen.)
Sarafis 89'		 Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 22,174
Referee: Marinos
19 December 1976 11 PAOK 0–0 AEK Thessaloniki
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 45,252
Referee: Levogiannis
26 December 1976 12 PAS Giannina 4–5 PAOK Ioannina
Espinosa 11', 90'
Glasmanis 48'
Brentanos 59' (pen.)		 Guerino 10', 27'
Kermanidis 36'
Damanakis 73'
Sarafis 77'		 Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Referee: Sarakinos
2 January 1977 13 PAOK 2–1 Ethnikos Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 6', 31' Kritikos 56' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 15,932
Referee: Patarakis
9 January 1977 14 PAOK 2–1 Panetolikos Thessaloniki
Orfanos 70', 75' (pen.) Fountoukidis 2' (o.g.) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 11,087
Referee: Xanthos
16 January 1977 15 Panathinaikos 0–0 PAOK Athens
Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Attendance: 23,684
Referee: Lagogiannis
23 January 1977 16 PAOK 2–0 Apollon Athens Thessaloniki
Sarafis 9'
Guerino 42'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 12,681
Referee: Zlatanos
30 January 1977 17 OFI 2–1 PAOK Rethymno
Alexandris 7'
Gialamas 9'		 Sarafis 89' Stadium: Rethymno Stadium
Attendance: 5,850
Referee: Vassaras
6 February 1977 18 PAOK 1–1 Kavala Thessaloniki
Orfanos 72' (pen.) Machairidis 35' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,275
Referee: Lekkas
13 February 1977 19 Panachaiki 1–2 PAOK Patras
Ioakeimidis 71' (pen.) Orfanos 36'
Guerino 55'		 Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Attendance: 10,219
Referee: Thomaidis
20 February 1977 20 PAOK 2–1 Atromitos Thessaloniki
Iosifidis 44'
Apostolidis 80'		 Skarpelis 15' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 10,501
Referee: Tsoukaladelis
27 February 1977 21 Panionios 0–0 PAOK Athens
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 5,710
Referee: Petrakis
6 March 1977 22 PAOK 2–1 Kastoria Thessaloniki
Anastasiadis 63'
Guerino 75'		 Kopanos 81' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 16,528
Referee: Fakis
13 March 1977 23 PAOK 2–0 Aris Thessaloniki
Guerino 75'
Orfanos 81'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 41,950
Referee: Marinelis
20 March 1977 24 Pierikos 1–2 PAOK Katerini
Kostikos 21' Anastasiadis 34'
Guerino 50'		 Stadium: Katerini Stadium
Referee: Saraliotis
27 March 1977 25 PAOK 3–0 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
Guerino 19' (pen.)
Koudas 62'
Sarafis 71'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,703
Referee: Panagopoulos
3 April 1977 26 Olympiacos 2–0 PAOK Piraeus
Kritikopoulos 2'
Delikaris 12'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 39,200
Referee: Paschalidis
11 April 1977 27 PAOK 2–0 Iraklis Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 67'
Koudas 89'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 25,895
Referee: Lagogiannis
1 May 1977 28 AEK 1–0 PAOK Athens
Nikoloudis 11' Damanakis Red card 43' Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 22,161
Referee: Tsoukaladelis
15 May 1977 29 PAOK 1–1 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
Guerino 21' Kontogeorgakis 25' (pen.) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 15,543
Referee: Marinelis
22 May 1977 30 Ethnikos 1–2 PAOK Piraeus
Intzoglou 31' Sarafis 59'
Terzanidis 84'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Karakitsos
5 June 1977 31 Panetolikos 1–2 PAOK Agrinio
Papaioannou 45' Orfanos 20', 61' Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 7,455
Referee: Labropoulos
12 June 1977 32 PAOK 0–0 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 44,705
Referee: Patarakis
19 June 1977 33 Apollon Athens 0–0 PAOK Athens
Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium
Referee: Lagogiannis
26 June 1977 34 PAOK 1–1 OFI Thessaloniki
Anastasiadis 36' (pen.) Karaiskos 76' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 3,909
Referee: Paschalidis

Greek Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Greek Football Cup

First round

1 December 1976 PAOK 3–0 Panthrakikos Thessaloniki
Guerino 2'
Kermanidis 64'
Orfanos 87'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Lekkas

Second round

Bye

Third round

9 February 1977 PAOK 2–1 AEK Thessaloniki
Guerino 21'
Apostolidis 50'		 Mavros 44' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 44,045
Referee: Levogiannis

Quarter–finals

17 March 1977 Ethnikos 2–3 PAOK Piraeus
Rohrbach 87'
Intzoglou soccer ball with red X 80' 90'		 Kermanidis 43'
Guerino 64'
Koudas 74'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 27,997
Referee: Petropoulos

Semi–finals

[7]

8 June 1977 PAOK 4–0 Fostiras Thessaloniki
Orfanos 4', 42'
Guerino 57' (pen.), 82'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 18,517

Final

[8]

22 June 1977 Panathinaikos 2–1 PAOK Piraeus
Papadimitriou 29'
Vakalis 83'		 Terzanidis 43'
Gounaris Red card 64'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,490
Referee: Platopoulos

European Cup

Main article: 1976–77 European Cup

First round

Main article: First round

[9]

15 September 1976 1st leg Omonia Cyprus 0–2 Greece PAOK Nicosia, Cyprus
Report Koudas 38'
Sarafis 87'		 Stadium: GSP Stadium (1902)
Attendance: 9,400
Referee: Tsvetan Stanev (Bulgaria)
29 September 1976 2nd leg PAOK Greece 1–1
(3–1 agg.)		 Cyprus Omonia Thessaloniki, Greece
Sarafis 67' Report Demetriou 33' (pen.) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Michal Jursa (Czechoslovakia)

Second round

Main article: Second round

[10]

20 October 1976 1st leg Dynamo Kyiv Soviet Union 4–0 Greece PAOK Kyiv, Soviet Union
Buryak 12', 22'
Kolotov 27'
Slobodyan 60'		 Report Stadium: Central Stadium, Kyiv
Referee: Charles Corver (Netherlands)
3 November 1976 2nd leg PAOK Greece 0–2
(0–6 agg.)		 Soviet Union Dynamo Kyiv Thessaloniki, Greece
Report Kolotov 73'
Blokhin 82'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 27,350
Referee: Cesare Gussoni (Italy)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of June 27, 1977

Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.

No. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup European Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Furtula 15 0 3 0 4 0 22 0
Greece Diamantis Milinis 20 0 2 0 0 0 22 0
Defenders
Greece Kostas Iosifidis 33 2 4 0 4 0 41 2
Greece Ioannis Gounaris 32 1 5 0 4 0 41 1
Greece Filotas Pellios 31 0 5 0 4 0 40 0
Greece Aristarchos Fountoukidis 28 0 2 0 3 0 33 0
Greece Themis Kapousouzis 11 0 1 0 2 0 14 0
Midfielders
Greece Stavros Sarafis 31 8 5 0 4 2 40 10
Greece Angelos Anastasiadis 30 5 5 0 4 0 39 5
Greece Ioannis Damanakis 30 3 5 0 4 0 39 3
Greece Koulis Apostolidis 30 3 4 1 4 0 38 4
Greece Christos Terzanidis 29 1 5 1 3 0 37 2
Greece Giorgos Koudas 26 6 4 1 4 1 34 8
Greece Dimitris Voulgaris 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Forwards
Brazil Neto Guerino 30 13 5 5 2 0 37 18
Greece Panagiotis Kermanidis 27 10 3 2 4 0 34 12
Greece Kostas Orfanos 24 11 5 3 1 0 30 14
Greece Dimitris Paridis 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
Greece Alexandros Boditsopoulos 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Greece Nikos Panagiotidis 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup European Cup Total
1 FW Brazil Neto Guerino 13 5 0 18
2 FW Greece Kostas Orfanos 11 3 0 14
3 FW Greece Panagiotis Kermanidis 10 2 0 12
4 MF Greece Stavros Sarafis 8 0 2 10
5 MF Greece Giorgos Koudas 6 1 1 8
6 MF Greece Angelos Anastasiadis 5 0 0 5
7 MF Greece Koulis Apostolidis 3 1 0 4
8 MF Greece Ioannis Damanakis 3 0 0 3
9 DF Greece Kostas Iosifidis 2 0 0 2
MF Greece Christos Terzanidis 1 1 0 2
11 DF Greece Ioannis Gounaris 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 63 13 3 79

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

References

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