1976–77 Panathinaikos F.C. season

Panathinaikos
1976–77 season
ChairmanGreece Apostolos Nikolaidis
ManagerBrazil Aymoré Moreira
Greece Antonis Migiakis
Poland Kazimierz Górski
Alpha EthnikiWinners
Greek CupWinners
Balkans CupWinners

In the 1976–77 season Panathinaikos played for 18th consecutive time in Greece's top division, the Alpha Ethniki. They also competed in the Balkans Cup, being the winners, and the Greek Cup.

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 Greece GRE Nikos Valianos
— GK Greece GRE Vasilis Konstantinou
— DF Cyprus CYP Demetris Kizas
— DF Greece GRE Anthimos Kapsis
— DF Greece GRE Mitsos Dimitriou
— MF Greece GRE Kostas Eleftherakis
— MF Greece GRE Mimis Domazos (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Borivoje Đorđević
— MF Greece GRE Spiros Livathinos
— FW Argentina ARG Óscar Marcelino Álvarez
— FW Greece GRE Antonis Antoniadis
— FW Greece GRE Giorgos Rokidis
— FW Greece GRE Giorgos Gonios
— FW Greece GRE Takis Papadimitriou

Competitions

Alpha Ethniki

Main article: 1976–77 Alpha Ethniki

League table

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.

Greek Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Greek Football Cup

Matches

22 June 1977 Final Panathinaikos 2–1 PAOK Piraeus
  • Papadimitriou 29'
  • Vakalis 83'
 Report
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 28,490
Referee: Manolis Platopoulos (Athens)

Balkans Cup

Main article: 1977 Balkans Cup

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Greece Panathinaikos (A) 4 2 2 0 8 4 2.000 6 Advances to finals
2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost Titograd 4 1 2 1 6 5 1.200 4
3 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër 4 0 2 2 2 7 0.286 2
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored
(A) Advance to a further round

Matches

Group stage
17 April 1977 Vllaznia Shkodër Albania 1–1 Greece Panathinaikos Shkodër
  • Basha 5'
  • Vakalis 24'
 Stadium: Vojo Kushi Stadium
8 May 1977 Panathinaikos Greece 2–2 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Budućnost Titograd Athens
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
26 May 1977 Panathinaikos Greece 3–0 Albania Vllaznia Shkodër Athens
  • Giannakoulas 77', 90'
  • Papadimitriou 82'
 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
17 August 1977 Budućnost Titograd Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1–2 Greece Panathinaikos Titograd
  • Kovačević 16'
Stadium: pod Goricom
Finals
14 December 1977 Slavia Sofia Bulgaria 0–0 Greece Panathinaikos Sofia
Stadium: Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
13 March 1978 Panathinaikos Greece 2–1 Bulgaria Slavia Sofia Athens
  • Minchev 45'
 Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Marijan Rauš (Yugoslavia)

References