1976–77 in Turkish football

The 1976–77 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in Turkey.

Overview

Trabzonspor won their second 1.Lig (First Division) title in 1976–77. Necmi Perekli, forward for Trabzonspor, finished top scorer with 18 goals.[1] Fenerbahçe finished runners-up, while Altay finished third, with both clubs earning a spot in the UEFA Cup. Göztepe and Giresunspor were relegated to the 2.Lig (Second Division), while Ankaragücü and Diyarbakırspor gained promotion to the 1.Lig.[2] Trabzonspor did the double by defeating Beşiktaş in the final of the Turkish Cup.[3] Trabzonspor also won the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (Super Cup), again defeating Beşiktaş.[4]

The club competed in the 1976–77 European Cup. Having beaten Íþróttabandalag Akraness in the first round, Trabzonspor faced Liverpool in the second round. The club won the first leg 1 – 0 at home, but lost the second leg 0 – 3 in Liverpool. Fenerbahçe and Adanaspor were both knocked out in the first round of the 1976–77 UEFA Cup. Galatasaray reached the second round of the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup before crashing out against R.S.C. Anderlecht.[5]

Awards

Honours

Competition Winner Runners-up
1.Lig Trabzonspor (2) Fenerbahçe (1)
2.Lig Ankaragücü (2) Diyarbakırspor (1)
Turkish Cup Trabzonspor (1) Beşiktaş (2)
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası Trabzonspor (2) Beşiktaş (2)
Başbakanlık Kupası Beşiktaş (3) Fenerbahçe (4)

European qualification

Competition Qualifiers Reason for qualification
European Cup Trabzonspor 1st in 1.Lig
UEFA Cup Fenerbahçe 2nd in 1.Lig
Altay 3rd in 1.Lig
European Cup Winners' Cup Beşiktaş (Qualification awarded as Türkiye Kupası winners Trabzonspor had already qualified for European competition by finishing first in the league) 4th in 1.Lig

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1 Trabzonspor 30 18 7 5 41 12 +29 43 European Cup
2 Fenerbahçe 30 12 15 3 31 17 +14 39 UEFA Cup
3 Altay 30 11 13 6 31 22 +9 35 UEFA Cup
4 Beşiktaş 30 13 7 10 35 24 +11 33 European Cup Winners' Cup
5 Galatasaray 30 10 13 7 36 26 +10 33
6 Bursaspor 30 10 11 9 34 30 +4 31
7 Mersin İdmanyurdu 30 9 13 8 25 26 -1 31
8 Boluspor 30 9 13 8 32 34 -2 31
9 Eskişehirspor 30 10 10 10 25 26 -1 30
10 Samsunspor 30 8 12 10 19 22 -3 28
11 Orduspor 30 8 12 10 22 27 -5 28
12 Adana Demirspor 30 6 14 10 21 32 -9 26
13 Zonguldakspor 30 11 4 15 21 35 -11 26
14 Adanaspor 30 8 9 13 30 40 -10 25
15 Göztepe 30 8 9 13 21 31 -10 25 Relegated to the 2.Lig
16 Giresunspor 30 3 10 17 18 38 -20 16 Relegated to the 2.Lig

Notes

  • Tiebreakers are the average of goals scored to goals allowed.

Türkiye Kupası final

First leg

Trabzonspor1 – 0Beşiktaş
Ahmet 22' (Report)
Şehir Stadyumu, Trabzon
Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan (Turkey

Second leg

Beşiktaş0 – 0Trabzonspor
(Report)
Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey
1977 Türkiye Kupası winners
Trabzonspor
First title

National team

The Turkey national football team competed in eight matches during the 1976–77 season. The team finished with a record of three wins, three draws, and two losses. Cemil Turan scored five goals in eight caps.[6]

Bulgaria 2 – 2 Turkey
Bonev 10', 42' Ali Kemal 56', 85'
Turkey 3 – 3 Republic of Ireland
Cemil 51', 70'
Isa 65'		 Stapleton 3'
Daly 14'
Waters 80'
Turkey 4 – 0 Malta
Mehmet 22'
Cemil 54', 57', 75'
East Germany 1 – 1 Turkey
Kotte 2' (pen.) Cemil 31' (pen.)
Turkey 2 – 0 Bulgaria
Ali Kemal 54'
Cemil 55'
Romania 4 – 0 Turkey
Georgescu 23'
Dumitru 62'
Vigu 75'
Iordănescu 82'
Turkey 1 – 2 Finland
Mustafa 23' Paatelainen 64'
Nieminen 76'
Austria 1 – 0 Turkey
Schachner 43'

References

  1. ^ Ligin Gol Kralları tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 9 July 2010
  2. ^ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1976-77 1.Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  3. ^ Pekin, Cem 1976-1977 - 15. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer, accessed 9 July 2010
  4. ^ Pekin, Cem Year 12 - 1977 - Trabzonspor turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  5. ^ European Competitions 1976-77 rsssf.org, accessed 9 July 2010
  6. ^ Verani, Walter 1976-77 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010