1976–77 AEK Athens F.C. season

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AEK Athens
1976–77 season
ChairmanLoukas Barlos
ManagerFrantišek Fadrhonc
StadiumAEK Stadium
Alpha Ethniki4th
Greek CupRound of 16
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Thomas Mavros (18)
All:
Thomas Mavros (21)
Highest home attendance35,000 vs QPR
(16 March 1977)
Lowest home attendance5,440 vs Panachaiki
(19 June 1977)
Average home league attendance19,769
Biggest winAEK Athens 5–1 PAS Giannina
AEK Athens 4–0 Panetolikos
Biggest defeatJuventus 4–1 AEK Athens

The 1976–77 season was the 53rd season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup. The season began on 15 September 1976 and finished on 26 June 1977.

Overview[edit]

The vision that Loukas Barlos had left in the hands of František Fadrhonc was beginning to take shape. Barlos, according to his usual strategy, increasingly enriched the galaxy of stars in the club's roster. The experienced goalkeeper, Nikos Christidis and the diligent shooter and free-kick specialist, Takis Nikoloudis were integrated in the team of Fadrhonc, both coming from Thessaloniki, Aris and Iraklis respectively, while their defensive capabilities were strengthened with Babis Intzoglou from Panionios. The crowning glory of AEK, of course, was the free move of the great Thomas Mavros in their offense, after the end of the legal dispute with Panionios that kept him out of any competitive activity for a year.[1] Fadrhonc, considering the playing intelligence and high technical qualities of Papaioannou, decided to relocate him as a "classic number 10", in order to fit all the great attackers the club had to offer.[2]

The negative results that were occurred in matches that coincided near European games, costed AEK points that prevented them from winning the title. As a result, AEK finished 4th place with 51 points at a distance of only 3 points from the top, as the first 4 teams finished with 54, 52, 52 and 51 points, respectively. Thomas Mavros showed from the beginning a sample of his skills, by scoring with 18 goals in the league.

In the Greek Cup, AEK eliminated away from home Proodeftiki in the first round and Iraklis in the second round. In the round of 16, AEK, again away from home, faced PAOK and were eliminated by a 2–1 defeat.[3]

The campaign in the UEFA Cup[edit]

In the 1976–77 season, everything was overshadowed by the magnificent course of European AEK to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, which was the biggest international distinction of the club and second greatest in Greek football at a club level at the time, after the campaign of Panathnaikos to the 1971 European Cup Final.

The draw for the first round of the UEFA Cup, brought AEK facing the Soviet club, Dynamo Moscow. The opponent was considered anything but easy, as the Dynamo players were the backbone of the Soviet national team. At Nea Filadelfeia, Dynamo started offensively, but AEK balanced the game and in the 34th minute won a foul outside the area. Nikoloudis introduced to the fans of AEK his power free-kicks and opened the score. AEK continued in pressuring their opponents and took the victory by 2–0. The yellow-blacks entered the Central Dynamo Stadium in icy Moscow and at the end of the first half were back at the score by 1–0, while at the beginning of the second half Dynamo managed to equalize the score of the first match. The match was led to extra time, where at the 119th minute in AEK's last offensive effort, Wagner attempted a shot from the right which was blocked by Dolmatov's hand who, fortunately for AEK, was not the goalkeeper. The referee gave the undisputed penalty and Konstantinou, showing unparalleled composure, sent the ball to the right, the goalkeeper at the opposite direction and AEK Athens to the next round.

AEK entered the draw of the next round, where they were found themselves against Derby County. The opponent's size was huge considering that the creation of Brian Clough were English champion in 1972 and 1975, FA Community Shield winner of 1975 and semi-finalists at the 1972–73 European Cup. In the first match at Athens, AEK had a great performance and won 2–0. At the second leg AEK were lucky to have Lakis Stergioudas in perhaps the greatest night of his career, keeping the 0–0 at the half time. At the second half Derby opened the score, bringing AEK in distress. However, AEK increased their tempo and at the 64th minute they managed to equalize by a free-kick by Nikoloudis. AEK did not stop there, as at the 77th minute took the lead and 8 minutes later they doubled their advantage. The final 2–3 found AEK qualifying to the next round and were the first club in European tournaments' history to achieve a victory in English ground.[4]

AEK were drawn for the third round, against Red Star Belgrade. At AEK Stadium, AEK were superior taking the lead early on and after an imposing performance won with the poor 2–0. At the rematch in Belgrade, the apparent superiority of AEK in the first match was not confirmed at the beginning of the match, as the Yugoslavs were ahead from the 20th minute. AEK, managed to equalize 5 minutes later only to find themselves back in the score by 2 goals at the end of the half time. Red Star needed just one more goal to qualify, which never came, thus AEK were among the 8 best teams of the tournament.

The draw sent yet again, AEK against another English club, Queens Park Rangers. In Loftus Road, the match quickly turned into a real nightmare for AEK, as the English entered aggressively and scored 2 goals from the penalty spot, while by the end of half time, made the final 3–0. The English considered that they had a secure score for the rematch and AEK was looking for a miracle. In Greece at a hot atmosphere made by the fans, AEK entered the game doing what they knew how to do best, to attack. The efforts bear fruit after a great offensive team performance managed to equalize the score of the first leg, which sent the match to extra time. At the end of the extra time, Fadrhonc, to everyone's surprise, subbed his goalkeeper, putting the "cold-blooded" Christidis in the match knowing that the experienced goalkeeper was a cerebral player who psychologized the opponent and in training had about 70% success rate in penalty saves. AEK won 7–6 in the penalty shoot-out with a block from Christidis at the final penalty that justified Fandronk and AEK were in the semi-finals.

The draw put the Italian giants, Juventus on the road of AEK to the final of the UEFA Cup. Trapattoni's club had in their roster, players such as Dino Zoff at the goalpost, Gaetano Scirea in defence, Marco Tardelli at the midfield and Roberto Bettega in offense. In Turin AEK, without having anything to lose, played with confidence and despite the fact that were losing 1–0 in the 18th minute they stare their great opponent at even managing to equalize at the 31st minute. In the second half, AEK were inattentive and the unforgiving Italians punished them with 3 goals that made the final 4–1. At the rematch, AEK played their attractive football, but did not succeed in a yet another miracle, as they lost by 0–1 ending their great European journey.[5]

Management team[edit]

Position Staff
Manager Czechoslovakia František Fadrhonc
Assistant manager Greece Andreas Stamatiadis
Goalkeeping coach Greece Stelios Serafidis

Players[edit]

Squad information[edit]

NOTE: The players are the ones that have been announced by the AEK Athens' press release. No edits should be made unless a player arrival or exit is announced. Updated 26 June 1977, 23:59 UTC+3.

Player Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (Age) Signed Previous club Transfer fee Contract until
Goalkeepers
Nikos Christidis Greece GK (1944-08-02)2 August 1944 (aged 32) 1976 Greece Aris Free 1982
Giorgos Sidiropoulos Greece GK (1949-06-25)25 June 1949 (aged 28) 1973 Greece AO Trikala Free 1978
Lakis Stergioudas Greece GK (1952-12-11)11 December 1952 (aged 24) 1972 Greece Niki Poligyrou Free 1984
Defenders
Giorgos Skrekis Greece RB / CB (1945-02-02)2 February 1945 (aged 32) 1974 Greece Panionios Free 1977
Apostolos Toskas Greece CB (1947-12-28)28 December 1947 (aged 29) 1969 Greece Trikala Free 1979
Lakis Nikolaou Greece CB / RB / ST / DM (1949-07-17)17 July 1949 (aged 27) 1971 Greece Atromitos ₯600,000 1979
Babis Intzoglou Greece RB / LB / CB (1949-04-01)1 April 1949 (aged 28) 1976 Greece Panionios Free 1980
Sakis Zarzopoulos Greece CB / RB / LB (1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 27) 1973 Greece Panserraikos Free 1977
Stefanos Theodoridis Greece CB / RB (1950-06-19)19 June 1950 (aged 27) 1969 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1978
Petros Ravousis Greece CB / RB (1954-10-01)1 October 1954 (aged 22) 1972 Greece Aetos Skydra Free 1984
Michalis Michalas Greece CB 1959 (aged 17–18) 1976 Free agent Free 1977
Midfielders
Timo Zahnleiter West Germany CM / DM (1948-12-16)16 December 1948 (aged 28) 1974 West Germany 1860 München Free 1978
Lazaros Papadopoulos Greece RM / RW (1950-01-03)3 January 1950 (aged 27) 1973 Greece Veria Free 1979
Dionysis Tsamis Greece CM / DM / AM (1951-05-21)21 May 1951 (aged 26) 1972 Greece Panetolikos ₯2,300,000 1980
Takis Nikoloudis Greece CM / AM / RM / LM (1951-08-26)26 August 1951 (aged 25) 1977 Greece Iraklis Free 1981
Christos Ardizoglou Greece RM / LM / RW / AM (1953-03-25)25 March 1953 (aged 24) 1974 Greece Apollon Athens ₯5,000,000 1986
Fotis Outsikas Greece LM / LB / LW (1957-05-26)26 May 1957 (aged 20) 1975 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1980
Forwards
Mimis Papaioannou (Captain) Greece SS / ST / AM (1942-08-23)23 August 1942 (aged 34) 1962 Greece Veria ₯175,000 1979
Georgios Dedes Greece ST / SS / RW / LW (1943-02-25)25 February 1943 (aged 34) 1974 Greece Panionios Free 1977
Walter Wagner West Germany ST / SS / RW / LW (1949-07-26)26 July 1949 (aged 27) 1974 Austria Austria Wien Free 1977
Tasos Konstantinou Cyprus RW / SS / ST / RM / AM (1951-03-11)11 March 1951 (aged 26) 1972 Cyprus EPA Larnaca Free 1980
Alekos Papadopulos Greece ST / SS (1951-06-05)5 June 1951 (aged 26) 1976 Soviet Union Pakhtakor Tashkent Free 1977
Thomas Mavros Greece ST / SS (1954-05-31)31 May 1954 (aged 23) 1976 Greece Panionios Free 1984
Giorgos Vlantis Greece ST (1958-01-30)30 January 1958 (aged 19) 1976 Greece AEK Athens U20 — 1983
Andreas Xenos Greece ST 1959 (aged 17–18) 1976 Free agent Free 1977

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Pos. Player From Type Fee Date Contract Until Source
GK Greece Nikos Christidis Greece Aris Transfer Free 1 July 1976 30 June 1982
DF Greece Michalis Michalas Free agent Transfer Free 1 July 1976 30 June 1977
DF Greece Babis Intzoglou Greece Panionios Transfer Free 1 July 1976 30 June 1980
MF Greece Takis Nikoloudis Greece Iraklis Transfer Free 1 July 1976 30 June 1981
FW Greece Thomas Mavros Greece Panionios Transfer Free[a] 2 July 1976 30 June 1984 [1]
FW Greece Giorgos Vlantis Greece AEK Athens U20 Promotion — 1 July 1976 30 June 1983
FW Greece Alekos Papadopulos Soviet Union Pakhtakor Tashkent Transfer Free 1 July 1976 30 June 1977
FW Greece Andreas Xenos Free agent Transfer Free 1 July 1976 30 June 1977

Notes

a. ^ AEK gave Panionios ₯10,000,000 in an out-of-court settlement between the two clubs. Τhe amount received was ₯1,500,000 in cash and the remaining ₯8,500,000 in two-year bills.

Out[edit]

Pos. Player To Type Fee Date Source
DF Greece Spyros Stefanidis Greece Atromitos End of contract — 1 July 1976
MF Cyprus Takis Timotheou Greece Apollon Athens End of contract — 1 July 1976

Overall transfer activity[edit]

Expenditure: Decrease ₯0

Income: Increase ₯0

Net Total: Steady ₯0

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

9 August 1976 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 2–2 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: AEK Stadium
16 August 1976 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 0–1 Netherlands Twente Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
8 September 1976 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–2 Greece Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: AEK Stadium
13 October 1976 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 4–4 Romania MTK Budapest Nea Filadelfeia
Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
26 January 1977 Friendly AEK Athens Greece 1–0 Czechoslovakia Slavia Prague Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
26 May 1977 Friendly AEL Greece 1–2 Greece AEK Athens Larissa
  • Mandravelis 78'
Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Note: Friendly game for the people of AEK to scout Mousouris, in order to acquire him. The first match at Alcazar Stadium under floodlights.[6]

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 3 October 1976 26 June 1977 Matchday 1 4th 34 24 3 7 63 29 +34 070.59
Greek Cup 1 December 1976 9 February 1977 First round Round of 16 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 066.67
UEFA Cup 15 September 1976 20 April 1977 First round Semi-finals 10 5 0 5 15 15 +0 050.00
Total 47 31 3 13 84 48 +36 065.96

Last updated: 26 June 1977
Source: Competitions

Alpha Ethniki[edit]

Main article: 1976–77 Alpha Ethniki

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
6 OFI 34 14 5 15 57 51 +6 33
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd total goal ratio; 3rd decision match.
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[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
34 24 3 7 63 29  +34 51 15 1 1 42 13  +29 9 2 6 21 16  +5

Results by Matchday[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWWWLWLWWWWDLWWWWWLWWDDWLWWLWLWWWWW
Position1114454443444444444444344444444444
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Fixtures[edit]

3 October 1976 1 AEK Athens 2–0 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 20,593
Referee: Panagiotis Tsolakidis (Thessaloniki)
17 October 1976 2 Kastoria 0–3 AEK Athens Kastoria
15:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Kastoria
Attendance: 3,257
Referee: Giorgos Petropoulos (Athens)
24 October 1976 3 AEK Athens 2–0 Aris Nea Filadelfeia
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 21,317
Referee: Kostas Xanthos (Dodecanese)
31 October 1976 4 Pierikos 3–1 AEK Athens Katerini
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Katerini Stadium
Attendance: 8,356
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)
7 November 1976 5 AEK Athens 4–1 Panserraikos Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Sofias 8'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,871
Referee: Giorgos Petropoulos (Athens)
14 November 1976 6 Olympiacos 2–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 39,138
Referee: Giorgos Armodoros (Piraeus)
21 November 1976 7 AEK Athens 1–0 Iraklis Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,624
Referee: Vasilis Patarakis (Piraeus)
28 November 1976 8 AEK Athens 4–0 Panetolikos Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 11,113
Referee: Egoustos Sapatakidis (Thessaloniki)
15 December 1976 9 PAS Giannina 0–1 AEK Athens Ioannina
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 7,287
Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala)
Note: The match originally took place at 5 December, but it was suspended due to rainfall.
12 December 1976 10 AEK Athens 4–1 Ethnikos Piraeus Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 9,134
Referee: Nikos Fakis (Athens)
19 December 1976 11 PAOK 0–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:30 EET (UTC+2) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 45,252
Referee: Kostas Levogiannis (Athens)
26 December 1976 12 AEK Athens 0–2 Panathinaikos Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 29,106
Referee: Stefanos Rammos (Thessaloniki)
2 January 1977 13 Apollon Athens 0–2 AEK Athens Rizoupoli
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium
Attendance: 11,320
Referee: Giorgos Parasidis (Thessaloniki)
Note: Mimis Papaioannou became all time top scorer in the Greek Championship, surpassing Giorgos Sideris.
9 January 1977 14 AEK Athens 4–1 OFI Nea Filadelfeia
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 16,696
Referee: Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)
16 January 1977 15 Kavala 0–1 AEK Athens Kavala
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kavala National Stadium
Attendance: 12,536
Referee: Pan Marinos (Piraeus)
23 January 1977 16 Panachaiki 0–2 AEK Athens Patras
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Panachaiki Stadium
Attendance: 16,081
Referee: Giannis Petrakis (Heraklion)
30 January 1977 17 AEK Athens 1–0 Atromitos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 17,789
Referee: Stefanos Rammos (Thessaloniki)
Note: Before the beginning of the match, Loukas Barlos awarded Mimis Papaioannou the "Golden Double-Headed Eagle".[7]
6 February 1977 18 Panionios 3–0 AEK Athens Nea Smyrni
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 18,470
Referee: Dimitris Pantzalis (Piraeus)
13 February 1977 19 AEK Athens 2–1 Kastoria Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Kopanos 48'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 11,574
Referee: Vasilis Patarakis (Piraeus)
20 February 1977 20 Aris 0–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Aris Stadium
Attendance: 20,462
Referee: Dimitris Pantzalis (Piraeus)
27 February 1977 21 AEK Athens 2–2 Pierikos Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,349
Referee: Antonis Vassaras (Thessaloniki)
6 March 1977 22 Panserraikos 1–1 AEK Athens Serres
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Sofias 52'
Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 4,980
Referee: Thomaidis (Piraeus)
13 March 1977 23 AEK Athens 1–0 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 29,003
Referee: Kostas Krikonis (Epirus)
20 March 1977 24 Iraklis 1–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
15:30 EET (UTC+2)
  • Christoforidis 78'
 Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 30,408
Referee: Michalis Ornerakis (Chania)
27 March 1977 25 Panetolikos 1–3 AEK Athens Agrinio
15:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • K. Papaioannou 37' (pen.)
Stadium: Panetolikos Stadium
Attendance: 9,811
Referee: Thomaidis (Piraeus)
3 April 1977 26 AEK Athens 5–1 PAS Giannina Nea Filadelfeia
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Glasmanis 44'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,746
Referee: Chiotakis (Thessaloniki)
11 April 1977 27 Ethnikos Piraeus 1–0 AEK Athens Piraeus
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 20,446
Referee: Theodoros Tsanaklidis (Kavala)
1 May 1977 28 AEK Athens 1–0 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 22,161
Referee: Tsoukaladelis (Lamia)
15 May 1977 29 Panathinaikos 2–0 AEK Athens Ampelokipoi
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 24,200
Referee: Vasilis Patarakis (Piraeus)
22 May 1977 30 AEK Athens 2–1 Apollon Athens Nea Filadelfeia
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 5,926
Referee: Chiotakis (Thessaloniki)
5 June 1977 31 OFI 1–4 AEK Athens Heraklion
17:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 8,027
Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki)
12 June 1977 32 AEK Athens 3–1 Kavala Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Macheridis 14'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 10,325
Referee: Giannis Petrakis (Heraklion)
19 June 1977 33 AEK Athens 4–2 Panachaiki Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 5,440
Referee: Thomaidis (Piraeus)
26 June 1977 34 Atromitos 1–2 AEK Athens Peristeri
18:15 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Pantelidis 51'
Stadium: Peristeri Stadium
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Dimitris Pantzalis (Piraeus)

Greek Cup[edit]

Main article: 1976–77 Greek Football Cup

Matches[edit]

1 December 1976 First round Proodeftiki 1–3 AEK Athens Nikaia
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Xanthopoulos 18'
Stadium: Nikaia Municipal Stadium
Referee: Margaritis Doumousiadiss (Magnesia)
5 January 1977 Second round Iraklis 1–2 (a.e.t.) AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 21,759
Referee: Moumtzis (Athens)
9 February 1977 Round of 16 PAOK 2–1 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
14:30 EET (UTC+2)
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 44,045
Referee: Kostas Levogiannis (Athens)

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 1976–77 UEFA Cup

First round[edit]

15 September 1976 First leg AEK Athens Greece 2–0 Soviet Union Dynamo Moscow Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 26,151
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)
29 September 1976 Second leg Dynamo Moscow Soviet Union 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Moscow, Soviet Union
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hugh Alexander (Scotland)

Second round[edit]

20 October 1976 First leg AEK Athens Greece 2–0 England Derby County Athens, Greece
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Francis Rion (Belgium)
3 November 1976 Second leg Derby County England 2–3
(2–5 agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Derby, England
18:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany)

Third round[edit]

24 November 1976 First leg AEK Athens Greece 2–0 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Red Star Belgrade Athens, Greece
18:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Viktor Zharkov (Soviet Union)
8 December 1976 Second leg Red Star Belgrade Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 3–1
(3–3(a) agg.)		 Greece AEK Athens Belgrade, Yugoslavia
 Report
Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)

Quarter-finals[edit]

3 March 1977 First leg QPR England 3–0 Greece AEK Athens London, England
 Report Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 23,039
Referee: Ole Amundsen (Denmark)
16 March 1977 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 3–0
(3–3 agg.)
(7–6 p)		 England QPR Athens, Greece
19:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (West Germany)
Penalties

Semi-finals[edit]

6 April 1977 First leg Juventus Italy 4–1 Greece AEK Athens Turin, Italy
22:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Comunale
Attendance: 60,922
Referee: Viktor Zharkov (Soviet Union)
20 April 1977 Second leg AEK Athens Greece 0–1
(1–5 agg.)		 Italy Juventus Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

As of 26 June 1977
No. Pos Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
— GK Kingdom of Greece Nikos Christidis 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
— GK Kingdom of Greece Giorgos Sidiropoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— GK Kingdom of Greece Lakis Stergioudas 28 0 3 0 9 0 40 0
Defenders
— DF Kingdom of Greece Giorgos Skrekis 5 0 2 0 2 0 9 0
— DF Kingdom of Greece Apostolos Toskas 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
— DF Kingdom of Greece Lakis Nikolaou 27 0 3 0 10 0 40 0
— DF Kingdom of Greece Babis Intzoglou 31 0 3 0 7 0 41 0
— DF Kingdom of Greece Sakis Zarzopoulos 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
— DF Kingdom of Greece Stefanos Theodoridis 23 0 3 0 10 0 36 0
— DF Kingdom of Greece Petros Ravousis 34 1 3 0 10 0 47 1
— DF Kingdom of Greece Michalis Michalas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
— MF West Germany Timo Zahnleiter 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
— MF Kingdom of Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos 24 3 3 0 6 1 33 4
— MF Kingdom of Greece Dionysis Tsamis 32 2 1 0 10 0 43 2
— MF Kingdom of Greece Takis Nikoloudis 32 11 3 0 9 2 44 13
— MF Kingdom of Greece Christos Ardizoglou 24 3 3 1 0 0 27 4
— MF Kingdom of Greece Fotis Outsikas 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Forwards
— FW Kingdom of Greece Mimis Papaioannou 30 3 2 2 10 3 42 8
— FW Kingdom of Greece Georgios Dedes 4 0 2 1 2 0 8 1
— FW West Germany Walter Wagner 31 12 2 1 10 3 43 16
— FW Cyprus Tasos Konstantinou 26 9 3 1 10 2 39 12
— FW Kingdom of Greece Alekos Papadopulos 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
— FW Kingdom of Greece Thomas Mavros 30 18 2 0 10 3 42 21
— FW Kingdom of Greece Giorgos Vlantis 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
— FW Kingdom of Greece Andreas Xenos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 26 June 1977
Rank Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 FW Greece Thomas Mavros 18 0 3 21
2 FW West Germany Walter Wagner 12 1 3 16
3 MF Greece Takis Nikoloudis 11 0 2 13
4 FW Cyprus Tasos Konstantinou 9 1 2 12
5 FW Greece Mimis Papaioannou 3 2 3 8
6 MF Greece Christos Ardizoglou 3 1 0 4
MF Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos 3 0 1 4
8 MF Greece Dionysis Tsamis 2 0 0 2
9 DF Greece Petros Ravousis 1 0 0 1
FW Greece Giorgos Vlantis 1 0 0 1
FW Greece Georgios Dedes 0 1 0 1
Own goals 1 0 0 1
Totals 64 6 14 84

Hat-tricks[edit]

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

Player Against Result Date Competition Source
West Germany Walter Wagner Greece Ethnikos Piraeus 4–1 (H) 12 December 1976 Alpha Ethniki

Clean sheets[edit]

The list is sorted by competition order when total clean sheets are equal and then alphabetically by surname. Clean sheets in games where both goalkeepers participated are awarded to the goalkeeper who started the game. Goalkeepers with no appearances are not included.

As of 26 June 1977
Rank Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total
1 Greece Lakis Stergioudas 14 0 4 18
2 Greece Nikos Christidis 0 0 0 0
Totals 14 0 4 18

Disciplinary record[edit]

As of 26 June 1977
N P Nat. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA Cup Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
— GK Kingdom of Greece Nikos Christidis
— GK Kingdom of Greece Giorgos Sidiropoulos
— GK Kingdom of Greece Lakis Stergioudas
Defenders
— DF Kingdom of Greece Giorgos Skrekis
— DF Kingdom of Greece Apostolos Toskas
— DF Kingdom of Greece Lakis Nikolaou 4 1 4 1
— DF Kingdom of Greece Babis Intzoglou 2 1 4 6 1
— DF Kingdom of Greece Sakis Zarzopoulos 1 1
— DF Kingdom of Greece Stefanos Theodoridis 1 1 2
— DF Kingdom of Greece Petros Ravousis 1 1 2
— DF Kingdom of Greece Michalis Michalas
Midfielders
— MF West Germany Timo Zahnleiter
— MF Kingdom of Greece Lazaros Papadopoulos 1 1
— MF Kingdom of Greece DDionysis Tsamis
— MF Kingdom of Greece Takis Nikoloudis 2 2 4
— MF Kingdom of Greece Christos Ardizoglou 1 1 1 1
— MF Kingdom of Greece Fotis Outsikas
Forwards
— FW Kingdom of Greece Mimis Papaioannou 1 1
— FW Kingdom of Greece Georgios Dedes
— FW West Germany Walter Wagner 1 1 2
— FW Cyprus Tasos Konstantinou 1 1
— FW Kingdom of Greece Alekos Papadopulos
— FW Kingdom of Greece Thomas Mavros 1 1
— FW Kingdom of Greece Giorgos Vlantis
— FW Kingdom of Greece Andreas Xenos

References[edit]

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External links[edit]

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