1976–77 Panathinaikos F.C. season

Panathinaikos
1976–77 season
Chairman Apostolos Nikolaidis
Manager Aymoré Moreira
Antonis Migiakis
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  GRE Nikos Valianos
GK  GRE Vasilis Konstantinou
DF  CYP Demetris Kizas
DF  GRE Anthimos Kapsis
DF  GRE Mitsos Dimitriou
MF  GRE Kostas Eleftherakis
MF  GRE Mimis Domazos (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  YUG Borivoje Đorđević
MF  GRE Spiros Livathinos
FW  ARG Óscar Marcelino Álvarez
FW  GRE Antonis Antoniadis
FW  GRE Giorgos Rokidis
FW  GRE Giorgos Gonios
FW  GRE Takis Papadimitriou

Competitions

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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1 Panathinaikos (A) 4 2 2 0 8 4 2.000 6 Advances to finals
2 Budućnost Titograd 4 1 2 1 6 5 1.200 4
3 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 1–1 Panathinaikos Shkodër
  • Basha 5'
  • Vakalis 24'
Stadium: Vojo Kushi Stadium
8 May 1977 Panathinaikos 2–2 Budućnost Titograd Athens
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
26 May 1977 Panathinaikos 3–0 Vllaznia Shkodër Athens
  • Giannakoulas 77', 90'
  • Papadimitriou 82'
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
17 August 1977 Budućnost Titograd 1–2 Panathinaikos Titograd
  • Kovačević 16'
Stadium: pod Goricom
Finals
14 December 1977 Slavia Sofia 0–0 Panathinaikos Sofia
Stadium: Slavia Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
13 March 1978 Panathinaikos 2–1 Slavia Sofia Athens
  • Minchev 45'
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
Attendance: 6,500
Referee: Marijan Rauš (Yugoslavia)

References