1976–77 AEK Athens F.C. season

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

The vision that Loukas Barlos had entrusted to František Fadrhonc was beginning to take shape. In the summer of 1976, Barlos, loyal to his transfer policy, continued to enrich the galaxy of stars in the club's roster. The experienced goalkeeper of Aris, Nikos Christidis, the diligent shooter and free-kick specialist of Iraklis, Takis Nikoloudis and the dynamic defender of Panionios, Babis Intzoglou were integrated in the team of Fadrhonc. At the same time, Thomas Mavros eventually became eligible to crown their offense, after the end of the legal dispute with Panionios that kept him out of football activity throughout the previous season.[1][2] Fadrhonc, considering the playing intelligence and technical qualities of Mimis Papaioannou, decided to relocate him as a "classic number 10", in order to fit all the great attackers that the club had to offer.[3]

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, but 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 Cup, AEK eliminated away from home both Proodeftiki and Iraklis in the first and second round, respectively. In the round of 16, AEK, again away from home, faced PAOK and were eliminated by a 2–1 defeat.[4]

The campaign in the UEFA Cup

The season was overshadowed by the magnificent European course of 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 Panathinaikos 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.[5]

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" and more experienced Christidis in the match knowing that he was a cerebral player who psychologized the opponent, while in training he 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 qualified to the semi-finals.

The draw put the Italian giants, Juventus on the path of AEK to the final of the UEFA Cup. The team of Giovanni Trapattoni had great players in their roster, such as Dino Zoff at the goalpost, Gaetano Scirea in defence, Marco Tardelli in 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, stood against their 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 long European journey.[6]

Management team

Position Staff
Manager František Fadrhonc
Assistant manager Andreas Stamatiadis
Goalkeeping coach Stelios Serafidis
Academy manager Kostas Nestoridis
Head of Medical Apostolidis
Physiotherapist Nikos Pantazis

Players

Squad information

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 GK (1944-08-02)2 August 1944 (aged 32) 1976 Aris ₯1,500,000 1984
Giorgos Sidiropoulos GK (1949-06-25)25 June 1949 (aged 28) 1973 AO Trikala ₯1,800,000 1981
Lakis Stergioudas GK (1952-12-11)11 December 1952 (aged 24) 1972 Niki Poligyrou Free 1981
Defenders
Giorgos Skrekis RB / CB (1945-02-02)2 February 1945 (aged 32) 1974 Panionios Free 1982
Apostolos Toskas CB (1947-12-28)28 December 1947 (aged 29) 1969 Trikala Free 1977
Lakis Nikolaou CB / RB / ST / DM (1949-07-17)17 July 1949 (aged 27) 1971 Atromitos ₯600,000 1979
Babis Intzoglou RB / LB / CB (1949-04-01)1 April 1949 (aged 28) 1976 Panionios ₯3,000,000 1984
Sakis Zarzopoulos CB / RB / LB (1949-12-15)15 December 1949 (aged 27) 1973 Panserraikos Free 1977
Stefanos Theodoridis CB / RB (1950-06-19)19 June 1950 (aged 27) 1969 AEK Athens U20 — 1977
Petros Ravousis CB / RB (1954-10-01)1 October 1954 (aged 22) 1972 Aetos Skydra Free 1981
Midfielders
Lazaros Papadopoulos RM / RW (1950-01-03)3 January 1950 (aged 27) 1973 Veria Free 1981
Dionysis Tsamis CM / DM / AM (1951-05-21)21 May 1951 (aged 26) 1972 Panetolikos ₯2,300,000 1980
Takis Nikoloudis CM / AM / RM / LM (1951-08-26)26 August 1951 (aged 25) 1976 Iraklis Free 1984
Christos Ardizoglou RM / LM / RW / LW / AM / RB / LB (1953-03-25)25 March 1953 (aged 24) 1974 Apollon Athens ₯5,000,000 1982
Fotis Outsikas LM / LB / LW (1957-05-26)26 May 1957 (aged 20) 1975 AEK Athens U20 — 1983
Giorgos Vlantis CM / AM (1958-01-30)30 January 1958 (aged 19) 1976 AEK Athens U20 — 1984
Forwards
Mimis Papaioannou (Captain) SS / ST / AM (1942-11-17)17 November 1942 (aged 34) 1962 Veria ₯175,000 1979
Georgios Dedes ST / SS / RW / LW (1943-02-25)25 February 1943 (aged 34) 1974 Panionios Free 1982
Walter Wagner ST / SS / RW / LW (1949-07-26)26 July 1949 (aged 27) 1974 Austria Wien Free 1977
Tasos Konstantinou RW / SS / ST / RM / AM (1951-03-11)11 March 1951 (aged 26) 1972 EPA Larnaca Free 1980
Alekos Papadopoulos ST / SS (1951-06-05)5 June 1951 (aged 26) 1976 Pakhtakor Tashkent Free 1984
Thomas Mavros ST / LW (1954-05-31)31 May 1954 (aged 23) 1976 Panionios ₯10,000,000 1983
Left during season
Timo Zahnleiter CM / DM / LB (1948-12-16)16 December 1948 (aged 28) 1974 1860 München Free 1978
From Reserve Squad
Andreas Xenos RB 1955 (aged 21–22) 1976 AEK Athens U20 —
Michalis Michalas RW / RM 1958 (aged 18–19) 1976 AEK Athens U20 —

Transfers

In

Pos. Player From Fee Date Contract Until Source
GK Nikos Christidis Aris ₯1,500,000 12 July 1976 30 June 1984 [7]
DF Babis Intzoglou Panionios ₯3,000,000 21 July 1976 30 June 1984 [8]
DF Nikos Karoulias Apollon Athens Loan return 1 July 1976 30 June 1981
MF Takis Nikoloudis Iraklis ₯3,500,000 31 July 1976 30 June 1984 [9]
MF Giorgos Vlantis AEK Athens U20 Promotion 13 December 1976 30 November 1984 [10]
FW Thomas Mavros Panionios ₯10,000,000[a] 2 July 1976 30 June 1983 [1][11]
FW Alekos Papadopoulos Pakhtakor Tashkent Free transfer 5 November 1976 30 June 1984 [12][13]

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.[14] Since the deal of Mavros with AEK was originally signed in July 1975, it was decided that his contract was effective from 1 September 1975,[15] even though he wasn't officially a player of the club during that period.[16]

Out

Pos. Player To Fee Date Source
DF Spyros Stefanidis Atromitos Contract termination 3 August 1976 [17][18]
DF Nikos Karoulias Apollon Athens Contract termination 23 July 1976 [17][19]
MF Giorgos Lavaridis Panserraikos End of contract 7 August 1976 [17][20]
MF Timo Zahnleiter Free agent Contract termination 3 February 1977 [21]
MF Takis Timotheou Apollon Athens Contract termination 24 July 1976 [17][22]

Contract renewals

Pos. Player Date Former Exp. Date New Exp. Date Source
ΜF Timo Zahnleiter 3 September 1976 30 June 1976 30 June 1977 [23]
FW Walter Wagner 12 August 1976 30 June 1976 30 June 1977 [24]

Overall transfer activity

Expenditure: ₯18,000,000

Income: ₯0

Net Total: ₯18,000,000

Pre-season and friendlies

9 August 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 2–2 Slavia Prague Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Papaioannou 44'
  • Wagner 69'
 Report[25]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 21,776[26]
Referee: Stelios Marinelis (Athens)
11 August 1976 Friendly Heraklion XI 0–3 AEK Athens Heraklion
17:30 EEST (UTC+3) Report[27]
Stadium: Municipal Nea Alikarnassos Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Giannis Petrakis (Heraklion)
16 August 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 0–1 Twente Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report[28]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,082
Referee: Nikos Makris (Athens)
22 August 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 7–2 Rodos Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[29]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 5,579[30]
Referee: Ι. Marinos (Athens)
Note: Replacement of the canceled friendly match against Panathinaikos.
25 August 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 3–3 Romania Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[31]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 18,543
Referee: Giorgos Ballis (Athens)
29 August 1976 Friendly Iraklis 0–2 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[32]
Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 12,426[33]
Referee: Abatzis (Thessaloniki)
Note: Friendly match as part of the transfer of Takis Nikoloudis.
1 September 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 1–1 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[34]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 6,398[35]
Referee: Panagiotis Pagonis (Athens)
Note: Friendly match as part of the transfer of Thomas Mavros.
4 September 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 2–1 PAOK Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[36]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 16,301
Referee: Takis Moumtzis (Athens)
8 September 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 1–2 Olympiacos Nea Filadelfeia
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
  • Galakos  24', 80'
  • Vasilopoulos 65'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 26,027[37]
Referee: Giorgos Ballis (Athens)
11 September 1976 Friendly Aris 1–0 AEK Athens Thessaloniki
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Venos 32'
 Report[38] Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 11,706[39]
Referee: Dotsis
19 September 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 2–0 PAS Giannina Nea Filadelfeia
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[40] Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 4,859
Referee: Sfyrlas
25 September 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 4–0 Egaleo Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[41] Stadium: AEK Stadium
Referee: Giaglis
13 October 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 4–4 MTK Budapest Nea Filadelfeia
19:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[42]
  • Siklosi 41'
  • Borsó 55'
  • Takacs 57', 76'
 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 3,006[43]
Referee: Nikos Lagogiannis (Piraeus)
10 November 1976 Friendly AEK Athens 7–2 Egaleo Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[44]
  • Anastasiadis 42', 77'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Referee: Andreas Stamatiadis
19 January 1977 Friendly Kallithea 2–2 AEK Athens Kallithea
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Michelis 10'
  • Valakas 29'
 Report[45]
Stadium: Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium
Referee: Mandalis
26 January 1977 Friendly AEK Athens 1–0 Slavia Prague Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report[46]
  • Segmüller  50'
  • Frydrych  55'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Mandalis
2 February 1977 Friendly AEK Athens 5–2 Atromitos Piraeus Nea Filadelfeia
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
Report[47]
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Mitsiakos
3 March 1977 Friendly AEK London 4–4 AEK Athens London
17:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Done
  • Deroy 89'
 Report[48]
Stadium: Finchley Stadium
Attendance: 500
27 April 1977 Friendly Chalkida 0–2 AEK Athens Chalcis
17:00 EEST (UTC+3) Report[49]
Stadium: Municipal Stadium of Chalkida
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Vlachos
8 May 1977 Friendly AEK Athens 1–2 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
17:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[50]
  • Mavrikis 30'
  • T. Theodoridis 53'
 Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 1,501[51]
Referee: Tavoularis
26 May 1977 Friendly AEL 1–2 AEK Athens Larissa
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report[52]
Stadium: Alcazar Stadium
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kakardakis
Note: The first match at Alcazar Stadium under floodlights.[53] The penalty that AEL won was taken twice. It was taken by Mousouris who hit the post, but the referee order its replay, where he also hit the post.
15 June 1977 Friendly Veria 1–2 AEK Athens Veria
18:00 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Sioutis 82'
 Report[54]
Stadium: Veria Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Kosmas Loukidis (Imathia)
Note: Lakis Stergioudas competed as a midfielder in the second half, replacing Takis Nikoloudis who was injured.

Competitions

Overall record

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

Main article: 1976–77 Alpha Ethniki

League table

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, were qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup, runners-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 24 3 7 63 29  +34 51 15 1 1 42 13  +29 9 2 6 21 16  +5

Results by Matchday

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

Matches

3 October 1976 1 AEK Athens 2–0 Panionios Nea Filadelfeia
16:30 EEST (UTC+3)
  • Sebekos  62'
 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)
  • Lygasis
  • Tsirikas
  • 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)
  • Espinosa   81'
  • Grammeniatis  43'
  • Glasmanis  43'
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)
  • Karypidis
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".[55]
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)
Note: At the 76th minute, after a penalty not being awarded to A.E.K., their players gathered around the referee to protest. After intense protests, Ardizoglou escaped from the hands of his teammates and attacked the referee. This resulted in his expulsion with a straight red and his punishment with 10 matches.
6 March 1977 22 Panserraikos 1–1 AEK Athens Serres
15:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Sofias 52'
  • Tsirikas  60'
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'
  • Effraimidis 88'
 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

Main article: 1976–77 Greek Football Cup

Matches

1 December 1976 First round Proodeftiki 1–3 AEK Athens Nikaia
14:00 EET (UTC+2)
  • Xanthopoulos 18',  36'
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: Takis Moumtzis (Athens)
Note: In the extra time, when the referee awarded the penalty in favor of AEK, there were intense reactions from the players and the fans of Iraklis. This resulted in the captain of Iraklis, Fanaras pulling and tearting the collar of the referee. Immediately after AEK scored, the fans of Iraklis entered the pitch and even after the interruption that occurred, a fan continued to pursue the referee during the match! Afterwards and while the match was in progress, the fans of Iraklis were entering the pitch, while at the same time objects were being thrown. This caused the assistant referee, Kattis leaving midway through the second half of extra time. The situation escalated when a barrel fell from the stands, causing damage to the bench of AEK, which then caught fire from the throwing of burning newspapers, forcing those who were sitting there to take refuge in the hatch. In the midst of all this situation, the referee ended the match at the 117th minute and wild incidents followed from the fans of Iraklis with the squad of AEK and the referees' team running to the locker rooms. The result of the incidents was the lynching and the beating of the referee Moumtzis and the assistant referee Pagonis, while 4 arrests were made by the gendarmerie.
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

Main article: 1976–77 UEFA Cup

First round

15 September 1976 First leg AEK Athens 2–0 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 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 agg.)		 AEK Athens Moscow, Soviet Union
19:30 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Hugh Alexander (Scotland)

Second round

20 October 1976 First leg AEK Athens 2–0 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 2–3
(2–5 agg.)		 AEK Athens Derby, England
18:30 EET (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Heinz Einbeck (East Germany)

Third round

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

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

6 April 1977 First leg Juventus 4–1 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 0–1
(1–5 agg.)		 Juventus Athens, Greece
21:00 EEST (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: AEK Stadium
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Károly Palotai (Hungary)

Statistics

Squad statistics

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 Nikos Christidis 6 0 0 0 2 0 8 0
— GK Giorgos Sidiropoulos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
— GK Lakis Stergioudas 28 0 3 0 9 0 40 0
Defenders
— DF Giorgos Skrekis 5 0 2 0 2 0 9 0
— DF Apostolos Toskas 9 0 0 0 1 0 10 0
— DF Lakis Nikolaou 27 0 3 0 10 0 40 0
— DF Babis Intzoglou 31 0 3 0 7 0 41 0
— DF Sakis Zarzopoulos 7 0 0 0 2 0 9 0
— DF Stefanos Theodoridis 23 0 3 0 10 0 36 0
— DF Petros Ravousis 34 1 3 0 10 0 47 1
Midfielders
— MF Lazaros Papadopoulos 24 3 3 0 6 1 33 4
— MF Dionysis Tsamis 32 2 1 0 10 0 43 2
— MF Takis Nikoloudis 32 11 3 0 9 2 44 13
— MF Christos Ardizoglou 24 3 3 1 0 0 27 4
— MF Fotis Outsikas 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
— MF Giorgos Vlantis 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1
Forwards
— FW Mimis Papaioannou 30 3 2 2 10 3 42 8
— FW Georgios Dedes 4 0 2 1 2 0 8 1
— FW Walter Wagner 31 12 2 1 10 3 43 16
— FW Tasos Konstantinou 26 9 3 1 10 2 39 12
— FW Alekos Papadopoulos 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
— FW Thomas Mavros 30 18 2 0 10 3 42 21
Left during season
— MF Timo Zahnleiter 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
From Reserve Squad
— DF Andreas Xenos 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
— FW Michalis Michalas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Goalscorers

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

Hat-tricks

Numbers in superscript represent the goals that the player scored.

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

Clean sheets

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 Lakis Stergioudas 14 0 4 18
2 Nikos Christidis 0 0 0 0
Totals 14 0 4 18

Disciplinary record

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

Starting 11

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