title: 1976–77 PAOK FC season
text: # 1976–77 PAOK FC season
  
  The 1976–77 season was PAOK Football Club's 51st in existence and the club's 18th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round and also competed in the European Cup.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### Squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | GK | YUG | Mladen Furtula |
  | — | GK | GRE | Diamantis Milinis |
  | — | DF | GRE | Kostas Iosifidis |
  | — | DF | GRE | Ioannis Gounaris |
  | — | DF | GRE | Filotas Pellios |
  | — | DF | GRE | Aristarchos Fountoukidis |
  | — | DF | GRE | Themis Kapousouzis |
  | — | MF | GRE | Giorgos Koudas (captain) |
  | — | MF | GRE | Koulis Apostolidis |
  | — | MF | GRE | Angelos Anastasiadis |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | — | MF | GRE | Stavros Sarafis |
  | — | MF | GRE | Christos Terzanidis |
  | — | MF | GRE | Ioannis Damanakis |
  | — | MF | GRE | Dimitris Voulgaris |
  | — | FW | BRA | Neto Guerino |
  | — | FW | GRE | Panagiotis Kermanidis |
  | — | FW | GRE | Kostas Orfanos |
  | — | FW | GRE | Dimitris Paridis |
  | — | FW | GRE | Alexandros Boditsopoulos |
  | — | FW | GRE | Nikos Panagiotidis |
  
  ## Transfers
  
  ### Players transferred in
  
  | Transfer Window | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Summer | MF | Ioannis Damanakis | AO Chania | ? |
  
  ### Players transferred out
  
  | Transfer Window | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Summer | FW | Achilleas Aslanidis | Panathinaikos | 7.5 million Dr. |
  
  ## Pre-season
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overview
  
  | Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Alpha Ethniki | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 27 | +36 | 061.76 |
  | Greek Cup | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 080.00 |
  | European Cup | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 025.00 |
  | Total | 43 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 79 | 39 | +40 | 060.47 |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  ### Managerial statistics
  
  | Head Coach | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Head Coach | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | Branko Stanković | Start of season | 03.04.1977 | 33 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 66 | 32 | +34 | 066.67 |
  | Billy Bingham | 11.04.1977 | End of season | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 040.00 |
  
  ## Alpha Ethniki
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
  | 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 | |
  
  * ↑ Since Panathinaikos, winners of 1976–77 Greek Cup, was qualified for the 1977–78 European Cup, losing cup finalists PAOK earned a spot in the first round of the 1977–78 European Cup Winners' Cup.
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 27 June 1977 (1977-06-27). Source: Competitive matches
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D |
  | Position | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Greek Cup
  
  ### Second round
  
  Bye
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Squad statistics
  
      As of June 27, 1977
  
  Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.
  
  | No. | No. | Name | Alpha Ethniki | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | Greek Cup | European Cup | European Cup | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | No. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | Goalkeepers |||||||||||
  | | | Mladen Furtula | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
  | | | Diamantis Milinis | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
  | Defenders |||||||||||
  | | | Kostas Iosifidis | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 2 |
  | | | Ioannis Gounaris | 32 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
  | | | Filotas Pellios | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
  | | | Aristarchos Fountoukidis | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
  | | | Themis Kapousouzis | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
  | Midfielders |||||||||||
  | | | Stavros Sarafis | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 10 |
  | | | Angelos Anastasiadis | 30 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 5 |
  | | | Ioannis Damanakis | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
  | | | Koulis Apostolidis | 30 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 |
  | | | Christos Terzanidis | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
  | | | Giorgos Koudas | 26 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 8 |
  | | | Dimitris Voulgaris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | Forwards |||||||||||
  | | | Neto Guerino | 30 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18 |
  | | | Panagiotis Kermanidis | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 12 |
  | | | Kostas Orfanos | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 14 |
  | | | Dimitris Paridis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | | Alexandros Boditsopoulos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
  | | | Nikos Panagiotidis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com
  
  ### Goalscorers
  
  | Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | Alpha Ethniki | Greek Cup | European Cup | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | FW | Neto Guerino | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
  | 2 | | FW | Kostas Orfanos | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
  | 3 | | FW | Panagiotis Kermanidis | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
  | 4 | | MF | Stavros Sarafis | 8 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
  | 5 | | MF | Giorgos Koudas | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
  | 6 | | MF | Angelos Anastasiadis | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
  | 7 | | MF | Koulis Apostolidis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 8 | | MF | Ioannis Damanakis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
  | 9 | | DF | Kostas Iosifidis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 9 | | MF | Christos Terzanidis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | 11 | | DF | Ioannis Gounaris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 63 | 13 | 3 | 79 |
  
  Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com
  
  