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 Türkiye Kupası.[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
- Gol Kralı (Goal King)
- Necmi Perekli (Trabzonspor) – 18 goals
Honours
Competition | Winner | Runners-up |
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1.Lig | Trabzonspor (2) | Fenerbahçe (1) |
2.Lig | Ankaragücü (2) | Diyarbakırspor (1) |
Türkiye Kupası | Trabzonspor (1) | Beşiktaş (2) |
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası | Trabzonspor (2) | Beşiktaş (2) |
Başbakanlık Kupası | Beşiktaş (3) | Fenerbahçe (4) |
European qualification
Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for qualification |
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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 |
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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
Second leg
1977 Türkiye Kupası winners |
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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]
13 October 1976 |
Turkey ![]() |
3 – 3 | ![]() |
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Cemil ![]() Isa ![]() |
Stapleton ![]() Daly ![]() Waters ![]() |
References
- ↑ Ligin Gol Kralları tff.org (Turkish), accessed 9 July 2010
- ↑ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1976-77 1.Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
- ↑ Pekin, Cem 1976-1977 - 15. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer, accessed 9 July 2010
- ↑ Pekin, Cem Year 12 - 1977 - Trabzonspor turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
- ↑ European Competitions 1976-77 rsssf.com, accessed 9 July 2010
- ↑ Verani, Walter 1976-77 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010