The 1976–77 season was the 73rd season of competitive football in Turkey.
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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.[3]
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.[4]
| Competition | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for qualification |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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First leg
| 1977-05-18 |
Trabzonspor | 1 – 0 | Beşiktaş | Şehir Stadyumu, Trabzon Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan (Turkey |
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| Ahmet 22' | (Report) |
Second leg
| 1977-05-25 |
Beşiktaş | 0 – 0 | Trabzonspor | İnönü Stadyumu, Istanbul Referee: Talat Tokat (Turkey |
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| (Report) |
| 1977 Türkiye Kupası winners |
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| Trabzonspor First title |
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.[5]
| 22 September 1976 |
Bulgaria | 2 – 2 | Turkey | Sofia |
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| Bonev 10', 42' | Ali Kemal 56', 85' |
| 13 October 1976 |
Turkey | 3 – 3 | Republic of Ireland | Ankara |
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| Cemil 51', 70' Isa 65' |
Stapleton 3' Daly 14' Waters 80' |
| 31 October 1976 |
Turkey | 4 – 0 | Malta | Ankara |
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| Mehmet 22' Cemil 54', 57', 75' |
| 17 November 1976 |
East Germany | 1 – 1 | Turkey | Dresden |
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| Kotte 2' (pen) | Cemil 31' (pen) |
| 16 February 1977 |
Turkey | 2 – 0 | Bulgaria | Istanbul |
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| Ali Kemal 54' Cemil 55' |
| 23 March 1977 |
Romania | 4 – 0 | Turkey | Bucharest |
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| Georgescu 23' Dumitru 62' Vigu 75' Iordănescu 82' |
| 6 April 1977 |
Turkey | 1 – 2 | Finland | Ankara |
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| Mustafa 23' | Paatelainen 64' Nieminen 76' |
| 17 April 1977 |
Austria | 1 – 0 | Turkey | Wien |
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| Schachner 43' |
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