1977–78 PAOK FC season

PAOK 1977–78 football season
PAOK
1977–78 season
PresidentGreece Giorgos Pantelakis
ManagerEngland Billy Bingham
Greece Dimitris Kalogiannis
Greece Lakis Petropoulos
StadiumToumba Stadium
Alpha EthnikiRunners-up
Greek CupRunners-up
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup2nd round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kostas Orfanos (15)
All:
Kostas Orfanos (21)
Highest home attendance30,477 vs Olympiacos

The 1977–78 season was PAOK Football Club's 52nd in existence and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. The team entered the Greek Football Cup in first round and also participated in the UEFA Cup Winners' 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 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Mladen Furtula
— GK Greece GRE Dimitris Festeris
— DF Greece GRE Kostas Iosifidis
— DF Greece GRE Ioannis Gounaris
— DF Greece GRE Filotas Pellios
— DF Greece GRE Aristarchos Fountoukidis
— DF Greece GRE Nikos Alavantas
— DF Greece GRE Themis Kapousouzis
— MF Greece GRE Giorgos Koudas (captain)
— MF Greece GRE Koulis Apostolidis
— MF Greece GRE Angelos Anastasiadis
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Greece GRE Stavros Sarafis
— MF Greece GRE Ioannis Damanakis
— MF Greece GRE Giannis Pathiakakis
— MF Greece GRE Dimitris Voulgaris
— FW Greece GRE Kostas Orfanos
— FW Greece GRE Panagiotis Kermanidis
— FW Brazil BRA Neto Guerino
— FW Greece GRE Giorgos Kostikos
— FW Greece GRE Alexandros Boditsopoulos

Transfers

Players transferred in
Transfer Window Pos. Name Club Fee
Summer GK Greece Dimitris Festeris Greece Pandramaikos ?
Summer MF Greece Giannis Pathiakakis Greece Apollon Athens ?
Summer FW Greece Giorgos Kostikos Greece Pierikos 6.5 million Dr.
Players transferred out
Transfer Window Pos. Name Club Fee
Summer GK Greece Diamantis Milinis Greece Panserraikos Free
Summer MF Greece Christos Terzanidis Greece Panathinaikos 3 million Dr.
Summer FW Greece Dimitris Paridis Retired

Kit

Pre-season

  Win   Draw   Loss

TSV Westerland v PAOK
14 August 1977 Friendly TSV Westerland 2–5 PAOK West Germany
pen.' pen.' Pathiakakis
Damanakis
Guerino
Kermanidis
PAOK v Aris
24 August 1977 Friendly PAOK 3–2 Aris Thessaloniki
Guerino 45' (pen.)
Damanakis 54'
Kostikos 70'		 Foiros 21'
Pallas 24'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Chiotakis
PAOK v AEK
28 August 1977 Friendly PAOK 0–0 AEK Thessaloniki
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Zlatanos
Olympiacos v PAOK
1 September 1977 Friendly Olympiacos 3–1 PAOK Piraeus
Karavitis 29'
Kritikopoulos 42'
Galakos 83'		 Orfanos 60' (pen.) Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Referee: Marinos
PAOK v Apollon Limassol
7 September 1977 Friendly PAOK 4–0 Apollon Limassol Thessaloniki
Fountoukidis 12'
Kermanidis 35', 51'
Guerino 64' (pen.)		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Alpha Ethniki 34 16 14 4 48 24 +24 047.06
Greek Cup 6 5 0 1 17 4 +13 083.33
Cup Winners' Cup 4 3 0 1 6 4 +2 075.00
Total 44 24 14 6 71 32 +39 054.55

Source: Competitions

Managerial statistics

Head Coach From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
England Billy Bingham Start of season 23.10.1977 10 5 2 3 12 9 +3 050.00
Greece Dimitris Kalogiannis (Interim) 30.10.1977 26.12.1977 10 5 5 0 16 5 +11 050.00
Greece Lakis Petropoulos 08.01.1978 End of season 24 14 7 3 43 18 +25 058.33

Alpha Ethniki

Standings

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 AEK Athens (C) 34 21 11 2 74 27 +47 53 Qualification for European Cup first round
2 PAOK 34 16 14 4 48 24 +24 46 Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3 Panathinaikos 34 19 7 8 63 25 +38 45 Qualification for UEFA Cup first round
4 Olympiacos 34 17 10 7 46 20 +26 44
5 PAS Giannina 34 14 10 10 45 39 +6 38
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th decision match.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Since AEK Athens also won the Greek Cup and qualified for the 1978–79 European Cup, the Cup finalists, PAOK earned a spot in the Cup Winners' Cup first round.

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 16 14 4 48 24  +24 62 13 4 0 35 9  +26 3 10 4 13 15  −2

Last updated: 28 May 1978 (1978-05-28).
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Source: League matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Panathinaikos v PAOK
11 September 1977 1 Panathinaikos 0–0 PAOK Athens
Stadium: Leoforos Stadium
Attendance: 22,752
Apollon Athens v PAOK
18 September 1977 2 Apollon Athens 1–1 PAOK Athens
Asimakopoulos 44' (pen.) Pathiakakis 42' Stadium: Rizoupoli Stadium
Attendance: 6,316
Referee: Lagogiannis
PAOK v Pierikos
2 October 1977 3 PAOK 3–0 Pierikos Thessaloniki
Koudas 73'
Orfanos 81', 87'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 10,428
OFI v PAOK
9 October 1977 4 OFI 2–1 PAOK Heraklion
Papadopoulos 15'
Foustanakis 43'		 Kermanidis 29' Stadium: Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
Attendance: 7,046
PAOK v PAS Giannina
16 October 1977 5 PAOK 1–0 PAS Giannina Thessaloniki
Orfanos 8' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 9,779
Panachaiki v PAOK
23 October 1977 6 Panachaiki 2–0 PAOK Patras
Ioakeimidis 44'
Spentzopoulos 71'		 Stadium: Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Attendance: 6,297
PAOK v Iraklis
30 October 1977 7 PAOK 1–1 Iraklis Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 20' Gesios 67' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Printezis
Kastoria v PAOK
6 November 1977 8 Kastoria 1–1 PAOK Kastoria
Argyros 69' Orfanos 70' Stadium: Kastoria Stadium
Attendance: 4,278
PAOK v Ethnikos
13 November 1977 9 PAOK 1–0 Ethnikos Thessaloniki
Orfanos 56' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 8,502
Referee: Charalabidis
PAOK v Kavala
23 November 1977 10 PAOK 3–1 Kavala Thessaloniki
Orfanos 12' (pen.), 31'
Sarafis 22'		 Triantafyllidis 18' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 2,970
Aris v PAOK
27 November 1977 11 Aris 0–0 PAOK Thessaloniki
Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 13,729
Referee: Saraliotis
PAOK v Veria
4 December 1977 12 PAOK 2–0 Veria Thessaloniki
Orfanos 43', 83' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 3,709
Referee: Lekkas
Olympiacos v PAOK
11 December 1977 13 Olympiacos 0–0 PAOK Piraeus
Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 15,714
PAOK v Panionios
18 December 1977 14 PAOK 0–0 Panionios Thessaloniki
Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 2,928
Referee: Pachygiannakis
Panserraikos v PAOK
26 December 1977 15 Panserraikos 1–2 PAOK Serres
Chatzistavridis 82' Malaxianakis 44'
Boditsopoulos 80'		 Stadium: Serres Municipal Stadium
Note: Matchday 15 was played with reserve squad/amateur players due to a strike declared from semi professional players.
PAOK v AEK
8 January 1978 16 PAOK 1–1 AEK Thessaloniki
Damanakis 67' Bajević 44' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 17,552
Referee: Papavassiliou
Egaleo v PAOK
15 January 1978 17 Egaleo 2–1 PAOK Athens
Forakis 13'
Chatziskoulidis 62'		 Orfanos 50' (pen.) Stadium: Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium
Attendance: 4,751
Referee: Vourakis
PAOK v Panathinaikos
22 January 1978 18 PAOK 3–1 Panathinaikos Thessaloniki
Sarafis 29', 63'
Koudas 46'		 Giannakoulas 60' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 22,061
PAOK v Apollon Athens
29 January 1978 19 PAOK 3–0 Apollon Athens Thessaloniki
Orfanos 33', 39'
Koudas 63'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 8,169
Pierikos v PAOK
5 February 1978 20 Pierikos 1–1 PAOK Katerini
Mischos 5' Anastasiadis 58' (pen.) Stadium: Katerini Stadium
PAOK v OFI
12 February 1978 21 PAOK 5–0 OFI Thessaloniki
Sarafis 24'
Orfanos 37', 70' (pen.)
Iosifidis 43'
Pathiakakis 56'		 Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 11,152
Referee: Labropoulos
PAS Giannina v PAOK
19 February 1978 22 PAS Giannina 1–1 PAOK Ioannina
Liakos 37' Damanakis 32' Stadium: Zosimades Stadium
Attendance: 6,718
PAOK v Panachaiki
26 February 1978 23 PAOK 1–1 Panachaiki Thessaloniki
Anastasiadis 27' Spentzopoulos 90' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 11,392
Referee: Paschalidis
Iraklis v PAOK
5 March 1978 24 Iraklis 0–1 PAOK Thessaloniki
Sarafis 25' Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 21,205
Referee: Chiotakis
PAOK v Kastoria
12 March 1978 25 PAOK 2–1 Kastoria Thessaloniki
Damanakis 16'
Anastasiadis soccer ball with red X 44'
Guerino 58'		 Kopanos 38' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 3,967
Referee: Triantafyllou
Ethnikos v PAOK
19 March 1978 26 Ethnikos 1–1 PAOK Piraeus
Karaiskos 57' (pen.) Koudas 67' Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 10,794
Kavala v PAOK
26 March 1978 27 Kavala 0–0 PAOK Kavala
Stadium: Kavala Stadium
Attendance: 5,825
Referee: Triantafyllou
PAOK v Aris
2 April 1978 28 PAOK 2–1 Aris Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 3'
Koudas 64'		 Pallas 31' (pen.) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 23,693
Referee: Fakis
Veria v PAOK
9 April 1978 29 Veria 1–3 PAOK Veria
Chatzaras 20' (pen.)
Papatzikos soccer ball with red X 78'		 Kermanidis 16'
Damanakis 47'
Orfanos 90'		 Stadium: Veria Stadium
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Printezis
PAOK v Olympiacos
16 April 1978 30 PAOK 1–0 Olympiacos Thessaloniki
Guerino 16' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 30,477
Referee: Fakis
Panionios v PAOK
23 April 1978 31 Panionios 0–0 PAOK Athens
Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium
Attendance: 7,272
PAOK v Panserraikos
7 May 1978 32 PAOK 2–1 Panserraikos Thessaloniki
Kermanidis 17', 49' Kaltsas 65' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 4,590
AEK v PAOK
14 May 1978 33 AEK 2–0 PAOK Athens
Bajević 17'
Mavros 89'		 Stadium: Nikos Goumas Stadium
Attendance: 21,741
PAOK v Egaleo
28 May 1978 34 PAOK 4–1 Egaleo Thessaloniki
Guerino 22', 85'
Anastasiadis 70' (pen.)
Kermanidis 87'		 Konstantinou 53' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Saraliotis

Greek Cup

First round

PAOK v Levadiakos
21 December 1977 PAOK 6–1 Levadiakos Thessaloniki
Orfanos 20', 78'
Kostikos 37', 90'
Kermanidis 45'
Iosifidis 54'		 Margaritis 83' Stadium: Toumba Stadium

Second round

[8]

PAOK v Olympiacos Volos
1 February 1978 PAOK 4–1 Olympiacos Volos Thessaloniki
Sarafis 2', 64'
Orfanos 23' (pen.), 43' (pen.)		 Voulgaris 40' (pen.) Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Panagopoulos

Third round

[9]

Iraklis v PAOK
8 March 1978 Iraklis 0–1 PAOK Thessaloniki
Gesios Red card 9' Kermanidis 79' Stadium: Kaftanzoglio Stadium
Attendance: 26,903
Referee: Pantzalis

Quarter–finals

PAOK v Veria
19 April 1978 PAOK 5–0 Veria Thessaloniki
Guerino 2', 4'
Koudas 52'
Sarafis 63'
Apostolidis 80'		 Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 6,599

Semi–finals

Aris v PAOK
17 May 1978 Aris 0–1 (a.e.t.) PAOK Thessaloniki
Orfanos 112' Stadium: Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium
Attendance: 22,900
Referee: Fakis

Final

[10]

AEK v PAOK
4 June 1978 AEK 2–0 PAOK Piraeus
Bajević 50'
Mavros 80'		 Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium
Attendance: 23,483
Referee: Zlatanos

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

[11]

PAOK Greece v Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec
14 September 1977 1st leg PAOK Greece 2–0 Poland Zagłębie Sosnowiec Thessaloniki, Greece
Pellios 25'
Orfanos soccer ball with red X 57'
Anastasiadis 80' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 23,328
Referee: Alberto Michelotti (Italy)
Zagłębie Sosnowiec Poland v Greece PAOK
28 September 1977 2nd leg Zagłębie Sosnowiec Poland 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Greece PAOK Sosnowiec, Poland
Report Kermanidis 47'
Damanakis 69'		 Stadium: Stadion Ludowy
Referee: Brian McGinlay (Scotland)

Second round

[12]

Vejle Denmark v Greece PAOK
19 October 1977 1st leg Vejle Denmark 3–0 Greece PAOK Vejle, Denmark
Eg 12'
Jacquet 79'
Østergaard 88'		 Report Stadium: Vejle Stadium
Referee: Ferdinand Biwersi (Germany)
PAOK Greece v Denmark Vejle
2 November 1977 2nd leg PAOK Greece 2–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Denmark Vejle Thessaloniki, Greece
Orfanos 23'
Kermanidis 89'		 Report Jacquet 74' Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Referee: Nicolae Rainea (Romania)

Statistics

Squad statistics

As of June 4, 1978

Appearances denote players in the starting lineup, with the numbers in parentheses denoting appearances as substitute.

No. Name Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA CWC Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mladen Furtula 33 0 6 0 4 0 43 0
Greece Dimitris Festeris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
Greece Kostas Iosifidis 33 1 6 0 4 0 43 1
Greece Ioannis Gounaris 31 0 5 0 4 0 40 0
Greece Filotas Pellios 27 0 4 0 2 1 33 1
Greece Aristarchos Fountoukidis 17 0 1 0 2 0 20 0
Greece Nikos Alavantas 6 0 3 0 0 0 9 0
Greece Themis Kapousouzis 4 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
Midfielders
Greece Giorgos Koudas 31 5 5 1 4 0 40 6
Greece Koulis Apostolidis 31 0 5 1 3 0 39 1
Greece Ioannis Damanakis 27 4 6 0 4 1 37 5
Greece Stavros Sarafis 21 5 6 3 0 0 27 8
Greece Angelos Anastasiadis 19 3 4 0 3 1 26 4
Greece Giannis Pathiakakis 18 2 3 0 4 0 25 2
Greece Dimitris Voulgaris 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
Greece Kostas Orfanos 33 15 6 5 4 1 43 21
Greece Panagiotis Kermanidis 31 7 5 2 4 2 40 11
Greece Giorgos Kostikos 25 0 3 2 4 0 32 2
Brazil Neto Guerino 24 4 5 2 1 0 30 6
Greece Alexandros Boditsopoulos 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Player Alpha Ethniki Greek Cup UEFA CWC Total
1 FW Greece Kostas Orfanos 15 5 1 21
2 FW Greece Panagiotis Kermanidis 7 2 2 11
3 MF Greece Stavros Sarafis 5 3 0 8
4 MF Greece Giorgos Koudas 5 1 0 6
FW Brazil Neto Guerino 4 2 0 6
6 MF Greece Ioannis Damanakis 4 0 1 5
7 MF Greece Angelos Anastasiadis 3 0 1 4
8 MF Greece Giannis Pathiakakis 2 0 0 2
DF Greece Kostas Iosifidis 1 1 0 2
FW Greece Giorgos Kostikos 0 2 0 2
11 DF Greece Filotas Pellios 0 0 1 1
MF Greece Koulis Apostolidis 0 1 0 1
FW Greece Alexandros Boditsopoulos 1 0 0 1
FW Greece Michalis Malaxianakis 1 0 0 1
TOTALS 48 17 6 71

Source: Match reports in competitive matches, rsssf.com

External links

  • www.rsssf.com
  • PAOK FC official website

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