1976–77 Atlético Madrid season

Atlético Madrid
1976-1977 season
President	Vicente Calderon
Head Coach	Luis Aragones
Stadium	Vicente Calderon
Primera Division	Winners; (In 1977–78 European Cup)
Copa del Rey	Eightfinals
European Cup Winners' Cup	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Ruben Cano (19); All: ; Ruben Cano (23)
	Home colours
	Home colours

The 1976–77 season was Atlético Madrid's 73th season in existence and the club's 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

During summer the club transferred in Argentine Forward Ruben Cano from Elche CF forming an effective partnership with Ruben Ayala.^[1] The season is best remembered by a 4-0 won match against archrivals Real Madrid.^[2]^[3] In his third campaign as head coach Luis Aragones clinched the league trophy with the team defeating FC Barcelona in a closed race.^[4] The eightieth league title was assured on 15 May 1977 at Santiago Bernabeu stadium with a draw.^[5] Meanwhile, in the European Cup Winners' Cup the team reached the semifinals stage only to be defeated by the West German side Hamburger SV in a two-legged series.^[6] Also, in Copa del Rey the club as incumbent champions was early eliminated in eightfinals by underdogs Sevilla CF.^[7]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Miguel Reina
—	GK	ESP	José Pacheco Gómez
—	DF	ESP	José Luis Capón
—	DF	BRA	Luís Pereira
—	DF	ESP	Eusebio Bejarano
—	DF	ESP	Marcelino
—	DF	ARG	Ramón Heredia
—	DF	ARG	Panadero Diaz
—	DF	ESP	Juan Sierra
—	MF	ESP	Francisco Bermejo
—	MF	PAR	Domingo Benegas


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Ignacio Salcedo
—	MF	ESP	Alberto Fernández
—	MF	ESP	Eugenio Leal
—	MF	ESP	Robi
—	FW	ARG	Rubén Ayala
—	FW	ARG	José Eulogio Gárate
—	FW	BRA	Heraldo Bezerra
—	FW	BRA	Leivinha
—	FW	ESP	Francisco Aguilar Fernández
—	FW	ARG	Rubén Cano

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Rubén Cano	Elche CF
GK	Robi	Salamanca
DF	Juan José Rubio	Atletico Madrileño
DF	Juan Sierra	Atletico Madrileño
DF	Antonio Toran	Atletico Madrileño

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
MF	Adelardo		retired
DF	Francisco Baena	Deportivo Alavés
DF	Francisco Galán	Real Oviedo
DF	Luis Gómez	CD Málaga
DF	Antonio Díaz	Granada CF

Competitions

Primera Division

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Madrid (C)	34	19	8	7	62	33	+29	46	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Barcelona	34	18	9	7	69	34	+35	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Athletic Bilbao	34	15	8	11	55	45	+10	38
4	Las Palmas	34	15	6	13	56	51	+5	36
5	Real Betis	34	15	6	13	42	42	0	36	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Real Betis qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L
Position	2	6	5	9	4	3	2	1	1	1	2	2	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; = Leader qualified to the 1977–78 European Cup; = Classified to the 1977–78 UEFA Cup; = Relegated to the 1977–78 Segunda División

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Matches

5 September 1976 1	Atletico Madrid	2–0	CD Malaga	Madrid
	Leivinha 1' Cano 14'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Crespo Aurre

12 September 1976 2	Celta	1–0	Atletico Madrid	Vigo
	Mori 69'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Borrás del Barrio

19 September 1976 3	Atletico Madrid	2–1	UD Salamanca	Madrid
	Leivinha 48' Cano 84'	Report	79' Álvarez	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Oliva Fortuny

25 September 1976 4	Real Sociedad	2–0	Atletico Madrid	San Sebastián
	Satrústegui 50' Ufarte 57'	Report		Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Fernández Quirós

3 October 1976 5	Atletico Madrid	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
	Leivinha 43' Alberto 59'	Report	32' Villar	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Forés Bachero

17 October 1976 6	Espanol	1–4	Atletico Madrid	Barcelona
	Marañón 82' (pen.)	Report	30', 44' Leivinha 46' Cano 89' Ayala	Stadium: Sarria Referee: Guruceta Muro

24 October 1976 7	Atletico Madrid	3–1	FC Barcelona	Madrid
	Cano 14' Heredia 37' Leal 44'	Report	52' Cruijff	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Olavarria González

31 October 1976 8	Elche CF	0–1	Atletico Madrid	Elche
		Report	83' Aguilar	Stadium: Nuevo Altabix Referee: Orrantia Capelastegui

7 November 1976 9	Atletico Madrid	1–0	Hercules CF	Madrid
	Ayala 35'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 50,000 Referee: López Cuadrado

14 November 1976 10	Real Betis	1–0	Atletico Madrid	Sevilla
	Ladinsky 60'	Report		Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Santana Páez

21 November 1976 11	Atletico Madrid	3–3	Sevilla CF	Madrid
	Luís Pereira 53', 72' Cano 66'	Report	33', 58' Scotta 51' Sanjosé	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Orellana Álvarez

27 November 1976 12	UD Las Palmas	1–1	Atletico Madrid	Las Palmas
	Fernández 43'	Report	66' Cano	Stadium: Insular Referee: Carreira Abad

5 December 1976 13	Atletico Madrid	0–3	Burgos CF	Madrid
		Report	48' Viteri 43' Krešić 83' Valdés	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 40,000 Referee: García Carrión

12 December 1976 14	Racing Santander	0–0	Atletico Madrid	Santander
		Report		Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Borrás del Barrio

19 December 1976 15	Atletico Madrid	2–0	Real Zaragoza	Madrid
	Ayala 32', 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Orrantia Capelastegui

2 January 1977 16	Atletico Madrid	4–0	Real Madrid	Madrid
	Cano 2', 66' Panadero 63' Bermejo 81'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Orellana Álvarez

9 January 1977 17	Valencia CF	2–3	Atletico Madrid	Valencia
	Kempes 47', 77'	Report	17' Leal 53', 64' Cano	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Crespo Aurre

16 January 1977 18	CD Malaga	0–0	Atletico Madrid	Malaga
		Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Borrás del Barrio

23 January 1977 19	Atletico Madrid	3–0	Celta	Madrid
	Robi 31' Ayala 48' (rig) Heredia 78' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Oliva Fortuny

30 January 1977 20	UD Salamanca	1–1	Atletico Madrid	Salamanca
	Juanjo 8'	Report	89' Cano	Stadium: Helmántico Referee: Tomeo Palanques

6 February 1977 21	Atletico Madrid	5–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Cano 1', 30' Ayala 70', 78' Bermejo 71'	Report	85' Kortabarría	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Carreira Abad

16 February 1977 22	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Atletico Madrid	Bilbao
		Report	42' Cano	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Guruceta Muro

20 February 1977 23	Atletico Madrid	1–1	Espanol	Madrid
	Bermejo 17'	Report	65' Marañón	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Balsa Ron

27 February 1977 24	FC Barcelona	1–1	Atletico Madrid	Barcelona
	Clarés 75'	Report	84' (o.g.) Neeskens	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Sáiz Elizondo

6 March 1977 25	Atletico Madrid	5–1	Elche CF	Madrid
	Luís Pereira 16' Dominichi 52' (aut) Leal 54' Aguilar 67' Salcedo 84'	Report	65' (rig) Voglino	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Olavarria González

13 March 1977 26	Hercules CF	2–1	Atletico Madrid	Alicante
	Lübeke 56' Rivera 85'	Report	79' Cano	Stadium: José Rico Pérez Referee: Orrantia Capelastegui

20 March 1977 27	Atletico Madrid	3–1	Real Betis	Madrid
	Robi 9' Ayala 31' (pen.) Benítez 52' (aut)	Report	86' (rig) Mühren	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Carreira Abad

3 April 1977 28	Sevilla CF	1–2	Atletico Madrid	Sevilla
	Scotta 37'	Report	5' Ayala 77' Cano	Stadium: Ramón Sanchez-Pizjuan Referee: Acebal Pezón

10 April 1977 29	Atletico Madrid	1–0	UD Las Palmas	Madrid
	Cano 86'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 40,000 Referee: De Burgos Núñez

24 April 1977 30	Burgos CF	2–0	Atletico Madrid	Burgos
	Marcelino 52' (aut) Juanito 90'	Report		Stadium: El Plantío Referee: Acebal Pezón

1 May 1977 31	Atletico Madrid	5–1	Racing Santander	Madrid
	Luís Pereira 2' Leivinha 4', 86' Ayala 52' (rig), 87'	Report	69' (rig) Zuviría	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Ausocúa Sanz

8 May 1977 32	Real Zaragoza	0–2	Atletico Madrid	Zaragoza
		Report	19' Cano 63' Ayala	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Olavarria González

15 May 1977 33	Real Madrid	1–1	Atletico Madrid	Madrid
	Martínez 70'	Report	40' Cano	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Carreira Abad

22 May 1977 34	Atletico Madrid	2–3	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Leivinha 60' Ayala 87' (pen.)	Report	47', 70' Kempes 61' Eloy	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Ausocúa Sanz

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

27 April 1977 1	Sevilla CF	2–0	Atletico Madrid	Sevilla
	Cantudo 25' Montero 36'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Referee: Balsa Ron

12 May 1977 2	Atletico Madrid	1–0 (1–2 agg.)	Sevilla CF	Madrid
	Ayala 57'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Sáiz Elizondo

European Cup Winners' Cup

Round of 32

15 September 1976 1	Rapid Wien	1–2	Atletico Madrid	Wien
	Krankl 19'	Report	80' Cano 88' Ayala	Stadium: Praterstadion Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Delcourt

29 September 1976 2	Atletico Madrid	1–1	Rapid Wien	Madrid
	Leivinha 72'	Report	79' Krejcirik	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Partridge

Eightfinals

20 October 1976 1	Atletico Madrid	1–0	Hajduk Split	Madrid
	Cano 49'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Frickel

4 November 1976 2	Hajduk Split	1–2	Atletico Madrid	Split
	Žungul 26'	Report	53' Ayala 59' Leal	Stadium: Stari Plac Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Paterson

Quarterfinals

2 March 1977 1	Levski Sofia	2–1	Atletico Madrid	Sofia
	Tsvetkov 9' Milanov 38'	Report	68' Bermejo	Stadium: Vasil Levski Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Gonella

16 March 1977 2	Atletico Madrid	2–0	Levski Sofia	Madrid
	Ayala 4' (pen.), 69' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Carpenter

Semifinals

6 April 1977 1	Atletico Madrid	3–1	Hamburger SV	Madrid
	Cano 53', 67' Leal 59'	Report	56' Magath	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Rainea

20 April 1977 2	Hamburger SV	3–0	Atletico Madrid	Hamburg
	Capón 19' Reimann 21' Keller 27'	Report		Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 61,000 Referee: Eriksson

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Primera Division		European Cup Winners' Cup		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Miguel Reina	39	-38	29+1	-29	7	-7	2	-2
	DF	ESP	Marcelino	36	0	25+3	0	5+1	0	2	0
	DF	BRA	Luís Pereira	40	4	32	4	8	0
	DF	ESP	Eusebio Bejarano	34	0	24+4	0	4+1	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	José Luis Capón	39	0	28+1	0	8	0	2	0
	MF	ESP	Robi	35	2	26+2	2	4+1	0	1+1	0
	MF	ESP	Alberto Fernández	40	1	27+4	1	5+2	0	1+1	0
	MF	ESP	Eugenio Leal	43	5	33	3	8	2	2	0
	FW	BRA	Leivinha	18	9	14+1	8	3	1
	FW	ARG	Rubén Ayala	43	18	34	13	8	4	1	1
	FW	ARG	Rubén Cano	43	23	33	19	8	4	2	0
	GK	ESP	José Pacheco Gómez	6	-6	5	-4	1	-2
	MF	PAR	Domingo Benegas	24	0	13+4	0	5	0	2	0
	DF	ARG	Panadero Diaz	17	1	13	1	3+1	0
	DF	ARG	Ramón Heredia	20	2	11+3	2	4+1	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Francisco Bermejo	26	4	10+10	3	4	1	1+1	0
	FW	ESP	Francisco Aguilar	26	2	9+9	2	1+5	0	2	0
	MF	ESP	Ignacio Salcedo	16	1	6+6	1	2	0	2	0
	DF	ESP	Juan Sierra	1	0	1	0
	FW	BRA	Heraldo Bezerra	1	0	1	0
	FW	ARG	José Eulogio Gárate	1	0	0+1	0
	DF	ESP	Juan José Rubio	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Source: http://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1976-777.html

References

^ "El gol del Atlético" [Atlético's goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2016.
^ FJ Diaz (16 November 2016). "The First Big Night of Ruben Cano" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
^ Xavier Ventura (3 January 1977). "4-0: The Central Derby was a red and white walk" (PDF) (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ "Tiki-taka founder Luis Aragones dies aged 78". Irish Independent. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^ Jesus Colino (15 May 2020). "San Isidro and the League won at the Bernabeu" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
^ Antonio G. Calatayud. "3-0:Hamburger had everything in face" (PDF) (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ Nivardo Pina (13 May 1977). "1-0: The Champion Fell Through!" (PDF) (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

[table_note_res_CWC10.42565733772966-8] Real Betis qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

[1] "El gol del Atlético" [Atlético's goal]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 22 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2016.

[2] FJ Diaz (16 November 2016). "The First Big Night of Ruben Cano" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 16 March 2025.

[3] Xavier Ventura (3 January 1977). "4-0: The Central Derby was a red and white walk" (PDF) (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[irish-4] "Tiki-taka founder Luis Aragones dies aged 78". Irish Independent. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.

[5] Jesus Colino (15 May 2020). "San Isidro and the League won at the Bernabeu" (in Spanish). as.com. Retrieved 15 March 2025.

[6] Antonio G. Calatayud. "3-0:Hamburger had everything in face" (PDF) (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 20 June 2017.

[7] Nivardo Pina (13 May 1977). "1-0: The Champion Fell Through!" (PDF) (in Spanish). mundodeportivo.com. Retrieved 17 March 2025.

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