1976–77 Juventus F.C. season

Juventus Football Club
1976–77 season
Chairman	Giampiero Boniperti
Manager	Giovanni Trapattoni
Serie A	1st; (in European Cup)
Coppa Italia	Second round
UEFA Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bettega(17); All: Bettega(23)
Average home league attendance	41,892
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season is Juventus Football Club's 79nd in existence and in the top-flight of Italian football.

Summary[]

In the 75th Serie A championship - Torino began as title holders- Juventus changes started with Giovanni Trapattoni now being manager of the team, and newcomers Roberto Boninsegna and Romeo Benetti having replaced Pietro Anastasi and Fabio Capello to reinforce the squad.^[2]

A memorable season for the city of Turin due to rivals and last year champions Torino finished in 2nd place with a massive 50 points and just one behind first place Juventus winners of the title.^[3]

Four days before clinch its 17th Serie A trophy, the team won the UEFA Cup first confederation competition of its history, defeating basque side Athletic Bilbao in the Final at San Mames.^[4]

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	ITA	Dino Zoff
—	GK	ITA	Giancarlo Alessandrelli
—	DF	ITA	Claudio Gentile
—	DF	ITA	Gaetano Scirea
—	DF	ITA	Antonello Cuccureddu
—	DF	ITA	Francesco Morini
—	DF	ITA	Luciano Spinosi
—	DF	ITA	Antonio Cabrini
—	DF	ITA
—	MF	ITA	Romeo Benetti
—	MF	ITA	Franco Causio


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ITA	Marco Tardelli
—	MF	ITA	Giuseppe Furino (Captain)
—	MF	ITA	Alberto Marchetti
—	MF	ITA	Gian Piero Gasperini
—	MF	ITA
—	MF	ITA
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Boninsegna
—	FW	ITA	Roberto Bettega
—	FW	ITA	Sergio Gori
—	FW	ITA

Competitions[]

Serie A[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Juventus (C)	30	23	5	2	50	20	+30	51	Qualification to European Cup
2	Torino	30	21	8	1	51	14	+37	50	Qualification to UEFA Cup
3	Fiorentina	30	12	11	7	38	31	+7	35
4	Internazionale	30	10	13	7	34	27	+7	33
5	Lazio	30	10	11	9	34	28	+6	31

Source: Panini
(C) Champion

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W
Position	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	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; = 1977–78 European Cup; = 1977–78 UEFA Cup

Matches[]

3 October 1976 1	Lazio	2-3	Juventus	Roma
	55' Re Cecconi 89'Giordano	Report	12'Bettega 54'Boninsegna 70'Bettega	Stadium: Olimpico

10 October 1976 2	Juventus	1-0	Genoa	Torino
	25'Boninsegna	Report		Stadium: Comunale

24 October 1976 3	Foggia	0-1	Juventus	Foggia
		Report	74'Bettega	Stadium: Pino Zaccheria

31 October 1976 4	Juventus	3-0	Catanzaro	Torino
	9'Gentile 53'Bettega 82'Cuccureddu	Report		Stadium: Comunale

7 November 1976 5	Milan	2-3	Juventus	Milan
	13' Calloni 17' (o.g.) Tardelli	Report	21' Bettega 54' Benetti 80' Bettega	Stadium: San Siro

21 November 1976 6	Juventus	2-1	Hellas Verona	Torino
	69' Bettega 87' Causio	Report	90' Luppi	Stadium: Comunale

28 November 1976 7	Cesena	0-1	Juventus	Cesena
		Report	80' Boninsegna	Stadium:

5 December 1976 8	Juventus	0-2	Torino	Torino
		Report	19' Graziani F. 79' Pulici P.	Stadium: Comunale

12 December 1976 9	Juventus	0-0	Fiorentina	Torino
		Report		Stadium: Comunale

19 December 1976 10	Bologna	0-1	Juventus	Bologna
		Report	3' Causio	Stadium: Comunale

2 January 1977 11	Juventus	1-0	Perugia	Torino
	51' (o.g.) Berni	Report		Stadium: Comunale

9 January 1977 12	Napoli	0-2	Juventus	Napoli
		Report	70' Boninsegna 76' Scirea	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Note: Suspended at 80' due to throwing objects by Napoli fans. Awarded on table by The Sport Justice Court.</ref>

16 January 1977 13	Juventus	2-0	Inter	Torino
	21' Boninsegna 62' Boninsegna	Report		Stadium: Comunale

30 January 1977 14	Roma	3-1	Juventus	Roma
	13' Di Bartolomei 32' Conti B. 68' (o.g.) Morini F.	Report	88' Bettega	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

6 February 1977 15	Juventus	3-0	Sampdoria	Torino
	34' Tardelli 41' Tardelli 76' Bettega	Report		Stadium: Comunale

13 February 1977 16	Juventus	2-0	Lazio	Torino
	40' Tardelli 78' (pen) Boninsegna	Report		Stadium: Comunale

20 February 1977 17	Genoa	2-2	Juventus	Genova
	19' Boninsegna 74' Bettega	Report	61' Ghetti 64' Damiani	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

27 February 1977 18	Juventus	1-0	Foggia	Torino
	12' Bettega	Report		Stadium: Comunale

6 March 1977 19	Catanzaro	0-2	Juventus	Catanzaro
		Report	69' Scirea 81' (o.g.) Silipo

13 March 1977 20	Juventus	2-1	Milan	Torino
	38' (pen) Boninsegna 40' Causio	Report	3' (o.g.) Scirea	Stadium: Comunale

20 March 1977 21	Hellas Verona	0-0	Juventus	Verona
		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi

27 March 1977 22	Juventus	3-2	Cesena	Torino
	14' Benetti 68' Bettega 75' Benetti	Report	48' (o.g.) Morini F 88' Palese	Stadium: Comunale

3 April 1977 23	Torino	1-1	Juventus	Torino
	8' Pulici P	Report	6' Causio	Stadium: Comunale

10 April 1977 24	Fiorentina	1-3	Juventus	Firenze
	86' (pen) Casarsa	Report	48' Cabrini 50' Benetti 69' Bettega	Stadium: Comunale

17 April 1977 25	Juventus	2-1	Bologna	Torino
	10' (pen) Boninsegna 69' Bettega	Report	31' Clerici	Stadium: Comunale

24 April 1977 26	Perugia	1-1	Juventus	Perugia
	31' Vannini	Report	19' Causio	Stadium: Comunale di Pian di Massiano

1 May 1977 27	Juventus	2-1	Napoli	Torino
	15' Bettega 86' Furino	Report	79' Massa	Stadium: Comunale

8 May 1977 28	Inter	0-2	Juventus	Milan
		Report	37' Gori S. 63' Tardelli	Stadium: San Siro

14 May 1977 ^[5] 29	Juventus	1-0	Roma	Torino
	11' Bettega	Report		Stadium: Comunale

22 May 1977 30	Sampdoria	0-2	Juventus	Genova
		Report	61' Bettega 84' Boninsegna	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris

Coppa Italia[]

UEFA Cup[]

Final[]

4 May 1977	Juventus	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Torino
	Tardelli 15'	Report Overview (archive) Overview		Stadium: Comunale Attendance: 54,800

18 May 1977	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Juventus	Bilbao
	Irureta 11' Carlos 78'	Report Overview (archive) Overview	Bettega 7'	Stadium: Estadio San Mames Attendance: 39,700

Statistics[]

Topscorers[]

23 goals

Roberto Bettega

20 goals

Roberto Boninsegna

7 goals

6 goals

Romeo Benetti

4 goals

Antonello Cuccureddu

2 goals

1 goal

References[]

^ "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1974-75 to 1985-86". stadiapostcards.com.
^ Angelo Caroli (4 August 1976). "Signora, perché?" (in Italian). Stampa Sera. p. 10.
^ Ferruccio Cavallero (23 May 1977). "Una stagione da non dimenticare". Stampa Sera. p. 11.
^ Bruno Bernardi (19 May 1977). "Juventus, la Coppa Uefa finalmente!" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 18.
^ Rescheduled from 15 May, due to Juventus participation on 1977 UEFA Cup Final

External links[]

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[1] "Attendance Statistics of Serie A – 1974-75 to 1985-86". stadiapostcards.com.

[2] Angelo Caroli (4 August 1976). "Signora, perché?" (in Italian). Stampa Sera. p. 10.

[3] Ferruccio Cavallero (23 May 1977). "Una stagione da non dimenticare". Stampa Sera. p. 11.

[4] Bruno Bernardi (19 May 1977). "Juventus, la Coppa Uefa finalmente!" (in Italian). La Stampa. p. 18.

[5] Rescheduled from 15 May, due to Juventus participation on 1977 UEFA Cup Final

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