1975–76 Alpha Ethniki
40th season of top-tier football league in Greece
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The 1975–76 Alpha Ethniki was the 40th season of the highest football league of Greece. The season began on 5 October 1975 and ended on 23 May 1976. PAOK won their first Greek title in history.
| Season | 1975–76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | PAOK 1st Greek title |
| Relegated | None |
| European Cup | PAOK |
| UEFA Cup | AEK Athens Olympiacos |
| Cup Winners' Cup | Iraklis |
| Matches | 240 |
| Goals | 553 (2.3 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Georgios Dedes (15 goals) |
← 1974–75 1976–77 → | |
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point.
Teams
| Promoted from 1974–75 Beta Ethniki |
Relegated from 1974–75 Alpha Ethniki |
|---|---|
| Panetolikos Apollon Athens Pierikos |
Olympiacos Volos Egaleo Kavala Kalamata AEL |
Location of teams in 1975–76 Alpha Ethniki
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAOK (C) | 30 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 60 | 17 | +43 | 49 | Qualification for European Cup first round |
| 2 | AEK Athens | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 57 | 18 | +39 | 44 | Qualification for UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Olympiacos | 30 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 48 | 28 | +20 | 41 | |
| 4 | Panathinaikos | 30 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 28 | +19 | 38 | |
| 5 | PAS Giannina | 30 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 40 | 33 | +7 | 36 | |
| 6 | Aris | 30 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 27 | +23 | 35 | |
| 7 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 43 | 39 | +4 | 32 | |
| 8 | Iraklis | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 39 | −6 | 27 | Qualification for Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 9 | Atromitos[a] | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 33 | −6 | 26 | |
| 10 | Panachaiki | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 35 | −13 | 25 | |
| 11 | Pierikos | 30 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 23 | |
| 12 | Panionios | 30 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 22 | |
| 13 | Kastoria | 30 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 45 | −24 | 22 | |
| 14 | Apollon Athens | 30 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 21 | |
| 15 | Panetolikos | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 41 | −24 | 19 | |
| 16 | Panserraikos | 30 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 47 | −26 | 17 |
Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd decision match; 3rd head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd decision match; 3rd head-to-head goal difference.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Results
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgios Dedes |
AEK Athens | 15 |
| 2 | Giorgos Koudas |
PAOK | 14 |
| 3 | Dinos Ballis |
Aris | 13 |
| Totis Filakouris |
Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| 5 | Kostas Eleftherakis |
Panathinaikos | 12 |
| 6 | Stavros Sarafis |
PAOK | 11 |
 Neto Guerino |
PAOK | ||
| Mimis Papaioannou |
AEK Athens | ||
 Walter Wagner |
AEK Athens | ||
| Lakis Papaioannou |
Pierikos |
Attendances
Olympiacos drew the highest average home attendance in the 1975–76 Alpha Ethniki.[1]
| # | Team | Average attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympiacos | 22,089 |
| 2 | PAOK | 19,330 |
| 3 | Panathinaikos | 18,196 |
| 4 | AEK Athens | 16,296 |
| 5 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 11,417 |
| 6 | Iraklis | 10,998 |
| 7 | Aris | 10,635 |
| 8 | Apollon Athens | 6,725 |
| 9 | Panionios | 6,710 |
| 10 | Atromitos | 6,551 |
| 11 | Panachaiki | 6,321 |
| 12 | PAS Giannina | 6,016 |
| 13 | Panetolikos | 4,994 |
| 14 | Pierikos | 4,127 |
| 15 | Kastoria | 2,981 |
| 16 | Panserraikos | 2,332 |