# 1976–77 Hamburger SV season

The 1976–77 Hamburger SV season was the 30th season in the club's history and the 14th consecutive season playing in the Bundesliga. Hamburg competed in this season's editions of the Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, and European Cup Winners' Cup.

## Season summary

HSV qualified for this season's European Cup Winners' Cup by having won the DFB-Pokal in the previous season. The club reached the final of the competition for the second time in club history, their first being a loss to Italian side Milan in 1967–68. HSV defeated Belgian side Anderlecht in the final on 11 May 1977, winning the match 2–0 thanks to goals by Georg Volkert and Felix Magath.

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Bundesliga | 9 August 1976 | 12 June 1977 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 041.18 |
| DFB-Pokal | 7 August 1976 | 16 October 1976 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 050.00 |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | 15 September 1976 | 11 May 1977 | First round | Winners | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 9 | +14 | 066.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 95 | 71 | +24 | 046.67 |
Source: World Football

### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 57 | +29 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | 1. FC Köln | 34 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 83 | 61 | +22 | 40 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 6 | Hamburger SV | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 67 | 56 | +11 | 38 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 7 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 37 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 34 | |
* 1 2 As 1. FC Köln qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup, their UEFA Cup spot was transferred to Bayern Munich.
* ↑ Hamburger SV won the 1976–77 European Cup Winners' Cup and thereby automatically qualified as defending champions.

### DFB Pokal

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 1 August 1975 | First round | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | Home | 4–1 | Keller, Hidien, Eigl, Memering | 9,600 | Zuchantke |
| 15 October 1976 | Second round | Bayern Munich | Away | 1–5 | Hidien | 26,000 | Engel |

### European Cup Winners' Cup

| Win | Draw | Loss |
| Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | Referee |
| 15 September 1976 | First round First leg | ÍB Keflavík | Home | 3–0 | Zaczyk, Reimann, Hidien | 8,000 | Kopal |
| 29 September 1976 | First round Second leg | ÍB Keflavík | Away | 1–1 | Hidien | 2,000 | Perry |
| 20 October 1976 | Second round First leg | Hearts | Home | 4–2 | Bjørnmose, Eigl, Reimann, Kaltz | 22,000 | Zharkov |
| 3 November 1976 | Second round Second leg | Hearts | Away | 4–1 | Eigl (2), Magath (2) | 25,000 | Wurtz |
| 2 March 1977 | Quarter-finals First leg | MTK Budapest | Away | 1–1 | Volkert | 14,000 | Dubach |
| 16 March 1977 | Quarter-finals Second leg | MTK Budapest | Home | 4–1 | Reimann (2), Kaltz (pen), Zaczyk | 37,000 | Rauš |
| 6 April 1977 | Semi-finals First leg | Atlético Madrid | Away | 1–3 | Magath | 30,000 | Rainea |
| 20 April 1977 | Semi-finals Second leg | Atlético Madrid | Home | 3–0 | Capón (own goal), Reimann, Keller | 61,000 | Eriksson |
| 11 May 1977 | Final | Anderlecht | Neutral | 2–0 | Volkert, Magath | 66,000 | Partridge |