Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1972–73. The 1972–73 season was the sixth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League, the first level division in Turkey. They finished 11th in the league.
President was Mehmet Karamehmet. Vice president was Sezai Sak. General captain was Necati Bolkan. Governor of Mersin Bayram Turançetin gave a speech before the game played on 25 December 1972, against MKE Ankaragücü, inviting fans to support the team. Coach was Turgay Şeren. Şeren completed first half and resigned after a home lost against Eskişehirspor on 17th round. Nazım Koka replaced him.
In Turkish Cup the team was eliminated to Gaziantepspor at 2nd round.
Pre-season 20.08.1972 - Kayserispor-MİY: 2–1.
1972–73 First League participation First League was played with 16 teams in its 16th season, 1972–73. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1973–74. Mersin İY became 11th with 8 wins. Zeki Temizer was the most scorer player with 8 goals.Mersin İdmanyurdu S.K. History Mersin İdman Yurdu S.K. Official Website Friendly game: 21.10.1972 - MİY-Guarani (BRA): 3–2. Saturday, 14:30. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin.
Results summary Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1972–73 First League summary:
Overall Home Away Stage First half 11153751213-113 834173+410 7034510-53 Second half 155461418-414 733196+39 8215512-75 Overall 1130811112631-527 15672169+719 152491022-128 Sources: 1972–73 Turkish First Football League pages.Standings, promotion and relegations from Turkish-Soccer, retrieved on 26 August 2009. Standings and results from maçkolik.com league page, retrieved on 26 February 2015. Standings by rounds obtained from a search performed in Milliyet online archive performed on 12 August 2010.
League table Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1972–73 season is shown in the following table.See full table and results from Turkish Soccer - Turkish Leagues by Erdinç Sivritepe.More details
Note: Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches.
Results by round Results of games MİY played in 1972–73 First League by rounds:
First half
Second half
1972–73 Turkish Cup participation 1972–73 Turkish Cup was played for the 11th season as Türkiye Kupası by 26 teams. Two elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1972–73 Turkish Cup from the first round and was eliminated at second round by Gaziantepspor. Gaziantepspor was eliminated at quarter-finals. Galatasaray won the Cup for the 5th time.TFF website does not have an official page for 1972–73 Turkish Cup, but results for finals at TFF Turkish Cup page, retrieved on 15 August 2015, . See some details on cup matches at Türkiye Kupası by Cem Pekin, retrieved on 15 August 2015, ; and maçkolik.com Cup page, retrieved on 15 August 2015, .
Cup track The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1972–73 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.
RoundOwn LeagueOpponent's LeagueOpponentResultRound 1First LeagueAmateurEskişehir Havagücü1–11–0Promoted to R2Round 2First LeagueSecond League Red GroupGaziantepspor0–20–0Eliminated Note: In the above table 'Score' shows For and Against goals whether the match played at home or not.
Game details Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1972–73 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.
Source: 1972–73 Turkish Cup pages.
Management
Club management Mehmet Karamehmet was club president
Coaching team
1972–73 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches: Head coach Period NotesNazım Koka01.08.1972 – 31.05.1973 Note: Only official games were included.
1972–73 squad Stats are counted for 1972–73 First League matches and 1972–73 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches.Stats were not provided by TFF for this season. See TFF Club page. Search for 1972–73 squad and 1972–73 matches are not provided. Retrieved on 7 August 2015.Data were obtained from; Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 YearsRetrieved on 29 July 2011 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 57. And an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for 1972–73 Mersin İdmanyurdu season. Appearance and goal stats were obtained from maçkolik.com. Data related to discipline and substitute players obtained from maçkolik.com are not complete. Retrieved on 21 August 2015. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of whom were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.
Name Birth Born ← Season Notes →11Yılmaz Urul1942 GK23 2 25 İstanbulspor.Yılmaz Urul. Arap. Player signed in Summer 1972. His previous team was İstanbulspor. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.22Akın Aksaçlı1947 DF2813 311 previous season.Akın Aksaçlı. In the team since Summer 1970. His previous team was Galatasaray. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .33Cihat Erbil1946AlpulluDF24 2 26 previous season.Cihat Erbil. In the team since Summer 1968. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .44Tuncay Mesçi1947TrabzonMF23 4 27 Ankaragücü.Tuncay Mesçi. Player signed in Summer 1972. His previous team was Ankaragücü. At the end of the season player signed to Trabzonspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.55Necdet Aykut1947 MF1741 184 Gençlerbirliği.Necdet Aykut. Player signed in Summer 1972. His previous team was Gençlerbirliği. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .66Refik Çoğum1940 MF20 1 21 previous season.Refik Çoğum. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .77Davut Şahin1948 FW20 3 23 Beşiktaş.Davut Şahin. Player signed in Summer 1972. His previous team was Beşiktaş. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.88Ömer Tokgöz1947 FW1912 211 previous season.Ömer Tokgöz. In the team since Summer 1971. His previous team was Ankaragücü. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.99Zeki Temizer1945IstanbulFW2982 318 1 previous season.Zeki Temizer. In the team since Summer 1971. His previous team was Fenerbahçe. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.1010Ayhan Öz20 Jul 1945MersinFW15111162 1 previous season.Ayhan Öz. In the team since Summer 1965. At the end of the season player signed to Gaziantepspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .1111Güray Erdener12 Jan 1944ÇanakkaleFW3043 334 previous season.Güray Erdener. In the team since Summer 1971. His previous team was Beşiktaş. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .1213Burhan Çetinkaya1952TrabzonFW2322 252 Zonguldakspor.Burhan Çetinkaya. Player signed in Summer 1972. His previous team was Zonguldakspor. He attended summer camp with Galatasaray, but later he was persuaded by coach Turgay Şeren and signed to MİY. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.138İbrahim Arayıcı1949SilifkeFW2023 232 1 previous season.İbrahim Arayıcı. In the team since Summer 1968. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.1411Alp Sümeralp1938IstanbulFW1934 233 previous season.Alp Sümeralp. In the team since Summer 1962. At the end of the season he finished his player career. Details from maçkolik.com page .1513Remzi Sezer MF82 82 previous season.Remzi Sezer. In the team since Summer 1971. at the end of the season player signed to Zonguldakspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .163Erol Evcimen1944 DF13 3 16 previous season.Erol Evcimen, B. Erol. In the team since Summer 1969. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.177Erol Durmuşlu1 Nov 1950SilifkeFW10 2 12 previous season.Erol Durmuşlu, K. Erol. In the team since Summer 1968. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.184Levent Arıkdoğan23 Aug 1953MersinMF1 1121 First time professional.Mehmet Levent Arıkdoğan. In the team since Summer 1972. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .191Fikret Özdil1943 GK8 2 10 previous season.Fikret Özdil. In the team since Winter 1966. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .205Halit Kutlu MF12 2 14 1 previous season.Halit Kutlu. In the team since Summer 1971. His previous team was Beşiktaş. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .219Mehmet Şilan17 Dec 1955MersinFW1 1 previous season.Mehmet Şilan. In the team since Summer 1971. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page . Sources: 1972–73 season squad data from maçkolik com, Milliyet, and Erbil (1975).
Transfer news from Milliyet: Before the season goalkeeper Yılmaz was transfreed from İstanbulspor. Defender Selahattin from Vefa. Necdet from Gençlerbirliği. Transfers out: B.Erol (free).
See also Football in Turkey
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