Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1998–99. Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) participated in 1998–99 Second League season for the 25th time. MİY couldn't attend promotion group but had finished classification in the first place and attended promotion play-offs, but couldn't promote. Team also participated in Turkish Cup in 1998–99 and eliminated at Round 2.
Mehmet Küver was club president. Müjdat Yalman managed the team in the first half. In the second half Kahraman Karataş was head coach. Oğuzhan Doğar appeared in all league games. In total Gökhan Sakar share the most appearance with 32 appearances. Gökhan Sakar was also league and season top goalscorer.
1998–99 Second League participation Mersin İdmanyurdu took place in Group 1 in 1998–99 Second League season. League was played in three stages. In the first stage 50 teams in five groups (10 clubs in each) played for first two rankings to play in promotion group. The promotion group consisted of those 10 teams. At the end of the second stage top two teams promoted to 1999–00 First League. Remaining 8 teams in each ranking group played in classification groups, by carrying points and goals from ranking groups. Bottom two teams relegated to 1999–00 Third League at the end of the season. In the third stage, 8 clubs (3 from the promotion group and 1 each from 5 classification groups) played one-leg play-off games in Antalya Atatürk Stadium to determine the third team to be promoted to First League.Details for standings and results (not round-by-round) can be found in Cem Pekin Archives. Retrieved on 30 March 2010.
Mersin İdmanyurdu took place in Group 1 consisted of 10 teams and finished first stage at third place and couldn't take place in promotion group. In classification group, team finished at top and attended to promotion play-off games but eliminated at first round (quarter finals).
Results summary Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1998–99 Second League season league summary:
Overall Home Away Stage Ranking Group 31811073121+1033 9702189+921 94051312+112 Classification Group 4146352219+321 7610154+1119 7025715-82 Overall 132173125340+1354 1613123313+2040 1642102027-714 Sources: 1998–99 Turkish Second Football League pages.Official pages for league were TFF 1998–99 Second League page; and Ranking Group 1 page; and Classification Group 1 page. Standings, promotion and relegations from Cem Pekin Archives, retrieved on 13 February 2010: Standings and results from maçkolik Ranking Group 1 page and maçkolik Classification Group 1 page, retrieved on 8 June 2015.
Ranking group league table Mersin İY's league performance in TFF Second League Ranking Group 1 in 1998–99 season is shown in the following table.Standings and results from TFF Archive.
TeamGames Goals Home Away 1Sarıyer (Q)181134452636 0–453 0–2 1422İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Q)181125412435 1–283 0–21733Mersin İdmanyurdu181107312133 4Konyaspor18927292827 2–0112 2–1235Zeytinburnuspor18846241928 2–073 0–21626Sankospor18729263124 2–0132 3–0417Adana Demirspor18486192220 3–1183 3–1938Hatayspor18549202819 2–1152 0–1649Bakırköyspor184410183116 2–012 4–010310Kilimli Belediyespor183510285114 4–131 1–3123 Three points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tie-break; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored. In the score columns first scores belong to MİY. (Q): Qualified to 1998–99 Second League Promotion Group.Source: 1998–99 Turkish Second Football League pages from TFF website, Turkish-Soccer website, and Maçkolik website.
Ranking group games Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1998–99 Second League season first half game reports in Ranking Group 1 is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.
Sources: 1998–99 Turkish Second Football League pages.
Classification group league table Classification group 1 was played with 8 teams remaining after top two of ranking group were promoted to promotion group. Top team in the group promoted to promotion play-offs, while bottom two teams relegated to 1998–99 Third League season. Points and goals were carried from ranking group. MİY obtained 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses and finished fourth. However, because points and goals were carried from ranking group, in aggregate MİY finished first and became eligible to play promotion play-offs. Mersin İY's league performance in Second League Classification Group 1 in 1998–99 season is shown in the following table.Standings and results from Cem Pekin Archives. Although classification group games should have been accumulated on ranking group data in the league tables, in TFF pages classification group tables are shown as unaccumulated. See Classification Group 1 page at TFF website. Maçkolik site makes the same mistake: See maçkolik 1998–99 Second League Classification Group 1 page. Final standings are seen correctly in former source. On the other hand, this source does not supply round-by-round league table. Therefore place after rounds columns are empty. As of 8 June 2015.
TeamGames Goals Home Away 1 Mersin İdmanyurdu (Q)3217312534054 2Sankospor3214414575446 2–111 2–4813Zeytinburnuspor3212812403644 2–0101 0–2314Bakırköyspor32101111404241 3–141 0–11115Hatayspor3211813454941 4–191 1–2216Konyaspor3211813405141 0–061 3–31317Adana Demirspor (R)3281311374237 2–0121 1–1518Kilimli Belediyespor (R)3261016417528 2–1141 0–271 Three points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) tie-break; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored. In the score columns first scores belong to MİY. (Q): Qualified to 1998–99 Promotion Play-offs; (R): Relegated to 1999–2000 Turkish Third Football League.Source: 1998–99 Turkish Second Football League pages from TFF website, Turkish-Soccer website, and Maçkolik website.Places in league table by rounds were obtained from Milliyet online archive through an advanced search (note: free membership is required to search). . Searched on 8 June 2015.
Classification group games Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1998–99 Second League season first half game reports in Classification Group 1 is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.
Sources: 1998–99 Turkish Second Football League pages.
Promotion play-offs Five classification group winners and the teams who took 3rd, 4th and 5th places in promotion group played promotion play-offs at a neutral venue. Play-offs played in one-leg elimination system in Antalya between 24 and 30 May 1997. In quarter finals Mersin İdmanyurdu was eliminated by Çaykur Rizespor who finished Promotion Group at fifth place. Later Kartalspor has been eliminated by Göztepe at finals and Promotion Group second runners-up Göztepe won play-offs.Quarterfinals games can be seen by following left arrows near to round labels in TFF league page . Cem Pekin archives also provides information at Turkish-Soccer site, but not game details . Retrieved on 8 June 2015.
Game details:
Source: 1998–99 Turkish Second Football League Promotion Play-offs pages.
1998–99 Turkish Cup participation 1998–99 Turkish Cup was played by 90 teams in 6 rounds prior to quarterfinals. First five round were played in one-leg elimination system, starting from 6th round two leg elimination rounds were played. [Mersin İdmanyurdu] had participated in 37th Turkish Cup (played as Türkiye Kupası in 1998–99) at Round 2 and eliminated. The opponents Hatayspor were from Second League like MİY. Previous year Hatayspor was the team to which MİY had lost in 4th round. Galatasaray won the cup for the 12th time.1998–99 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) pages. Official page from TFF (Turkish Football Federation) website, retrieved on 8 June 2015 . An alternative source is maçkolik cup page. Cem Pekin Archives at Turkish Soccer site provides information in .
Cup track The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1998–99 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.
RoundOwn LeagueOpponent's LeagueOpponentScoreResultRound 2Second LeagueSecond League HataysporH3–4Eliminated Note: In the above table 'Score' shows For and Against goals whether the match played at home or not.
Game details Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1998–99 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.
Source: 1998–99 Turkish Cup pages.
Management
Club management Municipality official Mehmet Küver was president of the club at the start of the season. Halil Kuriş was acting mayor of Mersin city. However, on 18 April 1999 local elections were held in Turkey, and mayor of the city changed. Macit Özcan won the elections in Mersin. Mayors presided the club many times in its history and Özcan elected president in club congress.
Coaching team Müjdat Yalman was head coach at the first half of the season. Kahraman Karataş came to the position before the start of the second stage and completed the season.
1998–99 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches: Head coach Period NotesMüjdat Yalman01.07.1998 – 14.12.1999191108Left after first stage.Müjdat Yalman. His contract was terminated after the first round. His previous team was Boluspor. Later he signed with MİY again after Ali Gültiken. See TFF coach page for other details at TFF coach page. Retrieved on 8 June 2015.Kahraman Karataş11.02.1999 – 31.05.199914635Contract ended at the end of the season.Mustafa Kahraman Karataş. He signed before the start of the second stage. He managed MİY for the last time. His previous team was Gebzespor. Later he signed to İnegölspor for the next season. See TFF coach page for other details at TFF coach page. Retrieved on 8 June 2015. Note: Only official games were included.
1998–99 squad Appearances, goals and cards count for 1998–99 Second League Ranking and Classification Groups games, promotion play-offs QF game and 1998–99 Turkish Cup.Stats obtained from TFF team page Mersin İdmanyurdu 1998–99 team squad 18 players appeared in each game roster, three to be replaced. Players who only appeared in game rosters were included and listed in order of appearance.