President Mehmet Karamehmet Stadium Mersin, Turkey Turkish Cup Eliminated at R2 | Coach Nazım Koka First League 11th Top goalscorer Zeki Temizer (8) | |
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.
Contents
- Pre season
- 197273 First League participation
- Results summary
- League table
- Results by round
- 197273 Turkish Cup participation
- Cup track
- Game details
- Club management
- Coaching team
- 197273 squad
- References
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 December 25, 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
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.
Results summary
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1972–73 First League league summary:
League table
Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1972–73 season is shown in the following table.
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:
Source: 1972–73 Turkish First Football League pages. u=14:10, 26 February 2015 (UTC)
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
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.
Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1972–73 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.
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.
Club management
Mehmet Karamehmet was club president
Coaching team
1972–73 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:
1972–73 squad
Stats are counted for 1972–73 First League matches and 1972–73 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches. In the team rosters five substitutes were allowed to appear, two of who were substitutable. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.
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