1996–97 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

1996–97 Second League participation

Mersin İdmanyurdu took place in Group 3 in 1996–97 Second League season. League played in three stages. In the first stage 50 teams in five groups (10 teams 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 First League 1997–98. Remaining 8 teams in each ranking group played in classification groups, by carrying points and goals from ranking groups. Bottom two teams relegated to Third League 1997–98 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 Ankara to determine the third team to be promoted to First League.

Mersin İdmanyurdu took place in 1996–97 Second League Group 3 consisted of 10 teams and finished first stage at second place. In promotion group, the team finished 4th and attended promotion play-off games and were eliminated at quarter finals.

Results summary

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1996–97 Second League season league summary:

Ranking group league table

Mersin İY's league performance in Second League Group 3 in 1996–97 season is shown in the following table.

Ranking group games

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1996–97 Second League season first half game reports in Ranking Group 3 is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

Promotion group league table

Mersin İY's league performance in 1996-97 Second League Promotion Group season is shown in the following table.

Promotion group games

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1996–97 Second League season second half game reports in promotion group is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

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 29 May 1997 and 4 June 1997. In quarter finals Mersin İdmanyurdu was eliminated to Classification Group 1 winners Kartalspor. Later Kartalspor has been eliminated by Adanaspor at semifinals and Classification Group 4 winners Şekerspor won play-offs.

Game details:

1996–97 Turkish Cup participation

1996–97 Turkish Cup was played by 87 teams in 6 rounds prior to quarterfinals in one-leg elimination system. [Mersin İdmanyurdu] had participated in 35th Turkish Cup (played as Türkiye Kupası in 1996–97) from Round 2 and eliminated at Round 3. The opponents were from ranking groups in Second League like MİY. Kocaelispor won the cup for the 1st time.

Cup track

The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1996–97 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.

Game details

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1996–97 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

Club management

Hüseyin Okan Merzeci, mayor of Mersin city was president of the club after 27 March 1994 Turkish local elections, 1994. Mayors presided the club many times in its history and after 1987 mayors were also elected as club presidents in club congresses. At the end of season in 2004 this rule has changed following a law issued by central government to disallow local heads of administrative bodies from being presidents of sports clubs.

Coaching team

Kasım Gündüz managed the football team during the season.

1996–97 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:

1996–97 squad

Stats are counted for 1996–97 Second League Ranking Group 3 and Promotion Group matches and 1996–97 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches only. Serial penalties in Cup match R2 were not included. Teams declared 16 players in game rosters in each game. Three substitutions were possible. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in the order of appearance.