1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

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Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1976–77. Mersin İdmanyurdu has promoted from Second League 1975–76, after two season break to first division. It was the second time the team promoted to first division. In the first time, they have remained at the league for seven season. This second promotion had let the team to stay two more seasons. The 1976–77 season was the eighth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League in total. They finished seventh in the league.

PresidentBurhan Kanun

Coach

Kadri Aytaç

StadiumMersin, Turkey

First League7th

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Mersin İdmanyurdu

1976-77 season

President

Burhan Kanun

Coach

Stadium

7th

Eliminated at R4

Top goalscorer

Müjdat (10)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 1975–76

1977–78 →

General captain was Mustafa Oğultürk (11.10.1976).

Pre-season

Before the start of the league, MİY played eight preparation matches. Two matches were played with İskenderunspor in Mersin on 14 and 15 August. Then the team moved to Adana to play "Çukurova Football Tournament".^[1]

29.08.1976 - MİY-Adana Demirspor: 2-0.

1976–77 First League participation

First League was played with 16 teams in its 20th season, 1976–77. Winner became eligible for European Champion Clubs Cup, runner-up and third teams became eligible for UEFA Cup next season. Trabzonspor also won the Turkish Cup. Beşiktaş was the cup finalist and became eligible for European Cup Winners Cup next year. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1977-78. Mersin İY became 7th with 9 wins and 25 goals.

Results summary

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1976–77 First League summary:

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	Overall									Home								Away
Stage	Pc	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pt	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pt	Pl	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pt
First half	8	15	5	6	4	10	13	-3	16	7	3	3	1	6	5	+1	9	8	2	3	3	4	8	-4	7
Second half		15	4	7	4	15	13	-1	15	8	3	4	1	9	5	+4	10	7	1	3	3	6	8	-2	5
Overall	7	30	9	13	8	25	26	-1	31	15	6	7	2	15	10	+5	19	15	3	6	6	10	16	-6	12

Sources: 1976–77 Turkish First Football League pages.^[2]

League table

Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1976–77 season is shown in the following table.^[3]^[4]

More information Pos, Pld ...

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Galatasaray	30	10	13	7	36	26	+10	33	Invitation to Balkans Cup
6	Bursaspor	30	10	11	9	34	30	+4	31
7	Mersin İdman Yurdu	30	9	13	8	25	26	−1	31
8	Boluspor	30	9	13	8	32	34	−2	31
9	Eskişehirspor	30	10	10	10	25	26	−1	30

Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

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. Champions went to ECC 1977–78, and runners-up and second runners-up became eligible for EUC 1977–78.

Results by round

Results of games MİY played in 1976–77 First League by rounds:

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H
Result	L	D	L	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	W
Position	14	13	15	14	12	12	13	10	12	10	10	9	9	8	8	6	7	9	9	9	10	10	8	11	11	9	9	9	8	7

Source: 1976–77 Turkish First Football League pages.^[2]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

First half

5 September 1976 Round 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 2	Eskişehirspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 16:00		Report^[5]	37' Burhan Tözer 75' Mehmet Kalaycı	Referee: Erdoğan Albay

12 September 1976 Round 2	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 1	Bursaspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 16:00	Feridun Alkan 35' Şeref Başoğlu 30' İbrahim Arayıcı 68'	Report^[6]	55' İbrahim Ergin 79' Sedat Özden	Referee: Müşfik Talas

26 September 1976 Round 3	Adana Demirspor	2 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	City Stadium, Adana
Sunday, 16:00	İsmail Güner 20' Ahmet Yılmaz 24' Eser Özaltındere	Report^[7]	Zeki Temizer	Attendance: 12.434 Referee: Yılgör Ökten

3 October 1976 Round 4	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 2	Boluspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 15:30	İbrahim Arayıcı 59' Zeki Temizer 62' Ayhan Öz İbrahim Arayıcı	Report^[8]	57' Necdet Ergün 87' Mustafa Akarcalı	Referee: Oktay Taner

10 October 1976 Round 5	Orduspor	1 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	19 Eylül Stadium, Ordu
Sunday, 15:00	Orhan Kırıkçılar 89' Seçkin Türközer 46'	Report^[9]	81' Müjdat Karanfilci	Referee: Orhan Cebe
Note: Orduspor received two match stadium ban due to events during the game

9 January 1977 Round 6	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 0	Trabzonspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:30	Ayhan Öz 80' (pen.) İbrahim Arayıcı 28'	Report^[10]	56' Ali Kemal Denizci 73' Necati Özçağlayan	Referee: Talat Tokat

24 October 1976 Round 7	Altay	3 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Sunday, 15:45	Mustafa Denizli 53' (pen.) Mustafa Kaplakaslan 63' Mustafa Denizli 72'	Report^[11]		Referee: Cumhur Demir

7 November 1976 Round 8	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 0	Giresunspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:45	Zeki Temizer 25' Zeki Temizer 60'	Report^[12]	51' Teoman Göksu 77' Mazlum Fırtına 84' Necdet Sarıalioğlu	Referee: Yılmaz Önen

21 November 1976 Round 9	Fenerbahçe	1 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	İnönü Stadium, Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Sunday, 14:00	Engin Verel 65'	Report^[13]	43' Hikmet Erön 78' Doğan Küçükduru 80' Zeki Temizer	Attendance: 15.522 Referee: Nihat Özbirgül

28 November 1976 Round 10	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 0	Zonguldakspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:15	Müjdat Karanfilci 51'	Report^[14]		Referee: Kemal Akay

5 December 1976 Round 11	Göztepe	0 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Sunday, 14:00	29' Müjdat Karanfilci	Report^[15]		Attendance: Low Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek

23 January 1977 Round 12	Samsunspor	0 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	19 Mayıs Stadium, Samsun
Sunday, 14:30	Ömer Kuranel 34'	Report^[16]		Referee: Emin Tuncalı

19 December 1976 Round 13	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 0	Galatasaray	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:15		Report^[17]	62' Bülent Ünder 82' Gökmen Özdenak	Referee: Ertuğrul Aybay

26 December 1976 Round 14	Adanaspor	1 – 2	Mersin İdmanyurdu	City Stadium, Adana
Sunday, 13:15	Sinan Alayoğlu 57'	Report^[18]	23' Müjdat Karanfilci 64' Mehmet Dayan	Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek

1 January 1977 Round 15	Beşiktaş	0 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	İnönü Stadium, Beşiktaş, Istanbul
Saturday, 14:00		Report^[19]	43' Yalçın Tarzan 60' Doğan Küçükduru 77' Hikmet Erön	Attendance: 20.112 Referee: Yılmaz Önen

Second half

13 February 1977 Round 16	Eskişehirspor	0 – 3	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Atatürk Stadium, Eskişehir
Sunday, 14:15	Burhan İpek 30'	Report^[20]^[21]	55' Yalçın Tarzan	Referee: Hilmi Ok
Note: Awarded score (Game was suspended by referee Hilmi Ok at 55th minute; Eskişehir received one match stadium ban)

20 February 1977 Round 17	Bursaspor	1 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Atatürk Stadium, Bursa
Sunday, 14:30	Tacettin Ergürsel 74' (pen.) Tacettin Ergürsel 32' İhsan Kavak 80'	Report^[22]	80' Müjdat Karanfilci	Referee: Ekrem Yenci

27 February 1977 Round 18	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 0	Adana Demirspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:45		Report^[23]		Attendance: Low Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek

6 March 1977 Round 19	Boluspor	1 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	City Stadium, Bolu
Sunday, 14:45	Alaattin Yolaçan 75'	Report^[24]	48' Zeki Temizer 4' Kemal Damkal 4' İbrahim Arayıcı	Referee: İhsan Türe

13 March 1977 Round 20	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 1	Orduspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 14:45	Müjdat Karanfilci 16'	Report^[25]	55' Erdoğan Arıca	Referee: Celal Türk

20 March 1977 Round 21	Trabzonspor	3 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	City Stadium, Trabzon
Sunday, 14:45	Hüseyin Tok 4' Necmi Perekli 48' Necmi Perekli 80'	Report^[26]		Referee: Hilmi Ok

27 March 1977 Round 22	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3 – 2	Altay	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 14:45	Müjdat Karanfilci 51' Ayhan Öz 60' (pen.) Yalçın Tarzan 74'	Report^[27]	33' Mustafa Denizli 89' Mustafa Denizli 80' Şeref İncirmen	Referee: Doğan Babacan

3 April 1977 Round 23	Giresunspor	1 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	City Stadium, Giresun
Sunday, 14:45	Doğan Tepeçalı 74'	Report^[28]	70' Müjdat Karanfilci	Referee: Erdoğan Albay

24 April 1977 Round 24	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 1	Fenerbahçe	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 15:15	İbrahim Arayıcı 75'	Report^[29]	52' Cemil Turan 62' Engin Verel	Referee: Ertuğrul Aybay

1 May 1977 Round 25	Zonguldakspor	1 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	City Stadium, Zonguldak
Sunday, 15:15	Adem Kurukaya 20'	Report^[30]		Attendance: 8.500 Referee: Hilmi Ok

8 May 1977 Round 26	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	Göztepe	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 15:15	Doğan Küçükduru 11' İbrahim Arayıcı 55'	Report^[31]		Referee: Kemal Akay

15 May 1977 Round 27	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 0	Samsunspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 16:00	Doğan Küçükduru 63'	Report^[32]	88' Naim Anuştekin	Referee: Özer Kızıltan

22 May 1977 Round 28	Galatasaray	1 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Sunday, 18:00	Öner Kılıç 32' (F) Mehmet Oğuz 73'	Report^[33]	60' (F) Müjdat Karanfilci 65' Kemal Damkal	Attendance: 11.527 Referee: Müşfik Talas

29 May 1977 Round 29	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 1	Adanaspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 18:00	Müjdat Karanfilci 31' İbrahim Arayıcı 20' Mehmet Dayan 39'	Report^[34]	27' Vedat Bayraktar 49' Burhan Çetinkaya	Referee: Doğan Babacan

3 June 1977 Round 30	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	Beşiktaş	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Friday, 18:00	Müjdat Karanfilci 2' İbrahim Arayıcı 27'	Report^[35]		Referee: Yılmaz Dinçel

1976–77 Turkish Cup participation

1976–77 Turkish Cup was played for the 15th season as Türkiye Kupası by 96 teams. First and second elimination rounds were played in one-leg elimination system. Third and fourth elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1976–77 Turkish Cup from round 3 and eliminated at round 4 by Göztepe. Göztepe was eliminated by Beşiktaş at quarterfinals. Trabzonspor won the Cup for the first time. Cup finalist Beşiktaş became eligible for playing 1977–78 ECW Cup, because Trabzonspor also won the league title.^[36]

Cup track

The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1976–77 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.

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Round	Own League	Opponent's League	Opponent	A	H	Result
Round 3	First League	Second League White Group	Beykoz	2–0	3–2	Promoted to R4
Round 4	First League	First League	Göztepe	0–2 (2–4 p)	2–0	Eliminated

Note: In the above table 'Score' shows For and Against goals whether the match played at home or not.

Game details

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1976–77 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

1 December 1976 Round 3 Leg 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3 – 2	Beykoz	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Wednesday, 13:15	Zeki Temizer 20' Doğan Küçükduru 50' Zeki Temizer 88'	Report^[37]	9' Günay Haznedaroğlu 78' Günay Haznedaroğlu	Referee: Necdet Sinanoğlu

16 December 1976 Round 3 Leg 2	Beykoz	0 – 2	Mersin İdmanyurdu	İnönü Stadium, Istanbul
Thursday, 13:30		Report^[38]	52' Kemal Damkal 73' Zeki Temizer	Referee: Kadri Tümen

30 January 1977 Round 4 Leg 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	Göztepe	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:30	Rüçhan Dağdeviren 4' Zeki Temizer 33'	Report		Referee: Nihat Özbirgül

6 February 1977 Round 4 Leg 2	Göztepe	2 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Sunday, 14:30	Yarkın Güvenen 63' Ali Rıza Kayacı 84' (pen.)	Report^[39]		Referee: Cumhur Demir
	Penalties
	Mehmet Türken Ali Çağlar Bülent Taşkın Bora Öztürk		Ayhan Öz Zeki Temizer

Source: 1976–77 Turkish Cup pages.^[40]

Management

Club management

Burhan Kanun was club president.

Coaching team

1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:

More information Nat, Head coach ...

Nat	Head coach	Period	Pl	W	D	L	Notes
	Kadri Aytaç	01.08.1976 – 31.05.1977

Note: Only official games were included.

1976–77 squad

Stats are counted for 1976–77 First League matches and 1976–77 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches.^[41]^[42] 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.

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O	N	Name	Birth	Born	Pos	LA	LG	CA	CG	TA	TG			← Season Notes →
1	1	Atıf Öztoprak	8 May 1952	Sakarya	GK	4		1		5				→ previous season.^[43]
2	2	Mehmet Dayan	1951	Balıkesir	DF	28	1	4		32	1	1		→ previous season.^[44]
3	3	Feridun Alkan			DF	19	1	2		21	1			1976 ST Karabükspor.^[45]
4	4	Tahir Temur	1954	Istanbul	DF	29		4		33				→ previous season.^[46]
5	5	Kemal Damkal	1950	Adana	DF	28		3	1	31	1	2		→ previous season.^[47]
6	6	Şeref Başoğu	1947	Adapazarı	MF	4				4		1		→ previous season.^[48]
7	7	Hikmet Erön	1948	Istanbul	MF	26		2		28		2		→ previous season.^[49]
8	8	Yalçın Tarzan	1948		FW	28	2	4		32	2	1		1976 ST Malatyaspor.^[50]
9	9	İbrahim Arayıcı	1949	Silifke	FW	25	3	2		27	3	5		→ previous season.^[51]
10	10	Zeki Temizer	1945	Istanbul	FW	20	3	4	4	24	7	2		→ previous season.^[52]
11	11	Müjdat Karanfilci	28 Feb 1950	Gelibolu	FW	27	10	3		30	10		1	1976 ST Giresunspor.^[53]
12	13	Rüçhan Dağdeviren	1951	Istanbul	DF	27		4	1	31	1			→ previous season.^[54]
13	14	Ayhan Öz	20 Jul 1945	Mersin	FW	14	2	3		17	2			→ previous season.^[55]
14	1	Aydın Tohumcu	1 Feb 1943	Bilecik	GK	22		3		25				→ previous season.^[56]
15	3	Lütfü Isıgöllü	1943		DF	8		2		10				1976 ST Beşiktaş.^[57]
16	10	Doğan Küçükduru	1949	Istanbul	FW	25	1	4	1	29	2	2	1	→ previous season.^[58]
17	9	Tuğrul Şener	19 May 1952	Yalova	FW	5		3		8				1976 ST Beşiktaş.^[59]
18	1	Erdoğan Demirefe	1947		GK	4				4				1976 ST Samsunspor.^[60]
19	13	İsmail Akdağcık			DF	8				8				→ previous season.^[61]
20	8	Ramazan Göktem			FW	2				2				1976 ST.^[62]
21	13	Nasır Belci	1 Dec 1955	Adana	DF	2				2				First time professional.^[63]

Sources: 1976–77 season squad data from maçkolik com, Milliyet, and Cem Pekin Archives.^[42]

Transfers in (Summer 1976): Tuğrul (Beşiktaş), Müjdat (İstanbulspor), Enver (Balıkesirspor). After lose against Adana Demirspor, Lütfü from Beşiktaş, Serdar from Galatasaray and Erdoğan from Fenerbahçe have signed.
Transfers out: Burhan (Düzcespor); Doğan (Göztepe); Ramazan (İskenderunspor).

Notes and references

[1]
"Mersin İdmanyurdu will play 8 preparation matches until league matches". Mersin İdmanyurdu lig maçlarına kadar 8 hazırlık maçı oynayacak. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 13.08.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 05.09.2010. (in Turkish)
[2]
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.
[3]
See full table and results from Sener Yelkenci and RSSSF. Data for weekly places were calculated.
[4]
Details also available at Futbol merkezi
[5]
Round 01 - 05.09.1976 - MİY-Eskişehirspor: 0-2. Sunday, 16:00. Mersin. Weather 33°C. Referees: Erdoğan Albay, Nebil Okçuoğlu, Necati Tektimur. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Hikmet (Ayhan), Feridun, Şeref (Rüçhan), Yalçın, Zeki, Müjdat. Subs: Aydın, İsmail, M.Can. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Eskişehirspor: Doğan, Coşkun, Bilal, İsmail, Tayfun, Hüdai, B.Burhan, K.Burhan, Tuncer (Metin), Mehmet, Reşit. Subs: Fuat, Feza, Halil, Necmi. Coach: Tamer Güney. Goals K.Burhan 37, Mehmet 75'. "Mersin İdmanyurdu: 0 Eskişehirspor: 2". Mersin İdmanyurdu: 0 Eskişehirspor: 2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 06.09.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 13.06.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 02 - 12.09.1976 - MİY-Bursaspor: 1-1. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: 34°C open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Müşfik Talas, Yener Soysal, Engin Kurt. MİY: Atıf, Rüçhan (Ayhan), İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Hikmet, Feridun, Mehmet, Müjdat (Yalçın), Şeref, Zeki. Subs: M.Can, Nasır, Aydın. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Feridun 35'. Yellow cards: Şeref, İbrahim. Bursa: Osman, Kemal, İhsan, Hayrettin, Orhan, Sedat II, Kasım, Halil (İbrahim), Feridun, Sedat III, Bünyamin. Subs: Semih, Şükrü, Şener, Sinan, Necati. Coach: Ömeragiç. Goal: İbrahim 55'. Yellow card: Sedat III. "Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1 Bursaspor: 1". Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1 Bursaspor: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 12.09.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 03 - 26.09.1976 - Adana Demirspor-MİY: 2-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: 15°C partly cloudy. Attendance: 12.434. Referees: Yılgör Ökten, Lütfü Keçecioğlu, Altan Tekel. Adana Demirspor: Eser, K. Ahmet, B.İsmail, Güray, Burhan, Orhan, Savaş, Raşit, Rasim, Ahmet, K.İsmail. Subs: Ahmet, Necmettin, Yavuz, Mehmet, Sefa, Şükrü. Coach: Muharrem Gülergün. Goals: K.İsmail 20', Ahmet 24'. Yellow card: Eser. MİY: Aydın, Rüçhan, İbrahim, Kemal, Hikmet, Mehmet, Feridun, Yalçın (Şeren), Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Ayhan, İsmail, Mehmet. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow card: Zeki. "Adana D. Spor: 2 Mersin İ.Y.: 0". Adana D. Spor: 2 Mersin İ.Y.: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 28.09.1976, p. 13. Retrieved on 03.11.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 04 - 03.10.1976 - MİY-Boluspor: 2-2. Sunday, 15:30. Weather: 32°C open, sunny. Mersin. Referees: Oktay Üner, Erdal Şenol, Mehmet Gökmen. MİY: Aydın, Rüçhan, İbrahim, Lütfü (transferred from Beşiktaş and appeared for the first time), Tahir, Ayhan, Şeref, Feridun, Hikmet, Doğan, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Ramazan, Kemal, Yalçın, Mehmet. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goals: İbrahim 59', Zeki 62'. Yellow cards: Ayhan, İbrahim. Bolu: Talip (Çetin 17') (Çetin injured and Sadullah (MF) took his place 26'), İbrahim, Nuri, Alaattin, Fikret, Sadullah (Ercan), Mustafa, Rıdvan, Çetin, Halil, Necdet. Subs: Ercüment, İbrahim, Ahmet. Coach: Mehmet Başaygün. Goals: Necdet 57', Mustafa 87'. "Mersin İd. Yurdu: 2 Boluspor: 2". Mersin İd. Yurdu: 2 Boluspor: 2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 04.10.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 13.06.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 05 - 10.10.1976 - Orduspor-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 15:00. Weather: 21°C open, sunny. Ordu. Referees: Orhan Cebe, Yalçın Güngör, Metin Çoban. Orduspor: Ömer, Erdoğan, Erol, Salih, Güven, Seçkin, Cihan, Turgay, Arif, Orhan, Tuna. Subs: Ahmet, Mustafa, Derya, İsmail, Kadem. Coach: Gürsel Aksel. Goal: Orhan 89'. Yellow card: Seçkin 46'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Lütfü, Tahir, Feridun, Yalçın, Kemal, Doğan, Müjdat, Zeki (Hikmet). Subs: Mehmet Can, Ramazan, Rüçhan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 81'. "Orduspor: 1 - Mersin İdmanyurdu: 1". Orduspor: 1 - Mersin İdmanyurdu: 1 Milliyet gazete arşivi, 11.10.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 13.06.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 06 - 17.10.1976 - MİY-Trabzonspor: 1-0. The game was delayed upon Trabzonspor's will, because of their game with Liverpool in ECC Cup, next week. - 09.01.1977 - Sunday, 13:30. Weather: 10°C, partly cloudy. Mersin. Referees: Talat Tokat, Emin Türk, Orhan Tarhan. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Hikmet, Ayhan, Yalçın, Müjdat, Kemal, Zeki. Subs: Erdoğan, Feridun, Tuğrul, Ramazan, K.İsmail. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Ayhan 80'(P). yellow card: İbrahim. Trabzonspor: Şenol, Turgay, Necati, Kadir, Cemil, Serdar, Bekir, Hüseyin, A.Kemal, Necmi, Ahmet. Subs: Tekin, Engin, Mehmet Cemil, Selahattin, Hüsnü. Coach: Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı. Yellow cards: A.Kemal, Necati. "Leader Trabzon lost to Mersin by penalty goal". Lider Trabzon Mersin'e penaltı golüyle yenildi Milliyet gazete arşivi, 10.01.1977, pp. 11, 12. Retrieved on 11.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 07 - 24.10.1976 - Altay-MİY: 3-0. Sunday, 15:45. Weather: 15°C, partly cloudy. Alsancak Stadium, İzmir. Referees: Cumhur Demir, Engin Kesim, Aydın Örnek. Altay: Çetin, İsmail, Erol, Zafer, Bilal, Şeref, Akif, Mustafa III, Mustafa II, Ümit, Mustafa I. Subs: Mehemet, Ali Rıza, Nihat, Zinnur, Ahmet. Coach: Necdet Niş. Goals: Mustafa 53'(P), 72', Mustafa II 63'. MİY: Atıf, Rüçhan, Tahir, Lütfü, Kemal, Hikmet, Zeki, Feridun, Doğan, Müjdat, Tuğrul. Subs: Aydın, Erdoğan, Mehmet, Ramazan, Yalçın. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Altay: 3 - Mersin İdmanyurdu: 0". Altay: 3 - Mersin İdmanyurdu: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 25.10.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 04.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 08 - 07.11.1976 - MİY-Giresunspor: 1-0. Sunday, 13:45. Weather: 32°C open. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Referees: Yılmaz Öner, Yaşar Yılmazoğlu, Yavuz Bozada. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim (Hikmet), Lütfü, Tahir, Feridun, Müjdat, Kemal, Doğan (Yalçın), Zeki, Tuğrul. Subs: Atıf, Ayhan, Rüçhan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Zeki 25'. Yellow card: Zeki. Giresun: Kaya, Faruk, Mustafa, Cesim, Nejdet, Haluk, Mazlum, Teoman, Fevzi, Haldun, Murat. Subs: Kumru, Orhan, Raci. Coach: Tekin Yolaç. Yellow cards: Teoman, Mazlum, Mehmet. "Mersin İd.: 1 - Giresunspor: 0". Mersin İd.: 1 - Giresunspor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 08.11.1976, p. 15. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 09 - 21.11.1976 - Fenerbahçe-MİY: 1-0. Sunday, 14:00. Weather: heavy, no rain, rained before the game. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Attendance: 15.522. Referees: Nihat Özbirgül, Taşkın Yalçınkaya, Hüseyin Karaca. Fenerbahçe: Adil, Sabahattin (Cem 88'), Emin, Alpaslan, Yenal, Osman, Zafer, Ender, Aydın, Ömer (Engin), Cemil. Goal: Engin 64'. Subs: Yavuz, Serkan, Önder. Coach: Toma Kaloperoviç. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Lütfü, İbrahim (Hikmet 6'), Tahir, Kemal, Yalçın, Zeki, Doğan, Müjdat, Tuğrul (Ayhan 80'). Subs: Erdoğan, Rüçhan, Feridun. Yellow cards: Hikmet, Doğan, Zeki. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "F.bahçe beat Mersin by Engin's goal: 1-0". F.bahçe Mersin'i Engin'in golüyle yendi: 1-0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 22.11.1976, p. 12. Retrieved on 13.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 10 - 28.11.1976 - MİY-Zonguldakspor: 1-0. Sunday, 13:15. Weather: 30°C open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Kemal Akay, Recep Öztürk, Zeki Etyemez. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Rüçhan, Tahir, Lütfü, Kemal, Doğan, Yalçın, Müjdat, Feridun, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Tuğrul, Ayhan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 51'. Zonguldakspor: Tarık, Şükrü, Hüseyin, Turgut, Ahmet, Gediz, M.Salih, Abdullah, Remzi, Özer, Mehmet, Eyüp. Subs: Faruk, Muammer, Osman, Erdinç. Coach: Cahit Dikici. "Mersin İd.Y.:1 Zonguldak: 0". Mersin İd.Y.:1 Zonguldak: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 29.11.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 11 - 05.12.1976 - Göztepe-MİY: 0-1. Sunday, 14:00. Weather: 17°C open. İzmir. Attendance: Low. Referees: Ertuğrul Dilek, Necati Tektimur, Yusuf Namoğlu. Göztepe: Güngör (Ercan 25'), Edip, Okyay, Özer, K.İbrahim, K.Ali, A.Rıza, Mehmet I, F.Mehmet, Bora, Sebahattin. Subs: Kenan, Kazım, B.İbrahim, Tanju. Coach: Bülent Eken. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, Lütfü, Rüçhan, Kemal, Yalçın, Feridun, Doğan, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Ayhan, Ramazan, Tuğrul, İsmail. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 29'. "Mersin İd.Y.:1 Göztepe: 0". Mersin İd.Y.:1 Göztepe: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 06.12.1976, p. 11. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 12 - 12.12.1976 - Samsunspor-MİY: 0-0. - Game was delayed and played on 23.01.1976, 14:30. Weather: 9°C partly cloudy. Samsun. Referees: Emin Tuncalı, Ahmet Koçay, Nuri Cerrahoğlu. Samsun: Fevzi, Ömer, Şendoğan, Cazip, Kemal, Necdet III, Necdet I, Ercan, Necdet II (Temel), Naim, Ahmet. Subs: Tufan, Necdet, Turgay, M.Ali. Coach: Kamuran Soykıray. Yellow card: Ömer 34'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Hikmet, Doğan, Yalçın, Müjdat, Kemal, Zeki. Subs: Erdoğan, Feridun, Ayhan, İsmail, Tuğrul. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Samsunspor: 0 Mersin İd.Y: 0". Samsunspor: 0 Mersin İd.Y: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 23.01.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 13 - 19.12.1976 - MİY-Galatasaray: 0-0. Sunday, 13:15. Mersin. Weather: heavy. Referee: Ertuğrul Aybay, Oğuz Özden, Yalçın Gümüşkaya. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, Lütfü, Rüçhan, Kemal, Yalçın, Zeki, Doğan, Müjdat, Tuğrul. Subs: Erdoğan, Hikmet, Ayhan, Feridun, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Galatasaray: Yılmaz, Arif, Güngör, Fatih, Ekrem, Öner, Bülent, K.Mehmet, Şükrü, B.Mehmet, Gökmen, Rıdvan. Subs: Nihat, Engin, Zafer, Nurettin. Coach: Malcolm Allison. Yellow cards: Gökmen, Bülent. "Galatasaray returns to home from Mersin with one point." Galatasaray Mersin'den bir puanla dönüyor. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 20.12.1976, pp. 11, 12. Retrieved on 09.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 14 - 26.12.1976 - Adanaspor-MİY: 1-2. Sunday, 13:15. Weather: 20°C open. Şehir Stadium, Adana. Referees: Ertuğrul Dilek, Atilla Asal, Ahmet Koçay. Adanaspor: Malik, Şener, Necip, Timuçin, Şevket, Vedat, Ertuğrul (Burhan), Nurettin, Sinan, Halis, İsa. Subs: Ahmet, İrfan, Haluk, Yener. Coach: Selami Tekkazancı. Goal: Sinan 57'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Hikmet, Yalçın, Kemal, Doğan, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Erdoğan, Tuğrul, İsmail, Ayhan, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goals: Müjdat 23', Mehmet 64'. "Mersin İd. Y.: 2 - Adanaspor: 1". Mersin İd. Y.: 2 - Adanaspor: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 27.12.1976, p. 13. Retrieved on 06.11.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 15 - 01.01.1977 - Beşiktaş-MİY: 0-0. Saturday, 14:00. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Weather: 5°C, heavy, no rain. Attendance: 20.112. Referees: Yılmaz Önen, Taşkın Yalçınkaya, Yaşar Yılmazoğlu. Beşiktaş: Rasim, Mustafa, Ali, İsmail, Mithat, Tuncay (Tezcan), Hayri, Kemal, Reşit, Mehmet, Şaban. Subs: Mete, Ahmet, Erdem, Kahraman. Coach: Gündüz Tekin Onay. MİY: Erdoğan, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Hikmet (İsmail), Yalçın, Kemal, Tuğrul, Doğan, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Ayhan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow cards: Yalçın, Hikmet. Red card: Doğan 60'. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Beşiktaş loses one point to Mersin idmanyurdu as well, countless opportunities lost." Sayısız fırsat kaçıran Beşiktaş Mersin idmanyurdu'na da bir puan verdi. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 02.01.1977, pp. 11, 12. Retrieved on 04.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 16 - 13.02.1977 - Eskişehirspor-MİY: 0-3. (Awarded score; The match became void by decision of referee Hilmi Ok at 55th minute). Eskişehir. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Coşkun Uygun, Aydın Örnek. Eskişehir: Doğan, Bilal, İsmail, Necmi, Coşkun, K.Mehmet, K.Burhan, Metin, Halil (Hüseyin), Reşit (Mehmet Kalaycı), B.Burhan. Subs: Adem, Feza, Serdar. Coach: Tamer Güney. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Hikmet, Kemal, Yalçın, Doğan, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Erdoğan, Ayhan, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Yalçın 55'. Eskişehirspor side objected goal decision on 55th minute. Side referee Aydın Örnek was injured by a stone thrown by spectators and hospitalized. "Game declared void while Eskişehir losing 1-0 to Mersin". Eskişehir Mersin'e 1-0 mağlup iken maç yarıda kaldı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 14.02.1977, p. 12. Retrieved on 29.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Awarded score. The game was put off by referee Hilmi Ok at 55th minute while Mersin İdmanyurdu was leading 1-0. At that minute Yalçın scored a goal and one of the spectators throwed a stone which injured the side referee from his head. Milliyet Haber Arşivi 14.02.1977. Retrieved on 05.06.2010 (in Turkish).
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Round 17 - 20.02.1977 - Bursaspor-MİY: 1-0. Sunday, 14:30. Weather: 18°C sunny. Bursa. Referees: Ekrem Yener, Teoman Orbay, Cengiz Kaynak. Bursaspor: Mustafa, K.Sinan, İhsan, Kemal, Orhan, Feridun, B.Sinan, Sedat III, Sedat II, Tacettin, Bünyamin. Subs: Semih, İbrahim, Kasım, Osman, Tahsin I. Coach: Ömeragiç. Goal: Tacettin 74'(P). Yellow card: Tacettin 32'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Rüçhan, Tahir, Yalçın (Ayhan), Doğan, Hikmet, Müjdat, Kemal, Zeki. Subs: Erdoğan, İsmail, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Bursaspor: 1 - Mersin: 0". Bursaspor: 1 - Mersin: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 21.02.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 15.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 18 - 27.02.1977 - MİY-Adana Demirspor: 0-0. Sunday, 13:45. Weather: 22°C sunny. Mersin. Attendance: Low. Referees: Ertuğrul Dilek, Hıfzı Demirüstü, Celal Çerezci. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Kemal, Yalçın, Hikmet, Ramazan, Zeki, Ayhan. Subs: Erdoğan, İsmail, Nasır. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Adana Demirspor: Eser, Davut, B.İsmail, Erol, Necmettin, Yavuz, Savaş, Orhan, Rasin, Raşit, Güray. Subs: Ahmet, Burhan, K.İsmail, Şükrü, M.Sefa. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. "Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0 Adana Demirspor: 0". Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0 Adana Demirspor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 28.02.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 19 - 06.03.1977 - Boluspor-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 14:45. Bolu. Weather: 15°C sunny, but the field was muddy. Referees: İhsan Türe, Altan Şenol, Engin Kurt. Boluspor: Talip, İbrahim, Nuri, Alaattin, Ercüment, Şükrü, Can, Mustafa, Necdet, Halil İbrahim, Çetin. Subs: Çetin, Fikret, Selçuk, Ahmet. Coach: Valeri Neagu. Goal: Alaattin 75'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Rüçhan, Hikmet (Erdoğan), Yalçın, Kemal, Feridun, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Akif, Ramazan, Nasır. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Zeki 48'. Yellow card: Kemal 4'. "İbrahim 4'. Boluspor: 1 - Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1". Boluspor: 1 - Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 07.03.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 25.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 20 - 13.03.1977 - MİY-Orduspor: 1-1. Sunday, 14:45. Weather: Open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Celal Türk, Necdet Sinanoğlu, Selahattin Salar. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Rüçhan, İbrahim, Tahir, Yalçın, Kemal, Feridun, Doğan, Müjdat, Zeki. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 16'. Ordu: Öner, Mustafa, Güven, Salih, Erol, Seçkin, Turgay, Cihan, Tuna, Orhan, Erdoğan. Coach: Gürsel Aksel. Goal: Erdoğan 55'. "Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1 - Orduspor: 1". Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1 - Orduspor: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 14.03.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 15.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 21 - 20.03.1977 - Trabzonspor-MİY: 3-0. Sunday, 14:45. Trabzon. Weather: heavy. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Bahri Koç, Atilla Asal. Trabzonspor: Senol, Turgay, Necati, Kadir, Cemil, Ali Yavuz (Güngör), Hüseyin, Serdar, M.Cemil, Necmi, Ahmet (Ünsal). Subs: Tekin, Hüsnü. Coach: Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı. Goals: Hüseyin 4', Necmi 48', 80'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Rüçhan, Tahir, Hikmet, İsmail, Yalçın, Feridun, Doğan, Müjdat, Ayhan (Ramazan). Subs: Erdoğan, Nasır. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Trabzonspor defeated Mersin İdmanyurdu open: 3-0". Trabzonspor Mersin İdmanyurdu'nu farklı mağlup etti: 3-0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 21.03.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 09.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 22 - 27.03.1977 - MİY-Altay: 3-2. Sunday, 14:45. Weather: 22°C open. Mersin. Referees: Doğan Babacan, Cengiz Demirpençe, Nuri Cerrahoğlu. MİY: Erdoğan, Mehmet, İsmail, Rüçhan (İbrahim), Tahir, Hikmet, Doğan, Yalçın, Müjdat, Kemal, Ayhan. Subs: Aydın, Nasır, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goals: Müjdat 51', 74', Ayhan 60'(P). Altay: Tanzer, Nihat, İsmail, Erol, Zafer, Şeref, Muzaffer, Akif, Ümit, Mustafa III, Mustafa I. Subs: Zinnur, Ahmet II, Ahmet I. Coach: Necdet Niş. Goals: Mustafa I 33', 89'. Red card: Şeref (2nd half). "Mersin İdmanyurdu: 3 Altay: 2". Mersin İdmanyurdu: 3 Altay: 2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 28.03.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 05.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 23 - 03.04.1977 - Giresunspor-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 14:45. Weather: 20°C sunny. Giresun. Referees: Erdoğan Albay, Celal Çerezli, Ergin Özbay. Giresun: Kumru, Faruk, Mustafa, Aziz, Cesim (Doğan), Haldun, Haluk, Mazlum, Hikmet, Raci, Soner. Subs: Kaya, Doğan, Mehmet, Fevzi, Ergün. Coach: İsmet Gürel. Goal: Doğan 74'. MİY: Erdoğan, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Yalkın, Hikmet, Kemal, Doğan, Müjdat, Ayhan. Subs: Atıf, Ramazan, Nezir, İsmail. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 70'. "Giresunspor: 1 - Mersin İd. Y.: 1". Giresunspor: 1 - Mersin İd. Y.: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 04.04.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 15.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 24 - 24.04.1977 - MİY-Fenerbahçe: 0-1. Sunday, 15:15. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Weather: 30°C open sunny. Referees: Ertuğrul Aybay, Cengiz Kaynak, Yalçın Gümüşkaynak. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Hikmet, Doğan, Yalçın, Müjdat, Kemal, Ayhan. Subs: Erdoğan, Feridun, Ramazan, İsmail, Nasır. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow card: İbrahim. Fenerbahçe: Adil, Niyazi, Cem, Alpaslan, Yenal, Zafer, Aydın, Bülent, Engin, Osman, Cemil. Subs: Yavuz, Serkan, Emin, Ersoy, Sabahattin, İlhan. Coach. Kaloperoviç. Goal: Cemil 52'. Yellow card: Engin. "F.Bahçe beat Mersin with Cemil's goal: 1-0". F.Bahçe, Mersin'i Cemil'in golüyle yendi: 1-0 and ... continued. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 25.04.1977, pp. 15, 16. Retrieved on 23.08.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 25 - 01.05.1977 - Zonguldakspor-MİY: 1-0. Sunday, 15:15. Weather: 12°C heavy, foggy. Attendance: 8500. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Erol Çakar, Halil Tankut. Zonguldakspor: Birol, Osman, Ulvi, Hamdi, Hüseyin, Samih, Adem, Gediz, Özer, Turgut, Muammer. Subs: Faruk, Sezer, Atakan, Remzi, B.Ahmet. Coach: Cahit Dikici. Goal: Adem 19'. MİY: Erdoğan, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, İsmail (Ayhan), Yalçın, Hikmet, Doğan, Kemal, Feridun. Subs: Aydın, Ramazan, Nasır. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Zonguldak: 1 - Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0". Zonguldak: 1 - Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 02.05.1977, p. 15. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 26 - 08.05.1977 - MİY-Göztepe: 2-0. Sunday, 15:15. Weather: 30°C open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Kemal Akay, Yaşar Öncül, A. İrfan Ada. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Hikmet, Rüçhan, Tahir, Kemal, Ayhan, Yalçın, Doğan, İbrahim, Feridun. Subs: Atıf, İsmail, Nasır, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goals: Doğan 11', İbrahim. Göztepe: Ercan, Edip, Cudi, Okyay, Kenan, Özer, Ayhan, B.Özer, İsmail, K.Mehmet, Ali (İbrahim). Subs: Cevdet, Mehmet, Rasim, Yarkın, Bülent. Coach: Bülent Eken. "Mersin İd. Y.: 2 - Göztepe: 0". Mersin İd. Y.: 2 - Göztepe: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 09.05.1977, p. 15. Retrieved on 15.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 27 - 15.05.1977 - MİY-Samsunspor: 0-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: Open, sunny. Mersin. Referees: Özer Kızıltan, Celal Çerezci, Yusuf Namoğlu. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Rüçhan, Tahir, Kemal, Yalçın, İbrahim, Ayhan (Hikmet), Doğan, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Atıf, İsmail, Nasır, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow card: Doğan. Samsunspor: Tufan, Şendoğan, Naim, Kemal, Cazip, M.Ali, Osman, K.Temel, Necati, B.Temel, Ahmet. Subs: Fazıl, Turgay, Beyazıt, Necdet III, Coach: Kamuran Soykıray. Yellow card: Naim. "Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0 Samsun: 0". Mersin İd. Yudu: 0 Samsun: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 16.05.1977, p. 15. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 28 - 22.05.1977 - Galatasaray-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 18:00. Weather: 20°C, open. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Attendance: 11.527. Referees: Müşfik Talas, Altan Şenol, Yalçın Gümüşkaya. Galatasaray: Nihat, Rıdvan, Müfit, Fatih, B. Mehmet, Cüneyt, Şükrü, Bülent, Öner, Zafer, Şevki (Engin 68'). Subs: Yılmaz, Ekrem, Faruk, Furkan. Coach: Malcolm Allison. Goal: Öner 32'(F). Yellow card: B.Mehmet 73'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Feridun, Hikmet, Kemal, Doğan, Müjdat, Yalçın. Subs: Atıf, Erdoğan, İsmail, Nasır, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 60'(F). yellow card: Kemal 65'. "UEFA participation is hard for G.saray". G.saray UEFA Kupası'nı zora soktu. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 23.05.1977, pp. 15, 16. Retrieved on 23.08.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 29 - 29.05.1977 - MİY-Adanaspor: 1-1. Sunday, 18:00. Weather: 35°C open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Doğan Babacan, Hilmi Alpaslan, Nuri Cerrahoğlu. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Feridun, Hikmet, Kemal, Doğan, Müjdat, Yalçın. Subs: Atıf, Erdoğan, İsmail, Nasır, Ramazan. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 31'. Yellow card: İbrahim 20', Mehmet 39'. Adanaspor: Erhan, Şevket, Şener, Necip, Vedat, Timuçin, Harun, Selahattin, İhsan, Halis, Burhan. Subs: İbrahim, İrfan, Ertuğrul, Köksal. Coach: İlhan Uralgil. Goal: Vedat 27'. Yellow card: Burhan 49'. "Mersin İd. Y.: 1 - Adanaspor: 1". Mersin İd. Y.: 1 - Adanaspor: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 30.05.1977, pp. 15. Retrieved on 15.12.2010. (in Turkish)
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Round 30 - 03.06.1977 - MİY-Beşiktaş: 2-0. Friday, 18:00. Mersin. Weather: 30°C open, sunny. Referees: Yılmaz Dinçel, Kemal Tabak, Coşkun Kutay. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, Rüçhan, Tahir, Kemal, Yalçın, İbrahim, Hikmet, Doğan, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Aydın, Nasır, Ramazan, İsmail. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goals: Müjdat, İbrahim. Beşiktaş: Mete, Mustafa, Suat, Ali, Zekeriya, Tuncay, Kahraman, Mithat (Hayri), Reşit, Mehmet, Kemal. Subs: Rasim, Ahmet, Niko, Hayri, Erdem. Coach: İsmet Arıkan. "Beşiktaş lost to Mersin: 2-0". Beşiktaş Mersin'e 2-0 mağlup oldu. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 04.06.1977, pp. 15, 16. Retrieved on 05.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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TFF website does not have an official page for 1976–77 Turkish Cup, but results for finals at TFF Turkish Cup page, retrieved on 15 August 2015, (in Turkish). See some details on cup matches at Türkiye Kupası by Cem Pekin, and Turkey - Final Tables by Turkish Soccer by Erdinç Sivritepe, retrieved on 23 July 2010, (in English); and maçkolik.com Cup page, retrieved on 16 August 2015, (in Turkish).
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Turkish Cup R3/L1 - 01.12.1976 - MİY-Beykoz: 3-2. Wednesday, 13:15. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Referees: Necdet Güvenoğlu, Seyfettin Umutlu, İlhan Büyükgiray. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, Rüçhan, Tahir, Lütfü, Zeki, Doğan, Ayhan (Yalçın), Müjdat, Feridun, Tuğrul. Goals: Zeki Temizer 20' and 88', Doğan 50'. Beykoz: Erdal, Kamil, Vahit, Ahmet, Bülent, Mete, Abdullah, Tahir, Bekir, Cemil, Günay. Goals: Günay 9', 78'. "Mersin İdmanyurdu: 3 - Beykoz: 2". Mersin İdmanyurdu: 3 - Beykoz: 2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 02.12.1976, p. 15. Retrieved on 05.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Turkish Cup R3/L2 - 16.12.1976 - Beykoz-MİY: 0-2. Thursday, 13:30. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Referees: Kadri Tümen, Ali İhsan Ada, Bedahat Cerrah. Beykoz: Erdal, Haluk, Cihat, Bülent, Recep, Cemil, Tahir, Kamil, Günay, Metin, Mete (Turgay). MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Lütfü, Tahir, Rüçhan, Kemal, Yalçın, Feridun (Ayhan), Doğan, Müjdat, Tuğrul (Zeki). Goals: Kemal Damkal 52', Zeki Temizer 73'. "Mersin İdmanyurdu beat Beykoz 2-0 and promoted to next round". Mersin İd. Yurdu Beykoz'u 2-0 yenerek tur atladı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 17.12.1976, p. 13. Retrieved on 24.08.2010. (in Turkish)
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R4/L2 - 06.02.1977 - Göztepe-MİY: 6-2 (RT 2-0, pen. 4-2). Sunday, 14:30. Weather: 10°C open, sunny. Alsancak Stadium, İzmir. Referees: Cumhur Demir, Abdullah Yener, Erdal Şenol. Göztepe: Ercan, Edip, Özer, Cudi, Kenan, Bülent, Yarkın, İbrahim, A.Rıza, Bora, Sabahattin. Subs: Suat, Okyay, Ali, F.Mehmet, Şaban. Coach: Bülent Eken. Goals: Yarkın 63', Ali Rıza 84'(P), Serial penalties: Mehmet III, Ali, Bülent, Bora. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Yalçın, Kemal, Hikmet, Doğan, Tuğrul, Zeki. Subs: Erdoğan, Ayhan, Feridun. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goals: Serial penalties: Ayhan, Zeki Temizer. "Göztepe eliminated Mersin İdmanyurdu after serial penalties: 6-2". Göztepe Mersin İdmanyurdu'nu penaltılarla eledi: 6-2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 07.02.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 06.09.2010. (in Turkish)
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Regulations of the UEFA Champions League Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) from UEFA website; Page 4, §2.01 "Cup"
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Stats were not provided by TFF for this season. See TFF Club page. Search for 1976–77 squad and 1976–77 matches are not provided. Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
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Data were obtained from; (1) an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for 1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season; and (2) appearances and goals from maçkolik.com team page. Retrieved on 27 August 2015.
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Atıf Öztoprak. In the team since Summer 1973. His previous team was Sakaryaspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2015-04-13 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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Mehmet Dayan. In the team since Summer 1975. His previous team was İskenderunspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Feridun Alkan. Player signed in Summer 1976. His previous team was Karabükspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Tahir Temur. In the team since Summer 1975. His previous team was İstanbulspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine.
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Kemal Damkal. K. Kemal. In the team since Summer 1974. His previous team was Ankara Güneşspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Şeref Başoğlu. In the team since Summer 1973. His previous team was Sakaryaspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Hikmet Erön. In the team since Summer 1974. His previous team was Karagümrük. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Yalçın Tarzan. Player signed in Summer 1976. His previous team was Malatyaspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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İbrahim Arayıcı. In the team since Summer 1968. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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Zeki Temizer. In the team since Summer 1971. His previous team was Fenerbahçe. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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Müjdat Karanfilci. Player signed in Summer 1976. His previous team was Giresunspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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Rüçhan Dağdeviren. In the team since Summer 1975. His previous team was Fenerbahçe. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Ayhan Öz. In the team since Summer 1974. His previous team was Gaziantepspor. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-01-28 at the Wayback Machine.
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Aydın Tohumcu. In the team since Summer 1975. His previous team was Ankaragücü. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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Lütfü Isıgöllü. Player signed in Summer 1976. His previous team was Beşiktaş. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Doğan Küçükduru. In the team since Summer 1974. His previous team was Göztepe. At the end of the season player turned back and signed to Göztepe for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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Tuğrul Şener. Player signed in Summer 1976. His previous team was Beşiktaş. At the end of the season player signed to Kocaelispor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Erdoğan Demirefe. Player signed in Summer 1976. His previous team was Samsunspor. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
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İsmail Akdağcık. In the team since Summer 1974. He grew up in Tarsus İdmanyurdu youth team. Details from. maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Ramazan Göktem. Player signed in Summer 1976. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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Nasır Belci. In the team since Summer 1976. He grew up in MİY youth team. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.