1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

Mersin İdmanyurdu
1976-77 season
PresidentBurhan Kanun
CoachTurkey Kadri Aytaç
StadiumMersin, Turkey
First League7th
Turkish CupEliminated at R4
Top goalscorerMüjdat (10)

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.

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:

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]

Pos Team
 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: [1]
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:

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAHH
ResultLDLDDWLWLWWDDWDWLDDDLWDLLWDDDW
Position141315141212131012101099886799910108111199987
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 Yellow card 30'
İbrahim Arayıcı Yellow card 68'		 Report[6] 55' İbrahim Ergin
Yellow card 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 Yellow card		 Report[7] Yellow card 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 Yellow card
İbrahim Arayıcı Yellow card		 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 Yellow card 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' (P)
İbrahim Arayıcı Yellow card 28'		 Report[10] Yellow card 56' Ali Kemal Denizci
Yellow card 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' (P)
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 Yellow card 60'		 Report[12] Yellow card 51' Teoman Göksu
Yellow card 77' Mazlum Fırtına
Yellow card 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] Yellow card 43' Hikmet Erön
Yellow card 78' Doğan Küçükduru
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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] Yellow card 62' Bülent Ünder
Yellow card 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] Yellow card 43' Yalçın Tarzan
Red card 60' Doğan Küçükduru
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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' (P)
Tacettin Ergürsel Yellow card 32'
İhsan Kavak Red card 80'		 Report[22] Red card 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
Yellow card 4' Kemal Damkal
Yellow card 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' (P)
Yalçın Tarzan 74'		 Report[27] 33' Mustafa Denizli
89' Mustafa Denizli
Red card 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 Yellow card 75' Report[29] 52' Cemil Turan
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 63' Report[32] Yellow card 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 Yellow card 73'		 Report[33] 60' (F) Müjdat Karanfilci
Yellow card 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 Yellow card 20'
Mehmet Dayan Yellow card 39'		 Report[34] 27' Vedat Bayraktar
Yellow card 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.

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' (P)		 Report[39] Referee: Cumhur Demir
Penalties
Mehmet Türken soccer ball with check mark
Ali Çağlar soccer ball with check mark
Bülent Taşkın soccer ball with check mark
Bora Öztürk soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Ayhan Öz
soccer ball with check mark 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:

Nat Head Coach Period Pl W D L Notes
Turkey 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.

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

See also

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. ^ a b 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 Archived 2012-05-12 at the Wayback Machine
  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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ 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)
  11. ^ 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)
  12. ^ 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)
  13. ^ 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)
  14. ^ 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)
  15. ^ 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)
  16. ^ 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)
  17. ^ 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)
  18. ^ 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)
  19. ^ 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)
  20. ^ 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)
  21. ^ 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).
  22. ^ 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)
  23. ^ 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)
  24. ^ 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)
  25. ^ 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)
  26. ^ 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)
  27. ^ 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)
  28. ^ 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)
  29. ^ 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)
  30. ^ 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)
  31. ^ 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)
  32. ^ 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)
  33. ^ 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)
  34. ^ 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)
  35. ^ 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)
  36. ^ 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).
  37. ^ 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)
  38. ^ 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)
  39. ^ 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)
  40. ^ Regulations of the UEFA Champions League Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) from UEFA website; Page 4, §2.01 "Cup"
  41. ^ 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.
  42. ^ a b 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.
  43. ^ 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.
  44. ^ 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.
  45. ^ 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.
  46. ^ 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.
  47. ^ 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.
  48. ^ 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.
  49. ^ 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.
  50. ^ 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.
  51. ^ 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.
  52. ^ 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.
  53. ^ 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.
  54. ^ 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.
  55. ^ 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.
  56. ^ 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.
  57. ^ 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.
  58. ^ 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.
  59. ^ 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.
  60. ^ 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.
  61. ^ 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.
  62. ^ Ramazan Göktem. Player signed in Summer 1976. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
  63. ^ 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.