1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season explained

Club:	Mersin İdmanyurdu
Stadium:	City Stadium Mersin, Turkey
League:	Second League
Season:	1965–66
League Result:	Red group: 3rd Final group: 5th
Cup1:	Turkish Cup
Cup1 Result:	Did not participate
Cup4:	Most appearances
Cup4 Result:	Mehmet Diner "Mamik": 28
League Topscorer:	Alp Sümeralp 10
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Halit Gazioğlu
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Lefter Küçükandonyadis
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Prevseason:	1964–65
Nextseason:	1966–67

Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1965–1966. The 1965–66 season was the 3rd season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in Second League, the second level division in Turkey.

The club had had name "Çukurova İdmanyurdu" again under Çukurova Group sponsorship and finished 5th. On 20 July 1965 the club and fans celebrated the 40th anniversary of their foundation. Executive committee comprised Mehmet Karametmet, Halit Gazioğlu, Sezai Sak.

At the beginning of the season Fahrettin Cansever was the coach of the team. In the half season Lefter Küçükantonyadis became the manager of the team (20 January 1966). Lefter signed for four months. One month later, Lefter had been stabbed by a fan (a restaurant owner, Fikri Özkörüklü) and hospitalized.^[1] Many citizens, pupils, NGO representatives and sports people visited him in hospital and his room was filled with flowers. Lefter declared that he will not leave the team.^[2] Fahrettin Cansever became the trainer of Beykozspor (12 January 1966).^[3] On 7 June 1966 before the last match of the season, Lefter left Mersin. He said that he was compliant of the behaviours of executive committee member Sezai Sak.^[4]

Pre-season

• Preparation game: ÇİY-Türkocağı: 4–1.
• Spor-Toto Cup: 15 August 1965 - Adana Demirspor-ÇİY: 0–2. Sunday, 17:00. City Stadium, Adana. Goals: Mehmet.
• Spor-Toto Cup: 22 August 1965 - ÇİY-Adana Demirspor: 0–0. Sunday. Mersin.
• Preparation game: 29 September 1965. ÇİY-Adana Milli Mensucat. Sunday.

1965–66 Second League participation

Second League 1965–66 was played by 22 teams in two groups (red and white), 11 in each. Top four teams played promotion group matches in league format. Bottom teams played relegation play-out. Top two teams promoted to First League 1966–67.

Results summary

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1965–66 Second League summary:

rawspan=2		rawspan=2		Overall									rawspan=1		Home								rawspan=1		Away
Stage
Ranking group		2	20	9	7	4	26	13	+13	25		10	7	3	0	20	6	+14	17		10	2	4	4	6	7	-1	8
Final group		5	14	6	3	5	21	16	+5	15		7	4	1	2	11	7	+4	9		7	2	2	3	10	9	+1	6
Overall			34	15	10	9	47	29	+18	40		17	11	4	2	31	13	+18	26		17	4	6	7	16	16	0	14

Sources: 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League pages.^[5]

Ranking group performance

The 1965–66 season Red Group (stage 1) matches of Çukurova İdmanyurdu (ÇİY) vs other team are shown in league table below.^[6]

	Team	Games				Goals				Home				Away
1	Altınordu (Q)	20	13	5	2	31	9	31		1–0	8	3		0–1	15	4
2	Çukurova İdmanyurdu (Q)	20	9	7	4	26	13	25		–	9	4		–	14	3
3	Beyoğluspor (Q)	20	9	7	4	26	13	25		1–1	6	2		0–0	17	3
4	Sakaryaspor (Q)	20	9	5	6	20	19	23		3–0	19	2		0–1	4	2
5	Manisaspor	20	8	6	6	24	24	22		4–2	3	1		0–1	20	2
6	Bandırmaspor	20	7	5	8	22	27	19		0–0	13	3		1–1	10	5
7	Karagümrük	20	5	8	7	19	24	18		3–1	18	3		1–1	5	2
8	Petrolspor	20	6	3	11	21	33	15		4–0	12	2		2–0	1	2
9	Sarıyer	20	5	5	10	13	22	15		1–0	11	3		1–0	22	2
10	Altındağ	20	5	4	11	20	30	14		3–1	16	3		0–1	7	5
11	Ülküspor (R)	20	3	7	10	17	22	13		1–1	2	2		1–1	21	2

Two points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. First team is ÇİY in both cases, home and away.
(Q): Qualified for Final Group; (R): Relegated to Regional Amateur League after relegation play-outs.
Sources: 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season.

Ranking group gamesSources: Cem Pekin Archives, Milliyet Online Archive, Maçkolik, Erbil (1975).^[7]

Final group performance

The 1965–66 season promotion group (stage 2) matches of Çukurova İdmanyurdu (ÇİY) vs other team are shown in league table below.^[6]

	Team	Games				Goals				Home				Away
1	Eskişehirspor (P)	14	8	5	1	22	7	21		1–2	13	5		1–1	6	2
2	Altınordu (P)	14	10	1	3	25	9	21		2–1	1	2		0–1	8	3
3	Bursaspor	14	8	3	3	23	9	19		0–0	7	3		0–4	14	5
4	Adana Demirspor	14	7	2	5	22	17	16		1–2	11	5		0–1	4	3
5	Çukurova İdmanyurdu	14	6	3	5	21	16	15
6	Sakaryaspor	14	4	6	4	15	15	14		2–1	9	4		0–0	2	1
7	Güneşspor	14	0	3	11	9	26	3		2–1	5	3		5–2	12	3
8	Beyoğluspor	14	0	3	11	6	44	3		3–0	3	1		4–0	10	2

Two points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. First team is ÇİY in both cases, home and away.
(P): Promoted to 1966–67 Turkish First Football League.
Sources: 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season.

Final group games

Sources: Cem Pekin Archives, Milliyet Online Archive, and Maçkolik.^[8]

1965–66 Turkish Cup participation

1965–66 Turkish Cup was the fourth cup and played by 71 teams: 16 First League teams (1), 20 Second League teams (2), 19 teams from regional leagues (R), and 16 amateur teams (A). Galatasaray has won the cup for the fourth time consecutively and became eligible for playing ECW next year. ÇİY and Yeşildirek were penalized due to last season draw outs. So ÇİY couldn't participated in fourth cup.^[9]

Management

Club management

Executive committee:

• President: Halit Gazioğlu. Deputy President: Mehmet Mehmetoğlu. General Secretary: Aydın Özlü. Members: Mahir Turan, Erol Tarhan, Sezai Sak, Victor Venüs, Sedat Gülergün.^[10]

Coaching team

Head Coach: Fahrettin Cansever.^[10]

1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:

	Head Coach	Period					Notes
	Fahrettin Cansever	01.08.1965 – 12.01.1966					Left after 17th round
		13.01.1966 – 19.01.1966	1	1	–	–
	Lefter Küçükandonyadis	20.01.1966 – 07.06.1966					Left before the last round.
		07.06.1966 – 12.06.1966	1	1	–	–

Note: Only official games were included.

1965–66 squad

Stats are counted for 1965–66 Second League matches.^{[11] [12]} In the team rosters four 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.

			Name	Birth	Born										← Season Notes →
1	1		Yusuf Şimşek	2 Nov 1938	Samsun	GK	13				13				Şekerspor.^[13]
2	2		Battal Toktay	1939		DF	18				18				Şekerspor.^[14]
3	3		Mehmet Diner			MF	28	5			28	5			previous season.^[15]
4	4		Refik Çoğum	1940		MF	22				22				previous season.^[16]
5	5		İbrahim Güner			MF	19	1			19	1			^[17]
6	6		Fuat			MF	1				1				^[18]
7	7		Alp Sümeralp	1938		FW	26	10			26	10			previous season.^[19]
8	8		Hüseyin İlgin			FW	20	4			20	4			previous season.^[20]
9	9		Erol Yılmaz	1937		FW	12	2			12	2			previous season.^[21]
10	10		Saba			FW	1				1				previous season.^[22]
11	11		Fikret			FW	1				1				^[23]
12	2		Emin Akkoç	1937		DF	26				26				previous season.^[24]
13	5		Tarık Arıtan	1941		MF	22	3			22	3			previous season.^[25]
14	9		Ayhan Öz	20 Jul 1945	Mersin	FW	19	7			19	7			First time professional.^[26]
15	11		Baha			FW	4	1			4	1			^[27]
16	5		Sami İlgin			MF	12	1			12	1			previous season.^[28]
17	7		Yalçın Uğraş	1936		FW	14	3			14	3			Şekerspor.^[29]
18	8		Olcay Cambaz			FW	4				4				^[30]
19	1		Doğan Ölçücü			GK	6	1			6	1			previous season.^[31]
20	10		Roni Kumdereli	1940		FW	5				5				previous season.^[32]
21	11		Oktay Güneri			MF	3				3				previous season.^[33]
22	2		İhsan Tınaz			DF	18				18				Adana Demirspor.^[34]
23	10		Münür Genç			FW	2				2				previous season.^[35]
24	7		Zafer Buran			FW	1				1				Beyoğluspor.^[36]
25	6		Tevfik			MF	2				2				^[37]
26	11		Arif			FW	1				1				^[38]
27	1		Fikret Özdil	1943		GK	10				10				PTT.^[39]
28	5		Zeki			MF	1				1				^[40]

Source: 1964–65 season squad data from maçkolik com, Milliyet, and Erbil (1975).^[12]

See also

• Football in Turkey

Notes and References

1. "The restaurant owner who attacked Lefter was arrested". Lefter'i vuran lokantacı tevkif edildi. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 22 February 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 June 2011.
2. "Lefter gets discharged." Lefter yakında taburcu oluyor. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 23 February 1966. Retrieved on 3 August 2010, p. 8.
3. "Fahrettin became the trainer of Beykoz." Fahrettin Beykoz Antrenörü oldu. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 13 January 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 August 2010.
4. "İ.Yurdu's trainer Lefter resigns." İ. Yurdu antrenörü Lefter istifa etti. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 1 June 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 June 2011.
5. Standings, promotion and relegations from Cem Pekin Archives, retrieved on 26 August 2009. Standings and results from maçkolik.com Red Group page and maçkolik.com Final Group page, retrieved on 26 February 2015. Standings by rounds obtained from a search performed in Milliyet online archive performed on 12 August 2010.
6. See full table and results from Cem Pekin Archives
7. 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season; and 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season page on [1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season mackolik.com]; some missing goals are added from Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years . Retrieved on 29 August 2013 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 55.
8. 1965-66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season; and 1965-66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season on maçkolik.com on 29 August 2013.
9. See 1965–66 Turkish Cup pages at Cem Pekin Archives, retrieved on 23 July 2010, ; and maçkolik Cup page, retrieved on 15 August 2015, .
10. Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years . Retrieved on 29 August 2013 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 51.
11. Stats were not provided by TFF for this season. See TFF Club page. Search for 1965–66 squad and 1965–66 matches are not provided. Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
12. Stats were obtained from the following sources. Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years. Retrieved on 29 August 2013 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 51-52. . And an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season. Appearance and goal stats were obtained from maçkolik.com. Appearance and goal stats obtained from maçkolik.com are not complete, because rosters of some games were not available at the date these stats were obtained, 29 August 2013.
13. Yusuf Şimşek. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Şekerspor. At the end of the season player signed to Eskişehirspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
14. Battal Toktay. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Şekerspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
15. Mehmet Diner Mamik. In the team since Summer 1963. At the end of the season player signed to Adanaspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
16. Refik Çoğum. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
17. İbrahim Güner. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .
18. Fuat. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .
19. Alp Sümeralp. In the team since Summer 1962. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
20. Hüseyin Rıza İlgin. In the team since Summer 1962. At the end of the season player signed to Tarsus İdmanyurdu for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
21. Erol Yılmaz. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
22. Saba. In the team since Summer 1964. Details from maçkolik.com page .
23. Fikret. In the team since Summer 1965. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
24. Emin Akkoç. In the team since Summer 1963. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
25. Tarık Arıtan. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
26. Ayhan Öz. In the team since Summer 1965. He grew up in MİY youth team. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
27. Baha. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .
28. Sami İlgin. In the team since Summer 1964. At the end of the season player signed to Adana Demirspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
29. Yalçın Uğraş. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Şekerspor. At the end of the season player signed to Galata Gençlik for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
30. Olcay Cambaz. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .
31. Doğan Ölçücü. In the team since Summer 1963. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
32. Roni Kumdereli. In the team since Summer 1963. At the end of the season player signed to Denizlispor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
33. Oktay Güneri. In the team since Summer 1962. Details from maçkolik.com page .
34. Hasan İhsan Tınaz. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Adana Demirspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and maçkolik.com page . Data form these two pages were merged in the table.
35. Münür Genç. In the team since Summer 1964. Details from maçkolik.com page .
36. Zafer Buran. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Beyoğluspor. At the end of the season player signed to Tarsus İdmanyurdu for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
37. Tevfik. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .
38. Arif. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .
39. Fikret Özdil. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was PTT. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
40. Zeki. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page .