1969–70 Mersin İdmanyurdu season explained

Club:	Mersin İdmanyurdu
Stadium:	Mersin, Turkey
League:	First League
Season:	1969–70
League Result:	4th
Cup1:	Turkish Cup
Cup1 Result:	Eliminated at R2
League Topscorer:	Osman Arpacıoğlu (6)
Chrtitle:	President
Chairman:	Mehmet Karamehmet
Mgrtitle:	Coach
Manager:	Bülent Giz
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Prevseason:	1968–69
Nextseason:	1970–71

Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1969–70. The 1969–70 season was the third season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League, the first level division in Turkey. They finished fourth which was the best position the team ever obtained.

The team manager was Bülent Giz, one of the famous managers in 1970's Turkish football; and the club president was Mehmet Karamahmet, Çukurova Group's owner.^[1] Deputy president was Mahir Turan. Erol Tarhan was general captain. Sadri Usluoğlu who worked as executive for Beşiktaş and national team became general manager of İdmanyurdu. Before the start of the season Kadri Aytaç was the technical advisor and look for foreign transfers. Later he attended in a course in Romania.^[2]

Mersin İdmanyurdu has targeted championship in this season. Coach Bülent Giz has written an article to declare their target in the mid-season. He said that if the substitutes had been good enough they hadn'nt been finished first half at third place.^[3] His claim remained until the end of the league when the team lost last two matches to average teams and lost the chance to be eligible for European Cups next year.

Pre-season

MİY opened the season on 25.07.1969 in Tarsus. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium was under repairement.

• 03.08.1969 – Spor-Toto Cup – MİY-Samsunspor: 1–1. Sunday, 17:00. Mersin. Goals: Temel 62' (Samsun), Osman 74' (MİY).
• 10.08.1969 – Spor-Toto Cup – Gençlerbirliği-MİY: 1–1. Sunday, 21:45. 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara. Goals: İlhan 7', Turan 37'(o.g.)
• 20.08.1969 – Preparation game – Galatasaray-MİY: 0–0. Wednesday, 20:00. Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul. Referees: Hüseyin Maloğlu, Özcan Gürkaynak, Güngör Tunçel. Galatasaray: Nihat, Ekrem, Ali, Muzaffer, Talat, Turan, Mehmet, Feridun (Olcay), Ayhan, Ergün (Bilgin), Uğur. Coach: Kaloperoviç. MİY: Fikret, Halim (B.İbrahim), Alp, Mustafa (Arif), Erol, Cihat, Ali (K.Erol), Tarık (K.İbrahim), Osman, Muharrem.^[4]
• 24.08.1969 – Preparation game – Bursaspor-MİY: 5–1. Monday, 16:45. Bursa. Referees: Abdi Parlakay, Mehmet Rodoslu, Basri Akkoyunlu. Bursaspor: Osman (Yıldız), Vahit, Haluk (İrfan), İsmail (Müfit), İbrahim, Cengiz (Sırrı), Necati, Ersel (Canan), Mesut (Cemal), Taner (Sinan), Ender. Goals: Ersel 4', Ender 27', Ersel 38, Ender 43', Necati 61'(H). MİY: Fikret (Muradis), Erol, Alp, Mustafa, Nihat, Arif, Ali, Ayhan, Tarık, Osman, Muharrem. Goal: Osman (P).^[5]
• Boluspor-MİY: 3–1.
• 17.09.1969 – In the first preparation match in their home ground MİY defeated Tarsus İdmanyurdu: 6–0. Goals: Ayhan (3), Muharrem (2) and Arif.^[6] In another preparation game Bursaspor defeated MİY 5–1. The first match of the league was also played against Bursa but MİY this time beat them at away game.

1969–70 First League participation

First League was played with 16 teams in its twelfth season, 1969–70. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1970–71. Mersin İY became fourth with 12 wins, and Osman Arpacıoğlu was most scorer player with 6 goals.^[1] Mersin İdmanyurdu has fought for second place -which provided eligibility for Fairs Cup- with Eskişehirspor, Altay, and Göztepe; and missed the chance of participation in a European cup.

Results summary

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1969–70 First League summary:

rawspan=2		rawspan=2		Overall									rawspan=1		Home								rawspan=1		Away
Stage
First half		3	15	8	5	2	19	10	+9	21		8	6	2	0	11	3	+8	14		7	2	3	2	8	7	+1	7
Second half			15	4	7	4	13	17	−4	15		7	4	3	0	7	2	+5	11		8	0	4	4	6	15	−9	4
Overall		4	30	12	12	6	32	27	+5	36		15	10	5	0	18	5	+13	25		15	2	7	6	14	22	−8	11

Sources: 1969–70 Turkish First Football League pages.^[7]

League table

Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1969–70 season is shown in the following table.^{[8] [9]} Note: Won, drawn and lost points are 2, 1 and 0. F belongs to MİY and A belongs to corresponding team for both home and away matches.

Results by round

Results of games MİY played in 1969–70 First League by rounds:

Mid-season

Friendly game during half season:

• 08.02.1970 – MİY-Fenerbahçe: 2–2. Sunday, 14:15. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Referees: Mustafa Oğultürk, Mehmet Çetinel, İhsan Büyükgiray. MİY: Javorek, K.İbrahim, Cihat, Mustafa, B.Erol, Arif, Ali, Tarık, Osman, Popescu, Muharrem. Goals: Tarık 37', Osman 85'. Fenerbahçe: Datcu, Şükrü, Ümran, Nunweiller, Ercan, Levent, Can, Ziya, Abdullah, Nedim, Ogün. Goals: Can 57'(P), Ziya 72'.^[10]

Second half

1969–70 Turkish Cup participation

1969–70 Turkish Cup was played for the 8th season as Türkiye Kupası by 30 teams. Two elimination rounds (including one preliminary round) and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1969–70 Turkish Cup from the first round and was eliminated at second round by then second division team Kütahyaspor. Kütahyaspor was eliminated at semifinals. Göztepe won the Cup for the 2nd time.^[11]

Cup track

The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1969–70 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.

Round	Own League	Opponent's League	Opponent			Result
Round 1	First League	Second League White Group	Boluspor	1–3	2–0	Promoted to R2 P
Round 2 Preliminary	First League	Amateur	Adana Sümerspor	7–0	5–0	Promoted to R2
Round 2	First League	Second League White Group	Kütahyaspor	0–1	1–1	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) 1969–70 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table.Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

Source: 1969–70 Turkish Cup pages.^[11]

Management

Club management

Mehmet Karamehmet was club president.

Coaching team

1969–70 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:

Note: Only official games were included.

1969–70 squad

Stats are counted for 1969–70 First League matches and 1969–70 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches.^{[12] [13]} 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		Fikret Özdil	1943		GK	30		3		33				previous season.^[14]
2	2		Cihat Erbil	1946	Alpullu	DF	30		5		35			1	previous season.^[15]
3	3		Erol Evcimen	1944		DF	30		5		35				Feriköy.^[16]
4	4		Halim Kütükçüoğlu	1938		DF	10		2		12				previous season.^[17]
5	5		Mustafa Yürür	26 Jun 1938	Istanbul	MF	30	2	5		35	2			İzmirspor.^[18]
6	6		Refik Çoğum	1940		MF	4		1	1	5	1			previous season.^[19]
7	7		Alp Sümeralp (C)	1938	Istanbul	FW	28	1	4		32	1			previous season.^[20]
8	8		Erol Durmuşlu	1 Nov 1950	Silifke	FW	11		2	1	13	1			previous season.^[21]
9	9		Tarık Kutver	1940	Ezine	FW	26	5	5	2	31	7			previous season.^[22]
10	10		Muharrem Algıç	1948	Istanbul	FW	30	5	5	3	35	8			previous season.^[23]
11	11		Ayhan Öz	20 Jul 1945	Mersin	FW	27	3	4	1	30	4			previous season.^[24]
12	11		Ali Açıkgöz	1945	Istanbul	FW	26	2	4	2	30	4			previous season.^[25]
13	13		İbrahim Arayıcı	1949	Silifke	FW	17	5	2	3	19	8			previous season.^[26]
14	9		Octavian Popescu	25 Apr 1938	Bucharest	FW	21	3	4	1	25	4			Rapid București.^[27]
15	5		Arif Omaç	1942		MF	12		2		14				previous season.^[28]
16	9		Osman Arpacıoğlu	5 Jan 1947	Ankara	FW	21	6	3	2	27	8		1	previous season.^[29]
17	1		Justín Javorek	14 Sep 1936	Czechoslovakia	GK	2				2				Inter Bratislava.^[30]
18	12		Taner Carin	1945	Istanbul	GK	1		1		2				previous season.^[31]
19	2		İbrahim Tezeren	31 Jan 1948	Tekirdağ	DF	3		1		4				previous season.^[32]

Sources: 1969–70 season squad data from maçkolik com, Milliyet, and Erbil (1975).^[13]

Transfer news from Milliyet:

• Transfers in: Right-back Erol was transferred from Feriköy. Mustafa (İzmirspor). K.İbrahim, Erol, Şener, Cemil, Necati, Yusuf, Mahir (amateur).
• Transfers out: After the end of season, forward Ali went to İstanbulspor, 17.07.1970. Arif (Sakaryaspor), B.İbrahim (Tekirdağspor).

See also

• Football in Turkey

Notes and References

1. Mersin İdmanyurdu S.K. History Mersin İdman Yurdu S.K. Official Website.
2. "Kadri went to Yugoslavia to make foreign transfers". Kadri Yugoslavya'dan oyuncu almaya gitti . Milliyet gazete arşivi, 03.07.1969, p. 10. Retrieved on 24.01.2011.
3. "Mersin İdmanyurdu will be the champs" Mersin İdmanyurdu şampiyon olacaktır. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 15.01.1970. Retrieved on 22.08.2010.
4. "Galatasaray draws again". Galatasaray gene berabere kaldı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 21.08.1969, p. 12. Retrieved on 05.08.1969.
5. "Bursaspor supersaturates Mersin". Bursaspor Mersin'i gole doyurdu: 5–1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 25.08.1969, p. 12. Retrieved on 25.10.2010.
6. "Mersin wins 6–0". Mersin 6–0 galip. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 18.09.1969, p. 10. Retrieved on 05.08.1969.
7. 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.
8. See full table and results from Turkish Soccer – Turkish Leagues by Erdinç Sivritepe. Results given in a matching table, weekly results and tables are not available.
9. More details Futbol Merkezi . Won, drawn and lost points are 2,1 and 0. Weekly results and league tables can be seen via drop menu.
10. "Friendly game witnessed many goals." Dostluk maçı gollü geçti. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 09.02.1970, p. 12. Retrieved on 14.06.2010.
11. [Turkish Football Federation|TFF]
12. Stats were not provided by TFF for this season. See TFF Club page. Search for 1969–70 squad and 1969–70 matches are not provided. Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
13. Data were obtained from; Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 YearsRetrieved on 29 July 2011 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 57. And an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for 1969–70 Mersin İdmanyurdu season. Appearance and goal stats were obtained from maçkolik.com. Data related to discipline and substitute players obtained from maçkolik.com are not complete. Retrieved on 21 August 2015.
14. Fikret Özdil. In the team since Winter 1966. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
15. Cihat Erbil. In the team since Summer 1968. His previous team was Bandırmaspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
16. Erol Evcimen, B. Erol. Player signed in Summer 1969. His previous team was Feriköy. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.
17. Halim Kütükçüoğlu. In the team since Summer 1967. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
18. Mustafa Yürür, Böbrek (lit. Kidney). Player signed in Summer 1969. His previous team was İzmirspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.
19. Refik Çoğum. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
20. Alp Sümeralp. In the team since Summer 1962. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
21. Erol Durmuşlu, K. Erol. In the team since Summer 1968. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.
22. Tarık Kutver. In the team since Summer 1967. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.
23. Muharrem Algıç, Yanık. In the team since Summer 1968. His previous team was Boluspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
24. Ayhan Öz. In the team since Summer 1965. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
25. Ali Açıkgöz, Yetim. In the team since Summer 1967. At the end of the season player signed to İstanbulspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
26. İbrahim Arayıcı. In the team since Summer 1968. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page and TFF player profile.
27. Octavian Popescu. Player signed in Summer 1969. His previous team was Rapid București. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
28. Arif Omaç. In the team since Summer 1968. His previous team was Feriköy. At the end of the season player signed to Sakaryaspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
29. [Osman Arpacıoğlu]
30. [Justín Javorek]
31. Taner Carin. In the team since Summer 1968. His previous team was Galata G.K. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .
32. İbrahim Tezeren. In the team since Summer 1968. His previous team was Tekirdağspor. At the end of the season he turned back and signed to Tekirdağspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page .