The 1977–78 season was the 74th season of competitive football in Turkey.
Fenerbahçe won their ninth 1.Lig title in 1977–78. Cemil Turan, forward for Fenerbahçe, finished as top scorer with 17 goals.[1] Trabzonspor finished runners-up, and Adanaspor finished third, their highest finish. Ankaragücü and Mersin İdmanyurdu were relegated to the 2.Lig, while Göztepe and MKE Kırıkkalespor were promoted to the 1.Lig.[2] Trabzonspor won the Turkish Cup, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (Super Cup), and Başbakanlık Kupası (Chancellor Cup).[3] [4] [5]
All clubs qualified for European competition (Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe, Altay, and Beşiktaş) were knocked out in the first round of their respective competitions.[6]
| Competition | Winner | Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Lig | Fenerbahçe (9) | Trabzonspor (1) | |
| 2.Lig | Göztepe (1) | MKE Kırıkkalespor (1) | |
| Turkish Cup | Trabzonspor (2) | Adana Demirspor (1) | |
| Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası | Trabzonspor (3) | Fenerbahçe (3) | |
| Başbakanlık Kupası | Trabzonspor (2) | Adana Demirspor (1) |
| Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Cup | Fenerbahçe | 1st in 1.Lig | |
| UEFA Cup | Galatasaray | 3rd in 1.Lig | |
| Adanaspor | 4th in 1.Lig | ||
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Trabzonspor | Turkish Cup winners |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 42 | European Cup | |||||||||||
| 2 | Trabzonspor | 30 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 42 | 16 | +12 | 41 | European Cup Winners' Cup | |||||||||||
| 3 | Galatasaray | 30 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 38 | UEFA Cup | |||||||||||
| 4 | Adanaspor | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 35 | UEFA Cup | |||||||||||
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 33 | 29 | +4 | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Altay | 30 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Boluspor | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Zonguldakspor | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 35 | -2 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Diyarbakırspor | 30 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 31 | -2 | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Bursaspor | 30 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 24 | +2 | 28 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | Orduspor | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 29 | +1 | 27 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Eskişehirspor | 30 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Adana Demirspor | 30 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Samsunspor | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 24 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Ankaragücü | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 22 | Relegated to the 2.Lig | |||||||||||
| 16 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 30 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 21 | Relegated to the 2.Lig | |||||||||||
Notes
First leg
Second leg
The Turkey national football team competed in seven matches during the 1977–78 season. The team finished with a record of one win, one draw, and five losses.[7]
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