1977–78 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1977–78. The 1977–78 season was the sixth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in First League, the first level division in Turkey. They have relegated to second division at the end of the season. It was the second relegation from first division after 1973–74. Team's bad performance continued in Cup matches as well.
| 1977–78 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Turhan Lokmanoğlu | |||
| Coach |  Orhan Yüksel | |||
| Stadium | Mersin, Turkey | |||
| First League | 16th | |||
| Turkish Cup | Eliminated at R3 | |||
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The team started the season with coach Kadri Aytaç. However Aytaç left the club and became the manager of Rizespor after the 7th round. Trainers Seyfi Alanya and Turgut Kafkas managed the team for the rest of the first half games. Orhan Yüksel became the coach at the start of the second half of the season. Yüksel completed the season.
Pre-season
The team has prepared for the season at Uludağ. Preparation games:
- 07.08.1977 - Balıkesirspor-MİY: 3-0.
- The team played two jubilee matches on 10 August for Garay from Adana Demirspor and Güray from MİY on 17 August.
- 18.08.1977 - MİY-Gaziantepspor: 1-1.
1977–78 First League participation
First League was played with 16 teams in its 21st season, 1977–78. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1978–79. Mersin İY finished 16th with 3 wins and relegated to second division next year. It was worst season of the team in First League.
Results summary
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1977–78 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 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 2 | |||
| Second half | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 4 | ||||
| Overall | 16 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | -15 | 6 | |||
Sources: 1977–78 Turkish First Football League pages.[1]
League table
Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1977–78 season is shown in the following table.[2][3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 24 | |
| 15 | MKE Ankaragücü (R) | 30 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 22 | Relegation to Turkish Second Football League |
| 16 | Mersin İdman Yurdu (R) | 30 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 34 | −16 | 21 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated
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 1977–78 First League by rounds:
Source: 1977–78 Turkish First Football League pages.[1]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
First half
| 28 August 1977 Round 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Trabzonspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 17:00 | Müjdat Karanfilci  84' |
Report[4] | Attendance: Full Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 3 September 1977 Round 2 | Fenerbahçe | 5 – 2 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | İnönü Stadium, Beşiktaş, İstanbul |
| Saturday, 17:00 | Önder Mustafaoğlu  4' (F)Cemil Turan 9' (F)Alpaslan Eratlı 26' (F)Cemil Turan 54' (F)Radomir Antić 51'Alpaslan Eratlı 74' |
Report[5] | 30' (F) Feridun Alkan 64' (H) Zeki Temizer 89' (o.g.) Erman Toroğlu |
Attendance: 35.516 Referee: Orhan Cebe |
| 11 September 1977 Round 3 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 0 | Samsunspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 16:00 | Müjdat Karanfilci 51' |
Report[6] | Referee: Yılmaz Dinçel |
| 25 September 1977 Round 4 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 0 | Ankaragücü | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 15:45 | Zeki Temizer 29' Tahir Temur 53'Erman Toroğlu 77' |
Report[7] | 42' Sadık İşcanoğlu 79' Taner Kalender |
Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
| 2 October 1977 Round 5 | Orduspor | 2 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 19 Eylül Stadium, Ordu |
| Sunday, 14:45 | Seçkin Türközer 52' (P) Kemal Yıldırım 85' |
Report[8] | 48' Feridun Alkan |
Attendance: Low Referee: Abdülkadir Aypek |
| 9 October 1977 Round 6 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 1 | Galatasaray | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 14:45 | Müjdat Karanfilci 30' (F) |
Report[9] | 87' Mehmet Özgül 8' Şükrü Tetik 68' Mehmet Özgül |
Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 16 October 1977 Round 7 | Altay | 0 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | Alsancak Stadium, İzmir |
| Sunday, 15:15 | Çetin Aslan 80' |
Report[10] | 35' Tahir Temur 80' Feridun Alkan |
Referee: Doğan Babacan |
| 6 November 1977 Round 8 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Adanaspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 13:30 | Report[11] | 48' Timuçin Çuğ 59' Erhan Arslan |
Attendance: Full Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 20 November 1977 Round 9 | Beşiktaş | 4 – 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | İnönü Stadium, Beşiktaş, İstanbul |
| Sunday, 14:15 | Mustafa Kaplakaslan 11' Reşit Kaynak 51'Yaşar Elmas 55' (o.g.)Zekeriya Alp 68'Ahmet Börtücene 86' |
Report[12] | 35' Mehmet Şilan 53' Müjdat Karanfilci |
Attendance: 11.792 Referee: Ertuğrul Aybay |
| 4 December 1977 Round 10 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 2 | Diyarbakırspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 13:30 | Şeref Başoğlu 84' |
Report[13] | 70' Muhittin Köymen 88' Vahdet Yılmaz |
Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
| 10 December 1977 Round 11 | Bursaspor | 2 – 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | Atatürk Stadium, Bursa |
| Saturday, 14:15 | Orhan Kırıkçılar 37' Sedat Özden 47' |
Report[14] | 48' Hikmet Erön |
Attendance: 10.000 Referee: Cumhur Demir |
| 18 December 1977 Round 12 | Adana Demirspor | 1 – 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Adana |
| Sunday, 13:30 | Raşit Karasu 32' (P) Nezihi Tosuncuk 26' |
Report[15] | 72' Müjdat Karanfilci |
Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 25 December 1977 Round 13 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Zonguldakspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 13:30 | Report[16] | Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 1 January 1978 Round 14 | Eskişehirspor | 2 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | Atatürk Stadium, Eskişehir |
| Sunday, 13:45 | Nejat Dinçer 28' Burhan Tözer 37' |
Report[17] | 52' İbrahim Arayıcı |
Referee: Emin Tuncalı |
| 8 January 1978 Round 15 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 2 | Boluspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 13:30 | Müjdat Karanfilci 49' |
Report[18] | 57' Halil İbrahim Eren 79' Halil İbrahim Eren |
Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
Second half
| 19 February 1978 Round 16 | Trabzonspor | 2 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Trabzon |
| Sunday, 13:15 | Serdar Bali 48' (F) Kadir Özcan 51' (P)Serdar Bali 55' |
Report[19] | Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 26 February 1978 Round 17 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 2 – 2 | Fenerbahçe | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 13:45 | Müjdat Karanfilci 17' (F) Müjdat Karanfilci 44' (F)Kemal Damkal 29'Zeki Temizer 44'Tahir Temur 69'İbrahim Arayıcı 87' |
Report[20] | 36' (P) Cemil Turan 59' (F) Engin Verel 36' Radomir Antić 24' Coşkun Demirbakan |
Attendance: 22.000 Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
| 5 March 1978 Round 18 | Samsunspor | 0 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Samsun |
| Sunday, 14:15 | Report[21] | 66' Feridun Alkan |
Attendance: 20.000 Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
| 12 March 1978 Round 19 | Ankaragücü | 1 – 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara |
| Sunday, 14:45 | Köksal Mesci 90' Adil Eriç 90' |
Report[22] | 15' (P) Müjdat Karanfilci 80' Selçuk Yalçıntaş |
Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 19 March 1978 Round 20 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 1 | Orduspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 14:45 | Mehmet Şilan 62' |
Report[23] | 40' Kemal Yıldırım |
Attendance: Full Referee: Müşfik Talas |
| 26 March 1978 Round 21 | Galatasaray | 2 – 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | İnönü Stadium, İstanbul |
| Sunday, 15:00 | Gökmen Özdenak 20' (P) Güngör Tekin 76' (H)Gökmen Özdenak 58' |
Report[24] | 65' (F) Hikmet Erön 22' Tahir Temur 44' Mehmet Şilan 69' Kemal Damkal |
Attendance: 13.724 Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
| 2 April 1978 Round 22 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Altay | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 16:00 | Report[25] | Referee: Erdoğan Albay |
| 9 April 1978 Round 23 | Adanaspor | 1 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Adana |
| Sunday 16:00 | Günay Haznedaroğlu 65' Halis Tufan 51'İsa Ertürk 86' |
Report[26] | 39' İbrahim Arayıcı |
Attendance: Full Referee: İsmail Hendek |
| 16 April 1978 Round 24 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Beşiktaş | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 16:00 | İbrahim Arayıcı 32' |
Report[27] | Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 23 April 1978 Round 25 | Diyarbakırspor | 0 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Diyarbakır |
| Sunday, 15:00 | Tuncay Temeller 49' Ergün Baydar 71' |
Report[28] | Referee: Özer Kızıltan |
| 30 April 1978 Round 26 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 1 – 1 | Bursaspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 15:00 | Erman Toroğlu 2' |
Report[29] | 49' Sedat Özbağ |
Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
| 7 May 1978 Round 27 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0 – 1 | Adana Demirspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 15:00 | Report[30] | 71' Rasin Gürcan |
Attendance: Full Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 14 May 1978 Round 28 | Zonguldakspor | 0 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Zonguldak |
| Sunday, 16:00 | Report[31] | Attendance: 8.000 Referee: Erkan Göksel |
| 21 May 1978 Round 29 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 2 – 1 | Eskişehirspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Sunday, 16:00 | Nasır Belci 38' Nasır Belci 77' |
Report[32] | 35' Hüseyin Şengül |
Attendance: Low Referee: Cumhur Demir |
| 28 May 1978 Round 30 | Boluspor | 1 – 0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Bolu |
| Sunday, 16:00 | Ahmet Taber 63' Rıdvan Ertan 40' |
Report[33] | 40' Feridun Alkan |
Attendance: Low Referee: Emin Tuncalı |
1977–78 Turkish Cup participation
1977–78 Turkish Cup was played for the 16th season as Türkiye Kupası by 89 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 1977–78 Turkish Cup and eliminated at round 3 by Sivasspor. Sivasspor was eliminated at round 4. Trabzonspor won the Cup for the 2nd time.[34]
Cup track
The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1977–78 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 | Sivasspor | 0–3 | 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) 1977–78 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.
| 7 December 1977 Round 3 Leg 1 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 2 – 0 | Sivasspor | Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin |
| Wednesday, 13:30 | Müjdat Karanfilci 30' Müjdat Karanfilci 60' |
Report | Referee: Nihat Gülşen |
| 21 December 1977 Round 3 Leg 2 | Sivasspor | 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 4 Eylül Stadium, Sivas |
| Wednesday, 13:00 | İlker Erdinç 2' Burhan 38'İlker Erdinç 116' |
Report | Referee: Lütfi Keçeli |
Source: 1977–78 Turkish Cup pages.[34]
Management
Club management
Turhan Lokmanoğlu was club president.
Coaching team
1977–78 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:
| Nat | Head Coach | Period | Pl | W | D | L | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.08.1977 – 31.05.1978 |
Note: Only official games were included.
1977–78 squad
Stats are counted for 1977–78 First League matches and 1977–78 Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) matches.[35][36] 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 | |
|
← Season Notes → |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | | Aydın Tohumcu | 1 Feb 1943 | Bilecik | GK | 15 | 15 | → previous season.[37] | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | | Tahir Temur | 1954 | İstanbul | DF | 29 | 2 | 31 | 4 | → previous season.[38] | ||||
| 3 | 3 | | Erman Toroğlu | 24 Nov 1948 | Ankara | DF | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1977 ST Ankaragücü.[39] | ||||
| 4 | 4 | | Feridun Alkan | DF | 25 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 3 | → previous season.[40] | ||||
| 5 | 5 | | Mehmet Dayan | 1951 | Balıkesir | DF | 24 | 24 | → previous season.[41] | ||||||
| 6 | 6 | | Rüçhan Dağdeviren | 1951 | İstanbul | DF | 6 | 2 | 8 | → previous season.[42] | |||||
| 7 | 7 | | Hikmet Erön | 1948 | İstanbul | MF | 24 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | → previous season.[43] | |||
| 8 | 8 | | Yalçın Tarzan | 1948 | FW | 24 | 24 | → previous season.[44] | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | | Erdinç Sandalcı | 1 Jul 1949 | İstanbul | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1977 ST Kayserispor.[45] | |||||
| 10 | 10 | | Müjdat Karanfilci | 28 Feb 1950 | Gelibolu | FW | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 9 | 2 | → previous season.[46] | |
| 11 | 11 | | İbrahim Arayıcı | 1949 | Silifke | FW | 27 | 2 | 29 | 4 | → previous season.[47] | ||||
| 12 | 13 | | Mehmet Şilan | 17 Dec 1955 | Mersin | FW | 24 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 2 | → previous season.[48] | ||
| 13 | 1 | | Atıf Öztoprak | 8 May 1952 | Sakarya | GK | 17 | 2 | 19 | → previous season.[49] | |||||
| 14 | 4 | | Kemal Damkal | 1950 | Adana | DF | 28 | 1 | 29 | 2 | → previous season.[50] | ||||
| 15 | 13 | | Zeki Temizer | 1945 | İstanbul | FW | 20 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 1 | → previous season.[51] | ||
| 16 | 14 | | Erol Can | 1954 | FW | 1 | 1 | 1977 ST Balıkesirspor.[52] | |||||||
| 17 | 6 | | Selçuk Yalçıntaş | 1943 | Ankara | MF | 14 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1977 ST Beşiktaş.[53] | ||||
| 18 | 6 | | Şeref Başoğu | 1947 | Adapazarı | MF | 16 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | → previous season.[54] | |||
| 19 | 2 | | Nasır Belci | 1 Dec 1955 | Adana | DF | 16 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | → previous season.[55] | |||
| 20 | 14 | | Oktay Akgün | 1953 | MF | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1977 ST Muhafızgücü.[56] | ||||||
| 21 | 13 | | Bülent Taşucu | 1948 | Mersin | FW | 3 | 3 | First time professional.[57] | ||||||
| 22 | 5 | | Tahsin | MF | 1 | 1 | [58] |
Sources: 1977–78 season squad data from maçkolik com, Milliyet, and Cem Pekin Archives.[36]
Transfer news from Milliyet:
- Transfers in: Erdinç (Kayserispor); Erol (Balıkesirspor), Oktay (Muhafızgücü); Nihat, Bülent (professionalized, MİY youth team); Erman, Selçuk (Ankaragücü); Mehmet, Zeki (Tirespor); Celal (Tekirdağspor); Eser (Konya Ereğlispor); Mehmet (Tarsus İdmanyurdu). Müjdat was called for national team for Bulgaria match by coach Metin Türel (13.09.1977).
- Transfers out: Rüçhan (Kırıkkalespor, who were promoted to first league); Müjdat (Adana Demirspor); Tahir (Diyarbakırspor); Hikmet (Karagümrük); Erman (Şekerspor); K.Erol (Düzcespor).
See also
Notes and references
- 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.
- See "Turkey - Final Tables" at Erdinç Sivritepe and RSSSF
- Weekly data available at Futbol Merkezi Archived 2012-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Round 01 - 28.08.1977 - MİY-Trabzonspor: 0-0. Sunday, 16:00. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Weather: 36°C open. Attendance: Full. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Talat Tokat, Yılgör Öktem. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Rüçhan, Erman, Tahir, Hikmet, Feridun, İbrahim, Yalçın, Müjdat, Erdinç. Subs: Atıf, Sinan, Kemal. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow card: İbrahim 68'. Trabzonspor: Şenol, Turgay, Necati, Kadir, Hüsnü, Mehmet Ekşi, Bekir, Serdar, Ali Kemal, Hüseyin (Necdet), Ahmet. Subs: Tekin, Güngör, Orhan, Galip. Coach: Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı. "Trabzonspor returns from Mersin with one point: 0-0". Trabzonspor Mersin'den bir puanla dönüyor: 0-0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 29.08.1977, pp. 11, 12. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 02 - 03.09.1977 - Fenerbahçe-MİY: 5-2. Saturday, 17:00. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Attendance: 35.516. Weather: 24°C, light breeze. Referee: Orhan Cebe, İhsan Türe, Yavuz Tunç. Fenerbahçe: İvançeviç, Onur (Tuna), Cem, Alpaslan, Yenal, Coşkun, Antiç, Önder, Aydın, Cemil, Şevki. Subs: Fuati Niyazi, Bahri, Zafer. Goals Önder 4'(F), Cemil 9'(F), Alpaslan 26'(F), Cemil 54'(F), Erhan 90'(o.g.). Yellow cards: Antiç, Alpaslan. Coach: Toma Kaloperoviç. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet (Erol), Erhan, İbrahim, Kemal, Hikmet, Yalçın, Feridun, K.Mehmet, Müjdat, Erdinç (Zeki 28'). Subs: Atıf, İsmail, Nasır. Goals: Feridun, Zeki 64'(H). penalty missed: Hikmet 68'. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. "Fenerbahçe broke Mersin open: 5-2". Fenerbahçe Mersin'i farklı yendi: 5-2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 04.09.1977, p. 11, 12. Retrieved on 15.06.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 03 - 11.09.1977 - MİY-Samsunspor: 1-0. Sunday, 16:00. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Referees: Yılmaz Dinçel, Yalçın Baytar, Yavuz Bozada. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Yalçın, Hikmet, Erman, Müjdat, Zeki, Feridun. Subs: Atıf, İsmail, Erol, Nasir, Mehmet, Şiran. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Müjdat 51'. Samsun: Hıfzı, Ömer, Cazip, Kemal, Şendoğan, Ercan, M.Ali, Naim, Temel, Adem, Sami. Subs: Tufan, İsmail, Turgay, Necdet, Necati. Coach: Nuri Atan. "Mersin İd.yurdu: 1 Samsunspor: 0". Mersin İd.yurdu: 1 Samsunspor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 12.09.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 04 - 25.09.1977 - MİY-MKE Ankaragücü: 1-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather 34°C open sunny. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Referees: Fehmi Pazarcı, Özer Erkli, Nail Dinçer. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Erman, Tahir, Kemal, Zeki, İbrahim, Selçuk, Yalçın, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Atıf, Nasır, Hikmet, Erol. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Zeki 29'. Ankaragücü: Adil, Adnan, Oktay, Mehmet, Sadık, Nihat, Ayhan, İskender, Taner, A.Osman, Haluk. Subs: Mustafa, Müjdat, Erdoğan, Sinan, Mustafa. Coach: Tamer Güney. "Mersin İd. Y.: 1 Ank. Gücü: 0". Mersin İd. Y.: 1 Ank. Gücü: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 26.09.1977, p. 15. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 05 - 02.10.1977 - Orduspor-MİY: 2-1. Sunday, 14:45. Weather: 12°C heavy. Ordu. Attendance: Low. Referees: Abdülkadir Aybek, Raşit Çeker, Erhan Uzgur. Ordu: Mustafa, Uğur, Faruk (Derya), Erol, Güven, Seçkin, Turgay, Zafer, Arif, Tezcan (Kemal), Cihan. Subs: Ahmet, K.Turgay, Ali. Coach: İsmet Arıkan. Goals: Seçkin 52', Kemal 85'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Erman, Hikmet, Feridun, Selçuk, Yalçın, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Erol, İsmail, Nasır. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Goal: Feridun 48'. "Orduspor: 2 Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1". Orduspor: 2 Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 03.10.1977, p. 15. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 06 - 09.10.1977 - MİY-Galatasaray: 1-1. Sunday, 14:15. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Weather: 30°C open and sunny. Attendance: 20.000. Referees: Yılmaz Önen, Tahsin Çevik. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Yalçın, Feridun, Erman, Selçuk, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Hikmet, Mehmet, Şeref. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow cards: Feridun. Goal: Müjdat 30'(F). Galatasaray: Kajganiç, Cüneyt, Güngör, Fatih, Erdoğan, K.Mehmet, B.Mehmet (Müfit), Şükrü, Öner, Gökmen, Tacettin (Gürcan). Subs: Nihat, Rıdvan, Murat. Coach: Fethi Demircan. Yellow cards: Şükrü, K.Mehmet. Goal: K.Mehmet 87'. "K.Mehmet's goal saved Galatasaray from loss". Galatasaray'ı yenilgiden K.Mehmet'in golü kurtardı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 10.10.1977, p. 15, 16. Retrieved on 23.08.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 07 - 16.10.1977 - Altay-MİY: 0-0. Sunday, 15:15. Weather: 16°C partly cloudy, breezy. Alsancak Stadium, İzmir. Referees: Doğan Babacan, Bahri Koç, Sina Özcan. Altay: Çetin, Sabahattin, Zafer, Erol, Bilal, Mustafa II (Şeref), Ümit, Akif, Bora, Mustafa III, B. Mustafa. Subs: Tanzer, Zinnur, Muzaffer, Uğur. Coach: Necdet Niş. Yellow card: Çetin 80'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Rüçhan, Hikmet, Yalçın, Erman, Selçuk, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Atıf, Erol, Mehmet, Ahmet, Rıza. Coach: Kadri Aytaç. Yellow cards: Tahir 35', Feridun 80'. "Altay: 0 Mersin İd. Y: 0". Altay: 0 Mersin İd. Y: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 17.10.1977, p. 11. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 08 - 06.11.1977 - MİY-Adanaspor: 0-0. Sunday, 13:30. Weather: 28°C open and sunny. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Attendance: Full. Referees: Nihat Özbirgül, Orhan Tarhan, Halil Cindemir. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Yalçın, Kemal (Hikmet), Selçuk, Şeref, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Nasır, Erdinç. Coach: Seyfi Alanya. Adanaspor: Şener, Vedat, Mustafa, Timuçin, Selahattin, Ali Rıza, Ertuğrul, İsa, Ahmet, İrfan. Subs: Erhan, Nurettin, Halis, Burhan, İbrahim. Coach: Mustafa Bekbaş. "Mersin: 0 Adanaspor: 0". Mersin: 0 Adanaspor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 07.11.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 09 - 20.11.1977 - Beşiktaş-MİY: 4-1. Sunday, 14:15. Weather: heavy. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Attendance: 11.792. Referees: Ertuğrul Aybay, Altan Şenol, Yener Soysal. Beşiktaş: Rasim, Mustafa, Yaşar, Ali, Zekeriya, Reşit, Mithat, Kemal (Hayri 80'), Mustafa II (Ahmet 84'), Paunoviç, Şaban. Subs: Muharrem, Süleyman, Mehmet. Coach: Miloş Milutinoviç. Goals: Mustafa II 11', Reşit 51', Zekeriya 68', Ahmet 86'. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Rüçhan, Selçuk, Şeref, Feridun, Yalçın (Mehmet I 8'), Müjdat, Zeki (Kemal 80'). Subs: Atıf, Erdinç, Rasim. Coach: Seyfi Alanya. Goal: İbrahim 55'. Yellow cards: Mehmet 35', Müjdat 53'. "Beşiktaş defeated Mersin by playing best football of the season". Mevsimin en iyi futbolunu oynayan Beşiktaş, Mersin'i 4-1 yendi. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 21.11.1977, p. 13, 14. Retrieved on 09.09.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 10 - 04.12.1977 - MİY-Diyarbakırspor: 1-2. Sunday, 13:30. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. Referees: Yavuz Tunç, Yalçın Gürgür, Yalçın Gümüşkaya. MİY: Aydın, Rüçhan, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Nasır, Feridun, Şeref, Zeki, Müjdat, Erdinç (Hikmet). Subs: Atıf, Selçuk. Coach: Seyfi Alanya. Goal: Şeref 84'. Diyarbakırspor: Faruk, Turhan, Ergun, Tuncay, Muhittin, Ayhan, Recai, Faruk (Şeref), Vahdettin, Baykul, Hüseyin. Subs: Kahraman, Süleyman, Mustafa. Coach: Doğan Andaç. Goals: Muhittin 70', Vahdettin 88'. "Mersin İd. Y.: 1 Diyarbakır: 2". Mersin İd. Y.: 1 Diyarbakır: 2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 05.12.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 11 - 10.12.1977 - Bursaspor-MİY: 2-1. Saturday, 14:15. Weather: Cold. Bursa. Attendance: c. 10.000. Referees: Cumhur Demir, Coşkun Özal, Yahya Diker. Bursa: Osman, Kemal, İhsan, Özer, Kasım, Feridun (Vahit 35'), B.Sinan, Çeki, Sedat II, Orhan, Sedat III. Subs: Çetin, Hüsnü, Şükrü, Kadir. Coach: Ömeragiç. Goals: Orhan 37', Sedat III 47'. MİY: Aydın, Rüçhan, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Şeref, Nasır, Feridun, Hikmet, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Erdinç, Mehmet, Arif, Oktay, Zilan. Coach: Turgut Kafkas. Goal: Hikmet 48'. Yellow cards: Zeki & Kemal 41'. "Bursa: 2 Mersin İd. Y.: 1". Bursa: 2 Mersin İd. Y.: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 11.12.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 12 - 18.12.1977 - Adana Demirspor-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 13:30. Weather: 12°C partly cloudy. Adana. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Coşkun Uygun, Aydın Örnek. Adana Demirspor: Eser, Ahmet, Ömer, Burhan, Necmettin, Nezihi, Hüseyin, Raşit, Rasin, Sinan, İsmail. Subs: Ahmet, Kemal, Savaş, Eren. Coach: Yüksel Doğanay. Goal: Raşit 32'(P). Yellow card: Nezihi 26'. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Hikmet, Nasır, Feridun, Zeki, Müjdat, Erdinç. Subs: Aydın, Rüçhan, Bülent, K.Mehmet, Rıza. Coach: Turgut Kafkas. Goal: Müjdat 72'. "Ad.D.Spor: 1 - Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1". Ad.D.Spor: 1 - Mersin İd. Yurdu: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 19.12.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 13 - 25.12.1977 - MİY-Zonguldakspor: 0-0. Sunday, 13:30. Weather: 20°C open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Yılmaz Önen, Erhan Ergün, Halil Çindemir. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Nasır, Feridun, Hikmet, Yalçın, Mehmet, Zeki. Subs: Aydın, Şeref, Selçuk, Erdinç, Rüçhan. Coach: Seyfi Alanya. Zonguldak: Rasim, Şükrü, Erhan, Hüseyin, Turugt, Volkan, Ömer, Hamdi, Ersoy, Sinan, Özer. Subs: Birol, Salih, Alkın, Atakan, Sefer. Coach: G. Tekin Onay. "Zonguldakspor: 0 Mersin İd. Y: 0". Zonguldakspor: 0 Mersin İd. Y: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 26.12.1977, p. 13. Retrieved on 11.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 14 - 01.01.1978 - Eskişehirspor-MİY: 2-0. Sunday, 13:45. Weather: -2°C snowy. Eskişehir. Referees: Emin Tuncalı, Ali İrfan Ada, Metin Tuğcu. Eskişehir: Adem, Mehmet, Bilal, İsmail, Tayfun, Selahattin, Metin, Burhan, Ender, Nejat, Bahtiyar. Subs: Doğan, K.Mehmet, Serdar, Hüseyin, Halil. Coach: Abdullah Gegiç. Goals: Nejat 28', Burhan 37'. MİY: Atıf, Nasır, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Yalçın, Hikmet, Feridun, Şeref, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Aydın, Rüçhan, Mehmet, Erdinç, Bülent. Coach: Seyfi Alanya. Yellow card: İbrahim 52'. "Eskişehir: 2 Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0". Eskişehir: 2 Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 02.01.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 15 - 08.01.1978 - MİY-Boluspor: 1-2. Sunday, 13:30. Weather: 16°C heavy. Mersin. Referees: Fehmi Pazarcı, Yalçın Gürgür, Cengiz Kaynak. MİY: Aydın, İsmet, Kemal, Tahir, Nasır, İbrahim, Feridun, Şeref, Yalçın, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Atıf, Bülent, K.Mehmet, Erdinç, Rüçhan. Coach: Seyfi Alanya. Goal: Müjdat 49'. Bolu: Talip, İbrahim, Nuri, Alaaddin, Ercüment, Şükrü, Mustafa, Rıdvan, Çetin, Fedai, H.İbrahim. Subs: Çetin, Ercan, Ahmet, Fikret, Haldun. Goals: Halil İbrahim 57', 79'. "Boluspor: 2 - Mersin İd. Y.: 1". Boluspor: 2 - Mersin İd. Y.: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 09.01.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 16 - 19.02.1978 - Trabzonspor-MİY: 2-0. Sunday, 13:45. Şehir Stadium, Trabzon. Weather: 6°C heavy, partly rainy. Referees: İhsan Türe, Özer Erkli, Aykut Akkor. Trabzonspor: Şenol, Turgay, Necati, Kadir, Hüsnü (Bekir), Serdar (Yaşar), Mehmet Ekşi, Orhan, Ali Kemal, Cengiz, Ahmet. Subs: Alptekin, Necdet, Ufuk. Coach: Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı. Goal: Serdar 48'(F), Kadir 50'(P). Yellow card: Serdar 55'. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet (Selçuk), Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Yalçın, Tahsin, Hikmet, Ferdiun, Müjdat, Zeki. Subs: Aydın, Oktay, Şeref, Bülent. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. "Trabzonspor started to second half of the season as leader". Trabzonspor ikinci yarıya lider başladı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 20.02.1978, pp. 13, 14. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 17 - 26.02.1978 - MİY-Fenerbahçe: 2-2. Sunday, 13:45. Mersin. Weather: 20°C open, sunny. Attendance: 22.000. Referees: Yavuz Tunç, Teoman Orbay, Yaçın Gümüşkaya. MİY: Atıf (Aydın), Mehmet, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Yalçın, Nasır, Feridun, Hikmet, Müjdat, Zeki (Şilan). Subs: Oktay, Şeref, Selçuk. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Goals: Müjdat 17'(F), 44'(F). Yellow cards: Kemal, Tahir, İbrahim, Zeki. Fenerbahçe: Fuat, Coşkun, Onur (Halil 55'), Alpaslan (Zafer), Yenal, Antiç, Önder, Engin, Tuna, Cemil, Şevki. Subs: Yavuz, Emin, Bahri. Coach: Toma Kaloperoviç. Goals: Cemil 36'(P), Engin 59'(F). Yellow card: Antiç 36'. Red card: Coşkun 24'. Coach: Toma Kaloperoviç. "Fenerbahçe captured leadership in Meditreenean, which it lost in Black Sea: 2-2". Fenerbahçe Karadeniz'de bıraktığı liderliği Akdeniz'de ele geçirdi: 2-2. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 27.02.1978, pp. 13, 14. Retrieved on 05.09.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 18 - 05.03.1978 - Samsunspor-MİY: 0-0. Sunday, 14:15. Weather: 2°C. Samsun. Attendance: c. 20.000. Referees: Ertuğrul Dilek, Metin Tuğcu, Recep Öztürk. Samsun: Fazlı, Ömer, Şendoğan, İsmail, Cazip, Naim, Necati, Ercan, Adem, Temel, Adnan. Subs: Tufan, Beyazıt, Ercüment, Selçuk. Coach: Petrescu. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Yalçın, Hikmet, Selçuk, Müjdat, Feridun, Şilan. Subs: Aydın, Erman, Necip, Levent, Zeki. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. "Samsun - Mersin İd. Y.: 0-0". Samsun - Mersin İd. Y.: 0-0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 06.03.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 19 - 12.03.1978 - MKE Ankaragücü-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 14:45. Weather: Cold. 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Aydın Örnek, Engin Özbay. Ankaragücü: Adil, Adnan, Oktay (Nurettin), Mehmet, Haluk, Erdoğan, Köksal, Nihat, Mustafa, A.Osman, Ayhan. Subs: Hamza, İskender, Müjdat, Nazmi. Coach: Tamer Güney. Goal: Köksal 90'. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, İbrahim (Nasır), Tahir, Kemal, Erman, Selçuk, Yalçın, Hikmet, Müjdat, Şeref. Subs: Oktay, Aydın, Sinan, Zeki. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Goal: Müjdat 15'(P). "Ankaragücü: 1 Mersin İd. Y.: 1". Ankaragücü: 1 Mersin İd. Y.: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 13.03.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 20 - 19.03.1978 - MİY-Orduspor: 1-1. Sunday, 14:45. Weather 22°C open sunny. Mersin. Attendance: Full. Referees: Müşfik Talas, Teoman Orbay, Cengiz Kaynak. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, Tahir, Kemal, Erman, Nasır, Şeref, Selçuk, Yalçın, Müjdat, Hikmet (Şilan). Subs: Aydın, Zeki, Feridun. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Goal: Şilan 62'. Orduspor: Mustafa, B.Mustafa, Faruk, Salih, Güven, Turgay, Cihan, Seçkin, Ali, Arif, Kemal. Subs: Ahmet, Erol, Mehmet, Zafer, Selim. Coach: İsmet Arıkan. Goal: Kemal 40'. "Mersin İd.Y. - Ordu: 1-1." Mersin İd.Y. - Ordu: 1-1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 20.03.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 21 - 26.03.1978 - Galatasaray-MİY: 2-1. Sunday, 15:00. Weather: Heavy. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Attendance: 13.724. Referees: Yavuz Tunç, Yalçın Gürgür, Engin Kurt. Galatasaray: Bahattin, Müfit, Fatih, Güngör, Erdoğan, Gürcan, Cüneyt, K.Mehmet (Tacettin), B.Mehmet, Gökmen, Öner. Subs: Doğan, Bülent, Rıdvan, Turgay. Coach: Fethi Demircan. Goals: Gökmen 20'(P), Güngör 76'(H). Yellow card: Gökmen.MİY: Atıf, B.Mehmet (Zeki 66'), Tahir, Erman, Kemal, Yalçın, Hikmet, Şeref (Oktay 45'), Nasır, Müjdat, K.Mehmet. Subs: Aydın, Feridun. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Goal: Hikmet 65'(F). Yellow cards: Tahir, Kemal, B.Mehmet. "G.saray wins difficultly against Mersin: 2-1". G.saray wins difficultly against Mersin: 2-1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 27.03.1978, pp. 13, 14. Retrieved on 06.11.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 22 - 02.04.1978 - MİY-Altay: 0-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: 24°C, open sunny. Mersin. Referees: Erdoğan Albay, Yusuf Namoğlu, Yahya Diker. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet (Oktay), Erman, Kemal, Tahir, Nasır, Şiran, Hikmet, Yalçın, Müjdat, Şeref. Subs: Atıf, Erdinç, İbrahim, Selçuk. Coach: İrfan Yüksel. Altay: Tanzer, Sabahattin, Erol, Zafer, Bilal, Akif, Mustafa, Şeref, Ethem, Bora, B.Mustafa. Subs: Mehmet, Zinnur. Coach: Necdet Niş. "Mersin İd.Y.: 0 Altay: 0". Mersin İd.Y.: 0 Altay: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 03.04.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 23 - 09.04.1978 - Adanaspor-MİY: 1-0. Sunday 16:00. Weather: 30°C, open sunny. Adana. Attendance: Full. Referees: İsmail Hendek, Necmettin Çakan, Coşkun Uygun. Adanaspor: Erhan, Şener, Vedat, Timuçin, Necip, K.Halis, İrfan, İsa, Günay, Peroviç, Burhan. Subs: Malik, Şevket, İbrahim, Harun, Ahmet. Coach: Miliç. Goal: Günay 65'. Yellow cards: Halis, İsa. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Yalçın, Oktay, Erman (Feridun), Müjdat, Şiran (Hikmet), Nasır. Subs: Atıf, Şeref, Zeki. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Yellow card: İbrahim. "Adanaspor - Mersin İd. Y.: 1-0". Adanaspor - Mersin İd. Y.: 1-0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 10.04.1978, p. 15. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 24 - 16.04.1978 - MİY-Beşiktaş: 0-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: 25°C heavy. Mersin. Referees: İhsan Türe, Teoman Orbay, Oğuz Özden. MİY: Atıf, B.Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Hikmet (Yalçın), Selçuk (Oktay), Nasır, K.Mehmet, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Aydın, Erman, Zeki. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Yellow card: İbrahim 32'. Beşiktaş: Rasim, Ahmet, Yaşar, Ali, Zekeriya, Samet, Mithat, Kemal, Hayri, Paunoviç, Şaban. Subs: Mustafa, Süleyman, Niko, Mehmet. Coach: Miloş Milutinoviç. "Beşiktaş drawn 0-0 with Mersin and left the field with one hour delay". Mersin ile 0-0 berabere kalan Beşiktaş maç sonunda stadı bi saat geç terk etti. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 17.04.1978, p. 14. Retrieved on 15.06.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 25 - 23.04.1978 - Diyarbakırspor-MİY: 0-0. Sunday, 15:00. Weather: Open, sunny. Referees: Özer Kızıltan, Necmettin Çakan, Sina Özcan. Diyarbakırspor: Faruk, Turan, Ergun, Tuncay, Muhittin, Ayhan, Recai, Vahdet, Baykul, Hüseyin, B.Mustafa (K.Mustafa). Subs: Kahraman, Faruk, Şeref, Necip. Coach: Doğan Andaç. Yellow cards: Tuncay, Ergun. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, Tahir, Erman, Kemal, Yalçın, Oktay, Selçuk, Mehmet II, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Aydın, Nasır, Bülent, Şeref, Zeki. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. "Diyarbakır: 0 - Mersin İd.Y.: 0"Diyarbakır: 0 - Mersin İd.Y.: 0.Milliyet gazete arşivi, 24.04.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 26 - 30.04.1978 - MİY-Bursaspor: 1-1. Sunday, 15:00. Weather: 22°C open, sunny. Mersin. Referees: Ertuğrul Dilek, İhsan Akat, Nuri Cerrahoğlu. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, Kemal, Erman (İbrahim), Tahir, Oktay, Yalçın, Selçuk, Müjdat, Mehmet, Feridun (Zeki). Subs: Aydın, Şeref, Nasır. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Goal: Erman 2'. Bursaspor: Osman, Sinan, Kasım, İhsan, Sinan, Kemal, Sedat II, Recai, Sedat II, Vahap, Şükrü. Subs: Necati, Vahit, Orhan, Bünyamin, Kadri. Coach: Ömeragiç. Goal: Sedat II 49'. "Mersin İd.Y.: 1 - Bursaspor: 1". Mersin İd.Y.: 1 - Bursaspor: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 05.01.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 27 - 07.05.1978 - MİY-Adana Demirspor: 0-1. Sunday, 15:00. Weather: 25°C open, sunny. Mersin. Attendance: full. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Yaşar Öncül, Ali İrfan, Ada. MİY: Aydın, Mehmet, Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Şeref, Selçuk, Feridun, Müjdat, Zeki, Mehmet. Subs: Atıf, Bülent, Erman, Nasır, Yalçın. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Adana Demirspor: Eser, Ahmet, Ömer, Yavuz, Necmettin, Savaş, Orhan, Hüseyin, Rasin, Raşit, Fevzi. Subs: Ahmet, Sinan, İsmail, Burhan, Cemal. Coach: İsmail Doğanay. Goal: Rasin 71'. "Mersin İd.Y: 0 - Ad.D.Spor: 0." Mersin İd.Y: 0 - Ad.D.Spor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 08.05.1978, p. 15. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 28 - 14.05.1978 - Zonguldakspor-MİY: 0-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: 14°C sunny. Zonguldak. Attendance: 8000. Referees: Erkan Göksel, Necati Tektimur, Yahya Diker. Zonguldakspor: Faruk, Şükrü, Hamdi, Erhan, Mehmet (Hüseyin), Muammer, Salih, Atakan, Turgut, Ömer, Reha. Subs: Rasim, Sezer, Ahmet, Burhan. Coach: Gündüz Tekin Onay. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet I, İbrahim, Tahir, Kemal, Şeref (Hikmet), Feridun, Nasır, Müjdat, Bülent, Mehmet II. Subs: Aydın, Yalçın. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. "Zonguldakspor: 0 Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0". Zonguldakspor: 0 Mersin İd. Yurdu: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 15.05.1978, p. 15. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 29 - 21.05.1978 - MİY-Eskişehirspor: 2-1. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: 24°C sunny. Mersin. Attendance: Low. Referees: Cumhur Demir, Tanju Gökman, Yılmaz Sarıoğlu. MİY: Atıf, Mehmet, İbrahim, Kemal, Tahir, Hikmet, Şeref, Nasır, K.Mehmet, Müjdat, Feridun. Subs: Aydın, Yalçın, Abdullah. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Goals: Nasır, 38', Nasır 77'. Eskişehirspor: Doğan, Mehmet, Bilal, K.Burhan, Tayfun, B.Burhan, Hüseyin, Hüdai, Ender, Ali, Bahtiyar. Subs: Adem, Sinan, Necmi, Recai, Serdar. Coach: Abdullah Gegiç. Goal: Hüseyin 35'. "Mersin İd.Y.: 2 - Eskişehir: 1". Mersin İd.Y.: 2 - Eskişehir: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 22.05.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 27.10.2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 30 - 28.05.1978 - Boluspor-MİY: 1-0. Sunday, 16:00. Weather: Open. Bolu. Attendance: Low. Referees: Emin Tuncalı, Necati Bilgiç, Coşkun Uygun. Bolu: Talip, İbrahim, Ahmet, Alaattin, Tümer, Şükrü, Rıdvan, Mustafa, Çetin, H.İbrahim, Haldun (Fedai). Subs: Çetin, Ercan, Etem, Rıfat. Coach: Gürsel Aksel. Goal: Ahmet 53'. Yellow card: Rıdvan 40'. MİY: Atıf, Yalçın, Tahir, İbrahim, Kemal, Hikmet, Şeref, Feridun, Mehmet, Müjdat, Nasır. Subs: Bülent, Muzaffer. Coach: Orhan Yüksel. Yellow card: Feridun 40'. "Bolu: 1 Mersin İd. Y.: 0". Bolu: 1 Mersin İd. Y.: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 29.05.1978, p. 13. Retrieved on 12.12.2010. (in Turkish)
- TFF website does not have an official page for 1977–78 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).
- Stats were not provided by TFF for this season. See TFF Club page. Search for 1977–78 squad and 1977–78 matches are not provided. Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
- Data were obtained from; (1) an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for 1977–78 Mersin İdmanyurdu season; and (2) appearances and goals from maçkolik.com team page. Retrieved on 27 August 2015.
- 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.
- 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.
- Erman Toroğlu. Player signed in Summer 1977. His previous team was Ankaragücü. At the end of the season player signed to Şekerspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
- Feridun Alkan. In the team since 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.
- 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.
- Rüçhan Dağdeviren. In the team since Summer 1975. His previous team was Fenerbahçe. At the end of the season player signed to Kırıkkalespor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- Hikmet Erön. In the team since Summer 1974. His previous team was Karagümrük. At the end of the season player turned back and signed to Karagümrük for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- Yalçın Tarzan. In the team since Summer 1976. His previous team was Malatyaspor. In later seasons he signed to Lüleburgazspor. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- Erdinç Sandalcı. Player signed in Summer 1977. His previous team was Kayserispor. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- Müjdat Karanfilci. In the team since Summer 1976. His previous team was Giresunspor. At the end of the season player signed to Adana Demirspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
- 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.
- Mehmet Şilan. In the team since Summer 1971. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- 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.
- Kemal Damkal. 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.
- Zeki Temizer. In the team since Summer 1971. His previous team was Fenerbahçe. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
- Erol Fikri Can. Player signed in Summer 1977. His previous team was Balıkesirspor. At the end of the season player signed to Düzcespor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- Selçuk Yalçıntaş. Player signed in Summer 1977. His previous team was Beşiktaş. At the end of the season player signed to Şekerspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
- Şeref Başoğlu. In the team since Summer 1973. His previous team was Sakaryaspor. At the end of the season player turned back and signed to Sakaryaspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- 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.
- Oktay Akgün. Player signed in Summer 1977. He grew up in MİY youth team. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine and TFF player profile.
- Bülent Taşucu. In the team since Summer 1977. 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.
- Tahsin. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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