1976–77 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

Mersin İdmanyurdu SK Mersin, Turkey
MİY 1976-77
Season: First League 1976-77
League position:	7th
Turkish Cup:	Eliminated at R4
Top goal scorers:	Müjdat (10)
President:	Burhan Kanun
Coach:	Kadri Aytaç
$\leftarrow$ Previous season 1975–76	Next season $\rightarrow$ 1977–78

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).

1 Pre-season
2 1976–77 league participation
3 1976–77 Turkish Cup participation
4 1976–77 squad
5 References
6 See also

Pre-season

Before the start of the league, MİY played eight preparation matches. Two matches were played with İskenderunspor in Mersin on 14th 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 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.

League table

Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1976–77 season is shown in the following table.^[2]^[3]

place	team	games				goals		points	home			away
place	team	P	W	D	L	F	A	points	F-A	week	plc	F-A	week	plc
1	Trabzonspor	30	18	7	5	41	12	43	1-0	6	12	0-3	21	10
2	Fenerbahçe	30	12	15	3	31	17	39	0-1	24	11	0-1	9	12
3	Altay	30	11	13	6	31	22	35	3-2	22	10	0-3	7	13
4	Beşiktaş	30	13	7	10	35	24	33	2-0	30	7	0-0	15	8
5	Galatasaray	30	10	13	7	26	36	33	0-0	13	9	1-1	28	9
6	Bursaspor	30	10	11	9	34	30	31	1-1	2	13	0-1	17	7
7	Mersin İdmanyurdu	30	9	13	8	25	26	31
8	Boluspor	30	9	13	8	32	34	31	2-2	4	14	1-1	19	9
9	Eskişehirspor	30	10	10	10	25	26	30	0-2	1	14	3-0^[4]	16	6
10	Samsunspor	30	8	12	10	19	22	28	0-0	27	9	0-0	12	9
11	Orduspor	30	8	12	10	22	27	28	1-1	20	9	1-1	5	12
12	Adana Demirspor	30	6	14	10	21	32	26	0-0	18	9	0-2	3	15
13	Zonguldakspor	30	11	4	15	21	35	26	1-0	10	10	0-1	25	11
14	Adanaspor	30	8	9	13	30	40	25	1-1	29	8	2-1	14	8
15	Göztepe	30	8	9	13	21	31	25	2-0	26	9	1-0	11	10
16	Giresunspor	30	3	10	18	18	38	16	1-0	8	10	1-1	23	8

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 runner-ups and second runner-ups became eligible for UEFA Cup 1977–78.

First half

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'.^[5]
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.^[6]
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.^[7]
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'.^[8]
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'.^[9]
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: İbrahiö. 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.^[10]
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.^[11]
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.^[12]
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.^[13]
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.^[14]
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'.^[15]
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. Referres: 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.^[16]
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.^[17]
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'.^[18]
15 - 01.01.1977 - Beşiktaş-MİY: 0-0. Saturday, 14:00. İnönü Stadium, İstanbul. Weather: 5°C, heavy, no rain. Attendance: 20.112. Refrees: 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.^[19]

Second half

16 - 13.02.1977 - Eskişehirspor-MİY: 0-3. (Awarded score; The match became void by decision of referee Hilmi Ok at 55th minute). Sunday, 14:15. 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'^[20] Eskişehirspor side objected goal decision on 55th minute. Side referee Aydın Örnek was injured from his had by a stone throwed by spectators and hospitalized.
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.^[21]
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.^[22]
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'. Yellow card: İbrahim 4'. 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'.^[23]
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'.^[24]
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.^[25]
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'i 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).^[26]
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'.^[27]
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.^[28]
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.^[29]
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.^[30]
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.^[31]
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'.^[32]
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'.^[33]
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. Beşiktaş: Mete, Mustafa, Suat, Ali, Zekeriya, Tuncay, Kahraman, Mithat (Hayri), Reşit, Mehmet, Kemal. Subs: Rasim, Ahmet, Niko, Hayri, Erdem. Coach: İsmet Arıkan. Goals: Müjdat, İbrahim.^[34]

1976–77 Turkish Cup participation

Trabzonspor won the Cup. Cup finalist Beşiktaş became eligible for playing ECW Cup 1977–78, because Trabzonspor also won the league title.^[35]MİY has participated to the cup at first round and eliminated at second.^[36]

round	own league	opponent's league	opponent	away	home	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 (pen. 2-4)	2-0	eliminated

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'.^[37]
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'.^[38]
R4/L1 - 30.01.1977 - MİY-Göztepe: 2-0. Sunday, 13:30. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin.
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.^[39]

1976–77 squad

Some of the players of Mersin İdmanyurdu include following.^[40] 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.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Atıf Öztoprak
		GK	Aydın
		GK	Erdoğan
		DF	Mehmet Ertanıroğlu
		DF	İbrahim Arayıcı
		DF	Tahir Temur
		DF	Kemal Damkal
		DF	İsmail
		DF	Lütfü
		MF	Hikmet Erön

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Ramazan
		MF	Nasır
		MF	Feridun
		MF	Şeref Has
		MF	Rüçhan
		MF	Yalçın
		MF	Doğan
		FW	Ayhan
		FW	Zeki Temizer
		FW	Müjdat
		FW	Tuğrul

Transfers out: Burhan (Düzcespor); Doğan (Göztepe); Ramazan (İskenderunspor).

References

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^ See full table and results from Sener Yelkenci and RSSSF. Data for weekly places were calculated.
^ Details also available at Futbol merkezi
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