1977–78 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

Mersin İdmanyurdu SK Mersin, Turkey
MİY 1977–78
Season: First League 1977–78
League position:	16th
Turkish Cup:	Eliminated at R3
Top goal scorers:
President:	Turhan Lokmanoğlu
Coach:	Orhan Yüksel
$\leftarrow$ Previous season 1976–77	Next season $\rightarrow$ 1978–79

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 ba performance continued in Cup matches as well.

The team started to season with coach Kadri Aytaç. However Aytaç left the club and became the manger of Rizespor after 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.

1 Pre-season
2 1977–78 league participation
3 1977–78 Turkish Cup participation
4 1977–78 squad
5 References
6 See also

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 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.

League table

Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1977–78 season is shown in the following table^[1]^[2].

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	Fenerbahçe	30	17	8	5	48	24	42	2-2	17	16	2-5	2	14
2	Trabzonspor	30	18	5	7	42	16	41	0-0	1	9	0-2	16	16
3	Galatasaray	30	13	12	5	38	26	38	1-1	6	9	1-2	21	16
4	Adanaspor	30	12	11	7	28	31	35	0-0	8	10	0-1	23	16
5	Beşiktaş	30	12	8	10	33	29	32	0-0	24	16	1-4	9	12
6	Altay	30	9	12	9	29	28	30	0-0	22	16	0-0	7	9
7	Boluspor	30	11	8	11	25	26	30	1-2	15	16	0-1	30	16
8	Zonguldakspor	30	11	8	11	33	35	30	0-0	13	14	0-0	28	16
9	Diyarbakırspor	30	10	10	10	29	31	30	1-2	10	14	0-0	25	16
10	Bursaspor	30	9	10	11	26	24	28	1-1	26	16	1-2	11	15
11	Orduspor	30	10	7	13	30	39	27	1-1	20	16	1-2	5	8
12	Eskişehirspor	30	6	13	11	24	28	25	2-1	26	16	0-2	14	16
13	Adana Demirspor	30	7	11	12	24	36	25	0-1	27	16	1-1	12	14
14	Samsunspor	30	8	8	14	26	36	24	1-0	3	11	0-0	18	16
15	MKE Ankaragücü	30	8	6	16	21	31	22	1-0	4	5	1-1	19	16
16	Mersin İdmanyurdu	30	3	15	12	18	34	21

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.

First half

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.^[3]
02 - 03.09.1977 - Fenerbahçe-MİY: 5-2. Saturday, 17:00. İnönü Statidum, 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.^[4]
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.^[5]
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.^[6]
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'.^[7]
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'.^[8]
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'.^[9]
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.^[10]
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'.^[11]
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'.^[12]
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'.^[13]
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'.^[14]
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.^[15]
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'.^[16]
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'.^[17]

Second half

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.^[18]
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.^[19]
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.^[20]
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).^[21]
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'.^[22]
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.^[23]
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.^[24]
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.^[25]
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.^[26]
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.^[27]
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'.^[28]
27 - 07.05.1978 - MİY-Adana Demirspor: 0-1. Sunday, 15:00. Weather: 25°C open, sunny. Mersin. Attendance: full. Referees: Hilmi Ook, 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'.^[29]
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.^[30]
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'.^[31]
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'.^[32]

1977–78 Turkish Cup participation

MİY started by and eliminated at R3.^[33]

round	own league	opponent's league	opponent	away	home	result
Round 3	First League	Second League White Group	Sivasspor	0-3 (aet)	2-0	eliminated

R3 L1 - 07.12.1977 - MİY-Sivasspor: 2-0. Wednesday.
R3 L2 - 21.12.1977 - Sivasspor-MİY: 3-0 (2 aet). Wednesday, 13:00. Sivas.

1977–78 squad

Some of the players of Mersin İdmanyurdu include following^[34]. 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).

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
		DF	B. Mehmet
		DF	Tahir Temur
		DF	İbrahim Arayıcı
		DF	Kemal Damkal
		DF	Cemal
		DF	Erman Toroğlu
		MF	Aydın
		MF	Yalçın
		MF	Selçuk
		DF	Rüçhan

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Nasır Beadini
		MF	Hikmet Erön
		MF	Şeref Has
		MF	K. Mehmet
		MF	Oktay
		FW	Müjdat
		FW	Feridun
		FW	Zeki Temizer
		FW	Şilan
			Bülent
			Erdinç
			Rıza

Transfers out: Rüçhan (Kırıkkalespor, which was promoted to first league); Müjdat (Adana Demirspor); Tahir (Diyarbakırspor); Hikmet (Karagümrük); Erman (Şekerspor); K.Erol (Düzcespor).

References

^ See "Turkey - Final Tables" at Erdinç Sivritepe and RSSSF
^ Weekly data available at Futbol Merkezi
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^ "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. (Turkish)
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^ "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. (Turkish)
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^ Cem Pekin Archives - Retrieved on 23.07.2010.
^ Players took place in league games including those against Eskişehirspor maç anıları. 20 March 2010.