1966–67 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

Mersin İdmanyurdu SK Mersin, Turkey
MİY 1967–68
Season: Second League 1966–67
League position:	Red Group: 1st Cup: Champions
Turkish Cup:	Eliminated at R3 P2
Chancellor Cup:	Champions
Top goal scorers:	Osman Arpacıoğlu (23)
President:	Nevzat Emrealp
Coach:	Lefter Küçükandonyadis
$\leftarrow$ Previous season 1965–66	Next season $\rightarrow$ 1967–68

Mersin İdmanyurdu S.K. (MİY) football team in 1966–67 season. The team's name was changed to Mersin İdmanyurdu from Çukurova İdmanyurdu which was the name adopted under Çukurova Group sponsorship. This decision was made in the congress of the club held on 15.06.1966. In the congress, following were elected for executive committee: Nevzat Emrealp, Mehmet Karamehmet, Halit Gazioğlu, Mahir Turhan, Mustafa Sözmen, Faruk Niskavi, Ünal Şıhman, Erol Tarhan, Sungur Baydur, Sezai Sak, Aydın Özlü. The committee declared that an amount of TL 500.000 was allocated for transfers and Sabri Kiraz was decided to be spoken with as manager of the footbal team.^[1] However, later, Lefter Küçükandonyadis has become the manager,^[2] famous former player of Fenerbahçe and Turkey national football team. In the mid-season Küçükandonyadis left his previous team Feriköy and started his manager career in MİY on 16.02.1967. He demanded that existing coach Fahrettin Cansever should also remain as trainer.^[3]

Executive committee: Nevzat Emrealp (president), Nail Turan deputy president), Dr. Aydın Özlü (secretary), Sezai Sak (general captain), Sungur Baydur (accountant), Halil Gazioğlu, Ünal Şıhman (members).^[4]

Mersin İdmanyurdu has won the league title in Turkish Second Football League, 1966–67 season. They finished the season in Red Group at first place. After season they won Second League Championship match against Bursaspor. As champions they were eligible to play Prime Minister's Cup (Chancellor Cup) against champions of the amateur leagues.

Pre-season

Spor-Toto Cup games:

• 21.08.1966 - Adanaspor-MİY: 3-1. Sunday. Adana.
• 28.08.1966 - Adana Demirspor-MİY: 0-0. Sunday. Adana.
• 04.09.1966 - MİY-Kayserispor: 1-0. Sunday. Adana.

1966-67–league participation

Second League was played for the fourth time in 1966–67 season with 33 teams grouped in red (17) and white (16) groups. In each group top teams promoted to First League 1967–68 and last teams relegated to Third League 1967–68 formed that year. Mersin İY took place in Red Group and finished first. The most scorer player was Osman Arpacıoğlu with 23 goals. They won all the home games during the league.

League table

The final league table of Red Group of Second League in 1966–67 season and results of games played by Mersin İY are provided in the following table.^[5]

place	team	games				goals		points		home				away
		P	W	D	L	F	A			F-A	week	plc		F-A	week	plc
1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	32	22	6	4	62	21	50
2	Beykoz	32	15	9	8	42	31	39		1-0	5			1-1
3	Sarıyer	32	15	7	10	33	24	37		3-0				2-1
4	Zonguldakspor	32	12	13	7	37	30	37		2-0				1-1
5	Edirnespor	32	14	8	10	28	23	36		3-0				0-0
6	Sakaryaspor	32	12	10	10	28	31	34		5-1				2-2	1
7	Denizlispor	32	13	7	12	25	28	33		2-0	3			0-0
8	Bandırmaspor	32	12	8	12	34	24	32		3-0				0-3	2
9	Karagümrük	32	11	10	11	36	37	32		2-1				2-3
10	Antalyaspor	32	13	4	15	36	41	30		4-0				0-1
11	Manisaspor	32	11	8	13	28	41	30		5-1				1-2
12	Adanaspor	32	9	10	13	24	34	28		2-0				3-0
13	Ülküspor	32	10	7	15	35	37	27		2-1				1-0
14	Altındağ	32	9	9	14	34	43	27		2-1				1-0
15	Aydınspor	32	7	11	14	30	42	25		3-0				1-0	4
16	Petrolspor	32	5	14	13	18	27	24		2-0				2-1
17	Beyoğluspor	32	5	13	14	24	40	23		3-0				1-1

Note: Two points for a win rule is accepted. First team is MİY for both home and away matches.

First half

• 01 - 11.09.1966 - Sakaryaspor-MİY: 2-2. Sunday, 16:30. Adapazarı. pos: 11.
• 02 - 25.09.1966 - Bandırmaspor-MİY: 3-0. Sunday. Balıkesir Stadium. pos: 14.
• 03 - 02.10.1966 - MİY-Denizlispor: 2-0. Mersin. Referee: Nevzat Tansuk. MİY: Doğan, Battal, Emin, Mustafa, Refik, Mümtaz, Erol, Kadri, Osman, Renda, Ayhan. goals: Ayhan 7', Osman 75'. Denizlispor: Nevzat, Mehmet, Ali, Bülent, İsmet, M.Ali, Ali, Erol, Muammer, Ünver, Bülent.^[6] pos: 10.
• 04 - 16.10.1966 - Aydınspor-MİY: 0-1. Sunday. Aydın. pos: 5.
• 05 - 23.10.1966 - MİY-Beykoz: 1-0. Sunday, 14:30. Mersin. Referee: İlhan Özkan. MİY: Red card: Kadri, Vural. Beykoz: Red card: Vural. pos: 4 (3 1 1 6 5 7).
• 06 - 30.10.1966 - BYE - in the bye week MİY played a friendly game in Mersin. MİY-Ankara Demirspor: 2-1. MİY: Goals: Selahattin, Renda. ADS: Goal: Özer. pos: 4 (3 1 1 6 5 7).
• 07 - 05.11.1966 - Beyoğluspor-MİY: 1-1. Saturday, 13:00. Vefa Stadium, İstanbul. Beyoğluspor: Aleko, Panayot, Petridis, Taki, Maruli, Vecdi, Çetin, Kazancı, Avram, Necdet, Kalfin. Goal: Avram 5'(P). MİY: Doğan, Battal, Emin, Hasan, Vefik, Mustafa, Yahya, Ayhan, Osman, Renda, Alp. Goal: Osman 37'(F).^[7] pos: 4 (6 3 2 1 7 6 8).
• 08 - 20.11.1966 - MİY-Altındağ: 2-1. pos: 3. 11.12.1966 - pos: 5.
• 09 - 18.12.1966 - Antalyaspor-MİY: 1-0. pos: 7 (8 4 2 2 9 8 10).
• 10 - 01.01.1967 - MİY-Ülküspor: 2-1. pos: 5 (9 5 2 2 11 9 12).
• 11 - 15.01.1967 - Zonguldakspor-MİY: 1-1. pos: 6.
• 12 - 22.01.1967 - MİY-Adanaspor: 2-0. (delayed to end of the season). 27.04.1967, Wednesday. played in Ankara. Goals: Alp 18', Osman 70'. pos: 6.
• 13 - 29.01.1967 - Sarıyer-MİY: 1-2. Sunday. Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul. Sarıyer: Goal: Ruli (1-1). MİY: Goals: Vural (1-0), Kadri Aytaç 84'.^[8] pos: 5.
• 14 - 05.02.1967 - MİY-Karagümrük: 2-1. Sunday, 14:00. Mersin. pos: 5.
• 15 - 11.02.1967 - Petrolspor-MİY: 1-2. Saturday, 14:15. 19 Mayıs Stadyumu, Ankara. MİY: Goals: Osman 30', 56'. Petrolspor: Goal: Burhan 85'.^[9] pos: 3.
• 16 - 19.02.1967 - MİY-Manisaspor: 5-1. Sunday, 14:30. Mersin. pos: 2.
• 17 - 26.02.1967 - Edirnespor-MİY: 0-0. Sunday. Edirne. pos: 2.

Second half

• 18 - 05.03.1967 - MİY-Sakaryaspor: 5-1. Sunday. Mersin. pos: 2.
• 19 - 12.03.1967 - MİY-Bandırmaspor: 3-0. Sunday. Mersin. pos: 1.
• 20 - 19.03.1967 - Denizlispor-MİY: 0-0. Sunday. Denizli. pos: 1.
• 21 - 26.03.1967 - MİY-Aydınspor: 3-0. Sunday. pos: 1.
• 22 - 02.04.1967 - Beykoz-MİY: 1-1. Sunday, 13:45. Ali Sami Yen Stadium, İstanbul. Beykoz: Sıtkı, Metin, İsmail, Adnan, Oral, Garbis, Mustafa, Ateş, Cemal, Harun, Rahmi. Coach: Şirzat Dağcı. Goal: Cemal 56'. MİY: Fikret, Battal, Nihat, Refik, İhsan, Mümtaz, Tarık, Ayhan, Kadri, Osman, Alp. Coach: Lefter. Goal: Adnan 74'(o.g.).^[10] pos: 1.
• 23 - 09.04.1967 - MİY-Beyoğluspor: 3-0. Sunday. pos: 1 (21 13 6 2 38 16 32). pos: 1.
• 24 - 16.04.1967 - Altındağ-MİY: 0-1. Sunday. Ankara. On return way MİY fans had a wreck, Corci Zaharyan died, 9 were injured.^[11] pos: 1.
• 25 - 23.04.1967 - Bye. pos: 1.
• 26 - 30.04.1967 - MİY-Antalyaspor: 4-0. Sunday, 15:30. Mersin. pos: 1.
• 27 - 07.05.1967 - Ülküspor-MİY: 0-1. Sunday, 12:30. Alsancak Stadium, İzmir. pos: 1.
• 28 - 14.05.1967 - MİY-Zonguldakspor: 2-0. Sunday, 15:30. Mersin. pos: 1.
• 29 - 20.05.1967 - Adanaspor-MİY: 0-3. (Delayed game; game was scheduled on 26.04.1967, Wednesday). Saturday, 15:45. Ankara. pos: 1.
• 30 - 28.05.1967 - MİY-Sarıyer: 3-0. Sunday. Mersin. pos: 1.
• 31 - 03.06.1967 - Karagümrük-MİY: 3-2. Saturday, 16:00. Vefa Stadium, İstanbul. pos: 1.
• 32 - 11.06.1967 - MİY-Petrolspor: 2-0. Sunday. Mersin. Referee: Şani Güllü. MİY: Doğan, Battal, Nihat, Uğur, İhsan, Emin, Tarık, Ayhan, Refik, Kadri, Alp. Goals: Battal 80', Refik 85'. Petrolspor: Ercan, Burhan, Ahmet, K.Tamer, Acar, Tınaz, B.Tamer, Yücel, Süleyman, Mehmet, Yakup.^[12] pos: 1.
• 33 - 18.06.1967 - Manisaspor-MİY: 2-1. Sunday. Manisa. pos: 1.
• 34 - 25.06.1967 - MİY-Edirnespor: 3-0. Sunday. Mersin. MİY: Alp, Kadri, Ayhan, Osman. Goals: Alp 24'(F), Ayhan 38'(H), Osman 83'(H).^[13] pos: 1.

Championship match

Mersin İdmanyurdu won the second league championship against Bursaspor, the White Group's winner.^[14]

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2. Lig Championship 27 Jun 1967	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	Bursaspor	19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
19:30	Osman Arpacıoğlu  24' Ayhan Öz  36'	Report		Referee: Nevzat Tansuk

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• 27.06.1967 - MİY-Bursaspor: 2-0. Tuesday, 19:30. 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara. Referees: Nevzat Tansuk, Fahri Alpagut, Cevdet Güvenli. MİY: Fikret, Battal, Nihat, Refik, İhsan, Mümtaz, Tarık, Ayhan, Osman, Kadri, Alp. Coach: Lefter. Goals: Alp 35'(F), Ayhan 38'(H). Bursaspor: Osman, Turgut, İrfan, İsmail, Müfit, Taner, Mesut, Vedat, Mustafa, Ersel, Riay. Coach: Sabri Kiraz.^[15] CHP (Republican People's Party) General Secretay Bülent Ecevit, on behalf of a journal, gave cups to both MİY and Bursaspor.^[16]

1966–67 Chancellor Cup

MİY has won the Chancellor Cup (also called Prime Minister's Cup) in 1967 (as champions of second league against İzmir Denizgücü, amateur league winner).^[17]

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Chancellor's Cup 30 Jun 1976	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	İzmir Denizgücü	19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara
19:00	İhsan Temen  38' Osman Arpacıoğlu  59'	Report		Referee: Doğan Babacan

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• 30.06.1967 - MİY-İzmir Denizgücü: 2-0. Ankara. Referees: Doğan Babacan, Servet Kaftancı, Cemil Yıldız. MİY: Fikret, Battal, Nihat, Refik, İhsan, Mümtaz, Tarık, Ayhan, Osman, Kadri, Alp. Goals: İhsan 38', Osman 59'. Penalty missed: Kadri 59' (Osman kicked the returning ball from Güngör). İzmir Denizgücü: Güngör, K.Ali, Cudi, B.Ali, Şakir, Mazlum, Yılmaz, Safa, Hayrettin, K.Orhan, B.Orhan.^[18] Mersin İdmanyurdu captain Kadri received the Cup from Primeminister Süleyman Demirel.

1966–67 Turkish Cup participation

Mersin İdmanyurdu had participated in Turkish Cup (Türkiye Kupası) in 1966–67 and eliminated at Round 3.^[19] The fifth cup was played by 81 teams: 17 from First league, 33 from Second league, 18 from regional leagues and 15 from amateurs. Altay won the cup and become eligible for playing ECW games net year.^[20]

round	own league	opponent's league	opponent	A/H	score	result
Round 2 Preliminary 2	Second League Red Group	Second League White Group	Adana Demirspor	H	2-1	promoted to R2
Round 2	Second League Red Group	Amateur	Kayseri Şekerspor	A	5-2	promoted to R3 P2
Round 3 Preliminary 2	Second League Red Group	First League	Ankaragücü	A	0-1	eliminated

• Round 2 - Preliminary 2 - 16.11.1966 - MİY-Adana Demirspor: 2-1. Wednesday. Mersin. Normal time: 1-1. aet: Goal Vural.
• Round 2 - 11.12.1966 - Kayseri Şekerspor-MİY: 2-5. Sunday. Kayseri.
• Round 3 - Preliminary 2 - 22.03.1967. Gençlerbirliği-MİY: 1-0. Wednesday, 14:30. Ankaragücü Stadyumu, Ankara.

1966–67 squad

Second League champions are referred as the legendary squad.^[2] Numbered players on the left were the squad who played second league championship match and Chancellor Cup match in June 1967.^[21] Transfers in: Kadri, Mustafa (Galatasaray);, K.Mustafa (Feriköy); B.Uğur (Gençlerbirliği); Mümtaz (Ankaragücü).

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 1 GK Fikret Özdil 2 DF Battal Tokay 3 DF Nihat Fırat 4 MF Refik Çoğum 5 DF İhsan Temen 6 MF Mümtaz Sümer 7 MF Tarık Arıtan 8 FW Ayhan Öz 9 MF Osman Arpacıoğlu 10 FW Kadri Aytaç 11 FW Alp Sümeralp GK Doğan Ölçücü GK Mehmet

No. Position Player DF Uğur Yıldırım DF Erol Yılmaz MF Mustafa Aksoy MF Mustafa Özbor MF Hasan MF Erol FW Vural Ölşen FW Renda FW Mustafa Ergeç Abdurrahim Kaya Yahya Kurt Selahattin Yapa

Transfers out: Yahya (Adana Demirspor); Rızkullah, Uğur, Erol (Kayserispor).

References

1. ^ Milliyet haber arşivi, 17.06.1966. Retrieved on 12.06.2010. (Turkish)
2. ^ ^{a b} Mersin İdmanyurdu S.K. History Mersin İdman Yurdu S.K. Official Website^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Milliyet haber arşivi, 17.02.1967. Retrieved on 13.06.2010. (Turkish)
4. ^ "Milliyet Second League Sports Supplement". Milliyet 2. Lig Spor İlavesi, p. 4. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 10.09.1966. Retrieved on 28.10.2010. (Turkish)
5. ^ See full table and results from Cem Pekin Archives
6. ^ Milliyet gazete arşivi - 03.10.1966 Retrieved on 16.07.2010. (Turkish)
7. ^ "Beyoğluspor: 1 - İ. Yurdu: 1". Beyoğluspor: 1 - İ. Yurdu: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 06.11.1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 13.06.2010. (Turkish)
8. ^ "Surprize in 2nd league: M.İdmanyurdu: 2 - Sarıyer: 1". II. ligde sürpriz: M.İdmanyurdu: 2 - Sarıyer: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 30.01.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 09.02.2011. (Turkish)
9. ^ "Şekerspor saved leadershir". Şekerspor liderliği korudu. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 12.02.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 09.02.2011. (Turkish)
10. ^ "Candidates draw ...". Adaylar berabere kaldı .... Milliyet gazete arşivi, 03.04.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 03.11.2010. (Turkish)
11. ^ "In an accident on return from match a fan died, 9 injured". Maç dönüşü kazaya uğrayan bir taraftar öldü, 9'u yaralandı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 17.04.1967, p. 3. Retrieved on 10.02.2011. (Turkish)
12. ^ "Mersin: 2 - P.spor: 0". Mersin: 2 - P.spor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 12.06.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 19.02.2011. (Turkish)
13. ^ "M.İdmanyurdu won the last game 3-0". M.İdmanyurdu son maçını 3-0 kazandı. Milliyet gazetet arşivi, 26.06.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 09.02.2011. (Turkish)
14. ^ See details at Cem Pekin Archives
15. ^ "M.İ.Yurdu, Turkish Second League Champions". M.İ.Yurdu II. Türkiye Ligi Şampiyonu. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 28.06.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 11.10.2010. (Turkish)
16. ^ "Short news with picture". Resimli kısa haberler. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 29.06.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 29.10.2010. (Turkish)0
17. ^ See detailed information at Cem Pekin Archives
18. ^ "Chancellor's Cup won by Mersin". Başbakanlık kupası Mersin'in. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 01.07.1967, p. 8. Retrieved on 29.10.2010. (Turkish)
19. ^ Gençlerbirliği Taraftar Sitesi
20. ^ Cem Pekin Archives - Retrieved on 23.07.2010.
21. ^ Obtained from game details shown above Cem Pekin Archives

See also

• Football in Turkey
• Turkish Second Football League