1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

MİY opened the season on 16.07.1971 with a ceremony in Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium. • 04.08.1971 - MİY-Tarsus İdmanyurdu: 6–0. Tarsus. Ayhan 8', Zeki 42'(P), Halit 60', Ayhan 65', Mustafa 74'(P), Zeki 89'. • 11.08.1971 - MİY-Adana Demirspor: 2–1. 14:30. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin. "Anatolian Cup" game. • MİY-Adana Demirspor: 1–0. • 17.08.1971 - Fenerbahçe-MİY: 4–1. Tuesday, 20:00. Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul. Referees: Hilmi Ok, Engil Türkdil, Tuncay Sözer. Fenerbahçe: Datcu, Niyazi, Levent, Ercan (K.Yaşar), serkan, Ostojiç, Fuat, Cevher (Yılmaz), Yaşar, Osman, Şükrü. Goals: Ostojiç 12', Osman 33', Fuat 43', Osman 89'. MİY: Fikret, Halit, Cihat (Güvenir), B.Erol, Akın, Ayhan (Erol), Mustafa, Güray, Ömer (Muhlis), Zeki, Güvenç. Goal: Güvenç 85'. Game played to complete the Zeki-Osman exchange contract. • 20.08.1971 - Kayserispor-MİY: 2–1. ==1971–72 First League participation==

First League was played with 16 teams in its 15th season, 1971–72. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1972–73. Mersin İY became 7th with 10 wins. Before the season, team's most scorer player Osman Arpacıoğlu was transferred to Fenerbahçe; in return Zeki Temizer from Fenerbahçe and Güvenç Kurtar from Beşiktaş were transferred to Mersin İY. In that season most scorer players were Güvenç Kurtar (12 goals) and Zeki Temizer (8 goals). League table Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1971–72 season is shown in the following table. Note: 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 1971–72 First League by rounds: First half Second half ==1971–72 Turkish Cup participation==

1971–72 Turkish Cup was played for the 10th season as Türkiye Kupası by 26 teams. Two elimination rounds and finals were played in two-legs elimination system. Top ten first division teams from previous season participated. Mersin İdmanyurdu did not participate in the Cup because they had finished previous season at 11th place. MKE Ankaragücü won the Cup for the first time. ==Management==

Club management Mehmet Karamehmet was club president. Coaching team 1971–72 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches: Note: Only official games were included. ==1971–72 squad==

Stats are counted for 1971–72 First League matches. 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. Sources: 1971–72 season squad data from maçkolik com, Milliyet, and Erbil (1975). News from Milliyet: • After the season Cihat Erbil (28) has cancered. The club has started a fund drive for the player. • Transfers in: Zeki has come from Fenerbahçe in exchange for Osman. Güray, Güvenç and Halit were transferred from Beşiktaş; and Ömer from Ankaragücü. Velkoviç loaned from Adanaspor. Güvenir from Trabzonspor. Selahattin and İbrahim from İçelspor. Turgay and Erol from Aksarayspor. Mehmet from Tayfun. • Transfers out: Mustafa Yürür (Kasımpaşa). Necmi (Vefa). Ekrem (Hatayspor). ==See also==