Mersin İdmanyurdu
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Mersin İdmanyurdu is a Turkish
Turkey
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 sports club from Mersin
Mersin
-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

 in Eastern Mediterranean Region. The club is especially known for its football team which was playing in Süper Lig, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's first level division by 2011–12
2011–12 Süper Lig
The 2011–12 Süper Lig is the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe are defending champions...

 season. The team played in first division for 11 seasons previous to 1984. After 1983-84 season the football team played in second and third divisions. The team promoted to second level division after 2008–2009 season. MİY became the champions of second division in 2010-11 season and obtained to take a part of the first level division (Süper Lig) in 2011-12
2011–12 Süper Lig
The 2011–12 Süper Lig is the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe are defending champions...

 season. They play at the 10.000 capacity Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium
Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium
Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium is a sports center in Mersin, located at Mediterranean coast of Turkey. TFF First League team Mersin İdmanyurdu play their games in this field...

. (In the next season (2011–12) a new stadium with 30.000 person capacity is planned to be built.) Their main rivals are Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1940, Adana Demirspor are nicknamed Mavi Şimşekler...

. Adanaspor
Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1954, Adanaspor are nicknamed Toros Kaplanları . The club colours are orange and white, and the club play their home matches at Adana 5 Ocak Stadı....

 and Tarsus İdmanyurdu are also in rivalry with the team.

Their nickname is "Şeytanlar" (meaning "Devils") or "Kırmızı Şeytanlar"("Red Devils").
Their song is "Şampiyon yap bizi / Cehennemde yak bizi" ("Make us the champs / Burn us in hellfire")
.

History

Mersin İdmanyurdu is one of the oldest clubs of the Mediterrenean region. The club was founded on 16 August 1925 in a meeting Edip Buran and his 11 friends parcicipated. The idea of founding a club was developed in Edip Buran's bedsitter. Those 11 names were İbrahim Yekta, Fevzi Serdengeçti, Asım Güler, Muhip Batıbeki, Necati Salim, Lütfi Resimci, Sami İstanbullu, Hayri Güntekin, Hakkı Cemal Üçer, Hasan Tahsin, Mustafa Lütfi. The aim was to provide Mersin's youth with activities to fill their spare time with sports in hot and long summer days of Mersin. Later club had got licence with the participation of other founders: İbrahim Bigam, İhsan Dağıstan, Hamit Abey, Rauf Süleymaniyeli, Semih Can, Ömer, Cevdet Türkmenli, Kazım Kırzade and Muharrem Yeğin.

The club was founded as Mersin Gençlerbirliği (English: Mersin Youth Union) in 1925. The first colors of the team was red-white. The club changed its name as Mersin İdman Yurdu in 1926 and colors determined as red-dark blue. The logo was three circles engaged (the one in the middle red and left and right ones dark-blue).

Mersin İdmanyurdu had won the regional title every year since its foundation until 1964, except 1949-50 season when Mersin Demirspor captured the title. In 1944 the team won third place in Turkish Championship. In 1952 Team's ground, "Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadyumu
Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium
Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium is a sports center in Mersin, located at Mediterranean coast of Turkey. TFF First League team Mersin İdmanyurdu play their games in this field...

" has been inaugurated, and the opening match was tied 3-3 with Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K.
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...

.

In 1957, the club had gone under Çukurova Group sponsorship and taken the name Çukurova İdmanyurdu. The team again finished third in Turkish Amateur Championship. Çukurova İdmanyurdu, as "a rather well-known amateur club from the city of Mersin
Mersin
-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...

", turned professional and was accepted to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

's first second level league founded in 1963. Indeed, Çukurova İdmanyurdu was the amateur champions of Turkey in 1963. When they attended Turkey 2nd League they were one of three clubs of Second League, which were coming from outside İstanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....

 and İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...

 leagues. The other two were Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1940, Adana Demirspor are nicknamed Mavi Şimşekler...

 and Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...

.

The club changed its name to Mersin İdmanyurdu after three seasons (15.06.1966) and became champions of the 2nd League in the 1966-67 season. At the end of that season they won the Chancellor Cup
Chancellor Cup
The Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....

 (or Prime Minister's Cup) by defeating the Amateur League champions. Starting from 1967-68 season they have played at Turkey's top level league (Süper Lig) for 7 years consecutively and 11 years in total.

After 1982-83 season MİY has relegated from the top level league. They played in second level division until the formation of one-group second level division in 2001-02. Because of their place in 2000-01 season they were automatically delegated to third level formed with the name of "Second League, Category B". They have spent one season there and again promoted to second level (Second League, Category A). After 2005-06 season they have relegated to third level again (see League Participations below).

They finished 2008-09 season at TFF Second League
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

 (third level) play-offs in second place and advanced to second level, this time with the name of TFF First League, also known as Bank Asya 1. Lig. After spending two seasons in TFF First League, MİY became the champions of 2010-11 Bank Asya 1. Lig and promoted to 2011–12 Süper Lig
2011–12 Süper Lig
The 2011–12 Süper Lig is the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe are defending champions...

 after 28 years of absence. The championship was widely attributed to coach Nurullah Sağlam who took the team after 9th week.

Achievements

  • Winner: Chancellor Cup
    Chancellor Cup
    The Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....

     in 1967
    (as champions of Second League
    Turkish Second Football League
    Turkish Second Football League is a defunct football league in Turkey. It has been the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963-64 until the formation of new league system in 2001-02...

     in 1966–67, MİY won 2-0 against İzmir Denizgücü, amateur league winner of the season).
  • Runner up: Turkish Cup, 1982-83 lost against Fenerbahçe. Cup participation and Fenerbahçe won the cup 4-1 in total.
  • Represented Turkey in Cup Winners' Cup in 1983–84. As the finalist of last seasons cup finals, MİY participated 1983-84 Cup Winners Cup and lost against Spartak Varna from Bulgaria
    Bulgaria
    Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

     in total at first round.
  • Third Place: 1969 Friendship Cup
    1969 Friendship Cup
    Friendship Cup was a friendly football tournament held in Tehran between March 5 and March 14, 1969. This Tournament was won by FC Spartak Moscow.-Matches:-----------------------------------------Table:- Iran:- Iraq:...

     Represented Turkey in a friendly tournament. Played four matches against Pakistan
    Pakistan national football team
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    , Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow
    FC Spartak Moscow is a Russian football club from Moscow. Having won 12 Soviet championships and 9 of 19 Russian championships they are one of the country's most successful clubs. They have also won the Soviet Cup 10 times and the Russian Cup 3 times...

    , Iran
    Iran national football team
    The national football team of Iran represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran...

    , and Iraq
    Iraq national football team
    The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...

     in a one-leg league system; finished third with 2 wins and 2 losts. See MİY 1968–69 season page for details.
  • Winners (4): Adana Football League, regional amateur championship: 1926, 1927, 1931, 1933.
  • Winner (1): Adana Football League, regional professional championship: 1959–60.
  • Winner (1): Turkey Amateur Football Championship: 1963.

League participations

In Turkey a nation-wide league was formed in 1959. In 1963-64 a second level division
Turkish Second Football League
Turkish Second Football League is a defunct football league in Turkey. It has been the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963-64 until the formation of new league system in 2001-02...

 was founded and MİY attended to that league, gaining professional status. Since then MİY continues to play in professional leagues and mostly in second level divisions. Starting from 2001-02, a new second level division was formed with the name of ""Lig A" which later became "First League
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

" and former "Turkish First Footbal League" became "Super League" in 2007-08. With the formation of the new division MİY took place in third level whose name is "Second League
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

" (before 2007 "Lig B"). In total MİY took place 11 times in first and 27 times in second level divisions before 2001. After 2001, MİY took place 1 time in first, 6 times in second and 4 times in third level divisions, as of 2011-12 season.

Before 2001
  • First Level: First League: 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83.
  • Second Level: Second League
    Turkish Second Football League
    Turkish Second Football League is a defunct football league in Turkey. It has been the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963-64 until the formation of new league system in 2001-02...

    : 1963–64, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2000–01.


After 2001
  • First Level: Süper Lig: 2011–12
    2011–12 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
    Mersin İdmanyurdu Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 2011-12. The 2011–12 season was the 12th season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in Süper Lig, the top level division in Turkey.Mersin İdmanyurdu football team has finished 2010–11 season at 1st place in TFF...

  • Second Level: Lig A/TFF First League
    TFF First League
    The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

    : 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11.
  • Third Level: Lig B/TFF Second League
    TFF Second League
    TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

    : 2001–02, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09.

All time league table

Period League Season Pl W D L F A Av Pt
Before 2001
Turkish First Football League 11 334 102 104 130 295 339
308
Turkish Second Football League
Turkish Second Football League
Turkish Second Football League is a defunct football league in Turkey. It has been the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963-64 until the formation of new league system in 2001-02...

27 858 381 218 261 1152 863 279 1175
After 2001
Süper Lig 1
TFF First League
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

6 168 59 39 70 208 231
216
TFF Second League
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

4 142 66 40 36 190 137 53 238
All times
First division 12 334 102 104 130 295 339
308
Second division 33 1026 440 257 331 1360 1094 256 1391
Third division 4 142 66 40 36 190 137 53 238
Overall Totals 49 1470 591 394 489 1806 1541 253 1879

Note: 2011-12 stats are not included. Play-off games are not included. Before 1987 two-points-for-a-win rule was accepted.

Seasonal league table

Mersin İdmanyurdu professional league participations by season.

Note: Classification group statistics are accumulated on normal season.
Note (*): The team played as "Çukurova İdmanyurdu".
League and group colors: Green: Promoted; Lighth green: Qualified; Pink: Relegated.

Play-off games

  • 1998-99 - Turkey Second League Play-offs Quarter Finals: Çaykur Rizespor
    Çaykur Rizespor
    Çaykur Rizespor is a Turkish sports club based in Rize. Çaykur Rizespor is currently playing in the TFF First League. The club was founded in 1953 in green-yellow colours and had professionalship status in 1968 as Rizespor and changed its colours to blue-green...

    -Mersin İdmanyurdu: 2-0.
  • 1996-97 - Turkey Second League Play-offs Quarter Finals: Kartalspor
    Kartalspor
    Kartal SK is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in the Second League Promotion Group in the 2006-2007 season. Kartal SK started the 2007-2008 season well and was 3rd with half of the games played, but had a...

    -Mersin İdmanyurdu: 2-0.
  • 1979-80 - Turkey Second League Championship Game: Kocaelispor
    Kocaelispor
    Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...

    -Mersin İdmanyurdu: 2-2 (penalties: 4-2).
  • 1975-76 - Turkey Second League Championship Game: Samsunspor
    Samsunspor
    Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...

    -Mersin İdmanyurdu: 3-1.
  • 1966-67 - Turkey Second League Championship Game: Mersin İdmanyurdu-Bursaspor
    Bursaspor
    Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...

    : 2-0.

Turkish Cup participations

Participated in Turkish Cup since 1962.
  • Runner-ups: 1982-83.
  • Eliminated at Quarter Finals: 1980-81.
  • Eliminated at Sixth Round: 1981-82
  • Eliminated at Fourth Round: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1983-84, 1997–98.
  • Eliminated at Third Round: 1963-64, 1964-65, 1966-67, 1977-78, 1979-80, 1991–92, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2005–06 (group stage), 2009–10, 2010-11.
  • Eliminated at Second Round: 1962-63, 1967-68, 1969-70, 1970-71, 1972-73, 1989-90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2003–04, 2004–05.
  • Eliminated at First Round: 1968-69, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1992–93, 2002–03, 2006–07.

All time cup stats

Period League attended Season Pl W D L F A Av Pt
Before 2001
Turkish First Football League 9 42 18 10 14 53 40 13 46
Turkish Second Football League
Turkish Second Football League
Turkish Second Football League is a defunct football league in Turkey. It has been the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963-64 until the formation of new league system in 2001-02...

22 58 28 7 23 96 72 24 72
Turkish Amateur Football Championship 1 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
After 2001
Süper Lig 1
TFF First League
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

6 16 7 0 9 31 38
21
TFF Second League
TFF Second League
TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

1 1 0 0 1 0 2
0
All times
First division 10 42 18 10 14 53 40 13 46
Second division 28 74 35 7 32 127 110 17 93
Third division 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
0
Amateur division 1 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 4
Overall Totals 40 120 55 17 48 183 155 28 143

Note: 2011-12 stats are not included. Before 1987 two-points-for-a-win rule was accepted. Serial penalties included in the match scores.

Seasonal cup stats

Note: Serial penalties added to match scores. Before 1987, two points for a win rule accepted.

European participations

  • European Cup Winners' Cup:

Season Round Country Club Home Away Aggregate
1983-84
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1983-84
The season 1983-84 of the European Cup Winners' Cup was won by Juventus F.C. in a final against FC Porto. The next year, the club went on to complete a full complement of European trophies with the European Cup.-Preliminary round:-First round:-First leg:...

1R   Spartak Varna
PFC Spartak Varna
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0-0 0–1 0-1

Presidents

  • Current President: Ali Kahramanlı since 2008. International Transportation Company owner. Born in Gaziantep on 1 January 1953.
  • Honorary Manager: Bayram Birinci (Hacı)


Former presidents
President Period
Hadi Doğan ??.??.1979–??.??.1980
Aslan Çevirgen ??.??.1980–??.??.1981
Mehmet Fatih Deveci ??.??.1981–??.??.1983
Haluk Ulusoy
Haluk Ulusoy
Haluk Ulusoy was the president of Turkish Football Federation. His initially held the post between 1997 and 2004, but was re-elected for a second spell in 2006.-Awards:*2002 Turkish State Medal of Distinguished Service-References:...

 
??.??.1983–??.??.1987
Kaya Mutlu ??.??.1989–??.??.1994
Hüseyin Okan Merzeci ??.??.1994–??.??.1997
Mehmet Küver ??.??.1997–??.??.1999
Macit Özcan
Macit Özcan
Macit Özcan, is a Turkish politician of the Republican People's Party and the current mayor of Mersin.After his secondary education in Adana, he graduated in civil engineering from Cukurova University....

 
??.??.1999–??.??.2004
Hasan Ahi ??.??.2004–15.01.2006
Erol Ertan 16.01.2006–08.01.2007
Hamit İzol 09.01.2007–12.12.2007
Hüseyin Çalışkan 13.12.2007–23.09.2008
Ali Kahramanlı 24.09.2008–


.

Coaches

  • Head Coach:   Nurullah Sağlam (signed on 22.10.2010), previous team was Denizlispor
    Denizlispor
    Denizlispor is a sports club based in Denizli, Turkey. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, and gymnastics...

    . TFF manager page.


Former coaches
Head coach Period
  Kahraman Karataş 11.02.1999–31.05.1999
  Ali Gültiken
Ali Gültiken
Ali Kurtuluş Gültiken is a former footballer and a football manager and scout. He is a part of the most famous trio of the Turkish football team Beşiktaş history alongside Metin Tekin and Feyyaz Uçar in early 90's.-Playing career:...

 
01.07.1999–29.09.1999
  Müjdat Yalman 29.09.1999–31.05.2000
  Levent Arıkdoğan 01.07.2000–31.05.2001
  Nasır Belci 06.07.2001–31.05.2003
  Yücel İldiz
Yücel İldiz
Yücel İldiz is a Turkish football manager. He has managed several clubs around Turkey, most notably Malatyaspor and Orduspor.-References:...

 
13.01.2003–18.09.2003
  Mehmet Şahan 19.09.2003–31.12.2003
  Levent Eriş 22.01.2004–31.05.2004
  Levent Arıkdoğan 26.08.2004–31.05.2005
  Engin Korukır 18.11.2005–31.05.2006
  Nasır Belci 17.03.2006–21.09.2006
  İlyas Tüfekçi
İlyas Tüfekçi
Ilyas Tüfekci is a retired football striker.During his club career, Tüfekci played in Germany and Turkey for Stuttgart, Schalke, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Zeytinburnuspor.-External links:* *...

 
02.10.2006–10.03.2007
  Kahraman Karataş 13.03.2007–31.05.2007
  Abdülkerim Durmaz 17.07.2007–31.05.2008
  Ercan Albay 14.08.2008–31.05.2009
  Serhat Güller
Serhat Güller
Serhat Güller, birth place : Eskişehir ; birth date : 18 December 1968. Turkish football player and later manager. He has managed TFF First League team Mersin idmanyurdu in 2009–10 season until he resigned in 19 February 2010, after 20th week...

 
19.08.2009–31.01.2010
  Ergün Penbe  05.02.2010–31.05.2010
  Yüksel Yeşilova 03.06.2010–17.10.2010
  Nurullah Sağlam  22.10.2010–present

.

Current squad

A Team:

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