1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1965-1966. The 1965–66 season was the 3rd season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in Second League, the second level division in Turkey.
1965–66 season | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
President | Halit Gazioğlu | |||
Coach | ||||
Stadium | City Stadium Mersin, Turkey | |||
Second League | Red group: 3rd Final group: 5th | |||
Turkish Cup | Did not participate | |||
Most appearances | Mehmet Diner "Mamik": 28 | |||
Top goalscorer | Alp Sümeralp: 10 | |||
| ||||
The club had had name "Çukurova İdmanyurdu" again under Çukurova Group sponsorship and finished 5th. On 20 July 1965 the club and fans celebrated the 40th anniversary of their foundation. Executive committee comprised Mehmet Karametmet, Halit Gazioğlu, Sezai Sak.
At the beginning of the season Fahrettin Cansever was the coach of the team. In the half season Lefter Küçükantonyadis became the manager of the team (20 January 1966). Lefter signed for four months. One month later, Lefter had been stabbed by a fan (a restaurant owner, Fikri Özkörüklü) and hospitalized.[1] Many citizens, pupils, NGO representatives and sports people visited him in hospital and his room was filled with flowers. Lefter declared that he will not leave the team.[2] Fahrettin Cansever became the trainer of Beykozspor (12 January 1966).[3] On 7 June 1966 before the last match of the season, Lefter left Mersin. He said that he was compliant of the behaviours of executive committee member Sezai Sak.[4]
Pre-season
- Preparation game: ÇİY-Türkocağı: 4-1.
- Spor-Toto Cup: 15 August 1965 - Adana Demirspor-ÇİY: 0-2. Sunday, 17:00. City Stadium, Adana. Goals: Mehmet.
- Spor-Toto Cup: 22 August 1965 - ÇİY-Adana Demirspor: 0-0. Sunday. Mersin.
- Preparation game: 29 September 1965. ÇİY-Adana Milli Mensucat. Sunday.
1965–66 Second League participation
Second League 1965–66 was played by 22 teams in two groups (red and white), 11 in each. Top four teams played promotion group matches in league format. Bottom teams played relegation play-out. Top two teams promoted to First League 1966–67.
Results summary
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1965–66 Second League summary:
Overall | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage | Pc | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pt | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pt | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pt | |||
Ranking group | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 6 | +14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 | |||
Final group | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 6 | |||
Overall | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 29 | +18 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 14 |
Ranking group performance
The 1965–66 season Red Group (stage 1) matches of Çukurova İdmanyurdu (ÇİY) vs other team are shown in league table below.[6]
Pc | Team | Games | Goals | Pts | Home | Away | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pl | W | D | L | F | A | F–A | R | Pc | F–A | R | Pc | |||||
1 | Altınordu (Q) | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 9 | 31 | 1–0 | 8 | 3 | 0–1 | 15 | 4 | ||
2 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu (Q) | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 25 | – | 9 | 4 | – | 14 | 3 | ||
3 | Beyoğluspor (Q) | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 25 | 1–1 | 6 | 2 | 0–0 | 17 | 3 | ||
4 | Sakaryaspor (Q) | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 3–0 | 19 | 2 | 0–1 | 4 | 2 | ||
5 | Manisaspor | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 4–2 | 3 | 1 | 0–1 | 20 | 2 | ||
6 | Bandırmaspor | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 0–0 | 13 | 3 | 1–1 | 10 | 5 | ||
7 | Karagümrük | 20 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 3–1 | 18 | 3 | 1–1 | 5 | 2 | ||
8 | Petrolspor | 20 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 33 | 15 | 4–0 | 12 | 2 | 2–0 | 1 | 2 | ||
9 | Sarıyer | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 1–0 | 11 | 3 | 1–0 | 22 | 2 | ||
10 | Altındağ | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 3–1 | 16 | 3 | 0–1 | 7 | 5 | ||
11 | Ülküspor (R) | 20 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 1–1 | 2 | 2 | 1–1 | 21 | 2 |
Two points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. First team is ÇİY in both cases, home and away.
(Q): Qualified for Final Group; (R): Relegated to Regional Amateur League after relegation play-outs.
Sources: 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season.
Ranking group games
5 September 1965 Round 1 | Petrolspor | 0 – 2 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Ankaragücü Stadium, Ankara |
Sunday, 16:30 | Report | Referee: Nazif Oturgan |
12 September 1965 Round 2 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 1 – 1 | Ülküspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 16:00 | Erol Yılmaz |
Report |
19 September 1965 Round 3 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 4 – 2 | Manisaspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 16:00 | Hüseyin İlgin Alp Sümeralp Ayhan Öz Ayhan Öz |
Report |
26 September 1965 Round 4 | Sakaryaspor | 1 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Adapazarı |
Sunday, 16:00 | Fikret Aldinç |
Report | Referee: Necdet Türkantoz |
3 October 1965 Round 5 | Karagümrük | 1 – 1 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Vefa Stadium, İstanbul |
Sunday, 16:00 | Cengiz Özyalçın |
Report | Referee: Nuri Güneş |
9 October 1965 Round 6 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 1 – 1 | Beyoğluspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Saturday, 16:00 | Mehmet Diner |
Report |
17 October 1965 Round 7 | Altındağ | 1 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Ankaragücü Stadium, Ankara |
Sunday, 15:00 | Report | Referee: Halil Eraydın |
23 October 1965 Round 8 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 1 – 0 | Altınordu | City Stadium, Mersin |
Saturday, 15:00 | Ayhan Öz |
Report |
31 October 1965 Round 9 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | – | Bye | |
Sunday, 15:00 |
7 November 1965 Round 10 | Bandırmaspor | 1 – 1 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Balıkesir |
Sunday, 14:30 | Report |
14 November 1965 Round 11 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 1 – 0 | Sarıyer | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:00 | Alp Sümeralp |
Report | Referee: Necdet Oralalp |
5 December 1965 Round 12 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 4 – 0 | Petrolspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:00 | Alp Sümeralp Alp Sümeralp Yalçın Uğraş Mehmet Diner |
Report | Referee: Burhan Özduygu |
12 December 1965 Round 13 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Bandırmaspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:00 | Report | Referee: Zülbahar Sağnak |
19 December 1965 Round 14 | Bye | – | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | |
Sunday |
25 December 1965 Round 15 | Altınordu | 1 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Alsancak Stadium, İzmir |
Saturday, 12:00 | Yılmaz Dinçer |
Report | Referee: Orhan Korkmaz |
2 January 1966 Round 16 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 3 – 1 | Altındağ | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:00 | Yalçın Uğraş Erol Yılmaz Tarık Arıtan |
Report | Referee: Lütfü Kuşdemir |
8 January 1966 Round 17 | Beyoğluspor | 0 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul |
Saturday, 14:00 | Report | Referee: Vedat Sığındere |
16 January 1966 Round 18 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 3 – 1 | Karagümrük | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 13:30 | Hüseyin İlgin Yalçın Uğraş Alp Sümeralp |
Report | Referee: Nadi Irmaklar |
23 January 1966 Round 19 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 2 – 0 | Sakaryaspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:00 | Report |
30 January 1966 Round 20 | Manisaspor | 1 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa |
Sunday, 14:00 | Fevzi Türegün |
Report | Referee: Avni Yelkenbiçer |
6 February 1966 Round 21 | Ülküspor | 1 – 1 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Alsancak Stadium, İzmir |
Sunday, 10:30 | Kahraman İnan |
Report | Referee: Veli Necdet Arığ |
12 February 1966 Round 22 | Sarıyer | 0 – 1 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul |
Saturday, 12:30 | Report[7] | Referee: İbrahim Fırla |
Final group performance
The 1965–66 season promotion group (stage 2) matches of Çukurova İdmanyurdu (ÇİY) vs other team are shown in league table below.[6]
Pc | Team | Games | Goals | Pts | Home | Away | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pl | W | D | L | F | A | F–A | R | Pc | F–A | R | Pc | |||||
1 | Eskişehirspor (P) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 1–2 | 13 | 5 | 1–1 | 6 | 2 | ||
2 | Altınordu (P) | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 21 | 2–1 | 1 | 2 | 0–1 | 8 | 3 | ||
3 | Bursaspor | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 19 | 0–0 | 7 | 3 | 0–4 | 14 | 5 | ||
4 | Adana Demirspor | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 1–2 | 11 | 5 | 0–1 | 4 | 3 | ||
5 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 15 | ||||||||
6 | Sakaryaspor | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 2–1 | 9 | 4 | 0–0 | 2 | 1 | ||
7 | Güneşspor | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 2–1 | 5 | 3 | 5–2 | 12 | 3 | ||
8 | Beyoğluspor | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 3 | 3–0 | 3 | 1 | 4–0 | 10 | 2 |
Two points for a win. Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. First team is ÇİY in both cases, home and away.
(P): Promoted to 1966–67 Turkish First Football League.
Sources: 1965-66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season.
Final group games
6 March 1966 Round 1 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 2 – 1 | Altınordu | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:30 | Mehmet Diner İbrahim Güner |
Report[9] | Attendance: 25.000 Referee: Necdet Şener |
13 March 1966 Round 2 | Sakaryaspor | 0 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Adapazarı |
Sunday, 15:00 | Report | Referee: Vedat Sığındere |
20 March 1966 Round 3 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 3 – 0 | Beyoğluspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 15:30 | Mehmet Diner Ayhan Öz Doğan Ölçücü |
Report[10] | Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan |
27 March 1966 Round 4 | Adana Demirspor | 1 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | City Stadium, Adana |
Sunday, 15:00 | Yaşar Kartal |
Report | Referee: Nadi Irmaklar |
3 April 1966 Round 5 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 2 – 1 | Güneşspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 14:30 | Ayhan Öz Mehmet Diner |
Report |
10 April 1966 Round 6 | Eskişehirspor | 1 – 1 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Atatürk Stadium, Eskişehir |
Sunday, 15:30 | Muzaffer Çil |
Report[11] | Referee: Veli Necdet Arığ |
17 April 1966 Round 7 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 0 – 0 | Bursaspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 15:30 | Report[12] | Referee: Rıfat Atakanı |
1 May 1966 Round 8 | Altınordu | 1 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Alsancak Stadium, İzmir |
Sunday, 14:00 | Cenap Genç |
Report | Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli |
8 May 1966 Round 9 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 2 – 1 | Sakaryaspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 15:30 | Alp Sümeralp Ayhan Öz |
Report[13] | Referee: Hamza Özdağ |
15 May 1966 Round 10 | Beyoğluspor | 0 – 4 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul |
Sunday, 14:00 | Report[14] | Referee: Nadi Irmaklar |
22 May 1966 Round 11 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 1 – 2 | Adana Demirspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Sunday, 16:00 | Erol Yılmaz |
Report[15] | Referee: Franz Wöhrer |
29 May 1966 Round 12 | Güneşspor | 2 – 5 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara |
Sunday. 14:00 | Cahit Eruz Cahit Eruz |
Report[16] | Referee: Mehmet Bahadır |
4 June 1966 Round 13 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | 1 – 2 | Eskişehirspor | City Stadium, Mersin |
Saturday, 16:00 | Ayhan Öz |
Report[17] | Referee: Pius Kamber |
12 June 1966 Round 14 | Bursaspor | 4 – 0 | Çukurova İdmanyurdu | Atatürk Stadium, Bursa |
Sunday, 16:00 | Ersel Altıparmak Mesut Şen Ayhan Özemre Mustafa Güvenç (B.) |
Report[18] | Referee: Karl Riegg |
1965–66 Turkish Cup participation
1965–66 Turkish Cup was the fourth cup and played by 71 teams: 16 First League teams (1), 20 Second League teams (2), 19 teams from regional leagues (R), and 16 amateur teams (A). Galatasaray has won the cup for the fourth time consecutively and became eligible for playing ECW next year. ÇİY and Yeşildirek were penalized due to last season draw outs. So ÇİY couldn't participated in fourth cup.[20]
Management
Club management
Executive committee:
- President: Halit Gazioğlu. Deputy President: Mehmet Mehmetoğlu. General Secretary: Aydın Özlü. Members: Mahir Turan, Erol Tarhan, Sezai Sak, Victor Venüs, Sedat Gülergün.[21]
Coaching team
Head Coach: Fahrettin Cansever.[21]
1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches:
Nat | Head Coach | Period | Pl | W | D | L | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fahrettin Cansever | 01.08.1965 – 12.01.1966 | Left after 17th round | |||||
13.01.1966 – 19.01.1966 | 1 | 1 | – | – | |||
Lefter Küçükandonyadis | 20.01.1966 – 07.06.1966 | Left before the last round. | |||||
07.06.1966 – 12.06.1966 | 1 | 1 | – | – |
1965–66 squad
Stats are counted for 1965–66 Second League matches.[22][23] In the team rosters four 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.
O | N | Nat | Name | Birth | Born | Pos | LA | LG | CA | CG | TA | TG | ← Season Notes → | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Yusuf Şimşek | 2 Nov 1938 | Samsun | GK | 13 | 13 | 1965 ST Şekerspor.[24] | |||||||
2 | 2 | Battal Toktay | 1939 | İstanbul | DF | 18 | 18 | 1965 ST Şekerspor.[25] | |||||||
3 | 3 | Mehmet Diner | MF | 28 | 5 | 28 | 5 | → previous season.[26] | |||||||
4 | 4 | Refik Çoğum | 1940 | MF | 22 | 22 | → previous season.[27] | ||||||||
5 | 5 | İbrahim Güner | MF | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | [28] | |||||||
6 | 6 | Fuat | MF | 1 | 1 | [29] | |||||||||
7 | 7 | Alp Sümeralp | 1938 | FW | 26 | 10 | 26 | 10 | → previous season.[30] | ||||||
8 | 8 | Hüseyin İlgin | FW | 20 | 4 | 20 | 4 | → previous season.[31] | |||||||
9 | 9 | Erol Yılmaz | 1937 | FW | 12 | 2 | 12 | 2 | → previous season.[32] | ||||||
10 | 10 | Saba | FW | 1 | 1 | → previous season.[33] | |||||||||
11 | 11 | Fikret | FW | 1 | 1 | [34] | |||||||||
12 | 2 | Emin Akkoç | 1937 | DF | 26 | 26 | → previous season.[35] | ||||||||
13 | 5 | Tarık Arıtan | 1941 | MF | 22 | 3 | 22 | 3 | → previous season.[36] | ||||||
14 | 9 | Ayhan Öz | 20 Jul 1945 | Mersin | FW | 19 | 7 | 19 | 7 | First time professional.[37] | |||||
15 | 11 | Baha | FW | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | [38] | |||||||
16 | 5 | Sami İlgin | MF | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | → previous season.[39] | |||||||
17 | 7 | Yalçın Uğraş | 1936 | FW | 14 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 1965 ST Şekerspor.[40] | ||||||
18 | 8 | Olcay Cambaz | FW | 4 | 4 | [41] | |||||||||
19 | 1 | Doğan Ölçücü | GK | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | → previous season.[42] | |||||||
20 | 10 | Roni Kumdereli | 1940 | FW | 5 | 5 | → previous season.[43] | ||||||||
21 | 11 | Oktay Güneri | MF | 3 | 3 | → previous season.[44] | |||||||||
22 | 2 | İhsan Tınaz | DF | 18 | 18 | 1966 WT Adana Demirspor.[45] | |||||||||
23 | 10 | Münür Genç | FW | 2 | 2 | → previous season.[46] | |||||||||
24 | 7 | Zafer Buran | FW | 1 | 1 | 1966 WT Beyoğluspor.[47] | |||||||||
25 | 6 | Tevfik | MF | 2 | 2 | [48] | |||||||||
26 | 11 | Arif | FW | 1 | 1 | [49] | |||||||||
27 | 1 | Fikret Özdil | 1943 | GK | 10 | 10 | 1966 WT PTT.[50] | ||||||||
28 | 5 | Zeki | MF | 1 | 1 | [51] |
See also
- Football in Turkey
- 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League
- 1965–66 Turkish Cup
Notes and references
- "The restaurant owner who attacked Lefter was arrested". Lefter'i vuran lokantacı tevkif edildi. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 22 February 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 June 2011. (in Turkish)
- "Lefter gets discharged." Lefter yakında taburcu oluyor. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 23 February 1966. Retrieved on 3 August 2010, p. 8. (in Turkish)
- "Fahrettin became the trainer of Beykoz." Fahrettin Beykoz Antrenörü oldu. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 13 January 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 August 2010. (in Turkish)
- "İ.Yurdu's trainer Lefter resignes." İ. Yurdu antrenörü Lefter istifa etti. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 1 June 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 June 2011. (in Turkish)
- Standings, promotion and relegations from Cem Pekin Archives, retrieved on 26 August 2009. Standings and results from maçkolik.com Red Group page and maçkolik.com Final Group page, retrieved on 26 February 2015. Standings by rounds obtained from a search performed in Milliyet online archive performed on 12 August 2010.
- See full table and results from Cem Pekin Archives
- Round 22–12 February 1966 - Sarıyer-ÇİY: 0–1. Saturday, 12:30. Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul. Referees: İbrahim Fırla, Salih Akkuş, Hıfzı Demirüstü. ÇİY: Doğan, Battal, Emin, İbrahim, Refik, İhsan, Hüseyin, Tarık, Mehmet, Alp (C), Sami. Goal: Alp 37'(F). Trainer: Lefter. Sarıyer: Nevriz, Recep, Cudi, Nuri, Gencer, Adnan, Turgut, Oktay, Erdil, Rull, Ahmet. "İ. Yurdu beat Sarıyer 1-0 and took place in first four." Sarıyer'i 1–0 mağlup eden İ.Yurdu dörtlere girdi. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 13 February 1966, pp. 7, 8. Retrieved on 22 August 2010. (in Turkish)
- 1965–66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season; and 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season page on [1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season mackolik.com]; some missing goals are added from Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years (in Turkish). Retrieved on 29 August 2013 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 55.
- Round 01 - 6 March 1966 - ÇİY-Altınordu: 2–1. Sunday, 14:30. City Stadium, Mersin. Attendance: c. 25.000. ÇİY: Goals: Mehmet 19', İbrahim 23'(P). Altınordu: Goal: Neyir 78'(P). See: "İd. Yurdu: 2 A. Ordu: 1". İd. Yurdu: 2 A. Ordu: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 7 March 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 13 June 2010 (in Turkish)
- Round 03 - 20 March 1966 - ÇİY-Beyoğluspor: 3–0. Sunday. Mersin. ÇİY: Goals: Mehmet 9', Ayhan 58', Doğan (GK) 88'(P). See: "Ç. İdmanyurdu: 3 Beyoğluspor: 0". Ç. İdmanyurdu: 3 Beyoğluspor: 0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 21 March 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 June 2011. (in Turkish)
- Round 06 - 10 April 1966 - Eskişehirspor-ÇİY: 1–1. Sunday. Eskişehir. Eskişehirspor: Hakkı, Hasan, Mahmut, Ayhan, İsmail, Mehmet, Metin, Nihat, Fethi, Muzaffer, Kâmuran. Goal: Muzaffer 66'. ÇİY: Fikret, Battal, Emin, Hasan, Refik, Mehmet, Roni, Tarık, Ayhan, Alp, Yalçın. Goal: Ayhan 30'. Trainer: Lefter. See: "Eskişehir seizes against ÇİY: 1–1". Eskişehir Çukurova İ. Yurduna takıldı: 1–1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 9 May 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 13 June 2010 (in Turkish)
- Round 07 - 17 April 1966 - ÇİY-Bursaspor: 0–0. Sunday. Mersin. ÇİY: Coach: Lefter Küçükandonyadis. Bursaspor: Coach: Muhtar Tunçaltan. Referee Rıfat Atakanı was knocked by fans after the match. It is claimed that the referee finished the first half 3 minutes earlier and did not counted ÇİY's goal valid 2 minutes before the end of the game. See: "Çukurova accuses the referee". Çukuroavalılar hakemi suçladı. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 19 April 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 June 2011 (in Turkish)
- Round 09 - 8 May 1966 - ÇİY-Sakaryaspor: 2–1. Sunday, 15:30. Mersin. Referee: Hamza Özdağ. ÇİY: Fikret, Erol, Emin, Tarık, Mehmet, İhsan, Ayhan, Alp, Yalçın, Sami, Hüseyin. Goals: Alp 16', Ayhan 58'. Coach: Lefter. Sakaryaspor: Fikret, Mikael, Beşir, Metin, Mehmet, Erdoğan, Fuat, Bultan, İsmet, Musa, Rıfkı. goal: Bultan 75'. See: "Çukurova İ. Yurdu: 2 Sakaryaspor: 1". Çukurova İ. Yurdu: 2 Sakaryaspor: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 9 May 1966, p. 10. Retrieved on 13 June 2010. (in Turkish)
- Round 10 - 15 May 1966 - Beyoğluspor-ÇİY: 0–4. Sunday, 14:00. Mithatpaşa Stadium, İstanbul. Referees: Nadi Irmaklar, Celal Beken, Fahri Alpagut. Beyoğluspor: Yorgo, Panayot, Taki, Hikmet, Burhan, Kazancı, İbrahim, Hüseyin, Erol, K.Panayot, Kemal. ÇİY: Fikret, Emin, Sami, Tarık, Refik, İhsan, Ayhan, Roni, Mehmet, Alp, Hüseyin. Goals: Ayhan 9', Hüseyin 75', Alp 78', Hüseyin 87'. See: "ÇİY defeated Beyoğluspor: 4–0". İ. Yurdu B. Sporu sahadan sildi: 4–0. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 23 May 1966. Retrieved on 21 August 2010 (in Turkish)
- Round 11 - 22 May 1966 - ÇİY-Adana Demirspor: 1–2. Sunday. Mersin. Referees: Vovrer, Nevzat Tansuk, Yılgör Öktem. ÇİY: Fikret, Emin, Sami, Tarık, Refik, Mehmet, Ayhan, İhsan, Erol, Alp, Hüseyin. Goal: Erol 33'. Adana Demirspor: Ahmet, Yüksel, Yaşar, Metin, K.Yaşar, Ayhan, Selahattin, Yahya, Hasan, Selami, Özden. Goals: Hasan 72', Özden 85'. See: "Adana D.spor: 2 İ. Yurdu: 1". Adana D.spor: 2 İ.Yurdu: 1. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 16 May 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 3 August 2010 (in Turkish)
- Round 12 - 29 May 1966 - Güneşspor-ÇİY: 2–5. Sunday. Ankara. Referees: Ahmet Bagatır, Vahit Ataman, Muhsin Altıncıoğlu. Güneşspor: Ömer (Ertan), Yiğit, Erdal, Barış, Enver, Yaşar, Yunus, Atilla, Tevfik, Cahit, Ayhan. Goals: Cahit 26', 81. ÇİY: Fikret, Emin, Sami, Tarık, Refik, Mehmet, Yalçın, Hasan, Erol, Alp, Hüseyin. Goals: Tarık 51', Alp 59', Mehmet 66', Alp 76', Tarık 87'. It is said that, Manager Lefter Küçükantonyadis had spoken with the players in the locker room in a very aggressive way since ÇİY finished the first half of the game 0–1 back. Lefter said: "Shame on me for training you. You ratten the team. What am I going to do? Should I give my feet to you?." See: "ÇİY beats Güneş hollow: 5–2". İ.Yurdu Güneşe fark yaptı: 5–2 - Milliyet gazete arşivi, 30 May 1966. Retrieved on 2 August 2010 (in Turkish)
- Round 13 - 4 June 1966 - ÇİY-Eskişehirspor: 1–2. Saturday, 16:00. Mersin Stadium. Referees: P. Kamber (SUI), Sedat Özselçuk, Cemil Yıdız. ÇİY: Fikret (Doğan), Emin, Sami, Tarık, Refik, İrfan, Roni, Ayhan, Mehmet, Alp, Hüseyin. Goal: Ayhan 78'. Coach: Lefter (his last match in that season). Eskişehirspor: Hakkı, Hasan, Mahmut, Ayhan, İsmail, Mehmet, Metin, Nihat, Fethi, Muzaffer, Kamuran. Goals: Nihat 16', Fethi 88'. Coach: Abdullah Matay. After this game Eskişehirspor guaranteed to promote to First League (then top division). Match was played in a very friendly atmosphere. See: "Eskişehir beats İ.Yurdu 2–1". Eskişehir İ.Yurdu'na 2–1 galip. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 5 June 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 21 August 2010 (in Turkish)
- Round 14 - 12 June 1966 - Bursaspor-ÇİY: 4–0. Goals: Ersel, Mesut, Ayhan, B. Mustafa. See: "B.spor defeats i.yurdu 4-0". B.spor i.yurdunu 4–0 mağlup etti. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 13 June 1966, p. 8. Retrieved on 10 July 2011 (in Turkish)
- 1965-66 Turkish Second Football League Cem Pekin Archives; and advanced searched performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season; and 1965-66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season on maçkolik.com on 29 August 2013.
- See 1965–66 Turkish Cup pages at Cem Pekin Archives, retrieved on 23 July 2010, (in English); and maçkolik Cup page, retrieved on 15 August 2015, (in Turkish).
- Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years (in Turkish). Retrieved on 29 August 2013 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 51.
- Stats were not provided by TFF for this season. See TFF Club page. Search for 1965–66 squad and 1965–66 matches are not provided. Retrieved on 7 August 2015.
- Stats were obtained from the following sources. Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years. Retrieved on 29 August 2013 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü, p. 51-52. (in Turkish). And an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for 1965–66 Mersin İdmanyurdu season. Appearance and goal stats were obtained from maçkolik.com. Appearance and goal stats obtained from maçkolik.com are not complete, because rosters of some games were not available at the date these stats were obtained, 29 August 2013.
- Yusuf Şimşek. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Şekerspor. At the end of the season player signed to Eskişehirspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 25 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Battal Toktay. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Şekerspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mehmet Diner Mamik. In the team since Summer 1963. At the end of the season player signed to Adanaspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Refik Çoğum. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- İbrahim Güner. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Fuat. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Alp Sümeralp. In the team since Summer 1962. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Hüseyin Rıza İlgin. In the team since Summer 1962. At the end of the season player signed to Tarsus İdmanyurdu for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Erol Yılmaz. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Saba. In the team since Summer 1964. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Fikret. In the team since Summer 1965. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Emin Akkoç. In the team since Summer 1963. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Tarık Arıtan. In the team since Summer 1964. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Ayhan Öz. In the team since Summer 1965. He grew up in MİY youth team. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Baha. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Sami İlgin. In the team since Summer 1964. At the end of the season player signed to Adana Demirspor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Yalçın Uğraş. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Şekerspor. At the end of the season player signed to Galata Gençlik for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Olcay Cambaz. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Doğan Ölçücü. In the team since Summer 1963. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Roni Kumdereli. In the team since Summer 1963. At the end of the season player signed to Denizlispor for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Oktay Güneri. In the team since Summer 1962. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Hasan İhsan Tınaz. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Adana Demirspor. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine and maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Data form these two pages were merged in the table.
- Münür Genç. In the team since Summer 1964. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Zafer Buran. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was Beyoğluspor. At the end of the season player signed to Tarsus İdmanyurdu for the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Tevfik. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Arif. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Fikret Özdil. Player signed in Summer 1965. Player's previous team was PTT. He continued in the next season. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 28 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
- Zeki. In the team since Summer 1965. Details from maçkolik.com page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.