1977–78 in Turkish football

The 1977–78 season was the 74th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Overview

Fenerbahçe won their ninth 1.Lig title in 1977–78. Cemil Turan, forward for Fenerbahçe, finished as top scorer with 17 goals.[1] Trabzonspor finished runners-up, and Adanaspor finished third, their highest finish. Ankaragücü and Mersin İdmanyurdu were relegated to the 2.Lig, while Göztepe and MKE Kırıkkalespor were promoted to the 1.Lig.[2] Trabzonspor won the Türkiye Kupası (Turkish Cup), Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (Super Cup), and Başbakanlık Kupası (Chancellor Cup).[3][4][5]

All clubs qualified for European competition (Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe, Altay, and Beşiktaş) were knocked out in the first round of their respective competitions.[6]

Awards

Honours
CompetitionWinnerRunners-up
1.LigFenerbahçe (9)Trabzonspor (1)
2.LigGöztepe (1)MKE Kırıkkalespor (1)
Türkiye KupasıTrabzonspor (2)Adana Demirspor (1)
Cumhurbaşkanlığı KupasıTrabzonspor (3)Fenerbahçe (3)
Başbakanlık KupasıTrabzonspor (2)Adana Demirspor (1)

European qualification
Competition Qualifiers Reason for qualification
European Cup Fenerbahçe 1st in 1.Lig
UEFA Cup Galatasaray 3rd in 1.Lig
Adanaspor 4th in 1.Lig
European Cup Winners' Cup Trabzonspor Türkiye Kupası winners

Final league table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1 Fenerbahçe 3017854824+2442European Cup
2 Trabzonspor 3018574216+1241European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Galatasaray 30131253826+1238UEFA Cup
4 Adanaspor 30121172831-335UEFA Cup
5 Beşiktaş 30128103329+432
6 Altay 3091292928+130
7 Boluspor 30118112526-130
8 Zonguldakspor 30118113335-230
9 Diyarbakırspor 301010102931-230
10 Bursaspor 30910112624+228
11 Orduspor 30107133029+127
12 Eskişehirspor 30613112428-425
13 Adana Demirspor 30711122436-1225
14 Samsunspor 3088142536-1124
15 Ankaragücü 3086162131-1022Relegated to the 2.Lig
16 Mersin İdmanyurdu 30315121934-1521Relegated to the 2.Lig

Notes

  • Tiebreakers are the average of goals scored to goals allowed.

Türkiye Kupası final

First leg

Trabzonspor3 – 0Adana Demirspor
Ali Kemal  1'
Mehmet  13'
Cemil  90' (pen)		 (Report)
Şehir Stadyumu, Trabzon
Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan (Turkey

Second leg

Adana Demirspor0 – 0Trabzonspor
(Report)
Şehir Stadyumu, Adana
Referee: İhsan Türe (Turkey
1978 Türkiye Kupası winners
Trabzonspor
Second title

National team

The Turkey national football team competed in seven matches during the 1977–78 season. The team finished with a record of one win, one draw, and five losses.[7]

Czechoslovakia 1 – 0 Turkey
Bulgaria 3 – 1 Turkey
Turkey 0 – 1 Austria
Turkey 1 – 2 East Germany
Malta 0 – 3 Turkey
Turkey 1 – 1 Romania
Republic of Ireland 4 – 2 Turkey

References
  1. Ligin Gol Kralları tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 9 July 2010
  2. Sivritepe, Erdinç 1977-78 1.Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  3. Pekin, Cem 1977-1978 - 16. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  4. Pekin, Cem Year 13 - 1978 - Trabzonspor turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  5. Pekin, Cem Year 18 - 1978 - Trabzonspor turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  6. European Competitions 1977-78 rsssf.com, accessed 9 July 2010
  7. Turkish National Team turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
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