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1977–78 in Turkish football

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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. 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. Trabzonspor won the Turkish Cup, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (Super Cup), and Başbakanlık Kupası (Chancellor Cup).

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

Awards

Honours

Competition Winner Runners-up
1.Lig Fenerbahçe (9) Trabzonspor (1)
2.Lig Göztepe (1) MKE Kırıkkalespor (1)
Turkish Cup Trabzonspor (2) Adana Demirspor (1)
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası Trabzonspor (3) Fenerbahçe (3)
Başbakanlık Kupası Trabzonspor (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 Turkish Cup winners

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1 Fenerbahçe 30 17 8 5 48 24 +24 42 European Cup
2 Trabzonspor 30 18 5 7 42 16 +12 41 European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Galatasaray 30 13 12 5 38 26 +12 38 UEFA Cup
4 Adanaspor 30 12 11 7 28 31 -3 35 UEFA Cup
5 Beşiktaş 30 12 8 10 33 29 +4 32
6 Altay 30 9 12 9 29 28 +1 30
7 Boluspor 30 11 8 11 25 26 -1 30
8 Zonguldakspor 30 11 8 11 33 35 -2 30
9 Diyarbakırspor 30 10 10 10 29 31 -2 30
10 Bursaspor 30 9 10 11 26 24 +2 28
11 Orduspor 30 10 7 13 30 29 +1 27
12 Eskişehirspor 30 6 13 11 24 28 -4 25
13 Adana Demirspor 30 7 11 12 24 36 -12 25
14 Samsunspor 30 8 8 14 25 36 -11 24
15 Ankaragücü 30 8 6 16 21 31 -10 22 Relegated to the 2.Lig
16 Mersin İdmanyurdu 30 3 15 12 19 34 -15 21 Relegated 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, TrabzonReferee: Ziya Türkdoğan (Turkey

Second leg

Adana Demirspor0 – 0Trabzonspor
(Report)
Şehir Stadyumu, AdanaReferee: 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.

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.org, accessed 9 July 2010
  7. Turkish National Team turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 July 2010
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