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Mersin İdmanyurdu

2003–04 season
President	Macit Özcan
Head coach	Yücel İldiz (till 19 September 2003) Mehmet Şahan (till 28 December 2003) Levent Eriş (till 31 May 2004)
Stadium	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium Mersin, Turkey
TFF First League	15th
Turkish Cup	Eliminated at R2
Most appearances	Ufuk Talay (33)
Top goalscorer	League: Taner Demirbaş (15) All: Taner Demirbaş (15)
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Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 2003–04. The team participated in Second League Category A for 2nd time in the league's 3rd season. Mersin İdmanyurdu football team has finished 2003–04 season in 15th place in Second League Category A. Mersin idmanyurdu participated in 2003–04 Turkish Cup and eliminated at second round.

Macit Özcan was club president. MİY started to season with Yücel İldiz as the head coach. After 4th round Mehmet Şahan became the head coach. In the mid-season Levent Eriş took over the management of the team. Ufuk Talay was the most appeared player (33), while top goalscorer was Taner Demirbaş (15).

2003–04 TFF First League participation

In 2003–04 season Mersin idmanyurdu has participated in Second League Category A (the league has been played under the name of "Second League Category A" between 2001–02 and 2005–06; "TFF League A" in 2006–07; and "TFF First League" since 2007–08. Also sponsor names have been included in various seasons.). 18 teams attended in the league. Winners, runners-up and play-off winners were directly promoted to 2004–05 Süper Lig. Bottom three teams were relegated to 2003–04 TFF Second League.

Results summary

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2003–04 Second League Category A season league summary:

League table

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2003–04 Second League Category A season place in league table.

(C): Champions;   (P): Promoted to 2004–05 Süper Lig;   (R): Relegated to 2004–05 TFF Second League.

Results by round

Results of games MİY played in 2003–04 Second League Category A by rounds:

First half

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2003–04 Second League Category A season first half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

28 August 2003 Round 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 0	Karşıyaka	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Thursday, 17:00	Özgür Nasuh 3' (F) Taner Demirbaş  22' Mehmet Ali Honca  57' Ufuk Talay  57' Savaş Göcen  80'	Report	33' Tufan Apaydın  38' Cem Koşanoğlu  39' Alper Mehmetoğlu  56' Levent Yücel	Referee: Bülent Yıldırım

30 August 2003 Round 2	Kayseri Erciyesspor	3 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Kayseri Atatürk Stadium, Kayseri
Saturday, 19:00	Mustafa Özsöğüt 46' (F) Mustafa Tuna Kaya 49' (F) Hakkı Daş 68' (F)	Report	35' Mehmet Ali Honca  40' Ahmet Kolcu  63' Mustafa Sarp	Referee: Bünyamin Gezer

7 September 2003 Round 3	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 1	Yimpaş Yozgatspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 16:00	Mustafa Sarp  17' Ufuk Talay  19' Ali Kunter  29' Emre Eren  60'	Report	43' (P) Hikmet Çapanoğlu  44'  Nebi Emre Doğru  87' Armağan Vatanoğlu  89' Cem Kargın	Referee: Yıldıray Arslan

13 September 2003 Round 4	Türk Telekomspor	2 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Türk Telekom Stadium, Ankara
Saturday, 16:00	Ömer Faruk Bayar 47' (H) Burhan Coşkun 79' (F) Tayfun Özkan  17' Emre Güngör  38' Ercan Naşal  54' Umut Çakır  66'	Report	38' Emre Eren  87' Ufuk Talay  88' Ahmet Arslaner  89' Özgür Nasuh	Referee: Mehmet Berkant Mercanlı

21 September 2003 Round 5	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 2	Vestel Manisaspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 12:00	Özgür Nasuh 11' (F) Bekir Hazar  48' Özgür Nasuh  68' Tufan Esin  73'	Report	46' (F) Oktay Kuday 65' (H) Nezir Narin  78' Murat Karakoç	Referee: Bülent Yıldırım

28 September 2003 Round 6	Dardanelspor	2 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	18 Mart Stadium, Çanakkale
Sunday, 19:00	Mustafa Kocabey 35' (H) Mehmet Şen 86' (F) Mehmet Muttalip Kutun  32' Mustafa Kocabey  42' İlkem Özkaynak  68' Emirhan Özdemir  87' Erdal Akyürek  87'	Report	81' (H) Ali Kunter  25' Ufuk Talay  28' Tufan Esin  87' Mustafa Sarp	Referee: Taner Balbay

5 October 2003 Round 7	Sakaryaspor	5 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Atatürk Stadium, Adapazarı, Sakarya
Sunday, 15:00	Burak Akdiş 22' (H) Abdulkadir Şakşak 31' (F) Murat Bölükbaş 46' (F) Fatih Ceylan 60' (H) Ragıp Başdağ 72' (F) Ragıp Başdağ  24' Mesut Ünal  39'	Report	61' (F) Ali Kunter  28' Özgür Yıldırım  55' Ahmet Arslaner	Referee: Tolga Özkalfa

11 October 2003 Round 8	Mersin İdmanyurdu	4 – 0	Antalyaspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 15:00	Taner Demirbaş 22' (P) Bekir Hazar 56' (F) Ali Kunter 77' (F) Taner Demirbaş 89' (F) Bekir Hazar  59' Ufuk Talay  71' Ali Kunter  75' Taner Demirbaş  78'	Report	26' Erol Kapusuz  47' Osman Yeşilmeşe	Referee: Mehmet Fatih Gökçe

18 October 2003 Round 9	Göztepe	0 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Saturday, 15:00	Serkan Reçber  31'	Report	29' Ufuk Talay  45' Ali Kunter  47' Tufan Esin  77' Altay Can	Referee: Sinan Baş

25 October 2003 Round 10	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 3	Altay	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 13:30	Taner Demirbaş  44' Altay Can  51'	Report	24' (F) İbrahim Akın 84' (H) Selim Çatalbaş 85' (F) Selim Çatalbaş  89' Murat Alaçayır	Referee: İsmet Cengiz

2 November 2003 Round 11	Kayserispor	4 – 2	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Atatürk Stadium, Kayseri
Sunday, 13:30	Mehmet Topuz 11' (F) Mutlu Kızıltan 41' (F) Mutlu Kızıltan 66' (F) Barış Bayram 67' (F) Levent Yılmaz  19' Mutlu Kızıltan  53' Barış Bayram  62'	Report	2' (F) Taner Demirbaş 89' (F) Mustafa Sarp  14' Ufuk Talay  70' Hasan Gültang  84' Ali Kunter	Referee: Muzaffer Akif Beyaz

8 November 2003 Round 12	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 1	BŞB Ankaraspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 13:30	Mustafa Sarp  10' Taner Demirbaş  17' Altay Can  61' Ahmet Arslaner  80'	Report	12' (F) Erkan Traş  8' Hürriyet Gücer  78' Sinan Közeb  89' Cem Hallaçeli	Referee: Cem Deda

15 November 2003 Round 13	Sivasspor	1 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	4 Eylül Stadium, Sivas
Saturday, 13:30	Mehmet Yener 78' (F) Aydın Yıldırım  64' Hüseyin Özcan  70' Ali Tuna Tanyıldız  73'	Report	31' Ufuk Talay  53' Özgür Nasuh  78' Savaş Göcen	Referee: Kemal Çakmak

23 November 2003 Round 14	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	İstanbul BŞB	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:30	Özgür Nasuh 14' (H) Taner Demirbaş 65' (F) Emre Koşağan  41' Özgür Nasuh  42' Ahmet Kolcu  55' Tufan Esin  68'	Report	52' İlhan Şahin	Referee: Zafer Demir

30 November 2003 Round 15	Kocaelispor	1 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	İsmet Paşa Stadium, İzmit, Kocaeli
Sunday, 13:30	Engin Öztonga 77' (P) Mehmet Önür  37' Mert Meriç  84'	Report	50' Emre Eren	Referee: Süleyman Abay

6 December 2003 Round 16	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 0	Adana Demirspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 13:30	Ufuk Talay 71' (F) Özgür Nasuh 88' (F) Emre Eren  4' İbrahim Halil Yiğit  38' Özgür Nasuh  89'	Report	19' Ali Yılmaz  75' Mesut Akıncı	Referee: Yunus Yıldırım

13 December 2003 Round 17	İzmirspor	0 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Saturday, 13:30	Çetin Kılıç  53' Efe İnanç  65' Rıfat Özdemir  69' Serkan Silan  80'	Report	18' İbrahim Halil Yiğit	Referee: Özgüç Türkalp

Second half

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2003–04 Second League Category A season second half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

In the half season, player Ahmet Arslaner (Elazığspor) left the team, Volkan Öztürk (Adanaspor) was transferred in.

25 January 2004 Round 18	Karşıyaka	4 – 3	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Sunday, 13:30	Rasim Vardar 15' (F) Rasim Vardar 39' (F) Türker Demirkan 61' (F) Tufan Apaydın 74' (F) Ufuk Üçerler  66' Türker Demirhan  83' Rasim Vardar  90'	Report	27' (F) Taner Demirbaş 30' (F) Taner Demirbaş 82' (F) Ahmet Kolcu  15' Ufuk Talay  22' Mesut Akşit  34' Mustafa Sarp  81' Ahmet Kolcu  85' Savaş Göcen	Referee: Mehmet Fatih Gökçe

1 February 2004 Round 19	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1 – 0	Kayseri Erciyesspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 13:30	Taner Demirbaş 90' (F) Ufuk Talay  55' Taner Demirbaş  64'	Report		Referee: Zafer Önder İpek

8 February 2004 Round 20	Yimpaş Yozgatspor	0 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Bozok Stadium, Yozgat
Sunday, 13:30	Selçuk Yıldırımkaya  27'	Report	18' Bekir Hazar  88' Tarkan Özyılmaz  90'  Ahmet Kolcu	Referee: Nihat Akman

14 February 2004 Round 21	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 0	Türk Telekomspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 13:30	Ufuk Talay  40' Tufan Esin  61'	Report	62' Burhan Coşkun  75'  Emre Güngör	Referee: Metin Aydoğan

21 February 2004 Round 22	Vestel Manisaspor	2 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa
Saturday, 13:30	Coşkun Birdal 46' (F) Eray Er 86' (F) Bülent Ataman  30' Coşkun Birdal  39'	Report	76' (F) Ufuk Talay  34' Emre Eren  58' Fuad Kınalı  83' Taner Demirbaş  86' Ufuk Talay  89' Özgür Vurur	Referee: Hüseyin Göçek

28 February 2004 Round 23	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2 – 2	Dardanelspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 13:30	Taner Demirbaş 31' (F) Taner Demirbaş 45' (F) Emre Eren  35' Mustafa Sarp  69' Taner Demirbaş  75'	Report	15' (F) Mehmet Çoğum 55' (F) Mehmet Şen  17' Osman Durmuş  37' Aydın Tuna  54' Mehmet Şen	Referee: Mustafa İlker Coşkun

7 March 2004 Round 24	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 1	Sakaryaspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 12:00	Özgür Nasuh  6' Özgür Yıldırım  66'	Report	83' (F) Murat Bölükbaş	Referee: Hakan Sivriservi

14 March 2004 Round 25	Antalyaspor	2 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Atatürk Stadium, Antalya
Sunday, 13:30	Taner Gülleri 28' (F) Taner Gülleri 44' (H) Aydoğan Hacısalihoğlu  59'	Report	21' (F) Ufuk Talay  50' Altay Can	Referee: Tolga Özkalfa

20 March 2004 Round 26	Mersin İdmanyurdu	4 – 0	Göztepe	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 13:30	Özgür Nasuh 19' (H) Tufan Esin 62' (H) Taner Demirbaş 73' (F) Taner Demirbaş 89' (F) Özgür Nasuh  19' Ufuk Talay  36' İbrahim Halil Yiğit  47' Fuad Kınalı  65'	Report		Referee: Bülent Yıldırım

27 March 2004 Round 27	Altay	1 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Alsancak Stadium, İzmir
Saturday, 13:30	Ümit İnal 83' (f) Serkan Kılıç  79'	Report	70' (F) Özgür Nasuh  50' Mesut Akşit  57' Ahmet Kolcu  62' Ufuk Talay  79' Mustafa Sarp  90+2' Fuad Kınalı	Referee: Özgüç Türkalp

4 April 2014 Round 28	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 1	Kayserispor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 14:30	İbrahim Halil Yiğit  40' Özgür Nasuh  47' Taner Demirbaş  72'	Report	12' (F) Mehmet Topuz  16' Mehmet Zengin	Referee: Hakan Sivriservi

11 April 2004 Round 29	BŞB Ankaraspor	2 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Aktepe Stadium, Ankara
Sunday, 14:30	Cem Hallaçeli 42' (H) Uğur Boral 45' (F) Hüseyin Karnak  69' Atilla Güneş  86' Sinan Közen  90'	Report	70' (F) Savaş Göcen  19' Özgür Vurur  84' Fuad Kınalı	Referee: Orhan Erdemir

17 April 2004 Round 30	Mersin İdmanyurdu	4 – 0	Sivasspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Saturday, 14:30	Özgür Vurur 22' (F) Taner Demirbaş 66' (P) İbrahim Halil Yiğit 80' (F) Özgür Nasuh 83' (F) Özgür Nasuh  53' Cemal Koç  89'	Report	81' Majmut Hoşgiz	Referee: Yunus Yıldırım

25 April 2004 Round 31	İstanbul BŞB	0 – 2	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Ç. Emeç Stadium, B.paşa, Istanbul
Sunday, 14:30	Ruşen Duranoğlu 71' (o.g.) Okan Özke  37' Hakan Tüfekçi  80'	Report	38' (P) Taner Demirbaş  33' Mustafa Sarp	Referee: Serdar Tatlı

2 May 2004 Round 32	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0 – 1	Kocaelispor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 15:00	Özgür Vurur  28' Tufan Esin  40' savaş Göcen  56'	Report	90' (F) Mehmet Önür  36' Yüksel Sariyar  77' Ömer Aysan Barış  89' Mehmet Önür	Referee: Cem Deda

9 May 2004 Round 33	Adana Demirspor	1 – 1	Mersin İdmanyurdu	5 Ocak Stadium, Adana
Sunday, 15:00	Mustafa Diliçıkık 55' (F) Ercan Özbolat  9' Murat Yüksel  46' Mustafa Diliçıkık  55' Mesut Akıncı  70' Günal Akça  72' Dursun Yeğen  84' Murat Türksoy  89'	Report	89' (F) Tarkan Özyılmaz  89' Mesut Akşit	Referee: Bülent Demirlek

16 May 2004 Round 34	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3 – 2	İzmirspor	Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium, Mersin
Sunday, 15:00	Taner Demirbaş 55' (F) Tufan Esin 60' (F) Taner Demirbaş 76' (H) Ufuk Talay  12' Bekir Hazar  54' Tarkan Özyılmaz  54' Özgür Nasuh  62' Cemal Koç  88' İbrahim Halil Yiğit  89'	Report	52' (F) Efe İnanç 71' (F) Yılmaz Şeker  62' Çetin Kılıç  89' Uğur Kara	Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

2003–04 Turkish Cup participation

2003–04 Turkish Cup was played for 42nd time as Fortis Türkiye Kupası for sponsorship purposes. This season Cup was played by 48 teams in one-leg elimination system in 3 elimination rounds prior to quarter-finals. Trabzonspor won the cup for the 7th time. Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in the cup and eliminated at first elimination round.

Cup track

The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 2003–04 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.

Game details

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2003–04 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

12 November 2003 Round 1	Hatayspor	0 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Mersin İdmanyurdu	Atatürk Stadium, Antakya, Hatay
Wednesday, 13:00	Hakan Aydemir  21' Haşim Ateş  70' Yusuf Işık  88' Erkan Akkoç  104'	Report	104', F' Mustafa Sarp  post-match' Ahmet Kolcu	Referee: Nihat Akman

17 December 2003 Round 2	Samsunspor	2 – 0	Mersin İdmanyurdu	19 Mayıs Stadium, Samsun
Wednesday, 13:00	Juninho Cearense 45' (F) Serkan Aykut 59' (F)	Report	59' Özgür Nasuh  81' İbrahim Halil Yiğit	Referee: Cüneyt Elmaskeser

Management

Club management

Macit Özcan, then mayor of Mersin city was president of the club.

Coaching team

Yücel İldiz was head coach at the start of the season. He took over the team in the mid of previous season. But, after 4th round he was replaced with Mehmet Şahan. In the mid-season Levent Eriş became the head coach. He coached the team until the end of the season.

2003–04 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches

Nat	Head Coach	Period	Pl	W	D	L	Notes
	Yücel İldiz	12.08.2003 – 19.09.2003	4	1	0	3	Left after 4th round.
	Mehmet Şahan	19.09.2003 – 28.12.2003	15	4	2	9	Left after first half.
	Levent Eriş	30.01.2003 – 31.05.2003	17	5	5	7	Contract ended at the end of the season.

2003–04 squad

Appearances, goals and cards count for 2003–04 Second League Category A and 2003–04 Turkish Cup games. 18 players appeared in each game roster, three to be replaced. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included and listed in order of appearance.

O	N	Nat	Name	Birth	Born	Pos	LA	LG	CA	CG	TA	TG			← Season Notes →
1	1		Hasan Gültang	29 Oct 1972	Adana	GK	24		1		25			1	2003 ST Kayserispor.
2	2		Mesut Akşit	21 Apr 1982	Diyarbakır	DF	27		2		29		3		→ previous season.
3	3		Tufan Esin	7 Aug 1980	Silifke	DF	30	2	2		32	2	5	1	→ previous season.
4	4		Ahmet Arslaner	24 Dec 1970	Üsküdar	DF	17		2		19		3		2003 ST Kocaelispor.
5	5		Mehmet Ali Honca	54 Mar 1971	Samsun	DF	3				3		2		2003 ST Adanaspor.
6	6		Altay Can	17 Oct 1970	Kırcaali	MF	19		1		20		4		2003 ST Kayserispor.
7	7		Savaş Göcen	30 Aug 1974	Istanbul	DF	30	1	2		32	1	4		→ previous season.
8	8		Ufuk Talay	26 Mar 1976	Sydney	MF	31	3	2		33	3	15		2003 ST Gaziantepspor.
9	9		Özgür Nasuh	12 Jan 1978	Adana	MF	30	7	2		32	7	11		→ previous season.
10	10		Taner Demirbaş	20 Nov 1978	Trabzon	FW	31	15	1		32	15	8		2003 ST Adana Demirspor.
11	11		Ahmet Kolcu	1 Jan 1983	Mazgirt	FW	27	1	2		29	1	5	1	→ previous season.
12	12		Özkan Karslı	1 May 1978	Adana	GK	5				5				2003 ST MKE Ankaragücü.
13	13		Emre Eren	1 Dec 1976	Balıkesir	DF	14		1		15		6		→ previous season.
14	14		Emre Koşağan	14 Nov 1976	Istanbul	DF	12		1		13		1		2003 ST Yıldırım Bosna.
15	15		Bekir Hazar	27 Jul 1976	Ordu	MF	20	1			20	1	4		→ previous season.
16	16		Halil Yiğit	20 Apr 1976	Mardin	FW	25	1	1		26	1	6		→ previous season.
17	17		Mustafa Sarp	5 Nov 1980	Bakırköy	MF	28	1	2	1	30	2	8		→ previous season.
18	18		Ali Kunter	3 Aug 1978	Ankara	FW	16	3	2		18	3	4		2003 ST A. Sebatspor.
19	12		Ömür Özünal	11 May 1982	Adana	GK	1		1		2				→ previous season.
20	16		Özgür Yıldırım	1 May 1981	Mersin	MF	11		2		13		2		2003 ST Yıldırım Bosna.
21	18		Ersen Turunç	25 May 1978	Samandağ	FW									2003 ST Kilis Belediyespor.
22	14		Fatih Çakmak	5 Feb 1984	Of	DF	2		1		3				First time professional.
23	18		İbrahim Özdemir	29 Aug 1985	Karataş	MF									First time professional.
24	15		Fatih Şaşmaz	5 Mar 1985	Pozantı	DF	1				1				First time professional.
25	18		Nurullah Kaya	20 Jul 1986	Batman	MF									First time professional.
26	17		Sabit Aycıl	15 Aug 1985	Mersin	FW									First time professional.
27	4		Fuad Kınalı	18 Apr 1975	Neuss	DF	15				15		4		2004 WT Adana Demirspor.
28	5		Özgür Vurur	13 Jan 1976	Ankara	MF	17	1			17	1	3		2004 WT Çaykur Rizespor.
29	12		Orhan Altay	1 May 1978	Silifke	GK	6				6				2004 WT Kayserispor.
30	13		Tarkan Özyılmaz	3 Apr 1975	Mersin	MF	7	1			7	1	2		2004 WT Zonguldakspor.
31	18		Volkan Öztürk	10 Feb 1979	Adana	MF	5				5				2004 WT Adanaspor.
32	17		Sezar Güner	7 Nov 1972	Rize	FW	11				11				2004 WT Aydınspor.
33	16		Cemal Koç	5 Mar 1977	Mersin	MF	6				6		2		2004 WT Adana Demirspor.
34	14		Sezgin Altınok	18 May 1978	İzmir	MF									2004 WT İzmirspor.
35	14		Levent Şeker	6 Jan 1985	Mersin	FW	2				2				→ previous season.

See also

• Football in Turkey
• 2003–04 TFF First League
• 2003–04 Turkish Cup

Notes and references

1. ^ Official page for league is TFF league page. Standings, promotion and relegations from Cem Pekin Archives; and standings and results from maçkolik.com league page, retrieved on 26 February 2015.
2. ^ Kayseri Erciyesspor finished the season at second place and gained direct promotion to 2004–05 Süper Lig. The club interchanged their name and logo with those of Kayserispor (who finished 6th and could not promote) upon the request of 11th President of Turkey Abdullah Gül, then Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Kayseri. Therefore, before that season two teams take the place of each other in TFF archive pages. See TFF club pages for Kayseri Erciyesspor and Kayserispor.
3. ^ Göztepe side have experienced financial difficulties and relegated from 2006–07 Turkish Third Football League. Before the start of 2008–09 Turkish Third Football League the team merged with Aliağa Belediyespor and two clubs changed their names and logos. Therefore before that season two teams take the place of each other in TFF archive pages. See TFF website club pages for Göztepe and Aliağa Belediyespor (now "Aliağaspor").
4. ^ Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor appears as Osmanlıspor in TFF reports. Team's name has been changed to simply Ankaraspor before the start of 2005–06 season. Büyükşehir Belediye means "metropolitan municipality" in Turkish. Before the start of 2014–15 season owners of the club changed its name as Osmanlıspor F.K. (meaning Ottoman Sports F.C.). When a team changes its name, in TFF Info Bank its name in previous seasons also changes. Therefore in all game reports and league tables team appears with its new name. See TFF club page and league pages in tff.org.
5. ^ İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor appears as İstanbul Başakşehir in TFF reports. This is because İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Sports Club separated its football section and renamed it İstanbul Başakşehir Football Club before the start of 2014–15 football season. When a team changed its name its name in pages for previous seasons also changed. Therefore all the team names except those appear in weekly game results changed as İstanbul Başakşehir. See TFF club page and seasonal league pages on tff.org.tr.
6. Milliyet online archive. "Ara transfer raporu" (Mid transfer report) issue 08 February 2004, p. 25. Retrieved on 07 July 2014, 22:36.
7. ^ 2003–04 Turkish Cup (Fortis Türkiye Kupası) pages. Official page from TFF (Turkish Football Federation) website, retrieved on 14 June 2015 (in Turkish). An alternative source is maçkolik cup page. Cem Pekin Archives at Turkish Soccer site provides information in (in English).
8. Yücel İldiz. He was coaching MİY in previous season. His contract was terminated and he became free. Later he signed to Orduspor in the next season. See TFF coach page for other details at TFF coach page. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
9. Mehmet Şahan. His previous team was Sivasspor. His contract was terminated after the end of first half. See TFF coach page for other details at TFF coach page. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
10. Levent Eriş. His previous team was Kayserispor. His contract ended at the end of the season and he signed to Manisaspor for the next season. See TFF coach page for other details at TFF coach page. Retrieved on 28 February 2015.
11. Stats obtained from TFF team page Mersin İdmanyurdu 2003–04 team squad. Select season to see staff.
12. Hasan Okan Gültang. Player signed on 8 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Kayserispor had been mutually terminated. Although player's contract was for two seasons, at the end of the season, mutually terminated and he signed to Kardemir D.Ç. Karabükspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
13. Mesut Akşit. In the team since 15 June 2001. Contract renewal on 22 July 2002. Player's contract had been renewed for two seasons and he continued in 2003–04 season. At the end of the season player's contract ended but was renewed for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
14. Tufan Esin. In the team since 15 June 2001. Contract renewal on 12 August 2002 for two seasons. He continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Vestel Manisaspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
15. Ahmet Arslaner. Player signed on 8 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Kocaelispor had been mutually terminated. Although for two years,player's contract was mutually terminated in the mid-season and he signed to Elazığspor for the rest of the season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
16. Mehmet Ali Honca. Player signed on 21 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Adanaspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he became free agent. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
17. Altay Can. Player signed on 7 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Kayserispor had ended. Player's contract was for two seasons and he continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
18. Savaş Göcen. In the team since 6 August 2002. Player's contract was for two seasons and he continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Türk Telekomspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
19. Ufuk Talay. Player signed on 1 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Gaziantepspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract ended but was renewed for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
20. Özgür Nasuh. In the team since 29 August 2002. Player's contract was for two seasons and he continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Türk Telekomspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
21. Taner Demirbaş. Player signed on 20 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Adana Demirspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Kayseri Erciyesspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
22. Ahmet Kolcu. In the team since 12 August 1998. Contract renewal on 22 July 2002 for two seasons. At the end of the season player's contract ended but was renewed for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
23. Özkan Karslı. Player signed on 21 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team MKE Ankaragücü had ended. Although for two seasons, player's contract was mutually terminate din the start of next season and he signed to Yıldırım Bosnaspor. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
24. Emre Eren. In the team since 20 August 2002. Player's contract was for two seasons and continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Fatih Karagümrük for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
25. Emre Koşağan. Player signed on 20 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Yıldırım Bosnaspor had ended. He had played in MİY in former seasons too. Player's contract was for two seasons and he continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
26. Bekir Hazar. In the team since 22 July 2002. Player's contract was for two seasons and he continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Mardinspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
27. İbrahim Halil Yiğit. In the team since 7 July 2000. Contract renewal on 27 July 2002 for two seasons and he continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended and he signed to Mardinspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
28. Mustafa Sarp. Player signed on 22 July 2002 for two seasons and he continued in this season. At the end of the season players contract ended and he signed to Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
29. Ali Kunter. Player signed on 22 August 2003. Although for two seasons, player's contract was mutually terminated in the mid-season and he signed to Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor for the rest of the season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
30. Ömür Özünal. In the team since 14 August 2002. Player's contract with MİY was for two seasons and he continued in this season. At the end of the season player's contract ended but was renewed for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
31. Özgür Yıldırım. Player signed on 21 August 2003 for two seasons. Player's contract with his previous team Yıldırım Bosnaspor had been mutually terminated. He continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
32. Ersen Turunç. Player signed on 21 August 2003. Player's contract with his previous team Kilis Belediyespor had ended. In the mid-season player's contract was mutually terminated and he signed to Çubukspor for the rest of the season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
33. Fatih Çakmak. Player was in the team since 1 September 1999 and appeared as an amateur player in former seasons. He signed his first professional contract with MİY on 21 August 2003 for five seasons. However, his contract was mutually terminated in the mid-season and he signed to Cizrespor for the rest of the season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
34. İbrahim Özdemir. Player was in the team since as an amateur player 12 September 2001. On 1 September 2003 he signed his first professional contract with MİY for five seasons. However, at the end of the season player's contract was mutually terminated and he signed to Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye F.K. (previously Mezitlispor) for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
35. Fatih Şaşmaz. Player was in the team as an amateur player since 4 September 1999. He signed his first professional contract with MİY on 29 August 2003 for five seasons. He continued in the next season but his contract was mutually terminated in the mid of next season and he moved to Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye F.K. (previously Mezitlispor) for the second half of next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
36. Nurullah Kaya. Player was in the team as an amateur player since 4 September 1999. He signed his first professional contract with MİY on 29 August 2003 for three seasons. He continued in the next season but his contract was mutually terminated in the mid of next season and he moved to Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye F.K. (previously Mezitlispor) for the second half of next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
37. Sabit Aycıl. Player was in the team as an amateur player since 21 October 1999. He signed his first professional contract with MİY on 21 August 2003 for five seasons. He continued in the next season but his contract was mutually terminated in the mid of next season and he moved to Mersin Büyükşehir Belediye F.K. (previously Mezitlispor) for the second half of next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
38. Fuad Kınalı. Player signed on 14 January 2004. Player's contract with his previous team Adana Demirspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract was mutually terminated and he signed to Kayseri Erciyesspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
39. Özgür Vurur. Player signed on 15 January 2004. Player's contract with his previous team Çaykur Rizespor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract was mutually terminated and he signed to Vestel Manisaspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
40. Orhan Altay. Player signed on 22 January 2004. Player's contract with his previous team Kayserispor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract was renewed and he continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
41. Tarkan Özyılmaz. Player signed on 14 January 2004 with MİY for the second time. Player's contract with his previous team Zonguldakspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract was renewed and he continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page.
42. Volkan Öztürk. Player was loaned from Adanaspor and signed on 15 January 2004 for the second half of the season. At the end of the season he firstly turned back to his team and later signed to Adana Demirspor for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine.
43. Sezar Güner. Player signed on 5 February 2004. Player's contract with his previous team Aydınspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract was renewed and he continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
44. Cemal Koç. Player was transferred from Adana Demirspor and signed on 14 January 2004. At the end of the season player's contract was renewed and he continued in the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
45. Sezgin Altınok. Player signed on 14 January 2004. Player's contract with his previous team İzmirspor had been mutually terminated. At the end of the season player's contract was mutually terminated and he signed to Ankara amateur league team Jandarmagücü for the next season. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
46. Hidayet Levent Şeker. In the team as an amateur player since 1 September 1999. He signed his first professional contract with MİY on 22 July 2002 for three seasons. He was loaned out to Erzincanspor for 2003–04 season. However his contract with Erzincanspor was mutually terminated after the first half and he turned back to MİY on 15 January 2004. Details from TFF player profile and maçkolik page Archived 18 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine.
47. TFF club page (select season to confirm), retrieved on 8 September 2013 from tff.org; and maçkolik.com team page, retrieved on 07 February 2015 from maçkolik.com.

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• Turkish football clubs 2003–04 season