Mersin İdmanyurdu

Mersin İdmanyurdu S.K.

Full name	Mersin İdman Yurdu Spor Kulübü Derneği[1]
Nickname(s)	Kırmızı Şeytanlar (The Red Devils)
Founded	16 August 1925
Ground	Mersin Arena, Mersin, Turkey
Capacity	25,534
President	Hüseyin Çalışkan
Manager	Umit Ozat
League	Super Lig
2014–15	Super Lig, 7th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY or MİY) is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The football team has played in the Süper Lig, Turkey's first level division, since the 2011–12 season. The team played in the Turkish first division for 11 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team played in the Turkish second and third divisions. The team was promoted to the Turkish second level division after the 2008–09 season. MİY became the champions of the Turkish second division during the 2010–11 season and earned promotion to the Turkish Süper Lig during the 2011–12 season. Previous ground of the team was 10,125 capacity Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium.^[2] In 2013, their new 25,534 person capacity stadium, New Mersin Stadium, was inaugurated on 23 March 2013 with a TFF First League match against Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor. Their main rivals are Adana Demirspor, Adanaspor and Tarsus İdmanyurdu, and are friendly with Bucaspor.

Name

The name "Mersin İdman Yurdu" was originated as Turkish equivalent of "Mersin Sports Club". In the beginning of the Republic, many of the sports clubs carried the names as such. Later, most of those clubs, either by merging or renaming, changed their names. The "İdman Yurdu" name remained for some clubs throughout the country. Later it has lost its meaning. Therefore, "İdmanyurdu" has become a particular name for the club. Then, the club adopted the name "Mersin İdmanyurdu Sports Club". In its original form, club's name is written separately. However, because of the norm that noun phrases which have lost their meaning are written contiguously, the team's name has become "Mersin İdmanyurdu". (Gençlerbirliği is another example which is the conjunction of "Gençler" and "Birliği", meaning Youth Union. Also; Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş names are conjuncted in such a way.). Today, both depictions are common in Turkish for MİY: Some write it separately (In Turkish, abbreviations are possible, even if the words had been conjunct). Club website has shown divergent interests.

Their nickname is "Şeytanlar" (meaning "Devils") or "Kırmızı Şeytanlar"("Red Devils").^[3] Their song is "Şampiyon yap bizi / Cehennemde yak bizi" ("Make us the champs / Burn us in hellfire").^[3]

History

Club logo in the 1960s

Club logo in the 1970s

Mersin İdmanyurdu park, a part of Mersin coastal park reserved for Mersin İdmanyurdu, with view to Muğdat Mosque

Mersin İdmanyurdu hosts visitors in this stadium (also called Tevfik Sırrı Gür stadium)

Mersin İdmanyurdu is one of the oldest clubs of the Mediterranean region. The club was founded on 16 August 1925 as Mersin Gençlerbirliği (English: Mersin Youth Union) during a meeting between Edip Buran and his friends İbrahim Yekta, Fevzi Serdengeçti, Asım Güler, Muhip Batıbeki, Necati Salim, Lütfi Resimci, Sami İstanbullu, Hayri Güntekin, Hakkı Cemal Üçer, Hasan Tahsin, Mustafa Lütfi. Their aim was to provide Mersin's youth with activities to fill their spare time with sports during long, hot summer days in Mersin. Later, the club obtained a license with the participation of other founders, namely İbrahim Bigam, İhsan Dağıstan, Hamit Abey, Rauf Süleymaniyeli, Semih Can, Ömer, Cevdet Türkmenli, Kazım Kırzade and Muharrem Yeğin.^[4]

The first colors of the team were red and white. The club changed its name to Mersin İdman Yurdu in 1926, and their colors were changed to red and dark blue.^[5] The logo was established as three connected circles, the center circle in red and the left and right circles in dark blue.

Mersin İdmanyurdu had won the regional title every year since its foundation until 1964, except during the 1949–50 season when Mersin Demirspor captured the title. In 1944, the team won third place in the Turkish Championship. In 1952, the club inaugurated their new stadium, Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadyumu,^[6] by playing an opening match that was tied 3–3 with Galatasaray.^[7]

In 1957, the club became sponsored by the Çukurova Group and adopted the name Çukurova İdmanyurdu. The team again finished third in Turkish Amateur Championship.^[7] Çukurova İdmanyurdu, as "a rather well-known amateur club from the city of Mersin",^[8] turned professional and was promoted to Turkey's first second level league founded in 1963. Çukurova İdmanyurdu again became the amateur champions of Turkey in 1963. When they became a part of the Turkish second division they were one of only three clubs that came from outside of the major cities of İstanbul, Ankara and İzmir, the other clubs being Adana Demirspor and Bursaspor.

The club in June 1966 changed its name to Mersin İdmanyurdu after three seasons and became champions of the Turkish second division after the 1966–67 season. At the end of that season they won the Chancellor Cup (or Prime Minister's Cup) by defeating the Amateur League champions. Beginning in the 1967–68 season they played in the Turkish top level division (Süper Lig) for 7 consecutive years and 11 years in total.

After the 1982–83 season, MİY was relegated from the Süper Lig. They played in the second division until the formation of a one-group second level division in 2001–02. Because of their place in the 2000–01 season they were automatically relegated to third level formed under the name of "Second League, Category B". They spent one season there and were promoted to the second division (Second League, Category A). After the 2005–06 season, they were relegated to the third division again.

In 2008, Ali Kahramanlı was elected president of the club. They finished the 2008–09 season in the TFF Second League playoffs in second place and advanced to the second division, now with the name TFF First League, also known as Bank Asya 1. Lig. After spending two seasons in the TFF First League, MİY became the champions of 2010–11 Bank Asya 1. Lig and were promoted to 2011–12 Süper Lig after being absent from the Süper Lig for 28 years. Their championship was widely attributed to coach Nurullah Sağlam, who took over the team after the 9th week during that season. They finished Super League as 12th in 2011–12 season but relegated again to First League after finishing 18th or last in 2012–13 season. MİY finished First League as 6th and qualified to Promotion play-offs in 2013–14 season. They beat Orduspor with 3–0 aggregate and 2–0 Samsunspor and returned to top level at first attempt. MİY finished 2014-15 season as 7th. However, next season was disaster for MİY due to money shortage. Finally MİY relegated to second level after a 2-0 defeat to Çaykur Rizespor match in 29 April 2016.

Support

The club have a passionate fanbase, despite spending most of their history in the lower divisions. The team's fan club is currently led by Aynalı Reis (Murat Bulut).^[3] The club is also renowned for having the country's only female only fan club, called Dişi Şeytanlar (Female Devils). They have been given the nickname Melek Yüzlü Şeytanlar (Angel-faced devils) and fill the home stands as well as traveling to away games. Their numbers have been swelling recently and their presence makes a change to the typically male/dominated football crowds.^[3]

Achievements

• Winner: Chancellor Cup in 1967 (as champions of Second League 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 in the 1983–84 Winners Cup and lost against Spartak Varna from Bulgaria in the first round.
• Third Place: 1969 Friendship Cup. Represented Turkey in a friendly tournament, and played four matches against Pakistan, Spartak Moscow, Iran, and Iraq in a one-leg league system; finished third with 2 wins and 2 losses. 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

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: 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, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16
• Second Level: Lig A/TFF First League: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14.
• Third Level: Lig B/TFF Second League: 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	336	102	104	130	295	339	−44	306
	Turkish Second Football League	27	858	381	218	261	1152	863	279	1175
After 2001
	Süper Lig	1	34	12	6	16	34	45	42
	TFF First League	6	168	59	39	70	208	231	−23	216
	TFF Second League	4	142	66	40	36	190	137	53	238
All times
	First division	12	370	114	110	146	329	384	−55	348
	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.^[9]

first stage											second stage
Season	League	Place	P	W	D	L	F	A	Av	P	Group	Place	P	W	D	L	F	A	Av	P
1963–64	2nd League*	5	24	10	5	9	29	31	−2	25
1964–65	2nd League*	3	30	18	4	8	42	24	18	40
1965–66	2nd League Red Group*	2	20	9	7	4	26	13	13	25	Final Group	5	14	6	3	5	21	16	5	15
1966–67	2nd League Red Group	1	32	22	6	4	62	21	41	50
1967–68	1st League	10	30	12	6	14	42	44	−4	30
1968–69	1st League	6	30	11	9	10	35	29	6	31
1969–70	1st League	4	30	12	12	6	32	27	5	36
1970–71	1st League	11	30	11	6	13	27	26	1	28
1971–72	1st League	7	30	10	10	10	35	29	6	30
1972–73	1st League	11	30	8	11	11	26	31	−5	27
1973–74	1st League	15	30	8	6	16	15	27	−12	22
1974–75	2nd League Red Group	3	30	14	6	10	36	23	13	34
1975–76	2nd League Red Group	1	30	14	11	5	39	17	22	39
1976–77	1st League	7	30	9	13	8	25	26	−1	31
1977–78	1st League	16	30	3	15	12	18	34	−16	21
1978–79	2nd League Red Group	6	30	9	12	9	28	26	2	30
1979–80	2nd League Group A	1	30	17	7	6	38	20	18	41
1980–81	1st League	15	30	8	7	15	21	34	−13	23
1981–82	2nd League Group C	1	28	21	5	2	46	11	35	47
1982–83	1st League	15	34	10	9	15	19	32	−13	29
1983–84	2nd League Group B	2	32	19	8	5	53	25	28	46
1984–85	2nd League Group B	8	30	10	8	12	34	38	−4	28
1985–86	2nd League Group C	12	34	8	16	10	21	28	−7	32
1986–87	2nd League Group B	11	32	9	14	11	27	32	−5	32
1987–88	2nd League Group B	11	32	11	8	13	42	37	5	41
1988–89	2nd League Group B	6	34	14	7	13	48	44	4	49
1989–90	2nd League Group C	3	32	16	4	12	43	37	6	52
1990–91	2nd League Group C	3	32	19	7	6	69	36	33	64
1991–92	2nd League Group C	10	32	12	6	14	44	39	5	42
1992–93	2nd League Group 2	2	18	12	3	3	44	20	24	39	Promotion Group	5	18	8	3	7	25	21	4	27
1993–94	2nd League Group 3	8	18	3	8	7	19	26	−7	17	Classification Group 3	5	32	9	14	9	37	34	3	41
1994–95	2nd League Group 3	9	18	6	–	12	13	23	−10	18	Classification Group 3	6	32	11	6	15	29	37	−8	39
1995–96	2nd League Group 3	1	18	12	4	2	31	17	14	40	Promotion Group	8	18	5	3	10	15	23	−8	18
1996–97	2nd League Group 3	2	18	10	5	3	26	13	13	35	Promotion Group	4	18	9	2	7	19	14	5	29
1997–98	2nd League Group 1	6	18	4	8	6	26	26	–	20	Classification Group 1	6	32	9	11	12	44	43	1	38
1998–99	2nd League Group 1	3	18	11	–	7	31	21	10	33	Classification Group 1	1	32	17	3	12	53	40	3	54
1999–00	2nd League Group 1	7	18	6	7	5	20	16	4	25	Classification Group 1	5	32	13	10	9	42	27	15	49
2000–01	2nd League Group 1	7	18	6	4	8	23	32	−9	22	Classification Group 1	7	32	8	10	14	39	56	−17	34
2001–02	TFF 2nd League Group 1	1	18	10	5	3	34	19	15	35	Promotion Group	2	18	9	5	4	17	12	5	32
2002–03	TFF 1st League	12	34	12	6	16	52	51	1	42
2003–04	TFF 1st League	15	34	9	7	18	38	44	−6	34
2004–05	TFF 1st League	7	34	15	8	11	49	53	−4	53
2005–06	TFF 1st League	16	34	6	11	17	30	54	−24	29
2006–07	TFF 2nd League Group 2	3	18	9	2	7	26	25	1	29	Classification Group 2	3	32	11	10	11	41	45	−4	43
2007–08	TFF 2nd League Group 2	2	18	12	3	3	24	11	13	39	Promotion Group	6	18	6	5	7	18	19	−1	23
2008–09	TFF 2nd League Group 3	2	20	9	8	3	30	17	13	35	Promotion Group	2	18	9	4	5	26	14	12	31
2009–10	TFF 1st League	13	34	11	8	15	36	44	−8	41
2010–11	TFF 1st League	1	32	17	7	8	39	29	10	58
2011–12	Süper Lig

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

• 2013–14 – Turkey First League Championship Game: Mersin İdmanyurdu-Samsunspor: 2–0
• 1998–99 – Turkey Second League Play-offs Quarter Finals: Çaykur Rizespor-Mersin İdmanyurdu: 2–0.
• 1996–97 – Turkey Second League Play-offs Quarter Finals: Kartalspor-Mersin İdmanyurdu: 2–0.
• 1979–80 – Turkey Second League Championship Game: Kocaelispor-Mersin İdmanyurdu: 2–2 (penalties: 4–2).
• 1975–76 – Turkey Second League Championship Game: Samsunspor-Mersin İdmanyurdu: 3–1.
• 1966–67 – Turkey Second League Championship Game: Mersin İdmanyurdu-Bursaspor: 2–0.

Turkish Cup participations

Participated in Turkish Cup since 1962.

• Runner-up: 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	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	6	16	7	0	9	31	38	−7	21
	TFF Second League	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	−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	−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

season	cup name	league attended	rounds played		Pl	W	D	L	F	A	Pt
1962–63	Türkiye Kupası	Turkey Amateur Football Championship	R1 Preliminary, R1, R2		3	2	0	1	3	3	4
1963–64	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R3 Preliminary, R3		2	1	0	1	2	2	2
1964–65	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2 P, R2, R3 P2		3	2	0	1	6	5	4
1966–67	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2 P2, R2, R3 P2		3	2	0	1	7	4	4
1967–68	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R1, R2		4	2	1	1	5	2	5
1968–69	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R1		2	0	0	2	1	4	0
1969–70	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R1, R2 P, R2		6	3	1	2	16	5	7
1970–71	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R1, R2		4	1	2	1	3	3	4
1972–73	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R1, R2		4	1	2	1	3	3	4
1975–76	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2 S1, R2 S2, R3, R4		6	3	1	2	10	6	7
1976–77	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R3, R4		4	3	0	1	9	6	6
1977–78	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R3		2	1	0	1	2	3	2
1978–79	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R3, R4		2	1	0	1	1	1	2
1979–80	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R3		1	0	0	1	2	4	0
1980–81	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R5, R6 QF		6	2	1	3	4	6	5
1981–82	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3, R4, R5, R6		10	5	3	2	13	6	13
1982–83	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish First Football League	R5, R6, QF, SF, F		10	5	3	2	10	8	13
1983–84	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3, R4		6	5	0	1	13	3	10
1984–85	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1		2	0	2	0	1	1	2
1985–86	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1		2	0	1	1	0	2	1
1986–87	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1		1	0	0	1	1	2	0
1989–90	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2		1	0	0	1	0	1	0
1990–91	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1, R2		2	1	0	1	8	3	3
1991–92	Federasyon Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3		2	1	0	1	3	3	3
1992–93	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1		1	0	0	1	3	4	0
1993–94	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1, R2		2	1	0	1	4	3	3
1994–95	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3		2	1	0	1	2	2	3
1995–96	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3		2	1	0	1	4	3	3
1996–97	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3		2	1	0	1	7	7	3
1997–98	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2, R3, R4		3	2	0	1	3	3	6
1998–99	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R2		1	0	0	1	3	4	0
1999–00	Türkiye Kupası	Turkish Second Football League	R1, R2		2	1	0	1	3	3	3
2002–03	Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R1		1	0	0	1	1	2	0
2003–04	Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R1, R2		2	1	0	1	1	2	3
2004–05	Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R1, R2		2	1	0	1	4	4	3
2005–06	Fortis Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R1, R2, R3 (Group stage)		6	2	0	4	8	13	6
2006–07	Fortis Türkiye Kupası	TFF Second League	R1		1	0	0	1	0	2	0
2009–10	Ziraat Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R1, R2, R3 (Play-off)		3	2	0	1	14	12	6
2010–11	Ziraat Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R2, R3 (play-offs)		2	1	0	1	3	5	3
2011–12	Ziraat Türkiye Kupası	TFF First League	R3 (play-offs)

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	1R		Spartak Varna	0–0	0–1	0–1

Current squad

As of 17 February 2016^[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 3 MF Loret Sadiku 4 DF Mehmet Sığırcı 5 MF Murat Ceylan 6 DF Wederson 7 MF Güven Varol 10 FW Tita 11 FW Welliton 15 DF Milan Mitrović 17 FW Sinan Kaloğlu 22 FW Prejuce Nakoulma 23 GK Nihat Şahin 25 MF Mehmet Taş 30 DF Serkan Balcı 39 FW Eren Tozlu

No. Position Player 42 MF Berkan Afşarlı 47 MF Tekin Oğrak 55 MF Abdul Khalili 58 MF Ricardo Pedriel 72 MF Nurullah Kaya 76 DF Servet Çetin 88 DF Serol Demirhan 90 GK Muammer Yıldırım 92 DF Hakan Olkan 93 DF Abdulkadir Korkut 95 GK Hasan Daş 98 MF Mahmut Metin 99 FW Márkó Futács

Presidents

• Current President: Hüseyin Çalışkan since 11 January 2016.

Former presidents

President	Period
Reşit Galip Bey
Hakkı Cemal Üçer
Edip Buran
Halil Zaloğlu
Muharrem Hilmi Yeğin
Sait Arif Akıncı
Enver Ali Gernaz
Fuat Morel
Rıza Kurtuluş
Mitat Toroğlu	1930–1940
Fahri Merzeci
Tarık Özergin
Muhittin Aynaz
Anvi Gürsel

President	Period
Şadi Eliyeşil
Mehmet Karamehmet
Sadık Eliyeşil
Mehmet Karamehmet	1963–1965
Halit Gazioğlu	1965–1966
Nevzat Emrealp	1966–1967
Faruk Miskavi	1967–1968
Mehmet Karamehmet	1968–1974
Kaya Mutlu	1974–1976
Burhan Kanun	1976–1977
Salih Turhan Lokmanoğlu	1977–1978
Atilla Perşembe	1978–1979
Hadi Doğan	1979–1980
Aslan Çevirgen	1980–1981

President	Period
Mehmet Fatih Deveci	1981–1983
Haluk Ulusoy	1983–1987
Hüseyin Okan Merzeci	1987–26.03.1989
Kaya Mutlu	27.03.1989–26.03.1994
Hüseyin Okan Merzeci	27.03.1994–20.10.1997
Mehmet Küver	21.10.1997–18.04.1999
Macit Özcan	19.04.1999–22.05.2004
Hasan Ahi	24.05.2004–15.01.2006
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	24.09.2008–11.01.2016
Hüseyin Çalışkan	11.01.2016–present

Sources: Club history at official site and other sources.^[11]

Coaches

• Head coach: Ümit Özat since 19 January 2016.

Former coaches^[12]

Head coach	Period
İlhan Taşucu	01.08.1963–31.05.1965
Fahrettin Cansever	01.08.1965–20.01.1966
Lefter Küçükandonyadis	20.01.1966–31.05.1967
Cihat Arman	01.08.1967–28.04.1968
Turgay Şeren	15.06.1968–25.03.1969
Bülent Giz	27.08.1969–31.05.1971
Dumitru Teodorescu	01.07.1971–29.08.1971
Turgay Şeren	31.08.1971–11.02.1973
Ion Motroc	09.09.1973–23.09.1973
Nazım Koka	30.09.1973–10.03.1974
Tomislav Kaloperović	23.03.1974–31.05.1974
Bülent Giz	01.08.1974–31.05.1975
Kadri Aytaç	01.08.1975–31.05.1977
Turgut Kafkas	01.08.1977–31.12.1977
Orhan Yüksel	01.01.1978–31.05.1978
Octavian Popescu	01.08.1978–31.05.1979
Suat Mamat	01.08.1979–31.05.1980
İsmet Arıkan	02.06.1980–31.05.1981
Candan Dumanlı	01.08.1981–31.05.1982
Gündüz Tekin Onay	01.08.1982–31.05.1983
Kahraman Karataş	01.08.1983–31.05.1985
Aydın Tohumcu	01.08.1985–31.05.1986
Kahraman Karataş	01.08.1986–31.05.1987
Aydın Tohumcu	01.08.1987–31.05.1988

Head coach	Period
İsmet Arıkan	01.08.1988–31.05.1989
Ali Hoşfikirer	01.08.1988–31.05.1989
Aydın Tohumcu	01.08.1989–04.01.1990
Gerhart Block	04.01.1990–31.05.1990
Kadri Aytaç	01.08.1990–31.05.1991
Adnan Dinçer	01.06.1991–31.05.1992
Kadri Aytaç	22.06.1992–20.12.1992
Fevzi Zemzem	24.12.1992–25.04.1993
Nasır Belci	05.05.1993–31.05.1993
Aydın Tohumcu	01.07.1993–25.10.1993
Battal Toktay	01.11.1993–31.05.1994
Kahraman Karataş	09.06.1994–20.10.1994
Levent Arıkdoğan	01.04.1995–28.02.1996
Candan Dumanlı	28.02.1996–31.05.1996
Kasım Gündüz	08.07.1996–31.05.1997
Zafer Bilgetay	03.07.1997–18.09.1997
Kasım Gündüz	30.10.1997–12.02.1998
Zafer Göncüler	12.02.1998–31.07.1998
Müjdat Yalman	01.08.1998–14.12.1999
Kahraman Karataş	11.02.1999–31.05.1999
Ali Gültiken	01.07.1999–09.09.1999
Müjdat Yalman	30.09.1999–13.03.2000
Levent Arıkdoğan	01.07.2000–18.10.2000
Nasır Belci	06.07.2001–27.01.2003

Head coach	Period
Yücel İldiz	30.01.2003–19.09.2003
Mehmet Şahan	19.09.2003–28.12.2003
Levent Eriş	22.01.2004–31.05.2004
Levent Arıkdoğan	26.08.2004–01.11.2005
Engin Korukır	18.11.2005–17.03.2006
Nasır Belci	17.03.2006–26.09.2006
İlyas Tüfekçi	02.10.2006–08.03.2007
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	19.08.2009–31.01.2010
Ergün Penbe	05.02.2010–31.05.2010
Yüksel Yeşilova	03.06.2010–17.10.2010
Nurullah Sağlam	22.10.2010–18.12.2012
Giray Bulak	20.12.2012–06.03.2013
Hakan Kutlu	08.03.2013–06.03.2014
Yılmaz Vural	06.03.2014–16.05.2014
Hakan Kutlu	16.05.2013–31.05.2014
Rıza Çalımbay	03.06.2014–31.05.2015
Mesut Bakkal	03.07.2015–18.09.2015
Bülent Korkmaz	22.09.2015–04.01.2016
Ümit Özat	19.01.2016–present

Note: Start dates of coaches who started regularly have been shown as 1 August, before 1990, if there was no TFF records.

See also

• Football in Turkey
• Türkiye Kupası
• Cup Winners Cup

References

1. "Mersin Idman Yurdu Spor Kulübü Derneği̇ Tüzüğü". Mersinidmanyurdu.org.tr. Mersin Idman Yurdu Spor Kulübü Derneği̇. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
2. Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Team Page 22 August 2009
3. MERSIN IDMANYURDU turkish-football.com (English) accessed 29 May 2010
4. "The history of Mersin İdmanyurdu Club". Mersin İdmanyurdu Kulübünün tarihçesi. Milliyet gazete arşivi, 15.06.1982. Retrieved on 23.08.2010. (Turkish)
5. Mersin İdmanyurdu Fan Site
6. Tevfik Sırrı Gür was a well reputed governor of Mersin Province between 1931–1947. Mersin From Railway Station To The Lighthouse 22 August 2009.
7. Mersin İdmanyurdu Spor Kulübü Resmi Internet Sitesi. (Turkish)
8. this quote was spelled in Cem Pekin Archives.
9. Sources: TRT Spor; TFF ; Cem Pekin Archives.
10. "Mersin İdman Yurdu". Retrieved 17 February 2016.
11. Name of presidents and their terms of presidency are determined through a comparative review of page on the previous presidents of the club at the club's official website; Erbil, Cihat (1975). Story of the 50 Years (Turkish). Retrieved on 29 July 2011 from 50 Yılın Öyküsü; and an advanced search performed in Milliyet online archive for various Mersin İdmanyurdu seasons.Other details obtained from web search.
12. Dates are obtained from TFF coach search for post-1990 cases. Pre-1990 date information have been collected from various web sites including official web site, Maç anıları, Milliyet gazete arşivi, maçkolik. Please search for names in mentioned websites to verify.

External links

• Official website
• Mersinidmanyurdu.com fansite
• Mersin sports news
• TFF (Turkish Football Federation) team page