1977–78 in Turkish football

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

## Overview

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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 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

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* Gol Kralı (Goal King)
* Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe) – 17 goals[1]

## Honours

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Competition | Winner | Runners-up

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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

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Competition  | Qualifiers  | Reason for qualification

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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

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Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | ±  | Pts  | Notes

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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

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First leg

1978-05-10

Trabzonspor| 3 – 0| Adana Demirspor

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Ali Kemal  1'
Mehmet  13'
Cemil  90' (pen.) | (Report) |

Şehir Stadyumu, Trabzon

Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan (Turkey

Second leg

1978-05-24

Adana Demirspor| 0 – 0| Trabzonspor

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Şehir Stadyumu, Adana

Referee: İhsan Türe (Turkey

1978 Türkiye Kupası winners

Trabzonspor
Second title

## National team

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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]

7 September 1977

Czechoslovakia | 1 – 0|  Turkey

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21 September 1977

Bulgaria | 3 – 1|  Turkey

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30 October 1977

Turkey | 0 – 1|  Austria

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16 November 1977

Turkey | 1 – 2|  East Germany

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27 November 1977

Malta | 0 – 3|  Turkey

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22 March 1978

Turkey | 1 – 1|  Romania

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5 April 1978

Republic of Ireland | 4 – 2|  Turkey

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## References

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1. ^ a b 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

Seasons in Turkish football

* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83