# 2012–13 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 2012–13. 2012–13 season was the 13th season of Mersin İdmanyurdu football team in Süper Lig, the top level division in Turkey. Mersin İdmanyurdu football team has finished 2012–13 season in 18th place in Turkish Süper Lig and relegated to 2013–14 TFF First League at the end of the season. Team participated in 2012–13 Turkish Cup and was eliminated at group stage.
Ali Kahramanlı was club president. Nurullah Sağlam continued as head coach. However, things have gone bad and he resigned before the end of the first half. Giray Bulak took over the team, but he couldn't succeed yet. Hakan Kutlu was charged to complete the season and prepare team for the next season in the lower league. Attacking midfielder Nduka Ozokwo was the most appeared player with 37 appearances in total. Emmanuel Culio, a winger loaned from Galatasaray made the most appearances in league matches (31 apps.). Márcio Nobre who known as Mert Nobre in Turkey was the top goalscorer with 13 goals.

## 2012–13 Süper Lig participation

Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 2011–12 Süper Lig. The league was played as Spor-Toto Süper Lig in that season due to sponsorship reasons. 18 teams attended. The champions and runners-up were qualified for 2013–14 UEFA Champions League (ECL). The third and fourth teams were qualified for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League (UEL). The third team to be qualified for UEL was the Cup runners-up, because Cup winners were already qualified for ECL. Bottom three teams were relegated to 2013–14 TFF First League.
Mersin İdmanyurdu finished 2012–13 Süper Lig season at 18th place and was relegated to 2013–14 TFF First League at the end of the season.

### Results summary

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2011–12 Süper Lig season league summary.
| | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| Stage | Pc | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pt | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pt | Pl | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pt |
| First half | 17 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -9 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 3 |
| Second half | | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 26 | -13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 2 |
| Overall | 18 | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 53 | -22 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 5 |

### League table

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2012–13 Süper Lig season place in league table.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 42 | |
| 15 | Kardemir Karabükspor | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 40 | |
| 16 | İstanbul B.B. (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 50 | −7 | 36 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 17 | Orduspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 29 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 18 | Mersin İdman Yurdu (R) | 34 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 53 | −22 | 22 | Relegation to TFF First League |

### Results by round

Results of games MİY played in 2012–13 Süper Lig by rounds:
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | D | D | L | L | D | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

### First half

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2012–13 Süper Lig season first half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

### Second half

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2012–13 Süper Lig season second half game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

## 2012–13 Turkish Cup participation

2012–13 Turkish Cup was played for 51st time as Ziraat Türkiye Kupası for sponsorship reasons. The Cup was played by 156 teams in three stages. In the first stage, 5 one-leg elimination rounds were played. In the second stage 8 remaining teams played in two groups (A and B) in a two-leg round robin system. In the third stage first and second teams in each group played semifinals and after finals Fenerbahçe won the Cup for the 6th time. Mersin İdmanyurdu took place in the Cup starting from second elimination stage and was eliminated in group stage.

### Cup track

The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 2012–13 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.
| Round | Own League | Opponent's League | Opponent | Away | Home | Result |
| Round 2 | Süper Lig | Third League | Siirtspor | – | 3–0 | Promoted |
| Round 3 | Süper Lig | Second League | Giresunspor | 3–0 | – | Promoted |
| Round 4 | Süper Lig | Second League | Tokatspor | 1–0 | – | Promoted |
| Round 5 | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Gençlerbirliği | 3–2 | – | Promoted |
| Group Stage | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Medical Park Antalyaspor | 2–4 | 0–5 | |
| Group Stage | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Eskişehirspor | 1–3 | 0–3 | |
| Group Stage | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Trabzonspor | 0–3 | 0–2 | Eliminated |

### Game details

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2012–13 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table. Kick off times are in EET and EEST.

## Management

* Club address was: Palmiye Mah. Adnan Menderes Bl. 1204 Sk. Onur Ap. K.2 D.3 Yenişehir/Mersin.

### Club management

* President Ali Kahramanlı continued in his position which he held in 2008.

### Coaching team

* Since 22 October 2010 until 18 December 2012. Head coach: Nurullah Sağlam. In his technical team were Lütfü Hindal Gündüz (trainer), Kadir Ekinci (masseur).
* Since 20 December 2012 until 8 March 2013. Head coach: Giray Bulak.
* Since 8 March 2013 until 6 March 2014. Head coach: Hakan Kutlu. His assistant was Kadir Tolga Demirtaş (trainer).
2012–13 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches
| Head Coach | Period | Pl | W | D | L | Notes |
| Nurullah Sağlam | 11.07.2011 – 18.12.2012 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | Left after 16th round. |
| Giray Bulak | 20.12.2012 – 08.03.2013 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | Left after 24th round. |
| Hakan Kutlu | 08.03.2013 – 31.05.2013 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | Continued in the next season. |

## 2012–13 squad

Appearances, goals and cards count for 2012–13 Süper Lig and 2012–13 Turkish Cup games. Only the players who appeared in game rosters were included. Kit numbers were allowed to select by players. 18 players appeared in each game roster, three to be replaced. Players are listed in order of appearance.
| O | N | Name | Birth | Born | Pos | LA | LG | CA | CG | TA | TG | | | ← Season Notes → |
| 1 | 12 | Ibrahim Šehić | 2 Sep 1988 | Rogatica | GK | 14 | | 1 | | 15 | | 1 | | → previous season. |
| 2 | 5 | Milan Stepanov | 2 Apr 1983 | Kisač | DF | 26 | 3 | 3 | | 29 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2012 ST Bursaspor. |
| 3 | 7 | Nduka Ozokwo | 25 Dec 1988 | Enugu | MF | 30 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 3 | 6 | | → previous season. |
| 4 | 9 | Ergin Keleş | 1 Jan 1987 | Arsin | FW | 11 | | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | | 2012 ST Karabükspor. |
| 5 | 13 | Wissem Ben Yahia | 9 Sep 1984 | Tunis | MF | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 1 | → previous season. |
| 6 | 16 | Mustafa Sarp | 5 Nov 1980 | Bakırköy | MF | 10 | | 2 | | 12 | | 2 | | 2012 ST Karabükspor. |
| 7 | 18 | Ibrahim Yattara | 3 Jun 1980 | Kamsar | MF | 4 | | 1 | | 5 | | | | 2012 ST Al Shabab FC. |
| 8 | 23 | Mustafa Keçeli | 15 Sep 1978 | Ankara | DF | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 7 | | → previous season. |
| 9 | 25 | Aydın Toscalı | 14 Aug 1980 | Aydın | DF | 10 | | 3 | | 13 | | 4 | | 2012 ST Ankaragücü. |
| 10 | 55 | Hakan Bayraktar | 11 Feb 1976 | Samsun | MF | 26 | | 5 | | 31 | | 3 | | → previous season. |
| 11 | 87 | Serkan Yanık | 2 Apr 1987 | Troyes | DF | 25 | | 6 | | 31 | | 4 | | 2012 ST Bucaspor. |
| 12 | 38 | Cengiz Biçer | 11 Dec 1987 | Grabs | GK | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | → previous season. |
| 13 | 8 | Danilo Bueno | 7 Dec 1981 | São Paulo | MF | 7 | | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 3 | | → previous season. |
| 14 | 10 | Emmanuel Culio | 30 Aug 1983 | Buenos Aires | MF | 31 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2012 SL Galatasaray. |
| 15 | 17 | Erdal Kılıçaslan | 23 Aug 1984 | Munich | MF | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | → previous season. |
| 16 | 20 | Nurullah Kaya | 20 Jul 1986 | Batman | MF | 2 | | 8 | | 10 | | | | → previous season. |
| 17 | 33 | Murat Erdoğan | 1 Aug 1976 | London | MF | 13 | | 3 | | 16 | | 1 | | 2012 ST Manisaspor. |
| 18 | 94 | Mahmut Metin | 12 Jul 1994 | Besni | MF | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | → previous season. |
| 19 | 3 | Joseph Boum | 26 Sep 1989 | Yaoundé | DF | 16 | | 2 | | 18 | | 10 | | → previous season. |
| 20 | 11 | Márcio Nobre | 6 Nov 1980 | Jateí | FW | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 14 | 7 | | → previous season. |
| 21 | 1 | Özden Öngün | 10 Sep 1978 | İzmit | GK | 3 | | 4 | | 7 | | 2 | | 2012 ST Gaziantepspor. |
| 22 | 6 | Ivan de Souza | 18 Jan 1982 | Campinas | DF | 27 | | 4 | | 31 | | 4 | | 2012 ST Gaziantepspor. |
| 23 | 4 | Murat Ceylan | 2 Mar 1988 | Gaziantep | MF | 18 | 1 | 9 | | 17 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 ST Gaziantepspor. |
| 24 | 41 | Ömer Aysan Barış | 23 Jul 1982 | İzmit | DF | 7 | 1 | 3 | | 10 | 1 | 4 | | 2012 ST Manisaspor. |
| 25 | 15 | Hasan Üçüncü | 16 Nov 1980 | Sürmene | MF | 1 | | 5 | | 6 | | 2 | | → previous season. |
| 26 | 22 | Marcin Robak | 29 Nov 1982 | Legnica | FW | | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 2012 ST Konyaspor. |
| 27 | 28 | Eren Tozlu | 27 Dec 1990 | Giresun | FW | 15 | | 9 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | | 2012 ST Giresunspor. |
| 28 | 44 | Abdulkadir Korkut | 7 Nov 1993 | Mersin | DF | 4 | | | | 4 | | | | → previous season. |
| 29 | 89 | Abdullah Halman | 15 Aug 1987 | Şanlıurfa | FW | | | 3 | | 3 | | | | 2012 ST Gaziantep BB. |
| 30 | 54 | Orkun Uşak | 5 Nov 1980 | Istanbul | GK | 5 | | 5 | | 10 | | 1 | | 2013 WT Antalyaspor. |
| 31 | 19 | Can Erdem | 8 Jun 1987 | Şişli | FW | 4 | 1 | 5 | | 9 | 1 | 3 | | 2013 WT Denizlispor. |
| 32 | 24 | Tanju Kayhan | 21 Jul 1989 | Vienna | DF | 11 | | 5 | | 16 | | 2 | | 2013 WL Beşiktaş. |
| 33 | 21 | Burhan Eşer | 1 Jan 1985 | Lice | MF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 5 | | 2013 WL Eskişehirspor. |
| 34 | 35 | David Bičík | 6 Apr 1981 | Prague | GK | 11 | | | | 11 | | | | 2013 WT Slovan Liberec. |
| 35 | 30 | Milan Mitrović | 2 Jul 1988 | Prokuplje | DF | 14 | | 2 | | 16 | | 1 | | 2013 WT FK Rad. |
| 36 | 58 | Mehmet Yıldız | 14 Sep 1981 | Yozgat | FW | 7 | | 2 | | 9 | | 1 | | 2013 WT Karabükspor. |
| 37 | 77 | Ozan İpek | 10 Oct 1986 | Ankara | MF | 4 | | 2 | | 6 | | 2 | | 2013 WT Bursaspor |
| 38 | 93 | Mert Can | 9 Oct 1993 | Mersin | DF | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | → previous season |
| 39 | 88 | Raheem Lawal | 4 May 1990 | Lagos | MF | 11 | | 1 | | 12 | | 4 | | 2013 WT Adana Demirspor |
| 40 | 78 | Yenal Tuncer | 28 Apr 1985 | Denizli | DF | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2013 WL Bursaspor. |
| 41 | 91 | Tarık Altuntaş | 23 Aug 1991 | Bor | MF | | | | | | | | | → previous season |
| 42 | 47 | Jean-Jacques Gosso | 15 Mar 1983 | Grand-Béréby | MF | 6 | | | | 6 | | 3 | | 2013 WT Orduspor. |
| 43 | 95 | Burak Can Kalender | 24 Jun 1995 | Seyhan | MF | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | → previous season |

## U-21 team

Mersin İdmanyurdu U-21 team had participated in 2012–13 U-21 League. League was played in three stages. In the first stage, 46 teams played ranking group games in 4 groups on regional basis. 2 consisted of 11 and 2 consisted of 12 teams. In the second stage winners and runners-up of each ranking group constituted final group while the rest played classification group games. In the third stage, winners of classification groups played quarterfinals with first four placed teams in final group. Mersin idmanyurdu U-21 team took place in Ranking Group 4 and finished 6th in the first stage. In the second stage the team took place in Classification Group 4 and finished 4th with 17 wins, 8 deuces and 15 losses.