# 2003–04 Mersin İdmanyurdu season

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:
| | 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 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 25 | -11 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 18 | -14 | 2 |
| Second half | | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 6 |
| Overall | 15 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 44 | -6 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 26 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 30 | -16 | 8 |

### League table

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 2003–04 Second League Category A season place in league table.
| Pc | Team | Games | Games | Games | Games | Goals | Goals | Pts | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away |
| Pc | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | F–A | R | Pc | F–A | R | Pc |
| 1 | Sakaryaspor (C) (P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 62 | 36 | 68 | 0–1 | 24 | 17 | 1–5 | 7 | 18 |
| 2 | Kayseri Erciyesspor (P) | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | 27 | 66 | 1–0 | 19 | 18 | 0–3 | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor (P) | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 58 | 41 | 65 | 0–1 | 12 | 18 | 1–2 | 29 | 17 |
| 4 | Vestel Manisaspor | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 59 | 36 | 61 | 1–2 | 5 | 19 | 1–2 | 22 | 17 |
| 5 | Kocaelispor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 44 | 57 | 0–1 | 32 | 15 | 0–1 | 15 | 18 |
| 6 | Kayserispor | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 59 | 51 | 55 | 0–1 | 28 | 17 | 2–4 | 11 | 18 |
| 7 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 45 | 50 | 4–0 | 8 | 16 | 1–2 | 25 | 18 |
| 8 | Sivasspor | 34 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 46 | 48 | 4–0 | 30 | 16 | 0–1 | 13 | 18 |
| 9 | Altay | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 58 | 48 | 47 | 0–3 | 10 | 18 | 1–1 | 27 | 17 |
| 10 | Türk Telekomspor | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 45 | 0–0 | 21 | 17 | 0–2 | 4 | 18 |
| 11 | Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 52 | 39 | 0–1 | 3 | 14 | 0–0 | 20 | 18 |
| 12 | Karşıyaka | 34 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 36 | 46 | 39 | 1–0 | 1 | 6 | 3–4 | 18 | 18 |
| 13 | İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 50 | 37 | 2–0 | 14 | 18 | 2–0 | 31 | 15 |
| 14 | Dardanelspor | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 58 | 35 | 2–2 | 23 | 16 | 1–2 | 6 | 18 |
| 15 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 44 | 34 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Adana Demirspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 56 | 33 | 2–0 | 16 | 18 | 1–1 | 33 | 15 |
| 17 | Göztepe (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 62 | 33 | 4–0 | 26 | 17 | 0–0 | 9 | 16 |
| 18 | İzmirspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 61 | 31 | 3–2 | 34 | 15 | 0–0 | 17 | 18 |
(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:
| 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W |
| Position | 6 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |

### 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.

### 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.

## 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.
| Round | Own League | Opponent's League | Opponent | A/H | Score | Result |
| Round 1 | TFF First League | TFF Second League | Hatayspor | A | 1–0 | Promoted |
| Round 2 | TFF First League | Süper Lig | Samsunspor | A | 0–2 | Eliminated |

### 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.

## 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
| 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 | 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. |