1972–73 Galatasaray S.K. season

Galatasaray
1972–73 season
PresidentTurkey Selahattin Beyazıt
(until 3 February 1973)
Turkey Mustafa Pekin
ManagerEngland Brian Birch
StadiumAli Sami Yen Stadi
Mithatpaşa Stadi
1.Lig1st
Türkiye KupasıWinner
Süper KupaRunner-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mehmet Özgül (12)

All:
Mehmet Özgül (15)
Highest home attendance42,850 vs FC Bayern Munich
(13 September 1972)
Lowest home attendance17,830 vs Vefa SK
(04 April 1973)
Average home league attendance32,178

The 1972–73 season was Galatasaray's 69th in existence and the 15th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.

Squad statistics

No. Pos. Name 1. Lig Türkiye Kupası Süper Kupa European Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Turkey Yasin Özdenak 26 0 10 0 1 0 2 0 39 0
- GK Turkey Nihat Akbay 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
- DF Turkey Tarık Küpoğlu 23 0 8 0 0 0 2 0 33 0
- DF Turkey Muzaffer Sipahi 28 0 10 1 1 0 2 0 41 1
- DF Turkey Arif Kuşdoğan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
- DF Turkey Tuncay Temeller 20 8 8 1 1 0 2 0 31 9
- DF Turkey Ekrem Günalp 29 1 9 0 1 0 2 0 41 1
- DF Turkey Samim Yağız 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
- MF Turkey Aydın Güleş 29 2 9 0 1 0 1 0 40 2
- MF Turkey Bülent Ünder 26 2 8 0 1 0 2 1 37 3
- MF Turkey Ahmet Akkuş 23 6 8 1 0 0 0 0 31 7
- MF Turkey Mehmet Oğuz 28 2 10 3 1 0 2 0 41 5
- MF Turkey Talat Özkarslı 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- MF Turkey Savaş Yarbay 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
- FW Turkey Suphi Soylu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
- FW Turkey Uğur Köken(C) 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 1
- FW Turkey Avram Kalpin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
- FW Turkey Metin Kurt 30 9 10 4 1 1 2 0 43 14
9 FW Turkey Gökmen Özdenak 20 2 7 5 0 0 2 0 29 7
- FW Turkey Olcay Başarır 13 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 18 1
- FW Turkey Korhan Tınaz 11 1 6 3 1 0 0 0 18 4
- MF Turkey Mehmet Özgül 26 12 8 3 1 0 1 0 36 15

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Players in / out

In

Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving from
FW Turkey Mehmet Özgül 22 Sirkeci SK
FW Turkey Korhan Tınaz 19 Kütahyaspor
DF Turkey Arif Kuşdoğan 16 Galatasaray U21

Out

Pos. Nat. Name Age Moving to
FW Turkey Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu 33 Sakaryaspor

1.Lig

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray (C) 30 19 9 2 47 12 +35 47 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Fenerbahçe 30 16 10 4 42 17 +25 42 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Eskişehirspor 30 12 12 6 31 19 +12 36
4 MKE Ankaragücü 30 12 10 8 24 21 +3 34 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
5 Boluspor 30 12 9 9 37 30 +7 33 Invitation to Balkans Cup
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Matches

9 September 1972 1 Galatasaray SK 3–0 PTT SK Istanbul
16:30 EET Gökmen Özdenak 36', 86'
Uğur Köken 83'
(Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 19,951
Referee: İbrahim Fırla
16 September 1972 2 Şekerspor 0–0 Galatasaray SK Ankara
15:45 EET (Report) Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 14,020
Referee: Yavuz Tunç
1 October 1972 4 Galatasaray SK 0–0 Beşiktaş JK Istanbul
15:30 EET (Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 38,868
Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek
14 October 1972 6 Galatasaray SK 0–1 Göztepe SK Istanbul
14:15 EET (Report) Mehmet Türken 85' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 26,040
Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli
4 November 1972 8 Vefa SK 1–2 Galatasaray SK Istanbul
14:30 EET Ünal Tombulel 79' (Report) Tuncay Temeller 41p', 66' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 15,573
Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek
12 November 1972 9 Galatasaray 1–0 Adanaspor Istanbul
14:30 EET Metin Kurt 85' (Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 29,246
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan
17 December 1972 13 MKE Ankaragücü 0–0 Galatasaray SK Ankara
14:00 EET (Report) Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı
24 December 1972 14 Galatasaray SK 5–0 Samsunspor Istanbul
14:15 EET Metin Kurt 10', 45', 59'
Ahmet Akkuş 17', 85'
(Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 27,971
Referee: İbrahim Fırla
4 February 1973 16 PTT SK 1–1 Galatasaray SK Ankara
14:15 EET Erol Erhanlı 27' (Report) Bülent Ünder 6' Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı
Attendance: 24,280
Referee: Orhan Cebe
10 February 1973 17 Galatasaray SK 1–0 Şekerspor Istanbul
14:30EET Mehmet Özgül 5' (Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 30,262
Referee: İbrahim Fırla
11 March 1973 20 Galatasaray SK 1–0 Altay SK Istanbul
14:45 EET Metin Kurt 21' (Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Nevzat Tansuk
31 March 1973 23 Galatasaray SK 3–1 Vefa SK Istanbul
15:00 EET Mehmet Özgül 53', 76'
Mehmet Oğuz 82'
(Report) Jorge Montemarani 26' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 37,858
Referee: Ömer Karadağ
27 May 1973 30 Galatasaray SK 2–1 Bursaspor Istanbul
16:30 EET Mehmet Özgül 25', 90' (Report) Tuncay Temeller 54p' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 24,707
Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan

Türkiye Kupası

Kick-off listed in local time (EET)

1st round

1 November 1972 1 Galatasaray SK 5–1 Orduspor (2) Istanbul
14:30 EET Tuncay Temeller 15p'
Korhan Tınaz 42', 48', 78'
Mehmet Oğuz 69'
(Report) Güven Türközer 90' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Müşfik Talas

2nd round

1/4 final

1/2 final

14 March 1973 1 Vefa SK 1–2 Galatasaray SK Istanbul
14:45 EET Erdinç Sandalcı 34' (Report) Mehmet Özgül 13', 32' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 12,722
Referee: Cumhur Demir
4 April 1973 2 Galatasaray SK 0–0 Vefa SK Istanbul
18:00 EET (Report) Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi
Attendance: 17,830
Referee: Doğan Babacan

Final

[2]

Süper Kupa

Kick-off listed in local time (EET)

European Cup

1st round

Friendly matches

12 August 1972 1 Galatasaray SK 0–0 Beşiktaş JK Istanbul
15:00 EET (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi
Attendance: 14,742
Referee: Sermet Kaftancı

TSYD Kupası

16 August 1972 1 Fenerbahçe SK 0–0 Galatasaray SK Istanbul
20:30 EET (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi
Attendance: 26,381
Referee: Sermet Kaftancı
23 August 1972 1 Galatasaray SK 0–0 Beşiktaş JK Istanbul
20:30 EET (Report) Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi
Attendance: n/a
Referee: Kemal Akay

Zafer Bayramı Kupası

Hasan Tahsin Kupası

Attendance

Competition Av. Att. Total Att.
1. Lig 32,178 418,311
Türkiye Kupası 22,192 88,767
European Cup 42,850 42,850
Total 30,552 549,928

References

  1. ^ "Galatasaray Futbol Takımı - 1972/1973 @ Mackolik.com". mackolik.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
  2. ^ Türkiye Kupası – 1972/1973 Maç Sonuçları, iddaa İstatistikleri, Haberler @ Mackolik.com
  • Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6