1st Lig 1972/73

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1st Lig 1972/73
Autumn master Galatasaray Istanbul
master Galatasaray Istanbul
European Cup of
National Champions		 Galatasaray Istanbul
Uefa cup Fenerbahçe Istanbul , Eskişehirspor
Cup winners Galatasaray Istanbul
European
Cup Winners' Cup		 MKE Ankaragücü (Cup finalist)
Relegated Şekerspor , PTT
Teams 16
Games 240
Gates 449  (ø 1.87 per game)
Top scorer Osman Arpacıoğlu
(Fenerbahçe Istanbul)
← 1st Lig 1971/72

The 1st Lig 1972/73 was the 15th season of the top Turkish league in men's football . It began on September 9, 1972 with the game Galatasaray Istanbul against PTT , which went 3-0 and ended on May 27, 1973. From December 31, 1972 to February 3, 1973 the season was interrupted by the winter break.

Galatasaray Istanbul became the master . It was the third title in a row and the sixth in the club's history. With this championship, Galatasaray was the first team to win the Turkish championship three times in a row. At that time the club was Turkish record champions together with Fenerbahçe Istanbul . Fenerbahçe Istanbul was runner-up, and with Şekerspor and PTT , the newcomers of the season were relegated to the second division again. Beşiktaş Istanbul scored only two goals away from home, but got ten points in their 15 visits.

Attendees

The champions of the last second division season Ankara Şekerspor and PTT SK were added to the remaining 14 clubs from the previous season . While PTT achieved direct promotion with the second division championship, Şekerspor returned to the first league after four years of abstinence.

Clubs of the 1st Lig 1972/73
society city Previous year
Galatasaray Istanbul Istanbul master
Eskişehirspor Eskişehir 2.
Fenerbahçe Istanbul Istanbul 3.
Beşiktaş Istanbul Istanbul 4th
MKE Ankaragücü Ankara 5.
Bursaspor Bursa 6th
Mersin İdman Yurdu Mersin 7th
Adanaspor Adana 8th.
Goztepe Izmir Izmir 9.
Vefa Istanbul Istanbul 10.
Altay Izmir Izmir 11.
Giresunspor Giresun 12.
Samsunspor Samsun 13.
Boluspor Bolu 14th
Ankara Şekerspor Ankara Climbers
PTT SK Ankara Climbers

Closing table

League leader
Bottom of the table
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. Galatasaray Istanbul (M)  30th  19th  9  2 047:120 +35 47:13
 2. Fenerbahçe Istanbul  30th  16  10  4th 042:170 +25 42:18
 3. Eskişehirspor  30th  12  12  6th 031:190 +12 36:24
 4th MKE Ankaragücü (P)  30th  12  10  8th 024:210  +3 34:26
 5. Boluspor  30th  12  9  9 037:300  +7 33:27
 6th Beşiktaş Istanbul  30th  9  13  8th 014:180  −4 31:29
 7th Altay İzmir  30th  11  8th  11 032:230  +9 30:30
 8th. Göztepe İzmir  30th  11  8th  11 033:310  +2 30:30
 9. Giresunspor  30th  11  7th  12 027:340  −7 29:31
10. Bursaspor  30th  6th  16  8th 027:290  −2 28:32
11. Mersin İdman Yurdu  30th  8th  11  11 026:310  −5 27:33
12. Samsunspor  30th  8th  10  12 021:400 −19 26:34
13. Adanaspor  30th  7th  9  14th 024:340 −10 23:37
14th Vefa Istanbul  30th  6th  10  14th 022:350 −13 22:38
15th Ankara Şekerspor (N)  30th  6th  10  14th 020:380 −18 22:38
16. PTT SK (N)  30th  4th  12  14th 022:370 −15 20:40

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal difference - 3rd goals scored

  • Turkish champion and participation in the 1973/74 European Cup : Galatasaray Istanbul
  • Participation in the 1973/74 UEFA Cup : Fenerbahçe Istanbul, Eskişehirspor
  • Participation in the European Cup Winners' Cup 1973/74 as a cup finalist: MKE Ankaragücü
  • Relegation to Türkiye 2. Futbol Ligi 1973/74 : Ankara Şekerspor, PTT SK
    • (M) reigning Turkish champion
    (P) reigning Turkish cup winner
    (N) Newcomer from the Türkiye 2. Futbol Ligi 1971/72

    Crosstab

    1972/73 Galatasaray Istanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul Eskişehirspor MKE Ankaragücü Boluspor Beşiktaş Istanbul Altay İzmir Göztepe İzmir Giresunspor Bursaspor Mersin İdman Yurdu SAM Adanaspor Vefa Istanbul Ankara Sekerspor PTT
    1. Galatasaray Istanbul 1: 1 3: 1 3-0 3: 1 0-0 1-0 0: 1 2-0 2: 1 2-0 5-0 1-0 3: 1 1-0 3-0
    2. Fenerbahçe Istanbul 0: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 4: 2 4: 1 3-0 1-0 4-0 2: 1 3-0 3-0
    3. Eskişehirspor 2-0 2: 1 0: 1 3: 1 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 2: 2 1-0 0-0 2: 1 0: 1 6-0 1-0
    4th MKE Ankaragücü 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 2: 1 1-0 0-0 2-0 1: 1 1-0 2: 1 1: 1 2-0 0-0
    5. Boluspor 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 2: 1 2: 1 3: 3 6-0 0-0 5: 1 1: 1 1-0
    6th Beşiktaş Istanbul 0: 3 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 1: 1 1-0 1-0 2: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1
    7th Altay İzmir 0: 2 0: 1 0-0 3-0 3-0 3-0 2-0 5: 1 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1-0 4: 1 2-0 0-0
    8th. Göztepe İzmir 0: 4 1: 1 1: 1 1: 2 1: 1 0-0 1-0 3: 2 0-0 0: 1 4-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1 2: 1
    9. Giresunspor 1: 1 1-0 0: 1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0: 3 0-0 1: 1 1-0 3: 1 0-0 1: 3 3: 1
    10. Bursaspor 0: 1 0-0 0-0 2-0 1: 1 1: 1 0-0 3: 2 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 3-0 1-0 1-0 3: 1
    11. Mersin İdman Yurdu 0-0 0-0 1: 2 0-0 0-0 1-0 2: 2 2-0 1-0 0-0 3: 1 0: 1 1-0 4: 2 1: 1
    12. Samsunspor 1: 1 1: 2 0-0 2: 2 1-0 2-0 2-0 0: 4 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 1: 1
    13. Adanaspor 0: 1 1-0 1: 2 0: 2 1: 2 0-0 2-0 2: 2 2: 1 0-0 3-0 3: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0
    14th Vefa Istanbul 1: 2 1: 1 1: 1 0: 1 1: 1 0: 1 0-0 2-0 0-0 1: 1 1-0 3: 2 1: 1 2-0 1-0
    15th Ankara Şekerspor 0-0 0: 2 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 0-0 0: 1 2: 1 0: 1 3: 1 0-0 1: 1 1-0 1-0 1: 1
    16. PTT 1: 1 1: 1 1: 1 1-0 2: 3 0-0 0: 1 0: 1 1: 2 1: 1 2: 1 0: 1 1: 1 3: 1 1-0

    Top scorer

    Osman Arpacıoğlu of Fenerbahçe Istanbul was the top scorer of the 1972/73 season with 16 goals.

    player society Gates
    1. TurkeyTurkey Osman Arpacıoğlu Fenerbahçe Istanbul 16
    2. TurkeyTurkey Fevzi Zemzem Goztepe Izmir 13
    3. TurkeyTurkey Mustafa Denizli Altay Izmir 12
    TurkeyTurkey Mehmet Özgül Galatasaray Istanbul 12
    5. TurkeyTurkey Sinan Alayoğlu Boluspor 11
    6th TurkeyTurkey Şevki Şenlen Eskişehirspor 9
    TurkeyTurkey Necmi Perekli Giresunspor 9
    TurkeyTurkey Metin Kurt Galatasaray Istanbul 9
    9. TurkeyTurkey Zeki Temizer Mersin Idman Yurdu 8th
    TurkeyTurkey Ahmet Yılmaz Boluspor 8th

    The championship team from Galatasaray Istanbul

    1. Galatasaray Istanbul
    Galatasaray SK.svg

    Web links

    Individual evidence

    1. ↑ galatasaray.org: "1972-73 Sezonunda Galatasaray" (accessed October 9, 2013)