Türkiye Kupası 1978/79

Türkiye Kupası 1978/79

Cup winners	Fenerbahçe Istanbul (3rd title)
European Cup Winners' Cup	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Beginning	August 27, 1978
final	May 9, 1979 (first leg) May 23, 1979 (second leg)
Final stadium	Alsancak Stadium , Izmir (first leg) Inönü Stadium , Istanbul (second leg)
Teams	122
Top scorer	nine players (4 goals each)
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The Türkiye Kupası 1978/79 was the 17th edition of the Turkish soccer cup competition . The competition began on August 27, 1978 with the 1st main round and ended on May 23, 1979 with the second leg of the finals. Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Altay Izmir met in the final. Both teams took part in the final for the fifth time.

Samsunspor , Salihlispor , Siirt Milli Eğitim Gücü , İstanbul Gedikpaşa , Gümüşhane Kurtuluşspor and Niğdegücü were suspended for this season.

1st main round

Home team		Visiting team	Bottom line
Erbaaspor	-	Kayseri Erkiletspor	3-0
Erzincan Karagücü	-	Sivas Demirspor	3: 3 n.V., 7: 6 i. E.
Eskişehir Havagücü	-	Zonguldak Gençlik	1: 1 n.V., 5: 4 i. E.
Kestel Belediyespor	-	Edirne Karaağaç Ardaspor	3: 1

There were 30 more pairings in this round, but these are unknown.

2nd main round

Home team		Visiting team	Bottom line
Karşıyaka SK	-	Izmir Tekelspor	6-0
Adıyaman Gençlik	-	Hatayspor (amateurs)	2-0
Erzincanspor (amateurs)	-	Erzincan Karagücü	1-0
Erzurumspor	-	Erzurumspor (amateurs)	7-0
Malatyaspor	-	Malatya Idman Yurdu	6: 1
Çorumspor	-	Giresunspor	0: 3
Denizlispor (amateurs)	-	Izmirspor	0: 3
Muhafızgücü	-	Petrol Ofisi SK	2: 1
Sakarya Karadenizspor	-	Fatih Karagumruk	2: 2 n.v., 5: 4 i. E.
Tarsus İdman Yurdu	-	Mersin Idman Yurdu (Amateurs)	4-0
Tokatspor	-	Erbaaspor	9: 1
Altınordu Izmir	-	Tavşanlı Linyitspor	2-0
Eskişehir Havagücü	-	Konya Ereğlispor	5: 3
İstanbulspor	-	Galata SK	3: 2
Kestel Belediyespor	-	Bandırma Etispor	0: 1
Edema spor	-	Manisaspor	0: 1 a.d.
Tekirdağ Tekelspor	-	Lüleburgazspor	0: 1
Uşakspor	-	Yeşilova SK	3: 1
Kırklarelispor	-	Boluspor (amateurs)	4: 3

In the following six games, the final result is not known:

Home team		Visiting team
Adana Demirspor (amateurs)	-	Hatayspor
Burdur YSE Yurtspor	-	Kırşehir Mucurgücü
Diyarbakırspor DSİ Bağlar Gençlik	-	İskenderunspor
Konya Karagücü	-	Çorum Osmancık Gençlik
Muş İdman Yurdu	-	Ağrı Dağcılık Gençlik
Ordu Esnafspor	-	Samsun Demirspor

3rd main round

Sebat Gençlik received a bye and qualified for the next round.

Home team		Visiting team	Bottom line
Sakarya Karadenizspor	-	Konya Karagücü	5: 2
Bandırma Etispor	-	Adana Demirspor (amateurs)	1-0
İstanbulspor	-	Eskişehir Demirspor	2-0
Malatyaspor	-	Kocaelispor	1: 4
Muş Idman Yurdu	-	Izmirspor	3-0
Sarıyer GK	-	Düzcespor	3-0
Afyon YSE Yurtspor	-	Trabzon Idmangücü	4: 5
Eskişehir Havagücü	-	Erzincanspor (amateurs)	0: 1
Gaziantepspor	-	Kayserispor	2: 1
Mersin İdman Yurdu	-	Şanlıurfaspor	1-0
Sivasspor	-	Antalyaspor	2-0
Denizlispor	-	Tarsus İdman Yurdu	1: 1 n.V., 4: 3 i. E.
Tokatspor	-	Tekirdağspor	2: 1
Sakaryaspor	-	Karabükspor	3: 2
Bandırmaspor	-	Erzurumspor	3: 1
Edirnespor	-	Aydınspor	3-0
Karşıyaka SK	-	Tirespor	4: 1 a.d.
Kırklarelispor	-	Lüleburgazspor	0: 0 a.d., 4: 3 in E.
MKE Ankaragücü	-	Adıyaman Gençlik	5: 2
Muhafızgücü	-	Ispartaspor	1-0
Konyaspor	-	Rizespor	2-0
Beykozspor	-	Ankara Demirspor	1-0
Vefa SK	-	Elazığspor	2: 1
Balıkesirspor	-	Diyarbakır DSİ Bağlar Gençlik	2-0
Uşakspor	-	Giresunspor	2: 1
Altınordu Izmir	-	Ordu Esnafspor	4: 2
Manisaspor	-	Gençlerbirliği Ankara	2: 1
Şekerspor	-	Konya İdman Yurdu	1-0

4th main round

Bandırma Etispor received a bye and qualified for the next round.

Home team		Visiting team	Bottom line
Trabzon İdmangücü	-	Şekerspor	1: 4
Beykozspor	-	Tokatspor	3-0
İstanbulspor	-	Kırklarelispor	3: 1
Muhafızgücü	-	Altınordu Izmir	0: 0 n.v., 2: 3 i. E.
Sakarya Karadenizspor	-	Uşakspor	0: 0 a.d., 4: 5 i. E.
Akçaabat Sebatspor	-	Balıkesirspor	3-0
Rizespor	-	Manisaspor	3-0
Sakaryaspor	-	Erzincanspor (amateurs)	3-0
Bandırmaspor	-	Sivasspor	5: 1
Kocaelispor	-	Edirnespor	8: 1
MKE Ankaragücü	-	Mersin İdman Yurdu	1-0
Sarıyer GK	-	Karşıyaka SK	3: 2
Denizlispor	-	Gaziantepspor	0: 1
Vefa SK	-	Muş Idman Yurdu	8-0

5th main round

Bandırma Etispor received a bye and qualified for the next round.

	total		First leg	Return leg
Rizespor	1: 7	Adana Demirspor	1: 1	0: 6
Diyarbakırspor	6: 2	Uşakspor	5-0	1: 2
Orduspor	5: 3	Zonguldakspor	1: 1	4: 2
Adanaspor	1: 5	Bursaspor	0: 1	1: 4
Altay Izmir	2-0	Sarıyer GK	2-0	0-0
Altınordu Izmir	0: 5	MKE Ankaragücü	0: 1	0: 4
Beykozspor	1: 2	Akçaabat Sebatspor	1-0	0: 2
Boluspor	0: 2	Bandırmaspor	0: 1	0: 1
Eskişehirspor	2-0	Sakaryaspor	2-0	0-0
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	5: 2	İstanbulspor	5: 1	0: 1
Şekerspor	1: 3	Gaziantepspor	1: 1	0: 2
Galatasaray Istanbul	2: 2 ( a )	MKE Kırıkkalespor	2: 1	0: 1
Vefa SK	0: 2	Kocaelispor	0: 2	0-0
Goztepe Izmir	2: 6	Beşiktaş Istanbul	2: 2	0: 4

Round of 16

	total		First leg	Return leg
Orduspor	2-0	Bandırmaspor	2-0	0-0
Trabzonspor	1: 1 3: 4 i. E.	Diyarbakırspor	1-0	0: 1
Adana Demirspor	3: 3 ( a )	Beşiktaş Istanbul	3: 1	0: 2
Gaziantepspor	2: 2 ( a )	MKE Kırıkkalespor	2: 1	0: 1
MKE Ankaragücü	1: 3	Kocaelispor	1: 1	0: 2
Altay Izmir	2: 1	Akçaabat Sebatspor	2-0	0: 1
Bursaspor	4: 2	Bandırma Etispor	2: 1	2: 1
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	( a ) 2: 2	Eskişehirspor	1-0	1: 2

Quarter finals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Diyarbakırspor	6: 6 5: 6 i. E.	MKE Kırıkkalespor	3: 3	3: 3 a.d.
Altay Izmir	3: 2	Orduspor	3: 1	0: 1
Bursaspor	2: 2 ( a )	Kocaelispor	2: 1	0: 1
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	1-0	Beşiktaş Istanbul	0-0	1-0

Semifinals

	total		First leg	Return leg
Kocaelispor	1: 5	Fenerbahçe Istanbul	0-0	1: 5
MKE Kırıkkalespor	2: 5	Altay Izmir	2: 3	0: 2

final

First leg

pairing	Altay Izmir - Fenerbahçe Istanbul
Result	2: 1 (1: 1)
date	May 9, 1979, 4:15 p.m.
Stadion	Alsancak Stadium , Izmir
referee	İhsan door
Gates	0: 1 Engin Verel (34th) 1: 1 Zafer Bilgitay (40th) 2: 1 Bora Öztürk (80th)
Altay Izmir	Alptuğ Urgancı - Zafer Bilgetay , Bilal Yaşar , Sabahattin Erbuğa , Şeref İncirmen - Mithat Mıhçı , Nevruz Şerif , Akif Başaran - Mustafa Denizli , Bora Öztürk , Murat Erbaşlar Trainer: Candan Tarhan
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Radmilo Ivancevic - Coşkun Demirbakan , Erol Togay , Raşit Çetiner , Yenal Kaçıra - Onur Kayador , Önder Mustafaoğlu , Ali Kemal Denizci - Şevki Şenlen , Tuna Güneysu , Engin Verel Trainer: Necdet Niş
yellow cards	Zafer Bilgitay, Mustafa Denizli - Onur Kayador, Radmilo Ivancevic, Engin Verel

Return leg

pairing	Fenerbahçe Istanbul - Altay Izmir
Result	2: 0 (1: 0)
date	May 23, 1979, 3:30 p.m.
Stadion	Inönü Stadium , Istanbul
referee	Hilmi Ok
Gates	1-0 Raşit Çetiner (3rd) 2-0 Önder Mustafaoğlu (58th)
Fenerbahçe Istanbul	Radmilo Ivancevic - Cem Pamiroğlu , Onur Kayador , Raşit Çetiner , Yenal Kaçıra - Erol Togay , Önder Mustafaoğlu , Cemil Turan , Şevki Şenlen - Ali Kemal Denizci , Engin Verel Trainer: Necdet Niş
Altay Izmir	Alptug Urgancı - Bilal Yaşar , Sabahattin Erbuğa , Şeref İncirmen , Zafer Bilgetay - Mithat Mihci (46 Alper Timur ), Nevruz Şerif , Akif Basaran (77. Mustafa Kaplakaslan ), Mustafa Turgat - Murat Erbaşlar , Bora Öztürk Coach: Candan Tarhan
yellow cards	Radmilo Ivancevic, Engin Verel - Sabahattin Erbuğa, Nevruz Şerif

Best goal scorers

rank	player	society	Gates
1	Turkey Halil Agan	MKE Kırıkkalespor	4th
	Turkey Raşit Çetiner	Fenerbahçe Istanbul
	Turkey Mustafa Denizli	Altay Izmir
	Turkey Vehbi Günay	Diyarbakırspor
	Turkey Reşit Kaynak	Diyarbakırspor
	Turkey Sedat Ozden	Bursaspor
	Turkey Bora Öztürk	Altay Izmir
	Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic Sava Paunovic	Beşiktaş Istanbul
	Turkey Sinan Turhan	Adana Demirspor
10	Turkey İsmail Atık	Beşiktaş Istanbul	3

Individual evidence

↑ Izmirspor did not appear in the game. Muş Idman Yurdu was named the winner.
↑ Aydınspor did not appear in the game. Edirnespor was named the winner.
↑ Tokatspor did not appear in the game. Beykozspor was named the winner.
↑ Balıkesirspor did not appear in the game. Akçaabat Sebatspor was named the winner.
↑ Manisaspor did not appear in the game. Rizespor was named the winner.
↑ Erzincanspor (amateurs) did not play. Sakaryaspor was named the winner.

Web links

Information on the Turkish Football Cup 1978/79 on mackolik.com

[1] Izmirspor did not appear in the game. Muş Idman Yurdu was named the winner.

[2] Aydınspor did not appear in the game. Edirnespor was named the winner.

[3] Tokatspor did not appear in the game. Beykozspor was named the winner.

[4] Balıkesirspor did not appear in the game. Akçaabat Sebatspor was named the winner.

[5] Manisaspor did not appear in the game. Rizespor was named the winner.

[6] Erzincanspor (amateurs) did not play. Sakaryaspor was named the winner.