1977–78 in Turkish football
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The 1977–78 season was the 74th season of competitive football in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

.

Overview

Fenerbahçe won their ninth 1.Lig title in 1977–78. Cemil Turan
Cemil Turan
Cemil Turan, is a former Turkish football player and a topscorer and current Director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy....

, forward for Fenerbahçe, finished top scorer with 17 goals. Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

 finished runners-up, and Adanaspor
Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1954, Adanaspor are nicknamed Toros Kaplanları . The club colours are orange and white, and the club play their home matches at Adana 5 Ocak Stadı....

 finished third, their highest finish. Ankaragücü
Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....

 and Mersin İdmanyurdu
Mersin İdmanyurdu
Mersin İdmanyurdu is a Turkish sports club from Mersin in Eastern Mediterranean Region. The club is especially known for its football team which was playing in Süper Lig, Turkey's first level division by 2011–12 season. The team played in first division for 11 seasons previous to 1984...

 were relegated to the 2.Lig
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

, while Göztepe
Göztepe A.S.
Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor...

 and MKE Kırıkkalespor
MKE Kirikkalespor
MKE Kırıkkalespor is a sports club located in Kırıkkale, Turkey. The football club plays in the Third League.-League Participations:*First Level: 1978-79*Second Level: 1974-78, 1979–88, 1999-01*Third Level: 1967-74, 1988–99, 2001–09*Fourth Level: 2009-...

 were promoted to the 1.Lig. Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

 won the Türkiye Kupası (Turkish Cup), Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası
Turkish Super Cup
The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...

 (Super Cup), and Başbakanlık Kupası
Chancellor Cup
The Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....

 (Chancellor Cup).

All clubs qualified for European competition (Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe, Altay, and Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

) were knocked out in the first round of their respective competitions.

Awards

  • Gol Kralı (Goal King)
    • Cemil Turan
      Cemil Turan
      Cemil Turan, is a former Turkish football player and a topscorer and current Director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy....

       (Fenerbahçe) – 17 goals

Honours

Competition|Runners-up
1.Lig Fenerbahçe (9) Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

 (1)
2.Lig
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

Göztepe
Göztepe A.S.
Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor...

 (1)
MKE Kırıkkalespor
MKE Kirikkalespor
MKE Kırıkkalespor is a sports club located in Kırıkkale, Turkey. The football club plays in the Third League.-League Participations:*First Level: 1978-79*Second Level: 1974-78, 1979–88, 1999-01*Third Level: 1967-74, 1988–99, 2001–09*Fourth Level: 2009-...

 (1)
Türkiye Kupası Trabzonspor (2) Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1940, Adana Demirspor are nicknamed Mavi Şimşekler...

 (1)
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası
Turkish Super Cup
The TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...

Trabzonspor (3) Fenerbahçe (3)
Başbakanlık Kupası
Chancellor Cup
The Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....

Trabzonspor (2) Adana Demirspor (1)

European qualification

Competition Qualifiers Reason for qualification
European Cup Fenerbahçe 1st in 1.Lig
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

3nd in 1.Lig
Adanaspor
Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1954, Adanaspor are nicknamed Toros Kaplanları . The club colours are orange and white, and the club play their home matches at Adana 5 Ocak Stadı....

4th in 1.Lig
European Cup Winners' Cup Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

Türkiye Kupası winners

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA ± Pts Notes
1 Fenerbahçe 30 17 8 5 48 24
24
42 European Cup
2 Trabzonspor 30 18 5 7 42 16
12
41 European Cup Winners' Cup
3 Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....

30 13 12 5 38 26
12
38 UEFA Cup
4 Adanaspor
Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1954, Adanaspor are nicknamed Toros Kaplanları . The club colours are orange and white, and the club play their home matches at Adana 5 Ocak Stadı....

30 12 11 7 28 31 -3 35 UEFA Cup
5 Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

30 12 8 10 33 29
4
32
6 Altay 30 9 12 9 29 28
1
30
7 Boluspor
Boluspor
Boluspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Bolu. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965....

30 11 8 11 25 26 -1 30
8 Zonguldakspor
Zonguldakspor
Zonguldakspor is a local football club in Zonguldak, Turkey. Also known as Kara Elmas . The club was founded in 1945 as Kömürspor and won all of Zonguldak League until 1966. She admitted to Second League in 1966-67 season and took present name.-Overview:She promoted to First League after...

30 11 8 11 33 35 -2 30
9 Diyarbakırspor
Diyarbakirspor
Diyarbakırspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Diyarbakır. Formed in 1968, Diyarbakırspor are nicknamed Diyar...

30 10 10 10 29 31 -2 30
10 Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...

30 9 10 11 26 24
2
28
11 Orduspor
Orduspor
Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:...

30 10 7 13 30 29
1
27
12 Eskişehirspor
Eskisehirspor
Eskişehirspor is a football club in Eskişehir, Turkey. Also known as Kırmızı Şimşekler or The Star of Anatolia. The club was founded in 1965 and started a football revolution in Anatolia. Eskişehirspor started a long term stay in the first league in Turkey when they were founded. This term lasted...

30 6 13 11 24 28 -4 25
13 Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1940, Adana Demirspor are nicknamed Mavi Şimşekler...

30 7 11 12 24 36 -12 25
14 Samsunspor
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...

30 8 8 14 25 36 -11 24
15 Ankaragücü
Ankaragücü
MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....

30 8 6 16 21 31 -10 22 Relegated to the 2.Lig
TFF First League
The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

16 Mersin İdmanyurdu
Mersin İdmanyurdu
Mersin İdmanyurdu is a Turkish sports club from Mersin in Eastern Mediterranean Region. The club is especially known for its football team which was playing in Süper Lig, Turkey's first level division by 2011–12 season. The team played in first division for 11 seasons previous to 1984...

30 3 15 12 19 34 -15 21 Relegated to the 2.Lig


Notes
  • Tiebreakers are the average of goals scored to goals allowed.

Türkiye Kupası final

First leg
Second leg

1978 Türkiye Kupası winners
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...


Second title

National team

The Turkey national football team
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...

competed in seven matches during the 1977–78 season. The team finished with a record of one win, one draw, and five losses.
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