1969–70 Mersin İdmanyurdu season
| 1969–70 season | |||
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| President | Mehmet Karamehmet | ||
| Coach |
 Bülent Giz
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| Stadium | Mersin, Turkey | ||
| First League | 4th | ||
| Turkish Cup | Eliminated at R2 | ||
| Top goalscorer |
Osman Arpacıoğlu (6) |
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Mersin İdmanyurdu (also Mersin İdman Yurdu, Mersin İY, or MİY) Sports Club; located in Mersin, east Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 1969–70. The 1969–70 season was the third season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in Turkish First Football League, the first level division in Turkey. They finished fourth which was the best position the team ever obtained.
The team manager was Bülent Giz, one of the famous managers in 1970's Turkish football; and the club president was Mehmet Karamahmet, Çukurova Group's owner. Deputy president was Mahir Turan. Erol Tarhan was general captain. Sadri Usluoğlu who worked as executive for Beşiktaş and national team became general manager of İdmanyurdu. Before the start of the season Kadri Aytaç was the technical advisor and look for foreign transfers. Later he attended in a course in Romania.
Mersin İdmanyurdu has targeted championship in this season. Coach Bülent Giz has written an article to declare their target in the mid-season He said that if the substitutes had been good enough they hadn'nt been finished first half at third place. His claim remained until the end of the league when the team lost last two matches to average teams and lost the chance to be eligible for European Cups next year.
MİY opened the season on 25.07.1969 in Tarsus. Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium was under repairement.
First League was played with 16 teams in its twelfth season, 1969–70. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1970–71. Mersin İY became fourth with 12 wins, and Osman Arpacıoğlu was most scorer player with 6 goals. Mersin İdmanyurdu has fought for second place -which provided eligibility for Fairs Cup- with Eskişehirspor, Altay, and Göztepe; and missed the chance of participation in a European cup.
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