| 1977–78 season | |||
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| President | Turhan Lokmanoğlu | ||
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| Stadium | Mersin, Turkey | ||
| First League | 16th | ||
| Turkish Cup | Eliminated at R3 | ||
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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 1977–78. The 1977–78 season was the sixth season of Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) football team in First League, the first level division in Turkey. They have relegated to second division at the end of the season. It was the second relegation from first division after 1973–74. Team's bad performance continued in Cup matches as well.
The team started the season with coach Kadri Aytaç. However Aytaç left the club and became the manager of Rizespor after the 7th round. Trainers Seyfi Alanya and Turgut Kafkas managed the team for the rest of the first half games. Orhan Yüksel became the coach at the start of the second half of the season. Yüksel completed the season.
The team has prepared for the season at Uludağ. Preparation games:
First League was played with 16 teams in its 21st season, 1977–78. Last two teams relegated to Second League 1978–79. Mersin İY finished 16th with 3 wins and relegated to second division next year. It was worst season of the team in First League.
Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1977–78 First League league summary:
Mersin İY's league performance in First League in 1977–78 season is shown in the following table.