1972–73 Galatasaray S.K. season
Galatasaray 1972–73 football season
| 1972–73 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President |  Selahattin Beyazıt(until 3 February 1973) Mustafa Pekin | |||
| Manager |  Brian Birch | |||
| Stadium | Ali Sami Yen Stadi Mithatpaşa Stadi | |||
| 1.Lig | 1st | |||
| Türkiye Kupası | Winner | |||
| Süper Kupa | Runner-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mehmet Özgül (12) All: Mehmet Özgül (15) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 42,850 vs FC Bayern Munich (13 September 1972) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 17,830 vs Vefa SK (04 April 1973) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 32,178 | |||
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← 1971–72 1973–74 → | ||||
The 1972–73 season was Galatasaray's 69th in existence and the 15th consecutive season in the 1. Lig. This article shows statistics of the club's players in the season, and also lists all matches that the club have played in the season.
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos. | Name | 1. Lig | Türkiye Kupası | Süper Kupa | European Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 1 | GK | Yasin Özdenak | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| - | GK | Nihat Akbay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | DF | Tarık Küpoğlu | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| - | DF | Muzaffer Sipahi | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| - | DF | Arif Kuşdoğan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | DF | Tuncay Temeller | 20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| - | DF | Ekrem Günalp | 29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| - | DF | Samim Yağız | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | Aydın Güleş | 29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| - | MF | Bülent Ünder | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| - | MF | Ahmet Akkuş | 23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Oğuz | 28 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| - | MF | Talat Özkarslı | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Savaş Yarbay | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | FW | Suphi Soylu | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | Uğur Köken(C) | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| - | FW | Avram Kalpin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Metin Kurt | 30 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 14 |
| 9 | FW | Gökmen Özdenak | 20 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| - | FW | Olcay Başarır | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| - | FW | Korhan Tınaz | 11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Özgül | 26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
Players in / out
In
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | Mehmet Özgül | 22 | Sirkeci SK |
| FW | | Korhan Tınaz | 19 | Kütahyaspor |
| DF | | Arif Kuşdoğan | 16 | Galatasaray U21 |
Out
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu | 33 | Sakaryaspor |
1.Lig
Standings
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 30 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 47 | 12 | +35 | 47 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 30 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 42 | 17 | +25 | 42 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Eskişehirspor | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 36 | |
| 4 | MKE Ankaragücü | 30 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 34 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Boluspor | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 30 | +7 | 33 | Invitation to Balkans Cup |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Matches
Galatasaray SK v PTT SK
| 9 September 1972 1 | Galatasaray SK | 3–0 | PTT SK | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Gökmen Özdenak  36', 86'Uğur Köken 83' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 19,951 Referee: İbrahim Fırla |
Şekerspor v Galatasaray SK
| 16 September 1972 2 | Şekerspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 15:45 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 14,020 Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
Galatasaray SK v Mersin İdmanyurdu
| 24 September 1972 3 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | Istanbul |
| 15:45 EET | Mehmet Özgül 12' Metin Kurt 43' | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 28,306 Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
Galatasaray SK v Beşiktaş JK
| 1 October 1972 4 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 38,868 Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
Altay SK v Galatasaray
| 8 October 1972 5 | Altay SK | 0–2 | Galatasaray | İzmir |
| 15:45 EET | (Report) | Mehmet Özgül 7' Olcay Başarır 13' | Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
Galatasaray SK v Göztepe SK
| 14 October 1972 6 | Galatasaray SK | 0–1 | Göztepe SK | Istanbul |
| 14:15 EET | (Report) | Mehmet Türken 85' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 26,040 Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli |
Giresunspor v Galatasaray SK
| 29 October 1972 7 | Giresunspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Giresun |
| 14:00 EET | Doğan Tepeçalı 73' | (Report) | Mehmet Özgül 86' | Stadium: Atatürk Stadi Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
Vefa SK v Galatasaray SK
| 4 November 1972 8 | Vefa SK | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Ünal Tombulel 79' | (Report) | Tuncay Temeller 41p', 66' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 15,573 Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
Galatasaray v Adanaspor
| 12 November 1972 9 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Adanaspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Metin Kurt 85' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 29,246 Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
Boluspor v Galatasaray
| 19 November 1972 10 | Boluspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Bolu |
| 14:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Bolu Atatürk Stadium Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
Galatasaray SK v Eskişehirspor
| 25 November 1972 11 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Eskişehirspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Aydın Güleş 35' Metin Kurt 55'Ahmet Akkuş 85' | (Report) | Şevki Şenlen 89' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 42,337 Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
Fenerbahçe SK v Galatasaray SK
| 3 December 1972 12 | Fenerbahçe SK | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:15 EET | Osman Arpacıoğlu 65' | (Report) | Ahmet Akkuş 43' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 41,293 Referee: Doğan Babacan |
MKE Ankaragücü v Galatasaray SK
| 17 December 1972 13 | MKE Ankaragücü | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 14:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
Galatasaray SK v Samsunspor
| 24 December 1972 14 | Galatasaray SK | 5–0 | Samsunspor | Istanbul |
| 14:15 EET | Metin Kurt 10', 45', 59' Ahmet Akkuş 17', 85' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 27,971 Referee: İbrahim Fırla |
Bursaspor v Galatasaray SK
| 31 December 1972 15 | Bursaspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Bursa |
| 14:15 EET | (Report) | Aydın Güleş 65' | Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
PTT SK v Galatasaray SK
| 4 February 1973 16 | PTT SK | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 14:15 EET | Erol Erhanlı 27' | (Report) | Bülent Ünder 6' | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 24,280 Referee: Orhan Cebe |
Galatasaray SK v Şekerspor
| 10 February 1973 17 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Şekerspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30EET | Mehmet Özgül 5' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 30,262 Referee: İbrahim Fırla |
Mersin İdmanyurdu v Galatasaray SK
| 18 February 1973 18 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Mersin |
| 14:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadı Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan |
Beşiktaş JK v Galatasaray SK
| 4 March 1973 19 | Beşiktaş JK | 0–3 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:45 EET | (Report) | Tuncay Temeller 22p' Ahmet Akkuş 52'Mehmet Özgül 58' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 42,863 Referee: Sedat Özselçuk |
Galatasaray SK v Altay SK
| 11 March 1973 20 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Altay SK | Istanbul |
| 14:45 EET | Metin Kurt 21' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Nevzat Tansuk |
Göztepe SK v Galatasaray SK
| 18 March 1973 21 | Göztepe SK | 0–4 | Galatasaray SK | İzmir |
| 15:00 EET | (Report) | Tuncay Temeller 37' Mehmet Özgül 51', 58'Ahmet Akkuş 56' | Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 39,290 Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan |
Galatasaray SK v Giresunspor
| 24 March 1973 22 | Galatasaray SK | 2–0 | Giresunspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Tuncay Temelle 9' Korhan Tınaz 64' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 39,666 Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
Galatasaray SK v Vefa SK
| 31 March 1973 23 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Vefa SK | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Mehmet Özgül 53', 76' Mehmet Oğuz 82' | (Report) | Jorge Montemarani 26' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 37,858 Referee: Ömer Karadağ |
Adanaspor v Galatasaray SK
| 8 April 1973 24 | Adanaspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Adana |
| 14:30 EET | (Report) | Mehmet Oğuz 24' | Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadı Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
Galatasaray SK v Boluspor
| 15 April 1973 25 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Boluspor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Metin Kurt 5' Bülent Ünder 10'Tuncay Temeller 17' | (Report) | Sinan Alayoğlu 12' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 42,510 Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
Eskişehirspor v Galatasaray SK
| 22 April 1973 26 | Eskişehirspor | 2–0 | Galatasaray SK | Eskişehir |
| 14:45 EET | Burhan İpek 80', 81' | (Report) | Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadı Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
Galatasaray SK v Fenerbahçe SK
| 29 April 1973 27 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Fenerbahçe SK | Istanbul |
| 15:45 EET | Tuncay Temeller 28' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 30,589 Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
Galatasaray SK v MKE Ankaragücü
| 12 May 1973 28 | Galatasaray SK | 3–0 | MKE Ankaragücü | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Ekrem Günalp 35' Metin Kurt 44'Mehmet Özgül 60' | (Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: İbrahim Fırla |
Samsunspor v Galatasaray SK
| 20 May 1973 29 | Samsunspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Samsun |
| 15:15 EET | Adem Kurukaya 19' | (Report) | Tuncay Temeller 26' | Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadı Referee: Ertuğrul Aybay |
Galatasaray SK v Bursaspor
| 27 May 1973 30 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Mehmet Özgül 25', 90' | (Report) | Tuncay Temeller 54p' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 24,707 Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
Türkiye Kupası
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
1st round
Galatasaray SK v Orduspor (2)
| 1 November 1972 1 | Galatasaray SK | 5–1 | Orduspor (2) | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Tuncay Temeller 15p' Korhan Tınaz 42', 48', 78'Mehmet Oğuz 69' | (Report) | Güven Türközer 90' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Müşfik Talas |
Orduspor (2) v Galatasaray SK
| 15 November 1972 2 | Orduspor (2) | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Ordu |
| 14:00 EET | Aydın Yıldırım 38' | (Report) | Gökmen Özdenak 18' Metin Kurt 70' | Stadium: Ordu 19 Eylül Stadium Referee: Ata Bahri |
2nd round
Eskişehirspor v Galatasaray SK
| 13 December 1972 1 | Eskişehirspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Eskişehir |
| 14:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadı Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli |
Galatasaray SK v Eskişehirspor
| 27 December 1972 2 | Galatasaray SK | 3–0 | Eskişehirspor | Istanbul |
| 14:00EET | Metin Kurt 62' Gökmen Özdenak 79'Mehmet Oğuz 86p' | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 19,474 Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
1/4 final
Galatasaray SK v Bursaspor
| 28 January 1973 1 | Galatasaray SK | 4–1 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Metin Kurt 2' Ahmet Akkuş 15'Muzaffer Sipahi 31'Mehmet Özgül 83' | (Report) | Sinan Bür 75' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 30,639 Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli |
Bursaspor v Galatasaray SK
| 28 February 1973 2 | Bursaspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Bursa |
| 14:45 EET | Mesut Şen 21' | (Report) | Gökmen Özdenak 72' | Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Macit Sarıdana |
1/2 final
Vefa SK v Galatasaray SK
| 14 March 1973 1 | Vefa SK | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 14:45 EET | Erdinç Sandalcı 34' | (Report) | Mehmet Özgül 13', 32' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 12,722 Referee: Cumhur Demir |
Galatasaray SK v Vefa SK
| 4 April 1973 2 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Vefa SK | Istanbul |
| 18:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 17,830 Referee: Doğan Babacan |
Final
Galatasaray SK v MKE Ankaragücü
| 2 May 1973 1 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | MKE Ankaragücü | Istanbul |
| 16:30 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 36', 72' Mehmet Oğuz 89' | (Report) | Metin Yılmaz 17' | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 20,824 Referee: Sedat Özselçuk |
MKE Ankaragücü v Galatasaray SK
| 23 May 1973 2 | MKE Ankaragücü | 1–1 | Galatasaray SK | Ankara |
| 16:30 EET | Erman Toroğlu 73' | (Report) | Metin Kurt 70' | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 21,612 Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan |
Süper Kupa
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
Galatasaray SK v Fenerbahçe SK
| 9 June 1973 | Galatasaray SK | 1–2 | Fenerbahçe SK | Ankara |
| 15:00 EET | Metin Kurt 5' | (Report) | Cemil Turan 19' Fuat Saner 45p' | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Doğan Babacan |
European Cup
1st round
Galatasaray SK v FC Bayern Munich
| 13 September 1972 1 | Galatasaray SK | 1–1 | FC Bayern Munich | Istanbul |
| EET | Bülent Ünder 55' | (Report) | Gerd Müller 66' | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 42,850 Referee:  Aurelio Angonese |
FC Bayern Munich v Galatasaray SK
| 27 September 1972 2 | FC Bayern Munich | 6–0 | Galatasaray SK | München |
| 01:00 EET | Gerd Müller 14', 78' Uli Hoeness 29'Edgar Schneider 35'Franz Beckenbauer 76p'Franz Roth 88' | (Report) | Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 70,000 Referee:  Fernando Leite |
Friendly matches
Galatasaray SK v Beşiktaş JK
| 12 August 1972 1 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 14,742 Referee: Sermet Kaftancı |
TSYD Kupası
Fenerbahçe SK v Galatasaray SK
| 16 August 1972 1 | Fenerbahçe SK | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: 26,381 Referee: Sermet Kaftancı |
Galatasaray SK v Beşiktaş JK
| 23 August 1972 1 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Kemal Akay |
Zafer Bayramı Kupası
Galatasaray SK v Fenerbahçe SK
| 30 August 1972 | Galatasaray SK | 0–1 | Fenerbahçe SK | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | (Report) | Osman Arpacıoğlu 6' | Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadi Attendance: n/a Referee: Cumhur Demir |
Hasan Tahsin Kupası
Fenerbahçe SK v Galatasaray SK
| 21 January 1973 | Fenerbahçe SK | 2–1 | Galatasaray SK | İzmir |
| 15:00 EET | Canan Açıkgöz 2p' Muharrem Algıç 20' | (Report) | Gökmen Özdenak 8' | Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Attendance: 66,701 Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
Attendance
| Competition | Av. Att. | Total Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 32,178 | 418,311 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 22,192 | 88,767 |
| European Cup | 42,850 | 42,850 |
| Total | 30,552 | 549,928 |
References
- Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6
External links
- Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website (in Turkish, English, and French)
- Turkish Football Federation – Galatasaray A.Ş. (in Turkish and English)
- uefa.com – Galatasaray AŞ
