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.
| 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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Squad statistics
edit| 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
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| - | DF | Tarık Küpoğlu
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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
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20 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| - | DF | Ekrem Günalp
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29 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 1 |
| - | DF | Samim Yağız
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0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | MF | Aydın Güleş
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29 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 2 |
| - | MF | Bülent Ünder
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26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 |
| - | MF | Ahmet Akkuş
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23 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Oğuz
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28 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 5 |
| - | MF | Talat Özkarslı
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | MF | Savaş Yarbay
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3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | FW | Suphi Soylu
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1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | Uğur Köken(C)
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12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| - | FW | Avram Kalpin
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | FW | Metin Kurt
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30 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 14 |
| 9 | FW | Gökmen Özdenak
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20 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 |
| - | FW | Olcay Başarır
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13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| - | FW | Korhan Tınaz
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11 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Özgül
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26 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
Players in / out
editIn
edit| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |
|
Mehmet Özgül | 22 | Sirkeci SK |
| FW |
|
Korhan Tınaz | 19 | Kütahyaspor |
| DF |
|
Arif Kuşdoğan | 16 | Galatasaray U21 |
Out
edit| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |
|
Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu | 33 | Sakaryaspor |
1.Lig
editStandings
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1 October 1972 4 | Galatasaray SK | 0–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadi Attendance: 38,868 Referee: Ertuğrul Dilek |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 19 November 1972 10 | Boluspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Bolu |
| 14:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Bolu Atatürk Stadium Referee: Fehmi Pazarcı |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 31 December 1972 15 | Bursaspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Bursa |
| 14:15 EET | (Report) | Aydın Güleş 65' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Referee: Muzaffer Sarvan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18 February 1973 18 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Mersin |
| 14:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadı Referee: Ziya Türkdoğan |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
editKick-off listed in local time (EET)
1st round
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 13 December 1972 1 | Eskişehirspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Eskişehir |
| 14:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadı Referee: Sabahattin Ladikli |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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
editKick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 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
edit1st round
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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 |
| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Galatasaray Futbol Takımı - 1972/1973 @ Mackolik.com". mackolik.com. Retrieved 2016-07-06.
- ^ Türkiye Kupası – 1972/1973 Maç Sonuçları, iddaa İstatistikleri, Haberler @ Mackolik.com
- Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6
External links
edit- Galatasaray Sports Club Official Website (in Turkish, English, and French)
- Turkish Football Federation – Galatasaray A.Ş. (in Turkish and English)
- uefa.com – Galatasaray AŞ