The 1978–79 season was Galatasaray's 75th in existence and the club's 21st consecutive season in the Turkish First Football League. 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.
| 1978–79 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President |  Selahattin Beyazıt(until 27 January 1979) Ali Uras | |||
| Manager | Coşkun Özarı | |||
| Stadium | Inönü Stadi | |||
| 1. Lig | 2nd | |||
| Türkiye Kupası | 5th round | |||
| UEFA Cup | 1st round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Ešref Jašarević (9) Gökmen Özdenak (9) All: Ešref Jašarević (9) Gökmen Özdenak (9) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 36,836 vs Fenerbahçe SK (1. Lig, 22 October 1978) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 5,268 vs MKE Kırıkkalespor (Türkiye Kupası, 25 October 1978) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 23,094 | |||
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Squad statistics edit
| No. | Pos. | Name | 1. Lig | Türkiye Kupası | UEFA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| - | GK | Eser Özaltındere
|
28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| - | GK | Bahattin Demircan
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| - | GK | Haydar Erdoğan
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | Fatih Terim (C)
|
27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| - | DF | Güngör Tekin
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28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| - | DF | Cüneyt Tanman
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26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 |
| - | DF | Erdoğan Arıca
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29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| - | DF | Müfit Erkasap
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27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| - | DF | Tuncay Temeller
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| - | DF | Rıdvan Kılıç
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16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| - | DF | Ali Yavaş
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| - | MF |  Jusuf Hatunić
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4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| - | MF | Mehmet Oğuz
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29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| - | MF | Gürcan Aday
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15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| - | MF | Metin Yıldız
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| - | MF | Turgay İnal
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18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 5 |
| - | MF | Hasan Moralı
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | Murat Kandil
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | FW | Gökmen Özdenak
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30 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 9 |
| - | FW | Öner Kılıç
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30 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 7 |
| - | FW | Tacettin Ergürsel
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| - | FW | Ešref Jašarević
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24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 |
| - | FW | Zafer Dinçer
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19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| - | FW | Mustafa Dil
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Players in / out edit
In edit
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |
|
Eser Özaltındere | 24 | Adana Demirspor |
| FW |
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Ešref Jašarević | 26 | Kayserispor |
| DF |
|
Jusuf Hatunić | 28 | Kayserispor |
| FW |
|
Metin Yıldız | 18 | Galatasaray A2 |
| MF |
|
Hasan Moralı | 20 | Galatasaray A2 |
Out edit
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK |
|
Nihat Akbay | 33 | Retired |
| FW |
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Şükrü Tetik | 21 | Samsunspor |
| MF |
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Bülent Ünder | 29 | Retired |
1. Lig edit
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trabzonspor (C) | 30 | 13 | 16 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 42 | Qualification to European Cup first round |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 17 | +30 | 41 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 30 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 23 | +18 | 38 | Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Orduspor | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 27 | +4 | 34 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Diyarbakırspor | 30 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 32 |
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
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 27 August 1978 1 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | Diyarbakırspor | Istanbul |
| 17:00 EET | Turgay İnal  8'Öner Kılıç 42'Gökmen Özdenak 77' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 3 September 1978 2 | Altay SK | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Izmir |
| 20:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadı Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 10 September 1978 3 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Zonguldakspor | Istanbul |
| 17:00 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 47' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 15,519 Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 17 September 1978 4 | Orduspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Ordu |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Ordu 19 Eylül Stadium Referee: Yılmaz Dinçel |
| 30 September 1978 5 | Galatasaray | 1–0 | Boluspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 EET | Cüneyt Tanman 66' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 18,761 Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 8 October 1978 6 | Adana Demirspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Adana |
| 17:00 EET | Müjdat Karanfilci 44' |
(Report) | Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadium Referee: Orhan Cebe |
| 15 October 1978 7 | Eskişehirspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Eskişehir |
| 15:00 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 22 October 1978 8 | Galatasaray | 1–1 | Fenerbahçe | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Erhan Altın 36' |
(Report) | Erol Togay 82' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 36,836 Referee: Erkan Göksel |
| 4 November 1978 9 | Galatasaray | 1–2 | Adanaspor | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | Cüneyt Tanman 60' |
(Report) | Timuçin Çuğ 65' Erdem Eren 71' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 14,888 Referee: Orhan Cebe |
| 12 November 1978 10 | Trabzonspor | 0–0 | Galatasaray | Trabzon |
| 12:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 19 November 1978 11 | Beşiktaş | 0–1 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 14:30 EET | (Report) | Öner Kılıç 47' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 39,653 Referee: Cumhur Demir |
| 3 December 1978 12 | Samsunspor | 0–1 | Galatasaray SK | Samsun |
| 13:45 EET | (Report) | Cüneyt Tanman 26' |
Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 9 December 1978 13 | Galatasaray SK | 6–1 | Göztepe S.K. | Istanbul |
| 14:00 EET | Güngör Tekin 1' Öner Kılıç 24'Cüneyt Tanman 26'Zafer Dinçer 74'Ešref Jašarević 81'Turgay İnal 88' |
(Report) | Kazım Korur 19' |
Stadium: İnönü Stadı Attendance: 13,245 Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 17 December 1978 14 | MKE Kırıkkalespor | 0–0 | Galatasaray SK | Kırıkkale |
| 13:30 EET | (Report) | Stadium: Fikret Karabudak Stadı Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 24 December 1978 15 | Bursaspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Bursa |
| 14:00 EET | Sedat Özbağ 9' |
(Report) | Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadı Referee: Talat Tokat |
| 11 February 1979 16 | Diyarbakırspor | 1–0 | Galatasaray | Diyarbakır |
| 14:45 EET | Sedat Gezer 81' |
(Report) | Stadium: Diyarbakır Atatürk Stadium Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 17 February 1979 17 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | Altay | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Öner Kılıç 8' Ešref Jašarević 38' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 19,286 Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 25 February 1979 18 | Zonguldakspor | 2–0 | Galatasaray | Zonguldak |
| 15:15 EET | İsa Ertürk 34' Sinan Alayoğlu 48' |
(Report) | Stadium: Kemal Köksal Stadium Referee: Talat Toka |
| 4 March 1979 19 | Galatasaray | 4–0 | Orduspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Zafer Dinçer 48' Güngör Tekin 55'Gökmen Özdenak 73', 74' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 20,450 Referee: İhsan Türe |
| 11 March 1979 20 | Boluspor | 1–1 | Galatasaray | Bolu |
| 15:00 EET | Mehmet Özgül 56' |
(Report) | Ešref Jašarević 44' |
Stadium: Bolu Atatürk Stadium Referee: Yılmaz Önen |
| 25 March 1979 21 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | Adana Demirspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 50' Ešref Jašarević 61' |
(Report) | Hüseyin Çelik 46' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 21,944 Referee: Oktay Taner |
| 8 April 1979 22 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | Eskişehirspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Zafer Dinçer 30' Ešref Jašarević 39', 66' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 25,367 Referee: Sadık Deda |
| 15 April 1979 23 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Erol Togay 53' Şevki Şenlen 89' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 36,388 Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 22 April 1979 24 | Galatasaray SK | 5–1 | Bursaspor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Ešref Jašarević 7', 9', 14' Öner Kılıç 28'Gökmen Özdenak 42' |
(Report) | Cengiz Tunçman 75' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 19,148 Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
| 29 April 1979 25 | Adanaspor | 1–2 | Galatasaray SK | Adana |
| 15:00 EET | Özer Umdu 20p' |
(Report) | Fatih Terim 37p' Gökmen Özdenak 75' |
Stadium: Adana 5 Ocak Stadı Referee: Sadık Deda |
| 5 May 1979 26 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Gürcan Aday 65' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 20,345 Referee: Orhan Cebe |
| 13 May 1979 27 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Gökmen Özdenak 13' Güngör Tekin 44'Cüneyt Tanman 89' |
(Report) | Ziya Doğan 24' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 38,417 Referee: Hilmi Ok |
| 20 May 1979 28 | Galatasaray SK | 5–0 | Samsunspor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Öner Kılıç 30' Gökmen Özdenak 38'Güngör Tekin 51'Turgay İnal 79', 83' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nihat Güner |
| 27 May 1979 29 | Göztepe SK | 0–1 | Galatasaray | İzmir |
| 15:30 EET | (Report) | Mehmet Oğuz 45' |
Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 22,539 Referee: Celal Türk |
| 3 June 1979 30 | Galatasaray SK | 3–1 | MKE Kırıkkalespor | Istanbul |
| 15:30 EET | Zafer Dinçer 6' Fatih Terim 56'Öner Kılıç 66' |
(Report) | Mustafa Bakkal 22' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 27,209 Referee: Yavuz Tunç |
Turkiye Kupasi edit
5th stage edit
| 25 October 1978 1 | Galatasaray SK | 2–1 | MKE Kırıkkalespor | Istanbul |
| 15:00 EET | Fatih Terim 23p', 86' |
(Report) | Halil Ağan 70' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadı Attendance: 5,268 Referee: Özcan Gürkaynak |
| 8 November 1978 2 | MKE Kırıkkalespor | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Kırıkkale |
| 14:00 EET | Mehmet Çardak 45' |
(Report) | Stadium: Fikret Karabudak Stadı Referee: Müşfik Talas |
UEFA Cup edit
First round edit
| 13 September 1978 1 | Galatasaray SK | 1–3 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | İzmir |
| Fatih Terim 88p' |
(Report) | Bryan Robson 6' Laurie Cunningham 62', 67' |
Stadium: Atatürk Stadı Attendance: 38,443 Referee: Francisc Kolossi |
| 27 September 1978 2 | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | 3–1 | Galatasaray SK | West Bromwich |
| Bryan Robson 33' Laurie Cunningham 39p'John Trewick 47' |
(Report) | Turgay İnal 44' |
Stadium: The Hawthorns Referee: Antonio Garrido |
Başbakanlık Kupası edit
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 10 June 1979 1 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Altay SK | Ankara |
| 18:00 EET | Fatih Terim 25' |
(Report) | Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadı Referee: Nihat Özbirgül |
Friendly Matches edit
Nihat Akbay Testimonial match edit
Kick-off listed in local time (EET)
| 5 August 1978 | Galatasaray SK | 1–4 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 20:30 EET | Tuncay Temeller 64' |
(Report) | Serdar Bali 34' Hüseyin Tok 40'Yaşar Alemdaroğlu 57'Necdet Ergün 80' |
Stadium: Inönü Stadi Attendance: 21,523 Referee: Güngör Tuncel |
TSYD Kupası edit
| 9 August 1978 1 | Fenerbahçe SK | 1–0 | Galatasaray SK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Cemil Turan 59' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadı Attendance: 34,370 Referee: Erdoğan Albay |
| 11 August 1978 2 | Galatasaray SK | 1–0 | Beşiktaş JK | Istanbul |
| 20:00 EET | Güngör Tekin 43' |
(Report) | Stadium: Inönü Stadı Attendance: 14,053 Referee: Emin Tuncalı |
Attendance edit
| Competition | Av. Att. | Total Att. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lig | 23,094 | 346,415 |
| Türkiye Kupası | 5,268 | 5,268 |
| UEFA Cup | 38,443 | 38,443 |
| Total | 22,949 | 390,126 |
References edit
- ^ "Galatasaray 2022/2023 Fikstür | Mackolik.com". www.mackolik.com.
- Tuncay, Bülent (2002). Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6
- 1979–1980 İstanbul Futbol Ligi. Türk Futbol Tarihi vol.1. page(121). (June 1992) Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.
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