1972–73 1.Lig

1.Lig
Season1972–73
ChampionsGalatasaray
6th title
RelegatedŞekerspor
Türk Telekomspor
European CupGalatasaray
Cup Winners' CupAnkaragücü
UEFA CupFenerbahçe
Eskişehirspor
Matches240
Goals449 (1.87 per match)
Top goalscorerOsman Arpacıoğlu
(16 goals)

Statistics of the Turkish First Football League for the 1972–73 season.

Overview

It was contested by 16 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.

League table

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
6 Beşiktaş 30 9 13 8 14 18 −4 31
7 Altay 30 11 8 11 32 23 +9 30
8 Göztepe A.Ş. 30 11 8 11 33 31 +2 30
9 Giresunspor 30 11 7 12 27 34 −7 29
10 Bursaspor 30 6 16 8 27 29 −2 28
11 Mersin İdmanyurdu 30 8 11 11 26 31 −5 27
12 Samsunspor 30 8 10 12 21 40 −19 26
13 Adanaspor 30 7 9 14 24 34 −10 23
14 Vefa 30 6 10 14 22 35 −13 22
15 Beypazarı Şekerspor (R) 30 6 10 14 20 38 −18 22 Relegation to Turkish Second Football League
16 Türk Telekomspor (R) 30 4 12 14 22 37 −15 20
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ADA ALT BJK BOL BUR ESK FNB GAL GRS GÖZ MİY AGÜ PTT SAM ŞKR VEF
Adanaspor 2–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–0
Altay 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 2–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–0 4–1
Beşiktaş 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–0
Boluspor 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 3–3 1–0 1–0 6–0 1–1 5–1
Bursaspor 3–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–2 1–2 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–0 1–0
Eskişehirspor 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 6–0 0–1
Fenerbahçe 4–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 1–0 0–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–1
Galatasaray 1–0 1–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 2–0 3–0 3–0 5–0 1–0 3–1
Giresunspor 3–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–3 0–0
Göztepe 1–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 0–4 3–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 4–0 1–1 1–0
Mersin İdman Yurdu 0–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 4–2 1–0
MKE Ankaragücü 2–1 2–1 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2–0 1–1
PTT 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–1
Samsunspor 0–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–4 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0
Şekerspor 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–0
Vefa 1–1 0–0 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 3–2 2–0
Source: TFF, Mackolik
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Miscellaneous

Championship title hat-trick achieved with the help of doping
At the end of the 1972–73 season, Galatasaray, under English manager Brian Birch and featuring key players such as Metin Kurt, Gökmen Özdenak, Yasin Özdenak and Mehmet Oğuz, achieved the first league title hat-trick in Süper Lig history by winning the 1970–71, 1971–72 and 1972–73.[1]
In 2005, the president of the Turkish Anti-Doping Centre incriminated before the parliamentary inquiry committee of the TBMM that between 1971 and 1974, Galatasaray players were treated with doping substances supplied by Birch from England, which enabled them to achieve the championship title hat-trick.[2] The administration of Birch’s medication was confirmed by substitute player Yıldo, who was part of the Galatasaray squad between 1970 and 1972, though he did not know whether the substances were doping substances or vitamins.[3] Following the departure of team manager Birch, one Galatasaray player after another fell ill for unspecified reasons.[2]
In 2009, Metin Kurt, a key player in Galatasaray’s championship-winning team, confirmed in his published biography that he had taken doping substances in the form of pills and injections, but denied that Brian Birch was responsible for the doping.[4]

References

  1. ^ Mete Kaan Kaynar (2020). "Türkiye'nin 1970'li Yılları" [Turkey in the 1970s] (in Turkish). İletişim Yayınları. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Galatasaray'a şok suçlama" [Shocking allegations against Galatasaray]. Haber7.com (Online) (in Turkish). 18 February 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Yıldo: Biz vitamin sanıyorduk" [Yıldo: We thought it was a vitamin]. YeniSafak.com (Online) (in Turkish). 19 February 2005. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Türk futbolunun efsanesinden doping itirafları" [Doping confessions from a Turkish football legend]. ajansspor.com (Online) (in Turkish). 10 April 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
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