Statistics of the Turkish First Football League for the 1972âÂÂ73 season.
Overview
It was contested by 16 teams, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.
League table
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Results
Miscellaneous
Championship title hat-trick achieved with the help of doping
At the end of the 1972âÂÂ73 season, Galatasaray, under English manager Brian Birch and featuring key players such as Metin Kurt, Gökmen ÃÂzdenak, Yasin ÃÂzdenak and Mehmet OÃÂuz, achieved the first league title hat-trick in Süper Lig history by winning the 1970âÂÂ71, 1971âÂÂ72 and 1972âÂÂ73.
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. The administration of BirchâÂÂs medication was confirmed by substitute player Yñldo, who was part of the Galatasaray squad between 1970 and 1972, though he did not know whether the substances were doping substances or vitamins. Following the departure of team manager Birch, one Galatasaray player after another fell ill for unspecified reasons.
In 2009, Metin Kurt, a key player in GalatasarayâÂÂs 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.
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