President Mehmet Fatih Deveci has transferred two famous players from Fenerbahçe (Paşa Hüseyin and İsa), and Bursaspor's former manager Gündüz Tekin Onay.

[1] Manager Gündüz Tekin Onay suffered from gastrointestinal bleeding; and his assistant Erhan Dodanlı coached the team from 22nd through 25th round.

Before the start of the season MİY attended in a tournament (TSYD Cup) in Ankara.

Mersin İdmanyurdu participated in 1982–83 Turkish Cup from round 5 and was eliminated at Finals (1/2) by Fenerbahçe.

[38] The drawings and results Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) followed in 1982–83 Turkish Cup are shown in the following table.

Mersin İdmanyurdu (MİY) 1982–83 Turkish Cup game reports is shown in the following table.

1982–83 Mersin İdmanyurdu head coaches: Note: Player stats in the above table count for league matches only.