List of Turkish football champions

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Turkish football championships
Organising body Turkish Football Federation
Founded1924
CountryTurkey
Number of teams20
Level on pyramid Level 1
Current champions Galatasaray
(2022–23)
Most championships All-time: Fenerbahçe (28 titles) [1]
Recognized: Galatasaray (23 titles)
Current: 2023–24
Football team of Harbiye in 1924, the first national champions in Turkish football history 1924 Turkish football champions Harbiye.jpg
Football team of Harbiye in 1924, the first national champions in Turkish football history

The Turkish football champions are the annual winners of the highest association football competition in Turkey. Brought to the country by Englishmen, the sport had first taken root in Istanbul, where the Istanbul Football League was founded and became the first football league in Turkey. Other regional and local leagues followed in other major cities, such as Ankara (1922), Adana (1924), Eskişehir (1924), and İzmir (1924).

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The first competition to bring forth a national champion was the Turkish Football Championship (Turkish : Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası), which began in 1924 and continued until 1951. [2] The championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country's top regional leagues. At the end of the 1924 edition, Harbiye were the first club to be crowned champions after completing their fixture unbeaten. [3] They are also the only club who have ever changed their name after winning a championship title, changing their name to Harp Okulu after the first of their three titles. Started in 1937, the National Division (Turkish: Millî Küme) was the first national league competition and was held until 1950. [4]

A few years later, in 1959, the professional nationwide league was introduced, currently known as the Süper Lig. The league is contested on a double round-robin basis and the championship is awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. The league originally contained 16 teams. Today the Süper Lig is contested by 18 teams. Of the founding clubs in the league, only Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray have not been relegated to date. Galatasaray are the most successful Süper Lig club with 23 titles. Fenerbahçe are the most successful club including championships before the start of Süper Lig (1959), having won 28 titles in total so far. [5] [6] However, the Turkish Football Federation denies and does not recognise the titles won in the former Turkish Football Championship and National Division, even though they were official championships organised by the TFF itself.

Currently there is an ongoing case concerning the recognition of the titles before 1957 by the TFF, after several clubs have formally appealed to the federation for officially recognizing the titles in question. [7]

History

Early history and former championships

Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet announcing the Turkish championship title of Fenerbahce on its front page on 11 November 1933. Front page of Cumhuriyet newspaper on 11 November 1933.jpg
Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet announcing the Turkish championship title of Fenerbahçe on its front page on 11 November 1933.

Football in Turkey stems back to the late 19th century, when Englishmen brought the game with them while living in Salonica (then part of the Turkish Empire). [8] The first league competition was the Istanbul Football League, a regional league for Istanbul clubs which took place for the first time in the 1904–05 season. Shortly after the foundation of the Turkish Republic and the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), several other regional leagues were officially established (or gained official status as some were already founded earlier) in various major cities: Ankara (1922), Adana (1924), Bursa (1924), Eskişehir (1924), İzmir (1924), and Trabzon (1922). [9]

The first competition to bring forth a national champion was the Turkish Football Championship (Turkish : Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası), which began in 1924 and continued until 1951. [10] The championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of the country's top regional leagues. In some of the early years, the championship could not be held due to insufficient funds. [11]

Turkish newspaper Tanin announcing the Championship title of Fenerbahce on its sports page on 21 May 1945. 1945 05 21 Tanin.jpg
Turkish newspaper Tanin announcing the Championship title of Fenerbahçe on its sports page on 21 May 1945.

Started in 1937, the National Division (Turkish: Millî Küme) was a national league competition between the strongest clubs of Ankara, Istanbul, and İzmir, which hosted the strongest regional leagues in those decades. The league lasted until 1950. [12] From 1940 to 1950, both top-level championships existed at the same time, which resulted in there being two national champions within a year. Since the National Division was based on a league format, with home and away matches on a regular basis and a higher number of matches overall, it was more popular and competitive than the Turkish Championship and overshadowed it.

Introduction of professionalism and Süper Lig

In 1951 the TFF introduced professionalism in Turkish football. Shortly after, the top-level Istanbul League and the clubs playing there adopted professionalism, while the Ankara and İzmir clubs followed some years later in 1955. After that point the Turkish Football Championship was no longer open to professional clubs, hence the professional departments of the Istanbul clubs could no longer participate in the championship. As a result the former Turkish Football Championship lost its first level status. Since there was no top-level national champion in the period from 1952 to 1955, the Turkish federation sent Galatasaray, winners of the 1955–56 Istanbul League, to the European Cup in the 1956–57 season.

Protests of some Ankara and İzmir clubs regarding this decision, as well as UEFA deciding to only accept national champions to the European Cup from that season on induced the TFF to establish the Federation Cup in 1956. The competition took place as a knock-out tournament to decide a national champion. The Federation Cup was held for two years until it was replaced by the Süper Lig (then known as Millî Lig) in 1959. Beşiktaş won both editions and earned the right to represent Turkey twice in the European Cup during the two-year span. However, since the Turkish Football Federation failed to register them for the draw in time, they were not able to participate in the 1957–58 season after all. [13] [14]

After some years of preparation and planning, the professional nationwide league called Millî Lig (National League) was finally introduced in 1959. Eligible for the newly established nationwide league were the top clubs of the regional Ankara, Istanbul, and İzmir leagues. The inaugural season took place in the calendar year of 1959, instead of 1958–59, since the regional leagues leading to qualification took place in 1958. The clubs competing in the first season were Adalet, Beşiktaş, Galatasaray, Beykoz, Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, İstanbulspor, Vefa (all from Istanbul), Ankaragücü, Ankara Demirspor, Gençlerbirliği, Hacettepe (all from Ankara), Altay, Göztepe, İzmirspor, and Karşıyaka (all from İzmir). The first champions were Fenerbahçe and the first "Gol Kralı" (top scorer) was Metin Oktay. [15]

The 2. Lig (Second League) was created at the start of the 1963–64 season and the National League (Millî Lig) became known as the 1. Lig (First League). After the creation of a new second division in 2001, from then on known as 1. Lig, the formerly titled 1. Lig became the current Süper Lig. [16]

Champions

According to historians' analysis of the 2002 Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Court decision, which stated that the Turkish League Championships began before 1959 and the championships before 1959 cannot be left uncounted. [17] [18]

Turkish Football Championship (1924–1951)

The numbers in parentheses indicate the number of titles won in total since 1924.

(not recognised by TFF)

SeasonWinners [5] [19] Runners-up [5] Leading goalscorer [20] Goals
1924 Harbiye (1)Bahriyenot available
1925–26Not held due to insufficient funds.
1927 Muhafızgücü (1) Altınordu not available
1928–31Not held due to the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam and insufficient funds.
1932 İstanbulspor (1) Altınordu not available
1933 Fenerbahçe (1) İzmirspor Flag of Turkey.svg Zeki Rıza (Fenerbahçe)10
1934 Beşiktaş (1) Altay not available
1935 Fenerbahçe (2) Altınordu not available
1936–39Not held due to the introduction of the National Division.
1940 Eskişehir Demirspor (1) Fenerbahçe not available
1941 Gençlerbirliği (1) Beşiktaş not available
1942 Harp Okulu (2) Göztepe not available
1943Not held
1944 Fenerbahçe (3) Harp Okulu not available
1945 Harp Okulu (3)İzmit Harp Filosunot available
1946 Gençlerbirliği (2) Beşiktaş not available
1947 Ankara Demirspor (1) Fenerbahçe not available
1948Not held due to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
1949 Ankaragücü (1) Galatasaray not available
1950 Göztepe (1) Gençlerbirliği not available
1951 Beşiktaş (5) Altay not available

National Division (1937–1950)

(not recognised by TFF)

SeasonWinners [5] [12] Runners-up [5] Third place [21] Leading goalscorer [20] [22] Goals
1937 Fenerbahçe (4) Galatasaray Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Said Altınordu (Üçok)13
1938 Güneş (1) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Şeref Görkey (Beşiktaş)13
1939 Galatasaray (1) Ankara Demirspor AS-FA Gücü Flag of Turkey.svg Cemil Erlertürk (Galatasaray)
Flag of Turkey.svg Hakkı Yeten (Beşiktaş)
13
1940 Fenerbahçe (5) Galatasaray Muhafızgücü Flag of Turkey.svg Melih Kotanca (Fenerbahçe)23
1941 Beşiktaş (2) Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Hakkı Yeten (Beşiktaş)18
1942Not held as a result of the weather conditions and the delayed conclusion of the Istanbul League.
1943 Fenerbahçe (6) Galatasaray Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Şeref Görkey (Beşiktaş)13
1944 Beşiktaş (3) Fenerbahçe Göztepe Flag of Turkey.svg Kemal Gülçelik (Beşiktaş)
Flag of Turkey.svg Hakkı Yeten (Beşiktaş)
15
1945 Fenerbahçe (7) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Melih Kotanca (Fenerbahçe)17
1946 Fenerbahçe (8) Beşiktaş Kayagücü Flag of Turkey.svg Melih Kotanca (Fenerbahçe)12
1947 Beşiktaş (4) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg İsmet Artun (Vefa)
Flag of Turkey.svg Şükrü Gülesin (Beşiktaş)
12
1948Not held due to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
1949Not held due to the Mediterranean Cup.
1950 Fenerbahçe (9) Galatasaray Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Lefter Küçükandonyadis (Fenerbahçe)14

Federation Cup (1956–1958)

(recognized by TFF since 2002)

SeasonWinners [5] [23] Runners-up [21] Third place [21] Leading goalscorer [20] [24] Goals
1956–57 Beşiktaş (6) Galatasaray Altay Flag of Turkey.svg Nazmi Bilge (Beşiktaş)8
1957–58 Beşiktaş (7) Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Lefter Küçükandonyadis (Fenerbahçe)
Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)
10

Süper Lig (1959–present)

SeasonWinners [5] [23] Runners-up [21] Third place [21] Leading goalscorer [20] [25] Goals
1959 Fenerbahçe (10) Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)11
1959–60 Beşiktaş (8) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)33
1960–61 Fenerbahçe (11) Galatasaray Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)36
1961–62 Galatasaray (2) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Fikri Elma (Ankara Demirspor)21
1962–63 Galatasaray (3) Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)38
1963–64 Fenerbahçe (12) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Güven Önüt (Beşiktaş)19
1964–65 Fenerbahçe (13) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)17
1965–66 Beşiktaş (9) Galatasaray Gençlerbirliği Flag of Turkey.svg Ertan Adatepe (Ankaragücü)20
1966–67 Beşiktaş (10) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Ertan Adatepe (Ankaragücü)18
1967–68 Fenerbahçe (14) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Fevzi Zemzem (Göztepe)19
1968–69 Galatasaray (4) Eskişehirspor Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Metin Oktay (Galatasaray)17
1969–70 Fenerbahçe (15) Eskişehirspor Altay Flag of Turkey.svg Fethi Heper (Eskişehirspor)13
1970–71 Galatasaray (5) Fenerbahçe Göztepe Flag of Turkey.svg Ogün Altıparmak (Fenerbahçe)16
1971–72 Galatasaray (6) Eskişehirspor Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Fethi Heper (Eskişehirspor)20
1972–73 Galatasaray (7) Fenerbahçe Eskişehirspor Flag of Turkey.svg Osman Arpacıoğlu (Fenerbahçe)16
1973–74 Fenerbahçe (16) Beşiktaş Boluspor Flag of Turkey.svg Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe)14
1974–75 Fenerbahçe (17) Galatasaray Eskişehirspor Flag of Turkey.svg Ömer Kaner (Eskişehirspor)14
1975–76 Trabzonspor (1) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe)
Flag of Turkey.svg Ali Osman Renklibay (Ankaragücü)
17
1976–77 Trabzonspor (2) Fenerbahçe Altay Flag of Turkey.svg Necmi Perekli (Trabzonspor)18
1977–78 Fenerbahçe (18) Trabzonspor Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Cemil Turan (Fenerbahçe)17
1978–79 Trabzonspor (3) Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Özer Umdu (Adanaspor)15
1979–80 Trabzonspor (4) Fenerbahçe Zonguldakspor Flag of Turkey.svg Mustafa Denizli (Altay)
Flag of Turkey.svg Bahtiyar Yorulmaz (Bursaspor)
12
1980–81 Trabzonspor (5) Adanaspor Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Bora Öztürk (Adanaspor)15
1981–82 Beşiktaş (11) Trabzonspor Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Selçuk Yula (Fenerbahçe)16
1982–83 Fenerbahçe (19) Trabzonspor Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Selçuk Yula (Fenerbahçe)19
1983–84 Trabzonspor (6) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Tarik Hodžić (Galatasaray)16
1984–85 Fenerbahçe (20) Beşiktaş Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Aykut Yiğit (Sakaryaspor)20
1985–86 Beşiktaş (12) Galatasaray Samsunspor Flag of Turkey.svg Tanju Çolak (Samsunspor)33
1986–87 Galatasaray (8) Beşiktaş Samsunspor Flag of Turkey.svg Tanju Çolak (Samsunspor)25
1987–88 Galatasaray (9) Beşiktaş Malatyaspor Flag of Turkey.svg Tanju Çolak (Galatasaray)39
1988–89 Fenerbahçe (21) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Aykut Kocaman (Fenerbahçe)29
1989–90 Beşiktaş (13) Fenerbahçe Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Feyyaz Uçar (Beşiktaş)28
1990–91 Beşiktaş (14) Galatasaray Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Tanju Çolak (Galatasaray)31
1991–92 Beşiktaş (15) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Aykut Kocaman (Fenerbahçe)25
1992–93 Galatasaray (10) Beşiktaş Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Tanju Çolak (Fenerbahçe)27
1993–94 Galatasaray (11) Fenerbahçe Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Bülent Uygun (Fenerbahçe)22
1994–95 Beşiktaş (16) Trabzonspor Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Aykut Kocaman (Fenerbahçe)27
1995–96 Fenerbahçe (22) Trabzonspor Beşiktaş Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Shota Arveladze (Trabzonspor)25
1996–97 Galatasaray (12) Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray)38
1997–98 Galatasaray (13) Fenerbahçe Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray)33
1998–99 Galatasaray (14) Beşiktaş Fenerbahçe Flag of Turkey.svg Hakan Şükür (Galatasaray)19
1999–2000 Galatasaray (15) Beşiktaş Gaziantepspor Flag of Turkey.svg Serkan Aykut (Samsunspor)30
2000–01 Fenerbahçe (23) Galatasaray Gaziantepspor Flag of Turkey.svg Okan Yılmaz (Bursaspor)23
2001–02 Galatasaray (16) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Arif Erdem (Galatasaray)
Flag of Turkey.svg İlhan Mansız (Beşiktaş)
21
2002–03 Beşiktaş (17) Galatasaray Gençlerbirliği Flag of Turkey.svg Okan Yılmaz (Bursaspor)24
2003–04 Fenerbahçe (24) Trabzonspor Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Zafer Biryol (Konyaspor)25
2004–05 Fenerbahçe (25) Trabzonspor Galatasaray Flag of Turkey.svg Fatih Tekke (Trabzonspor)31
2005–06 Galatasaray (17) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Gökhan Ünal (Kayserispor)25
2006–07 Fenerbahçe (26) Beşiktaş Galatasaray Flag of Brazil.svg Alex (Fenerbahçe)19
2007–08 Galatasaray (18) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Semih Şentürk (Fenerbahçe)17
2008–09 Beşiktaş (18) Sivasspor Trabzonspor Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milan Baroš (Galatasaray)20
2009–10 Bursaspor (1) Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Flag of Portugal.svg Ariza Makukula (Kayserispor)21
2010–11 Fenerbahçe (27) Trabzonspor Bursaspor Flag of Brazil.svg Alex (Fenerbahçe)28
2011–12 Galatasaray (19) Fenerbahçe Trabzonspor Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Yılmaz (Trabzonspor)33
2012–13 Galatasaray (20) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Yılmaz (Galatasaray)24
2013–14 Fenerbahçe (28) Galatasaray Beşiktaş Flag of Morocco.svg Aatif Chahechouhe (Sivasspor)17
2014–15 Galatasaray (21) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Brazil.svg Fernandão (Bursaspor)22
2015–16 Beşiktaş (19) Fenerbahçe Konyaspor Flag of Germany.svg Mario Gómez (Beşiktaş)26
2016–17 Beşiktaş (20) İstanbul Başakşehir Fenerbahçe Flag of Brazil.svg Vágner Love (Alanyaspor)23
2017–18 Galatasaray (22) Fenerbahçe İstanbul Başakşehir Flag of France.svg Bafétimbi Gomis (Galatasaray)29
2018–19 Galatasaray (23) İstanbul Başakşehir Beşiktaş Flag of Senegal.svg Mbaye Diagne (Galatasaray)30
2019–20 İstanbul Başakşehir (1) Trabzonspor Beşiktaş Flag of Norway.svg Alexander Sørloth (Trabzonspor)24
2020–21 Beşiktaş (21) Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Flag of Gabon.svg Aaron Boupendza (Hatayspor)22
2021–22 Trabzonspor (7) Fenerbahçe Konyaspor Flag of Turkey.svg Umut Bozok (Kasımpaşa)20
2022–23 Galatasaray (24) Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş Flag of Ecuador.svg Enner Valencia (Fenerbahçe)29

Performances

Over the history of the Turkish football championships 15 different clubs have won the title. The most successful club are Fenerbahçe with 28 titles to their credit, most of those coming in Süper Lig competition. They are also the most successful pre-Süper Lig club with 9 titles overall in that era, 6 of them won in the National Division and 3 in the former Turkish Football Championship. [26]

All-time performance (1924–present)

In the table below all national championship titles since 1924 are included, including the former Turkish Football Championship and National Division, which are denied and not recognized by the Turkish Football Federation, even though they were official championships organized by the TFF itself.

ClubWinners [5] Runners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years
Fenerbahçe 2828 1933, 1935, 1937, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1959, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–11, 2013–14 1940, 1944, 1947, 1947, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23
Galatasaray 2419 1939, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2022–23 1937, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1949, 1950, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959, 1960–61, 1965–66, 1974–75, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1990–91, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2013–14, 2020–21
Beşiktaş 2119 1934, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21 1938, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1946, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2006–07
Trabzonspor 79 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84, 2021–22 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11, 2019–20
Harp Okulu 31 1924, 1942, 1945 1944
Gençlerbirliği 21 1941, 1946 1950
İstanbul Başakşehir 12 2019–20 2016–17, 2018–19
Göztepe 11 1950 1942
Ankara Demirspor 11 1947 1939
Bursaspor 1 2009–10
MKE Ankaragücü 1 1949
Eskişehir Demirspor 1 1940
Güneş 1 1938
İstanbulspor 1 1932
Muhafızgücü 1 1927

Performance since 1959

Only six clubs have been champions since the beginning of the Süper Lig in 1959: Galatasaray 23 times, Fenerbahçe 19 times, Beşiktaş 16 times (with an additional two titles counted for star purposes, see note below), Trabzonspor 7 times, and Bursaspor and Başakşehir once.

ClubWinners [23] Runners-upWinning yearsRunners-up years
Galatasaray
23131962, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1987, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 202319571, 19581, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1975, 1979, 1986, 1991, 2001, 2003, 2014, 2021
Fenerbahçe
19231959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 20141960, 1962, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022
Beşiktaş
161419571, 19581, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2003, 2009, 2016, 2017, 20211963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1974, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007
Trabzonspor
791976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 20221978, 1982, 1983, 1995, 1996, 2004, 2005, 2011, 2020
Başakşehir 1220202017, 2019
Bursaspor 12010
Eskişehirspor 31969, 1970, 1972
Sivasspor 12009
Adanaspor 11981

1 Beşiktaş formally requested that championships won in the 1956–57 and 1957–58 editions of the Turkish Federation Cup be counted as Turkish championship titles to the Turkish Football Federation. The Cup was established in 1956 to find a national champion to represent Turkey, after UEFA decided that only national champions could participate in the European Cup. [5] Beşiktaş had therefore earned the right to represent Turkey in the 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons of the European Cup. [14] However, since the Turkish Football Federation failed to register them for the draw in time, they were not able to participate in the 1957–58 season after all. [13] The ruling on this matter was announced in a press release on March 25, 2002 which indicated that the championships won by Beşiktaş in the Federation Cup will be considered as national championship titles.

Star rating system

The honor of Golden Stars was introduced to recognize sides that have won multiple championships or other honours by the display of gold stars on their team badges and jerseys. In Turkey clubs are permitted to place a golden star above their crest for every five national championships won. For the 2018–19 season Galatasaray are permitted four golden stars, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş are permitted three golden stars, and Trabzonspor are permitted one golden star to be placed above their crest on their jerseys. [27]

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The National Division or National League was a top-level football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation, including the most successful teams from Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir in Turkey. It was the first national league in Turkish football history. The league was played from 1937 to 1950.

The 1937 National Division was the first edition of the Turkish National Division. For the first time in Turkish football history the strongest clubs from the major regional leagues played against each other in a national league. Fenerbahçe won their first title.

The 1938 National Division was the second edition of the Turkish National Division. Güneş SK won their first title.

The 1939 National Division was the third edition of the Turkish National Division. Galatasaray won their first title.

The 1940 National Division was the fourth edition of the Turkish National Division. Fenerbahçe won their second title.

The 1941 National Division was the fifth edition of the Turkish National Division. Beşiktaş won their first title.

The 1943 National Division was the sixth edition of the Turkish National Division. Fenerbahçe won their third title.

The 1945 National Division was the eighth edition of the Turkish National Division. Fenerbahçe won their fourth title.

The 1947 National Division was the tenth edition of the Turkish National Division. Beşiktaş won their third title.

The 1950 National Division was the 11th and last edition of the Turkish National Division. Fenerbahçe won their sixth title.

This page details football records and statistics in Turkey.

Trabzonspor is one of the "4 big clubs" in Turkish football. Formed in 1967 through a merger, Trabzonspor's history dates back to two of the clubs, the foundation year of İdmanocağı and İdmangücü. This article tells the story from the foundation of the first clubs in the port city of Trabzon.

The 1959–60 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Turkey.

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