Full name | Strugglers Football Club Moda | |
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Founded | 1908 | |
Dissolved | 1913 | |
Ground | Papazın Çayırı | |
Strugglers FC was an association football club which was founded in Istanbul by the Greek residents of the city in 1908.
The club withdrew from the league and disbanded after warnings from Ottoman authorities to change their blue-white colour scheme inspired by the Greek flag.
Üsküdar Anadolu Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club based in Üsküdar district of Istanbul. It was founded by Mehmed Bürhaneddin and Dr. Hüdai in 1908. Their team colours are green and white. They are currently playing in Turkish Super Amateur League, Istanbul Group 3. They were groundsharing with Beylerbeyi SK at the Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium. They are currently playing at Spor Akademisi Stadium at Anadolu Hisarı. The club wants to use the Burhan Felek Stadium but the ground doesn't meet the professional football regulations.
The Istanbul Football League was founded as a regional football league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in Istanbul, the capital of the former Ottoman Empire, in 1904. The Istanbul League was the first football organization ever in the Ottoman Empire and later Turkey. In the inaugural 1904–05 season the matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were played on Sundays, leading to the name of the league, Istanbul Sunday League. Henry Pears, an Englishman and one of the three founders, promised to ultimately award the shield to the club with the most championships won during the initial 10 years.
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 1946 National Division was the ninth edition of the Turkish National Division. Fenerbahçe won their fifth title.
The Ankara Football League was founded as a regional football league for Ankara based clubs in 1922. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the Ankara League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship. In 1937 the first national league in Turkish football was introduced. The top two placed teams of the Ankara League qualified for the National Division, which took place after the conclusion of the regional leagues each season. After the introduction of professionalism the name of the league became Ankara Professional Football League in the 1955–56 season.
The Eskişehir Football League was founded as a regional football league for Eskişehir based clubs in 1924. Although it was held a few years before 1924 already, it gained official status in 1924 as the national football association was founded in 1923 and began organising the regional leagues. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the Eskişehir League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship. In 1940 Eskişehir Demirspor won the Turkish championship against Fenerbahçe, marking a turning point in Turkish football as clubs from Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir were the dominating sides in those decades. By achieving this feat, they were included in the 1941 National Division, which included only the clubs of the three major regional leagues until that point.
Moda FC is a defunct sports club based in Constantinople, Ottoman Empire.
Altınordu İdman Yurdu were a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1909 under the name Progres FC, the football department of the club became champions in the Istanbul Football League in the 1916–17 and 1917–18 seasons. The club colours were red and navy blue.
The 1914–15 Istanbul Football League season was the 10th season of the league. Because of the high number of teams participating in the league and eventual disagreements among the clubs, there were two separate groups in that year. As a result, there were two Istanbul champions at the end of the season. Galatasaray won the Istanbul Football Union League, while Fenerbahçe became champions in the Istanbul Championship League. According to most sources, including RSSSF, there was a final match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray on 11 February 1916, which Fenerbahçe won 3–1, and thus became the sole champions of the 1914–15 season.
Elpis FC, is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. The colours of the club were blue and white as in the Greek flag.
The 1908–09 season was Galatasaray SK's 5th in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the IFL. Galatasaray won the league for the first time.
The 1906–07 season was Galatasaray SK's 3rd in existence and the club's 1st in the Istanbul Football League.
The 1907–08 season was Galatasaray SK's 4th in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the Istanbul Football League. Ali Sami Yen broke his leg during the Moda FC match and then he announced his retirement from football.
The 1909–10 season was Galatasaray SK's 6th in existence and the club's 4th consecutive season in the IFL. Galatasaray won the league for the second time.
The 1910–11 season was Galatasaray SK's 7th in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the IFL. Galatasaray won the league for the third time.
The Trabzon Football League was founded as a regional football league for Trabzon based clubs in 1922. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the Trabzon League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship. In the following period from 1940 to 1951, the Trabzon league champions qualified for the qualifying stages of the national championship. The city of Trabzon was home to a major rivalry between local clubs İdman Ocağı and İdman Gücü, who fought for the championship title in numerous seasons. The rivalry and relationship between those two teams has been often compared to that of the renowned Intercontinental Derby in Turkey.
The Çukurova Football League, also known as the Adana Football League, was founded as a regional football league for Adana and Mersin based clubs in 1924. The name of the league comes from Çukurova region. In some years clubs from Maraş and Malatya also participated in the league. In Adana, the football game was played during the 1910s. Adana Türk Gücü were the first club in Adana founded in 1913. The league was played within a year until 1936.
The 1924–25 season was Galatasaray SK's 21st in existence and the club's 15th consecutive season in the Istanbul Football League.
The 1925–26 season was Galatasaray SK's 22nd in existence and the club's 16th consecutive season in the Istanbul Football League.