TFF First League

TFF First League

Organising body	Turkish Football Federation (TFF)
Founded	1963;61 years ago (1963)
Country	Turkey
Confederation	UEFA
Number of teams	18 (since 2023–24)
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Süper Lig
Relegation to	2. Lig
Domestic cup(s)	Turkish Cup
International cup(s)	UEFA Europa League (via winning Turkish Cup)
Current champions	Samsunspor (7th title) (2022–23)
Most championships	Samsunspor (7 titles)
TV partners	beIN Sports, TRT
Website	tff.org
Current: 2023–24 TFF First League

The TFF First League, officially known as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, ^[1] is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the Turkish Second League Category A after the reorganization of the Second Football League, which was the second level of the Turkish league system between 1963 and 2001. The league was called Türk Telekom Lig A in the 2006–2007 season, and was renamed to TFF First League prior to the 2007–08 season. As of 16 January 2008 the league was renamed as Bank Asya 1. Lig. ^{[2] [3]} In April 2012 Bank Asya withdrew as sponsor of the league. ^[4] During the 2012–2016 seasons the league was known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the PTT 1. Lig. ^[5] Nowadays the league is called the TFF First League once again. ^[6]

Before the 2005–06 season, the top three teams were promoted to Süper Lig and the bottom three teams were relegated to the Turkish Second League Category B. Since the 2005–06 season through 2008–09, the top two teams are directly promoted to the Süper Lig, the teams finishing 3rd through 6th competed in a play-off. The third-placed team played a match with the sixth-placed team, while the fourth-placed team played against the fifth-placed team. The winners of both matches then played against each other to decide the third team that was promoted. In 2009–10 the third team was determined by play-off group games, in which the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th teams of normal season played in a one-game league system in a neutral venue. In 2010–11 play-off status changed again and elimination match system came back but this time on a two-leg (home and away) basis.

In the 2022–23 season, the 3rd team will advance directly to the play-off final and the teams finishing 4th through 7th will compete in the play-off. The fourth-placed team will play against the seventh-placed team, while the fifth-placed team will play against the sixth-placed team in a one-game format, in the home grounds of the 4th and 5th teams. In the next round, the qualified teams will compete in a two-legged format to advance to the final. The final will be held in a neutral venue. ^[7]

Current clubs

Istanbul

Adanaspor

Keçiörengücü

Altay

Bandırmaspor

Çorum

Erzurumspor F.K.

Boluspor

Göztepe

Gençlerbirliği

Giresunspor

Kocaelispor

Manisa

Bodrum

Sakaryaspor

Şanlıurfaspor

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Location of teams in TFF First League 2023–24

Eyüpspor

Tuzlaspor

Ümraniyespor

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Istanbul Province clubs

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Adanaspor	Adana	New Adana Stadium	33,543
Altay	İzmir (Alsancak)	Alsancak Stadium	15,000
Ankara Keçiörengücü	Ankara (Keçiören)	Ankara Aktepe Stadium	4,883
Bandırmaspor	Bandırma	17 Eylül Stadium	12,725
Boluspor	Bolu	Bolu Atatürk Stadium	8,456
Bodrum	Bodrum	Bodrum İlçe Stadium	4,563
Çorum F.K.	Çorum	Çorum Şehir Stadium	15,000
Erzurumspor F.K.	Erzurum	Kazım Karabekir Stadium	21,374
Eyüpspor	Istanbul (Eyüp)	Eyüp Stadium	2,500
Gençlerbirliği	Ankara (Yenimahalle)	Ankara Eryaman Stadium	20,560
Giresunspor	Giresun	Çotanak Sports Complex	22,028
Göztepe	İzmir (Göztepe)	Gürsel Aksel Stadium	19,713
Kocaelispor	İzmit	Kocaeli Stadium	34,712
Manisa	Manisa	Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium	16,597
Sakaryaspor	Adapazarı	New Sakarya Stadium	28,113
Şanlıurfaspor	Şanlıurfa	Şanlıurfa 11 Nisan Stadium	28,965
Tuzlaspor	Istanbul (Tuzla)	Sancaktepe Stadium	1,920
Ümraniyespor	Istanbul (Ümraniye)	Ümraniye Municipality City Stadium	3,513

Winners and promoted clubs

Key

Bold	Promoted to Süper Lig
	Direct promotion
	Play-off winners
	Play-off finalists

Season	Champions	Runners-up	3rd Club
2001–02	Altay	Elazığspor	Adanaspor
2002–03	Konyaspor	Çaykur Rizespor	Akçaabat Sebatspor
2003–04	Sakaryaspor	Kayserispor [8]	Ankaraspor
2004–05	Sivasspor	Manisaspor	Kayseri Erciyesspor

Play-off era

Season	Champions	Runners-up	3rd Club	4th Club	5th Club	6th Club	7th Club
2005–06	Bursaspor	Antalyaspor	Altay	Sakaryaspor	İstanbulspor	Orduspor	DNQ
2006–07	Gençlerbirliği Oftaş	İstanbul B.B.	Malatyaspor	Diyarbakırspor	Kasımpaşa	Altay
2007–08	Kocaelispor	Antalyaspor	Sakaryaspor	Eskişehirspor	Diyarbakırspor	Boluspor
2008–09	Manisaspor	Diyarbakırspor	Boluspor	Kasımpaşa	Altay	Karşıyaka
2009–10	Karabükspor	Bucaspor	Adanaspor	Altay	Karşıyaka	Konyaspor
2010–11	Mersin İdman Yurdu	Samsunspor	Gaziantep B.B.	Çaykur Rizespor	Orduspor	Tavşanlı Linyitspor
2011–12	Akhisarspor	Elazığspor	Çaykur Rizespor	Kasımpaşa	Konyaspor	Adanaspor
2012–13	Kayseri Erciyesspor	Çaykur Rizespor	Manisaspor	Bucaspor	Konyaspor	Adana Demirspor
2013–14	İstanbul B.B.	Balıkesirspor	Orduspor	Ankaraspor	Samsunspor	Mersin İdman Yurdu
2014–15	Kayserispor	Osmanlıspor	Alanyaspor	Adana Demirspor	Antalyaspor	Samsunspor
2015–16	Adanaspor	Karabükspor	Alanyaspor	Adana Demirspor	Elazığspor	Balıkesirspor
2016–17	Sivasspor	Malatyaspor	Eskişehirspor	Boluspor	Göztepe	Giresunspor
2017–18	Çaykur Rizespor	MKE Ankaragücü	Boluspor	Ümraniyespor	Erzurumspor F.K.	Gazişehir Gaziantep
2018–19	Denizlispor	Gençlerbirliği	Hatayspor	Osmanlıspor	Gazişehir Gaziantep	Adana Demirspor
2019–20	Hatayspor	Erzurumspor F.K.	Adana Demirspor	Akhisarspor	Fatih Karagümrük	Bursaspor
2020–21	Adana Demirspor	Giresunspor	Samsunspor	İstanbulspor	Altay	Altınordu
2021–22	MKE Ankaragücü	Ümraniyespor	Bandırmaspor	İstanbulspor	Erzurumspor F.K.	Eyüpspor
2022–23	Samsunspor	Çaykur Rizespor	Pendikspor	Bodrumspor	Sakaryaspor	Eyüpspor	Göztepe

Promoted clubs

Season	Clubs
2001–02	Vestel Manisaspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Adana Demirspor 1
2002–03	Karşıyaka, Türk Telekomspor, Kayseri Erciyesspor
2003–04	Karagümrük Kyoto, Sarıyer, Mardinspor
2004–05	Uşakspor, Orduspor, Gaziantep BŞB.
2005–06	Kasımpaşa, Gençlerbirliği Asaşspor, Eskişehirspor 1
2006–07	Boluspor, Kartalspor, Giresunspor 1
2007–08	Adanaspor, Karabükspor, Güngören Belediyespor 1
2008–09	Bucaspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Çanakkale Dardanelspor 1
2009–10	Güngören Belediyespor, Akhisar Belediyespor, Tavşanlı Linyitspor 1
2010–11	Göztepe (White Group), Elazığspor (Red Group), Sakaryaspor 1
2011–12	Şanlıurfaspor (White Group), 1461 Trabzon (Red Group), Adana Demirspor 1
2012–13	Balıkesirspor (White Group), Kahramanmaraşspor (Red Group), Fethiyespor 1 , Ankaraspor (Reinstated)
2013–14	Giresunspor (White Group), Altınordu (Red Group), Alanyaspor 1
2014–15	Göztepe (Red Group), Yeni Malatyaspor (White Group), 1461 Trabzon 1
2015–16	Manisaspor (Red Group), Ümraniyespor (White Group), Bandırmaspor 1
2016–17	MKE Ankaragücü (Red Group), Istanbulspor (White Group), Erzurumspor F.K. 1
2017–18	Altay S.K. (White Group), Hatayspor (Red Group), Afjet Afyonspor 1
2018–19	Keçiörengücü (White Group), Menemen Belediyespor (Red Group), Fatih Karagümrük 1
2019–20	Samsunspor (White Group), Bandırmaspor (Red Group), Tuzlaspor 1
2020–21	Manisa (White Group), Eyüpspor (Red Group), Kocaelispor 1
2021–22	Pendikspor (White Group), Sakaryaspor (Red Group), Bodrumspor 1
2022–23	Çorum (White Group), Kocaelispor (Red Group), Şanlıurfaspor 1

¹ Third teams are play-off winners.

Relegated clubs

Season	Clubs
2001–02	Hatayspor, Siirt Jetpaspor, Erciyesspor, Batman Petrolspor, Aydınspor
2002–03	Erzurumspor, Gümüşhane Doğanspor, Etimesgut Şekerspor
2003–04	Adana Demirspor, Göztepe, İzmirspor
2004–05	Sarıyer, Adanaspor, Fatih Karagümrük
2005–06	Mersin İdman Yurdu, Yimpaş Yozgatspor, Çanakkale Dardanelspor
2006–07	Türk Telekom, Akçaabat Sebatspor, Uşakspor
2007–08	Elazığspor, İstanbulspor, Mardinspor
2008–09	Sakaryaspor, Güngören Belediyespor, Malatyaspor
2009–10	Hacettepe, Çanakkale Dardanelspor, Kocaelispor
2010–11	Altay, Diyarbakırspor, Ankaraspor (expelled)
2011–12	Giresunspor, Sakaryaspor, İstanbul Güngörenspor
2012–13	Göztepe, Kartalspor, Ankaragücü
2013–14	Fethiyespor, 1461 Trabzon, Tavşanlı Linyitspor, Kahramanmaraşspor
2014–15	Manisaspor, Bucaspor, Orduspor
2015–16	1461 Trabzon, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Karşıyaka
2016–17	Şanlıurfaspor, Bandırmaspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu
2017–18	Samsunspor, Manisaspor, Gaziantepspor
2018–19	Afjet Afyonspor, Elazığspor, Kardemir Karabükspor
2019–20	No relegation due to COVID-19
2020–21	Akhisarspor, Ankaraspor, Eskişehirspor
2021–22	Kocaelispor, Bursaspor, Menemenspor, Balıkesirspor
2022–23	Altınordu, Denizlispor

See also

• Süper Lig
• TFF Second League
• TFF Third League
• Turkish Regional Amateur League
• Turkish Amateur Football Leagues
• Turkish Cup

References

1. "Süper Lig ve 1. Lig'in İsim Sponsoru Trendyol Oldu". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
2. (in Turkish) Türk Telekom Lig A
3. (in Turkish) TFF 1. Lig becomes Bank Asya 1. Lig
4. (in Turkish) Bank Asya withdraws as sponsor
5. "1.Lig'in yeni adı PTT 1. Lig oldu - Spor Toto 1. Lig Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
6. (in Turkish) TFF 1. Lig
7. "Spor Toto 1. Lig Play-Off Sistemi değiştirildi" [Play-Off Format of Spor Toto 1. Lig has been changed]. Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). 21 July 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
8. Kayserispor switched names with Kayseri Erciyesspor before the start of 2004–05 Süper Lig.

External links

• (in Turkish) Turkish Football Federation