| Founded | 1989 as PAF Ligi |
|---|---|
| First season | 1989–90 |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Divisions | 4 |
| Number of teams | 37 |
| Current champions | Galatasaray U21 (8th title) |
| Most championships | Galatasaray U21 (8 titles) |
| Website | A2 Ligi (in Turkish) |
The U21 Ligi is the reserve team league for the top Turkish association football teams in the Süper Lig and 1. Lig. The league is split into western and an eastern division.
The league started in 1989-1990 and was named TFF PAF Ligi (Profesyonelliğe Aday Futbolcular) until the 2008–09 season. The 1993–94 season was called TFF BAL Ligi (Deplasmanlı Bölgesel Altyapı Ligi). From 2009 till 2014 the league was called TFF A2 Ligi. Since the 2014–15 season the name has been U21 Ligi.
Teams are not relegated from the U21 Ligi based on their final league position, but on the league position of their respective clubs' senior teams. If a senior team is relegated from the 1. Lig, then the reserve team is relegated from the U21 Ligi and replaced by the reserve team of the promoted team from the 2. Lig.
Until 2009, only U21 teams of the Süper Lig could participate in the U21 Ligi. Since then, 1. Lig teams can participate and therefore the league is split into a western (20 teams) and eastern group (18 teams) and the winner of each group play a final match.
| Season | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989–90 | Galatasaray SK U21 (1) | ||
| 1990–91 | Beşiktaş JK U21 (1) | ||
| 1991–92 | Trabzonspor U21 (1) | Altay SK U21 | Sarıyer GK U21 |
| 1992–93 | Altay SK U21 (1) | Kocaelispor U21 | Konyaspor U21 |
| 1993–94 | Galatasaray SK U21 (2) | ||
| 1994–95 | Beşiktaş JK U21 (2) | Fenerbahçe SK U21 | |
| 1995–96 | Beşiktaş JK U21 (3) | Fenerbahçe SK U21 | |
| 1996–97 | Trabzonspor U21 (2) | Galatasaray SK U21 | Kocaelispor U21 |
| 1997–98 | Fenerbahçe SK U21 (1) | Beşiktaş JK U21 | Trabzonspor U21 |
| 1998–99 | Fenerbahçe SK U21 (2) | Bursaspor U21 | Samsunspor U21 |
| 1999–2000 | Beşiktaş JK U21 (4) | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 | Samsunspor U21 |
| 2000–01 | Fenerbahçe SK U21 (3) | Samsunspor U21 | MKE Ankaragücü SK U21 |
| 2001–02 | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 (1) | MKE Ankaragücü SK U21 | Trabzonspor U21 |
| 2002–03 | Beşiktaş JK U21 (5) | Altay SK U21 | İstanbulspor U21 |
| 2003–04 | Trabzonspor U21 (3) | Konyaspor U21 | Galatasaray SK U21 |
| 2004–05 | Galatasaray SK U21 (3) | Gaziantepspor U21 | Samsunspor U21 |
| 2005–06 | Galatasaray SK U21 (4) | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 | Beşiktaş JK U21 |
| 2006–07 | Galatasaray SK U21 (5) | Beşiktaş JK U21 | Trabzonspor U21 |
| 2007–08 | Sivasspor U21 (1) | Galatasaray SK U21 | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 |
| 2008–09 | Antalyaspor U21 (1) | Fenerbahçe SK U21 | Galatasaray SK U21 |
| 2009–10 | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 (2) | Ankaraspor U21 | - |
| 2010–11 | Galatasaray SK U21 (6) | Kayseri Erciyesspor U21 | - |
| 2011–12 | Kartal S.K. U21 (1) | Bucaspor U21 | Sivasspor U21 |
| 2012–13 | Ankaraspor U21 (1) | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 | Kasımpaşa SK U21 |
| 2013–14 | Fenerbahçe SK U21 (4) | Boluspor U21 | Çaykur Rizespor U21 |
| 2014–15 | Galatasaray SK U21 (7) | Bursaspor U21 | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 |
| 2015–16 | Bursaspor U21 (1) | Altınordu F.K. U21 | |
| 2016–17 | Fenerbahçe SK U21 (5) | Beşiktaş JK U21 | Trabzonspor U21 |
| 2017–18 | Beşiktaş JK U21 (6) | Gençlerbirliği SK U21 | Trabzonspor U21 |
| 2018–19 | Galatasaray SK U21 (8) | Beşiktaş JK U21 | Bursaspor U21 |
| Team | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray SK U21 | 8 | 1990, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 |
| Beşiktaş JK U21 | 6 | 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2018 |
| Fenerbahçe SK U21 | 5 | 1998, 1999, 2001, 2014, 2017 |
| Trabzonspor U21 | 3 | 1992, 1997, 2004 |
| Gençlerbirliği SK U21 | 2 | 2002, 2010 |
| Altay SK U21 | 1 | 1993 |
| Sivasspor U21 | 1 | 2008 |
| Antalyaspor U21 | 1 | 2009 |
| Kartal SK U21 | 1 | 2012 |
| Ankaraspor U21 | 1 | 2013 |
| Bursaspor U21 | 1 | 2016 |
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