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The Turkcell Super League (formerly National League, First Football League and First Super League respectively, Turkish: Turkcell Süper Lig) is the top-flight league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. It is managed by Turkey's football federation.

Overview

The league was established in 1959 as an attempt to unify some of the many regional leagues around the country. The season begins in August each year and ends in May, with a month-long winter break in December and January. The 18 clubs in the league play each other twice, once at home and once away. The bottom three teams are relegated to the Second League Category A at the end of each season and replaced by three others teams from Category A.

As of the 2005/06 season, the top two teams qualify for the Champions League, which the champions directly entering the group phase and the runners-up enter in the second of three qualifying rounds. The third-placed league team and the winners of the Turkey Cup make up the two Turkish teams that enter the UEFA Cup.

The arrival of private television channels in Turkey in the 1990s created a bidding war for live coverage rights, pouring money into the league and raising footballing standards dramatically. Live coverage rights are currently held by Digiturk, the digital satellite platform, until the contract expires in 2009. Digiturk bought the rights in 2004 for 135.85 million New Turkish lira (US$99 million), making the Super League the most expensive league after England's Premiership.

In 2005, the Turkish Football Federation signed a five-year deal with mobile phone operator Turkcell that saw the league's name changed to the 'Turkcell Super League' for five years. It came some years after an abortive sponsorship attempt by Turkcell's rivals, Telsim, in 1999.

Super League clubs, 2006-07

The clubs to play in the 2006-2007 season are listed below, alongside their home towns.

Club Home town Founded in In league since Finishing position last season
Ankaragücü Ankara 1910 1980-81 13th
B. B. Ankaraspor Ankara 1978 2004-2005 14th
Antalyaspor Antalya 1966 2006-2007 2nd in Second League Category A
Beşiktaş JK Istanbul 1903 1959 3rd
Bursaspor Bursa 1963 2006-2007 1st in Second League Category A
Çaykur Rizespor Rize 1968 2003-2004 9th
Denizlispor Denizli 1966 1999-2000 15th
Fenerbahçe SK Istanbul 1907 1959 2nd
Galatasaray SK Istanbul 1905 1959 1st
Gaziantepspor Gaziantep 1969 1990-1991 11th
Gençlerbirliği Ankara 1923 1989-90 6th
Kayserispor Kayseri 1975 2004-2005 5th
Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri 1966 2005-2006 10th
Konyaspor Konya 1981 2003-2004 7th
Sakaryaspor Sakarya 1965 2006-2007 Second League Category A playoff winner
Sivasspor Sivas 1967 2005-2006 8th
Trabzonspor Trabzon 1967 1974-1975 4th
Vestel Manisaspor Manisa 1965 2005-2006 12th


The clubs below took part in the Second League Category A play-offs but failed to clinch the final promotion spot for the 2006-2007 season. The winning team was Sakaryaspor.

Club Home town Founded in Last season in Super League Finishing position in Category A
Altay Izmir 1914 2002-2003 3rd
Istanbulspor Istanbul 1926 2004-2005 5th
Orduspor Ordu 1967 1985-86 6th


The clubs below were relegated to the Second League Category A at the end of the 2005-2006 season.

Club Home town Founded in In league since Finishing position last season
Diyarbakırspor Diyarbakır 1968 2001-2002 18th
Malatyaspor Malatya 1966 2001-2002 16th
Samsunspor Samsun 1965 1993-1994 17th

Champions and top scorers by season

Only four clubs, the so-called “Big Four” have been champions since the beginning of the Premier Super League: Fenerbahce SK (16), Galatasaray SK (16 times), Beşiktaş JK (12) and Trabzonspor (6). The first three, all Istanbul-based clubs, are known as the “Big Three”.

  • Fenerbahce: 1958-59, 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.
  • Galatasaray: 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.
  • Besiktas: 1956-57, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1966-67, 1981-82, 1985-86, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1994-95, 2002-03.
  • Trabzonspor: 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1983-84.
  • Note: The Besiktas total includes the Turkish Federation League, which was played for 2 seasons (1957 and 1958). Besiktas won this league both years.
Season Champion Coach Top scorer His club Goals
2005-2006Galatasaray SK Belgium Eric Gerets Gökhan ÜnalKayserispor 25
2004-2005Fenerbahçe SK Germany Christoph Daum Fatih TekkeTrabzonspor 31
2003-2004Fenerbahçe SK Germany Christoph Daum Zafer BiryolKonyaspor 25
2002-2003Beşiktaş JK Romania Mircea Lucescu Okan YılmazBursaspor 24
2001-2002Galatasaray SKRomania Mircea Lucescuİlhan Mansız Beşiktaş JK23
Arif ErdemGalatasaray SK
2000-2001Fenerbahçe SK Turkey Mustafa Denizli Okan YılmazBursaspor 23
1999-2000Galatasaray SK Turkey Fatih Terim Serkan AykutSamsunspor 30
1998-1999Galatasaray SK Turkey Fatih Terim Hakan ŞükürGalatasaray SK 19
1997-1998Galatasaray SK Turkey Fatih Terim Hakan ŞükürGalatasaray SK 32
1996-1997Galatasaray SK Turkey Fatih Terim Hakan ŞükürGalatasaray SK 38
1995-1996Fenerbahçe SK Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Shota ArveladzeTrabzonspor 25
1994-1995Beşiktaş JK Germany Christoph Daum Aykut KocamanFenerbahçe SK 27
1993-1994Galatasaray SK Germany Rainer Hollmann Bülent UygunFenerbahçe SK 22
1992-1993Galatasaray SK Germany Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Tanju ÇolakFenerbahçe SK 27
1991-1992Beşiktaş JK England Gordon Milne Aykut KocamanFenerbahçe SK 25
1990-1991Beşiktaş JK England Gordon Milne Tanju ÇolakGalatasaray SK 31
1989-1990Beşiktaş JK England Gordon Milne Feyyaz UçarBeşiktaş JK 28
1988-1989Fenerbahçe SK Yugoslavia Todor Veselinovic Aykut KocamanFenerbahçe SK 29
1987-1988Galatasaray SK Germany Jupp Derwall Tanju ÇolakGalatasaray SK 39
1986-1987Galatasaray SK Germany Jupp Derwall Tanju ÇolakSamsunspor 25
1985-1986Beşiktaş JK Yugoslavia Branko Stankovic Tanju ÇolakSamsunspor 33
1984-1985Fenerbahçe SK Yugoslavia Todor Veselinovic Aykut YiğitSakaryaspor 20
1983-1984Trabzonspor Turkey A. Suat Özyazici Tarık HocicGalatasaray SK 16
1982-1983Fenerbahçe SK Yugoslavia Branko Stankovic Selçuk YulaFenerbahçe SK 19
1981-1982Beşiktaş JK Yugoslavia Dorde Milic Selçuk YulaFenerbahçe SK 16
1980-1981Trabzonspor Turkey Özkan Sümer Bora ÖztürkAdanaspor 15
1979-1980TrabzonsporTurkey A. Suat ÖzyaziciMustafa DenizliAltay SK12
Bahtiyar YorulmazBursaspor
1978-1979Trabzonspor Turkey Özkan Sümer Özer UmduAdanaspor 15
1977-1978Fenerbahçe SKYugoslavia Toma KaleperovicCemil TuranFenerbahçe SK17
Ali Osman RenkliboyMKE Ankaragücü
1976-1977Trabzonspor Turkey A. Suat Özyazici Necmi PerekliTrabzonspor 18
1975-1976Trabzonspor Turkey A. Suat Özyazici Cemil TuranFenerbahçe SK 14
1974-1975Fenerbahçe SK Brazil Valdir Pereira Didi Ömer KanerEskişehirspor 14
1973-1974Fenerbahçe SK Brazil Valdir Pereira Didi Cemil TuranFenerbahçe SK 14
1972-1973Galatasaray SK England Brian Birch Osman ArpacıoğluFenerbahçe SK 16
1971-1972Galatasaray SK England Brian Birch Fethi HeperEskişehirspor 20
1970-1971Galatasaray SK England Brian Birch Ogün AltıparmakFenerbahçe SK 16
1969-1970Fenerbahçe SK Romania Trian Ionescu Fethi HeperEskişehirspor 13
1968-1969Galatasaray SK Yugoslavia Toma Kaleperovic Metin OktayGalatasaray SK 17
1967-1968Fenerbahçe SK Hungary Ignace Molnar Fevzi ZemzemGöztepe SK 19
1966-1967Beşiktaş JK Yugoslavia Ljubisa Spajic Ertan AdatepeMKE Ankaragücü 18
1965-1966Beşiktaş JK Yugoslavia Ljubisa Spajic Ertan AdatepeMKE Ankaragücü 20
1964-1965Fenerbahçe SK England Oscar Hold Metin OktayGalatasaray SK 17
1963-1964Fenerbahçe SK Yugoslavia Miroslav Kokotovic Güven ÖnütBeşiktaş JK 19
1962-1963Galatasaray SK Turkey Gündüz Kiliç Metin OktayGalatasaray SK 38
1961-1962Galatasaray SK Turkey Gündüz Kiliç Fikri ElmaAnkara Demirspor 21
1960-1961Fenerbahçe SK Hungary Laszlo Szekelly Metin OktayGalatasaray SK 36
1959-1960Beşiktaş JK Hungary Andreas Kutik Metin OktayGalatasaray SK 33
1958-59Fenerbahçe SK Hungary Ignace Molnar Metin OktayGalatasaray SK 11
1957-58Beşiktaş JK Italy Leandro Remondini
1956-57Beşiktaş JK Hungary Jozsef Meszaros

2005-2006 Turkcell Super League Individual Awards

These awards were handed out by the members of the Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF).





Turkcell Super League All-Star Team

GK Colombia Aly Faryd Mondragon, Galatasaray

DF Cameroon Rigobert Song, Galatasaray

DF Turkey Mehmet Hakki Hocaoğlu, Sivasspor

DF Turkey Mustafa Doğan, Beşiktaş

MF Turkey Hasan Şaş, Galatasaray

MF Ghana Stephen Appiah, Fenerbahçe

MF Turkey Mehmet Çakır, Gençlerbirliği

MF Turkey Cenk Isler, Kayseri Erciyesspor

MF Brazil Alex, Fenerbahçe

FW Turkey Gökhan Ünal, Kayserispor

FW Turkey Fatih Tekke, Trabzonspor

Turkish Cup history

Cup nameFenerbahceGalatasarayBesiktasTrabzonspor
Turkish League Championships16 16 10 6
Turkish Cup4 14 6 7
Turkish Supercup0 0 1 0
UEFA Cup0 1 0 0
Super Cup0 1 0 0
Champions League Cup0 0 0 0
Istanbul Football League16 14 13 0
Istanbul Shield4 1 1 0
Istanbul Cup1 2 2 0
Fleet Cup4 0 1 0
Spor-Toto Cup1 0 4 0
National Heap6 1 3 0
Turkish Football Championship3 0 2 0
TSYD Cup12 12 12 0
Chancellor Cup8 5 6 5
Turkish Federation Cup0 0 2 0
President Cup6 10 7 7
Ataturk Cup2 0 1 0
Balkans Cup1 0 0 0
Total84 77 71 25

Records

Season
  • The longest season: 1962-1963 (42 matches)
Teams
  • The highest scoring match: 1991-1992 Fenerbahçe - Gaziantepspor (8-4)
  • The biggest win: 1930-1931 Fenerbahçe - Anadolu (16-0)
  • Best performing team: 1988-1989 Fenerbahçe (29 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss in 36 matches)
  • Longest unbeaten run: Beşiktaş (48 matches)
  • Teams unbeaten in a season: 1985-1986 Galatasaray, 1991-1992 Beşiktaş
  • Team with the most wins in a season: 1959-1960 Beşiktaş, 1988-1989 Fenerbahçe (29 wins)
  • Highest scoring team: 1988-1989 Fenerbahçe (103 goals in 36 matches)
  • Team with the most top scorers: Galatasaray (13 top scorers)
  • Most games won in row at home: Fenerbahçe (24 games)
Players
  • Top scorer for the most years: Metin Oktay (6 times)
  • All time top scorer: Tanju Çolak (240 goals)
  • Top scorer with the most goals: 1987-1988 Tanju Çolak (39 goals)
  • Player with the most championships: Bülent Korkmaz (8 seasons)
  • Player with the most goals in a match: 1992-1993 Tanju Çolak (6 goals in the match Fenerbahçe SK – Karşıyaka (7-1))
Coaches

See also

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