| Season | 1937 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fenerbahçe (1st title) |
| Matches played | 56 |
| Goals scored | 237 (4.23 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Said Altınordu (13) |
| ← None 1938 → | |
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.
Participants
- Fenerbahçe - Istanbul Football League, 1st
- Güneş - Istanbul Football League, 2nd
- Galatasaray - Istanbul Football League, 3rd
- Beşiktaş - Istanbul Football League, 4th
- MKE Ankaragücü - Ankara Football League, 1st
- Gençlerbirliği - Ankara Football League, 2nd
- Üçok (an alliance between Altay, Altınordu, and Bucaspor) - İzmir Football League
- Doğanspor (an alliance between Göztepe, İzmirspor, and Egespor) - İzmir Football League
League standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 2.125 | 36 |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 24 | 1.625 | 34 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 1.158 | 29 |
| 4 | Güneş | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 27 | 1.222 | 28 |
| 5 | Gençlerbirliği | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 0.893 | 26 |
| 6 | MKE Ankaragücü | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 34 | 0.882 | 26 |
| 7 | Doğanspor | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 48 | 0.583 | 24 |
| 8 | Üçok | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 41 | 0.634 | 21 |
Rules for classification: 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 points for a loss.
Results
| Home \ Away | AGÜ | BJK | DOĞ | FNB | GAL | GEN | GÜN | ÜÇO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ankaragücü | 0–1 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 4–0 | 1–6 | 2–2 | |
| Beşiktaş | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | |
| Doğanspor | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 5–3 | 4–2 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Galatasaray | 2–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 7–3 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | 4–2 | 2–1 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | |
| Güneş | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–1 | |
| Üçok | 2–2 | 1–0 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
References
- Erdoğan Arıpınar; Tevfik Ünsi Artun, Cem Atabeyoğlu, Nurhan Aydın, Ergun Hiçyılmaz, Haluk San, Orhan Vedat Sevinçli, Vala Somalı (June 1992). Türk Futbol Tarihi (1904-1991) vol.1, Page(80), Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.
- "Milli Küme". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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