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Revision as of 07:17, 1 October 2006
Sport | Football |
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Founded | 1959 |
No. of teams | 18 |
Country | Turkey |
Most recent champion(s) | Galatasaray |
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).
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: 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 | Top scorer's club | Goals |
2005-2006 | Galatasaray SK | Eric Gerets | Gökhan Ünal | Kayserispor | 25 |
2004-2005 | Fenerbahçe SK | Christoph Daum | Fatih Tekke | Trabzonspor | 31 |
2003-2004 | Fenerbahçe SK | Christoph Daum | Zafer Biryol | Konyaspor | 25 |
2002-2003 | Beşiktaş JK | Mircea Lucescu | Okan Yılmaz | Bursaspor | 24 |
2001-2002 | Galatasaray SK | Mircea Lucescu | İlhan Mansız | Beşiktaş JK | 23 |
Arif Erdem | Galatasaray SK | ||||
2000-2001 | Fenerbahçe SK | Mustafa Denizli | Okan Yılmaz | Bursaspor | 23 |
1999-2000 | Galatasaray SK | Fatih Terim | Serkan Aykut | Samsunspor | 30 |
1998-1999 | Galatasaray SK | Fatih Terim | Hakan Şükür | Galatasaray SK | 19 |
1997-1998 | Galatasaray SK | Fatih Terim | Hakan Şükür | Galatasaray SK | 32 |
1996-1997 | Galatasaray SK | Fatih Terim | Hakan Şükür | Galatasaray SK | 38 |
1995-1996 | Fenerbahçe SK | Carlos Alberto Parreira | Shota Arveladze | Trabzonspor | 25 |
1994-1995 | Beşiktaş JK | Christoph Daum | Aykut Kocaman | Fenerbahçe SK | 27 |
1993-1994 | Galatasaray SK | Rainer Hollmann | Bülent Uygun | Fenerbahçe SK | 22 |
1992-1993 | Galatasaray SK | Karl-Heinz Feldkamp | Tanju Çolak | Fenerbahçe SK | 27 |
1991-1992 | Beşiktaş JK | Gordon Milne | Aykut Kocaman | Fenerbahçe SK | 25 |
1990-1991 | Beşiktaş JK | Gordon Milne | Tanju Çolak | Galatasaray SK | 31 |
1989-1990 | Beşiktaş JK | Gordon Milne | Feyyaz Uçar | Beşiktaş JK | 28 |
1988-1989 | Fenerbahçe SK | Todor Veselinovic | Aykut Kocaman | Fenerbahçe SK | 29 |
1987-1988 | Galatasaray SK | Jupp Derwall | Tanju Çolak | Galatasaray SK | 39 |
1986-1987 | Galatasaray SK | Jupp Derwall | Tanju Çolak | Samsunspor | 25 |
1985-1986 | Beşiktaş JK | Branko Stankovic | Tanju Çolak | Samsunspor | 33 |
1984-1985 | Fenerbahçe SK | Todor Veselinovic | Aykut Yiğit | Sakaryaspor | 20 |
1983-1984 | Trabzonspor | A. Suat Özyazici | Tarık Hocic | Galatasaray SK | 16 |
1982-1983 | Fenerbahçe SK | Branko Stankovic | Selçuk Yula | Fenerbahçe SK | 19 |
1981-1982 | Beşiktaş JK | Dorde Milic | Selçuk Yula | Fenerbahçe SK | 16 |
1980-1981 | Trabzonspor | Özkan Sümer | Bora Öztürk | Adanaspor | 15 |
1979-1980 | Trabzonspor | A. Suat Özyazici | Mustafa Denizli | Altay SK | 12 |
Bahtiyar Yorulmaz | Bursaspor | ||||
1978-1979 | Trabzonspor | Özkan Sümer | Özer Umdu | Adanaspor | 15 |
1977-1978 | Fenerbahçe SK | Toma Kaleperovic | Cemil Turan | Fenerbahçe SK | 17 |
Ali Osman Renkliboy | MKE Ankaragücü | ||||
1976-1977 | Trabzonspor | A. Suat Özyazici | Necmi Perekli | Trabzonspor | 18 |
1975-1976 | Trabzonspor | A. Suat Özyazici | Cemil Turan | Fenerbahçe SK | 14 |
1974-1975 | Fenerbahçe SK | Valdir Pereira Didi | Ömer Kaner | Eskişehirspor | 14 |
1973-1974 | Fenerbahçe SK | Valdir Pereira Didi | Cemil Turan | Fenerbahçe SK | 14 |
1972-1973 | Galatasaray SK | Brian Birch | Osman Arpacıoğlu | Fenerbahçe SK | 16 |
1971-1972 | Galatasaray SK | Brian Birch | Fethi Heper | Eskişehirspor | 20 |
1970-1971 | Galatasaray SK | Brian Birch | Ogün Altıparmak | Fenerbahçe SK | 16 |
1969-1970 | Fenerbahçe SK | Trian Ionescu | Fethi Heper | Eskişehirspor | 13 |
1968-1969 | Galatasaray SK | Toma Kaleperovic | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 17 |
1967-1968 | Fenerbahçe SK | Ignace Molnar | Fevzi Zemzem | Göztepe SK | 19 |
1966-1967 | Beşiktaş JK | Ljubisa Spajic | Ertan Adatepe | MKE Ankaragücü | 18 |
1965-1966 | Beşiktaş JK | Ljubisa Spajic | Ertan Adatepe | MKE Ankaragücü | 20 |
1964-1965 | Fenerbahçe SK | Oscar Hold | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 17 |
1963-1964 | Fenerbahçe SK | Miroslav Kokotovic | Güven Önüt | Beşiktaş JK | 19 |
1962-1963 | Galatasaray SK | Gündüz Kiliç | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 38 |
1961-1962 | Galatasaray SK | Gündüz Kiliç | Fikri Elma | Ankara Demirspor | 21 |
1960-1961 | Fenerbahçe SK | Laszlo Szekelly | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 36 |
1959-1960 | Beşiktaş JK | Andreas Kutik | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 33 |
1958-59 | Fenerbahçe SK | Ignace Molnar | Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 11 |
2005-2006 Turkcell Super League Individual Awards
These awards were handed out by the members of the Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu (TFF).
- Player of the Year
- Youth Player of the Year
- Manager of the Year
Turkcell Super League All-Star Team
GK Aly Faryd Mondragon, Galatasaray
DF Mehmet Hakki Hocaoğlu, Sivasspor
MF Hasan Şaş, Galatasaray
MF Mehmet Çakır, Gençlerbirliği
MF Cenk Isler, Kayseri Erciyesspor
MF Alex, Fenerbahçe
Turkish Cup history
Cup name | Fenerbahce | Galatasaray | Besiktas | Trabzonspor |
Turkish League Championships | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Turkish Cup | 4 | 14 | 6 | 7 |
Turkish Supercup | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
UEFA Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Super Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Champions League Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Istanbul Football League | 16 | 14 | 13 | 0 |
Istanbul Shield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Istanbul Cup | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Fleet Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Spor-Toto Cup | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
National Heap | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Turkish Football Championship | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
TSYD Cup | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
Chancellor Cup | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Turkish Federation Cup | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
President Cup | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Ataturk Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Balkans Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 84 | 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: 1989-1990 Beşiktaş - Adana Demirspor (10-0)
- 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
- Coach with the most championships: Ahmet Fuat Özyazıcı and Fatih Terim (4 seasons)
See also
- List of sports attendance figures — the Super League in a worldwide context
External links
- Template:En icon Current Turkish Süper Lig standings
- Template:Tr icon Turkish Football Federation
- Template:Tr icon Turkish Soccer Databank
- Template:Tr icon Turksportal - Turkcell Süper Ligi Home Page
- Template:En icon 2005-2006 Turkcell Super League Final Season, Team, and Player Statistics in .PDF format - (www.worldcupadvice.com)
- Turkish Soccer
- Turkish Soccer Data
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