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| On April 25, 1955, the last game of the Turkish Basketball Championship was ] against ] at Spor Sergi Sarayı. ] and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and their points were the same. Therefore, the last game was very important for Galatasaray and Modaspor as a result of the champion would be determined by total point difference. | On April 25, 1955, the last game of the Turkish Basketball Championship was ] against ] at Spor Sergi Sarayı. ] and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and their points were the same. Therefore, the last game was very important for Galatasaray and Modaspor as a result of the champion would be determined by total point difference. <ref>{{cite web|title=Kanarya, bitime 40 saniye kala, G.Saray şampiyon olmasın diye salonu terk etmiş|url=http://www.fotomac.com.tr/galatasaray/2014/06/19/1955te-fbahce-de-cekilmis|publisher=Fotomac Newspaper|accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref> | ||
| ==The Incident== | ==The Incident== | ||
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On April 25, 1955, the last game of the Turkish Basketball Championship was Fenerbahçe against Galatasaray at Spor Sergi Sarayı. Galatasaray and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and their points were the same. Therefore, the last game was very important for Galatasaray and Modaspor as a result of the champion would be determined by total point difference.
The Incident
In the game, Fenerbahçe Director withdrew their team from the match just 44 seconds left to the end of the game due to the result Galatasaray 40 Fenerbahçe 27 and the point difference would enough make Galatasaray SK league champion. Therefore, the match could not be concluded. Nevertheless, the Federation of Sports Game declared that such behavior and action of the Fenerbahçe Director would not be acceptable and there were two champions Galatasaray and Modaspor in that year. The cup was split into two pieces and both teams could keep these in their museums.(Half Cup) After this match, Fenerbahçe Directors were sent to Disciplinary Committee and Fenerbahce were punished to pay 2000 Turkish Lira penalty fee.
1955 Turkish Basketball Championship League Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | |||||||
| 1 | Modaspor | |||||||
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||
| 4 | Ankaragücü | |||||||
| 5 | Altınordu | |||||||
| 6 | Harp Okulu |
Pos=Position, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against
Rosters of the game
Galatasaray Roster
| Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 |  Yalçın Granit
|
| 2 | Yüksel Alkan
|
| 3 | Tunç Erim
|
| 4 | Tuğrul Demir
|
| 5 | Üner Erimer
|
| 6 | Yavuz Türkoğlu
|
| 7 | Özer Salnur
|
| 8 | Sinan King
|
| 9 | Cengiz Kuban
|
| 10 | Atilla Durukan
|
| 11 | Gökhan Kökeş
|
| 12 | Erdoğan Partener
|
Fenerbahçe Roster
| Number | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sacit Seldüz
|
| 2 | Altan Dinçer
|
| 3 | Erdoğan Karabelen
|
| 4 | Hikmet Vardar
|
| 5 | Yılmaz Gündüz
|
| 6 | Metin Çabukel
|
| 7 | Erol Demiroma
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| 8 | Demir Şalt
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| 9 | Mete Yalçın
|
| 10 | Muammer Tezel
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| 11 | Erol Pekelman
|
References
- "Kanarya, bitime 40 saniye kala, G.Saray şampiyon olmasın diye salonu terk etmiş". Fotomac Newspaper. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
- Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(259).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
- "Fenerbahçe, 1955'te 40 saniye kala sahadan çekilmiş". Bugün Newspaper. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
- "Fenerbahçe, 1955'te 40 saniye kala sahadan çekilmiş". Milliyet Newspaper. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- Durupınar, Mehmet (2009). Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi. İstanbul: Efes Pilsen. pp. 47–49. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - Durupınar, Mehmet (2009). Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi. İstanbul: Efes Pilsen. p. 48. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9.
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