Turkcell Super League
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| Turkcell Super League | |
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 Turkcell Super League 2006-07 |
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| Sport | Football |
| Founded | 1959 |
| No. of teams | 18 |
| Country |  Turkey |
| Current champions | 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.
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[edit] 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 Türk Telekom League A at the end of each season and replaced by three others teams from Türk Telekom League A.
As of the 2005/06 season, the top two teams qualify for the Champions League, with the champions directly entering the group phase and the runners-up entering 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.
[edit] 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 Türk Telekom League A |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | Istanbul | 1903 | 1959 | 3rd |
| Bursaspor | Bursa | 1963 | 2006-2007 | 1st in Türk Telekom League 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 | Türk Telekom League 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 Türk Telekom League 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 | İzmir | 1914 | 2002-2003 | 3rd |
| Istanbulspor | Istanbul | 1926 | 2004-2005 | 5th |
| Orduspor | Ordu | 1967 | 1985-86 | 6th |
The clubs below were relegated to the Türk Telekom League 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 |
[edit] 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: Fenerbahçe SK (16), Galatasaray SK (16 times), Beşiktaş J.K. (12) and Trabzonspor (6). The first three, all Istanbul-based clubs, are known as the “Big Three”. Galatasaray is the only team of the three to have achieved significant success in European competitions (UEFA cup win).
- Fenerbahçe: 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.
- Beşiktaş: 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.
| 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 J.K. |  Mircea Lucescu |
Okan Yılmaz | Bursaspor | 24 |
| 2001-2002 | Galatasaray SK | Mircea Lucescu |
İlhan Mansız | Beşiktaş J.K. | 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 J.K. | 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 J.K. |  Gordon Milne |
Aykut Kocaman | Fenerbahçe SK | 25 |
| 1990-1991 | Beşiktaş J.K. | Gordon Milne |
Tanju Çolak | Galatasaray SK | 31 |
| 1989-1990 | Beşiktaş J.K. | Gordon Milne |
Feyyaz Uçar | Beşiktaş J.K. | 28 |
| 1988-1989 | Fenerbahçe SK |  Todor Veselinovic |
Aykut Kocaman | Fenerbahçe SK | 29 |
| 1987-1988 | Galatasaray SK | Mustafa Denizli |
Tanju Çolak | Galatasaray SK | 39 |
| 1986-1987 | Galatasaray SK | Jupp Derwall |
Tanju Çolak | Samsunspor | 25 |
| 1985-1986 | Beşiktaş J.K. | Branko Stankovic |
Tanju Çolak | Samsunspor | 33 |
| 1984-1985 | Fenerbahçe SK | Todor Veselinovic |
Aykut Yiğit | Sakaryaspor | 20 |
| 1983-1984 | Trabzonspor | A. Suat Özyazici |
Tarik Hodžić | Galatasaray SK | 16 |
| 1982-1983 | Fenerbahçe SK | Branko Stankovic |
Selçuk Yula | Fenerbahçe SK | 19 |
| 1981-1982 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 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 Renklibay | 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 | Coşkun Özarı |
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 J.K. | Ljubisa Spajic |
Ertan Adatepe | MKE Ankaragücü | 18 |
| 1965-1966 | Beşiktaş J.K. | 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 J.K. | 19 |
| 1962-1963 | Galatasaray SK | Gündüz Kılıç |
Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 38 |
| 1961-1962 | Galatasaray SK | Gündüz Kılıç |
Fikri Elma | Ankara Demirspor | 21 |
| 1960-1961 | Fenerbahçe SK | Laszlo Szekelly |
Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 36 |
| 1959-1960 | Beşiktaş J.K. | Andreas Kutik |
Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 33 |
| 1958-1959 | Fenerbahçe SK | Ignace Molnar |
Metin Oktay | Galatasaray SK | 11 |
[edit] Participitations
Türkcell Super League was created in 1959 by TFF and played as 1 league only with 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 22 teams. These are the 64 teams which took part to the championships played from 1959 to 2007. Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are the only clubs which played all the seasons.
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Note: Kayseri Erciyesspor played as Kayserispor between 1973-1975, 1979-1980, 1985-1986, 1992-1996 and 1997-1998. They were renamed to Kayseri Erciyesspor and played again in Super League since 2005. Also, Kayseri Erciyesspor were renamed to Kayserispor and have played in the Super League since 2004.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Turkish Cup history
| Cup name | Fenerbahçe | Galatasaray | Beşiktaş | 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 |
| Balkan Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Istanbul Football League | 11 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| Friday League | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Istanbul Prof. Football League | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Istanbul Shield | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Istanbul Cup | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Donanma Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Spor Toto Cup | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| National Heap | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Turkish Amateur 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 |
| Atatürk Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 84 | 77 | 71 | 25 |
[edit] 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: Galatasaray (25 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 and Suat Kaya (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 Suat Ozyazici and Fatih Terim (4 seasons)[1]
[edit] References
[edit] See also
- List of sports attendance figures — the Super League in a worldwide context
[edit] External links
- (English) Current Turkish Süper Lig standings
- (Turkish) Turkish Football Federation
- (Turkish) Turkish Soccer Databank
- (Turkish) Turksportal - Turkcell Süper Ligi Home Page
- Turkish Soccer
- Turkish Soccer Data
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