Turkish Football Championship
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The Amatör Futbol Şampiyonası was an inter-city football championship between teams from Istanbul
, Ankara
and Izmir
in Turkey
. It was created by Türkiye İdman Cemiyetleri İttifakı in 1924. The first competition was in 1924 but was held for the following two years. Then the competition was not held for the following four years. The third competition was started in 1932 and the series continued until the end of the season in 1936. The competition began again in 1940 and was played every year (except for 1948) until 1951.
Beşiktaş JK and İzmir Denizgücü were the most successful clubs in the championship with 4 titles.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
and Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It was created by Türkiye İdman Cemiyetleri İttifakı in 1924. The first competition was in 1924 but was held for the following two years. Then the competition was not held for the following four years. The third competition was started in 1932 and the series continued until the end of the season in 1936. The competition began again in 1940 and was played every year (except for 1948) until 1951.
Beşiktaş JK and İzmir Denizgücü were the most successful clubs in the championship with 4 titles.
Champions
| Season | Winner (number of titles) | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1924 | Harbiye (1) | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
2-0 |
| 1925 | |||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 | Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü is a defunct Turkish sports club in Ankara, Turkey.The club was founded after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.-Achievements:*Turkish Football Championship:**Winner: 1927*Ankara Football League:... (1) |
Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
3-2 |
| 1928 | |||
| 1929 | |||
| 1930 | |||
| 1931 | |||
| 1932 | İstanbulspor (1) | ||
| 1933 | Fenerbahçe (1) | İzmirspor Izmirspor İzmirspor is а Turkish footbаllteаm from İzmir. They were founded with the name Altınayspor but in 1930 their new name was İzmirspor. They are currently playing in the Amateur league.-League Participations:... |
8-0 |
| 1934 | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... (1) |
Altay | 3-1 |
| 1935 | Fenerbahçe (2) | Altınordu | 3-1 |
| 1936 | |||
| 1937 | |||
| 1938 | |||
| 1939 | |||
| 1940 | Eskişehir Demirspor Eskişehir Demirspor Eskişehir Demirspor is a Turkish sports club from Eskişehir, Turkey. The club is oldest football club in Eskişehir. The club has many branches including football, basketball, volleyball, athletic, swimming, fencing, wrestling, karate... (1) |
Fenerbahçe | 3-1 |
| 1941 | Gençlerbirliği (1) | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
4-1 |
| 1942 | Harbokulu (1) | ||
| 1943 | |||
| 1944 | Fenerbahçe (3) | Harbokulu | 2-1 |
| 1945 | Harbokulu (2) | ||
| 1946 | Gençlerbirliği (2) | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
2-1 |
| 1947 | Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish football club which plays in TFF Third League. They were one of First League's founder members in 1958. They played 13 seasons in this league and relegated to Second League in 1971 and never returned.-History:... (1) |
Fenerbahçe | 3-0 |
| 1948 | |||
| 1949 | Ankaragücü Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis.... (1) |
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| 1950 | Göztepe Göztepe A.S. Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor... (1) |
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| 1951 | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... (2) |
Gençlerbirliği | 3-0 |
| 1952 | Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... (1) |
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| 1953 | |||
| 1954 | Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1940, Adana Demirspor are nicknamed Mavi Şimşekler... (1) |
Hacettepe SK | 1-0 |
| 1955 | Bursa Acar İdman Yurdu (1) | ||
| 1956 | Ankara Karagücü (1) | ||
| 1957 | Ankara Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü is a defunct Turkish sports club in Ankara, Turkey.The club was founded after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.-Achievements:*Turkish Football Championship:**Winner: 1927*Ankara Football League:... (2) |
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| 1958 | Ankara Havagücü and Trabzon İdman Ocağı Idmanocagi İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and... (1) |
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| 1959 | Bursa Güvenspor (1) | ||
| 1960 | Sakarya Yıldırımspor (1) | ||
| 1961 | İzmir Karagücü (1) | ||
| 1962 | İzmir Karagücü (2) | ||
| 1963 | Çukurova İdman Yurdu (1) | ||
| 1964 | Trabzon İdman Ocağı Idmanocagi İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and... (2) |
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| 1965 | Kocaeli Kağıtspor (1) | ||
| 1966 | Trabzon İdman Ocağı Idmanocagi İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and... (3) |
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| 1967 | İzmir Denizgücü (1) | ||
| 1968 | İzmir Denizgücü (2) | ||
| 1969 | Trabzon Sebat Gençlik Akçaabat Sebatspor Akçaabat Sebatspor, also known as A. Sebatspor is a Turkish football club located in the Akçaabat district of Trabzon, Turkey. They play their home games in the Akçaabat Fatih Stadyumu. The club was founded in 1923.-History:... (1) |
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| 1970 | Ankara Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü is a defunct Turkish sports club in Ankara, Turkey.The club was founded after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.-Achievements:*Turkish Football Championship:**Winner: 1927*Ankara Football League:... (3) |
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| 1971 | İzmir Denizgücü (3) | ||
| 1972 | Trabzon Gençlerbirliği (1) | ||
| 1973 | İzmir Denizgücü (4) | ||
| 1974 | Zonguldak Erdemirspor (1) | ||
| 1975 | Orduspor Orduspor Orduspor is a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club is located in Ordu, Turkey and plays their home games at 19 Eylul Stadium. The team managed to qualify for Turkish Super League again in 2011.-History:... (1) |
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| 1976 | Bursaspor Bursaspor Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar... (1) |
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| 1977 | Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish football club which plays in TFF Third League. They were one of First League's founder members in 1958. They played 13 seasons in this league and relegated to Second League in 1971 and never returned.-History:... (2) |
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| 1978 | Karadenizspor (1) | ||
| 1979 | Kayseri Sümenspor (1) | ||
| 1980 | Ankara D.S.İ Spor (1) | ||
| 1981 | İstanbul Yeldeğirmeni (1) | ||
| 1982 | Kocaeli Kağıtspor (1) | ||
| 1983 | Maraşspor (1) | ||
| 1984 | Tarsus İdman Yurdu Erkutspor Tarsus Idman Yurdu Tarsus İdman Yurdu is a professional Turkish football team based in Tarsus. The club was founded in 1923 and they play at the Burhanettin Kocamaz stadium, which has a capacity of 6000... (1) |
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| 1985 | Beşiktaş JK (3) | ||
| 1986 | Bursaspor Bursaspor Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar... (2) |
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| 1987 | Hatay Sahilspor (1) | ||
| 1988 | Beşiktaş JK (4) | ||
| 1989 | Adana Gençlerbirliği (1) | ||
| 1990 | İstanbul Çengelköy (1) | ||
| 1991 | |||
| 1992 | İçel Polisgücü (1) | ||
| 1993 | Diyarbakır D.S.İ Spor (1) | ||
Performance by club
| Club | Champions | Runners-up |
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| Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
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| İzmir Denizgücü | |
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| Fenerbahçe | |
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| Trabzon İdman Ocağı Idmanocagi İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and... |
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| Harbokulu | |
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| Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish football club which plays in TFF Third League. They were one of First League's founder members in 1958. They played 13 seasons in this league and relegated to Second League in 1971 and never returned.-History:... |
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| Bursaspor Bursaspor Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar... |
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| Ankaragücü Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis.... |
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| Eskişehir Demirspor Eskişehir Demirspor Eskişehir Demirspor is a Turkish sports club from Eskişehir, Turkey. The club is oldest football club in Eskişehir. The club has many branches including football, basketball, volleyball, athletic, swimming, fencing, wrestling, karate... |
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| Göztepe Göztepe A.S. Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor... |
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| İstanbulspor | |
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| Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü Muhafızgücü is a defunct Turkish sports club in Ankara, Turkey.The club was founded after order by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.-Achievements:*Turkish Football Championship:**Winner: 1927*Ankara Football League:... |
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| Altınordu | |
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| Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
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| İzmirspor Izmirspor İzmirspor is а Turkish footbаllteаm from İzmir. They were founded with the name Altınayspor but in 1930 their new name was İzmirspor. They are currently playing in the Amateur league.-League Participations:... |
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