The Turkish Football Federation ( Turkish : Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ; TFF ) is the governing body of association football in Turkey . It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team , the Turkish Football League and the Turkish Cup .
19-520: Football league Super Amateur Leagues Organising body Turkish Football Federation (TFF) Country Turkey Confederation UEFA Level on pyramid 6 Promotion to Turkish Regional Amateur League Relegation to Amateur First Division Website Turkish Amateur Football Leagues Current: 2023–24 Super Amateur Leagues The Super Amateur Leagues ( Turkish : Süper Amatör Ligleri ) comprises
38-559: A UEFA Euro on their fifth attempt. Turkey had already hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final , the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final , and the 2009 UEFA Cup Final all played in Istanbul . At the youth-level, they hosted the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 2008 , after first hosting the event back in 1993 . Turkish Football Federation gain 45 medals of 900 events. The TFF organized
57-610: A match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor which involved fans being able to successfully invade the playing field's pitch. Six people, including MKE Ankaragucum club President Faruk Koca , were arrested for assaulting a referee. The referee, Halil Umut Meler , was hospitalized following the assault. The next day, Koca resigned from MKE Ankaragucu and the Turkish Football Federation decided to suspend all league games in Turkey indefinitely. Meler, who suffered
76-461: A minor facial facture and eye injury, would be discharged from the hospital on 13 December. The same day, it was announced that the suspension of league games would end on 19 December 2023. TFF Second League The TFF 2. Lig ( lit. ' TFF 2nd League ' ), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system . It
95-471: A nationwide championship as early as 1924. That year the Turkish Football Championship (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası ) was held in order to bring forth a national football champion. The championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country's regional leagues. Some years later, in 1937, the first national league called Millî Küme
114-1461: A number of football leagues that make up the sixth tier of the Turkish football league system . Each province has its own league. See also [ edit ] Süper Lig TFF First League TFF Second League TFF Third League Turkish Regional Amateur League Turkish Cup (since 1962–63) References [ edit ] ^ Amatör Ligleri (Amateur League) ; Turkish Football Federation . Retrieved on 14 July 2014 (in Turkish) v t e [REDACTED] Football in Turkey Turkish Football Federation National teams Men Men's results footballers managers B U-21 Youth Futsal Beach soccer Women Women's results footballers managers U-21 U-19 U-17 Domestic leagues Men Süper Lig TFF First League TFF Second League TFF Third League Turkish Regional Amateur League Super Amateur Leagues Amateur First Division Amateur Second Division U21 Ligi Women Super League First League Second League Third League Domestic cups Turkish Cup Turkish Super Cup Turkish stage of
133-585: Is a defunct football league in Turkey. It was the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963–64 until the formation of the new league system in 2001–02. The Second Football League was divided into two categories in the 2001–02 season: Category A and Category B. Since 2007–08 Category A has continued as the TFF First League and Category B has continued as the TFF Second League. In
152-563: Is divided into eight tiers, ranging from the top-tier Süper Lig to local amateur divisions. The Turkish Cup changed its name to the Federation Cup (Turkish: Federasyon Kupası ) in the 1980–81 season, then back to Turkish Cup in 1992–93. Turkey have bid five times to host the UEFA European Championship . Turkey submitted a joint bid with Greece for UEFA Euro 2008 , which failed. Their bid for UEFA Euro 2012
171-524: Is the only one with such a stance. As a result, Ankara Demirspor became the first club to officially demand the federation to acknowledge their championship title won in 1947, but received no answer at all to date. Club president Nuğman Yavuz stated that he contacted the Turkish Federation twice, but the federation did not respond in any way. Similarly, Fenerbahçe also requested proper acknowledgement of these national championship titles, and faced
190-457: The TFF First League . The three teams classified as third to fifth in each play-off group join the extra play-offs with top teams from each of the five classifying groups. These eight teams play a knockout competition (in a neutral venue) to determine the last team to be promoted. The bottom three teams of the classifying groups are relegated to the TFF Third League . The top four clubs from
209-621: The 2009–10 season the league contained 55 clubs spread out over 4 groups of 11 or 12 teams. The league is played over two rounds. In the first round, ten teams in five groups play with other teams in their group, like a regular season. Top two teams of each group qualify to the "play-off group". They form a play-off league (consisting of ten teams) and play a regular season starting with zero points. The remaining eight teams in each group keep their points and they play again with each other. These new eight-teamed groups are called "classifying groups". The top two teams in each play-off group are promoted to
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#1732859188864228-536: The Promotion Group of the TFF Third League are then promoted to the TFF Second League, while eight others play in a play-off. In the 2010–11 season the league was played with 36 teams in two groups, white and red. The winners of each group are directly promoted to the 1. Lig ( TFF First League ). In each group 2nd through 5th teams compete in the play-off with the respective team in the other group to determine
247-2689: The UEFA Regions' Cup Defunct leagues Ankara Football League Çukurova Football League Eskişehir Football League Istanbul Football League İzmir Football League Trabzon Football League Turkish Federation Cup Turkish Football Championship Turkish National Division Turkish Women's Regional Football League Defunct cups Atatürk Cup Fleet Cup Istanbul Football Cup Istanbul Shield Prime Minister's Cup Spor Toto Cup TSYD Cup Lists Men Champions Clubs by foundation date Venues ( by capacity ) Foreign players Women Clubs Foreign players Non-recognition of past championships Records 2011 Turkish football match-fixing scandal v t e Sixth-level football leagues of Europe ( UEFA ) Current Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Doboj Croatia Primorje-Gorski Kotar Czech Republic Denmark Copenhagen Funen Jutland Zealand England North South Estonia Finland France Germany Landesliga Verbandsliga Greece Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Amateur League Norway Poland Portugal Romania Scotland East Midlands North North Caledonian South West Slovakia Spain Andalusia Aragon Asturias Balearic Basque Canary Cantabria Castile-La Mancha Castile and León Catalonia Ceuta & Melilla Extremadura Galicia La Rioja Madrid Murcia Navarre Valencia Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Super_Amateur_Leagues&oldid=1254659791 " Categories : Football leagues in Turkey Sixth level football leagues in Europe Hidden categories: Articles with Turkish-language sources (tr) Articles with short description Short description matches Wikidata Articles containing Turkish-language text Turkish Football Federation The Turkish football league system
266-627: The hopes that the TFF will recognize their pre-1959 championships, also notably on the club's website the 28 championships are listed as if they were official likely as an act of protest against the TFF's lack of recognition of the pre-1959 titles. For instance, Mehmet Demirkol, a renowned sports writer and commentator, stated that Beşiktaş won their 20th championship title overall in the 2016–17 season , not their 15th. Numerous other sports writers, persons of authority, politicians, and officials also openly expressed their opinions on this issue and reinforced
285-473: The same unconstructive reaction. Having won a total of nine titles in both former championships, the club demands to have those official titles rightfully acknowledged. In addition to requesting proper acknowledgement of the titles, Fenerbahçe's kit for the 2023-24 season includes a badge with 5 stars above which can't be worn in league matches because it is against the regulations of the federation and they did not give permission to play with them, likely in
304-645: The view that the Turkish federation should unambiguously acknowledge and count the former championship titles. Among them is also historian and headmaster of the Galatasaray High School Vahdettin Engin. According to historians' analysis of the 2002 Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Court decision, which stated that the Turkish League Championships began before 1959 and the championships before 1959 cannot be left uncounted. On 11 December 2023, melee occurred during
323-499: Was also unsuccessful, with the competition going to Poland and Ukraine . The federation also submitted a bid to host UEFA Euro 2016 , but UEFA announced that Euro 2016 would be hosted by France . Turkey were also bidding for UEFA Euro 2024 , competing against Germany . Germany were announced the hosts. Turkey will host the UEFA Euro 2032 , alongside Italy (both previously bid against each other for 2016), given Turkey to finally host
342-465: Was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of Turkish Second League Category B as a continuation of the then second level division. In the 2005–06 season the name of the league was changed to Lig B . Since the 2007–08 season the league's current name is used along with sponsor names. Turkish Second Football League (in Turkish: Türkiye İkinci Futbol Ligi or shortly İkinci Lig or 2. Lig )
361-668: Was introduced. The league was held until 1950, one year before the Turkish Football Championship was also abolished. Even though both competitions were organized by the TFF and were official championships respectively, they are not acknowledged and counted by the very same federation which held them. Until today no official reason or motive was given for the unparalleled and irregular denial. All other football associations in Europe without exception consequently acknowledge their former national championships. The Turkish Federation
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