1956–57 Federation Cup
The 1956-57 Turkish Federation Cup season was the first professional national football league in Turkey. The league was organized by the Turkish Football Federation, to pick a team that would represent Turkey in the 1957–58 European Cup, even if later Besiktas refused to play. 30 football clubs participated: 10 from İstanbul, 10 from İzmir, 8 from Ankara and 2 from Adana. These teams were put into 3 groups: İstanbul group, İzmir group and the Ankara group (The 2 teams from Adana were put into the Ankara group). The teams would play against each other. The top 2 teams from each group would then compete in the finals.
Round 1
İstanbul Group
İzmir Group
Ankara Group
Round 2
İstanbul Group
İzmir Group
1Göztepe won 2-0 on the playoff match.
Ankara Group
2Match not held. Gençlerbirliği default win.
Round 3
İstanbul Group
İzmir Group
Ankara Group
Finals
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Qualification |
Beşiktaş (C) |
10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | +16 | 17 | Not joined the European Cup |
Galatasaray |
10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 14 |
Altay |
10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 12 |
Gençlerbirliği |
10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 9 |
Kültürspor |
10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 7 |
Milli Mensucat |
10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 28 | -23 | 1 |
Turkish Federation Cup 1956-57 Winners |
Beşiktaş First Title |
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