A2 Ligi

U21 Ligi
Country  Turkey
Confederation UEFA
Founded 1989
as PAF Ligi
First season 1989-1990
Divisions 4
Number of teams 37
Current champions Galatasaray U21 (7th title)
Most championships Galatasaray U21 (7th title)
Website A2 Ligi (Turkish)

The U21 Ligi, is the reserve team league for the top Turkish football teams in the Süper Lig and 1. Lig. The league is split into western and an eastern division.

History

The league started in 1989-1990 and was named TFF PAF Ligi (Profesyonelliğe Aday Futbolcular) until 2008-2009 season. The 1993-1994 season was called TFF BAL Ligi (Deplasmanlı Bölgesel Altyapı Ligi). From 2009 till 2014 the league was called TFF A2 Ligi. Since the 2014-2015 seasoen the name has been U21 Ligi.

Teams are not relegated from the U21 Ligi based on their final league position, but on the league position of their respective clubs' senior teams. If a senior team is relegated from the 1. Lig, then the reserve team is relegated from the U21 Ligi and replaced by the reserve team of the promoted team from the 2. Lig.

Until the year 2009, only U21 teams of the Süper Lig could participate in the U21 Ligi. Since the 2009-2010 season, 1. Lig teams could have participated and therefore the league is split into a western (20 teams) and eastern group (18 teams) and the winner of each group play a final match.


Past winners

Season Champion Runner-up 3rd place
1989-1990 Galatasaray SK U21 (1)
1990-1991 Beşiktaş JK U21 (1)
1991-1992 Trabzonspor U21 (1) Altay SK U21 Sarıyer GK U21
1992-1993 Altay SK U21 (1) Kocaelispor U21 Konyaspor U21
1993-1994 Galatasaray SK U21 (2)
1994-1995 Beşiktaş JK U21 (2) Fenerbahçe SK U21
1995-1996 Beşiktaş JK U21 (3) Fenerbahçe SK U21
1996-1997 Trabzonspor U21 (2) Galatasaray SK U21 Kocaelispor U21
1997-1998 Fenerbahçe SK U21 (1) Beşiktaş JK U21 Trabzonspor U21
1998-1999 Fenerbahçe SK U21 (2) Bursaspor U21 Samsunspor U21
1999-2000 Beşiktaş JK U21 (4) Gençlerbirliği SK U21 Samsunspor U21
2000-2001 Fenerbahçe SK U21 (3) Samsunspor U21 MKE Ankaragücü SK U21
2001-2002 Gençlerbirliği SK U21 (1) MKE Ankaragücü SK U21 Trabzonspor U21
2002-2003 Beşiktaş JK U21 (5) Altay SK U21 İstanbulspor U21
2003-2004 Trabzonspor U21 (3) Konyaspor U21 Galatasaray SK U21
2004-2005 Galatasaray SK U21 (3) Gaziantepspor U21 Samsunspor U21
2005-2006 Galatasaray SK U21 (4) Gençlerbirliği SK U21 Beşiktaş JK U21
2006-2007 Galatasaray SK U21 (5) Beşiktaş JK U21 Trabzonspor U21
2007-2008 Sivasspor U21 (1) Galatasaray SK U21 Gençlerbirliği SK U21
2008-2009 Antalyaspor U21 (1) Fenerbahçe SK U21 Galatasaray SK U21
2009-2010 Gençlerbirliği SK U21 (2) Ankaraspor U21 -
2010-2011 Galatasaray SK U21 (6) Kayseri Erciyesspor U21 -
2011-2012 Kartal S.K. U21 (1) Bucaspor U21 Sivasspor U21
2012-2013 Ankaraspor U21 (1) Gençlerbirliği SK U21 Kasımpaşa SK U21
2013-2014 Fenerbahçe SK U21 (4) Boluspor U21 Çaykur Rizespor U21
2014-2015 Galatasaray SK U21 (7) Bursaspor U21 Gençlerbirliği SK U21

Performance by club

Team Titles Years won
Galatasaray SK U21 7 1990, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2015
Beşiktaş JK U21 5 1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003
Fenerbahçe SK U21 4 1998, 1999, 2001, 2014
Trabzonspor U21 3 1992, 1997, 2004
Gençlerbirliği SK U21 2 2002, 2010
Altay SK U21 1 1993
Sivasspor U21 1 2008
Antalyaspor U21 1 2009
Kartal SK U21 1 2012
Ankaraspor U21 1 2013

See also

External links

References

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