1961–62 Turkish National League

Turkish National League
Season 1961–62
Champions Galatasaray
1st Milli Lig title
Promoted Hacettepe,
Beyoğluspor
Relegated none
European Champions Cup Galatasaray
Balkans Cup Fenerbahçe
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Altay
Goals scored 857 goals
Average goals/game 2.3 goals/game
Top goalscorer Fikri Elma, 22 goals
Biggest away win 0 Beykoz
6 Beşiktaş

The 1961–62 Turkish National League was the fourth season of professional football in Turkey. The league consisted of 20 clubs, with Galatasaray winning their first title.[1][2][3]

Overview

Galatasaray won their first league title after previously finishing second place two times and third in 1959–60. The club qualified for the European Cup, while runners-up Fenerbahçe qualified for the Balkans Cup. Beşiktaş rounded out the top-three, while Altay were the other European representative, earning qualification to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Fikri Elma of finished top scorer of the league, scoring 22 of Ankara Demirspor's 42 goals as they finished last in the league.[2]

Hacettepe and Beyoğluspor were promoted to the 1962–63 Milli Lig, while no clubs were relegated. Before the start of the season, it was decided only one club would be promoted from the Baraj Games in order to cut down the number of competing clubs from 20 to 18. However, after the Baraj Games, cities boycotted for their clubs to remain in the Milli Lig, and Prime Minister İsmet İnönü asked the Turkish Football Federation to allow these clubs to compete. The TFF allowed for five clubs – three already participating and two promoted from the regional leagues – to compete in the 1962–63 season. The TFF decided to create a second division the following season.[2]

Final league table

PosClubPWDLGFGA±PtsNotes
1Galatasaray38231145218+34571962–63 European Cup
2Fenerbahçe3823786430+34531963-64 Balkans Cup
3Beşiktaş38161664824+2448 1963-64 Balkans Cup
4Altay381810104435+9461962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
5Karşıyaka38178134651 -542
6Gençlerbirliği38169135747+10411.213
7Göztepe38121794642+4411.095
8Altınordu381413114853 -5410.906
9Kasımpaşa381215114441+339
10PTT381114134550 -536
11MKE Ankaragücü381113144539 +635
12Feriköy381014143136 -5340.861
13İstanbulspor38916133642 -6340.857
14Beykoz38915144352 -933
15Karagümrük381012163845 -7320.844
16Yesildirek381012164053 -13320.755
17İzmirspor38914153244 -12320.727
18Vefa38119182948 -1931Qualified for Baraj Games
19Ankara Demirspor38912174252 -1030Qualified for Baraj Games
20Şeker Hilal38611212755 -2823Qualified for Baraj Games

Baraj Games

PosClubPWDLGFGA±PtsNotes
1Hacettepe541094+59Promoted to the Milli Lig
2Ankara Demirspor5320144+108Remain in the Milli Lig
3Şeker Hilal52125505Remain in the Milli Lig
4Vefa512252+34Remain in the Milli Lig
5Beyoğluspor512227 -54Promoted to the Milli Lig
6İzmir Demirspor5005118 -170Relegated to Regional League

References

  1. "Turkey - Final Tables". rsssf.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 Sivritepe, Erdinç. "1961-1962 Milli Lig". turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. "SPOR TOTO SÜPER LİG ŞAMPİYONLUKLARI" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
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