Istanbul Sunday League

The Istanbul Sunday League was started in 1902 and was the first football league in Turkey. The first club in turkey, Kadıköyspor, was founded by James LaFontaine and Horace Armitage. The team was made up mostly of Englishmen and Greeks. Three other clubs, Moda, Imogene, and Eplis, were former soon after.

In 1904, the same year as Izmir started their first football league, James LaFontaine founded the Istanbul Football League. The matches between the four teams, Moda, Imogene, Eplis, and Kadıköyspor were played on Sundays, leading to the name of the Istanbul Sunday League. Henry Pears, an Englishman, promised to give a cup to the club who had won the most championships in 10 years.

The first matches took place in Papazın Çayiri, now Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.

Champions

1904-1905 Imogene

1905-1906 Kadıköyspor

1906-1907 Kadıköyspor

1907-1908 Modaspor

1908-1909 Galatasaray

1909-1910 Galatasaray

1910-1911 Galatasaray

1911-1912 Fenerbahçe

1912-1913 Unaccomplished due to Balkan Wars

1913-1914 Fenerbahçe

1914-1915 Fenerbahçe

Past winners