Süper Lig

The clubs below were relegated to the TFF First League at the end of the 2007-08 season.

Beşiktaş have formally requested that championships won in the 1956/57 and 1957/58 versions of the Turkish Federation Cup to be counted as Turkish Professional First Division championships. The Turkish Football Federation's ruling on this matter was announced in a press release on March 25, 2002. The press release indicated that the championships won by Beşiktaş in the Turkish Federation Cup will be considered as national championships but the Turkish Federation Cup can not be considered as the precursor to the Turkish Professional First Division (later named Süper Lig) and as such these titles can not be categorized as a Turkish Professional First Division championships. [cite web|url = http://turkfutbolu.net/turkiyekupalari/turkiyefederasyonkupasi_TFF.html|title = TFF Basın Bülteni]

The Turkish Football Federation permits clubs to place a golden star above their crest on their uniforms for every five national championships won. For the purposes of calculating national championships, the Turkish Football Federation ruled that Beşiktaş has two additional national championships due to their success in the Turkish Federation Cup during the 1956/57 and 1957/58 seasons. [cite web|url = http://turkfutbolu.net/turkiyekupalari/turkiyefederasyonkupasi_TFF.html|title = TFF Basın Bülteni] For the 2008/09 season Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are permitted three golden stars, Beşiktaş are permitted two golden stars and Trabzonspor are permitted one golden star to be placed above their crest on their uniforms.

Participations

Türkcell Super League was created in the Spring of 1959 by the Turkish Football Federation and played as 1 league only with 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 or 22 teams. These are the 66 teams which took part to the championships played from 1959 to 2009. Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are the only clubs which played all the seasons.

*50 seasons: Besiktas J.K.,Fenerbahçe S.K.,Galatasaray A.Ş.,
*46 seasons: M.K.E. Ankaragücü
*41 seasons: Altay S.K.
*40 seasons: Bursaspor
*37 seasons: Gençlerbirliği S.K.
*35 seasons: Trabzonspor
*29 seasons: Samsunspor
*25 seasons: Göztepe
*23 seasons: İstanbul S.A.Ş., Eskişehirspor, Gaziantepspor
*21 seasons: Adanaspor
*20 seasons: Boluspor, Kocaelispor
*18 seasons: Denizlispor
*17 seasons: Adana Demirspor
*16 seasons: Karşıyaka S.K.
*14 seasons: Vefa S.K., Zonguldakspor, Antalya S.K.
*13 seasons: Ankara Demirspor, Sarıyer G.K., Çaykur Rizespor
*12 seasons: Kayserispor,Türk Telekom G.S.K.
*11 seasons: Kayseri Erciyesspor, Malatyaspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Sakaryaspor, Konyaspor
*10 seasons: Altınordu S.K., Diyarbakırspor, İzmirspor G.S.K., Etimesgut Şeker S.A.Ş.
*9 seasons: Feriköy G.K., Orduspor
*8 seasons: Beykoz 1908, Keçiörengücü
*6 seasons: Giresunspor, Fatih Karagümrük S.K., Kasımpaşa S.K.
*5 seasons: Belediye Vanspor, Zeytinburnuspor,Ankara S.A.Ş.
*4 seasons: Sivasspor
*3 seasons: Aydınspor, Bakırköyspor, Dardanel S.A.Ş., Erzurumspor, Kardemir Karabükspor, Manisaspor
*2 seasons: Alibeyköy, Akçaabat Sebatspor, Beyoğluspor, Elazığspor, Yeşildirek, Yimpaş Yozgatspor, Hacettepe S.K., İstanbul B.B.
*1 season: Balıkesirspor, Kahramanmaraşspor, M.K.E. Kırıkkale, Petrolofisi, Siirt S.K.

Note: Kayseri Erciyesspor played as Kayserispor between 1973-1975, 1979-1980, 1985-1986, 1992-1996 and 1997-1998. They were renamed to Kayseri Erciyesspor and played again in Super League since 2005. Also, Kayseri Erciyesspor were renamed to Kayserispor and have played in the Super League since 2004.

Keçiörengücü played as Hacettepe when they were in the Super League and Hacettepe S.K. were Gençlerbirliği Oftaş until 2008-2009 season.

Türk Telekom G.S.K. were PTT when they were playing Super League football in sixties and seventies.

Siirt S.K. were Siirt Jetpa S.K. and Manisaspor were Vestel Manisaspor due to the sponsorship reasons

Belediye Vanspor were Vanspor.

Popular Players

Many players who enjoy global popularity started their professional careers or came to Turkey in order to continue their careers. Some of them and their clubs in Turkey are as follows (in alphabetical order):
*Ersen Martin - (Goztepe, Denizlispor, Ankaraspor, Trabzonspor)
*Daniel Amokachi - (Beşiktaş)
*Kenneth Andersson - (Fenerbahçe)
*Nicolas Anelka - (Fenerbahçe)
*Stephen Appiah - (Fenerbahçe)
*Shota Arveladze - (Trabzonspor)
*Mehmet Aurelio - (Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe)
*Milan Baros - (Galatasaray)
*Can Bartu - (Fenerbahçe)
*Emre Belözoğlu - (Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe)
*John Carew - (Beşiktaş)
*Roberto Carlos - (Fenerbahçe)
*Éder Aleixo de Assis - (Malatyaspor)
*Carlos Roberto Gallo - (Malatyaspor)
*Serginho Chulapa - (Malatyaspor)
*Óscar Córdoba - (Beşiktaş and Antalyaspor)
*Ümit Davala - (Diyarbakırspor and Galatasaray)
*Frank de Boer - (Galatasaray)
*Alex de Souza - (Fenerbahçe)
*Gökdeniz Karadeniz - (Trabzonspor)
*Jean-Marie Pfaff - (Trabzonspor)
*Hami Mandıralı - (Trabzonspor, Ankaragücü)
*Mirosław Szymkowiak - (Trabzonspor)
*Rune Lange - (Trabzonspor)
*Ali Kemal Denizci - (Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş)
*Les Ferdinand - (Beşiktaş)
*Daniel Güiza - (Fenerbahçe)
*Gheorghe Hagi - (Galatasaray)
*Mario Jardel - (Galatasaray)
*Ronny Johnsen - (Beşiktaş)
*Nihat Kahveci - (Beşiktaş)
*Tugay Kerimoğlu - (Galatasaray)
*Harry Kewell - (Galatasaray)
*Mateja Kezman - (Fenerbahçe)
*Bülent Korkmaz - (Galatasaray)
*Lincoln - (Galatasaray)
*Tobias Linderoth - (Galatasaray)
*Diego Lugano - (Fenerbahçe)
*Marcelinho - (Trabzonspor)
*Fernando Meira - (Galatasaray)
*Faryd Aly Mondragón - (Galatasaray)
*Geremi Njitap - (Gençlerbirliği)
*Shabani Nonda - (Galatasaray)
*Şükrü Gülesin - (Beşiktaş and Galatasaray)
*Rıza Çalımbay - (Beşiktaş)
*Sergen Yalçın - (Beşiktaş , Galatasaray , Fenerbahçe , Trabzonspor and İstanbulspor)
*Fatih Tekke - (Trabzonspor)
*Kiki Musampa - (Trabzonspor)
*Şenol Güneş - (Trabzonspor)
*Jay Jay Okocha - (Fenerbahçe)
*Metin Oktay - (Galatasaray)
*Ariel Ortega - (Fenerbahçe)
*Gheorghe Popescu - (Galatasaray)
*Milan Rapaić - (Fenerbahçe)
*Sergei Rebrov - (Fenerbahçe)
*Rüştü Reçber - (Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş)
*Haim Revivo - (Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray)
*Franck Ribery - (Galatasaray)
*Ricardinho - (Beşiktaş)
*Harald Schumacher - (Fenerbahçe)
*Tuncay Şanlı - (Fenerbahçe)
*Rigobert Song - (Galatasaray and Trabzonspor)
*Hakan Şükür - (Sakaryaspor, Bursaspor and Galatasaray)
*Claudio Taffarel - (Galatasaray)
*Arda Turan - (Galatasaray and Manisaspor)
*Pierre van Hooijdonk - (Fenerbahçe)
*Antônio Carlos Zago - (Beşiktaş)
*Ibrahim Yattara - (Trabzonspor)
*Metin Tekin - (Beşiktaş)
*Feyyaz Uçar - (Beşiktaş , Fenerbahçe and Antalyaspor)
*Ali Gültiken - (Beşiktaş)
*Kevin Campbell - (Trabzonspor)
*Fabiano Eller - (Trabzonspor)
*Necmi Perekli - (Trabzonspor, Giresunspor, Beşiktaş, Altay)

Records

; Season:* The longest season: 1962-1963 (42 matches) [cite web|url=http://www.turkfutbolu.net/istatistik/futbolen.htm|title = turkfutbolu.net Statistics] ; Teams:* Most time champions: Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray with 17 seasons:* Most consecutive championships: Galatasaray with 4 seasons in a row (1996 - 2000).:* Largest win: 1989-1990 Beşiktaş - Adana Demirspor (10-0):* The highest scoring match: 1991-1992 Fenerbahçe - Gaziantepspor (8-4):* Best performing team: 1988-1989 Fenerbahçe (29 wins, 6 draws, 1 loss in 36 matches):* Longest unbeaten run: Beşiktaş (48 matches):* Longest winning streak: 1959-1960 Beşiktaş (13 matches):* Teams unbeaten in a season: 1985-1986 Galatasaray, 1991-1992 Beşiktaş:* Unbeaten Champions: 1991-1992 Beşiktaş:* Team with the most wins in a season: 1959-1960 Beşiktaş, 1988-1989 Fenerbahçe (29 wins) :* Highest scoring team: 1988-1989 Fenerbahçe (103 goals):* Most games won in row at home: Galatasaray (25 games):* Champion team with highest point: 1987-1988 Galatasaray (90 pts - 27 wins, 9 draws, 2 losses in 38 matches); Players:* All time top scorer: Hakan Sukur (249 goals) :* Most league titles won: Bülent Korkmaz and Hakan Şükür (8 seasons):* Top scorer for the most years: Metin Oktay (6 times):* Top scorer in one season: 1987-1988 Tanju Çolak (39 goals):* Most goals in one match: Tanju Çolak (6 goals)

Top scorers

; Coaches with multiple Süper Lig Titles Won (in order of date of first title win):* Coaches with four league titles won::**Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı (1975/1976, 1976/1977, 1979/1980 and 1983/1984 with Trabzonspor) :**Fatih Terim (1996/1997, 1997/1998, 1998/1999 and 1999/2000 with Galatasaray):* Coaches with three league titles won::**Gordon Milne (1989/1990, 1990/1991 and 1991/1992 with Beşiktaş):**Christoph Daum (1994/1995 with Beşiktaş, 2003/2004 and 2004/2005 with Fenerbahçe):* Coaches with two league titles won::**Ignace Molnar (1959 and 1967/68 with Fenerbahçe):**Gündüz Kılıç (1961/1962 and 1962/1963 with Galatasaray):**Ljubisa Spajic (1965/66 and 1966/67 with Beşiktaş):**Tomislav Kaleperovic (1968/1969 with Galatasaray and 1977/1978 with Fenerbahçe):**Brian Birch (1971/1972 and 1972/1973 with Galatasaray):**Valdir Pereira (1973/1974 and 1974/1975 with Fenerbahçe):**Özkan Sümer (1978/1979 and 1980/1981 with Trabzonspor):**Todor Veselinovic (1984/1985 and 1988/1989 with Fenerbahçe):**Mustafa Denizli (1987/1988 with Galatasaray and 2000/2001 with Fenerbahçe):**Karl-Heinz Feldkamp (1992/1993 and 2007/2008 with Galatasaray):**Mircea Lucescu (2001/2002 with Galatasaray and 2002/2003 with Beşiktaş)

UEFA ranking

National League Ranking for 2007-08 Euro Season (Previous year rank in italics, UEFA National League Coefficients in parentheses)
* 9 (38.213)
* 10 (33.375)
* 11 (31.725)"'
* 12 (30.100)
* 13 (26.700)

* [http://www.kassiesa.com/uefabackup/data/method3/crank2008.html Full List] [ [http://kassiesa.com/uefabackup/data/method3/trank2008.html UEFA Country Ranking] Retrieved on 9 March 2008]

ee also

*List of sports attendance figures — the Super League in a worldwide context

References

External links

* [http://www.turkcellsuperlig.com.tr/ TURKCELL SüperLig Official Site]
* [http://www.footballdata.com/leagues/Turkcell-Super-Lig/ Turkcell Süper Football Stats and Results]
* [http://www.turkishsoccer.net/Turkcell Super League news and column by Ahmet Turgut]
* [http://www.livegoals.com/livegoals/index.php?menu=1&country=13 Turkcell Süper League Table and Livescores] [http://www.uefa.com/footballEurope/Countries/country=TUR/Association=135/standings.html Current Turkish Süper Lig standings ]
* [http://www.tff.org Turkish Football Federation ]
* [http://www.deniztopu.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=68&Itemid=99 List of Turkish football transfers 2007-2008]
* [http://www.turkfutbolu.net Turkish Soccer Databank]
* [http://futbol.turksportal.net/futbollig/59/ana/ Turksportal - Turkcell Süper Ligi Home Page]
* [http://www.macgunu.com Online game broadcasts]