Ankara Football League
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The Ankara Football League (Turkish: Ankara Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional football league for Ankara based clubs in 1922. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the Ankara League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship. In 1937 the first national league in Turkish football was introduced. The top two placed teams of the Ankara League qualified for the National Division, which took place after the conclusion of the regional leagues each season. After the introduction of professionalism the name of the league became Ankara Professional Football League in the 1955–56 season.
| Founded | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 1959 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Number of teams | various |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Ankara Shield Ankara Football Cup |
| Last champions | Ankara Demirspor (5th title) (1958–59) |
| Most championships | Gençlerbirliği (10 titles) |
Following the introduction of the professional nationwide league in 1959, the league lost its first level status. Gençlerbirliği hold the record with ten championship titles.
Participated teams
The following teams participated in the league regularly for at least a few years:
- Gençlerbirliği
- Ankara Demirspor
- Ankaragücü (formerly Anadolu Turan San'atkârangücü and İmalât-ı Harbiye)
- Muhafızgücü
- Harp Okulu (formerly Harbiye İdman Yurdu)
- Ankara İdman Yurdu
- Çankaya
- Hacettepe
- Kırıkkalegücü
- Kırıkkale Birlikspor
- Maskespor
- Uçaksavar
- Güneşspor
- Ankara Galatasaray
- Havagücü
- Hilâl
- Yolspor
- Maltepe
- Güvençspor
Champions
| Season | Champions |
|---|---|
1923 |
Talimgâh |
1923–24 |
Turan San'atkârangücü |
1924–25 |
Muhafızgücü |
1925–26 |
Muhafızgücü |
1926–27 |
Muhafızgücü |
1927–28 |
Muhafızgücü |
1928–29 |
Muhafızgücü |
1929–30 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1930–31 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1931–32 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1932–33 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1933–34 |
Çankaya |
1934–35 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1935–36 |
Ankaragücü |
1936–37 |
Ankaragücü |
1937–38 |
Harp Okulu |
1938–39 |
Ankara Demirspor |
1939–40 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1940–41 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1941–42 |
Harp Okulu |
1942–43 |
Ankara Demirspor |
1943–44 |
Harp Okulu |
1944–45 |
Harp Okulu |
1945–46 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1946–47 |
Ankara Demirspor |
1947–48 |
Ankara Demirspor |
1948–49 |
Ankaragücü |
1949–50 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1950–51 |
Gençlerbirliği |
1951–52 |
Ankaragücü |
1952–53 |
Havagücü |
1953–54 |
Hacettepe |
1954–55 |
none1 |
1955–56 |
Hacettepe |
1956–57 |
Ankaragücü |
1957–58 |
Hacettepe |
1958–59 |
Ankara Demirspor |
Source: [1]
- 1 Due to a conflict among civilian and military clubs, there were two leagues played in the 1954–55 season, one for civilian and one for military clubs. Hacettepe and Karagücü won their respective groups. The official Ankara champions would have been decided in a championship play-off. However, the civilian side refused to play the championship final and there was no official champion declared.[2]
Performance by club
| Club | Champions |
|---|---|
| Gençlerbirliği | 10 |
| Ankaragücü | 6 |
| Ankara Demirspor | 5 |
| Muhafızgücü | 5 |
| Harp Okulu | 4 |
| Hacettepe | 3 |
| Çankaya | 1 |
| Havagücü | 1 |
| Talimgâh | 1 |
External links
References
- ^ "Turkey – List of Ankara League Champions". RSSSF. RSSSF. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- ^ Yüce, Mehmet (2016). Romantik Yürekler – Futbol Tarihimizin Yeni Devreleri: 1952–1992. Türkiye Futbol Tarihi (in Turkish). Vol. 3. Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. pp. 85–87. ISBN 9789750519932.
Sources
- Yüce, Mehmet (2015). İdmancı Ruhlar – Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri: 1923–1952. Türkiye Futbol Tarihi (in Turkish). Vol. 2. Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 9789750516955.
- Arıpınar, Erdoğan; et al. (June 1992). Türk Futbol Tarihi 1904–1991 (in Turkish). Vol. 1. Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları. pp. 58–70.