1959–60 in Turkish football
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The 1959-60 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Turkey
.
were crowned champions for the first time. The club recorded eleven wins by a 1–0 result. Fenerbahçe finished second, while Galatasaray
placed third. Baraj Maçları (Baraj Matches) were created to decide who would be relegated and who would be promoted. The bottom three teams from the Milli Lig faced off against the winning teams from the Adana
, Ankara
, Istanbul
, and İzmir
leagues. Altınordu were the only club to stay in the Milli Lig, while Hacettepe
and Adalet
were relegated to the Ankara and Istanbul leagues respectively.
In Europe, Fenerbahçe took part in the 1959–60 European Cup. They were knocked out by OGC Nice
in the first round after losing out in the play-off match. Beşiktaş qualified for the 1960–61 European Cup after winning the 1959–60 Milli Lig.
Notes – Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour.
side Csepel SC
4–3 on aggregate. The club progressed to the first round, where they met French
club OGC Nice
. Both clubs drew 3–3 on aggregate. An extra play-off match was needed to decide who would advance. Fenerbahçe went on to lose the play-off match 1–5.
Preliminary round
First round
Play-off
took part in a single friendly during the 1959–60. They defeated Scotland 4–2, with Lefter Küçükandonyadis
netting two goals.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
Overview
BeşiktaşBesiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
were crowned champions for the first time. The club recorded eleven wins by a 1–0 result. Fenerbahçe finished second, while Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
placed third. Baraj Maçları (Baraj Matches) were created to decide who would be relegated and who would be promoted. The bottom three teams from the Milli Lig faced off against the winning teams from the Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
, Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, and İzmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
leagues. Altınordu were the only club to stay in the Milli Lig, while Hacettepe
Keçiörengücü
Keçiörengücü is a sports club located in Ankara, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Keçiörengücü was founded as Hacettepe with black-white colours in 1945. Hacettepe was one of Turkish First League's founder teams. They played in the First League between 1958-1960 and 1962-1968...
and Adalet
Alibeyköyspor
Alibeyköy S.K. is a Turkish sports club based in Alibeyköy quarter of Eyüp, Istanbul. It was founded in 1950 as Adaletspor with red-white colours. It changed its name as Alibeyköy Adalet in 1971 and as Alibeyköyspor in 1980. They played in Second League between 1980-1985...
were relegated to the Ankara and Istanbul leagues respectively.
In Europe, Fenerbahçe took part in the 1959–60 European Cup. They were knocked out by OGC Nice
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
in the first round after losing out in the play-off match. Beşiktaş qualified for the 1960–61 European Cup after winning the 1959–60 Milli Lig.
Honours
| Competition | |Runners-up | |
|---|---|---|
| Milli Lig | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... (1) |
Fenerbahçe (1) |
| Adana Professional League | Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin İdmanyurdu is a Turkish sports club from Mersin in Eastern Mediterranean Region. The club is especially known for its football team which was playing in Süper Lig, Turkey's first level division by 2011–12 season. The team played in first division for 11 seasons previous to 1984... (5) |
|
| Ankara Professional League | PTT (1) | |
| Eskişehir Regional League | Eskişehir Şekerspor (2) | |
| Istanbul Professional League | Eyüpspor Eyüpspor Eyüpspor is the football team of Istanbul district Eyüp. Team colours are lavender and yellow. They play at the 2,500 capacity Eyüp Stadı. Eyüp fans have strong rivalry with Fatih Karagümrük and Beykoz 1908 fans and this causes big riots during the matches between those two teams... (1) |
|
| İzmir Professional League | İzmir Demirspor (1) | |
| Kayseri Regional League | Havagücü (1) | |
| Trabzon Regional League | Idmanocağı Idmanocagi İdmanocağı was a Turkish Sports club based in Trabzon. They had a strong rivalry with another club, İdmangücü which matched the Istanbul rivalry between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. İdmanocağı was often compared to Galatasaray, partly because of this rivalry and partly because of their red and... (13) |
Notes – Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour.
Awards
- Gol Kralı (Goal King)
- Metin OktayMetin OktayMetin Oktay nicknamed the Uncrowned King by Galatasaray fans, was a legendary Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goalscorers in Turkey....
(GalatasarayGalatasaray S.K. (football team)Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
) – 33 goals
- Metin Oktay
Final league table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beşiktaş Besiktas J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey... |
38 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 68 | 15 | 65 | European Cup |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 88 | 38 | 60 | |
| 3 | Galatasaray Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |
38 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 74 | 23 | 58 | |
| 4 | İzmirspor Izmirspor İzmirspor is а Turkish footbаllteаm from İzmir. They were founded with the name Altınayspor but in 1930 their new name was İzmirspor. They are currently playing in the Amateur league.-League Participations:... |
38 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 62 | 44 | 47 | |
| 5 | Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish football club which plays in TFF Third League. They were one of First League's founder members in 1958. They played 13 seasons in this league and relegated to Second League in 1971 and never returned.-History:... |
38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 45 | |
| 6 | İstanbulspor | 38 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 42 | |
| 7 | Feriköy Feriköy G.K. Feriköy G.K. is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul at 1927. They were playing at Turkish National Football League from 1959 to 1968. Fallen to the Amateur league by economic crisis after 1968. They relegated to First Amateur league finally in 2000 and played in İstanbul Super League from 2006... |
38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 40 | |
| 8 | Karagümrük Fatih Karagümrük Fatih Karagümrük is a football club in Turkey. The side currently plays in the TFF Third League, having been relegated in the 2007–2008 season.... |
38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 50 | 45 | 40 | |
| 9 | Karşıyaka | 38 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 52 | ||
| 36 | |||||||||
| 10 | Gençlerbirliği Gençlerbirligi Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara, which is the capital of Turkey. Formed in 1923, Gençlerbirliği are nicknamed Ankara Rüzgârı . The club colours are black and red. They play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.Domestically,... |
38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 50 | 46 | 35 | |
| 11 | Vefa | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 37 | 60 | ||
| 35 | |||||||||
| 12 | Şeker Hilal Etimesgut Sekerspor Etimesgut Şeker SAŞ is a sports club in located in Ankara, Turkey. The football club plays in the TFF Second League.- External links :*... |
38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 37 | 43 | ||
| 34 | |||||||||
| 13 | Kasımpaşa Kasimpasa S.K. Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their home games in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium. The club was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ. They played in the Istanbul First League between 1939–1945 and 1946–1959. The club was promoted to the Turkish... |
38 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 48 | ||
| 33 | |||||||||
| 14 | Göztepe Göztepe A.S. Göztepe SK are a Turkish sports club in Güzelyalı, İzmir.They were founded in 1925 as a breakaway club from Altay. Their colours are red-yellow. They merged with İzmirspor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor... |
38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 34 | 41 | ||
| 32 | |||||||||
| 15 | Ankaragücü Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis.... |
38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 56 | ||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 16 | Beykoz | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 56 | ||
| 30 | |||||||||
| 17 | Altay | 38 | 10 | 8 | 20 | 45 | 64 | ||
| 28 | |||||||||
| 18 | Adalet Alibeyköyspor Alibeyköy S.K. is a Turkish sports club based in Alibeyköy quarter of Eyüp, Istanbul. It was founded in 1950 as Adaletspor with red-white colours. It changed its name as Alibeyköy Adalet in 1971 and as Alibeyköyspor in 1980. They played in Second League between 1980-1985... |
38 | 9 | 8 | 21 | 26 | 48 | ||
| 26 | Qualified for Baraj Maçları | ||||||||
| 19 | Hacettepe Keçiörengücü Keçiörengücü is a sports club located in Ankara, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Keçiörengücü was founded as Hacettepe with black-white colours in 1945. Hacettepe was one of Turkish First League's founder teams. They played in the First League between 1958-1960 and 1962-1968... |
38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 42 | 68 | ||
| 24 | Qualified for Baraj Maçları | ||||||||
| 20 | Altınordu | 38 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 38 | 69 | ||
| 20 | Qualified for Baraj Maçları |
Baraj Maçları
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altınordu | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 8 | Remain in the Milli Lig | |
| 2 | Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Adana. Formed in 1940, Adana Demirspor are nicknamed Mavi Şimşekler... |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | Promoted to the Milli Lig | |
| 3 | PTT | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | Promoted to the Milli Lig | |
| 4 | Hacettepe Keçiörengücü Keçiörengücü is a sports club located in Ankara, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Keçiörengücü was founded as Hacettepe with black-white colours in 1945. Hacettepe was one of Turkish First League's founder teams. They played in the First League between 1958-1960 and 1962-1968... |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |+1 | 7 | Relegated to Ankara Professional League |
| 5 | Adalet Alibeyköyspor Alibeyköy S.K. is a Turkish sports club based in Alibeyköy quarter of Eyüp, Istanbul. It was founded in 1950 as Adaletspor with red-white colours. It changed its name as Alibeyköy Adalet in 1971 and as Alibeyköyspor in 1980. They played in Second League between 1980-1985... |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Relegated to Istanbul Professional League | |||||||||
| 6 | Eyüpspor Eyüpspor Eyüpspor is the football team of Istanbul district Eyüp. Team colours are lavender and yellow. They play at the 2,500 capacity Eyüp Stadı. Eyüp fans have strong rivalry with Fatih Karagümrük and Beykoz 1908 fans and this causes big riots during the matches between those two teams... |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 4 | Relegated to Istanbul Professional League | |||||||||
| 7 | İzmir Demirspor | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |||
| 3 | Relegated to İzmir Professional League |
Clubs in Europe
Fenerbahçe qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup after winning the 1959 Milli Lig. The club took part in the preliminary round, beating HungarianHungary
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side Csepel SC
Csepel SC
Csepel SC is a Hungarian sports club based in the XXI district of Budapest, Csepel, which is on an island in the Danube in the south of the city...
4–3 on aggregate. The club progressed to the first round, where they met French
France
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club OGC Nice
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
. Both clubs drew 3–3 on aggregate. An extra play-off match was needed to decide who would advance. Fenerbahçe went on to lose the play-off match 1–5.
Preliminary round
First round
Play-off
National team
The Turkey national football teamTurkey national football team
The Turkey national football team represents Turkey in association football and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Turkey. They are affiliated with UEFA...
took part in a single friendly during the 1959–60. They defeated Scotland 4–2, with Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Lefter Küçükandonyadis
Lefter Küçükandonyadis , born 22 December 1925 in Istanbul, is a Turkish football player of Greek descent, who is recognised as one of the greatest footballers to play for Turkey.-Early life and club career:...
netting two goals.