The TFF A2 Ligi, is the reserve team

Reserve team

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 league for the top Turkish

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 teams in the Süper Lig and 1. Lig

TFF First League

The TFF First League is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2000 after it was separated from the Turkish Second League Category B during reorganizing Second League, who was second level of Turkish league between 1963–2001...

. The league is split into western and an eastern division.

History

The league started in 1989-1990 and was named TFF PAF Ligi (Profesyonelliğe Aday Futbolcular) until 2008-2009 season. The 1993-1994 season was called TFF BAL Ligi (Deplasmanlı Bölgesel Altyapı Ligi). Since the 2009-2010 season, it has been called TFF A2 Ligi.

Teams are not relegated from the TFF A2 Ligi based on their final league position, but on the league position of their respective clubs' senior teams. If a senior team is relegated from the 1. Lig, then the reserve team is relegated from the A2 Ligi and replaced by the reserve team of the promoted team from the 2. Lig

TFF Second League

TFF Second League or TFF 2. Lig , is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001-02 season with the name of "Turkish Second League Category B" as a continuation of then second level division Turkish Second Football League. In 2005–06 the name of the league was...

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Until the year 2009, only A2 teams of the Süper Lig could participate in the A2 ligi.
Since the 2009-2010 season, 1. Lig teams could have participated and therefore the league is split into a western (20 teams) and eastern group (18 teams) and the winner of each group play a final match.

Past winners

Season	Champion	Runner-up	3rd place
1989-1990	Galatasaray SK A2 (1)
1990-1991	Beşiktaş JK A2 (1)
1991-1992	Trabzonspor A2 Trabzonspor A2 Trabzonspor A2 is a youth team of Trabzonspor. The club competes in the A2 league, alongside other A2 clubs around Turkey. The A2 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club...  (1)	Altay SK A2 Altay SK Altay Spor Kulübü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of İzmir. Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay . The club colours are black and white, and they play their home matches at İzmir Alsancak Stadium....	Sarıyer GK A2 Sariyer G.K. Sarıyer Gençlik Kulübü or Sariyer G.K. is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Sarıyer G.K. also won Balkans Cup in 1991-92 season against Romanian club Oţelul Galaţi after 0-0 results.-External links:*...
1992-1993	Altay SK A2 (1)	Kocaelispor A2 Kocaelispor Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...	Konyaspor A Konyaspor Konyaspor is a professional Turkish football club based in Konya. Konyaspor currently play in the Süper Lig. The club was founded in 1922 but then reformed in 1981. The club colours are green and white and they play their home games at Konya Atatürk Stadium....
1993-1994	Galatasaray SK A2 (2)
1994-1995	Beşiktaş JK A2 (2)	Fenerbahçe SK A2
1995-1996	Beşiktaş JK A2 (3)	Fenerbahçe SK A2
1996-1997	Trabzonspor A2 (2)	Galatasaray SK A2	Kocaelispor A2
1997-1998	Fenerbahçe SK A2 (1)	Beşiktaş JK A2	Trabzonspor A2
1998-1999	Fenerbahçe SK A2 (2)	Bursaspor A2	Samsunspor A2
1999-2000	Beşiktaş JK A2 (4)	Gençlerbirliği SK A2	Samsunspor A2
2000-2001	Fenerbahçe SK A2 (3)	Samsunspor A2	MKE Ankaragücü SK A2
2001-2002	Gençlerbirliği SK A2 (1)	MKE Ankaragücü SK A2	Trabzonspor A2
2002-2003	Beşiktaş JK A2 (5)	Altay SK A2	İstanbulspor A2
2003-2004	Trabzonspor A2 (3)	Konyaspor A2	Galatasaray SK A2
2004-2005	Galatasaray SK A2 (3)	Gaziantepspor A2 Gaziantepspor A2 Gaziantepspor A2 is the under-20 squad of Gaziantepspor They play in the Turkish A2 league, along with fellow A2 teams from other clubs- A2 squad :-Honours:*PAF League**Runners-up : 2004-05, 2005–06...	Samsunspor A2
2005-2006	Galatasaray SK A2 (4)	Gençlerbirliği SK A2	Beşiktaş JK A2
2006-2007	Galatasaray SK A2 (5)	Beşiktaş JK A2	Trabzonspor A2
2007-2008	Sivasspor A2 (1)	Galatasaray SK A2	Gençlerbirliği SK A2
2008-2009	Antalyaspor A2 (1)	Fenerbahçe SK A2	Galatasaray SK A2
2009-2010	Gençlerbirliği SK A2 (2)	Ankaraspor A2	-
2010-2011	Galatasaray SK A2 (6)	Kayseri Erciyesspor A2	-

Performance by club

Team	Titles	Years won
Galatasaray SK A2	6	1990, 1994, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2011
Beşiktaş JK A2	5	1991, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2003
Fenerbahçe SK A2	3	1998, 1999, 2001
Trabzonspor A2	3	1992, 1997, 2004
Gençlerbirliği SK A2	2	2002, 2010
Altay SK A2	1	1993
Sivasspor A2	1	2008
Antalyaspor A2	1	2009