Turkish First Football League 1988-89
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Overview
It was contested by 20 teams, and Fenerbahçe S.K. won the championship. SamsunsporSamsunspor
Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...
were involved in a tragic bus accident during the season . Many of the team's players and coaches were killed , for this reason, they were unable to play their last 18 matches . All these matches were awarded 3-0 default win for Samsunspor's opponents. Samsunspor were , however , not relegated at the end of the season.