1956–57 Federation Cup

The 1956–57 Turkish Federation Cup was the first professional nationwide football competition in Turkey. The tournament was organized by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to select a club that would represent Turkey in the 1957–58 European Cup. 30 clubs participated: 10 from Istanbul, 10 from İzmir, 8 from Ankara, and 2 from Adana. These teams were split into three groups: the Istanbul Group, İzmir Group, and the Ankara Group (the two clubs from Adana were included in the Ankara Group). The first three rounds were contested in a single knock-out system. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Final Group, which was played in league format.

Turkish Federation Cup

Season	1956–57
Champions	Beşiktaş (6th Turkish title)
European Cup	Beşiktaş
Matches played	53
Goals scored	160 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorer	Nazmi Bilge (8)
Biggest home win	Kültürspor 8–0 Egespor
Biggest away win	Ankara Demirspor 0–7 Galatasaray
1957–58 →

Beşiktaş won the title and qualified for the 1957–58 European Cup as Turkish champions. However, since the TFF failed to register their name for the draw in time, they could not participate in the European Cup in that season after all.^[1]

Round 1

Istanbul Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
İstanbulspor	4–1	Emniyet SK
Beşiktaş	2–1	Beyoğlu

İzmir Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Altay	?–?	Karşıyaka
Ülküspor	?–?	İzmir Demirspor

Ankara Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Gençlerbirliği	4–1	Hilal
Ankaragücü	1–0	Yolspor

Round 2

Istanbul Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Beykoz	3–1	Adalet
Galatasaray	1–0	Vefa
Fenerbahçe	6–0	Kasımpaşa
Beşiktaş	1–0	İstanbulspor

İzmir Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Göztepe	1–1^1	Yün Pamuk Mensucat
Kültürspor	8–0	Egespor
Altınordu	2–1	İzmirspor
Altay	2–0	Ülküspor

• ¹ Göztepe won 2–0 in the playoff match.

Ankara Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Hacettepe	?–?	Otoyıldırım
Adana Milli Mensucat	1–0	Ankara Demirspor
Güneşspor	1–0	Adana Demirspor
Gençlerbirliği	3–0^2	Ankaragücü

• ² Match abandoned at 3–0. Gençlerbirliği were awarded the win.

Round 3

Istanbul Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Galatasaray	3–2	Fenerbahçe
Beşiktaş	3–2	Beykoz

İzmir Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Kültürspor	1–0	Altınordu
Altay	4–1	Göztepe

Ankara Group

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Adana Milli Mensucat	2–1	Güneşspor
Gençlerbirliği	3–2	Hacettepe

Final group

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BJK	GAL	ALT	GEN	KÜL	AMM
1	Beşiktaş (C)	10	8	1	1	23	6	+17	17	European Cup			2–1	3–0	3–0	3–0	4–0
2	Galatasaray	10	6	2	2	22	8	+14	14			1–0		4–1	1–1	7–0	4–1
3	Altay	10	5	2	3	18	14	+4	12			1–1	2–0		1–0	1–1	6–0
4	Gençlerbirliği	10	4	1	5	15	12	+3	9			1–2	0–2	4–0		4–0	1–1
5	Kültürspor	10	3	1	6	10	25	−15	7			1–3	1–2	3–4	2–1		4–1
6	Adana Milli Mensucat	10	0	1	9	5	28	−23	1			1–2	0–0	1–3	1–3	0–1

Source:^{[citation needed]}
(C) Champion

1956–57 Federation Cup winners
Beşiktaş First title

References

1. "Turkey - List of Champions". RSSSF. RSSSF. Retrieved 23 February 2018.

External links

• Turkish Soccer