Turkish Women's Football Super League
The Turkish Women's Football Super League (Turkish: Kadınlar Süper Ligi), formerly the First Women's Football League (also known as the Turkcell Women's Football Super League for sponsorship reasons), is the top level women's football league of Turkey. In the 2022–23 season, one group of 10 teams and one group of nine teams play a double round robin and finals to decide a champion club, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[citation needed]
| Organising body | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Turkish Women's Football First League |
| International cup(s) | UEFA Champions League |
| Current champions | ALG Spor (1st title) (2021–22) |
| Most championships | Konak Belediyespor (5 titles) |
| Website | Website |
| Current: 2022–23 Turkish Women's Football Super League | |
On 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day, the Turkish Football Federation signed a sponsorship agreement with the Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell. Accordingly, the First Women's Football League was named Turkcell Women's Super League (Turkish: Turkcell Kadın Süper Ligi) beginning with the 2021–22 season.[1]
Format
In an effort to increase quality of the league, in the 2009–10 season two teams were relegated and four teams were promoted to the first league. Thus, the 2010–11 season consisted of twelve teams.[2] Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for the 2010–11 season.[3] At this time the league gained little attention in Turkey.[4] After playing two groups with six teams and then having a championship and relegation group, the 2012–13 season was played as a double-round robin with ten teams again. The winner after 18 games was the champion and qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League, the bottom two teams get relegated. In 2016–17 there again was introduced a championship and relegation round after the regular season.
For the 2019-20 league season, the number of participating teams was increased from ten to twelve again after eight seasons. No relegation was planned to take place, so that the planned number of teams would be achieved with two promoted teams from the Women's Second League. However, Trabzon İdmanocağı had to be relegated since they did not show up in the entire previous season. To replace them, a third team from the Second League was promoted.[5] All three women's leagues of the 2019-20 season were stopped on 8 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[6]
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020-21 season of the Women's First Football League, after renaming the Turkcell Women's Football League, will take start with delay on 17 April 2021. The season was dedicated to healthcare workers, and named 2021 Turkish Turkcell Women's Football League Healthcare Workers' Season (Turkish: 2021 Sağlık Çalışanları Futbol Ligi). The league consisted of 16 teams, including all the 12 teams from the previous season and 4 teams promoted from the Second League's previous season. The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with one promoted team in each group. Each team in the group played only three matches in a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of the four groups play quarter-finals and semi-finals in Single-elimination tournament. The winner of the final match, on 4 May 2021, represented Turkey at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[6][7]
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| Total: 180 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teams by season[8] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Total: 43 | |||||||||||||||
2013–14 Women's First League match Marmara Üniversitesispor (blue/black) vs Konak Belediyespor (red)
2014–15 Women's First League match Ataşehir Belediyespor (white/red) vs Adana İdmanyurduspor (red/blue)
2015–16 Women's First League match Kireçburnu Spor (green/yellow) vs 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor (orange/black)
2016-17 Women's First League play-off match Beşiktaş J.K. (white) vs 1207 Antalya Döşemealtı Belediye Spor (navy/red/black)
2017-18 Women's First League match Fatih Vatan Spor (blue/red) vs Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor (white)
2018-19 Women's First League match Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) vs Hakkarigücü Spor (blue/white)
2019-20 Women's First League match Kireçburnu Spor (white/yellow/green/black) vs Amed S.K. (green/red)
Clubs
8 teams in Istanbul (see map below) class=notpageimage| Location of teams in Turkey in the 2022–23 season of Turkcell Women's Football Super League |
class=notpageimage| Location of teams in Istanbul in the 2022–23 season of Turkcell Women's Football Super League |
| Team | Hometown | Ground | Capacity | 2021–22 finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1207 Antalya Spor | Antalya | Zeytinköy Stadium's Field #1 | Quarter-Finals | |
| Adana İdmanyurduspor | Adana | Muharrem Gülergin Football Field | 5/12 in groups | |
| ALG Spor | Gaziantep | Batur Stadium | Champion | |
| Altay | İzmir | Gaziemir İlçe Stadium | 9/12 in groups | |
| Amed Sportif Faaliyetler | Diyarbakır | Amedspor Şehmus Özer Facility | 7/12 in groups | |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | İstanbul | Yeni Sahra Stadium | 700 | 8/12 in groups |
| Beşiktaş J.K. | İstanbul | Gebze Alaettin Kurt Stadium | 15,462 | Semi-Finals |
| Dudullu Spor | Istanbul | Dudullu Stadium | 10/12 in groups | |
| Fatih Karagümrük S.K. | Istanbul | Vefa Stadium | 12,500 | Runners-up |
| Fatih Vatan Spor | İstanbul | Fatih Mimar Sinan Stadium | 1,250 | Quarter-Finals |
| Fenerbahçe S.K. | Istanbul | Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium | 5,500 | Semi-Finals |
| Ankara BB Fomget GS | Ankara | Osmanlı Stadium | 18,029 | 5/12 in groups |
| Galatasaray S.K. | Istanbul | Yeşilova Kemal Aktaş Stadium | 1,500 | 6/12 in groups |
| Hakkarigücü Spor | Hakkari | Merzan City Stadium | Quarter-Finals | |
| Hatayspor | Hatay | Defne Belediyesi Atatürk Stadium | 10/12 in groups | |
| Kdz. Ereğlispor | Karadeniz Ereğli | Şehit Vefa Karakurdu Stadium | 6/12 in groups | |
| Kireçburnu Spor | İstanbul | Çayırbaşı Stadium | 5,000 | 12/12 in groups |
| Konak Belediyespor | İzmir | Atatürk Stadium's Field #1 | Quarter-Finals | |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Ahmet Suat Özyazıcı Stadium | 8/12 in groups |
Past winners
Winners by team
| Club | Titles | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Konak Belediyespor | 5 | 1 |
| Dinarsuspor | 4 | – |
| Ataşehir Belediyespor | 3 | 4 |
| Gazi Üniversitesispor | 3 | 1 |
| Beşiktaş | 2 | 2 |
| Marshall Boyaspor | 2 | 2 |
| ALG Spor | 1 | 1 |
| Samsungücü | 1 | 1 |
| Trabzonspor | 1 | 1 |
| Zeytinburnuspor | 1 | 1 |
| Delta Mobilyaspor | 1 | – |
| İstanbul Kuzeyspor | 1 | – |
League participation (since 2006)
Note: The tallies below include up to the 2022–23 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.
- 17 seasons: Konak Belediyespor
- 15 seasons: Ataşehir Belediyespor
- 14 seasons: Adana İdman Yurdu, Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor
- 10 seasons: Trabzon İdmanocağı
- 8 seasons: Kireçburnu
- 7 seasons: Beşiktaş
- 6 seasons: 1207 Antalyaspor, Amed Sportif Faaliyetler, Fatih Vatanspor, FOMGET, Gazi Üniversitesi, İlkadım Belediyesi Yabancılar Pazarıspor, Trabzonspor
- 5 seasons: ALG, Antalyaspor, Buca Geliştirmespor, Hakkarigücü, Marmara Üniversitesi, Mersin Camspor
- 4 seasons: Kartalspor, Lüleburgaz 39spor, Maltepe Yalıspor
- 3 seasons: Derincespor, Dudullu, Eskişehirspor, Kocaeli Bayan, Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor
- 2 seasons: Altay, Çamlıcaspor, Elitspor, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Gazikentspor, Hatayspor, Karşıyaka BESEMspor, Kayserispor, Malatya Gençlikspor, Mersin Gençlerbirliği, Mersingücü Cengiz Topelspor, Zeytinburnuspor
- 1 seasons: Amasya Eğitimspor, Bursa Sağlıkgücü Gençlikspor, Çaykur Rizespor, Dostlukspor, Eskişehirspor Lisesispor, Gölcükspor, Hatay Dumlupınarspor, İzmit Belediyespor, İzmit Çenesuyu Plajyoluspor, Orduspor 1967, Sivasspor
Foreign players
Top goalscorers
| Season | Player | Club | Goals | Matches | Goals per Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Reyhan Şeker | Gazi Üniversitesispor | 32 | 18 | 1.78 |
| 2010–11 | Sevgi Çınar | Adana İdmanyurduspor | 26 | 22 | 1.18 |
| 2011–12 | Merve Aladağ | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 27 | 21 | 1.29 |
| 2012–13 | Cosmina Dușa | Konak Belediyespor | 32 | 17 | 1.88 |
| 2013–14 | Cosmina Dușa | Konak Belediyespor | 15 | 18 | 0.83 |
| 2014–15 | Cosmina Dușa | Konak Belediyespor | 33 | 17 | 1.94 |
| 2015–16 | Arzu Karabulut | Trabzon İdmanocağı | 23 | 17 | 1.35 |
| 2016–17 | Sevgi Çınar | Konak Belediyespor | 24 | 22 | 1.09 |
| 2017–18 | Kader Hançar | Konak Belediyespor | 30 | 19 | 1.58 |
| 2018–19 | Mariem Houij | Ataşehir Belediyespor | 15 | 16 | 0.94 |
| 2019–20 | Yağmur Uraz | Beşiktaş J.K. | 27 | 15 | 1.8 |
| 2020–21 | Zelal Baturay | Fatih Vatan Spor | 7 | 6 | 1.17 |
| 2021–22 | Kennya Cordner | Fenerbahçe S.K. | 34 | 25 | 1.36 |
Reyhan Şeker
Sevgi Çınar
Merve Aladağ
Cosmina Dușa
Arzu Karabulut
Kader Hançar
Mariem Houij
Yağmur Uraz
Zelal Baturay
Kennya Cordner
See also
References
- ^ "TFF ve Turkcell, 8 Mart Kadınlar Günü'nde yeni bir iş birliğine imza attı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ . Today's Zaman. 2010-05-09. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ . Medya Tava (in Turkish). 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Maden, Esra (2010-02-07). . Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ "Kadınlar 1. Lig Puan Cetveli ve Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi 17 Nisan'da başlayacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi kura çekimi 8 Nisan'da yapılacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b "KKadın Futbol Ligleri Arşiv" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Turkey – List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Ataşehir'in Sultanları Şampiyon" (in Turkish). atasehir.bel.tr. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ (in Turkish). karaman.ca. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ^ "Konak champion". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Konak Belediyespor şampiyon". trthaber.com (in Turkish). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
- ^ "Kadınlar futbolda şampiyon Konak Belediyespor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Kadınlar 1. Lig Fikstür ve Puan Cetveli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
External links
- Official Site (in Turkish) of the Turkish Football Federation
- Turkish league on women.soccerway.com