Turkish Women's First Football League

The Turkish Women's First Football League (Turkish: Kadınlar 1. Futbol Ligi) is the top level women's football league of Turkey. Twelve teams play a double round robin to decide a champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Turkish Women's First Football League
Kadınlar 1. Futbol Ligi
Founded1994
Country Turkey
ConfederationUEFA
Divisions1
Number of teams12
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toTurkish Women's Second Football League
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsBeşiktaş J.K.
(2018–19)
Most championshipsKonak Belediyespor (5 titles)
WebsiteWomens League TFF
Current: 2019–20 Turkish Women's First Football League

The league gains little attention in Turkey, and most matches are watched only by relatives of the team's players.[1] Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for the 2010–11 season.[2]

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.[3] 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 ywelve again after eight seasons. No relegation should 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 relegate since they did not show-up in the entire previous season. To replace them, a third team from the Second League was promoted.[4]

Number of teams by season archive of the Turkish Football Federation
First League
2006–07
14
2007–08
25
2008–09
10
2009–10
10
2010–11
12
2011–12
12
2012–13
10
2013–14
8
2014–15
10
2015–16
10
2016–17
10
2017–18
10
2018–19
10
2019-20
12
2020-21
16

Total: 179

2019–20 season
Main article: 2019–20 Turkish Women's First Football League


On 13 July 2020, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF)'s Board of Women's Leagues announced following regulation:[5]

"Regarding the 2019-2020 Women's Football Leagues Özge Kanbay Season, which was decided at the meeting of the TFF Board of Directors dated 8 July 2020 not to be played due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, the registration format should be applied as follows:
a) Registration of the 2019-2020 Season Women's First League is according to the current score order on the date of the decision not to play,
b) No champion team is declared in the 2019 - 2020 Season Women's First League,
c) No relegation from the 2019-2020 Season Women's First League to the lower league will occur,
d) No awards for the champion, second or third placed teams will be given in the 2019-2020 season,
e) ALG Spor, which is at the top of the 2019-2020 Season Women's First League according to its current score, represents Turkey in the 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League."

Past winners
2013–14 Women's First League match Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) vs Kdz. Ereğlispor (blue)
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)
2014–15 Women's First League match Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) vs İlkadım Belediyesi Yabancılar Pazarı Spor (white/navy)
2015–16 Women's First League match Kireçburnu Spor (green/yellow) vs 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor (orange/black)
Season[6] Champions Runners-up
1994DinarsusporAcarlarspor
1994–95DinarsusporAcarlarspor
1995–96DinarsusporGürtaşspor
1996–97DinarsusporIstanbul Sitespor
1997–98Zara Ekinlispor
1998–99Marshall Boyaspor
1999–00Delta MobilyasporMarshall Boyaspor
2000–01KuzeysporZeytinburnuspor
2001–02SamsungücüZeytinburnuspor
2002–03SamsungücüGazi Üniversitesispor
2003–06No league
2006–07Gazi ÜniversitesisporMersin Camspor
2007–08Gazi ÜniversitesisporBucaspor
2008–09TrabzonsporBucaspor
2009–10Gazi ÜniversitesisporTrabzonspor
2010–11[7]Ataşehir BelediyesporKonak Belediyespor
2011–12[8]Ataşehir BelediyesporKdz. Ereğlispor
2012–13[9]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2013–14[10]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2014–15[11]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2015–16[12]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2016–17[12]Konak BelediyesporBeşiktaş J.K.
2017–18Ataşehir BelediyesporBeşiktaş J.K.
2018–19Beşiktaş J.K.ALG Spor
2019–20ALG SporBeşiktaş J.K.

Winners by team

After 2007.

Club Titles Runners-up
Konak Belediyespor51
Dinarsuspor4–
Ataşehir Belediyespor34
Gazi Üniversitesispor31
Samsungücü2–
Beşiktaş J.K.13
Trabzonspor11
Marshall Boyaspor11
ALG Spor11
Delta Mobilyaspor1–
Kuzeyspor1–
Zara Ekinlispor1–

Foreign players

Top goalscorers
SeasonPlayerClubGoalsMatchesGoals per Match
2009–10 Reyhan ŞekerGazi Üniversitesispor32181.78
2010–11 Sevgi ÇınarAdana İdmanyurduspor26221.18
2011–12 Merve AladağAtaşehir Belediyespor27211.29
2012–13 Cosmina DușaKonak Belediyespor32171.88
2013–14 Cosmina DușaKonak Belediyespor15180.83
2014–15 Cosmina DușaKonak Belediyespor33171.94
2015–16 Arzu KarabulutTrabzon İdmanocağı23171.35
2016–17 Sevgi ÇınarKonak Belediyespor24221.09
2017–18 Kader HançarKonak Belediyespor30191.58
2018–19 Mariem HouijAtaşehir Belediyespor15160.94
2019–20 Yağmur UrazBeşiktaş J.K.27151.80

See also

References
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