1959 Millî Lig trophy on display in theFenerbahçe Museum | |
| Season | 1959 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Fenerbahçe 1st title |
| Relegated | none |
| European Cup | Fenerbahçe |
| Matches | 114 |
| Goals | 264 (2.32 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Metin Oktay (11 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Galatasaray 5–0Göztepe |
| Biggest away win | İstanbulspor 0–5Fenerbahçe |
| Highest scoring | Göztepe 4–2Ankara Demirspor |
1959–60 → | |
The1959 Turkish National League was the first season of theprofessional nationwide league in Turkey, known asSüper Lig today. The National League replaced the previous Turkish football league, theTurkish Federation Cup.[1] The first season consisted of 16 clubs split into two groups: theKırmızı Grup (Red Group) andBeyaz Grup (White Group), the colours of theTurkish flag. The first season took place in the calendar year of 1959, instead of 1958–59, as the qualifying stages took place in 1958.[citation needed]
The top eight clubs from the1958–59 Istanbul Football League and the top four clubs from theAnkara andİzmir leagues in the 1958–59 season took part in the league. These clubs wereAdalet,Beşiktaş,Beykoz,Karagümrük,Fenerbahçe,Galatasaray,İstanbulspor,Vefa (from Istanbul),Ankaragücü,Ankara Demirspor,Gençlerbirliği,Hacettepe (from Ankara),Altay,Göztepe,İzmirspor, andKarşıyaka (from İzmir).[citation needed]
The final consisted of two legs and took place between the winners of each group. Galatasaray won the Red Group and Fenerbahçe won the White Group. Galatasaray won the first leg 1-0, but Fenerbahçe won the second leg 4-0, winning 4-1 on aggregate. The title was Fenerbahçe's first Süper Lig title and10th Turkish championship title overall,[2] qualifying them for the1959–60 European Cup.Metin Oktay was top scorer with 11 goals. No clubs were relegated this season.[citation needed]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 20 | Qualification toChampionship final |
| 2 | Vefa | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 20 | |
| 3 | Ankara Demirspor | 14 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 16 | |
| 4 | Göztepe | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 15 | |
| 5 | Karagümrük | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 | |
| 6 | Karşıyaka | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 10 | |
| 7 | Gençlerbirliği | 14 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 10 | |
| 8 | Adalet | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 9 |
| Home \ Away | ADA | ADS | GAL | GEN | GÖZ | KAG | KRŞ | VEF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adalet | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Ankara Demirspor | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| Galatasaray | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Göztepe | 2–3 | 4–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Karagümrük | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | |
| Karşıyaka | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | |
| Vefa | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 26 | Qualification toChampionship final |
| 2 | Beşiktaş | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 18 | |
| 3 | Altay | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 15 | |
| 4 | İzmirspor | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 13 | |
| 5 | MKE Ankaragücü | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 13 | |
| 6 | Hacettepe | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 11 | |
| 7 | Beykoz | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 10 | |
| 8 | İstanbulspor | 14 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 6 |
| Home \ Away | ALT | ANK | BEY | BEŞ | FEN | HAC | İST | İZM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altay | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | |
| MKE Ankaragücü | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| Beykoz | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Beşiktaş | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | |
| Hacettepe | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | |
| İstanbulspor | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–0 | |
| İzmirspor | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
First leg
Second leg
| Fenerbahçe | 4 – 0 | Galatasaray |
|---|---|---|
| Yüksel Gündüz Naci Erdem Mustafa Güven Şeref Has | (Report) |
| 1959 Millî Lig winners |
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| Fenerbahçe First title |