Turkish Women's Football Super League

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Turkish Women's Football Super League
Organising bodyTurkish Football Federation (TFF)
Founded1993
CountryTurkey
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toWomen's 1. Lig
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsAnkara BB Fomget (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsKonak Belediyespor (5 titles)
Top goalscorerYağmur Uraz
(244 goals)
WebsiteWebsite
Current: 2023–24 Turkish Women's Football Super League

The Turkish Women's Football Super League (Turkish: Kadınlar Süper Ligi), 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 2023–24 season, 16 teams play a double round robin to decide a champion club, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.[citation needed]

Formerly known as the First Women's Football League, the league was renamed to Turkcell Women's Super League (Turkish: Turkcell Kadın Süper Ligi) starting from the 2021–22 season, after a sponsorship agreement with the Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell signed by the Turkish Football Federation on 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day.[1]

Format[edit]

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]

Number of teams by season[8]
Women's First League
2006–07
15
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: 180

Number of teams by season[8]
Women's Super League
2021–22
24
2022–23
19
2023–24
16

Total: 59

Clubs[edit]

Main article: 2023–24 Turkish Women's Football Super League
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Location of teams in Turkey in the 2023–24 season of Turkish Women's Football Super League
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Location of teams in Istanbul in the 2023–24 season of Turkish Women's Football Super League
Season 2023–24
Team Hometown Ground Capacity 2022–23 finish
1207 Antalya Spor Antalya Zeytinköy Stadium's Field #3 First Round
Adana İdmanyurduspor Adana Gençlik Stadium 2,000 9/10 in groups
ALG Spor Gaziantep Batur Stadium Semifinal
Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Diyarbakır Talaytepe Sports Facility Quarterfinal
Ataşehir Belediyespor Istanbul Yeni Sahra Stadium 700 First Round
Beşiktaş J.K. Istanbul İsmet İnönü Stadium 800 Quarterfinal
Beylerbeyi Istanbul Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium 5,000 Promoted
Fatih Karagümrük S.K. Istanbul Vefa Stadium 5,500 Quarterfinal
Fatih Vatan Spor Istanbul Fatih Mimar Sinan Stadium Quarterfinal
Fenerbahçe S.K. Istanbul Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium 5,500 Runners-up
Ankara BB Fomget GS Ankara Batıkent Stadium Champion
Galatasaray S.K. Istanbul Florya Metin Oktay Facilities Semifinal
Gaziantep Asyaspor Gaziantep Aktoprak Futbol Sahası Promoted
Hakkarigücü Spor Hakkari Merzan City Football Field First Round
Kdz. Ereğlispor Karadeniz Ereğli Beyçayir Football Field First Round
Trabzonspor Trabzon Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Stadium 3,000 8/10 in groups

Past winners[edit]

Season[9] Champions Runners-up
1994 Dinarsuspor Acarlarspor
1994–95 Dinarsuspor Acarlarspor
1995–96 Dinarsuspor Gürtaşspor
1996–97 Dinarsuspor İstanbul Sitespor
1997–98 Zara Ekinlispor Adana Yataşspor
1998–99 Marshall Boyaspor ?
1999–00 Delta Mobilyaspor Marshall Boyaspor
2000–01 İstanbul Kuzeyspor Zeytinburnuspor
2001–02 Zeytinburnuspor Samsungücü
2002–03 Samsungücü Gazi Üniversitesispor
2003–06 No league
2006–07 Gazi Üniversitesispor Mersin Camspor
2007–08 Gazi Üniversitesispor Bucaspor
2008–09 Trabzonspor Bucaspor
2009–10 Gazi Üniversitesispor Trabzonspor
2010–11[10] Ataşehir Belediyespor Konak Belediyespor
2011–12[11] Ataşehir Belediyespor Kdz. Ereğlispor
2012–13[12] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2013–14[13] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2014–15[14] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2015–16[15] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2016–17[15] Konak Belediyespor Beşiktaş
2017–18 Ataşehir Belediyespor Beşiktaş
2018–19 Beşiktaş ALG Spor
2019–20 Season discontinued due to COVID-19.
2020–21 Beşiktaş Fatih Vatan Spor
2021–22 ALG Spor Fatih Karagümrük
2022–23 Ankara BB Fomget Fenerbahçe

Winners by team[edit]

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
Ankara BB Fomget 1 –
Delta Mobilyaspor 1 –
İstanbul Kuzeyspor 1 –

League participation (since 2006)[edit]

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2023–24 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

Foreign players[edit]

Further information: List of expatriate women's footballers in the Turkish Women's Super League

Top goalscorers[edit]

Season Player Club Goals Matches Goals per Match
2009–10 Turkey Reyhan Şeker Gazi Üniversitesispor 32 18 1.78
2010–11 Turkey Sevgi Çınar Adana İdmanyurduspor 26 22 1.18
2011–12 Turkey Merve Aladağ Ataşehir Belediyespor 27 21 1.29
2012–13 Romania Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 32 17 1.88
2013–14 Romania Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 15 18 0.83
2014–15 Romania Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 33 17 1.94
2015–16 Turkey Arzu Karabulut Trabzon İdmanocağı 23 17 1.35
2016–17 Turkey Sevgi Çınar Konak Belediyespor 24 22 1.09
2017–18 Turkey Kader Hançar Konak Belediyespor 30 19 1.58
2018–19 Tunisia Mariem Houij Ataşehir Belediyespor 15 16 0.94
2019–20 Turkey Yağmur Uraz Beşiktaş J.K. 27 15 1.8
2020–21 Turkey Zelal Baturay Fatih Vatan Spor 7 6 1.17
2021–22 Trinidad and Tobago Kennya Cordner Fenerbahçe S.K. 34 25 1.36
2022–23 Turkey Yağmur Uraz Galatasaray S.K. 26 21 1.24
  • Reyhan Şeker
    Reyhan Şeker
  • Sevgi Çınar
    Sevgi Çınar
  • Merve Aladağ
    Merve Aladağ
  • Cosmina Dușa
    Cosmina Dușa
  • Arzu Karabulut
    Arzu Karabulut
  • Kader Hançar
    Kader Hançar
  • Mariem Houij
    Mariem Houij
  • Yağmur Uraz
    Yağmur Uraz
  • Zelal Baturay
    Zelal Baturay
  • Kennya Cordner
    Kennya Cordner

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Gazi Üniversitesispor back on top of women's football league". Today's Zaman. 2010-05-09. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ^ "Fashion One TV TFF Bayanlar Futbol Ligi'nin Resmi Medya Sponsoru Oldu". Medya Tava (in Turkish). 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ^ Maden, Esra (2010-02-07). "Women strive hard to stay alive in Turkish soccer league". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
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  7. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi kura çekimi 8 Nisan'da yapılacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
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  10. ^ "Ataşehir'in Sultanları Şampiyon" (in Turkish). atasehir.bel.tr. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  11. ^ "Ataşehir wins title" (in Turkish). karaman.ca. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  12. ^ "Konak champion". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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  14. ^ "Kadınlar futbolda şampiyon Konak Belediyespor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  15. ^ a b "Kadınlar 1. Lig Fikstür ve Puan Cetveli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-09-28.

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