Turkish Women's Football Premier League
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The Turkish Women's First Football League is the top level women's football league of Turkey
. 12 teams play a double round robin to decide a champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The league gains little attention in Turkey and most matches are watched only by relatives of the team's players.
Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for 2010/2011 season.
The winner now qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League, the bottom two teams get relegated.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. 12 teams play a double round robin to decide a champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The league gains little attention in Turkey and most matches are watched only by relatives of the team's players.
Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for 2010/2011 season.
Expansion of the league in 2010
In an effort to increase quality of the league, in the 2009-10 season 2 teams were relegated and 4 teams were promoted to the first league. Thus the 2010-11 season consisted of 12 teams.The winner now qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League, the bottom two teams get relegated.
Teams in the 2010-11 season
- Adana İdman Yurdu, AdanaAdanaAdana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
- AntalyasporAntalyasporAntalyaspor, known as Medical Park Antalyaspor for sponsorship reasons, is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Antalya. The club colours are red and white and they play their home matches at Mardan Sports Complex...
, AntalyaAntalyaAntalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :... - Ataşehir Belediyespor, İstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
- BucasporBucaspor Ladies Football TeamBucaspor Ladies Football Team is the women's football team of Bucaspor in Buca, İzmir, Turkey.Established in 2005, Bucaspor is playing in the Turkish Women's Football Premier League since the 2007-09 season. The team was runner-up in the seasons 2007-08 and 2008-09....
, İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey... - Düvenciler Lisesispor, KırklareliKirklareliKırklareli is the capital of Kırklareli Province in Eastern Thrace, on the European part of Turkey. The province has a coastline on the Black Sea. There is a Jewish community.-Name:It is not clearly known when the city was founded, nor under what name...
(promoted last season) - Gazi ÜniversitesiGazi ÜniversitesisporGazi Üniversitesispor is a women's football club from Ankara, Turkey. It is the team of the Gazi University and plays in Turkey's top level league, the Turkish Women's Football Premier League.-History:The Club was founded in 1999....
, AnkaraAnkaraAnkara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.... - Gölcükspor (promoted last season)
- Konak Belediyespor, İzmir
- Marmara Üniversitesi, İstanbul
- TrabzonsporTrabzonspor (women)Trabzonspor Club Women's Football Team is the women's football team of Trabzonspor in Trabzon, Turkey. It was established on October 16, 2007....
, TrabzonTrabzonTrabzon is a city on the Black Sea coast of north-eastern Turkey and the capital of Trabzon Province. Trabzon, located on the historical Silk Road, became a melting pot of religions, languages and culture for centuries and a trade gateway to Iran in the southeast and the Caucasus to the northeast... - Trabzon Idmanocagi, Trabzon (promoted last season)
- Yalispor, İstanbul (promoted last season)
List of champions
- 1994: Dinarsuspor
- 1995: Dinarsuspor
- 1996: Dinarsuspor
- 1997: Dinarsuspor
- 1998: Zara Ekinlispor
- 1999: Zara Ekinlispor
- 2000: Delta Mobilyaspor
- 2001: Kuzeyspor
- 2002: Samsungücü
- 2003: Samsungücü
- 2004-06: no league
- 2007: Gazi ÜniversitesiGazi ÜniversitesisporGazi Üniversitesispor is a women's football club from Ankara, Turkey. It is the team of the Gazi University and plays in Turkey's top level league, the Turkish Women's Football Premier League.-History:The Club was founded in 1999....
- 2008: Gazi Üniversitesi
- 2009: TrabzonsporTrabzonspor (women)Trabzonspor Club Women's Football Team is the women's football team of Trabzonspor in Trabzon, Turkey. It was established on October 16, 2007....
- 2010: Gazi Üniversitesi
- 2011: Ataşehir BelediyesiAtaşehir BelediyesiAtaşehir Belediyesi is a Turkish sports club, based in the Ataşehir district near Istanbul.It is known for its women's football team that won the Turkish League championship in 2011, just in the fourth year of existence.-Women's football:...
Record champions
| Titles | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | Dinarsuspor |
| 3 | Gazi Üniversitesi |
| 2 | Zara Ekinlispor Samsungücü |
| 1 | Delta Mobilyaspor Kuzeyspor Trabzonspor Trabzonspor (women) Trabzonspor Club Women's Football Team is the women's football team of Trabzonspor in Trabzon, Turkey. It was established on October 16, 2007.... Ataşehir Belediyesi Ataşehir Belediyesi Ataşehir Belediyesi is a Turkish sports club, based in the Ataşehir district near Istanbul.It is known for its women's football team that won the Turkish League championship in 2011, just in the fourth year of existence.-Women's football:... |
External links
- Official Site of the Turkish Football FederationTurkish Football FederationThe Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
- Turkish league on women.soccerway.com