Women's football in Turkey
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Women's football in Turkey is the women's branch of football in Turkey
and is governed by the Turkish Football Federation
(TFF).
As of the 2007-08 season, a total of 798 female footballers were licensed in 51 Turkish women's football teams.
Trabzonspor won the champion title while Bucaspor of Izmir was the runner-up team and Gazi Üniversitesispor from Ankara became third. Two teams from Istanbul, Maltepe Yalıspor and Zeytinburnuspor, were relegated to the Second League.
At the end of the 2008-09 season, the top three teams, Gaziantep Gazikentspor, Kırklareli Lüleburgaz Düvenciler Lisesispor and Adana İdmanyurduspor took part in the single match extra play-offs. İdmanyurduspor from Adana was promoted to the 2009-10 Premier League after winning its two matches.
The finals were held between July 23–25, 2009 in Bartın
. Mevlana Lisesi from Ümraniye, Istanbul became champion of the 2008-09 season defeating Izmir Konak Belediyespor by 1-0 in the final match.
. Gölcükspor became champion by winning 3-0.
played in August 2009 in the Group D for qualification to the 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
. This was the first time ever a Turkish women's football team participated in the play-offs for the UEFA league established in the 2001-2002 season.
The team won its first match against ŽNK Krka
from Slovenia
by 2-0, however lost the following plays to Torres Calcio Femminile
of Italy
by 0-9 and to Slovan Duslo Šaľa from Slovakia
by 1-2. Trabzonspor women's team failed so to participate in the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League.
Football in Turkey
Association football is a national sport in Turkey, tracing its roots back to the Ottoman Empire. The first matches were played in Selanik, now known as Thessaloníki, in 1875. The sport was brought over by some lovely English people living in the area. The Turkish football league system currently...
and is governed by the Turkish Football Federation
Turkish Football Federation
The 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...
(TFF).
As of the 2007-08 season, a total of 798 female footballers were licensed in 51 Turkish women's football teams.
Competitions
As of the 2008-09 season, following competition categories existed for the women's football:Women's First League
The Women's First League is the top national organization for women's football in Turkey. The league was established in 1993 starting with the 1993-94 season. The 2000-01 season was apparently the first official competition. Three consecutive seasons between 2003 and 2005 were not played. Currently, twelve clubs compete in the league.2008-09 season
The teams competed in the 2008-09 season of the Women's Premiear League were (in alphabetical order):- Gazi ÜniversitesisporGazi 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.... - Istanbul Kartalspor, KartalKartalKartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. The mayor is Altınok Öz . Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated now. . Total land area is 147,000 m² which includes some...
, IstanbulIstanbulIstanbul , 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... - Istanbul Maltepe Yalıspor, MaltepeMaltepeMaltepe is a district in the suburbs of Istanbul, Turkey between Kadıköy and Kartal on the Marmara sea. Its neighbours are Kadıköy to the west and Kartal to the east. The mayor of Maltepe is Mustafa Zengin . Maltepe used to border Ümraniye from the northwest between 1992 and 2004...
, Istanbul - Istanbul Zeytinburnuspor, ZeytinburnuZeytinburnuZeytinburnu is a working class neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the walls of the ancient city, beyond the fortress of Yedikule...
, Istanbul - 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....
, BucaBucaBuca is a district of İzmir Province of Turkey. It is one of the main districts of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality.Buca was one of the preferred settlement areas of İzmir's community of Levantines...
, İzmirIzmir Provinceİzmir Province is a province of Turkey in western Anatolia on the Aegean coast, whose capital is the city of İzmir. On the west it is surrounded by the Aegean sea, and it encloses the Gulf of İzmir. Its area is 11,973 km.2, population 3.948.848 . The population was 3,370,866 in 2000... - Izmir Konak Belediyespor, KonakKonakKonak can refer to:* Konak , a large house, a mansion in Turkey, possibly also fulfilling administrative functions, such as a governor's mansion* Konak, İzmir, a district of İzmir Province, Turkey, central district of İzmir metropolitan area...
, Izmir - Mersin Camspor, MersinMersin-Mersin today:Today, Mersin is a large city spreading out along the coast, with Turkey's second tallest skyscraper , huge hotels, an opera house, expensive real estate near the sea or up in the hills, and many other modern urban...
- Mersingücü Cengiz TopelCengiz TopelCengiz Topel was a fighter pilot of the Turkish Air Force, who was shot down during the Battle of Tylliria.-Career:...
spor, Mersin - Sakarya Yenikent Güneşspor, SakaryaSakarya ProvinceSakarya Province is a province in Turkey, located on the coast of Black Sea. The river Sakarya creates a webbing of estuaries in the province....
- 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...
Trabzonspor won the champion title while Bucaspor of Izmir was the runner-up team and Gazi Üniversitesispor from Ankara became third. Two teams from Istanbul, Maltepe Yalıspor and Zeytinburnuspor, were relegated to the Second League.
Champions
- 1993-94 Istanbul Dinarsu (20 clubs)
- 1994-95 Istanbul Dinarsu (20 clubs)
- 1995-96 Istanbul Dinarsu (28 clubs)
- 1996-97 Istanbul Dinarsu (19 clubs)
- 1997-98 Istanbul Zara Ekinlispor (19 clubs)
- 1998-99 Istanbul Zara Ekinlispor (14 clubs)
- 1999-00 Istanbul Delta Mobilya (11 clubs)
- 2000-01 Istanbul Kuzeyspor (12 clubs)
- 2001-02 Samsungücü
- 2002-03 Gazi ÜniversitesisporGazi 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....
(10 clubs) - 2003-04 to 2005-06: no league played
- 2006-07 Ankara Gazi Üniversitesispor
- 2007-08 Ankara Gazi Üniversitesispor
- 2008-09 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....
- 2009-10 Ankara Gazi Üniversitesispor
Women's Regional League
Women's Regional League is the regional organization for all the clubs, which do not take part in the Premier League.2008-09 season
Following teams played in the 2008-09 season of the Women's Regional League (in alphabetical order):- Adana İdmanyurdu Spor, 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...
- Antalyaspor, 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 :...
- Bursa Sağlıkgücü Spor, Bursa
- Denizli Bozkurtspor, DenizliDenizliDenizli is a growing industrial city in the Southwestern part of Turkey and the eastern end of the alluvial valley formed by the river Büyük Menderes, where the plain reaches an elevation of about a hundred meters. Denizli is located in southwestern Turkey, in the country's Aegean Region.The city...
- Gaziantep Gazikentspor, GaziantepGaziantepGaziantep , Ottoman Turkish: Ayintab) previously and still informally called Antep; ʻayn tāb is a city in southeast Turkey and amongst the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. The city is located 185 kilometres northeast of Adana and 127 kilometres by road north of Aleppo, Syria...
- Gölcükspor, Gölcük, Kocaeli
- Hatay Dumlupınarspor, HatayHatay ProvinceHatay Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast. It is bordered by Syria to the south and east and the Turkish provinces of Adana and Osmaniye to the north. The province is part of Çukurova, a geographical, economical and cultural region that covers the provinces of...
- Istanbul Marmara UniversityMarmara UniversityMarmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country...
, Istanbul - Istanbul Ümraniye Mevlana High School, ÜmraniyeÜmraniyeÜmraniye is a very large working class district of Istanbul, Turkey with a population of over 250,000. It became district in 1987 by secession from Üsküdar. Also; Ömerli, Koçullu, Sırapınar and Hüseyinli villages were separated from Beykoz district in same year. Finally, Nişantepe quarter passed...
, Istanbul - Izmir Beden Eğitim Spor, Izmir
- Izmir Elit Spor, Izmir
- Izmit Saraybahçespor, IzmitIzmitİzmit is a city in Turkey, administrative center of Kocaeli Province as well as the Kocaeli Metropolitan Municipality. It is located at the Gulf of İzmit in the Sea of Marmara, about east of Istanbul, on the northwestern part of Anatolia. The city center has a population of 294.875...
- Kırkareli Lüleburgaz Düvenciler High School, LüleburgazLüleburgazLüleburgaz, is a town and district of Kırklareli Province in the Marmara region of Turkey.-Facts:The city has a population of 100,412 and is the largest town in Kırklareli Province....
, KırklareliKirklareli ProvinceKırklareli Province is a province in northwestern Turkey on the west coast of the Black Sea. The province neighbours Bulgaria to the north along a 180 kilometers long border. It borders the province of Edirne to the west and the province of Tekirdağ to the south and province of Istanbul to the... - Malatya Gençlikspor, MalatyaMalatyaMalatya ) is a city in southeastern Turkey and the capital of its eponymous province.-Overview:The city site has been occupied for thousands of years. The Assyrians called the city Meliddu. Following Roman expansion into the east, the city was renamed in Latin as Melitene...
- Mersin Gençlerbirliği, Mersin
- Ordu Soyaspor, OrduOrduOrdu 'army') is a port city on the Black Sea coast of Turkey, and the capital of Ordu Province. Estimated population c. 2010: 141,341.-Etymology:...
- Trabzon İdmanocağıspor, Trabzon
- Turgutlu Belediyespor, TurgutluTurgutluTurgutlu is a very large town and district of Manisa Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. According to the 2009 census, population of the district is 140,753 of which 115930 live in the city of Turgutlu.The district covers an area of and the city lies at an elevation of...
, ManisaManisaManisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in... - Zonguldak Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor, Karadeniz EreğliKaradeniz EregliKaradeniz Ereğli is a city and district in Zonguldak Province of Turkey, on the Black Sea shore at the mouth of the Kılıçsu River. Population is 98 545 as of 2009. The mayor is Halil Posbıyık .-Facts:...
, ZonguldakZonguldakZonguldak is a city and the capital of Zonguldak Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Its population, according to the 2009 census, was 108,792. It is an important port on the Black Sea because of the coal mining in Zonguldak Province...
At the end of the 2008-09 season, the top three teams, Gaziantep Gazikentspor, Kırklareli Lüleburgaz Düvenciler Lisesispor and Adana İdmanyurduspor took part in the single match extra play-offs. İdmanyurduspor from Adana was promoted to the 2009-10 Premier League after winning its two matches.
Women's U17 Turkey Championship
The first leg of the 2008-09 Women's U17 Turkey Championship was held between July 9–12, 2009 with the participation of 36 clubs in six groups across Turkey each having six teams. The top first teams of the six groups were entitled to play the finals.The finals were held between July 23–25, 2009 in Bartın
Bartin
-Culture:The city hosts strawberry festivals in spring. The city also has beaches of good quality.-External links:* *...
. Mevlana Lisesi from Ümraniye, Istanbul became champion of the 2008-09 season defeating Izmir Konak Belediyespor by 1-0 in the final match.
Women's U15 Turkey Championship
Women's U15 Turkey Championship was held in the 2008-09 season between July 18–20, 2009 with the participation of six teams in two groups. The leaders of the two groups, Kocaeli Gölcükspor and Bursa Sağlıkgücüspor, played the finals in DüzceDüzce
Düzce is the capital city of Düzce Province in Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Bayram . The population is 125,240 which is an increase from 61.878 in 1990.- Overview :...
. Gölcükspor became champion by winning 3-0.
National teams
Women's football in Turkey is represented in international competitions by:- Turkey women's national football teamTurkey women's national football teamThe Turkey women's national football team represents Turkey in international women's football.-World Cup record:...
(Bayanlar A Milli Futbol Takımı), - Turkey women's U19 national football team (Bayanlar U19 Milli Futbol Takımı) and
- Turkey women's U17 national football team (Bayanlar U17 Milli Futbol Takımı)
UEFA Women's Champions League
By virtue of winning 2008-09 Turkey National Women's Premier League, 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....
played in August 2009 in the Group D for qualification to the 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League 2009–10 was the first edition of the newly branded tournament, and the ninth edition of a UEFA tournament for women's champion football clubs....
. This was the first time ever a Turkish women's football team participated in the play-offs for the UEFA league established in the 2001-2002 season.
The team won its first match against ŽNK Krka
ŽNK Krka
ŽNK Krka is a Slovenian women's football club from Novo mesto, which plays in the 1.SŽNL, the top division of Slovenian women's football. The name of the club derives from the Krka river. The club is the record champion of Slovenia, winning seven championships, and played several seasons in UEFA...
from Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
by 2-0, however lost the following plays to Torres Calcio Femminile
Torres Calcio Femminile
Torres Calcio Femminile, founded in 1980, is an Italian women's association football club, playing in the Italian women's Serie A. It has won five national championships along with eight national cups...
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
by 0-9 and to Slovan Duslo Šaľa from Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
by 1-2. Trabzonspor women's team failed so to participate in the 2009-2010 UEFA Champions League.