Millî Lig 1959
Millî Lig 1959 | |
master | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
European Cup of National Champions |
Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
Championship finals |
Galatasaray Istanbul Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
Teams | 16 |
Games | 114 |
Gates | 264 (ø 2.32 per game) |
Top scorer | Metin Oktay (Galatasaray Istanbul) |
The Millî Lig 1959 was the first season of the top Turkish league in men's football . It started on February 21, 1959 with the first match day and ended with the second leg of the championship final between Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Galatasaray Istanbul on June 14, 1959.
The league was then divided into two groups (red and white) with eight teams each. The teams in first place in the table in both groups qualified for the final. There was a return leg in the final.
The rivals Fenerbahçe Istanbul and Galatasaray Istanbul met in the final. Galatasaray won the first leg 1-0 but lost 4-0 to Fenerbahçe in the second leg. This made Fenerbahçe Istanbul the first official Turkish football champion. No team was relegated back then.
Closing table
Group red
Clubs of the 1st Lig 1959, group red |
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Galatasaray Istanbul | 14th | 7th | 6th | 1 | 18: 7 | 2.57 | 20: 8 |
2. | Vefa Istanbul | 14th | 7th | 6th | 1 | 21:10 | 2.10 | 20: 8 |
3. | Ankara Demirspor | 14th | 4th | 8th | 2 | 12:11 | 1.09 | 16:12 |
4th | Goztepe Izmir | 14th | 5 | 5 | 4th | 23:21 | 1.10 | 15:13 |
5. | Karagümrük SK | 14th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 17:17 | 1.00 | 12:16 |
6th | Karşıyaka SK | 14th | 2 | 6th | 6th | 13:21 | 0.62 | 10:18 |
7th | Gençlerbirliği Ankara | 14th | 1 | 8th | 5 | 10:18 | 0.56 | 10:18 |
8th. | Adalet SK | 14th | 1 | 7th | 6th | 12:21 | 0.57 | 9:19 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient - 3rd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 4th goals scored
Group white
Clubs of the 1st Lig 1959, Group White |
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Quota | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 14th | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29: 7 | 4.14 | 26: 2 |
2. | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 14th | 8th | 2 | 4th | 22:16 | 1.38 | 18:10 |
3. | Altay Izmir | 14th | 5 | 5 | 4th | 18:16 | 1.13 | 15:13 |
4th | Izmirspor | 14th | 4th | 5 | 5 | 11:12 | 0.92 | 13:15 |
5. | MKE Ankaragücü | 14th | 5 | 3 | 6th | 16:19 | 0.84 | 13:15 |
6th | Hacettepe GK | 14th | 5 | 1 | 8th | 14:20 | 0.70 | 11:17 |
7th | Beykozspor | 14th | 3 | 4th | 7th | 17:21 | 0.81 | 10:18 |
8th. | İstanbulspor | 14th | 1 | 4th | 9 | 6:22 | 0.27 | 6:22 |
Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient - 3rd direct comparison (points, goal difference, goals scored) - 4th goals scored
Crosstab
The cross table shows the results of all regular season games. The home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team in the top row.
Group red | ||||||||
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Galatasaray Istanbul | 0-0 | 1: 2 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 1 | |
Vefa Istanbul | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2: 2 | |
Ankara Demirspor | 0: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | |
Goztepe Izmir | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 4: 2 | 3-0 | 3: 2 | 2: 1 | 2: 3 | |
Karagümrük SK | 2: 3 | 1: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 3-0 | |
Karşıyaka SK | 0: 1 | 2-0 | 1: 1 | 0: 3 | 0: 3 | 1: 1 | 3: 1 | |
Gençlerbirliği Ankara | 0-0 | 0: 3 | 0-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 2 | 1: 1 | 1: 1 | |
Adalet SK | 0: 1 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 0-0 | 2: 3 |
Group white | ||||||||
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Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 1-0 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 3: 1 | 2: 1 | 2: 1 | 3-0 | |
Beşiktaş Istanbul | 0: 2 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 3: 2 | 0: 1 | 2: 1 | |
Altay Izmir | 0: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 2-0 | |
Izmirspor | 0-0 | 1: 1 | 2: 2 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 1 | 2-0 | |
MKE Ankaragücü | 2: 3 | 1: 3 | 2: 1 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2: 2 | 1: 1 | |
Hacettepe GK | 1: 4 | 0: 3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 1: 3 | 1-0 | 1: 1 | |
Beykozspor | 0: 1 | 2: 3 | 2: 2 | 2: 1 | 3: 1 | 1: 2 | 0: 2 | |
İstanbulspor | 0: 5 | 1: 2 | 0: 1 | 0-0 | 0: 1 | 0: 2 | 0-0 |
final
First leg
pairing | Galatasaray Istanbul - Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
Result | 1: 0 (1: 0) |
date | June 10, 1959 at 4:00 p.m. |
Stadion | Mithatpaşa Stadium , Istanbul |
spectator | 18,016 |
referee | Markovic ( Yugoslavia ) |
Gates | 1: 0 Metin Octay (39th) |
Galatasaray Istanbul |
Turgay Şeren - Saim Tayşengil , İsmail Kurt , Ahmet Karlıklı , Ergun Ercins - Nuri Asan , İsfendiyar Açıksöz , Suat Mamat , Metin Oktay - Dursun Ali Baran - Mete Basmacı Trainer: George Dick ( England ) |
Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
Özcan Arkoç - Osman Göktan , Basri Dirimlili , Avni Kalkavan , Naci Erdem - Niyazi Tamakan , Mustafa Güven , Can Bartu , Şeref Has - Lefter Küçükandonyadis , Yüksel Gündüz Trainer: Ignác Molnár ( Hungary ) |
Return leg
With an overall result of 4: 1, Fenerbahçe Istanbul became the first Turkish soccer champion and qualified for the European Cup of National Champions in 1959/60 .
pairing | Fenerbahçe Istanbul - Galatasaray Istanbul |
Result | 4: 0 (2: 0) |
date | June 14, 1959 at 4:00 p.m. |
Stadion | Mithatpaşa Stadium , Istanbul |
spectator | 26,553 |
referee | Francesco Liverani ( Italy ) |
Gates |
1: 0 Yüksel Gündüz (9th) 2: 0 Naci Erdem (44th) 3: 0 Mustafa Güven (68th) 4: 0 Şeref Has (71th) |
Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
Özcan Arkoç - Osman Göktan , Basri Dirimlili , Avni Kalkavan , Naci Erdem - Niyazi Tamakan (44th Mustafa Güven ), Seracettin Kırklar , Can Bartu , Şeref Has - Lefter Küçükandonyadis , Yüksel Gündüz Trainer: Ignác Molnár ( Hungary ) |
Galatasaray Istanbul |
Yüksel Alkan - Saim Tayşengil , İsmail Kurt , Ahmet Karlıklı , Ergun Ercins - Nuri Asan , İsfendiyar Açıksöz , Suat Mamat , Metin Oktay - Dursun Ali Baran (42nd Cengiz Özyalçın ) - Mete Basmacı Trainer: George Dick ( England ) |
Top scorer
Metin Oktay of Galatasaray Istanbul became the first official top scorer in Turkish professional football with 11 goals.
rank | player | club | Gates |
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1. | Metin octay | Galatasaray Istanbul | 11 |
2. | Şirzat Dağcı | Beykozspor | 9 |
3. | Nazmi Bilge | Beşiktaş Istanbul | 8th |
4th | Özer Kanra | Vefa Istanbul | 7th |
5. | Lefter Küçükandonyadis | Fenerbahçe Istanbul | 6th |
Seyfi Kentkuran | MKE Ankaragücü | ||
Erdoğan Gökçen | Adalet SK | ||
Recep Adanır | Beşiktaş Istanbul | ||
9. | Ayhan Elmastaşoğlu | Altay Izmir | 5 |
Aydın Yelken | Karagümrük SK |
Trainer
society | Trainer | in office since |
---|---|---|
Galatasaray Istanbul | George Dick | 1st matchday |
Vefa Istanbul | Necdet Erdem | 1st matchday |
Ankara Demirspor | István Turbéky | 1st matchday |
Goztepe Izmir | Ruhi Karaduman | 1st matchday |
Karagümrük SK | Cahit Candan | 12th matchday |
Karşıyaka SK | Oktay Kulaksız | 6th matchday |
Gençlerbirliği Ankara | Kemal Kaya | 1st matchday |
Adalet SK | Musa Sezer | 1st matchday |
society | Trainer | in office since |
---|---|---|
Fenerbahçe Istanbul | Ignác Molnár | 1st matchday |
Beşiktaş Istanbul | Huseyin Saygun | 1st matchday |
Altay Izmir | Leandro Remondini | 1st matchday |
Izmirspor | Refik Vardaroğlu | 1st matchday |
MKE Ankaragücü | Bedri Kaya | 1st matchday |
Hacettepe GK | Sahir Gurkan | 1st matchday |
Beykozspor | Rebii Erkal | 1st matchday |
İstanbulspor | Sabri Kiraz | 1st matchday |
Change of coach during the season
- Balazist (Karşıyaka SK) Reason: Unknown. Left the club after the 5th match day
- Halil Özyazıcı (Karagümrük SK) Reason: Unknown. Left the club after the 11th matchday
The Fenerbahçe Istanbul championship team
1. | Fenerbahçe Istanbul |
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