Türkiye 3rd Futbol Ligi 1968/69

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Türkiye 3rd Futbol Ligi 1968/69
master Tarsus İdman Yurdu , Nazillispor
Climbers Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Nazillispor
Relegated Altındağspor , Davutpaşa SK
Teams 2 × 14
Games 364
Gates 705  (ø 1.94 per game)
Top scorer ?
← Türkiye 3rd Futbol Ligi 1967/68
↑ 2nd Lig 1968/69
Regional amateur league ↓

The Türkiye 3. Futbol Ligi 1968/69 was the second season of the third highest Turkish division in professional men's football. It was started on October 6, 1968 with the 1st game day and ended on June 29, 1969 with the 26th game day.

The third league, which was only founded in the previous season , was expanded in its second season in order to cope with the great demand for participation in Turkish professional football. The previously single-track league with 17 teams was expanded into a two-track league with 14 teams each. The two groups were referred to as group red and group white . At the end of the season, both of the first-placed teams were promoted directly to the second league , while the two last-placed teams were relegated to the regional amateur league.

The background to the team expansion was as follows: In the 1968/69 season the league was founded as a single-track league with 17 teams. The main reason for the formation of the league was: In the summer of 1959, the first national professional league in Turkish football, the Milli Lig , now known as the Süper Lig , was introduced. In the first five seasons of this league, the picture emerged that only teams from the three cities of Istanbul , Ankara and Izmir took part in the game and the remaining provinces of Turkey stayed away from the league. Only Adana Demirspor from the fourth largest city Adana made it into the Milli Lig in the summer of 1960, but was relegated again after just one season. After these developments, the Turkish Football Association decided in the early 1960s to start a project that would allow all provinces of Turkey to participate in professional football. For this purpose, the governors and notables of all provinces nationwide were informed that if they did not exist, they could represent their province in this league by founding a competitive football club. As a result, new clubs were founded within a few years and applications were made to participate in the second highest league, the 2nd league, which was newly founded in the summer of 1963. The second highest division, the Türkiye 2. Futbol Ligi , started for the first time in the 1963/64 season. Since the provinces applied for the establishment of a club, the fulfillment of the conditions or the participation at different speeds, the league was again played in its first seasons with teams mainly from the four largest cities Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Adana. Only with Çukurova İdman Yurdu and Bursaspor two teams from other provinces took part in the game. In the following seasons, however, the request for league participation from the other provinces was so great that it was decided to introduce a third-highest Turkish professional league, the Türkiye 3. Futbol Ligi , in the summer of 1967 , in order to cope with the large number of clubs. As demand continued to rise, a further expansion was decided for the 1968/69 season.

At the beginning of the season, the six relegated teams from the 2nd Lig Petrol Ofisi SK , Altındağspor , Uşakspor , Kasımpaşa Istanbul , Malatyaspor , Taksim SK , the six newcomers Rizespor , Amasyaspor , Diyarbakırspor , Sanayi Barbaros SK , Ispartaspor were among the 16 teams remaining from the previous season and Burdurspor were added. The newcomers were either accepted as champions from the then fourth-class regional amateur leagues or had met the requirements of the Turkish Football Association and were allowed to participate in the newly created league.

Tarsus İdman Yurdu and Nazillispor reached the championship of the 3rd Lig and thus direct promotion to the 2nd Lig . Both clubs made their first participation in the 2nd Lig . Altındağspor rose as the last of the group red in the regional amateur league. In the white group, the newcomer Burdurspor was bottom of the table. But since the penultimate Davutpaşa SK declared his withdrawal from the league for the coming season in this group , Burdurspor stayed in the league.

Red Group (Kırmızı Grup)

Closing table

Clubs of the Türkiye 3. Futbol Ligi 1968/69, group red
Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
 1. Tarsus İdman Yurdu  26th  14th  9  3 042:180 2.33 37:15
 2. MKE Kırıkkalespor  26th  16  4th  6th 029:170 1.71 36:16
 3. Rizespor (N)  26th  15th  7th  4th 038:160 2.38 37:15
 4th Malatyaspor (A)  26th  14th  6th  6th 038:170 2.24 34:18
 5. İskenderunspor  26th  15th  4th  7th 038:180 2.11 34:18
 6th Hatayspor  26th  10  9  7th 028:260 1.08 29:23
 7th Çorumspor  26th  11  5  10 031:280 1.11 27:25
 8th. Amasyaspor (N)  26th  9  8th  9 033:290 1.14 26:26
 9. Diyarbakırspor (N)  26th  8th  8th  10 024:270 0.89 24:28
10. Elazığspor  26th  11  2  13 032:390 0.82 24:28
11. Petrol Ofisi SK (A)  26th  6th  10  10 019:320 0.59 22:30
12. Sanayi Barbaros SK (N)  26th  5  5  16 021:450 0.47 15:37
13. Ceyhanspor  26th  4th  5  17th 023:450 0.51 13:39
14th Altındağspor (A)  26th  1  5  20th 009:480 0.19 07:45

Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Direct promotion to the 2nd Lig 1969/70
  • Relegation to the regional amateur league
    • (A) Relegated from the 2nd Lig 1967/68
    (N) Newcomer from the regional amateur league

    Group White (Beyaz Grup)

    Closing table

    Clubs of the Türkiye 3. Futbol Ligi 1968/69, group white
    Pl. society Sp. S. U N Gates Quota Points
     1. Nazillispor  26th  17th  7th  2 035: 700 5.00 41:11
     2. Usakspor (A)  26th  18th  3  5 036:100 3.60 39:13
     3. Ispartaspor (N)  26th  14th  5  7th 031:210 1.48 33:19
     4th Tekirdağspor  26th  10  9  7th 025:170 1.47 29:23
     5. Eskişehir Demirspor  26th  8th  12  6th 019:160 1.19 28:24
     6th Kasımpaşa Istanbul (A)  26th  9  9  8th 020:160 1.25 27:25
     7th Taksim SK (A)  26th  8th  11  7th 026:250 1.04 27:25
     8th. Lüleburgazspor  26th  8th  11  7th 021:240 0.88 27:25
     9. Konya İdman Yurdu  26th  7th  8th  11 020:220 0.91 22:30
    10. Muğlaspor  26th  9  3  14th 016:270 0.59 21:31
    11. Çanakkalespor  26th  6th  8th  12 015:230 0.65 20:32
    12. Beyoğluspor  26th  5  8th  13 017:290 0.59 18:34
    13. Davutpaşa SK 1  26th  3  11  12 009:220 0.41 17:35
    14th Burdurspor (N)  26th  4th  7th  15th 010:410 0.24 15:37

    Placement criteria: 1st points - 2nd goal quotient

  • Direct promotion to the 2nd Lig 1969/70
  • Relegation to the regional amateur league
    • (A) Relegated from the 2nd Lig 1967/68
    (N) Newcomer from the regional amateur league
    1Since in this group the penultimate Davutpaşa SK declared his withdrawal from the league for the coming season, the bottom Burdurspor remained in the league.

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