TFF 3rd Lig
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| Full name | Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu 3rd Lig |
| Association | TFF |
| First edition | 2001 |
| hierarchy | 4th league |
| Teams | 54 |
| master |
Serik Belediyespor (Group 1) Kocaelispor (Group 2) Karacabey Belediyespor (Group 3) |
| Record champions |
Diyarbakır BB , Gaziosmanpaşaspor , Keçiörengücü (with two championships each) |
| Current season | 2019/20 |
| Website | tff.org |
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↑ TFF 2nd Lig (III) ↓ Boelgesel Amatoer Lig (V)
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The Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu 3rd Lig ( TFF 3rd Lig for short , read: TFF Üçüncü Lig ) has been the fourth highest and lowest professional league in Turkish football since it was founded in summer 2001 . Before the league was founded, the third highest professional division in Turkish football was called the 3rd league. This was then renamed to Türkiye 2nd Futbol Ligi Bategorisi and has been called TFF 2nd Lig since the 2008/09 season .
Game mode
The game mode of the TFF 3rd Lig changed several times since its introduction in summer 2001. The different modes are given below with their respective times.
Mode to found the league (2001-2002)
The league was introduced in the summer of 2001 under the name TFF 3rd Lig as a five-lane league with 18 or 19 teams, with all teams playing against each other twice in home and away games. All five champions and runners-up in the league rose directly to the third highest Turkish division, which was then known as Türkiye 2. Futbol Ligi Bategorisi , while the last four of all groups were relegated to the regional amateur league.
Five-lane league with five promoted players (2002-2003)
For the second season, the 2002/03 season , the total number of teams was reduced from 91 to 76 teams. As a result, the five groups now consisted of 15 and 16 teams. In contrast to the previous season, in which, in addition to the five masters, the runner-ups also rose, only the masters rose and. The number of relegations per group has also been reduced from four to three. Only in one of the five groups did the last four continue to descend.
Four-lane league with an additional play-off and five or six promoted players (2003-2005)
In the 2003/04 season , the 3rd Lig was not played in five groups, in contrast to the previous season, but transferred to a four-track league with 17 teams each. Furthermore, the constellation of ascent was changed. While the number of promoters remained at five, four promoted teams were provided by the four championship teams. The last climber was played indirectly via a so-called play-off round. This was carried out after the regular season in the knockout system at a location that was neutral for all participants. The four runners-up qualified for the play-off round. All three last placed rose to the regional amateur league.
In the fourth division season 2004/05 this game mode remained almost unchanged. The total number of teams has been reduced from 68 to 64 teams, which means that the four groups are now made up of 16 instead of the previous 17 teams. In addition, the number of promoters was increased from five to six teams, four of which were again determined directly by the championship and two were played out via the play-off round among the four first-placed teams. Furthermore, the number of relegations was also reduced from twelve to eight, which means that only the last two in all groups were relegated.
Four-lane league with an additional play-off and nine, ten or 14 promoted players (2005-2008)
Also in the fourth division season 2005/06 the existing game mode experienced minor changes. While the four-lane league with the subsequent play-off round remained unchanged, the number of promoted teams was increased from six teams to nine. This fact was due to a game mode change in the TFF 2nd Lig , from which no longer six teams had to be relegated, but ten. All champions and runners-up of the TFF 3rd Lig rose directly, while the third-placed players played off the indirect promoted team via the play-off round. The last two in all groups had to relegate.
In the 2006/07 season , the game mode was essentially retained. Only the total number of promoters was increased to ten, which instead of one now indirectly rose two teams. Now both third and fourth placed players played the two indirect promoted players via the play-off round.
For the next season this system was changed slightly with the numbers of promotion and relegation. Since the league was to be transferred to a 50-team league in summer 2008, the number of relegated teams was increased from 16 teams in the 2008/09 season in preparation for this change . In addition, the number of promoters was increased to 14. All first to third placed rose directly, while all fourth and fifth placed played off the last two promoted players in the play-offs as usual.
Five-lane league with subsequent promotion and relegation round (2008-2010)
With the 2008/09 season , the fourth highest division was fundamentally reformed. Instead of as before, in which the champions rose directly in a four-track league and the winners of this play-off indirectly rose to the 1st league in a subsequent play-off round, the league was played in three stages this season. In the 1st stage, the league was played in a qualifying round (Turkish Kademe Grupları ) in five groups with eleven or ten teams each with home and away games. After the end of the 1st stage, the first two teams from all groups were included in a joint group, the promotion round (Turkish Yükselme Grubu ), and played here for promotion to the TFF 2nd Lig . The remaining teams in the five groups of the qualifying round played in an unchanged group constellation now in a relegation round (Turkish Düşme Grupları ) for relegation to the regional amateur leagues. Both the promotion round and the relegation round represented the 2nd stage and were played with a round trip. The teams in the first four places of the promotion round rose directly to the TFF 2nd Lig and the teams in the last two places in the table of all groups in the relegation round relegated to the regional amateur leagues. While the points from the qualifying round were not taken into the promotion round, they were counted unchanged in the relegation round. In order to increase the attractiveness of the league and to prevent many teams from securing their relegation very early and then playing aimlessly in front of empty spectators, it was decided to play a third stage in the form of a play-off in addition to the existing constellation. In these play-offs, the third and last promoted team should be determined. The teams ranked five to seven the promotion round and the teams on the first table places the descent groups should in the knockout system play out the last two climbers. After the end of the group stage, the play-offs were played in a city that was neutral for all eight teams.
For the 2009/10 season , the previous year's game mode was essentially retained. There were only changes in the number of promoted and relegated teams, the total number of teams and in the play-off round. The total number of teams was increased from 50 to 53, which is why the five qualifying rounds now consisted of nine and eleven teams respectively. The number of promoters was reduced from six to three. Only the teams in the first two places of the promotion round rose directly into the TFF 2. Lig. In these play-offs, the third and last promoted team should be determined. The teams ranked from three to five the promotion round and the teams on the first table places the descent groups should in the knockout system play out the last climber. All teams in the last three places in the table in relegation groups one to four were relegated. Only in the relegation group 5, which consists of seven teams, only the bottom of the table rose.
Three-lane league with an additional play-off (2010-today)
In the 2010/11 season , the TFF 3rd Lig, in contrast to the previous season, was not carried out in a five-track and three-day league, but was transferred to a three-track and two-day league. In addition, the total number of teams was increased from 53 to 54. These 54 teams played in three groups of 18 teams each for promotion to the TFF 2nd Lig or against relegation to the Boelgesel Amatoer Lig . The division of the league was not carried out regionally. All first placed teams went straight to the TFF 2nd Lig, while the last three teams in all groups were relegated. The division of the teams into the respective groups was determined by drawing lots. The top of the table of all three groups rose directly to the higher TFF 2nd Lig. The teams in places two to five of all three groups took part in the play-offs, where the last three promoted teams were determined by the knockout system . The teams that had qualified for the play-offs from one group played in a separate play-off track designed for this group. In each of these three play-off tracks, the group runner-up played against the group fifth and the group third against the group fourth. The matches of all three play-off tracks were played for all participating teams in neutral cities and began with the semi-finals. Each knockout round was played with one match. The teams in places sixteen to eighteen were relegated to the Boelgesel Amatoer Lig.
For the 2011/12 season , the total number of teams was increased from 54 to 57. As a result, the three groups now consisted of 19 teams, instead of the other 18. As a result, the number of relegated teams was increased from twelve to 16. With the 2012/13 season , the total number of teams was reduced from 57 to 54, and the number of relegated teams was reduced to twelve.
Seasonal balance sheets
Promoted and relegated TFF 3rd Lig
The TFF 3rd league champions
| rank | society | TFF 3rd Lig |
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| 1 | Diyarbakır Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 2 |
| Gaziosmanpaşaspor | 2 | |
| Keçiörengücü | 2 | |
| 2 | Adıyamanspor | 1 |
| Afjet Afyonspor | 1 | |
| Aksarayspor | 1 | |
| Alanyaspor | 1 | |
| Altınordu Izmir | 1 | |
| Araklıspor | 1 | |
| Aydınspor 1923 | 1 | |
| Bandırmaspor | 1 | |
| BB Bodrumspor | 1 | |
| Belediye Vanspor | 1 | |
| Beykozspor | 1 | |
| Bozüyükspor | 1 | |
| Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor | 1 | |
| Etimesgut Şekerspor | 1 | |
| Çorluspor | 1 | |
| Çubukspor | 1 | |
| Denizli Büyükşehir Belediyespor | 1 | |
| Düzyurtspor | 1 | |
| Erzincanspor | 1 | |
| Etimesgut Belediyespor | 1 | |
| Eyupspor | 1 | |
| Fatih Karagümrük SK | 1 | |
| Gebzespor | 1 | |
| Goztepe Izmir | 1 | |
| Hacettepe SK | 1 | |
| Hatayspor | 1 | |
| İnegölspor | 1 | |
| İskenderun DÇ | 1 | |
| Karamanspor | 1 | |
| Kasımpaşa Istanbul | 1 | |
| Kastamonuspor 1966 | 1 | |
| Kırklarelispor | 1 | |
| Kırşehirspor | 1 | |
| Muğlaspor | 1 | |
| Nazilli Belediyespor | 1 | |
| Osmaniyespor | 1 | |
| Pazarspor | 1 | |
| Pendikspor | 1 | |
| Sancaktepe Belediyespor | 1 | |
| Tepecikspor | 1 | |
| Tokatspor | 1 | |
| Turgutluspor | 1 | |
| Tuzlaspor | 1 | |
| Umraniyespor | 1 | |
| Üsküdar Anadolu 1908 SK | 1 | |
| Yalovaspor | 1 | |
| Zonguldakspor | 1 |
Top scorer of the TFF 3rd Lig
| season | player | country | society | Gates |
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| 2001/02 | Levent Memişoğlu |
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Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 26th |
| 2002/03 | Hakan Acar |
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Osmaniyespor | 25th |
| 2003/04 | Fatih Koyugölge |
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Oyak Renault SK | 32 |
| 2004/05 | Mehmet Eren Boyraz |
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Beylerbeyi SK | 20th |
| 2005/06 | Taylan Eliaçık |
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Mersin BB FK | 29 |
| 2006/07 | Can Parlayan |
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Değirmenderespor | 26th |
| 2007/08 | Mustafa Kocabey |
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Beylerbeyi SK | 24 |
| 2008/09 | Zülküf Ertem |
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Balıkesirspor | 20th |
| 2009/10 | Uğur Kıllı |
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Lüleburgazspor | 26th |
| 2010/11 | Mustafa Ünver |
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MKE Kırıkkalespor | 22nd |
| 2011/12 | Artun Akçakın |
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Hacettepe SK | 24 |
| 2012/13 | Dogan Karakuş |
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Kocaelispor | 22nd |
| Özer Kutlu |
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Umraniyespor | ||
| 2013/14 | Yıldıray Koçal |
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Keçiörengücü | 26th |
| 2014/15 | Cenk Sarıtaş |
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Üsküdar Anadolu 1908 SK | 19th |
| 2015/16 | Umut Dilek |
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Kemerspor 2003 | 23 |
| 2016/17 | İlyas Kubilay Yavuz |
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Tarsus İdman Yurdu | 20th |
| 2017/18 | Murat Kara |
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Erbaaspor | 23 |
| 2018/19 | Yakup alkane |
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Yeni Çorumspor | 20th |
| 2019/20 | Murat Can Bölükbaşı |
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Muğlaspor | 20th |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Status of the TFF 3rd Lig on tff.org (accessed on July 11, 2012; PDF; 207 kB)
- ↑ The list only includes the 3rd Lig championships of the 3rd Lig as the fourth highest Turkish division, not the title won before the introduction of the TFF 3rd Lig in 2001 in the third highest division known as the 3rd Lig.
Group 1 :
1877 Alemdağspor |
1928 Bucaspor |
Arnavutköy Belediyespor |
Artvin Hopaspor |
Belediye Derincespor |
Çankaya FK |
Diyarbakır FK |
Edirnespor |
Fatsa Belediyespor |
Kemerspor 2003 |
Kızılcabölükspor |
Malatya Yeşilyurt Belediyespor |
Manisaspor |
Nevşehir Belediyespor |
Ofspor |
Payasspor
Group 2 :
Ağrı 1970 SK |
Belediye Kütahyaspor |
Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor |
Ceyhanspor |
Çengelköy SK |
Darıca Gençlerbirliği |
Mineral interest |
Fethiyespor |
Halide Edip Adıvar SK |
Kahta 02 SK |
Karaman Belediyespor |
Mardin Büyükşehir Başakspor |
Nazilli Belediyespor |
Tekirdağspor |
Tokatspor |
Yomraspor |
Yozgatspor 1959 FK
Group 3 :
Altindağ Belediyespor |
Arhavispor |
Batman Petrolspore |
Çarşambaspor |
Çatalcaspor |
Cizrespor |
Elazığ Karakoçan FK |
Erbaaspor |
Erokspor |
Gölcükspor |
İçel İdmanyurdu SK |
Isparta 32 Spor |
Karşıyaka SK |
Osmaniyespor FK |
Somaspor |
Şile Yıldızspor |
Yalovaspor
Group 4 :
1954 Kelkit Belediyespor |
52 Orduspor FK |
68 Aksaray Belediyespor |
Adıyaman 1954 SK |
Bayrampaşaspor |
Bergama Belediyespor |
Bursa Yıldırımspor |
Düzcespor |
Karaköprü Belediyespor |
Kestelspor |
Kırıkkale Büyük Anadoluspor |
Kozanspor FK |
Modafenspor |
Muğlaspor |
Siirt İl Özel İdaresi SK |
Silivrispor |
Sultanbeyli Belediyespor