Birinci Lig

Birinci Lig
Current season or competition: Birinci Lig 2010-11
Sport	Football
Founded	1955
No. of teams	14
Country(ies)	Northern Cyprus
Most recent champion(s)	Küçük Kaymaklı Türk (4th title)

The Birinci Lig (lit. First League) is the top football league in Northern Cyprus. It is currently contested by 14 teams.

Contents

1 History
2 Birinci Lig Clubs 2010–11
3 Birinci Lig champions
- 3.1 Titles by club
4 External links

History

The Birinci Lig was founded by six clubs in 1955. The founding members were:

Birinci Lig Clubs 2010–11

Birinci Lig champions

1955-56 – Doğan Türk Birliği (Kyrenia)
1956-57 – Doğan Türk Birliği (Kyrenia)
1957-58 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1958-59 – Doğan Türk Birliği (Kyrenia)
1959-60 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1960-61 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1961-62 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1962-63 – Küçük Kaymaklı Türk (Nicosia)
1963-64 – Abandoned after 5 games
1964-65 – Not played
1965-66 – Not played
1966-67 – Not played
1967-68 – Not played
1968-69 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
1969-70 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1970-71 – Yenicami Ağdelen (Nicosia)
1971-72 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
1972-73 – Yenicami Ağdelen (Nicosia)
1973-74 – Yenicami Ağdelen (Nicosia)

1974-75 – Not played
1975-76 – Yenicami Ağdelen (Nicosia)
1976-77 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
1977-78 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
1978-79 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
1979-80 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
1980-81 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
1981-82 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
1982-83 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
1983-84 – Yenicami Ağdelen (Nicosia)
1984-85 – Küçük Kaymaklı Türk (Nicosia)
1985-86 – Küçük Kaymaklı Türk (Nicosia)
1986-87 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu (Guzelyurt)
1987-88 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu (Guzelyurt)
1988-89 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu (Guzelyurt)
1989-90 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu (Guzelyurt)
1990-91 – Doğan Türk Birliği (Kyrenia)
1991-92 – Doğan Türk Birliği (Kyrenia)
1992-93 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)

1993-94 – Doğan Türk Birliği (Kyrenia)
1994-95 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
1995-96 – Akıncılar
1996-97 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1997-98 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
1998-99 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
1999-00 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
2000-01 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
2001-02 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
2002-03 – Binatlı Yılmaz (Morphou)
2003-04 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
2004-05 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
2005-06 – Mağusa Türk Gücü (Famagusta)
2006-07 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
2007-08 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
2008-09 – Gönyeli (Nicosia)
2009-10 – Çetinkaya Türk (Nicosia)
2010-11 - Küçük Kaymaklı Türk (Nicosia)

Titles by club

Since the foundation of the Birinci Lig in 1955, nine different clubs have won the championship:

External links

Birinci Lig 2007–08

Bostancı Bağcıl · Cihangir · Çetinkaya Türk · Gönyeli · Hamitköy · İskele Gençler Birliği · Küçük Kaymaklı Türk · Lapta · Mağusa Türk Gücü · Ozanköy · Tatlısu Halk Ocağı · Türk Ocağı Limasol · Yeni Boğaziçi · Yenicami Ağdelen

Top level football leagues of NF-Board/Non FIFA

Chagos Islands · Falkland Islands · Gozo · Gibraltar · Greenland · Kiribati · Somaliland · Mayotte · Northern Cyprus · Tuvalu · Zanzibar

Football in Northern Cyprus

Cyprus Turkish Football Federation

National teams	Northern Cyprus · U-21

Leagues	Birinci Lig (Genç) · İkinci Lig (Genç) · Üçüncü Lig (Genç)

Cups	Federasyon Kupası · Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası

List of clubs · NF Board · FIFI Wild Cup (2006) · ELF Cup (2006)