Istanbul Football League

Istanbul Lig or originally Constantinople Football Association League was founded by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears and started with the 1904-05 season with only four teams as "Istanbul Sunday League". The matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene FC, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were played on Sundays, leading to the name of the Istanbul Sunday League. Henry Pears, an Englishman, promised to give the shield forever to the club who had won the most championships in 10 years.

Constantinople Football League Founder James Lafontaine

Constantinople Football League Founder Henry Pears

The Istanbul Friday League was founded in 1915, and replaced the Istanbul Sunday League in 1915. Seven clubs took part in the league when it was first found in 1915-1916: Galatasaray SK, Fenerbahçe SK, Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK, Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 SK, Küçükçekmece SK and Anadolu Hisarı İdman Yurdu SK. From 1923-1924 till 1950-1951 the league was called İstanbul Lig. The name of the tournament later changed and became İstanbul Professional League in 1951-52 season. The Istanbul Football League was the first league organization in the Ottoman Empire (later Turkey). This league lasted for 55 years (four of the seasons had never been completed).

Champions

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Club	Wins	Runners-up	Winning Years
Fenerbahçe SK	15	18	1912, 1914, 1921, 1923, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1944, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1957, 1959
Galatasaray SK	15	11	1909, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1916, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1958
Beşiktaş JK	13	6	1924, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954
Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK	2	3	1917, 1918
Cadi-Keuy FC	2	1	1906, 1907
Moda FC	1	3	1908
HMS Imogene FC	1	1	1905
Güneş SK	1	1	1938
İstanbulspor	1	-	1932
Üsküdar Anadolu SK	-	2	-
Vefa SK	-	2	-
Rumblers FC	-	1	-
Strugglers FC	-	1	-
Küçükçekmece SK	-	1	-

Season	Winner (number of titles)	Runner-up
1904–05	HMS Imogene FC (1)	Moda FC
1905–06	Cadi-Keuy FC (1)	HMS Imogene FC
1906–07	Cadi-Keuy FC (2)	Moda FC
1907–08	Moda FC (1)	Cadi-Keuy FC
1908–09	Galatasaray SK (1)	Moda FC
1909–10	Galatasaray SK (2)	Strugglers FC
1910–11	Galatasaray SK (3)	Progress FC
1911–12	Fenerbahçe SK (1)	Rumblers FC
1912–13	Unaccomplished due to Balkan Wars
1913–14	Fenerbahçe SK (2)	Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK
1914–15	Galatasaray SK (4)	Üsküdar Anadolu SK
1915–16	Galatasaray SK (5)	Fenerbahçe SK
1916–17	Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK(1)	Üsküdar Anadolu SK
1917–18	Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK(2)	Fenerbahçe SK
1918–19	Unaccomplished due to Armistice of Mudros
1919–20	Aborted
1920–21	Fenerbahçe SK (3)	Galatasaray SK
1921–22	Galatasaray SK (6)	Fenerbahçe SK
1922–23	Fenerbahçe SK (4)	Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK
1923–24	Beşiktaş JK (1)	Galatasaray SK
1924–25	Galatasaray SK(7)	Vefa SK
1925–26	Galatasaray SK(8)	Fenerbahçe SK
1926–27	Galatasaray SK(9)	Fenerbahçe SK
1927–28	Aborted due to The Olympics was held in Amsterdam
1928–29	Galatasaray SK(10)	Fenerbahçe SK
1929–30	Fenerbahçe SK(5)	Galatasaray SK
1930–31	Galatasaray SK(11)	Fenerbahçe SK
1931–32	İstanbulspor(1)	Süleymaniye FC
1932–33	Fenerbahçe SK(6)	Beşiktaş JK
1933–34	Beşiktaş JK(2)	Fenerbahçe SK
1934–35	Fenerbahçe SK(7)	Galatasaray SK
1935–36	Fenerbahçe SK(8)	Galatasaray SK
1936–37	Fenerbahçe SK(9)	Güneş SK
1937–38	Güneş SK(1)	Fenerbahçe SK
1938–39	Beşiktaş JK(3)	Fenerbahçe SK
1939–40	Beşiktaş JK(4)	Fenerbahçe SK
1940–41	Beşiktaş JK(5)	Fenerbahçe SK
1941–42	Beşiktaş JK(6)	Galatasaray SK
1942–43	Beşiktaş JK(7)	Fenerbahçe SK
1943–44	Fenerbahçe SK(10)	Beşiktaş JK
1944–45	Beşiktaş JK(8)	Fenerbahçe SK
1945–46	Beşiktaş JK(9)	Fenerbahçe SK
1946–47	Fenerbahçe SK(11)	Vefa SK
1947–48	Fenerbahçe SK(12)	Beşiktaş JK
1948–49	Galatasaray SK(12)	Beşiktaş JK
1949–50	Beşiktaş JK(10)	Fenerbahçe SK
1950–51	Beşiktaş JK(11)	Galatasaray SK
1951–52	Beşiktaş JK(12)	Galatasaray SK
1952–53	Fenerbahçe SK(13)	Beşiktaş JK
1953–54	Beşiktaş JK(13)	Galatasaray SK
1954–55	Galatasaray SK(13)	Beşiktaş JK
1955–56	Galatasaray SK(14)	Fenerbahçe SK
1956–57	Fenerbahçe SK(14)	Galatasaray SK
1957–58	Galatasaray SK(15)	Fenerbahçe SK
1958–59	Fenerbahçe SK(15)	Galatasaray SK

Istanbul Sunday League (İstanbul Pazar Ligi)

1911 Galatasaray SK
1912 Fenerbahçe SK
1913 Unaccomplished due to Balkan Wars

1914 Fenerbahçe SK

Cadikeuy Football Club 1905-06 Champion
Moda FC 1907-1908 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1908-09 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1909-10 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1910-11 Champion
Fenerbahçe SK 1911-12 Champion
Fenerbahçe SK 1913-14 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1915-16 Champion

Istanbul Friday League (İstanbul Cuma Lig)

1918 Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK
1919 Unaccomplished due to Mudros Armistice

1920 Aborted
1921 Fenerbahçe SK

1922 Galatasaray SK
1923 Fenerbahçe SK

Galatasaray SK 1915-16 Champion
Altınordu İdman Yurdu 1916-17 and 1917-18 Champion
Fenerbahce SK 1920-21 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1921-22 Champion
Fenerbahce SK 1922-23 Champion

İstanbul League (İstanbul Lig)

1924 Besiktas JK
1925 Galatasaray SK
1926 Galatasaray SK
1927 Galatasaray SK
1928 Aborted due to The Olympics was held in Amsterdam
1929 Galatasaray SK
1930 Fenerbahçe SK

Besiktas JK 1923-24 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1924-25 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1925-26 Champion
Galatasaray SK 1926-27 Champion
1928-1929 Galatasaray SK Champion
Galatasaray SK 1930-1931 Champion
Istanbulspor 1931-32 Champion
Besiktas JK 1938-39 Champion

İstanbul Profesyonel Futbol Lig

Top Goalscorer

Season	Club	Winner	Goals	Games	Rate
1928-1929	Fenerbahçe SK	Sporel, Zeki RızaZeki Rıza Sporel (1)	10	9	1.11
1929-1930	Fenerbahçe SK	Sporel, Zeki RızaZeki Rıza Sporel (2)	13	10	1.3
1930-1931	Fenerbahçe SK	Sporel, Zeki RızaZeki Rıza Sporel (3)	17	13	1.31
	Fenerbahçe SK	Arıcan, FikretFikret Arıcan (1)	17	14	1.21
1931-1932	Beşiktaş JK	Yeten, HakkıHakkı Yeten (1)	8	5	1.60
1932-1933	Beşiktaş JK	Yeten, HakkıHakkı Yeten (2)	10	11	0.91
1933-1934	Beşiktaş JK	Yeten, HakkıHakkı Yeten (3)	10	12	0.83
1934-1935	Fenerbahçe SK	Erbay, NamıkNamık Erbay (1)	13	11	1.18
1935-1936	Fenerbahçe SK	Tansı, Ali RızaAli Rıza Tansı (1)	19	21	0.90
	Fenerbahçe SK	Bastoncu, NaciNaci Bastoncu (1)	19	21	0.90
1936-1937	Fenerbahçe SK	Kaner, EsatEsat Kaner (1)	14	10	1.40
1937-1938	Beşiktaş JK	Görkey, ŞerefŞeref Görkey (1)	16	9	1.78
1938-1939	Fenerbahçe SK	Arıcan, FikretFikret Arıcan (2)	25	15	1.67
1939-1940	Galatasaray SK	Erlertürk, Cemil GürgenCemil Gürgen Erlertürk (1)	30	16	1.88
1940-1941	Beşiktaş JK	Görkey, ŞerefŞeref Görkey (2)	22	15	1.47
1941-1942	Fenerbahçe SK	Kotanca, MelihMelih Kotanca (1)	23	14	1.64
1942-1943	Galatasaray SK	Erlertürk, Cemil GürgenCemil Gürgen Erlertürk (2)	22	11	2.00
1943-1944	Beşiktaş JK	Gülesin, Şükrü MustafaŞükrü Mustafa Gülesin (1)	27	17	1.59
	Fenerbahçe SK	Yetkiner, MüzdatMüzdat Yetkiner (1)	27	16	1.69
1944-1945	Beşiktaş JK	Gülçelik, KemalKemal Gülçelik (1)	27	18	1.50
1945-1946	Beşiktaş JK	Gülesin, Şükrü MustafaŞükrü Mustafa Gülesin (2)	11	13	0.85
1946-1947	Beşiktaş JK	Gülesin, Şükrü MustafaŞükrü Mustafa Gülesin (3)	9	14	0.64
	Galatasaray SK	Eken, RehaReha Eken (1)	9	12	0.75
1947-1948	Fenerbahçe SK	Deringör, HalitHalit Deringör (1)	12	13	0.92
	Fenerbahçe SK	Küçükandonyadis, LefterLefter Küçükandonyadis (1)	12	14	0.86
1948-1949	Beşiktaş JK	Gülesin, Şükrü MustafaŞükrü Mustafa Gülesin (4)	13	12	1.08
1949-1950	Beşiktaş JK	Esel, BülentBülent Esel (1)	19	14	1.36
1950-1951	Beşiktaş JK	Adanır, RecepRecep Adanır (1)	13	14	1.36
1951-1952	Beşiktaş JK	Yorulmaz, ŞevketŞevket Yorulmaz (1)	19	14	1.36
1952-1953	Beşiktaş JK	Yorulmaz, ŞevketŞevket Yorulmaz (2)	17	18	0.94
1953-1954	Fenerbahçe SK	Küçükandonyadis, LefterLefter Küçükandonyadis (2)	14	14	1.00
1954-1955	Galatasaray SK	Beratlıgil, AliAli Beratlıgil (1)	14	18	0.78
1955-1956	Galatasaray SK	Oktay, MetinMetin Oktay (1)	19	17	1.12
1956-1957	Galatasaray SK	Oktay, MetinMetin Oktay (2)	17	16	1.06
1957-1958	Galatasaray SK	Oktay, MetinMetin Oktay (3)	19	17	1.12
1958-1959	Galatasaray SK	Oktay, MetinMetin Oktay (4)	22	16	1.38

Records

Titles

Most titles: 15, joint record
- Galatasaray SK
- Fenerbahçe SK
Most consecutive titles: 5
- Besiktas JK (1938-1939, 1939-1940, 1940-1941, 1941-1942, 1942-1943)

Biggest wins

20-0, Galatasaray SK vs Vefa SK, 1925-1926
16-0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Anadolu Üsküdar 1908, 1930-1931
14-0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Topkapı SK, 1938-1939
14-0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Topkapı SK, 1939-1940
14-1, Galatasaray SK vs Anadolu Üsküdar 1908, 1914-1915
13-0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Süleymaniye SK, 1930-1931
13-0, Besiktas JK vs Hilal SK, 1939-1940
13-1, Fenerbahçe SK vs Davutpaşa SK, 1942-1943
12-0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Süleymaniye SK, 1915-1916
12-0, Besiktas JK vs Topkapı SK, 1939-1940
12-1, Galatasaray SK vs Topkapı SK, 1936-1937
12-1, Besiktas JK vs Taksim SK, 1941-1942
11-0, Galatasaray SK vs Moda-Imogene Muhteliti, 1909-1910
10-0, Galatasaray SK vs Süleymaniye SK, 1934-1935
11-2, Besiktas JK vs Eyüp SK, 1936-1937
11-2, Galatasaray SK vs Eyüp SK, 1937-1938
11-2, Besiktas JK vs Eyüp SK, 1937-1938
11-2, Besiktas JK vs Kasımpaşa SK, 1943-1944
11-2, Besiktas JK vs İstanbulspor, 1943-1944

References

4. Constantinople Football League, Ahmed Aramyan, 1951 Penguen Publishing
5. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi 1907-1957, Dr. Rüştü Dağlaroğlu
Erdoğan Arıpınar; Tevfik Ünsi Artun, Cem Atabeyoğlu, Nurhan Aydın, Ergun Hiçyılmaz, Haluk San, Orhan Vedat Sevinçli, Vala Somalı (June 1992). Türk Futbol Tarihi (1904-1991) vol.1, Page(28-57), Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.

Istanbul Football League seasons
İstanbul Pazar Lig	1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1914 1915
İstanbul Cuma Lig	1916 1917 1918 1921 1922 1923
İstanbul Lig	1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951
İstanbul Profesyonel Futbol Lig	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

Football in Turkey

Turkish Football Federation

National teams

Men	Men's results footballers managers B U-21 Youth Futsal
Women	Women's U-21 U-19 U-17

Domestic leagues

Men	Süper Lig TFF First League TFF Second League TFF Third League Turkish Regional Amateur League Amatör Futbol Ligleri A2 Ligi
Women	First League Second League

Domestic cups

Defunct leagues

Defunct cups

Lists

Men	List of champions List of clubs by foundation date List of venues (by capacity) Foreign players
Women	List of clubs

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