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Football in Turkey stems back to the late 19th century, when Englishmen brought the game with them while living in Salonica (then part of the Turkish Empire). [8] The first league competition was the Istanbul Football League, a regional league for Istanbul clubs which took place for the first time in the 1904–05 season.
The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup (Turkish: Turkcell Süper Kupa) for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football.Founded in 2024 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners and runners-up of the Turkish Cup and Süper Lig.
Football is the most popular sport in Turkey, followed by basketball, tracing its roots to the Ottoman Empire. [1] The first matches were played in Ottoman Salonica in 1875. The sport was introduced by English residents. [2] The Turkish football league system comprises five professional leagues, one of which is dedicated to female athletes.
Note: Match originally scheduled for 1 June 2020 at Gradski Vrt Stadium in Osijek, but postponed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. It was moved to Turkey instead. It was moved to Turkey instead. Turkey v Russia
When Arda Güler scored a stunning goal in Turkey’s 3-1 win against Georgia this week – rifling the ball into the top corner from distance – it enhanced his status as one of the best young ...
The first two goals in an official game were scored by Bekir Refet. Turkey in 1950. Although Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup, beating Syria 7–0, they were forced to withdraw from the tournament due to financial problems. Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. They first lost 4–1 to Spain, but a 1 ...
This is a record of Turkey's results at the FIFA World Cup.The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), the sport's global governing body.