The Turkish Women's First Football League (Turkish: Kad?nlar 1. Futbol Ligi) is the top level women's football league of Turkey. Eight teams play a double round robin to decide a champion, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.
The league gains little attention in Turkey, and most matches are watched only by relatives of the team's players. Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for the 2010-11 season.
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Format
In an effort to increase quality of the league, in the 2009-10 season two teams were relegated and four teams were promoted to the first league. Thus, the 2010-11 season consisted of twelve teams. After playing two groups with six teams and then having a championship and relegation group, the 2012-13 season was played as a double-round robin with ten teams again. The winner after 18 games was the champion and qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League, the bottom two teams get relegated.
In 2016-17 there again was introduced a championship and relegation round after the regular season.
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Promoted and relegated teams
At the end of the 2013-14 season, the Women's Second League teams ?lkad?m Belediyesi Yabanc?lar Pazar? Spor (Samsun), Kar??yaka BESEM Spor (Izmir), Eski?ehirspor (Eski?ehir) and Gazikentspor (Gaziantep) were promoted to the Women's First League after winning the play-offs. Marmara Üniversitesi Spor (Istanbul) and ?zmit Çenesuyu Plajyoluspor (?zmit) were relegated to the Second League.
1207 Antalya Muratpa?a Belediye Spor (Antalya) and Kireçburnu Spor (Istanbul) were promoted from the Second League to the First League at the end of the 2014-15 season. Derince Belediyespor (Derince, Kocaeli) and Kar??yaka BESEM Spor (Izmir) were relegated to the Second League.
The Second League's 2015-16 season ended with Be?ikta? J.K. from Istanbul and Amasya E?itim Spor from Amasya promoted to the First League. Gazikentspor from Gaziantep and Eski?ehirspor from Eski?ehir were relegated to the Second League.
2016-17 season
Past winners
Winners by team
After 2017.
Foreign players
Top scorers
See also
- List of women's football clubs in Turkey
- Turkish women in sports
References
External links
- Official Site (in Turkish) of the Turkish Football Federation
- Turkish league on women.soccerway.com
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