1938 Turkish National Division

Turkish National Division
Season	1938
Champions	Güneş SK (1st title)
Matches played	56
Goals scored	239 (4.27 per match)
Top goalscorer	Şeref Görkey (13)
	← 1937 1939 →

The 1938 National Division was the second edition of the Turkish National Division. Güneş SK won their first title.

Overview

Fenerbahçe got into a conflict with the Turkish Football Federation, as they initially wanted to play the home games in their own homeground, but the federation declined the request. Fenerbahçe claimed that their travel expenses were not paid appropriately by the TFF and withdrew after the 4th match.

Participants

Güneş SK - Istanbul Football League, 1st
Fenerbahçe - Istanbul Football League, 2nd
Beşiktaş - Istanbul Football League, 3rd
Galatasaray - Istanbul Football League, 4th
Harp Okulu - Ankara Football League, 1st
Muhafızgücü - Ankara Football League, 2nd
Üçok - İzmir Football League, 1st
Alsancak - İzmir Football League

League standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts
1	Güneş	14	13	1	0	42	9	4.667	41
2	Beşiktaş	14	9	2	3	37	14	2.643	34
3	Galatasaray	14	8	0	6	28	29	0.966	30
4	Üçok	14	7	0	7	34	34	1.000	28
5	Muhafızgücü	14	5	2	7	23	30	0.767	26
6	Harp Okulu	14	5	1	8	22	24	0.917	25
7	Alsancak	14	4	0	10	19	37	0.514	21^[a]
8	Fenerbahçe	14	1	2	11	12	7	1.714	8^[b]

Source: ^[1]
Rules for classification: 3 points for a win, 2 points for a draw, and 1 points for a loss.
Notes:

^ 1 point deducted?
^ Withdrew from the competition

Results

Home \ Away	ALK	BJK	FNB	GAL	GÜN	HAR	MUH	ÜÇO
Alsancak		0–3	3–0	3–2	1–2	0–1	2–0	3–7
Beşiktaş	5–0		3–0	1–2	0–1	3–2	1–3	6–3
Fenerbahçe	9–1	1–1		0–3	0–3	0–3	0–0	0–3
Galatasaray	3–2	1–2	3–0		0–7	0–3	3–1	3–1
Güneş	3–0	0–0	5–2	4–2		3–0	3–1	4–1
Harp Okulu	1–2	0–2	3–0	0–1	0–2		2–2	3–0
Muhafızgücü	3–2	0–7	3–0	2–3	2–3	2–0		2–1
Üçok	1–0	1–3	3–0	3–2	0–2	7–4	3–2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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(80), Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Yayınları.

^ "Milli Küme". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

[table_hth_ALT0.029556509121115-1] 1 point deducted?

[table_hth_FEN0.029556509121115-2] Withdrew from the competition

[3] "Milli Küme". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 23 November 2017.

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