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Women's First Football League
Kadınlar 1. Futbol Ligi
Founded1994
Country Turkey
Divisions2
Number of teams17
Level on pyramid2
Promotion toWomen's Süper Lig
Relegation toWomen's 2. Lig
Current championsÜnyegücü
WebsiteOfficial website
Current: 2024–25

The Turkish Women's First Football League (Turkish: Kadınlar 1. Futbol Ligi) is the second-tier league competition for women's association football in Turkey.

Format

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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.[1] Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for the 2010–11 season.[2] At this time the league gained little attention in Turkey.[3] 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.

For the 2019–20 league season, the number of participating teams was increased from ten to twelve again after eight seasons. No relegation was planned to take place, so that the planned number of teams would be achieved with two promoted teams from the Women's Second League. However, Trabzon İdmanocağı had to be relegated since they did not show up in the entire previous season. To replace them, a third team from the Second League was promoted.[4] All three women's leagues of the 2019-20 season were stopped on 8 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[5]

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020–21 season of the Women's First Football League, after renaming the Turkcell Women's Football League, will take start with delay on 17 April 2021. The season was dedicated to healthcare workers, and named 2021 Turkish Turkcell Women's Football League Healthcare Workers' Season (Turkish: 2021 Sağlık Çalışanları Futbol Ligi). The league consisted of 16 teams, including all the 12 teams from the previous season and 4 teams promoted from the Second League's previous season. The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with one promoted team in each group. Each team in the group played only three matches in a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of the four groups play quarter-finals and semi-finals in Single-elimination tournament. The winner of the final match, on 4 May 2021, represented Turkey at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[5][6]

Number of teams by season as a 1st tier competition (Turkish Football Federation)
Women's Football First League
2006–07
15
2007–08
25
2008–09
10
2009–10
10
2010–11
12
2011–12
12
2012–13
10
2013–14
8
2014–15
10
2015–16
10
2016–17
10
2017–18
10
2018–19
10
2019–20
12
2020–21
16

Total: 180

Number of teams by season as a 2nd tier competition
Women's Football First League
2022–23
13
2023–24
17
2024–25
17

Total: 47

Past winners

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Season[7] Champions Runners-up
First tier
1994 Dinarsuspor Acarlarspor
1994–95 Dinarsuspor Acarlarspor
1995–96 Dinarsuspor Gürtaşspor
1996–97 Dinarsuspor İstanbul Sitespor
1997–98 Zara Ekinlispor Adana Yataşspor
1998–99 Marshall Boyaspor ?
1999–00 Delta Mobilyaspor Marshall Boyaspor
2000–01 İstanbul Kuzeyspor Zeytinburnuspor
2001–02 Zeytinburnuspor Samsungücü
2002–03 Samsungücü Gazi Üniversitesispor
2003–06 Season not held
2006–07 Gazi Üniversitesispor Mersin Camspor
2007–08 Gazi Üniversitesispor Bucaspor
2008–09 Trabzonspor Bucaspor
2009–10 Gazi Üniversitesispor Trabzonspor
2010–11[8] Ataşehir Belediyespor Konak Belediyespor
2011–12[9] Ataşehir Belediyespor Kdz. Ereğlispor
2012–13[10] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2013–14[11] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2014–15[12] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2015–16[13] Konak Belediyespor Ataşehir Belediyespor
2016–17[13] Konak Belediyespor Beşiktaş
2017–18 Ataşehir Belediyespor Beşiktaş
2018–19 Beşiktaş ALG Spor
2019–20 Season discontinued due to COVID-19.
2020–21 Beşiktaş Fatih Vatanspor
Second tier
2021–22 Season not held
2022–23 Pendik Çamlıkspor Gaziantep Asyaspor
2023–24 Ünyegücü Bornova Hitabspor
2024–25 [to be determined] [to be determined]

Top goalscorers

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Season Player Club Goals Matches Goals per Match
2009–10 Turkey Reyhan Şeker Gazi Üniversitesispor 32 18 1.78
2010–11 Turkey Sevgi Çınar Adana İdmanyurduspor 26 22 1.18
2011–12 Turkey Merve Aladağ Ataşehir Belediyespor 27 21 1.29
2012–13 Romania Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 32 17 1.88
2013–14 Romania Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 15 18 0.83
2014–15 Romania Cosmina Dușa Konak Belediyespor 33 17 1.94
2015–16 Turkey Arzu Karabulut Trabzon İdmanocağı 23 17 1.35
2016–17 Turkey Sevgi Çınar Konak Belediyespor 24 22 1.09
2017–18 Turkey Kader Hançar Konak Belediyespor 30 19 1.58
2018–19 Tunisia Mariem Houij Ataşehir Belediyespor 15 16 0.94
2019–20 Turkey Yağmur Uraz Beşiktaş J.K. 27 15 1.8
2020–21 Turkey Zelal Baturay Fatih Vatan Spor 7 6 1.17
  • Reyhan Şeker
    Reyhan Şeker
  • Sevgi Çınar
    Sevgi Çınar
  • Merve Aladağ
    Merve Aladağ
  • Cosmina Dușa
    Cosmina Dușa
  • Arzu Karabulut
    Arzu Karabulut
  • Kader Hançar
    Kader Hançar
  • Mariem Houij
    Mariem Houij
  • Yağmur Uraz
    Yağmur Uraz
  • Zelal Baturay
    Zelal Baturay

Teams promoted to Women's Super League

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Season Teams
2022–23 Pendik Çamlıkspor, Gaziantep Asyaspor
2023–24 Ünyegücü, Bornova Hitabspor
2024–25

Format

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As of 2024–25 Season, 17 teams (11 teams participated from First League, 3 teams relegated from Super League and 3 teams promoted from Second League in the end of 2023–24 season) compete for promoting to Super League.[14]

2024–25 season

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The 2024–25 Turkish Women's First Football League consists of 17 teams.

Turkish Women's Football First League is located in Turkey
Istanbul (3 clubs)
Istanbul (3 clubs)
1207 Antalya Spor
Adana İdman Yurdu
Gazikentspor
Giresun Sanayispor
Giresun Sanayispor
Gölbaşı Belediye Spor
Gölbaşı Belediye Spor
Hatay Defne Spor
Hatay Defne Spor
Horozkent SK
Horozkent SK
Kayseri Kadın FK
Kocaeli Bayan FK
Megapol SK
Megapol SK
Sakarya Kadın FSK
Sakarya Kadın FSK
Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik
Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik
Şırnak Kadın SK
Şırnak Kadın SK
Yüksekova SK
Yüksekova SK
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Location of teams in the 2023–24 season of Turkish Women's First Football League
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Location of İstanbul teams in the 2024–25 season of Turkish Women's First Football League
Group Team Hometown
A Dudullu İstanbul, Ümraniye
Gazikentspor Gaziantep, Şehitkamil
Giresun Sanayispor Giresun
Gölbaşı Belediye Spor Ankara, Gölbaşı
Hatay Defne Spor Hatay, Defne
Horozkent SK Denizli, Merkezefendi
Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik Manisa, Soma
Şırnak Kadın SK Şırnak
Telsiz Spor İstanbul, Zeytinburnu
B 1207 Antalya Spor Antalya, Döşemealtı
Adana İdman Yurdu Adana
Ataşehir Belediyespor İstanbul, Ataşehir
Kayseri Kadın FK Kayseri, Kocasinan
Kocaeli Bayan FK Kocaeli, Başiskele
Megapol SK Gaziantep, Şahinbey
Sakarya Kadın Futbol SK Sakarya, Erenler
Yüksekova SK Hakkâri, Yüksekova

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gazi Üniversitesispor back on top of women's football league". Today's Zaman. 2010-05-09. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  2. ^ "Fashion One TV TFF Bayanlar Futbol Ligi'nin Resmi Medya Sponsoru Oldu". Medya Tava (in Turkish). 2010-11-26. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ^ Maden, Esra (2010-02-07). "Women strive hard to stay alive in Turkish soccer league". Today's Zaman. Archived from the original on 2013-12-16. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  4. ^ "Kadınlar 1. Lig Puan Cetveli ve Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi 17 Nisan'da başlayacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi kura çekimi 8 Nisan'da yapılacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Turkey – List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Ataşehir'in Sultanları Şampiyon" (in Turkish). atasehir.bel.tr. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  9. ^ "Ataşehir wins title" (in Turkish). karaman.ca. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  10. ^ "Konak champion". TRT Spor (in Turkish). 1 April 2013. Archived from the original on 18 April 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  11. ^ "Konak Belediyespor şampiyon". trthaber.com (in Turkish). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Kadınlar futbolda şampiyon Konak Belediyespor". Milliyet (in Turkish). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  13. ^ a b "Kadınlar 1. Lig Fikstür ve Puan Cetveli" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 2014-09-28.
  14. ^ "2021-2022 sezonu Kadın Futbol Ligleri Genel Esasları" (PDF) (in Turkish). 8 November 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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