Turkish Women's Football First League

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.

Women's First Football League
Kadınlar 1. Futbol Ligi

Founded	1994
Country	Turkey
Divisions	2
Number of teams	17
Level on pyramid	2
Promotion to	Women's Süper Lig
Relegation to	Women's 2. Lig
Current champions	Ünyegücü
Website	Official website
Current: 2024–25

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.^[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

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  2013–14 Women's First League match Marmara Üniversitesispor (blue/black) vs Konak Belediyespor (red)
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  2014–15 Women's First League match Ataşehir Belediyespor (white/red) vs Adana İdmanyurduspor (red/blue)
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  2015–16 Women's First League match Kireçburnu Spor (green/yellow) vs 1207 Antalya Muratpaşa Belediye Spor (orange/black)
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  2016–17 Women's First League play-off match Beşiktaş J.K. (white) vs 1207 Antalya Döşemealtı Belediye Spor (navy/red/black)
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  2017–18 Women's First League match Fatih Vatan Spor (blue/red) vs Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor (white)
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  2018–19 Women's First League match Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) vs Hakkarigücü Spor (blue/white)
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  2019–20 Women's First League match Kireçburnu Spor (white/yellow/green/black) vs Amed S.K. (green/red)

Past winners

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]

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  Konak Belediyespor(2013-14)
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  Konak Belediyespor(2015-16)
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  Ataşehir Belediyespor (2017-18)
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  Beşiktaş J.K. (2018-19)
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  ALG Spor (2019-20)

Top goalscorers

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

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  Reyhan Şeker
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  Sevgi Çınar
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  Merve Aladağ
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  Cosmina Dușa
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  Arzu Karabulut
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  Kader Hançar
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  Mariem Houij
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  Yağmur Uraz
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  Zelal Baturay

Teams promoted to Women's Super League

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

Format

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

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

Istanbul (3 clubs)

1207 Antalya Spor

Adana İdman Yurdu

Gazikentspor

Giresun Sanayispor

Gölbaşı Belediye Spor

Hatay Defne Spor

Horozkent SK

Kayseri Kadın FK

Kocaeli Bayan FK

Megapol SK

Sakarya Kadın FSK

Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik

Şırnak Kadın SK

Yüksekova SK

Location of teams in the 2023–24 season of Turkish Women's First Football League

Ataşehir Belediyespor

Dudullu

Telsiz Spor

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

• Women's football in Turkey
• Turkish Women's Football Super League
• Turkish Women's Second Football League
• Turkish Women's Third Football League
• Turkish Women's Regional Football League
• List of women's football clubs in Turkey
• Turkish women in sports

References

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. "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. "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.

External links

• Official Site (in Turkish) of the Turkish Football Federation