The 1951

Turkish Football Championship The Turkish Football Championship ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası) was a top-level football competition in Turkey. It was the first nationwide championship in Turkish football history. The championship was organised by the Turkish Football Fe ...

was the 16th and last edition of the competition. It was held in May.

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won their fifth national championship title by winning the Final Group in

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. The champions of the three major regional leagues (

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, and

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) qualified directly for the Final Group.

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qualified by winning the qualification play-off, which was contested by the winners of the regional qualification groups. When Turkish football became officially professional in 24 September 1951, the competition continued under the name

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, with only amateur teams participating. However, from that year on it was no longer the first tier football championship in Turkey.

Qualification play-off

First Round

Semi-finals

Final

Final group

References

External links

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