The 1963–64 1.Lig was the sixth season of professional

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in Turkey. The league was re-branded as the 1.Lig following the creation of a second division known as the 2.Lig. Fenerbahçe won their third title, becoming the first club to do so.

Güven Önüt Güven Önüt (1940 24 February 2003) was a Turkish international footballer. A forward during his playing days, Önüt finished top scorer of the 1963–64 1.Lig with 19 goals. He most notably played for Beşiktaş from 1960 to 1969, scoring 6 ...

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for

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

, finished top scorer of the league with 19 goals. He was the first player in club history to finish top scorer.

Overview

Fenerbahçe won their third top-flight title and

finished runners-up for the second time. Galatasaray rounded out the top three. Fenerbahçe qualified for the

1964–65 European Cup The 1964–65 European Cup, the 10th season of the football club tournament, was won by Internazionale for the second time in row, in a final match against two-time former champions Benfica, making it three consecutive titles for Italy (Milan ha ...

and Beşiktaş qualified for the

Balkans Cup The Balkans Cup was an international football competition for clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia. It was introduced in 1961 and was very popular in the 1960s (the 1967 final attracted 42,000 spectators), being t ...

. Because Galatasaray had already qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup, Göztepe took their place at the Inter–Cities Fairs Cup. No clues were promoted, while

Karşıyaka Karşıyaka () is a district of İzmir Province in Turkey. The district extends for twelve kilometres along the northern and eastern coastline of the tip of the Gulf of İzmir. Its centre is at a distance of to the north from the traditional cen ...

Beyoğluspor Beyoğluspor Kulübü, also known as the Beyoğlu Sports Club, or by its historic Greek name of Pera Sports Club ( el, ΑΣΠ; Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Πέραν), or simply Pera Club, is an amateur sports club based in Istanbul, Turke ...

and Kasımpaşa were relegated. The Turkish Football Federation claimed that the result of the

and Kasımpaşa match, which originally finished as a 4–0 win for Karşıyaka, was fixed beforehand. As a result, the TFF changed the win to a 0–3 loss for Karşıyaka. The club was penalized 3 points. The change dropped Karşiyaka into the relegation zone, and they were relegated to the 2.Lig. Karşıyaka challenged the decision, and took the TFF to civil court. Two years later, the civil court overturned the TFF's ruling, and Karşıyaka were allowed to join the 1.Lig again in 1966–67.

Final league table

Results

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1963-64 1.Lig Süper Lig seasons 1963–64 in Turkish football Turkey