The 2008–09 TFF 1. Lig (referred to as the Bank Asya 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the second-level

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league of

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and the 46th season since its establishment in 1963–64. At the end of the season in which 18 teams competed in a single group,

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, which finished the league in the first two places, and the play-off winner Kasımpaşa were promoted to the upper league, while

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and

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, which were in the last three places, were relegated.

Teams

Team summaries

Foreign players

Standings

Results

Promotion play-offs

The Promotion play-offs will be played in Yenikent Asaş Stadium in Ankara. The Semi-final matches will take place on 15 May. The League's third-placed team will play the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team will play the fifth-placed team. The winners of these matches will play on 17 May in the final match. The winner of this match will play in

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. In the 2023–2024 season, twen ...

in the 2009–2010 season.

Top goalscorers

References

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