The 2016–17 Second League (known as the ''Spor Toto 2. Lig'' for sponsorship reasons) is the third level in the
Turkish football
Football is the most popular sport in Turkey, followed by basketball, tracing its roots to the Ottoman Empire. The first matches were played in Ottoman Salonica in 1875. The sport was introduced by English residents. The Turkish football league ...
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Teams
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1461 Trabzon,
Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor was a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri.
History
In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that wo ...
and
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 ...
relegated from
2015–16 TFF First League.
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Ümraniyespor
Ümraniyespor is a Turkish professional football club located in Ümraniye, Istanbul.
The club plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1938. They have secured promotion to Süper Lig for their first time 3 weeks b ...
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Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.[Bandırmaspor
Bandırmaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the town of Bandırma, Balıkesir Province. The club was founded in 1965 and currently plays in the TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for spon ...]
promoted to
2016–17 TFF First League
The 2016–17 TFF First League, also known as ''PTT First League'' due to sponsoring reasons, was the 16th season since the league was established in 2001 and 54th season of the second-level Association football, football league of Turkey since ...
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Erzurum BB
Erzurumspor Futbol Kulübü, is a Turkish professional football club located in Erzurum who plays in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football.
Founded in 2005, the colours of club are blue and white. The club started to play football c ...
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Etimesgut Belediyespor
Etimesgut Belediyespor is a Turkish professional Association football, football club located in Ankara Province, Ankara. The team currently competes in the TFF Second League.
League participations
*TFF Third League: 2000–2001, 2014–present ...
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Kastamonuspor
Kastamonu Spor Kulübü was a Turkish football club founded in 1966. The club was located in Kastamonu, Turkey. History
Kastamonuspor began to compete at the second level in the 1967 – 1968 season. They was relegated to the amateur level ...
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Zonguldak Kömürspor
Zonguldak Kömürspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Zonguldak. The club is also known as Kara Elmas (Dark Diamond).
History Previous names
* Demir Madencilik Dilaverspor (1986–2011)
* Zonguldak Kömürspor (2011–present) ...
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Ofspor and
Niğde Belediyespor promoted from
2015–16 TFF Third League.
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Bayrampaşaspor,
Pazarspor
Pazarspor is a Turkish sports club located in the town of Pazar in Rize Province. The football club plays in the TFF Second League
TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system ...
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Orduspor
Orduspor was a Turkish football club founded in 1967. The club was located in Ordu, Turkey and played their home games at 19 Eylül Stadium. The team managed to qualify for the Turkish Super League again in 2011. But, the last spell in top lev ...
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Kartalspor
Kartalspor is a sports club located in the Kartal district of Istanbul, Turkey. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in the Second League Promotion Group in the 2006–2007 season. Kartal SK started th ...
,
Ankara Demirspor
Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Ankara. They compete in the TFF Second League. They were one of the Süper Lig, Super League's founding members in 1959. By winning the former Turkish Footbal ...
and
Tarsus İY relegated to
2016–17 TFF Third League
The 2016–17 Third League (known as the ''Spor Toto 3. Lig'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the league since its establishment in 2001 as the fourth level division; and the 46th season of the third league in Turkey, Turkish Assoc ...
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Locations
White Group
League Table
Red Group
League Table
Promotion playoffs
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
See also
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2016–17 Turkish Cup
The 2016–17 Turkish Cup ( tr, Türkiye Kupası) is the 55th season of the Turkish Cup. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners will earn a berth in the group stage of the 201 ...
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2016–17 Süper Lig
The 2016–17 Süper Lig (known as the ''Spor Toto Süper Lig'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
The season was named after Turgay Şeren, a legendary goalkeeper of the T ...
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2016–17 TFF First League
The 2016–17 TFF First League, also known as ''PTT First League'' due to sponsoring reasons, was the 16th season since the league was established in 2001 and 54th season of the second-level Association football, football league of Turkey since ...
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2016–17 TFF Third League
The 2016–17 Third League (known as the ''Spor Toto 3. Lig'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the league since its establishment in 2001 as the fourth level division; and the 46th season of the third league in Turkey, Turkish Assoc ...
References
External links
TFF 2.LIG
{{DEFAULTSORT:2016-17 TFF Second League
TFF Second League seasons
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Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...