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The Istanbul Football League ( tr, İstanbul Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in
Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
, the capital of the former
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, in 1904. The Istanbul League was the first football organization ever in the Ottoman Empire and later
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. In the inaugural 1904–05 season the matches between the four teams,
Moda FC Moda FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. History Moda FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen in 1903. Honours *Istanbul Football League: **Winners: 1907–1908 League tables *Istanbul Football League: *1904–05 ...
, HMS Imogene,
Elpis FC Elpis FC (Greek:Ελπίς), is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. Matches 20 March 1910 Fenerbahçe SK – Elpis FC: 1–1 League tables *Istanbul Football League: *1904–05 Istanbul Football League: 1) HMS Imogene FC ...
, and
Cadi-Keuy FC Cadi-Keuy FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. History Cadi-Keuy FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen James Lafontaine and Horace Armitage in 1899. Its name is a foreign rendering of Kadıköy, its home ground, as the ...
were played on Sundays, leading to the name of the league,
Istanbul Sunday League ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...
. Henry Pears, an Englishman and one of the three founders, promised to ultimately award the shield to the club with the most championships won during the initial 10 years. The Istanbul Friday League was founded in 1915 and replaced the Istanbul Sunday League. Seven teams participated in its inaugural 1915–16 season. From 1923–24 to 1950–51 the league was called Istanbul League. The name was later changed and became Istanbul Professional League in the 1952 season, as professionalism was introduced by the
Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Süper Lig, Turk ...
in 1951. Fenerbahçe are the most successful club, having won the league a record 16 times in total.


Champions


Istanbul Sunday League ''(İstanbul Pazar Ligi)''

*1905
HMS Imogene FC HMS Imogen FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. The club was founded by Englishmen. History HMS Imogene FC was a club which was founded by the crew of in 1904. They were the first club to win the Istanbul Football League. Hon ...
*1906
Cadi-Keuy FC Cadi-Keuy FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. History Cadi-Keuy FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen James Lafontaine and Horace Armitage in 1899. Its name is a foreign rendering of Kadıköy, its home ground, as the ...
*1907
Cadi-Keuy FC Cadi-Keuy FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. History Cadi-Keuy FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen James Lafontaine and Horace Armitage in 1899. Its name is a foreign rendering of Kadıköy, its home ground, as the ...
*1908
Moda FC Moda FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. History Moda FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen in 1903. Honours *Istanbul Football League: **Winners: 1907–1908 League tables *Istanbul Football League: *1904–05 ...
*1909
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1910
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1911
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1912 Fenerbahçe SK *1913 ''Unaccomplished due to the Balkan Wars'' *1914 Fenerbahçe SK *1915 Fenerbahçe SK File:Cadi-Ceuy_FC_1905-06.jpg, Cadikeuy Football Club 1905-06 Champion File:Moda FC.jpg, Moda FC 1907-08 Champion File:Galatasaray SK 1908-1909.JPG, Galatasaray SK 1908-09 Champion File:Galatasaray SK 1909-1910.jpg, Galatasaray SK 1909-10 Champion File:Galatasaray SK 1910-1911.jpg, Galatasaray SK 1910-11 Champion File:Fenerbahce SK 1911-1912.JPG, Fenerbahçe SK 1911-12 Champion File:Fenerbahçe SK 1913-1914.JPG, Fenerbahçe SK 1913-14 Champion


Istanbul Friday League ''(İstanbul Cuma Ligi)''

*1915
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1916
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1917 Altınordu İdman Yurdu *1918 Altınordu İdman Yurdu *1919 ''Unaccomplished due to Mudros Armistice'' *1920 ''Cancelled'' *1921 Fenerbahçe SK *1922
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1923 Fenerbahçe SK File:Galatasaray SK 1915-1916.JPG, Galatasaray SK 1915-16 Champion File:Altınordu İdman Yurdu.JPG, Altınordu İdman Yurdu 1916-17 and 1917-18 Champion File:Fenerbahce SK 1920-1921.JPG, Fenerbahçe SK 1920-21 Champion File:Galatasaray SK 1921-1922.jpg, Galatasaray SK 1921-22 Champion File:Fenerbahce SK 1922-1923.JPG, Fenerbahçe SK 1922-23 Champion


Istanbul League ''(İstanbul Ligi)''

*1924
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1925
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1926
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1927
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1928 ''Cancelled due to the Summer Olympics in Amsterdam'' *1929
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1930 Fenerbahçe SK *1931
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1932
İstanbulspor İstanbulspor is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF 1. Lig. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and ...
*1933 Fenerbahçe SK *1934
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1935 Fenerbahçe SK *1936 Fenerbahçe SK *1937 Fenerbahçe SK *1938
Güneş SK Güneş () is a Turkish word meaning the Sun, which can be used as a given name and surname. Güneş may refer to: People Given name * Güneş Gürle (born 1975), Turkish opera singer * Güneş Taner (born 1949), Turkish politician and former ...
*1939
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1940
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1941
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1942
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1943
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1944 Fenerbahçe SK *1945
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1946
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1947 Fenerbahçe SK *1948 Fenerbahçe SK *1949
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1950
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1951
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
File:Besiktas 1923-1924.JPG, Beşiktaş JK 1923-24 Champion File:Galatasaray_SK_and_Fenerbahçe_SK_(1924-25).jpg, Galatasaray SK 1924-25 Champion File:Galatasaray SK 1925-1926.jpg, Galatasaray SK 1925-26 Champion File:1926-27 Galatasaray.jpg, Galatasaray SK 1926-27 Champion File:1930-31 Galatasaray.jpg, Galatasaray SK 1930-31 Champion File:İstanbulspor 1931-1932.JPG, Istanbulspor 1931-32 Champion File:Players of Beşiktaş before the match against Galatasaray, 19 March 1939.JPG, Besiktas JK 1938-39 Champion


Istanbul Professional League

*1952
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1953 Fenerbahçe SK *1954
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
*1955
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1956
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1957 Fenerbahçe SK *1958
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
*1959 Fenerbahçe SK


Performance by club

''*Galatasaray in the Istanbul Football Union League and Fenerbahçe in the Istanbul Champions League became champions.''


Top Scorers


Records


Titles

* Most titles: 16 ** Fenerbahçe SK * Most consecutive titles: 5 **
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
(1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43)


Biggest wins

*20–0,
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
vs
Vefa SK Vefa SK is a football club in Vefa, neighborhood of the Fatih (Eminönü between 1928 and 2008) district of Istanbul. The team currently competing at Bölgesel Amatör Lig 8th Grup which is 5th level of Turkish leagues. Vefa SK is the first a ...
, 1925–26 *16–0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Anadolu Üsküdar 1908, 1930–31 *14–0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Topkapı SK, 1938–39 *14–0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Topkapı SK, 1939–40 *14–1,
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
vs Anadolu Üsküdar 1908, 1914–15 *13–0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Süleymaniye SK, 1930–31 *13–0,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs
Hilal SK Hilal SK is a sports club of Göztepe, Istanbul, Turkey, established during the last days of the Ottoman Empire. History Hilal SK was founded by Halit Galip Ezgü in 1912. One of the original founders of the Turkish Football Federation in 1923, t ...
, 1939–40 *13–1, Fenerbahçe SK vs Davutpaşa SK, 1942–43 *12–0, Fenerbahçe SK vs Süleymaniye SK, 1915–16 *12–0,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs Topkapı SK, 1939–40 *12–1,
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
vs Topkapı SK, 1936–37 *12–1,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs
Taksim SK Taksim Spor Kulübü is a sports club located in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. The football team of the club plays in the Istanbul Super Amateur League. The club was founded in 1940 by mostly members of the Armenian community of Istanbul when Ateş- ...
, 1941–42 *11–0,
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
vs Moda-Imogene Muhteliti, 1909–10 *10–0,
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
vs Süleymaniye SK, 1934–35 *11–2,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs Eyüp SK, 1936–37 *11–2,
Galatasaray SK Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
vs Eyüp SK, 1937–38 *11–2,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs Eyüp SK, 1937–38 *11–2,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs
Kasımpaşa SK Kasımpaşa may refer to: *Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu Kasımpaşa () is a working-class neighbourhood on the northern shore of the Golden Horn within the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. Once best known for i ...
, 1943–44 *11–2,
Beşiktaş JK Beşiktaş () is a List of districts in Turkey, district and List of municipalities in Turkey, 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 ...
vs
İstanbulspor İstanbulspor is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF 1. Lig. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and ...
, 1943–44


References

;Sources * Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Tarihi 1907–1957, Dr. Rüştü Dağlaroğlu * * {{Football in Turkey Sports leagues established in 1904 1904 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1959 disestablishments in Turkey Defunct football leagues in Turkey