The KTFF Süper Lig (English: CTFA Super League), formerly known as Birinci Lig ( literally ''First League'') is the top football league in Northern Cyprus. The league was founded in 1955 and is currently contested by 16 teams. At the end of the season, the bottom two clubs are relegated to the KTFF 1. Lig, and the next four from the bottom play play-out matches to determine the third team to be relegated.

History

The Birinci Lig was founded by six clubs in 1955. The founding members were: * Baf Ülkü Yurdu * Çetinkaya Türk SK * Doğan * Gençler Birliği * Gençlik Gücü * Mağusa Türk Gücü Çetinkaya TSK are the most successful team with 14 championship titles.

Current teams – 2022–23 season

Champions

* 1955–56 –

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* 1956–57 –

* 1957–58 – Çetinkaya * 1958–59 –

* 1959–60 – Çetinkaya * 1960–61 – Çetinkaya * 1961–62 – Çetinkaya * 1962–63 – Küçük Kaymaklı * 1963–64 – ''Abandoned after 5 games due to

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'' *1964–65 – ''Not played due to Cypriot intercommunal violence'' *1965–66 – ''Not played due to Cypriot intercommunal violence'' *1966–67 – ''Not played due to Cypriot intercommunal violence'' *1967–68 – ''Not played due to Cypriot intercommunal violence'' * 1968–69 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 1969–70 – Çetinkaya * 1970–71 – Yenicami * 1971–72 – Gönyeli * 1972–73 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 1973–74 – Yenicami Ağdelen *1974–75 – ''Not played due to Turkish invasion of Cyprus'' * 1975–76 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 1976–77 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 1977–78 – Gönyeli * 1978–79 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 1979–80 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 1980–81 – Gönyeli * 1981–82 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 1982–83 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 1983–84 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 1984–85 – Küçük Kaymaklı * 1985–86 – Küçük Kaymaklı * 1986–87 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu * 1987–88 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu * 1988–89 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu * 1989–90 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu *

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* 1991–92 –

1992–93 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since t ...

– Gönyeli * 1993–94 –

* 1994–95 – Gönyeli * 1995–96 –

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* 1996–97 – Çetinkaya * 1997–98 – Çetinkaya * 1998–99 – Gönyeli * 1999–00 – Çetinkaya * 2000–01 – Gönyeli * 2001–02 – Çetinkaya * 2002–03 – Binatlı * 2003–04 – Çetinkaya * 2004–05 – Çetinkaya * 2005–06 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 2006–07 – Çetinkaya * 2007–08 – Gönyeli * 2008–09 – Gönyeli * 2009–10 –

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– Küçük Kaymaklı * 2011–12 – Çetinkaya *

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– Çetinkaya * 2013–14 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 2014–15 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 2015–16 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 2016–17 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 2017–18 – Yenicami Ağdelen * 2018–19 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 2019–20 – Mağusa Türk Gücü * 2020–21 – Not played * 2021–22 – Mağusa Türk Gücü Source:

Performance by club

Since the foundation of the First League (''Birinci Lig'') in 1955, nine different clubs have won the championship. Source:

References

External links

List of champions – RSSSFCyprus Turkish Football Association
{{UEFA leagues 1

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