Turkish Women's Football Super League

The Turkish Women's Football Super League (Turkish: Kadınlar Süper Ligi), formerly the First Women's Football League (also known as the Turkcell Women's Football Super League for sponsorship reasons), is the top level women's football league of Turkey. In the 2023–24 season, 16 teams play a double round robin to decide a champion club, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Turkish Women's Football Super League
Organising bodyTurkish Football Federation (TFF)
Founded1993
CountryTurkey
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toTurkish Women's Football First League
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsAnkara BB Fomget (1st title)
(2022–23)
Most championshipsKonak Belediyespor (5 titles)
WebsiteWebsite
Current: 2023–24 Turkish Women's Football Super League

On 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day, the Turkish Football Federation signed a sponsorship agreement with the Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell. Accordingly, the First Women's Football League was named Turkcell Women's Super League (Turkish: Turkcell Kadın Süper Ligi) beginning with the 2021–22 season.[1]

Format

In an effort to increase quality of the league, in the 2009–10 season two teams were relegated and four teams were promoted to the first league. Thus, the 2010–11 season consisted of twelve teams.[2] Fashion One TV became the official media sponsor of the league for the 2010–11 season.[3] At this time the league gained little attention in Turkey.[4] After playing two groups with six teams and then having a championship and relegation group, the 2012–13 season was played as a double-round robin with ten teams again. The winner after 18 games was the champion and qualifies for the UEFA Women's Champions League, the bottom two teams get relegated. In 2016–17 there again was introduced a championship and relegation round after the regular season.

For the 2019-20 league season, the number of participating teams was increased from ten to twelve again after eight seasons. No relegation was planned to take place, so that the planned number of teams would be achieved with two promoted teams from the Women's Second League. However, Trabzon İdmanocağı had to be relegated since they did not show up in the entire previous season. To replace them, a third team from the Second League was promoted.[5] All three women's leagues of the 2019-20 season were stopped on 8 March 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[6]

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the 2020-21 season of the Women's First Football League, after renaming the Turkcell Women's Football League, will take start with delay on 17 April 2021. The season was dedicated to healthcare workers, and named 2021 Turkish Turkcell Women's Football League Healthcare Workers' Season (Turkish: 2021 Sağlık Çalışanları Futbol Ligi). The league consisted of 16 teams, including all the 12 teams from the previous season and 4 teams promoted from the Second League's previous season. The teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, with one promoted team in each group. Each team in the group played only three matches in a round-robin tournament. The top two teams of the four groups play quarter-finals and semi-finals in Single-elimination tournament. The winner of the final match, on 4 May 2021, represented Turkey at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League.[6][7]

Number of teams by season[8]
Women's First League
2006–07
15
2007–08
25
2008–09
10
2009–10
10
2010–11
12
2011–12
12
2012–13
10
2013–14
8
2014–15
10
2015–16
10
2016–17
10
2017–18
10
2018–19
10
2019–20
12
2020–21
16

Total: 180

Number of teams by season[8]
Women's Super League
2021–22
24
2022–23
19
2023–24
16

Total: 59

Clubs
Main article: 2023–24 Turkish Women's Football Super League
Location of teams in Turkey in the 2023–24 season of Turkish Women's Football Super League
Location of teams in Istanbul in the 2023–24 season of Turkish Women's Football Super League
Season 2023–24
TeamHometownGroundCapacity2022–23 finish
1207 Antalya SporAntalyaZeytinköy Stadium's Field #3First Round
Adana İdmanyurdusporAdanaGençlik Stadium2,0009/10 in groups
ALG SporGaziantepBatur StadiumSemifinal
Amed Sportif FaaliyetlerDiyarbakırTalaytepe Sports FacilityQuarterfinal
Ataşehir BelediyesporIstanbulYeni Sahra Stadium700First Round
Beşiktaş J.K.Istanbulİsmet İnönü Stadium800Quarterfinal
BeylerbeyiIstanbulBeylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium5,000Promoted
Fatih Karagümrük S.K.IstanbulVefa Stadium5,500Quarterfinal
Fatih Vatan SporIstanbulFatih Mimar Sinan StadiumQuarterfinal
Fenerbahçe S.K.IstanbulBeylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium5,500Runners-up
Ankara BB Fomget GSAnkaraBatıkent StadiumChampion
Galatasaray S.K.IstanbulFlorya Metin Oktay FacilitiesSemifinal
Gaziantep AsyasporGaziantepAktoprak Futbol SahasıPromoted
Hakkarigücü SporHakkariMerzan City Football FieldFirst Round
Kdz. EreğlisporKaradeniz EreğliBeyçayir Football FieldFirst Round
TrabzonsporTrabzonMehmet Ali Yılmaz Stadium3,0008/10 in groups

Past winners
Season[9] Champions Runners-up
1994DinarsusporAcarlarspor
1994–95DinarsusporAcarlarspor
1995–96DinarsusporGürtaşspor
1996–97Dinarsusporİstanbul Sitespor
1997–98Zara EkinlisporAdana Yataşspor
1998–99Marshall Boyaspor ?
1999–00Delta MobilyasporMarshall Boyaspor
2000–01İstanbul KuzeysporZeytinburnuspor
2001–02ZeytinburnusporSamsungücü
2002–03SamsungücüGazi Üniversitesispor
2003–06No league
2006–07Gazi ÜniversitesisporMersin Camspor
2007–08Gazi ÜniversitesisporBucaspor
2008–09TrabzonsporBucaspor
2009–10Gazi ÜniversitesisporTrabzonspor
2010–11[10]Ataşehir BelediyesporKonak Belediyespor
2011–12[11]Ataşehir BelediyesporKdz. Ereğlispor
2012–13[12]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2013–14[13]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2014–15[14]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2015–16[15]Konak BelediyesporAtaşehir Belediyespor
2016–17[15]Konak BelediyesporBeşiktaş
2017–18Ataşehir BelediyesporBeşiktaş
2018–19BeşiktaşALG Spor
2019–20Season discontinued due to COVID-19.
2020–21BeşiktaşFatih Vatan Spor
2021–22ALG SporFatih Karagümrük
2022–23Ankara BB FomgetFenerbahçe

Winners by team
Club Titles Runners-up
Konak Belediyespor51
Dinarsuspor4–
Ataşehir Belediyespor34
Gazi Üniversitesispor31
Beşiktaş22
Marshall Boyaspor22
ALG Spor11
Samsungücü11
Trabzonspor11
Zeytinburnuspor11
Ankara BB Fomget1–
Delta Mobilyaspor1–
İstanbul Kuzeyspor1–

League participation (since 2006)

Note: The tallies below include up to the 2023–24 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

Foreign players
Further information: List of expatriate women's footballers in the Turkish Women's Super League

Top goalscorers
SeasonPlayerClubGoalsMatchesGoals per Match
2009–10Turkey Reyhan ŞekerGazi Üniversitesispor32181.78
2010–11Turkey Sevgi ÇınarAdana İdmanyurduspor26221.18
2011–12Turkey Merve AladağAtaşehir Belediyespor27211.29
2012–13Romania Cosmina DușaKonak Belediyespor32171.88
2013–14Romania Cosmina DușaKonak Belediyespor15180.83
2014–15Romania Cosmina DușaKonak Belediyespor33171.94
2015–16Turkey Arzu KarabulutTrabzon İdmanocağı23171.35
2016–17Turkey Sevgi ÇınarKonak Belediyespor24221.09
2017–18Turkey Kader HançarKonak Belediyespor30191.58
2018–19Tunisia Mariem HouijAtaşehir Belediyespor15160.94
2019–20Turkey Yağmur UrazBeşiktaş J.K.27151.8
2020–21Turkey Zelal BaturayFatih Vatan Spor761.17
2021–22Trinidad and Tobago Kennya CordnerFenerbahçe S.K.34251.36
2022–23Turkey Yağmur UrazGalatasaray S.K.26211.24
  • Reyhan Şeker
    Reyhan Şeker
  • Sevgi Çınar
    Sevgi Çınar
  • Merve Aladağ
    Merve Aladağ
  • Cosmina Dușa
    Cosmina Dușa
  • Arzu Karabulut
    Arzu Karabulut
  • Kader Hançar
    Kader Hançar
  • Mariem Houij
    Mariem Houij
  • Yağmur Uraz
    Yağmur Uraz
  • Zelal Baturay
    Zelal Baturay
  • Kennya Cordner
    Kennya Cordner

See also

References
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