1949 Turkish Football Championship

The 1949 Turkish Football Championship was the 14th edition of the competition. It was held in June. Ankaragücü won their first and only national championship title by winning the Final Group in Ankara.[1][2]

1949 Turkish Football Championship
CountryTurkey
Dates2 June – 5 June
ChampionsAnkaragücü
(1st Turkish title)
Runners-upGalatasaray
1947
1950

The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) qualified directly for the Final Group. Eskişehir Demirspor qualified by winning the qualification play-off, which was contested by the winners of the regional qualification groups.

Qualification play-off

First round

Samsun Fenerspor2 – 1Adana Demirspor

Play-off final

Eskişehir Demirspor3 – 0Samsun Fenerspor

Final group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Ankaragücü 3 3 0 0 9 4 +5 9
2 Galatasaray 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 7
3 Eskişehir Demirspor 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 5
4 İzmirspor 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 3
Source:
Eskişehir Demirspor4 – 1İzmirspor
Referee: Faik Gökay
Ankaragücü4 – 3Galatasaray
Fikret 45', 85'
Recep Adanır 80', 89'
Orhan Canpolat 16'
Muhtar Tunçaltan 21', 46'
Referee: Ziya Ozan
Galatasaray1 – 0Eskişehir Demirspor
Referee: Faik Gökay
Ankaragücü3 – 0İzmirspor
Referee: Ziya Ozan
Ankaragücü2 – 1Eskişehir Demirspor
Referee: Ziya Ozan
Galatasaray2 – 0İzmirspor
Referee: Refik Güven

References

  1. Yüce, Mehmet. İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952) (in Turkish). iletişim. pp. 464–465.
  2. "Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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