2020–21 Turkish Women's Football League

The 2020–21 Turkcell Women's Football League is the 25th season of Turkey's premier women's footballleague. The league, formerly called the Turkish Women's First Football League (Turkish: Kadınlar 1. Futbol LigiĬ), was renamed to Turkscell Women's Football League after a sponsorship agreement was signed on 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day, between the Turkish Football Federation and the mobile phone operator Turkcell.[1] The 2020–21 season was dedicated to healthcare Workers and was officially named(Turkish: Sağlık Çalışanları Sezonu).[2]

Turkcell Women's Football League
Season2020–21
Dates17 April 2021 – 5 May 2021
ChampionsBeşiktaş J.K.
Promoted1207 Antalya Spor
Dudullu Spor
İlkadım Belediyesi
Kayseri Gençler Birliği
Champions LeagueBeşiktaş J.K.
Matches played32
Goals scored116 (3.63 per match)
Best PlayerTurkey Cansu Nur Kaya
Top goalscorerTurkey Zelal Baturay
Best goalkeeperTurkey Fatma Şahin
Highest scoring8-1
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2021.

Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, the regular season, which is used to start in the Fall and to conclude in the next year's Spring, was postponed to Spring with changed competition format. The 2020–21 season starts on 17 April and ends on 5 May. The number of participating teams increased to 16, including all the 12 teams from the 2019-20 First League season and additional 4 top teams promoted from the 2019-20 Second League season.[3] The 16 teams are divided in four groups of four teams. Each of the four promoted Second-League teams are assigned to one group. Each team in a group plays three matches in total. The first two top teams of each group are qualified for quarterfinals in a single-elimination tournament. The team winning the final match will represent Turkey at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League .[3]

Teams

Team changes
Relegated from
2019–20 First League		 Promoted from
2019–20 Second League
None 1207 Antalya Spor
Dudullu Spor
İlkadım Belediyesi
Kayseri Gençler Birliği
Location of teams in the 2020–21 season of Turkcell Women's Football League
Season 2019–20
TeamHometownGroundCapacity2019–20 finish
1207 Antalya SporAntalyaZeytinköy Stadium's Field #2.3rd (Second League)
Adana İdmanyurdusporAdanaGençlik Stadium2,00011th
ALG SporGaziantepBatur Stadium1st
Amed Sportif FaaliyetlerDiyarbakırTalaytepe Sports Facility10th
Ataşehir BelediyesporIstanbulYeni Sahra Stadium7004th
Beşiktaş J.K.Istanbulİsmet İnönü Stadium8002nd
Dudullu SporIstanbulDudullu Stadium2nd (Second League)
Fatih Vatan SporIstanbulFatih Mimar Sinan Stadium8005th
Fomget Gençlik ve SporAnkaraBatıkent Stadium12th
Hakkarigücü SporHakkariMerzan City Football Field 6th
İlkadım BelediyesiSamsunİlkadım Derebahçe Stadıum1st (Second League)
Kdz. EreğlisporKaradeniz EreğliBeyçayir Football Field7th
Kayseri Gençler BirliğiKayseriArgıncık Stadium, Field No. 26th (Second League)
Kireçburnu SporIstanbulÇayırbaşı Stadium5,0008th
Kocaeli Bayan FKİzmitMehmet Ali Kağıtçı Stadium9th
Konak BelediyesporİzmirAtatürk Stadyum 1 no'lu Yan Saha3rd

Qualifying stage

All matches of the four groups are played at the Emirhan Sport Complex in Manavgat district of Antalya Province between 17 and 24 April 2021.[4]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BJK FAT ILK AMD
1 Beşiktaş 3 3 0 0 16 1 +15 9 Quarterfinals — 1–0 8–1 7–0
2 Fatih Vatan 3 2 0 1 11 1 +10 6 — 3–0 8–0
3 İlkadım 3 1 0 2 4 13 −9 3 —
4 Amed 3 0 0 3 2 18 −16 0 2–3 —
Source:

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ADA ATA ANT HAK
1 Adana 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Quarterfinals — 1–0
2 Ataşehir 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5 1–1 — 1–1 5–0
3 1207 Antalya 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2 —
4 Hakkari 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1 1–2 1–1 —
Source:

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ALG FOM KIR DUD
1 ALG 3 3 0 0 15 0 +15 9 Quarterfinals — 1–0 7–0 7–0
2 Fomget 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 6 — 3–0
3 Kireçburnu 3 1 0 2 6 15 −9 3 3–6 — 3–2
4 Dudullu 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 —
Source:

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification IKON KAY KDZ KOC
1 Konak 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Quarterfinals — 0–0 1–0 2–0
2 Kayseri 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5 —
3 Kdz. Ereğli 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 0–1 — 2–1
4 Kocaeli 3 0 1 2 3 6 −3 1 2–2 —
Source:

Knockout stage
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
A1 Beşiktaş 3
B2 Ataşehir 1
Beşiktaş (pen.) 0 (2)
ALG 0 (1)
C1 ALG 2
D2 Kayseri 0
Beşiktaş 2
Fatih Vatan 0
B1 Adana 1
C2 Fomget 2
Fomget 0 Third place
Fatih Vatan 1
D1 Konak 1 (3) ALG 3
A2 Fatih Vatan 1 (4) Fomget 0

Honours

The Turkish Football Federation awarded following sportspeople for the league season following the final match.[5]

Additionally, the referees of the final matches, Melis Özçiğdem, Deybet Gök , Betül Nur Yılmaz, Cansu Tiryaki and Özlem Yapaklar as well as the organizers Dr. Esin Nur Taşdemir and Dr. İsmail Başöz were honored with a plaque.[5]

Top goalscorers

As of 5 May 2021.

RankPlayerTeamGSPldAG
1Turkey Zelal BaturayFatih Vatan Spor761.17
2Mali Bassira TouréALG Spor651.20
3Turkey Elanur LaçinKireçburnu Spor431.33
Turkey Ebru TopçuALG Spor460.67

Hat-tricks and more
PlayerScoredForAgainstResultDate
Turkey Elanur Laçin3Kireçburnu SporDudullu Spor3-221 April 2021
Mali Bassira Touré4ALG SporKireçburnu Spor7-024 April 2021

References
  1. "TFF ve Turkcell, 8 Mart Kadınlar Günü'nde yeni bir iş birliğine imza attı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi 17 Nisan'da başlayacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  3. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi kura çekimi 8 Nisan'da yapılacak" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  4. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi Fikstürü" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  5. "Turkcell Kadın Futbol Ligi'nde şampiyon Beşiktaş JK Vodafone Kadın Futbol Takımı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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