Turkish Regional Amateur League

The Turkish Regional Amateur League (Turkish: Bölgesel Amatör Ligi) is the fifth tier of the Turkish football league system. The tier comprises a number (usually 11-13, varies by season) of groups across Turkey, each consisting of teams grouped according to the regions in which they are based. Every season, 9 teams are promoted to the TFF Third League while the bottom two teams of each group are relegated to the Super Amateur Leagues of their respective provinces.[1]

Turkish Regional Amateur League
Organising bodyTurkish Football Federation (TFF)
Founded2010; 11 years ago
CountryTurkey
ConfederationUEFA
Number of teams151
Level on pyramid5
Promotion to3. Lig
Relegation toSuper Amateur Leagues
WebsiteTurkish Regional Amateur League
Current: 2023–24 Turkish Regional Amateur League
Turkish Regional Amateur League (BAL) match between Özer Mimarlık Mühendislik Spor and Mahmut Şevketpaşa Spor in the 2017-18 season.
Turkish Regional Amateur League (BAL) match between Boğaziçi Üniversitesi 1896 Spor and Küçükçekmece Yeşilova Spor in the 2017-18 season.

League status

The league contains 149 teams which participate in eleven groups. 1 of these groups contains 12 teams, 3 of these groups contain 13 teams and the remaining 7 groups contain 14 teams. At the end of the season 9 teams will be promoted to TFF Third League. These teams will be determined by a play-off which will be played between 26 teams who finish groups in top two. In the first round 11 second placed teams will be reduced to 7. 11 first placed team and 7 teams from first round will participate in the second round of the play-off. At these stage, If there are teams from the same region or group, they will be paired with each other. After this round the remaining 9 teams will be promoted. The 22 teams which finish in the bottom two of their groups will be relegated to the Super Amateur Leagues.

2016–17 season

Groups
Key to colors
PromotedPlay-out WinnerPlay-out LoserRelegated

2015–16 season

The teams promoted to TFF Third League:

Groups
Key to colors
PromotedPlay-out WinnerPlay-out LoserRelegated

2014–15 season

The teams promoted to TFF Third League:

Groups
Key to colors
PromotedPlay-out WinnerPlay-out LoserRelegated

2013–14 season

The teams promoted to TFF Third League:

Groups
Key to colors
PromotedPlay-out WinnerPlay-out LoserRelegated

2012–13 season

The teams promoted to TFF Third League:

Groups

2011–12 season

The teams promoted to TFF Third League:

Groups

2010–11 season

The teams promoted to TFF Third League:

Groups

See also

References
  1. "Bölgesel Amatör Ligi'nde (BAL) Grouplar belirlendi – Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu". Retrieved 2012-03-21.
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