1949 Turkish Football Championship

1949 Turkish Football Championship
Country Turkey
Dates 2 June – 5 June
Champions Ankaragücü
(1st Turkish title)
Runners-up Galatasaray
← 1947
1950 →

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]

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 Fenerspor 2 – 1
 Adana Demirspor

Play-off final

Eskişehir Demirspor 3 – 0
 Samsun Fenerspor

Final Group

Position Club G W D L GF GA P
1Ankaragücü33--949
2Galatasaray32-1647
3Eskişehir Demirspor31-2545
4İzmirspor3--3193
Eskişehir Demirspor 4 – 1
 İzmirspor
Referee: Faik Gökay
Ankaragücü 4 – 3
 Galatasaray
Fikret  45', 85'
Recep Adanır  80', 89'		 Orhan Canpolat  16'
Muhtar Tunçaltan  21', 46'
Referee: Ziya Ozan
Galatasaray 1 – 0
 Eskişehir Demirspor
Referee: Faik Gökay
Ankaragücü 3 – 0
 İzmirspor
Referee: Ziya Ozan
Ankaragücü 2 – 1
 Eskişehir Demirspor
Referee: Ziya Ozan
Galatasaray 2 – 0
 İzmirspor
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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