1941 Turkish Football Championship

The 1941 Turkish Football Championship was the eighth edition of the competition. It was held in July. Gençlerbirliği won their first national championship title by defeating Beşiktaş in the final.[1][2] For Gençlerbirliği it was the club's first title with one more to follow in 1946.

1941 Turkish Football Championship
CountryTurkey
Dates12 July – 15 July
ChampionsGençlerbirliği
(1st Turkish title)
Runners-upBeşiktaş
← 1940
1942 →

The championship was held in a new format again. The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) and 1940 Turkish football champions Eskişehir Demirspor qualified directly for the competition. Kayseri Sümerspor, Gölcük İdman Yurdu, and Trabzon İdman Gücü qualified by winning their respective regional qualification groups. All matches of the championship were played at 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara.

Qualified clubs

Round 1
12 July 1941 Eskişehir Demirspor4 – 1Kayseri SümersporAnkara
Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium
12 July 1941 Gençlerbirliği5 – 0Gölcük İdman YurduAnkara
Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium
13 July 1941 Altay3 – 1Trabzon İdman GücüAnkara
16:00 Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium

Semi-finals
13 July 1941 Beşiktaş4 – 0Eskişehir DemirsporAnkara
18:00 Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium
14 July 1941 Gençlerbirliği4 – 1AltayAnkara
Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium

Final
Gençlerbirliği4 – 1Beşiktaş
Mustafa K.  5'
Ali K.  16'
Mustafa B.  25'
Hasan Polat  70'		 Report Yavuz  85' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yusuf Aysal

References
  1. Yüce, Mehmet. İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952) (in Turkish). iletişim. pp. 388–389.
  2. "Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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