1946 Turkish Football Championship

The 1946 Turkish Football Championship was the 12th edition of the competition. It was held in May. Gençlerbirliği won their second national championship title by winning the Final Group in Ankara undefeated.[1][2]

1946 Turkish Football Championship
CountryTurkey
Dates25 May – 28 May
ChampionsGençlerbirliği
(2nd Turkish title)
Runners-upBeşiktaş
1945
1947

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.

Final group

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Gençlerbirliği 3 3 0 0 7 3 +4 9
2 Beşiktaş 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 7
3 Eskişehir Demirspor 3 1 0 2 11 8 +3 5
4 Altay 3 0 0 3 2 10 8 3
Source:
Gençlerbirliği2 – 1Beşiktaş
Ali Polat  11'
Mustafa Kökçam  56'
Report Sabri Gençsoy  40'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Zülbahar Sağnak
Eskişehir Demirspor7 – 1Altay
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Şazi Tezcan
Gençlerbirliği1 – 0Altay
Hasan Polat  10' Report
Referee: Şazi Tezcan
Beşiktaş3 – 2Eskişehir Demirspor
Sabri Gençsoy  16', 64'
Faruk Sağnak  72'
Report Abdullah
Rauf  44'
Referee: Zülbahar Sağnak
Gençlerbirliği4 – 2Eskişehir Demirspor
Ali  2'
Hamdi Ülgen  26', 71', 89'
Report Sait Ozan (o.g.)
Mehmet  44'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Şazi Tezcan
Beşiktaş2 – 11Altay
Şükrü D.  4', 6' Report Basri D.  15'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ömer
  • 1 After Altay's equalizer in the 28th minute was cancelled due to offside, the referee intended to send off an Altay player because of excessive protest. As a result the entire Altay team walked off. Beşiktaş were awarded the win with 2–1.

References

  1. Yüce, Mehmet. İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952) (in Turkish). iletişim. p. 441.
  2. "Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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