1959–60 Turkish National League

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The 1959–60 Turkish National League was the second season of professional football in Turkey. The league consisted of 20 clubs, with Beşiktaş J.K. winning their third championship.[1]

Turkish National League
Season1959–60
ChampionsBeşiktaş
3rd title
RelegatedAdalet
Hacettepe
European CupBeşiktaş
Matches played380
Goals scored929 (2.44 per match)
Top goalscorerMetin Oktay, 33 goals
Biggest home winGalatasaray 8–0 Altınordu
Highest scoringGalatasaray 8–0 Altınordu
1959

Overview

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The original sixteen clubs of the 1959 Milli Lig took part in the 1959–60 edition, along with newly promoted Kasımpaşa, Şeker Hilal, Altınordu, and Feriköy. Beşiktaş won their first league title, winning 11 matches by a 1-0 margin, a record at the time. Metin Oktay finished top scorer with 33 goals. Clubs were not relegated directly, but instead took part in the Baraj Maçları, a competition between the top four amateur clubs and the bottom three Milli Lig clubs.[1]

Altınordu finished first in the Baraj Maçları, allowing them to stay in the Milli Lig. Hacettepe and Adalet were not successful, earning relegation to the Ankara and Istanbul professional leagues respectively. Adana Demirspor and PTT earned promotion to the Milli Lig. Adana Demirspor would become the first club from outside of the big three cities (Ankara, Istanbul, and İzmir) to compete in the Milli Lig during the following season.[1]

Final league table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Beşiktaş (C)3829726815+5365Qualification to European Cup preliminary round
2Fenerbahçe3827658838+5060Invitation to Balkans Cup
3Galatasaray38241047423+5158
4İzmirspor38171386244+1847
5Ankara Demirspor381711104940+945
6İstanbulspor38131693835+342
7Feriköy38184164439+540
8Karagümrük381510135045+540
9Karşıyaka38148164352−936
10Gençlerbirliği381211155046+435
11Vefa381113143760−2335
12Şeker Hilal381210163743−634
13Kasımpaşa38915143148−1733
14Göztepe38914153441−732
15Ankaragücü38912173956−1730
16Beykoz38814163556−2130
17Altay38108204564−1928
18Adalet3898212648−2226Qualification to Baraj Games
19Hacettepe3888224268−2624
20Altınordu3868243869−3120
Source: rsssf.com
(C) Champions

Results

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Home \ AwayADLALTATOANDAGÜBJKBYKFNBFERGALGENGÖZHACİSTİZMFKGKSKKASŞKRVEF
Adalet3–21–01–20–00–20–20–12–00–20–10–04–20–00–10–02–14–10–12–0
Altay2–02–31–11–10–33–21–22–10–34–24–22–12–11–11–20–10–12–00–0
Altınordu6–04–11–22–00–30–00–12–11–31–10–10–00–01–10–11–31–31–32–2
Ankara Demirspor1–03–22–11–00–11–00–11–01–11–11–01–01–20–12–10–10–02–11–1
Ankaragücü1–01–32–03–20–01–11–40–10–14–22–11–11–11–20–03–11–10–41–1
Beşiktaş4–11–02–01–12–03–01–03–01–02–13–13–01–11–02–06–01–01–02–1
Beykoz0–00–06–30–00–41–11–22–12–31–00–00–31–11–10–31–01–01–11–1
Fenerbahçe3–15–02–01–05–11–04–02–11–04–30–03–13–02–20–24–11–16–15–1
Feriköy1–02–01–02–14–10–12–02–31–21–01–00–02–01–00–02–01–12–11–0
Galatasaray1–10–08–04–12–00–12–02–13–03–02–11–01–01–12–15–00–01–00–0
Gençlerbirliği0–15–03–13–00–20–11–12–13–02–20–02–10–01–23–02–22–10–03–0
Göztepe0–03–10–02–23–20–11–20–02–10–10–20–10–12–10–11–04–10–03–1
Hacettepe2–01–13–01–50–21–21–11–31–31–22–22–10–41–10–41–44–00–10–0
İstanbulspor1–13–22–11–31–11–11–01–20–00–31–00–02–12–23–01–01–01–11–2
İzmirspor1–02–11–00–03–03–14–14–21–03–34–11–25–30–01–11–21–10–11–1
Karagümrük2–02–12–22–31–01–40–03–32–11–00–02–01–20–02–41–21–22–02–0
Karşıyaka1–02–01–30–31–10–22–12–22–00–00–11–12–11–20–13–10–02–01–1
Kasımpaşa3–01–11–01–20–00–01–01–41–20–41–11–12–10–31–30–00–03–20–0
Şekerhilâl0–20–12–11–11–00–02–31–30–21–11–01–10–10–02–03–11–00–11–0
Vefa1–01–01–01–13–11–43–20–10–41–51–02–23–11–03–21–50–41–01–1
Source: TFF, Mackolik, and rsssf.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Baraj Games

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Altınordu632193+68Remain in the Milli Lig
2Adana Demirspor6402138+58Promoted to the Milli Lig
3PTT6402138+58
4Hacettepe6312109+17Relegated to Ankara Professional League
5Adalet621378−15Relegated to Istanbul Professional League
6Eyüpspor6123413−94
7İzmirspor602429−72Relegated to İzmir Professional League
Source: rsssf.com

References

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  1. ^ a b c Sivritepe, Erdinç 1959-1960 Milli Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 21 June 2010