1960–61 Turkish National League

(Redirected from 1960–61 Milli Lig)

The 1960–61 Turkish National League was the third season of professional football in Turkey. The league consisted of 20 clubs, with Fenerbahçe winning their second title.[1][2][3]

Turkish National League
Season1960–61
ChampionsFenerbahçe
2nd title
RelegatedAdana Demirspor
European CupFenerbahçe
Matches played380
Goals scored850 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorerMetin Oktay
(36 goals)

Overview

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Fenerbahçe won their second Milli Lig title after edging out rivals Galatasaray by one point. The previous years champion, Beşiktaş, finished in third. Fenerbahçe were the lone Turkish representatives at the 1961–62 European Cup, as Turkey did not send a team to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and there was no cup competition held to send winners to the European Cup Winners' Cup. Metin Oktay finished top scorer for the third time in a row, scoring 36 goals, his highest tally to date.[1][2][3]

The season marked the first time a club from outside of Ankara, Istanbul or İzmir competed; Adana Demirspor earned promotion to the league the previous season. Their stay did not last long, as they were relegated back to the Adana Regional League after finishing bottom of the table and finishing 4th in the Baraj Games. Adana Demirspor were the only club to be relegated and Yeşildirek were the only club to be promoted.[1][2][3]

Final league table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsQualification
1Fenerbahçe (C)38269381292.79361Qualification to European Cup first round
and invitation to Balkans Cup
2Galatasaray38276575193.94760Invitation to Balkans Cup
3Beşiktaş382211561262.34655
4Beykoz381715651341.50049
5Gençlerbirliği381613954391.38545
6Vefa3813151032390.82141
7İzmirspor3811161134341.00038
8Ankara Demirspor3812141237410.90238
9Karagümrük3812111548481.00035
10Feriköy3811131432360.88935
11MKE Ankaragücü3810141444470.93634
12Kasımpaşa3810141427350.77134
13Göztepe3812101640530.75534
14İstanbulspor3811111642540.77833
15Şeker Hilal389141533530.62332
16Karşıyaka3810111745500.90031
17PTT388151532460.69631
18Altay388141630460.65230Qualification to Baraj Games
19Altınordu385161717310.54826
20Adana Demirspor383122321660.31818
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Results

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Adana Demirspor1–32–21–20–40–21–10–21–12–21–52–12–30–20–20–01–00–01–11–2
Altay2–10–30–03–00–00–10–11–00–00–10–12–11–02–21–00–00–00–11–1
Altınordu1–11–11–11–10–10–30–02–20–30–10–13–11–11–12–10–12–12–00–0
Ankara Demirspor2–00–02–04–30–13–12–21–30–21–11–02–01–12–10–00–01–00–00–1
MKE Ankaragücü1–03–03–00–01–12–31–30–11–01–10–02–21–11–41–00–03–21–12–1
Beşiktaş3–02–13–12–12–10–20–10–02–01–13–13–04–21–12–01–14–24–03–0
Beykoz3–03–10–00–12–10–00–01–00–02–00–02–23–03–12–13–21–01–11–2
Fenerbahçe5–01–14–02–01–01–35–21–00–53–33–16–23–02–03–13–02–13–03–0
Feriköy0–04–10–01–02–20–00–30–10–11–12–11–00–02–12–11–00–05–10–0
Galatasaray2–04–03–31–02–11–05–02–12–01–04–02–03–13–02–01–01–05–02–0
Gençlerbirliği1–01–01–04–11–01–10–01–13–13–02–23–11–14–10–11–02–21–02–1
Göztepe2–02–21–03–11–10–33–20–13–11–32–13–11–02–10–01–31–10–00–1
İstanbulspor1–22–01–01–20–10–00–22–21–01–02–22–11–10–00–21–01–11–03–0
İzmirspor0–01–02–01–11–10–00–00–01–02–10–01–21–00–00–01–24–01–00–1
Karagümrük3–01–12–11–01–01–20–00–13–00–02–12–01–41–22–01–23–11–13–0
Karşıyaka1–11–03–32–31–13–10–01–74–00–13–06–22–10–23–11–10–13–00–2
Kasımpaşa1–01–20–00–02–00–30–10–30–00–00–11–31–12–31–11–00–11–11–1
PTT2–01–11–00–02–20–11–10–10–21–31–01–11–12–13–21–00–11–30–0
Şekerhilâl1–02–23–03–00–13–01–10–20–00–62–11–00–10–01–03–31–21–10–1
Vefa0–02–11–12–21–00–21–11–11–00–23–21–01–11–01–11–10–10–01–1
Source: TFF, Mackolik
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Baraj Games

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGRPtsPromotion or relegation
1Altay5311515.0007Remain in the Milli Lig
2Altınordu5311851.6007
3Yeşildirek5311851.6007Promoted to the Milli Lig
4Adana Demirspor5203670.8574Relegated to Regional League
5Toprakspor5122560.8334Remain in Regional League
6Kültürspor50145130.3851
Source: [citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Turkey - Final Tables". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  2. ^ a b c Sivritepe, Erdinç. "1960-1961 Milli Lig". turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 15 October 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "SPOR TOTO SÜPER LİG ŞAMPİYONLUKLARI" (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 15 October 2010.