Turkish football league system

Status of football leagues in Turkey

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This article is about the men's leagues. For the women's leagues, see Women's football in Turkey.

The Turkish football system is divided into the following leagues.

## Men

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### Süper Lig

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Süper Lig is the highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.

### Other professional divisions

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TFF 1. Lig, is the second highest level in the Turkish football league system and is also operated by the TFF.

The TFF 2. Lig is the third highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.

The TFF 3. Lig is the fourth highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF.

### Lower divisions

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Starting at Level 5.

Level  | League(s)/Division(s)

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| Professional Leagues
1  | Süper Lig
20 clubs (20 in the 2023-24 seasons, 19 starting with the 2024-25 season, 18 starting with the 2025-26 season)

4 Relegations

2  | TFF 1. Lig
18 clubs (18 in the 2023-24 seasons, 19 starting with the 2024-25 season, 19 starting with the 2025-26 season, 18 starting with the 2026-27 season)

3 Promotions, 3 Relegations

3  | TFF 2. Lig
White Group
19 clubs
1-2 Promotions, 4 Relegations | TFF 2. Lig
Red Group
19 clubs
1-2 Promotions, 4 Relegations
4  | TFF 3. Lig
Group 1
15 clubs
1-2 Promotions, 3 Relegations | TFF 3. Lig
Group 2
15 clubs
1-2 Promotions, 3 Relegations | TFF 3. Lig
Group 3
15 clubs
1-2 Promotions, 3 Relegations | TFF 3. Lig
Group 4
15 clubs
1-2 Promotions, 3 Relegations
| Non-Professional Leagues
5  | Regional Amateur League
Regional
12 Promotions, 24+ Relegations (Optional)
6  | Super Amateur Leagues
Local
7  | Amateur First Division
Local
8  | Amateur Second Division
Local

Promotion and relegation can occur through every league. This means a club in the Turkish Regional Amateur League may be promoted to the top flight Süper Lig. There are two stages to being promoted to the Turkish Third League. First, provinces who do not have professional clubs send a club or clubs to play. These provinces are:

* 2 clubs -- Düzce, Edirne, Kırklareli, Nevşehir
* 1 club -- Ağrı, Amasya, Ardahan, Bartın, Bayburt, Bingöl, Bitlis, Hakkari, Muş, Niğde, Sinop, Tunceli

The two clubs who finished first and second gain promotion. In the second stage, the rest of the amateur clubs join in and play against each other. These provinces are:

* 12 clubs each from Istanbul
* 6 clubs each from Izmir
* 5 clubs each from Ankara, Balıkesir, Bursa, Kocaeli, Manisa
* 4 clubs each from Aydın, Kütahya, Sakarya
* 3 clubs each from Adana, Afyon, Antalya, Denizli, Eskişehir, Hatay, Kayseri, Konya, Mersin, Tekirdağ, Trabzon, Zonguldak
* 2 clubs each from Bilecik, Çanakkale, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Erzurum, Giresun, Isparta, Kahramanmaraş, Malatya, Muğla, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sivas, Şanlıurfa, Uşak, Van, Yalova
* 1 club each from Adıyaman, Aksaray, Artvin, Batman, Bolu, Burdur, Çankırı, Çorum, Erzincan, Gümüşhane, Iğdır, Karabük, Karaman, Kars, Kastamonu, Kırıkkale, Kırşehir, Kilis, Mardin, Osmaniye, Siirt, Şırnak, Tokat, Yozgat

The club who finishes first gains promotion to the Turkish TFF Third League.[1]

## See also

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* League system

## References

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1. ^ Amateur League Format

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Women|

* Women's
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* U-21
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* U-17

Domestic leagues|

| Men|

* Süper Lig
* TFF First League
* TFF Second League
* TFF Third League
* Turkish Regional Amateur League
* Super Amateur Leagues
* Amateur First Division
* Amateur Second Division
* U21 Ligi

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Women|

* Super League
* First League
* Second League
* Third League

Domestic cups|

* Turkish Cup
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* Turkish stage of the UEFA Regions' Cup

Defunct leagues|

* Ankara Football League
* Çukurova Football League
* Eskişehir Football League
* Istanbul Football League
* İzmir Football League
* Trabzon Football League
* Turkish Federation Cup
* Turkish Football Championship
* Turkish National Division
* Turkish Women's Regional Football League

Defunct cups|

* Atatürk Cup
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* Istanbul Football Cup
* Istanbul Shield
* Prime Minister's Cup
* Spor Toto Cup
* TSYD Cup

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