1959–60 in Turkish football

55th season of competitive football in TurkeyThe 1959–60 season was the 55th season of competitive football in Turkey. Turkey no 1959-60 Süper Lig Beşiktaş yes Overview Beşiktaş were crowned champions for the first time. The club recorded eleven wins by a 1–0 result. Fenerbahçe finished second, while Galatasaray placed third. Baraj Maçları (Baraj Matches) were created to decide who would be relegated and promoted. The bottom three teams from the Milli Lig faced off against the winning teams from the Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, and İzmir leagues. Altınordu were the only club to stay in the Milli Lig, while Hacettepe and Adalet were relegated to the Ankara and Istanbul leagues respectively.Sivritepe, Erdinç 1959-1960 Milli Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010 In Europe, Fenerbahçe took part in the 1959–60 European Cup. They were knocked out by OGC Nice in the first round after losing out in the play-off match.European Competitions 1959-60 rsssf.org, accessed 18 July 2010 Beşiktaş qualified for the 1960–61 European Cup after winning the 1959–60 Milli Lig. Honours CompetitionWinnerRunners-upMilli LigBeşiktaş (1)Fenerbahçe (1)Adana Professional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish Leagues - Adana https://web.archive.org/web/20100218143514/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlADA.html 2010-02-18 turkish-soccer, accessed 18 July 2010Mersin İdmanyurdu (5)Ankara Professional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish Leagues - Ankara https://web.archive.org/web/20100218143519/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlANK.html 2010-02-18 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010PTT (1)Eskişehir Regional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish Leagues - Eskişehir https://web.archive.org/web/20100218152807/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlESK.html 2010-02-18 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010Eskişehir Şekerspor (2)Istanbul Professional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Before Turkish Leagues - İstanbul turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010Eyüpspor (1)İzmir Professional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Turkish Leagues turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010İzmir Demirspor (1)Kayseri Regional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish Leagues - Kayseri https://web.archive.org/web/20090415222417/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlKAY.html 2009-04-15 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010Havagücü (1)Trabzon Regional LeagueSivritepe, Erdinç Before the Turkish Leagues - Trabzon https://web.archive.org/web/20100608001618/http://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/artlTRA.html 2010-06-08 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010Idmanocağı (13) Notes – Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. Awards Gol Kralı (Goal King) Metin Oktay (Galatasaray) – 33 goalsLigin Gol Kralları tff.org tr, accessed 18 July 2010 Final league table PosTeamPldWDLGFGA±PtsNotes1Beşiktaş 3829726815+5365European Cup2Fenerbahçe3827658838+50603Galatasaray38241047423+51584İzmirspor38171386244+18475Ankara Demirspor381711104940+9456İstanbulspor38131693835+3427Feriköy38184164439+5408Karagümrük381510135045+5409Karşıyaka38148164352-93610Gençlerbirliği381211155046+43511Vefa381113143760-233512Şeker Hilal381210163743-63413Kasımpaşa38915143148-173314Göztepe38914153441-73215Ankaragücü38912173956-173016Beykoz38814163556-213017Altay38108204564-192818Adalet3898212648-2226Qualified for Baraj Maçları19Hacettepe3888224268-2424Qualified for Baraj Maçları20Altınordu3868243869-3120Qualified for Baraj Maçları Baraj Maçları PosTeamPldWDLGFGA±PtsNotes1Altınordu 632193+68Remain in the Milli Lig2Adana Demirspor6402138+58Promoted to the Milli Lig3PTT6402138+58Promoted to the Milli Lig4Hacettepe6312109+17Relegated to Ankara Professional League5Adalet621378-15Relegated to Istanbul Professional League6Eyüpspor6123413-94Relegated to Istanbul Professional League7İzmir Demirspor602429-73Relegated to İzmir Professional League Clubs in Europe Fenerbahçe qualified for the 1959–60 European Cup after winning the 1959 Milli Lig. The club took part in the preliminary round, beating Hungarian side Csepel SC 4–3 on aggregate. The club progressed to the first round, where they met French club OGC Nice. Both clubs drew 3–3 on aggregate. An extra play-off match was needed to decide who would advance. Fenerbahçe went on to lose the play-off match 1–5. Preliminary round 13 September 1959 Fenerbahçe TUR 1–1 HUN 1957 Csepel Can 73 Kisuczky 1 Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul 26,432 Leo Lemesić (Yugoslavia) 23 September 1959 Csepel HUN 1957 2–3 TUR Fenerbahçe Ughy 10Németh 34 Lefter 22Şeref 47Avni 53 Népstadion, Budapest 45,000 Zivko Bajić (Yugoslavia) First round 19 November 1959 Fenerbahçe TUR 2–1 FRA Nice Can 37Şeref 80 Milazzo 40 Mithatpaşa Stadium, Istanbul 29,656 Václav Korelus (Czechoslovakia) 3 December 1959 Nice FRA 2–1 TUR Fenerbahçe Foix 62Faivre 76 Lefter 83 Stade Municipal du Ray, Nice 15,824 Martin Macko (Czechoslovakia) Play-off 23 December 1959 Nice FRA 5–1 TUR Fenerbahçe Foix 7 63Milazzo 17Faivre 31de Bourgoing 59 Şeref 47 Stade des Charmilles, Genève 9,166 Paul Wyssling (Switzerland) National team The Turkey national football team took part in a single friendly during the 1959–60. They defeated Scotland 4–2, with Lefter Küçükandonyadis netting two goals.Sivritepe, Erdinç and Verani, Walter 1958-1959 turkish-soccer.com, accessed 18 July 2010 8 June 1960 Turkey 4–2 Scotland Metin 9Lefter 33 35Şenol 61 Caldow 13 penYoung 71 Ankara References 1959