Turkish football league system in the context of "Samsunspor"

The Süper Lig (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈsypæɾ liɟ], Super League), also known as Trendyol Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Turkey and the highest level of the Turkish football league system. Eighteen teams compete, where a champion is decided and three clubs are promoted from, and another three relegated to the 1. Lig. The season runs from August to May, with each club playing 34 matches. Matches are played Friday through Monday.

Run by the Turkish Football Federation, the league succeeded the Turkish Football Championship and the National Division, both being former top-level national competitions. The Süper Lig is currently 9th in the UEFA coefficient ranking of leagues based on club performances in European competitions over the last five years. A total of 75 clubs have competed in the Süper Lig, but only 6 have won the title to date: Galatasaray (25), Fenerbahçe (19), Beşiktaş (16), Trabzonspor (7), Başakşehir (1) and Bursaspor (1).

The Turkish Regional Amateur League (Turkish: Bölgesel Amatör Lig) is the fifth tier of the Turkish football league system. The tier comprises a number (usually 10-13, varies by season) of groups across Turkey, each consisting of teams grouped according to the regions in which they are based. Every season, 12 teams are promoted to the TFF Third League while the bottom two teams of each group are relegated to the Super Amateur Leagues of their respective provinces.

The TFF 1. Lig (lit. 'TFF 1st League'), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the Turkish Second League Category A after the reorganization of the Second Football League, which was the second level of the Turkish league system between 1963 and 2001. The league was called Türk Telekom Lig A in the 2006–07 season, and was renamed to TFF 1. Lig prior to the 2007–08 season. As of 16 January 2008 the league was renamed as Bank Asya 1. Lig. In April 2012 Bank Asya withdrew as sponsor of the league. During the 2012–2016 seasons the league was known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the PTT 1. Lig.

Before the 2005–06 season, the top three teams were promoted to Süper Lig and the bottom three teams were relegated to the Turkish Second League Category B. Since the 2005–06 season through 2008–09, the top two teams are directly promoted to the Süper Lig, the teams finishing 3rd through 6th competed in a play-off. The third-placed team played a match with the sixth-placed team, while the fourth-placed team played against the fifth-placed team. The winners of both matches then played against each other to decide the third team that was promoted. In 2009–10 the third team was determined by play-off group games, in which the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th teams of normal season played in a one-game league system in a neutral venue. In 2010–11 play-off status changed again and elimination match system came back but this time on a two-leg (home and away) basis.

Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent football clubs in Turkish history. The men’s football team has won seven Süper Lig championships, making Trabzonspor the first non-Istanbul-based club to achieve this feat in the Turkish league system. In addition to their football achievements, Trabzonspor also operates a women’s football team, a men’s basketball team, and several other sports branches, reinforcing its status as a multi-sport club.

Trabzonspor rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, dominating Turkish football with six league titles between the 1975–76 and 1983–84 seasons. This golden era marked the club as a powerhouse, with Trabzonspor becoming a symbol of regional pride and the only club to challenge the dominance of Istanbul-based teams, such as Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Beşiktaş. During this period, they also won nine Turkish Cups, including a streak of three consecutive league titles in 1978–79, 1979–80, and 1980–81.

Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği, commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish professional sports club based in the city of Bursa that plays in the TFF Second League, the third tier of the Turkish football league system. Founded in 1963, the club is best known for its football team, which has a rich history in Turkish football. Bursaspor’s traditional colors are green and white, and the team’s home kits typically feature these colors in a striped pattern. The club has played its home matches at the Bursa Centennial Atatürk Stadium since 2015.

Bursaspor experienced its greatest success during the 2009–10 Süper Lig season, when the club’s men’s football team sensationally won its first Turkish league title, finishing with 75 points, just one point ahead of perennial contenders Fenerbahçe. This victory made Bursaspor only the second team outside of Istanbul to win the Süper Lig, following Trabzonspor, who first achieved the feat in the 1975–76 season. Bursaspor’s triumph disrupted the long-standing dominance of the “Istanbul Big Three” (Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, and Beşiktaş) and remains one of the most memorable achievements in Turkish football history.

The TFF 3. Lig (lit. 'TFF 3rd League'), currently referred to as Nesine 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Football League.
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The Super Amateur Leagues (Turkish: Süper Amatör Ligleri) comprises a number of football leagues that make up the sixth tier of the Turkish football league system. Each province has its own league.