1959 Turkish National League
| Season | 1959 |
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| Champions |
Fenerbahçe 1st Milli Lig title |
| Relegated | none |
| European Champions Cup | Fenerbahçe |
| Goals scored | 264 goals |
| Average goals/game | 2.3 goals/game |
| Top goalscorer | Metin Oktay, 11 goals |
| Biggest home win | 5 Galatasaray 0 Göztepe |
| Biggest away win | 0 Istanbulspor 5 Fenerbahçe |
| Highest scoring | 6 goals, 4 Göztepe 2 Ankara Demirspor |
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The 1959 Turkish National League was the first season of professional football in Turkey. The league was made up of sixteen clubs split into two groups: the Kırmızı Grup (Red Group) and Beyaz Grup (White Group), the colours of the Turkish flag. The first season took place in the calendar year of 1959, instead of 1958-59, because the qualifying stages took place in 1958.
The top eight clubs from the 1958–59 Istanbul Football League and the top four club from Ankara and İzmir took part in the league. These clubs were Adalet, Beşiktaş, Beykoz, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Istanbulspor, Vefa (Istanbul), Ankaragücü, Ankara Demirspor, Gençlerbirliği, Hacettepe (Ankara), Altay, Göztepe, İzmirspor, Karşıyaka (İzmir).
The final consisted of two legs and took place between the winners of each group. Galatasaray won the Kırmızı Grup and Fenerbahçe won the Beyaz Grup. Galatasaray won the first match 1-0, but Fenerbahçe won the second 4-0, winning 4-1 on aggregate. The league title was Fenerbahçe's first league title and they qualified for 1959-60 European Cup. Metin Oktay finished top scorer with 11 goals. No clubs were relegated this season.
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