Statistics of Turkish First Football League in season 1988/1989.
It was contested by 20 teams, and Fenerbahçe S.K. won the championship. Samsunspor were involved in a tragic bus accident during the season . Many of the team's players and coaches were killed, for this reason, they were unable to play their last 18 matches . All these matches were awarded 3-0 default win for Samsunspor's opponents. Samsunspor were, however, not relegated at the end of the season.
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.