Turkish First Football League
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| Country | Turkey |
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| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1956 |
| First season | 1959 Milli Lig |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | TFF First League |
| Domestic cup(s) |
Turkish Cup Turkish Super Cup |
| International cup(s) |
UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions |
Beşiktaş (15th title) (2016–17) |
| Most championships | Galatasaray (20 titles) |
| Most capped player | Oğuz Çetin (503 matches) |
| Top goalscorer | Hakan Şükür (249 goals) |
| TV partners |
beIN Sports TRT (Highlights only) MP & Silva (Global highlights) |
| Website | Süper Lig |
 2016–17 Süper Lig
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The Süper Lig (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈsypæɾ liɟ], Super League) is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system. Eighteen clubs compete annually, where a champion is decided and three clubs are promoted and relegated from, and to, the 1. Lig. The season runs from August to May, with each club playing 34 matches. Matches are played Friday through Monday. It is sponsored by Spor Toto and therefore officially known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig.
The competition was initially established as the Milli Lig in 1958, the first national league competition held in Turkey. Previously, league competitions took place in a few cities, including Adana, Ankara, Eskişehir, Istanbul, Izmir, Kayseri, and Trabzon. It is currently ranked 11th in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years. A total of 67 clubs have competed in the Süper Lig, but only 5 have won the title: Galatasaray (20), Fenerbahçe (19), Beşiktaş (15), Trabzonspor (6) and Bursaspor (1).
Football in Turkey stems back to the late 19th century, when Englishmen brought the game with them while living in Thessaloníki. The first league competition was the Istanbul Football League, which took place in 1904–05. The first champions were Imogene FC. The league went through several variations until the creation of the Milli Lig in 1959. Between the creation of the Istanbul Football League and Milli Lig, several other city leagues took place: Adana (1923), Ankara (1923), Eskişehir (1920), Izmir (1923), Kayseri (1936), and Trabzon (1923). The Milli Küme was the first step towards a national league competition.
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