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List of Turkish basketball champions

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Turkish basketball championships
Founded1943
CountryTurkey
Number of teams16
Level on pyramid1
Current championsAnadolu Efes
(2022–23)
Most championshipsAll-time: Galatasaray (18 titles)
Recognized: Anadolu Efes (16 titles)

The Education Cup (Turkish: Maarif Kupası) was a top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation in 1943. In the 1944 season, the competition was replaced by the Spring Cup (Turkish: Bahar Kupası), that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation from 1944 to 1946. In the 1946 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish Basketball Championship.

The Turkish Basketball Championship (Turkish: Türkiye Basketbol Şampiyonası) was a top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation, from 1946 to 1967. In the 1966–67 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).

The Basketball Super League (Turkish: Basketbol Süper Ligi; BSL), also known as the ING Basketbol Süper Ligi for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's professional basketball division of the Turkish basketball league system. It replaced the former Turkish Basketball Championship (1946–1967) to become the Turkish Basketball League (TBL) until 2015 when it adopted its current name while the TBL name became exclusive to the second-tier and third-tier divisions.

Title holders[edit]

Performance by club[edit]

Clubs in bold currently play in the top division.

Club Titles Runners-up Winning years
Galatasaray
18
9
 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1985, 1986, 1990, 2013
Anadolu Efes
16
13
 1979, 1983, 1984, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2019, 2021, 2023
Fenerbahçe
13
16
 1957, 1959, 1965, 1991, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022
Eczacıbaşı
8
1
 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989
İTÜ
5
4
 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973
Ülker
4
5
 1995, 1998, 2001, 2006
Harp Okulu
3
2
 1943, 1951, 1952
Modaspor
3
1
 1954, 1955, 1958
Beşiktaş
2
7
 1975, 2012
Tofaş
2
3
 1999, 2000
Pınar Karşıyaka
2
2
 1987, 2015
Darüşşafaka
2
1
 1961, 1962
Altınordu
2
—
 1967, 1967
Beykoz
1
—
 1946
Muhafızgücü
1
—
 1974

1955 two domestic champions[edit]

On April 25, 1955, the last game of the championship was Fenerbahçe against Galatasaray at Spor Sergi Sarayı. Galatasaray and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and they had the same number of points. Therefore, the last game was very important for both Galatasaray and Modaspor since the champion would be determined by total point difference. In the game against Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe officials withdrew their team from the match with just 44 seconds left to the end of the match due to Fenerbahçe being behind by 13 points, with no chance of turning the game. Thus the match could not be concluded. Nevertheless, the Federation of Sports declared that such behavior of the Fenerbahçe officials would not be acceptable and there were two domestic champions, Galatasaray and Modaspor, in that year. The trophy was split into two pieces and both clubs could keep these in their museums.[1][2][3]

Final ranking

Pos. Club Pld Pts W D L PF PA PD
1. Galatasaray 5 9 4 0 1 302 222 +80
1. Modaspor 5 9 4 0 1
3. Fenerbahçe 5 9 4 0 1 251 159 +92
4. Ankaragücü 5 6 1 0 4 232 287 -55
5. Altınordu 5 6 1 0 4
6. Harp Okulu 5 6 1 0 4 226 330 -104

Pos.=Position, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, D=Draws, L=Matches lost, PF=Points for, PA=Points against, PD=Points difference

1967 Turkish Basketball Championship[edit]

1967 season was the last season of Turkish Basketball Championship in Turkey before Basketball Super League. The tournament was organized by the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) to select a club that would represent Turkey in the 1967–68 FIBA European Champions Cup. The championship was played between champion of 1966-67 Basketball Super League Altınordu and winner of 1966-67 Turkish Basketball Cup Fenerbahçe. Altınordu won the championship by winning two matches against Fenerbahçe.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ see the "1955 two domestic champions" section
  2. ^ see the "1967 Turkish Basketball Championship" section

References[edit]

  1. ^ Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(259).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
  2. ^ "Fenerbahçe, 1955'te 40 saniye kala sahadan çekilmiş". Bugün Newspaper. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Fenerbahçe, 1955'te 40 saniye kala sahadan çekilmiş". Milliyet Newspaper. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  • Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(557).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
  • Milliyet Newspaper Archive April 26, 1955
  • Yüce, Mehmet & Aytuna, Fethi. Türk Basketbol Tarihi (2020).sf (463). Türkiye Basketbol Federasyonu ISBN 978-605-69143-2-4
  • Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi (2009).sf (48). Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. ISBN 978-975-00995-1-9
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