The Turkish Football Federation (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962.[1] It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Football League and the Turkish Cup.
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Short name | TFF |
Founded | 23 April 1923 |
Headquarters | Istanbul |
FIFA affiliation | 1923 |
UEFA affiliation | 1962 |
President | İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu |
Website | www |
Governed competitions
editLeagues
editThe Turkish football league system is divided into eight tiers, ranging from the top-tier Süper Lig to local amateur divisions.
Cups
editThe Turkish Cup changed its name to the Federation Cup (Turkish: Federasyon Kupası) in the 1980–81 season, then back to Turkish Cup in 1992–93.
Hosting bids
editTurkey have bid five times to host the UEFA European Championship.
Turkey submitted a joint bid with Greece for UEFA Euro 2008, which failed. Their bid for UEFA Euro 2012 was also unsuccessful, with the competition going to Poland and Ukraine. The federation also submitted a bid to host UEFA Euro 2016, but UEFA announced that Euro 2016 would be hosted by France. Turkey were also bidding for UEFA Euro 2024, competing against Germany. Germany were announced the hosts. Turkey will host the UEFA Euro 2032, alongside Italy (both previously bid against each other for 2016), given Turkey to finally host a UEFA Euro on their fifth attempt.
Turkey had already hosted the 2005 UEFA Champions League Final, the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final, and the 2009 UEFA Cup Final all played in Istanbul.[2] At the youth-level, they hosted the UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in 2008, after first hosting the event back in 1993.
Medals (1923-2024)
edit- As of 1 April 2024
Turkish Football Federation gain 45 medals of 900 events.
Presidents
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Controversies
editNon-recognition of past national championships
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The TFF organized a nationwide championship as early as 1924. That year the Turkish Football Championship (Turkish: Türkiye Futbol Şampiyonası) was held in order to bring forth a national football champion.[5][6] The championship format was based on a knockout competition, contested between the winners of each of the country's regional leagues. Some years later, in 1937, the first national league called Millî Küme was introduced. The league was held until 1950, one year before the Turkish Football Championship was also abolished.[7][8]
Even though both competitions were organized by the TFF and were official championships respectively,[9][10] they are not acknowledged and counted by the very same federation which held them. Until today no official reason or motive was given for the unparalleled and irregular denial. All other football associations in Europe without exception consequently acknowledge their former national championships. The Turkish Federation is the only one with such a stance.
As a result, Ankara Demirspor became the first club to officially demand the federation to acknowledge their championship title won in 1947, but received no answer at all to date.[11][when?] Club president Nuğman Yavuz stated that he contacted the Turkish Federation twice, but the federation did not respond in any way.[12] Similarly, Fenerbahçe also requested proper acknowledgement of these national championship titles, and faced the same unconstructive reaction.[13] Having won a total of nine titles in both former championships, the club demands to have those official titles rightfully acknowledged.[14][15][16][17]
In addition to requesting proper acknowledgement of the titles, Fenerbahçe's kit for the 2023-24 season includes a badge with 5 stars above which can't be worn in league matches because it is against the regulations of the federation and they did not give permission to play with them,[18] likely in the hopes that the TFF will recognize their pre-1959 championships, also notably on the club's website the 28 championships are listed as if they were official likely as an act of protest against the TFF's lack of recognition of the pre-1959 titles.[19]
For instance, Mehmet Demirkol, a renowned sports writer and commentator,[20] stated that Beşiktaş won their 20th championship title overall in the 2016–17 season, not their 15th.[21][22][Video 1] Numerous other sports writers, persons of authority, politicians, and officials also openly expressed their opinions on this issue and reinforced the view that the Turkish federation should unambiguously acknowledge and count the former championship titles.[23][24][25][26][27][Video 2][Video 3] Among them is also historian and headmaster of the Galatasaray High School Vahdettin Engin.[28]
According to historians' analysis of the 2002 Turkish Football Federation Arbitration Court decision, which stated that the Turkish League Championships began before 1959 and the championships before 1959 cannot be left uncounted.[29][30]
2023 melee during MKE Ankaragücü-Çaykur Rizespor match
editOn 11 December 2023, melee occurred during a match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor which involved fans being able to successfully invade the playing field's pitch.[31][32][33] Six people, including MKE Ankaragucum club President Faruk Koca, were arrested for assaulting a referee.[32][31][33] The referee, Halil Umut Meler, was hospitalized following the assault.[32] The next day, Koca resigned from MKE Ankaragucu and the Turkish Football Federation decided to suspend all league games in Turkey indefinitely.[34][31][35][32][33] Meler, who suffered a minor facial facture and eye injury, would be discharged from the hospital on 13 December.[36][37][38] The same day, it was announced that the suspension of league games would end on 19 December 2023.[37]
See also
edit- List of Turkish football champions
- Football in Turkey
- Turkish football clubs in European competitions
- Turkey national football team
- Turkey national under-21 football team
- Turkey national under-19 football team
- Turkey national under-17 football team
- Turkey women's national football team
- Turkey women's national under-21 football team
- Turkey women's national under-19 football team
- Turkey women's national under-17 football team
- Turkey national futsal team
- Turkey national women's futsal team
- Turkey national beach soccer team
- Turkey national women's beach soccer team
- European Minifootball Federation
- EMF EURO
- World Minifootball Federation
- WMF World Cup
- Homeless World Cup
- European Universities Football Championships
- Football at the Summer World University Games
- FISU University Football World Cup
- Football at the Youth Olympic Games
- World Military Cup
- Football at the European Youth Summer Olympic Festival
- ISF World Football Championship
- World Deaf Football Championships
- European Deaf Football Championships
- Amputee Football World Cup
- European Amputee Football Championship
- World Blind Football Championships
- IBSA Blind Football European Championships
- IFCPF World Cup
- IFCPF European Championships
- Football 5-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
- Football 7-a-side at the Summer Paralympics
- World Police Indoor Soccer Tournament
- RoboCup Soccer League
- INAS World Football Championships
- Trisome Football
- Mundiavocat
References
edit- ^ "TFF » İş Ortakları" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "BBC: Man City stadium given Uefa final". BBC News. 4 October 2006. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ "TFF Başkanlarının Dönemleri ve Yönetim Kurulları" [Periods of TFF Presidents and Board of Directors] (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 18 August 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
- ^ "Hacıosmanoğlu elected in Türkiye". uefa.com. UEFA. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu has been elected new Turkish Football Federation (TFF) president at the congress held in Ankara on 18 July.
- ^ "Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği". Erdinç Sivritepe. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Kuruluyor". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
1936'ya kadar süren bu dönemde ilk Türkiye Şampiyonası Ankara'da yapılmış ve şampiyon Harbiye olmuştur.
- ^ "Milli Küme". Erdinç Sivritepe. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Kuruluyor". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
...ilk deplasmanlı lig kapsamındaki Milli Küme maçları da yine bu dönemde tertip edilmiştir.
- ^ "Turkey – List of Champions". RSSSF. RSSSF. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "First National League and Cup Competitions and a Super Cup". Erdinç Sivritepe. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "65 yıl sonra, şampiyonluğunun peşinde" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Ankara Demirspor şampiyonluğunu istiyor". haber7.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "F.Bahçe, 9 şampiyonluğunu istiyor". sporx.com (in Turkish). 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "G.Birliği ve A.Gücü Şampiyon Oluyor". sporyolu.com (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe 1959 öncesi için çalışma başlattı". ntvspor.net (in Turkish). NTV Spor. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe 5. yıldızı istiyor". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "19 değil, 28 şampiyonluk". trthaber.com (in Turkish). TRT Haber. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- ^ "Fenerbahçe 5 yıldızlı formayla sahaya çıkarsa ne olur". ensonhaber.com.
- ^ "28 championships-Fenerbache Sports Club". fenerbache.org.
- ^ "Demirkol: Gönlümde hep Fenerbahçe oldu!". spor.haber7.com (in Turkish). Tümspor. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ "Mehmet Demirkol: Beşiktaş'ın 20. şampiyonluğu bu". kralspor.ensonhaber.com (in Turkish). En Son Haber. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Mehmet Demirkol: Beşiktaş'ın 20 şampiyonluğu var!". fanatik.com.tr (in Turkish). Fanatik. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "1959'dan önceki şampiyonluklar nerede?". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Ali Can Yaycılı. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "19 değil 28 şampiyonluk kanıtlarla". sporyazarlari.com (in Turkish). Metin Sipahioğlu. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Futbolumuzun miladı; takımların gerçek şampiyonluk sayıları nedir?". milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Uzay Gökerman. 26 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Ben, "28." diyorum…". hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Ateş Bakan. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "FENERBAHÇE'NİN KAÇ ŞAMPİYONLUĞU VAR ??". abcspor.com (in Turkish). Burak Belgen. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Galatasaray Lisesi müdüründen 1959 öncesi şampiyonluk açıklaması". cumhuriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 4 May 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
- ^ "Yusuf Günay ve Melih Şabanoğlu'ndan açıklamalar – "Kimse 1959 öncesini yok saymıyor"". CNN Türk (Online) (in Turkish). 1 April 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
... Öncelikle şu iki hususu net bir şekilde söylemek lazım. Kimse 1959 öncesini yok saymıyor. Tahkim Kurulu'nun 2002 yılında verdiği kararla 59 öncesine geçilmiştir. Tahkim'in kararı varken 59 öncesi sayılmıyor diyemeyiz. ...'
- ^ "Tahkim Kurulu Kararı: Türkiye Ligi 1959'dan Önce Başladı. Prof.Dr. Vahdettin Engin..." YouTube (Online) (in Turkish). 23 July 2023. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
... Tahkim Kurulu 2002 yılında almış olduğu kararda Türkiye liglerinin bir 1959'da başlamadığını net bir şekilde şey yapmış Ortaya koymuş ...'
- ^ a b c "Turkish football club president arrested for punching referee on the field". Al Jazeera. 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d Fraser, Suzan (12 December 2023). "Turkish club president arrested and league games suspended after referee is punched at match". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Turkey referee punched: Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca arrested after attack". BBC Sport. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ "Turkish football leagues suspended after attack on referee". Hurriyet Daily News. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Faruk Koca, Ankaragücü başkanlığından istifa etti - Sözcü Gazetesi". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Turkish football referee discharged from hospital in wake of attack". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ a b "Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler leaves hospital after attack from Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca | Super Lig matches to resume on Tuesday". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
- ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]
- Video references
- ^ Mehmet Demirkol: Beşiktaş'ın 20 şampiyonluğu vardır. 15 falan değil! (YouTube video) (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ 1959 Öncesi Şampiyonluklar Sayılmalı Mı? Emre Bol ve Turgay Demir Yorumları (YouTube video) (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-04-07. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ '28 şampiyonluk' için resmi başvuru (YouTube video) (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
External links
edit- Official website (in Turkish)
- Turkey at FIFA site (archived 9 June 2007)