1959 Milli Lig
The Milli Lig in 1959 was the first season of the highest Turkish league for football the men. It started on 21 February 1959, the first game day and ended with the return leg of the championship final between Fenerbahce Galatasaray Istanbul on 14 June 1959.
The League was then divided into two groups ( red and white ), each with eight teams. The teams on the first place in the table of both groups qualified for the final. In the final, there was a return game.
In the final rivals Fenerbahce and Galatasaray clashed. Galatasaray won the first leg 1-0 but lost the return leg 0-4 against Fenerbahçe. This Fenerbahce was the first official Turkish soccer champions. Descended is then no team.
- 3.1 first leg
- 3.2 second leg
- 5.1 coaching change during the season
Final Table
Red group
White group
Cross Table
The cross table presents the results of all the games of the regular season represents the home team is listed in the left column, the visiting team on the top line.
Final
First leg
Return
With a total score of 4-1 Fenerbahce became the first Turkish football champions and qualified for the European Cup of Champions 1959/60.
Scorer
Metin Oktay Galatasaray became the first official scorer in the Turkish professional football with 11 goals.
Coach
Coaching change during the season
- Balazist ( Karşıyaka SK ) Cause: Unknown. Left the club after the 5th Round
- Halil Özyazıcı ( Karagümrük SK ) Cause: Unknown. Left the club after 11 Round
The champion team of Fenerbahce
- Goalkeeper: Özcan Arkoç, Şükrü Ersoy
- Defense: Basri Dirimlili, Avni Kalkavan, Akgun Kaçmaz, Naci Erdem, Nedim Günar
- Midfielders: Hüseyin Yazıcı, Osman Göktan, Şeref Has Necdet Çoruh, Seracettin Kirklar
- Attack: Lefter Küçükandonyadis Mustafa Güven, Yüksel Gündüz, Ergun Öztuna, Niyazi Tamakan, Can Bartu
- Coach: Ignatius Molnár (Hungary 1957 Hungary)