2008–09 TFF Third League

The Spor Toto Türkiye Futbol Ligi 3 2008/ 09 was the eighth season of the fourth-highest in the Turkish league professional men's soccer. She was started on 4 September 2008 with the first game day and completed on 31 May 2009 with the final playoff encounters.

• 5.1 Group 1
• 5.2 Group 2
• 5.3 Group 3
• 5.4 Group 4
• 5.5 Group 5

• 7.1 Group 1
• 7.2 Group 2
• 7.3 Group 3
• 7.4 Group 4
• 7.5 Group 5

Competition mode

With the 2008/ 09 season, the fourth- highest division was fundamentally reformed. Instead of the previous ascended in a four-track league teams in the top three places in the table directly in the TFF First League 2, the league was held in three stages this season. In the first stage, the league was played in a qualifying round ( Turkish Kademe Grupları ) in five groups of ten or eleven teams with home and away matches. After the end of Stage 1, the first two teams were from all groups in a common group, the promotion round ( Turkish Yükselme Grubu ), recorded, and played here for promotion to the third- highest division. The remaining teams in the five groups of the qualifying round played in an unchanged group constellation now in a relegation round ( Turkish Duesme Grupları ) to the descent into the regional amateur leagues. Both the promotion round and the relegation round presented here represent the second stage and were played with return game. The teams on the first two courses in the promotion round went directly into the TFF Lig 2 and the last two teams on the standings of all groups increased in the relegation round the regional amateur leagues, from. While the points were not taken from the qualifying round in the promotion round, they were counted unchanged in the relegation round. In order to increase the attractiveness of the League and to prevent many teams very early secured the league and then aimlessly played in front of empty stands, it was decided that in addition to the existing constellation yet a third stage in the form of a play-off to play. In these play-offs of the third and final climber should be determined. The teams ranked three to eight the promotion round and the teams on the first two places in the table of Abstiegsgrupppen should play the last climber in the knockout system. The play-offs were held at the end of the group stage in a neutral city for all eight teams.

Composition of participants

At the beginning of the season were to the remaining from the previous season, 34 teams, the ten losers from the second TFF Lig Inegölspor, Fatih Karagümrük SK, Izmirspor, Usakspor, Küçükköyspor, Tepecik Belediyespor, ARAKLISPOR, Erzincanspor, Kahramanmarasspor, Hatayspor the six newcomers Menemen Belediyespor, Bandirmaspor, Pursaklarspor, Keçiören Belediyespor, Düzcespor, Bağlar Vuralspor added. The newcomers were taken from the then regional amateur leagues as a master and allowed to participate in the third TFF Lig.

Course of the season

League phase

Göztepe Izmir, Tepecik Belediyespor, Tavşanlı Belediye TKI Linyitspor Kahramanmarasspor and finished the season in the top four places in the promotion round, an increase directly into the second TFF Lig.

As relegated stood at end of season Orhangazi Gençlerbirliği, Fatih Karagümrük SK (group 1 the relegation round ), Aydinspor, Mustafakemalpaşaspor (group 2 the relegation round ), Aksarayspor, Usakspor (group 3 the relegation round ), Erzincanspor, DÇ Divriğispor (group 4 the relegation round ) and Bağlar Vuralspor, Kilis Belediyespor (Group 5 of the relegation round ) fixed.

Playoff phase

With the achievement of the first table space, the descent rounds qualified Yalovaspor (group 1), Balikesirspor (Group 2), Inegölspor (group 3), Kastamonuspor (group 4) and Batman Belediyespor (group 4 ) and as a 5th to 7th place finisher Ankara demirspor, Hatayspor and Pursaklarspor to participate in the playoffs. In the playoff phase, these eight teams should determine in two separate playoff tracks, each with two stages, the last two riders. The games of a track as neutral places for all teams in Zonguldak and that of the other track in Ankara were played. By lottery met in the semi-finals of the 1st playoff branch Ankara Demirspor on Hatayspor and Yalovaspor on Kastamonuspor. In the semi-finals of the second playoff branch Balikesirspor met Pursaklarspor and Batman Belediyespor on Inegölspor.

All playoff games were played between 29 May and 31 May 2009 at Karaelmas Kemal Koksal Stadium ( Zonguldak ) or in Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium - (Ankara ). In the first playoff branch consists Hatay prevailed on penalties Ankara Demirspor, while in the other semi-final Yalovaspor with a 2-1 victory over Kastamonuspor reached the playoff finals. In the second playoff branch reached the semi-finals Pursaklarspor by a 2-1 win over Balikesirspor the final, while Inegölspor by a 2-1 victory prevailed against Batman Belediyespor.

In the first final, Yalovaspor continued with a 2-1 victory against by Hatayspor and rose to the second TFF Lig. 2nd final decision Pursaklarspor 0-1 over Inegölspor for themselves and rose to the second Lig.

Special events

• After the Turkish giants Göztepe Izmir in the fourth division season was highly indebted relegated to the Amateur League 2006/ 07, the patron Imam Altinbas bought in the summer of 2008, the fourth division Aliağa Belediyespor on and changed the club name to ' Göztepe A.Ş. ( in the media from now on as Göztepe Izmir out ) to and took over the club logo and club name Göztepe Izmir. The original Göztepe handed over his competition rights, then off to Aliağa Belediyespor. In this way the club was renovated Göztepe financially.
• The association of the province Bursa Nilüfer Belediyespor changed his name before the season starts to Bursa Nilüferspor. In addition, the foundation year was changed to 2008, although the founding year of Nilüfer Belediyespor was 1999.
• Counter Ceyhanspor and its Board of Directors headed by the Turkish Football Federation on suspicion of match-fixing, an investigation proceedings. The club was accused of having made ​​a game arrangement in the meetings of the preseason on 4 May 2008 compared Mersin BB FK. As a result, the association Ceyhanspor was the summer of 2009 relegated and imposed several penalties against the club officials.

Qualifying round

Group 1

Group 2

• ° Aydinspor were deducted three points at end of season.

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

• ° Based on a solid match-fixing had asked Ceyhanspor the summer of 2009 relegated.

Promotion round

Relegation round

Group 1

Group 2

• ° Aydinspor were deducted three points at end of season.

Group 3

Group 4

Group 5

• ° Based on a solid match-fixing had asked Ceyhanspor the summer of 2009 relegated.