Ankara Football League

The Ankara Football League () was founded as a regional football league for Ankara based clubs in 1922. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the Ankara League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship. In 1937 the first national league in Turkish football was introduced. The top two placed teams of the Ankara League qualified for the National Division, which took place after the conclusion of the regional leagues each season. After the introduction of professionalism the name of the league became Ankara Professional Football League in the 1955Ã¢ÂÂ56 season.

Following the introduction of the professional nationwide league in 1959, the league lost its first level status. GenÃÂ§lerbirliÃÂi hold the record with ten championship titles.

Participated teams

The following teams participated in the league regularly for at least a few years:

GenÃÂ§lerbirliÃÂi
Ankara Demirspor
AnkaragÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼ (formerly Anadolu Turan San'atkÃÂ¢rangÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼ and ÃÂ°malÃÂ¢t-ÃÂ± Harbiye)
MuhafÃÂ±zgÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼
Harp Okulu (formerly Harbiye ÃÂ°dman Yurdu)
Ankara ÃÂ°dman Yurdu
ÃÂankaya
Hacettepe
KÃÂ±rÃÂ±kkalegÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼
KÃÂ±rÃÂ±kkale Birlikspor
Maskespor
UÃÂ§aksavar
GÃÂ¼neÃÂspor
Ankara Galatasaray
HavagÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼
HilÃÂ¢l
Yolspor
Maltepe
GÃÂ¼venÃÂ§spor

Champions

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<sup>1</sup> Due to a conflict among civilian and military clubs, there were two leagues played in the 1954Ã¢ÂÂ55 season, one for civilian and one for military clubs. Hacettepe and KaragÃÂ¼cÃÂ¼ won their respective groups. The official Ankara champions would have been decided in a championship play-off. However, the civilian side refused to play the championship final and there was no official champion declared.

Performance by club

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