Turkish Women's Football Super League

The Women's Football Super League, also known as the Turkcell Women's Football Super League (Turkish: Turkcell Kadın Futbol Süper Ligi) for sponsorship reasons, is the top level women's football league of Turkey. In the 2023–24 season, 14 teams play a double round robin to decide a champion club, which qualifies for a spot in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Turkish Women's Football Super League
Organising bodyTurkish Football Federation (TFF)
Founded2021–22
CountryTurkey
ConfederationUEFA
Number of clubs14
Level on pyramid1
Relegation toWomen's 1. Lig
International cup(s)UEFA Champions League
Current championsGalatasaray (1st title)
(2023–24)
Most championshipsALG Spor
FOMGET
Galatasaray
(1 title each)
Top goalscorerYağmur Uraz
(56 goals)
WebsiteWebsite
Current: 2024–25

Formerly known as the First Women's Football League, the league was renamed to Turkcell Women's Super League (Turkish: Turkcell Kadın Süper Ligi) starting from the 2021–22 season, after a sponsorship agreement with the Turkish mobile phone operator Turkcell signed by the Turkish Football Federation on 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day.[1]

History

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The Turkish Football Federation established the Women's Super League from the 2021-2022 season in order to contribute to the development of women's football. In the 2021-2022 season, the league consisted of 24 teams.[2]

Clubs

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Location of teams in Turkey in the 2024–25 season of Turkish Women's Football Super League
Season 2024–25
Team Hometown Ground Capacity 2023–24 finish
ALG Gaziantep Batur Stadium 6th
Amed Diyarbakır Talaytepe Sports Facility 10th
Beşiktaş Istanbul İBB GOP Halit Kıvanç City Stadium 5,000 4th
Beylerbeyi Istanbul Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium 5,000 5th
Bornova Hitab İzmir Bornova District Stadium Runners-up (First League)
Çekmeköy BilgiDoğa Istanbul Ömerli District Stadium
Fatih Vatan Istanbul Bahçelievler İÖİ Stadium 12th
Fenerbahçe Istanbul Fenerbahçe Lefter Küçükandonyadis Stadium 200 3rd
FOMGET Ankara Batıkent Stadium Runners-up
Galatasaray Istanbul Florya Metin Oktay Facilities Champion
Hakkarigücü Hakkari Merzan City Football Field 8th
Kdz. Ereğli Bld. Zonguldak Beyçayir Football Field 9th
Trabzonspor Trabzon Mehmet Ali Yılmaz Stadium 3,000 11th
Ünye Kadın Ordu Ünye District Stadium Champion (First League)

Past winners

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Season[4] Champions Runners-up
2021–22 ALG Spor Fatih Karagümrük
2022–23 Ankara BB Fomget Fenerbahçe
2023–24 Galatasaray Ankara BB Fomget

Top goalscorers

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Season Player Club Goals Matches Goals per Match
2021–22   Kennya Cordner Fenerbahçe S.K. 34 25 1.36
2022–23   Yağmur Uraz Galatasaray S.K. 26 21 1.24
2023–24   Armisa Kuč Ankara BB Fomget 25 30 0.83
  Yağmur Uraz Fenerbahçe S.K. 25 30 0.83

UEFA ranking

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As of May 25, 2024[5]

Ranking Member association Coefficient
2023 2024 Mvmt 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 Total
35 33   +2   Women's Superleague 3.000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.000 8.000
33 34   –1   Women's Super League 2.000 1.000 1.500 1.500 1.500 7.500
34 35   –1   Women's A Division 0.000 1.000 2.000 2.000 2.000 7.000
Kadınlar Süper Ligi UEFA ranking by years
As of May 25, 2024[6]
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
1 1 1 1 1 1
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
  42   39   40   39   27   26   24   25   21   33
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
  30   30   32   33   34
  • ^Note 1 – Did not participate in European competitions that season.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "TFF ve Turkcell, 8 Mart Kadınlar Günü'nde yeni bir iş birliğine imza attı" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-2022 sezonu Kadın Futbol Ligleri Genel Esasları açıklandı" (in Turkish).
  3. ^ "KKadın Futbol Ligleri Arşiv" (in Turkish). Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Turkey – List of Women Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  5. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2024". Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  6. ^ "UEFA Country Ranking 2024". Retrieved 2024-10-20.
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