1949 Turkish Football Championship
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Turkish Football Championship
| year = 1949
| other_titles =
| image =
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| caption =
| country = Turkey
| dates = 2 June – 5 June
| num_teams =
| winners = Ankaragücü
(1st Turkish title)
| second = Galatasaray
| matches =
| goals =
| attendance =
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| prev_season = 1947
| next_season = 1950
}}
The 1949 Turkish Football Championship was the 14th edition of the competition. It was held in June. Ankaragücü won their first and only national championship title by winning the Final Group in Ankara.{{cite book|last=Yüce|first=Mehmet|title=İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952)|issue=2|publisher=iletişim|pages=464–465|language=tr}}{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/TB.html|title=Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği|publisher=Erdinç Sivritepe|access-date=2 March 2018}}
The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) qualified directly for the Final Group. Eskişehir Demirspor qualified by winning the qualification play-off, which was contested by the winners of the regional qualification groups.
Qualification play-off
=First round=
{{football box
| date = 21 May 1949
| time =
| team1 = Eskişehir Demirspor
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = Adana Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Eskişehir
| referee =
}}
{{football box
| date = 22 May 1949
| time =
| team1 = Samsun Fenerspor
| score = 2 – 1
| report =
| team2 = Adana Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Eskişehir
| referee =
}}
=Play-off final=
{{football box
| date = 23 May 1949
| time =
| team1 = Eskişehir Demirspor
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = Samsun Fenerspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Eskişehir
| referee =
}}
Final group
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|res_col_header=Q
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|winpoints=3|drawpoints=2|losspoints=1
|team1=ANK|name_ANK=Ankaragücü
|team2=GAL|name_GAL=Galatasaray
|team3=ESK|name_ESK=Eskişehir Demirspor
|team4=İZM|name_İZM=İzmirspor
|win_ANK=3|draw_ANK=0|loss_ANK=0|gf_ANK=9|ga_ANK=4
|win_GAL=2|draw_GAL=0|loss_GAL=1|gf_GAL=6|ga_GAL=4
|win_ESK=1|draw_ESK=0|loss_ESK=2|gf_ESK=5|ga_ESK=4
|win_İZM=0|draw_İZM=0|loss_İZM=3|gf_İZM=1|ga_İZM=9
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{{football box
| date = 2 June 1949
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Eskişehir Demirspor
| score = 4 – 1
| report =
| team2 = İzmirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = 19 Mayıs Stadium
| location = Ankara
| referee = Faik Gökay
}}
{{football box
| date = 2 June 1949
| time = 18:30
| team1 = Ankaragücü
| score = 4 – 3
| report =
| team2 = Galatasaray
| goals1 = Fikret {{goal|45||85}}
Recep Adanır {{goal|80||89}}
| goals2 = Orhan Canpolat {{goal|16}}
Muhtar Tunçaltan {{goal|21||46}}
| stadium = 19 Mayıs Stadium
| location = Ankara
| referee = Ziya Ozan
}}
{{football box
| date = 4 June 1949
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Galatasaray
| score = 1 – 0
| report =
| team2 = Eskişehir Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = 19 Mayıs Stadium
| location = Ankara
| referee = Faik Gökay
}}
{{football box
| date = 4 June 1949
| time = 18:30
| team1 = Ankaragücü
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = İzmirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = 19 Mayıs Stadium
| location = Ankara
| referee = Ziya Ozan
}}
{{football box
| date = 5 June 1949
| time = 16:30
| team1 = Ankaragücü
| score = 2 – 1
| report =
| team2 = Eskişehir Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = 19 Mayıs Stadium
| location = Ankara
| referee = Ziya Ozan
}}
{{football box
| date = 5 June 1949
| time = 18:30
| team1 = Galatasaray
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = İzmirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = 19 Mayıs Stadium
| location = Ankara
| referee = Refik Güven
}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tur49.html RSSSF]
{{Top level Turkish football seasons}}
{{1948–49 in European football (UEFA)}}