1951 Turkish Football Championship
{{Infobox football tournament season
| title = Turkish Football Championship
| year = 1951
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| country = Turkey
| dates = 25 May – 27 May
| num_teams =
| winners = Beşiktaş
(5th Turkish title)
| second = Altay
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| prev_season = 1950
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}}
The 1951 Turkish Football Championship was the 16th and last edition of the competition. It was held in May. Beşiktaş won their fifth national championship title by winning the Final Group in Balıkesir.{{cite book|last=Yüce|first=Mehmet|title=İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952)|issue=2|publisher=iletişim|pages=479–480|language=tr}}{{cite web|url=https://www.angelfire.com/nj/sivritepe/5758/TB.html|title=Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği|publisher=Erdinç Sivritepe|access-date=13 February 2018}}
The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) qualified directly for the Final Group. Adana Demirspor qualified by winning the qualification play-off, which was contested by the winners of the regional qualification groups.
When Turkish football became officially professional on 24 September 1951, the competition continued under the name Turkish Amateur Football Championship, with only amateur teams participating. However, from that year on it was no longer the first tier football championship in Turkey.
Qualification play-off
=First round=
{{football box
| date = 17 May 1951
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Aydın Gençlik
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = Zonguldak Kömürspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bursa
| referee = Muzaffer Ertuğ
}}
{{football box
| date = 17 May 1951
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Malatya Sümerspor
| score = 1 – 2
| report =
| team2 = Adana Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bursa
| referee = Feridun Kılıç
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
| date = 18 May 1951
| time = 17:00
| team1 = Adana Demirspor
| score = 3 – 1
| report =
| team2 = Adapazarı Gençlik
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bursa
| referee = Feridun Kılıç
}}
{{football box
| date = 19 May 1951
| time = 17:30
| team1 = Aydın Gençlik
| score = 2 – 4
| report =
| team2 = Tavşanlı Linyitspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bursa
| referee = Muzaffer Ertuğ
}}
=Final=
{{football box
| date = 20 May 1951
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Adana Demirspor
| score = 2 – 0
| report =
| team2 = Tavşanlı Linyitspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Bursa
| referee = Muzaffer Ertuğ
}}
Final group
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|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=3|drawpoints=2|losspoints=1
|team1=BJK|name_BJK=Beşiktaş
|team2=ALT|name_ALT=Altay
|team3=ADA|name_ADA=Adana Demirspor
|team4=GEN|name_GEN=Gençlerbirliği
|win_BJK=3|draw_BJK=0|loss_BJK=0|gf_BJK=13|ga_BJK=3
|win_ALT=2|draw_ALT=0|loss_ALT=1|gf_ALT=8|ga_ALT=9
|win_ADA=0|draw_ADA=1|loss_ADA=2|gf_ADA=7|ga_ADA=12
|win_GEN=0|draw_GEN=1|loss_GEN=2|gf_GEN=2|ga_GEN=6
|update=complete|source=[https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tur51.html rsssf.com]
}}
{{football box
| date = 25 May 1951
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Beşiktaş
| score = 6 – 2
| report =
| team2 = Adana Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Balıkesir
| referee = Zülbahar Sağnak
}}
{{football box
| date = 25 May 1951
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Gençlerbirliği
| score = 1 – 2
| report =
| team2 = Altay
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Balıkesir
| referee = Sulhi Garan
}}
{{football box
| date = 26 May 1951
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Beşiktaş
| score = 4 – 1
| report =
| team2 = Altay
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Balıkesir
| referee = Zülbahar Sağnak
}}
{{football box
| date = 26 May 1951
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Gençlerbirliği
| score = 1 – 1
| report =
| team2 = Adana Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Balıkesir
| referee = Sulhi Garan
}}
{{football box
| date = 27 May 1951
| time = 16:00
| team1 = Beşiktaş
| score = 3 – 0
| report =
| team2 = Gençlerbirliği
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Balıkesir
| referee = Zülbahar Sağnak
}}
{{football box
| date = 27 May 1951
| time = 18:00
| team1 = Altay
| score = 5 – 4
| report =
| team2 = Adana Demirspor
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| stadium = Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium, Balıkesir
| referee = Sulhi Garan
}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablest/tur51.html RSSSF]
{{Top level Turkish football seasons}}
{{1950–51 in European football (UEFA)}}