Turkish Basketball Championship
{{Short description|Top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey}}
{{about|the top division of the Turkish basketball league system from 1946 to 1967|the current top division|Basketbol Süper Ligi}}
{{Infobox sports league
| title = Turkish Basketball Championship
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| sport = Basketball
| founded = 1946
| folded = 1967
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| country = {{flagicon|TUR}} Turkey
| champion = Altınordu
(1st title)
| most_champs = Galatasaray
(11 titles)
| website = {{URL|http://www.tbf.org.tr/|tbf.org.tr}}
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The Turkish Basketball Championship ({{langx|tr|Türkiye Basketbol Şampiyonası}}) was a top-level basketball championship competition in Turkey, that was run by the Turkish Basketball Federation, from 1946 to 1967. In the 1966–67 season, the competition was replaced by the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
Title holders
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- 1946: Beykoz
- 1947: Galatasaray
- 1948: Galatasaray
- 1949: Galatasaray
- 1950: Galatasaray
- 1951: Harp Okulu
- 1952: Harp Okulu
- 1953: Galatasaray
- 1954 Modaspor
- 1955: Galatasaray & Modaspor{{refn|group=|see the "1955 two domestic champions" section}}
- 1956: Galatasaray
- 1957: Fenerbahçe
- 1958: Modaspor
- 1959: Fenerbahçe
- 1960: Galatasaray
- 1961: Darüşşafaka
- 1962: Darüşşafaka
- 1963: Galatasaray
- 1964: Galatasaray
- 1965: Fenerbahçe
- 1966: Galatasaray
- 1967: Altınordu
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Performance by club
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| style="width:15%;"|Club
! style="width:10%;"|Titles ! style="width:10%;"|Runners-up ! style="width:75%;"|Winning years |
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| Galatasaray
| {{center|11}} | {{center|4}} | 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966 |
| Fenerbahçe
| {{center|3}} | {{center|6}} | 1957, 1959, 1965 |
| Modaspor
| {{center|3}} | {{center|1}} | 1954, 1955, 1958 |
| Harp Okulu
| {{center|2}} | {{center|2}} | 1951, 1952 |
| Darüşşafaka
| {{center|2}} | {{center|1}} | 1961, 1962 |
| Beykoz
| {{center|1}} | {{center|–}} | 1946 |
| Altınordu
| {{center|1}} | {{center|–}} | 1967 |
1955 two domestic champions
On April 25, 1955, the last game of the championship was Fenerbahçe against Galatasaray at Spor Sergi Sarayı. Galatasaray and Modaspor were in the championship race until the last game and they had the same number of points. Therefore, the last game was very important for both Galatasaray and Modaspor since the champion would be determined by total point difference. In the game against Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe officials withdrew their team from the match with just 44 seconds left to the end of the match due to Fenerbahçe being behind by 13 points, with no chance of turning the game. Thus the match could not be concluded. Nevertheless, the Federation of Sports declared that such behavior of the Fenerbahçe officials would not be acceptable and there were two domestic champions, Galatasaray and Modaspor, in that year. The trophy was split into two pieces and both clubs could keep these in their museums.Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(259).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ{{cite web|title=Fenerbahçe, 1955'te 40 saniye kala sahadan çekilmiş|url=http://spor.bugun.com.tr/fenerbahce-40-saniye-kala-sahadan-cekilmis-haberi/1149495|publisher=Bugün Newspaper|access-date=18 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140620231535/http://spor.bugun.com.tr/fenerbahce-40-saniye-kala-sahadan-cekilmis-haberi/1149495|archive-date=20 June 2014}}{{cite web|title=Fenerbahçe, 1955'te 40 saniye kala sahadan çekilmiş|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/fenerbahce-1955-te-40-saniye-kala-galatasaray-fenerbahce-1898938-skorerhaber/|publisher=Milliyet Newspaper|access-date=19 June 2014}}
Final ranking
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!width=15|Pos. !!width=220|Club !!width=20|Pld !!width=20|Pts !!width=20|W !!width=20|D !!width=20|L !!width=20|PF !!width=20|PA !!width=20|PD | ||||||||
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| 1. | align=left|Galatasaray
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 302 | 222 | +80 |
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| 1. | align=left|Modaspor
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 3. | align=left|Fenerbahçe
| 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 251 | 159 | +92 |
| 4. | align=left|Ankaragücü
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 232 | 287 | -55 |
| 5. | align=left|Altınordu
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 6. | align=left|Harp Okulu
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 226 | 330 | -104 |
Pos.=Position, Pld=Matches played, W=Matches won, D=Draws, L=Matches lost, PF=Points for, PA=Points against, PD=Points difference
Participants
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- 20 seasons: Galatasaray
- 18 seasons: Altınordu
- 13 seasons: Fenerbahçe
- 9 seasons: Harp Okulu, Mülkiye
- 8 seasons: Modaspor
- 6 seasons: TED Ankara Kolejliler
- 5 seasons: İTÜ, MKE Ankaragücü
- 3 seasons: Beyoğluspor, Darüşşafaka
- 2 seasons: Deniz Harp Okulu, Karşıyaka, Stadyum Ankara
- 1 season: Ankara DSİ, Beykozspor, Eskişehir Havagücü, Gençlerbirliği, İzmir Karması, Kurtuluş, Vefaspor, Yüksek Ekonomi ve Ticaret Okulu İzmir
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Turkish basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions
{{Main|Turkish basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions}}
See also
Notes
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References
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- Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(557).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ
- [http://gazetearsivi.milliyet.com.tr/ Milliyet Newspaper Archive April 26, 1955]
- Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi (2009).sf (48). Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş. {{ISBN|978-975-00995-1-9}}
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{{Turkish Basketball League clubs}}
{{Basketball in Turkey}}
{{Men's professional basketball leagues}}
Category:1946 establishments in Turkey