KTFF Süper Lig
This article is about the league in Northern Cyprus. For the league in Turkey, see
Süper Lig .
Football league
The KTFF Süper Lig (English: CTFA Super League), officially the AKSA Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as the Birinci Lig (literally First League ), is the top football league in Northern Cyprus . The league was founded in 1955 and is currently contested by 16 teams.
At the end of the season, the bottom two clubs are relegated to the KTFF 1. Lig , and the next four from the bottom play play-out matches to determine the third team to be relegated.
History
The Birinci Lig was founded by six clubs in 1955.[ 1] The founding members were:
Çetinkaya are the most successful team with 14 championship titles.
Current teams (2023–24)
Champions
Source:[ 3]
Since the foundation of the First League (Birinci Lig ) in 1955, nine different clubs have won the championship. Çetinkaya has the most championship titles, 14. Mağusa Türk Gücü is not far behind with their 13 titles.
Club
Titles
Years won
Çetinkaya
14
1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
Mağusa Türk Gücü
13
1968–69, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Gönyeli
9
1971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09
Yenicami Ağdelen
9
1970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
Doğan Türk Birliği
7
1955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2009–10
Baf Ülkü Yurdu
4
1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Küçük Kaymaklı
4
1962–63, 1984–85, 1985–86, 2010–11
Akıncılar
1
1995–96
Binatlı Yılmaz
1
2002–03
Source:[ 3]
League participation
As of 2023, 39 clubs have participated in 63 seasons.
Note: The tallies below include up to the 2023–24 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.
62 seasons: Çetinkaya
57 seasons: Mağusa Türk Gücü
55 seasons: Doğan Türk Birliği , Türk Ocağı Limasol
54 seasons: Küçük Kaymaklı , Yenicami Ağdelen
49 seasons: Gençlik Gücü
46 seasons: Gönyeli
39 seasons: Baf Ülkü Yurdu , Gençler Birliği
34 seasons: Lefke
30 seasons: Binatlı Yılmaz
25 seasons: Yalova
20 seasons: Dumlupınar
16 seasons: Cihangir
14 seasons: Yeniboğaziçi Doğan
11 seasons: Alsancak Yeşilova , Girne Halk Evi , Lapta Türk Birliği
10 seasons: Akıncılar , Bostancı Bağcıl
0 8 seasons: Düzkaya , Hamitköy
0 7 seasons: Mormenekşe Gençler Birliği
0 6 seasons: Esentepe , Göçmenköy İdman Yurdu , Tatlısu Halk Odası
0 5 seasons: Ozanköy
0 3 seasons: Beyarmudu Türk Çiftçiler Birliği , Değirmenlik , Mesarya , Serdarlı Gençler Birliği , Türkmenköy Aydın
0 2 seasons: Vadili Türk Çiftçiler Birliği
0 1 season: Çanakkale , Gaziveren , Karşıyaka Anamur , Ortaköy , Pile
Top goalscorers
Season
Player
Team
Goals
1958-59
Sevin Ebeoğlu
Dogan Türk Birligi
16
1960-61
Sevin Ebeoğlu
Dogan Türk Birligi
17
1961-72
Erdoğan Şeniz
Çetinkaya
18
Erdem Sururi
Yenicami
1962-63
Hüseyin Galliga
Mağusa Türk Gücü
19
1971-72
Özdemir Özdoğlu
L Gençler Birligi
16
1972-73
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
26
1973-74
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
16
1975-76
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
34
1976-77
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
22
1977-78
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
31
1978-79
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
20
1979-80
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
25
1980-81
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
18
1981-82
Levent Ruso
K Kaymaklı
20
1982-83
Sertaç Karayel
Dogan Türk Birligi
17
1983-84
Erbay Gönelli
Gönyeli
14
1984-85
Tahir Musalar
L Gençler Birligi
17
1985-86
Ahmet Soğukpınar
Binatlı
18
1986-87
Erbay Gönelli
Gunçlur Gücü
15
1987-88
Sertaç Karayel
Yalova
19
1988-89
Özer Kaya
Dogan Gençler Birligi
19
1989-90
Turan Altay
Baf Ülkü Yurdu
16
1990-91
Özer Kaya
Dogan Gençler Birligi
16
1991-92
Sertaç Karayel
Binatlı
19
1992-93
Turan Altay
Baf Ülkü Yurdu
20
1993-94
Ahmet Soğukpınar
Binatlı
15
1994-95
Necati Tilki
Gönyeli
17
1995-96
Özer Kaya
K Kaymaklı
28
1996-97
Necati Tilki
Çetinkaya
19
1997-98
Necati Tilki
Çetinkaya
30
1998-99
Mehmet Abbasoğlu
Akincilar
25
1999-00
Erman Efe
Dumlupınar
27
2000-01
Kadri Alagöz
Gönyeli
26
2001-02
Ali Osumanua
Gönyeli
36
2002-03
Jacques Mbuyamba Mukendi
Çetinkaya
29
2003-04
Jacques Mbuyamba Mukendi
Çetinkaya
33
2004-05
Yasin Kansu
Çetinkaya
26
2005-06
Ertaç Taşkıran
Türk Ocaği Limasol
36
2006-07
Yasin Kansu
Çetinkaya
28
Ertaç Taşkıran
Türk Ocaği Limasol
2007-08
Jacques Mbuyamba Mukendi
Gönyeli
28
2008-09
Ertaç Taşkıran
Gönyeli
10
2009-10
Yasin Kansu
K Kaymaklı
49
2010-11
Ertaç Taşkıran
B Bağcıl
34
2011-12
Geofrey Massa
Yenicami
29
2012-13
Esin Sonay
Çetinkaya
26
2013-14
Esin Sonay
Küçük Kaymaklı
28
2014-15
Kasim Tağman
Lefke
28
2015-16
Halil Turan
Yenicami
26
2016-17
John Okoye Ebuka
Yenicami
41
2017-18
Ügur Naci
Küçük Kaymaklı
36
2018-19
John Okoye Ebuka
Yenicami
33
2019-20
John Okoye Ebuka
Yenicami
39
2021-22
Remzi Betmezoğlu
Göçmenköy
25
2022-23
Muhittin Tümbül
Cihangir
24
2023-24
Jude Dinnopeter
Mağusa Türk Gücü
24
Most times goalscorer
Most goals scored by a player in a single season
All-time goalscorers
Rank
Country
Player
Goals
Years
1
Erbay Gönelli
221
1972-1987
2
John Okoye Ebuka
146
2016-2020
Multiple hat-tricks
Rank
Country
Player
Hat-tricks
1
John Okoye Ebuka
15
2
Halil Turan
10
3
Peter Ebimobowei
6
Burak Koçar
5
Geofrey Massa
3
Şenol Şöför
Muhittin Tümbül
8
Sampson Agoha
2
Prince Boateng
Souleymane Doukara
Evanonya Kossi Abetu
12
Quentin Debouto
1
Toykan Hacet
Dinnopeter Jude
Hascan Kirmaz
Charlton Mashumba
Samuel Mbah
Billy Michael
Badara Naby Sylla
John Okoli
Mickaël Poté
Arif Uysal
Fikret Yağcioğlu
See also
References
External links
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