The İzmir Football League () was founded as a regional football league for İzmir based clubs in 1924. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the İzmir League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship. In 1937 the first national league in Turkish football was introduced. The top two placed teams of the İzmir League qualified for the National Division, which took place after the conclusion of the regional leagues each season. The name of the league was changed later and became İzmir Professional Football League in the 1955–56 season, when professional football was introduced.
The league continued to be played after 1959, though it was no longer a first level competition since the professional nationwide league was introduced in 1959. Altay are the most successful club in league history, having won a record 14 championship titles.
Participated teams The following teams participated in the league regularly for at least a few years: Altay Karşıyaka Altınordu İzmirspor (founded by Sakarya and Altın Ay) Göztepe İzmir Demirspor Kayagücü Menemen İdman Ocağı (later to become Menemenspor) Bayraklı Egespor (formerly Şarkspor) Bucaspor Bornova Yün Pamuk Mensucat Kültürspor Ülküspor Üçokspor (temporary merger between Altay, Altınordu, and Bucaspor) Doğanspor (temporary merger between Göztepe, İzmirspor, and Egespor)
Champions SeasonChampions1923–24 Altay1924–25 Altay1925–26 Karşıyaka1926–27 Altınordu1927–28 Altay1928–29 Altay1929–30 Sakarya1930–31 Altay1931–32 Altınordu1932–33 İzmirspor1933–34 Altay1934–35 Altınordu1935–36 Altınordu1936–37 Altay1937–38 Üçok11938–39 Doğanspor21939–40 Altınordu1940–41 Altay1941–42 Göztepe1942–43 Göztepe1943–44 Göztepe1944–45 Altınordu1945–46 Altay1946–47 Kayagücü1947–48 Altay1948–49 İzmirspor1949–50 Göztepe1950–51 Altay1951–52 Karşıyaka1952–53 Göztepe1953–54 Altay1954–55 İzmirspor1955–56 İzmirspor1956–57 Altay1957–58 Altay1958–59 Karşıyaka Source:
1 Alliance between Altay, Altınordu, and Yüce. 2 Alliance between Göztepe, İzmirspor, and Egespor.
Performance by club ClubTitles Altay14 Altınordu6 Göztepe5 İzmirspor15 Karşıyaka3 Doğanspor1 Kayagücü1 Üçok1
1 Includes Sakarya
External links İzmir League final tables
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