The Turkish Basketball Championship () 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
1946: Beykoz 1947: Galatasaray 1948: Galatasaray 1949: Galatasaray 1950: Galatasaray 1951: Harp Okulu 1952: Harp Okulu 1953: Galatasaray 1954 Modaspor 1955: Galatasaray & Modaspor 1956: Galatasaray 1957: Fenerbahçe 1958: Modaspor 1959: Fenerbahçe 1960: Galatasaray 1961: Darüşşafaka 1962: Darüşşafaka 1963: Galatasaray 1964: Galatasaray 1965: Fenerbahçe 1966: Galatasaray 1967: Altınordu
Performance by club ClubTitlesRunners-upWinning years Galatasaray 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1966 Fenerbahçe 1957, 1959, 1965 Modaspor 1954, 1955, 1958 Harp Okulu 1951, 1952 Darüşşafaka 1961, 1962 Beykoz 1946 Altınordu 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
Final ranking Pos. Club Pld Pts W D L PF PA PD 1. Galatasaray 5 9 4 0 1 302 222 +80 1. Modaspor 5 9 4 0 1 3. Fenerbahçe 5 9 4 0 1 251 159 +92 4. Ankaragücü 5 6 1 0 4 232 287 -55 5. Altınordu 5 6 1 0 4 6. 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
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
Turkish basketball clubs in European and worldwide competitions
See also Basketbol Süper Ligi Turkish Basketball Cup Turkish Basketball Presidential Cup List of Turkish basketball champions
Notes
References
Atabeyoğlu, Cem. 1453-1991 Türk Spor Tarihi Ansiklopedisi. page(557).(1991) An Grafik Basın Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ Milliyet Newspaper Archive April 26, 1955 Durupınar, Mehmet. Türk Basketbolunun 100 Yıllık Tarihi (2009).sf (48). Efes Pazarlama ve Dağıtım Ticaret A.Ş.