The 2020–21 Turkcell Women's Football League is the 25th season of Turkey's premier women's footballleague. The league, formerly called the Turkish Women's First Football League (), was renamed to Turkscell Women's Football League after a sponsorship agreement was signed on 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day, between the Turkish Football Federation and the mobile phone operator Turkcell. The 2020–21 season was dedicated to healthcare Workers and was officially named().
Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, the regular season, which is used to start in the Fall and to conclude in the next year's Spring, was postponed to Spring with changed competition format. The 2020–21 season starts on 17 April and ends on 5 May. The number of participating teams increased to 16, including all the 12 teams from the 2019-20 First League season and additional 4 top teams promoted from the 2019-20 Second League season. The 16 teams are divided in four groups of four teams. Each of the four promoted Second-League teams are assigned to one group. Each team in a group plays three matches in total. The first two top teams of each group are qualified for quarterfinals in a single-elimination tournament. The team winning the final match will represent Turkey at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League .
Teams Team changes Relegated from2019–20 First League Promoted from2019–20 Second LeagueNone1207 Antalya SporDudullu Sporİlkadım BelediyesiKayseri Gençler Birliği
+ Season 2019–20Team Hometown Ground Capacity 2019–20 finish 1207 Antalya Spor Antalya Zeytinköy Stadium's Field #2. 3rd (Second League) Adana İdmanyurduspor Adana Gençlik Stadium 2,000 11th ALG Spor Gaziantep Batur Stadium 1st Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Diyarbakır Talaytepe Sports Facility 10th Ataşehir Belediyespor Istanbul Yeni Sahra Stadium 700 4th Beşiktaş J.K. Istanbul İsmet İnönü Stadium 800 2nd Dudullu Spor Istanbul Dudullu Stadium 2nd (Second League) Fatih Vatan Spor Istanbul Fatih Mimar Sinan Stadium 800 5th Fomget Gençlik ve Spor Ankara Batıkent Stadium 12th Hakkarigücü Spor Hakkari Merzan City Football Field 6th İlkadım Belediyesi Samsun İlkadım Derebahçe Stadıum 1st (Second League) Kdz. Ereğlispor Karadeniz Ereğli Beyçayir Football Field 7th Kayseri Gençler Birliği Kayseri Argıncık Stadium, Field No. 2 6th (Second League) Kireçburnu Spor Istanbul Çayırbaşı Stadium 5,000 8th Kocaeli Bayan FK İzmit Mehmet Ali Kağıtçı Stadium 9th Konak Belediyespor İzmir Atatürk Stadyum 1 no'lu Yan Saha 3rd
Qualifying stage All matches of the four groups are played at the Emirhan Sport Complex in Manavgat district of Antalya Province between 17 and 24 April 2021.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Honours The Turkish Football Federation awarded following sportspeople for the league season following the final match. Top goalscorer: Zelal Baturay of Fatih Vatan Spor (7 goals), Best goalkeeper: Fatma Şahin of Beşiktaş J.K., Most valuable player: Cansu Nur Kaya of Fatih Vatan Spor, Best manager: Efe Mehmet Aydın of Fatih Vatan Spor.
Additionally, the referees of the final matches, Melis Özçiğdem, Deybet Gök, Betül Nur Yılmaz, Cansu Tiryaki and Özlem Yapaklar as well as the organizers Dr. Esin Nur Taşdemir and Dr. İsmail Başöz were honored with a plaque.
Top goalscorers .
Rank Player Team 1 Zelal Baturay Fatih Vatan Spor 7 6 1.172 Bassira Touré ALG Spor 6 5 1.203 Elanur Laçin Kireçburnu Spor 4 31.33 Ebru Topçu ALG Spor 4 6 0.67
Hat-tricks and more Player Scored For Against Result Date Elanur Laçin 3 Kireçburnu Spor Dudullu Spor 3-2 21 April 2021 Bassira Touré 4 ALG Spor Kireçburnu Spor 7-0 24 April 2021
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