Football in Turkey

Football in Turkey
Football in Turkey
	Atatürk Olympic Stadium has capacity of 74,753 spectators.
Country	Turkey
Governing body	TFF
National team(s)	Turkey
First played	1898
National competitions
	Leagues; Men's:; Süper Lig; TFF First League; TFF Second League; TFF Third League; ; Women's: Women's Super League; Women's First League; Women's Second League; Women's Third League; ; Cups; Turkish Cup; Turkish Super Cup; ; ; ;
International competitions
	Club; Men's:; FIFA Club World Cup; UEFA Champions League; UEFA Europa League; UEFA Europa Conference League; UEFA Super Cup; ; Women's:; UEFA Women's Champions League; ; National team; Men's:; FIFA World Cup; UEFA European Championship; UEFA Nations League; ; Women's:; FIFA Women's World Cup; UEFA Women's Championship; UEFA Women's Nations League; ;

Football is the most popular sport in Turkey, followed by basketball, tracing its roots to the Ottoman Empire.^[1] The first matches were played in Ottoman Salonica in 1875. The sport was introduced by English residents.^[2] The Turkish football league system comprises five professional leagues, one of which is dedicated to female athletes.

^ Aslan Amani (2013-07-19). "Football in Turkey: A force for liberalisation and modernity?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2014-06-24.
^ "Before the national Turkish leagues". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

[1] Aslan Amani (2013-07-19). "Football in Turkey: A force for liberalisation and modernity?". openDemocracy. Retrieved 2014-06-24.

[beforetheleagues-2] "Before the national Turkish leagues". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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