1941 Turkish Football Championship

1941 Turkish Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryTurkey
Dates12 July – 15 July
Final positions
ChampionsGençlerbirliği
(1st Turkish title)
Runner-upBeşiktaş
← 1940
1942 →

The 1941 Turkish Football Championship was the eighth edition of the competition. It was held in July. Gençlerbirliği won their first national championship title by defeating Beşiktaş in the final.[1][2] For Gençlerbirliği it was the club's first title with one more to follow in 1946.

The championship was held in a new format again. The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) and 1940 Turkish football champions Eskişehir Demirspor qualified directly for the competition. Kayseri Sümerspor, Gölcük İdman Yurdu, and Trabzon İdman Gücü qualified by winning their respective regional qualification groups. All matches of the championship were played at 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara.

  1. ^ Yüce, Mehmet. İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952) (in Turkish). iletişim. pp. 388–389.
  2. ^ "Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 7 April 2018.