Football in Turkey

Football in Turkey
Football in Turkey
	Atatürk Olympic Stadium has a capacity of 74,753 spectators.
Country	Turkey
Governing body	TFF
National team(s)	Turkey
First played	1898; 126 years ago
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 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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