Football in Turkey

Football in Turkey
Atatürk Olympic Stadium has a capacity of 74,753 spectators.
CountryTurkey
Governing bodyTFF
National team(s)Turkey
First played1898; 126 years ago (1898)
National competitions

International competitions
Rams Park is home stadium of club Galatasaray.

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.

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