The 1937 Millî Küme (National League) was the first season of the competition and
the first time clubs across the country played against each other on a double
round-robin basis. The top ranked clubs of the İstanbul, Ankara, and İzmir
regional leagues were included in the league. It was held from 21 March to 11
July 1937. All matches in İstanbul were played at Taksim Stadium, the matches
in Ankara at 19 Mayıs Stadium, while the matches in İzmir were played at Alsancak
Stadium.
The Turkish Football Championship was not held from 1936 to 1939. It was resumed
again in 1940, existing alongside the National League from then on.
Qualified clubs (in order of their final positions in the respective regional leagues)
1936/37 İstanbul League: Fenerbahçe, Güneş, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş
1936/37 Ankara League: Ankaragücü, Gençlerbirliği
1936/37 İzmir League: Doğanspor, Üçok [*]
[*] The İzmir clubs merged in order to be more competitive. Doğanspor consisted of
Göztepe, İzmirspor, and Yün Pamuk Mensucat while Üçok consisted of Altay,
Altınordu, and Buca.
Final Table
Pos Club G W D L GF:GA P
1 Fenerbahçe 14 10 2 2 34:16 36
2 Galatasaray 14 8 4 2 39:24 34
3 Beşiktaş 14 5 5 4 22:19 29
4 Güneş 14 5 4 5 33:27 28
5 Gençlerbirliği 14 5 2 7 25:28 26
6 Ankaragücü 14 5 2 7 30:34 26
7 Doğanspor 14 4 2 8 28:48 24
8 Üçok 14 2 3 9 26:41 21
FB GS BJK GÜN GB AG DS ÜÇ
Fenerbahçe --- 2-1 1-0 4-2 2-1 2-0 6-0 1-0
Galatasaray 0-0 --- 2-2 2-2 2-0 2-4 5-0 7-3
Beşiktaş 2-1 1-3 --- 1-1 2-2 3-1 2-2 4-1
Güneş 1-3 1-1 1-2 --- 3-3 1-2 3-1 3-1
Gençlerbirliği 1-2 2-3 2-1 0-2 --- 4-2 6-1 2-1
Ankaragücü 1-4 3-4 0-1 1-6 4-0 --- 5-1 2-2
Doğanspor 4-3 2-3 1-1 5-3 2-0 2-3 --- 4-2
Üçok 3-3 2-4 1-0 1-4 1-2 2-2 6-3 ---
1935.
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