In 1959 a nationwide league (now called Süper Lig) was introduced by the Turkish Football Federation. It was played under the name Millî Lig (National League) from 21 February to 14 June 1959. The first eight clubs of the 1958/59 İstanbul League and the first four clubs of the 1958/59 Ankara and İzmir Leagues qualified for the league, which was played in two groups on a double round-robin basis. The winners of the two groups competed for the championship title in a two-legged final. Fenerbahçe won the final 4-1 on aggregate and became champions of the first national league season. No clubs were promoted or relegated. The regional leagues got second level status after that year.
Final Table:
1.Galatasaray İstanbul 14 7 6 1 18- 7 20 [qualified for Championship Final]
2.Vefa İstanbul 14 7 6 1 21-10 20
3.Ankara Demirspor 14 4 8 2 12-11 16
4.Göztepe İzmir 14 5 5 4 23-21 15
5.Karagümrük İstanbul 14 4 4 6 17-17 12
6.Karşıyaka İzmir 14 2 6 6 13-21 10
7.Gençlerbirliği Ankara 14 1 8 5 10-18 10
8.Adalet İstanbul 14 1 7 6 12-21 9
Final Table:
1.Fenerbahçe İstanbul 14 12 2 0 29- 7 26 [qualified for Championship Final]
2.Beşiktaş İstanbul 14 8 2 4 22-16 18
3.Altay İzmir 14 5 5 4 18-16 15
4.İzmirspor 14 4 5 5 11-12 13
5.Ankaragücü 14 5 3 6 16-19 13
6.Hacettepe Ankara 14 5 1 8 14-20 11
7.Beykoz İstanbul 14 3 4 7 17-21 10
8.İstanbulspor 14 1 4 9 6-22 6
Round 1
[Feb 21]
Gençlerbirliği 1-1 Adalet
İstanbulspor 0-2 Hacettepe
İzmirspor 2-1 Beykoz
Ankara Demirspor 0-2 Galatasaray
Fenerbahçe 3-1 Ankaragücü
Altay 1-2 Beşiktaş
[Feb 22]
Altay 2-2 Beykoz
Ankara Demirspor 2-0 Adalet
İstanbulspor 1-1 Ankaragücü
Fenerbahçe 2-1 Hacettepe
Gençlerbirliği 0-0 Galatasaray
İzmirspor 1-1 Beşiktaş
Round 2
[Feb 25]
Vefa 1-0 Karagümrük
Beykoz 1-0 Beşiktaş
[Feb 28]
Adalet 0-0 Göztepe
İzmirspor 2-0 İstanbulspor
Altay 0-1 Fenerbahçe
Galatasaray 1-1 Karşıyaka
[Mar 1]
Adalet 0-0 Karşıyaka
Altay 2-0 İstanbulspor
Galatasaray 0-0 Göztepe
İzmirspor 0-0 Fenerbahçe
[Mar 21]
Ankara Demirspor 0-0 Gençlerbirliği
Round 3
[Mar 7]
Gençlerbirliği 0-3 Vefa
Beykoz 3-1 Ankaragücü
Ankara Demirspor 0-0 Karagümrük
Beşiktaş 3-2 Hacettepe
[Mar 8]
Ankara Demirspor 1-1 Vefa
Beykoz 0-1 Hacettepe
Göztepe 3-2 Karşıyaka
Gençlerbirliği 0-1 Karagümrük
Altay 1-1 İzmirspor
Beşiktaş 0-0 Ankaragücü
Round 4
[Mar 11]
İstanbulspor 2-0 Beykoz
Vefa 0-0 Galatasaray
[Mar 14]
Altay 1-0 Hacettepe
Gençlerbirliği 2-2 Göztepe
Ankara Demirspor 1-0 Karşıyaka
Beşiktaş 2-1 İstanbulspor
[Mar 15]
Galatasaray 2-1 Adalet
İzmirspor 1-0 Hacettepe
Gençlerbirliği 1-1 Karşıyaka
Fenerbahçe 2-1 Beykoz
Altay 1-0 Ankaragücü
Ankara Demirspor 1-1 Göztepe
[Mar 17]
İzmirspor 1-0 Ankaragücü
Round 5
[Mar 18]
Adalet 1-1 Karagümrük
Fenerbahçe 1-0 Beşiktaş
[Mar 21]
Beykoz 2-1 İzmirspor
Göztepe 0-1 Vefa
İstanbulspor 0-1 Altay
Karşıyaka 0-1 Galatasaray
[Mar 22]
Hacettepe 1-3 Ankaragücü
Beykoz 2-2 Altay
Karşıyaka 2-0 Vefa
Göztepe 0-5 Galatasaray
İstanbulspor 0-0 İzmirspor
Round 6
[Mar 25]
Vefa 2-2 Adalet
Galatasaray 1-0 Karagümrük
[Mar 28]
Beşiktaş 2-0 İzmirspor
Ankaragücü 2-2 Beykoz
Fenerbahçe 1-1 Altay
Hacettepe 1-1 İstanbulspor
[Mar 29]
Beşiktaş 1-3 Altay
Hacettepe 2-1 Beykoz
Fenerbahçe 1-0 İzmirspor
Ankaragücü 1-0 İstanbulspor
Round 7
[Apr 8]
Beşiktaş 3-2 Beykoz
Fenerbahçe 3-0 İstanbulspor
[Apr 11]
Göztepe 2-3 Adalet
Ankaragücü 1-0 İzmirspor
Vefa 3-0 Gençlerbirliği
Galatasaray 1-2 Ankara Demirspor
Karşıyaka 0-3 Karagümrük
Hacettepe 2-0 Altay
[Apr 12]
Karşıyaka 3-1 Adalet
Ankaragücü 2-1 Altay
Vefa 0-0 Ankara Demirspor
Galatasaray 0-0 Gençlerbirliği
Göztepe 3-0 Karagümrük
Hacettepe 1-0 İzmirspor
Round 8
[Apr 18]
Adalet 2-3 Gençlerbirliği
Ankaragücü 1-3 Beşiktaş
Karagümrük 1-2 Ankara Demirspor
Hacettepe 1-4 Fenerbahçe
[Apr 19]
Adalet 0-0 Ankara Demirspor
İzmirspor 2-2 Altay
Hacettepe 0-3 Beşiktaş
Karagümrük 2-1 Gençlerbirliği
Karşıyaka 0-3 Göztepe
Ankaragücü 2-3 Fenerbahçe
Round 9
[Apr 29]
İstanbulspor 1-2 Beşiktaş
Adalet 0-1 Galatasaray
[May 2]
Vefa 3-2 Göztepe
Karagümrük 2-2 Karşıyaka
[May 3]
Vefa 3-0 Karşıyaka
Karagümrük 1-1 Göztepe
[May 9]
Ankaragücü 1-0 Hacettepe
Gençlerbirliği 0-0 Ankara Demirspor
Round 10
[May 15]
Karagümrük 1-2 Vefa
Beykoz 0-1 Fenerbahçe
[May 16]
Beykoz 0-0 İstanbulspor
Karagümrük 2-3 Galatasaray
Karşıyaka 1-1 Ankara Demirspor
Göztepe 2-1 Gençlerbirliği
[May 17]
Göztepe 4-2 Ankara Demirspor
Adalet 1-1 Vefa
Karşıyaka 1-1 Gençlerbirliği
Beşiktaş 0-2 Fenerbahçe
Round 11
[Jun 6]
Galatasaray 1-1 Vefa
[Jun 7]
Karagümrük 3-0 Adalet
İstanbulspor 0-5 Fenerbahçe
Final Table:
1.Galatasaray İstanbul 14 7 6 1 18- 7 20 [qualified for Championship Final]
2.Vefa İstanbul 14 7 6 1 21-10 20
3.Ankara Demirspor 14 4 8 2 12-11 16
4.Göztepe İzmir 14 5 5 4 23-21 15
5.Karagümrük İstanbul 14 4 4 6 17-17 12
6.Karşıyaka İzmir 14 2 6 6 13-21 10
7.Gençlerbirliği Ankara 14 1 8 5 10-18 10
8.Adalet İstanbul 14 1 7 6 12-21 9
Final Table:
1.Fenerbahçe İstanbul 14 12 2 0 29- 7 26 [qualified for Championship Final]
2.Beşiktaş İstanbul 14 8 2 4 22-16 18
3.Altay İzmir 14 5 5 4 18-16 15
4.İzmirspor 14 4 5 5 11-12 13
5.Ankaragücü 14 5 3 6 16-19 13
6.Hacettepe Ankara 14 5 1 8 14-20 11
7.Beykoz İstanbul 14 3 4 7 17-21 10
8.İstanbulspor 14 1 4 9 6-22 6
Final
First leg [Jun 10, İstanbul]
Galatasaray 1-0 Fenerbahçe
Stadium: Mithatpaşa
Referee: Markovic (Yugoslavia)
Goals:
1-0 Metin Oktay 39'
Second leg [Jun 14, İstanbul]
Fenerbahçe 4-0 Galatasaray
Stadium: Mithatpaşa
Referee: Francesco Liverani (Italy)
Goals:
1-0 Yüksel Gündüz 8'
2-0 Naci Erdem 44'
3-0 Mustafa Güven 68'
4-0 Şeref Has 71'
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