Vefa SK Turkish Professional League History
They played in total 14 seasons in the top Turkish league.
The first ever national professional Turkish league (called Milli Lig - National League) started in 1959. Vefa was one of the founder member of Turkish Professional League. In 1959 Turkish Professional League was played in two stages - the Groups and the Final. The winners of each group qualified to the second stage. Vefa was placed in Group Red. They just missed the final, coming second after Galatasaray.
Turkish Professional League in 1959.
- Group Red:
- 1 Galatasaray A.Ş. 20 14 7 6 1 18 7 (Proceeds to Final)
- 2 Vefa 20 14 7 6 1 21 10
- 3 Ankara Demirspor 16 14 4 8 2 12 11
- 4 Göztepe 15 14 5 5 4 23 21
- 5 Fatih Karagümrük 12 14 4 4 6 17 17
- 6 Karşıyaka S.K. 10 14 2 6 6 13 21
- 7 Gençlerbirliği S.K. 10 14 1 8 5 10 18
- 8 Adalet 9 14 1 7 6 12 21
Adalet formed in 1946 as Adalet Gençlik Kulübü, and become Alibeyköy Adalet SK in 1971, then become Alibeyköy in 1980.
- Group White:
- 1 Fenerbahçe S.K. 26 14 12 2 0 29 7 Proceeds to Final
- 2 Beşiktaş J.K. 18 14 8 2 4 22 16
- 3 Altay S.K. 15 14 5 5 4 18 16
- 4 İzmirspor G.S.K. 13 14 4 5 5 11 12
- 5 M.K.E. Ankaragücü 13 14 5 3 6 16 19
- 6 Hacettepe S.K. 11 14 5 1 8 14 20
- 7 Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. 10 14 3 4 7 17 21
- 8 İstanbul S.A.Ş. 6 14 1 4 9 6 22
- Final: Fenerbahçe S.K. - Galatasaray A.Ş. (0-1), (4-0)
Vefa SK's all participiations in the Turkish Professional League (Turkcell Super League) as follows;
- 1959: 2nd in the Group Red, P: 20, G: 14, W: 7, D: 6, L: 1, F: 21, A: 10.
- 1959-60: 11th place, P: 335, G: 38, W: 11, D: 13, L: 14, F: 37, A: 60.
- 1960-61: 6th place, P: 41, G: 38, W: 13, D: 15, L: 10, F: 32, A: 39.
- 1961-62: 18th place, P: 31, G: 38, W: 11, D: 9, L: 18, F: 29, A: 48.
- 1962-63: 10th place in the Group White, P: 13, G: 20, W: 3, D: 7, L: 10, F: 22, A: 37, Relegated to Turkish Second Division.
- 1965-66: 11th place, P: 27, G: 30, W: 9, D: 9, L: 12, F: 26, A: 36.
- 1966-67: 13th place, P: 29, G: 32, W: 9, D: 11, L: 12, F: 31, A: 35.
- 1967-68: 12th place, P: 29, G: 32, W: 8, D: 13, L: 11, F: 31, A: 35.
- 1968-69: 13th plave, P: 24, G: 30, W: 8, D: 8, L: 14, F: 27, A: 37.
- 1969-70: 13th place, P: 25, G: 30, W: 7, D: 11, L: 12, F: 19, A: 28.
- 1970-71: 14th place, P: 22, G: 30, W: 4, D: 14, L: 12, F: 28, A: 48.
- 1971-72: 10th place, P: 28, G: 30, W: 9, D: 10, L: 11, F: 23, A: 27.
- 1972-73: 14th place, P: 22, G: 30, W: 6, D: 10, L: 14, F: 22, A: 35.
- 1973-74: 16th place, P: 17, G: 30, W: 5, D: 7, L: 18, F: 16, A: 39. (Relegated to Turkish Second Division)
Vefa SK's Turkish Second Division (currently known as TFF 1. League) History;
1974-75: Second Division Group Red 15th. 1975-76: Second Division Group White 5th. 1976-77:
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