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1960–61 Turkish National League

3rd season of top-tier Turkish football

Field	Value
competition	Turkish National League
season	1960–61
winners	Fenerbahçe
2nd title
relegated	Adana Demirspor
continentalcup1	European Cup
continentalcup1 qualifiers	Fenerbahçe
league topscorer	Metin Oktay
(36 goals)
matches	380
total goals	850
prevseason	1959–60
nextseason	1961–62

2nd title (36 goals)

The 1960–61 Turkish National League was the third season of professional football in Turkey. The league consisted of 20 clubs, with Fenerbahçe winning their second title.

Overview

Fenerbahçe won their second Milli Lig title after edging out rivals Galatasaray by one point. The previous years champion, Beşiktaş, finished in third. Fenerbahçe were the lone Turkish representatives at the 1961–62 European Cup, as Turkey did not send a team to the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and there was no cup competition held to send winners to the European Cup Winners' Cup. Metin Oktay finished top scorer for the third time in a row, scoring 36 goals, his highest tally to date.

The season marked the first time a club from outside of Ankara, Istanbul or İzmir competed; Adana Demirspor earned promotion to the league the previous season. Their stay did not last long, as they were relegated back to the Adana Regional League after finishing bottom of the table and finishing 4th in the Baraj Games. Adana Demirspor were the only club to be relegated and Yeşildirek were the only club to be promoted.

Final league table

and invitation to Balkans Cup

Results

Baraj Games

References

"Turkey - Final Tables".
Sivritepe, Erdinç. "1960-1961 Milli Lig". turkish-soccer.com.
"SPOR TOTO SÜPER LİG ŞAMPİYONLUKLARI". tff.org.

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