1956–57 Federation Cup

The 1956–57 Turkish Federation Cup was the first professional nationwide football competition in Turkey. The tournament was organized by the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) to select a club that would represent Turkey in the 1957–58 European Cup. 30 clubs participated: 10 from Istanbul, 10 from İzmir, 8 from Ankara, and 2 from Adana. These teams were split into three groups: the Istanbul Group, İzmir Group, and the Ankara Group (the two clubs from Adana were included in the Ankara Group). The first three rounds were contested in a single knock-out system. The top two teams from each group qualified for the Final Group, which was played in league format.

Turkish Federation Cup
Season1956–57
ChampionsBeşiktaş
1st title
European CupBeşiktaş
Matches played53
Goals scored160 (3.02 per match)
Top goalscorerNazmi Bilge (8)
Biggest home winKültürspor 8–0 Egespor
Biggest away winAnkara Demirspor 0–7 Galatasaray

Beşiktaş won the title and qualified for the 1957–58 European Cup as Turkish champions. However, since the TFF failed to register their name for the draw in time, they could not participate in the European Cup in that season after all.[1]

Round 1

Istanbul Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
İstanbulspor4–1Emniyet SK
Beşiktaş2–1Beyoğlu

İzmir Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Altay?–?Karşıyaka
Ülküspor?–?İzmir Demirspor

Ankara Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Gençlerbirliği4–1Hilal
Ankaragücü1–0Yolspor

Round 2

Istanbul Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Beykoz3–1Adalet
Galatasaray1–0Vefa
Fenerbahçe6–0Kasımpaşa
Beşiktaş1–0İstanbulspor

İzmir Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Göztepe1–11Yün Pamuk Mensucat
Kültürspor8–0Egespor
Altınordu2–1İzmirspor
Altay2–0Ülküspor
  • 1 Göztepe won 2–0 in the playoff match.

Ankara Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Hacettepe?–?Otoyıldırım
Adana Milli Mensucat1–0Ankara Demirspor
Güneşspor1–0Adana Demirspor
Gençlerbirliği3–02Ankaragücü
  • 2 Match abandoned at 3–0. Gençlerbirliği were awarded the win.

Round 3

Istanbul Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Galatasaray3–2Fenerbahçe
Beşiktaş3–2Beykoz

İzmir Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Kültürspor1–0Altınordu
Altay4–1Göztepe

Ankara Group

Team 1 Score Team 2
Adana Milli Mensucat2–1Güneşspor
Gençlerbirliği3–2Hacettepe

Final group

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualificationBJKGALALTGENKÜLAMM
1Beşiktaş (C)10811236+1717European Cup2–13–03–03–04–0
2Galatasaray10622228+14141–04–11–17–04–1
3Altay105231814+4121–12–01–01–16–0
4Gençlerbirliği104151512+391–20–24–04–01–1
5Kültürspor103161025−1571–31–23–42–14–1
6Adana Milli Mensucat10019528−2311–20–01–31–30–1
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions


 1956–57 Federation Cup winners 

Beşiktaş
First title

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