SEASON FILE / 1959/60

1959/60
The league’s memory.

Beşiktaş won the championship. The final standings below preserve the source table.

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68 completed seasons, each with its own final table.

Points system at the time: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw.

Compare with three points for a win

How would the points change if the same results earned three points for a win? This hypothetical calculation does not change the official champions or standings. The number of wins is added to official points; other source adjustments are retained. Groups and stages remain separate.

Final league table · hypothetical points comparison
Official rank	Club	Wins	Official points	Three-point calculation
1	Beşiktaş	29	65	94
2	Fenerbahçe	27	60	87
3	Galatasaray	24	58	82
4	İzmirspor	17	47	64
5	Ankara Demirspor	17	45	62
6	İstanbulspor	13	42	55
7	Feriköy	18	40	58
8	Karagümrük	15	40	55
9	Karşıyaka	14	36	50
10	Gençlerbirliği	12	35	47
11	Vefa	11	35	46
12	Şeker Hilal	12	34	46
13	Kasımpaşa	9	33	42
14	Göztepe	9	32	41
15	Ankaragücü	9	30	39
16	Beykoz	8	30	38
17	Altay	10	28	38
18	Adalet	9	26	35
19	Hacettepe	8	24	32
20	Altınordu	6	20	26

Attack and defence in one table

1959/60 · Final league table · 20 teams · Teal: scored, red: conceded per match.

Beşiktaş38 matches

Fenerbahçe38 matches

Galatasaray38 matches

İzmirspor38 matches

Ankara Demirspor38 matches

İstanbulspor38 matches

Feriköy38 matches

Karagümrük38 matches

Karşıyaka38 matches

Gençlerbirliği38 matches

Vefa38 matches

Şeker Hilal38 matches

Kasımpaşa38 matches

Göztepe38 matches

Ankaragücü38 matches

Beykoz38 matches

Altay38 matches

Adalet38 matches

Hacettepe38 matches

Altınordu38 matches

ChampionBeşiktaş

Top scorerMetin Oktay · 33 goals

Final league table

Rank, club, matches played, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored and conceded, goal difference and points
#	Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Beşiktaş	38	29	7	2	68	15	+53	65
2	Fenerbahçe	38	27	6	5	88	38	+50	60
3	Galatasaray	38	24	10	4	74	23	+51	58
4	İzmirspor	38	17	13	8	62	44	+18	47
5	Ankara Demirspor	38	17	11	10	49	40	+9	45
6	İstanbulspor	38	13	16	9	38	35	+3	42
7	Feriköy	38	18	4	16	44	39	+5	40
8	Karagümrük	38	15	10	13	50	45	+5	40
9	Karşıyaka	38	14	8	16	43	52	-9	36
10	Gençlerbirliği	38	12	11	15	50	46	+4	35
11	Vefa	38	11	13	14	37	60	-23	35
12	Şeker Hilal	38	12	10	16	37	43	-6	34
13	Kasımpaşa	38	9	15	14	31	48	-17	33
14	Göztepe	38	9	14	15	34	41	-7	32
15	Ankaragücü	38	9	12	17	39	56	-17	30
16	Beykoz	38	8	14	16	35	56	-21	30
17	Altay	38	10	8	20	45	64	-19	28
18	Adalet	38	9	8	21	26	48	-22	26
19	Hacettepe	38	8	8	22	42	68	-26	24
20	Altınordu	38	6	8	24	38	69	-31	20

Table source

This season’s balance of attack and defence

Each stage is read against its own number of matches. Points per match use the common 3–1–0 calculation; this does not alter official points deductions or the two-point rule used at the time.

Final league table · output per team per match
Club	Matches	Standard points / match	Scored / match	Conceded / match	Win %
Beşiktaş	38	2.47	1.79	0.39	76.3
Fenerbahçe	38	2.29	2.32	1.00	71.1
Galatasaray	38	2.16	1.95	0.61	63.2
İzmirspor	38	1.68	1.63	1.16	44.7
Ankara Demirspor	38	1.63	1.29	1.05	44.7
İstanbulspor	38	1.45	1.00	0.92	34.2
Feriköy	38	1.53	1.16	1.03	47.4
Karagümrük	38	1.45	1.32	1.18	39.5
Karşıyaka	38	1.32	1.13	1.37	36.8
Gençlerbirliği	38	1.24	1.32	1.21	31.6
Vefa	38	1.21	0.97	1.58	28.9
Şeker Hilal	38	1.21	0.97	1.13	31.6
Kasımpaşa	38	1.11	0.82	1.26	23.7
Göztepe	38	1.08	0.89	1.08	23.7
Ankaragücü	38	1.03	1.03	1.47	23.7
Beykoz	38	1.00	0.92	1.47	21.1
Altay	38	1.00	1.18	1.68	26.3
Adalet	38	0.92	0.68	1.26	23.7
Hacettepe	38	0.84	1.11	1.79	21.1
Altınordu	38	0.68	1.00	1.82	15.8

1959/60The league’s memory.

Final league table

This season’s balance of attack and defence

1959/60
The league’s memory.