SEASON DOSSIER / 1959

1959
The league’s memory.

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

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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.

Red Group · hypothetical points comparison
Official rank	Club	Wins	Official points	Three-point calculation
1	Galatasaray	7	20	27
2	Vefa	7	20	27
3	Ankara Demirspor	4	16	20
4	Göztepe	5	15	20
5	Karagümrük	4	12	16
6	Karşıyaka	2	10	12
7	Gençlerbirliği	1	10	11
8	Adalet	1	9	10

White Group · hypothetical points comparison
Official rank	Club	Wins	Official points	Three-point calculation
1	Fenerbahçe	12	26	38
2	Beşiktaş	8	18	26
3	Altay	5	15	20
4	İzmirspor	4	13	17
5	Ankaragücü	5	13	18
6	Hacettepe	5	11	16
7	Beykoz	3	10	13
8	İstanbulspor	1	6	7

Attack and defence in one table

1959 · Red Group · 8 teams · Teal: scored, red: conceded per match.

Galatasaray14 matches

Vefa14 matches

Ankara Demirspor14 matches

Göztepe14 matches

Karagümrük14 matches

Karşıyaka14 matches

Gençlerbirliği14 matches

Adalet14 matches

ChampionFenerbahçe

Top scorerMetin Oktay · 11 goals

Red Group

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	Galatasaray	14	7	6	1	18	7	+11	20
2	Vefa	14	7	6	1	21	10	+11	20
3	Ankara Demirspor	14	4	8	2	12	11	+1	16
4	Göztepe	14	5	5	4	23	21	+2	15
5	Karagümrük	14	4	4	6	17	17	0	12
6	Karşıyaka	14	2	6	6	13	21	-8	10
7	Gençlerbirliği	14	1	8	5	10	18	-8	10
8	Adalet	14	1	7	6	12	21	-9	9

White Group

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	Fenerbahçe	14	12	2	0	29	7	+22	26
2	Beşiktaş	14	8	2	4	22	16	+6	18
3	Altay	14	5	5	4	18	16	+2	15
4	İzmirspor	14	4	5	5	11	12	-1	13
5	Ankaragücü	14	5	3	6	16	19	-3	13
6	Hacettepe	14	5	1	8	14	20	-6	11
7	Beykoz	14	3	4	7	17	21	-4	10
8	İstanbulspor	14	1	4	9	6	22	-16	6

Two groups of eight and a two-legged championship final. Group positions are not overall league places.

Galatasaray 1-0 Fenerbahçe; Fenerbahçe 4-0 Galatasaray. Şampiyon: Fenerbahçe.

Table source

The scores behind the average

114 matches and 264 recorded official goals. Explore the score distribution behind the 2.32 goals-per-match average.

1959 · distribution by total goals in a match

0 goals

1 goal

2 goals

3 goals

4 goals

5+ goals

Officially registered results are used; shootouts do not count towards goal totals.

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1959 total-goal distribution
Total goals	Matches	Share
0 goals	15	13.16%
1 goal	23	20.18%
2 goals	26	22.81%
3 goals	24	21.05%
4 goals	14	12.28%
5+ goals	12	10.53%

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.

Red Group · output per team per match
Club	Matches	Standard points / match	Scored / match	Conceded / match	Win %
Galatasaray	14	1.93	1.29	0.50	50.0
Vefa	14	1.93	1.50	0.71	50.0
Ankara Demirspor	14	1.43	0.86	0.79	28.6
Göztepe	14	1.43	1.64	1.50	35.7
Karagümrük	14	1.14	1.21	1.21	28.6
Karşıyaka	14	0.86	0.93	1.50	14.3
Gençlerbirliği	14	0.79	0.71	1.29	7.1
Adalet	14	0.71	0.86	1.50	7.1

White Group · output per team per match
Club	Matches	Standard points / match	Scored / match	Conceded / match	Win %
Fenerbahçe	14	2.71	2.07	0.50	85.7
Beşiktaş	14	1.86	1.57	1.14	57.1
Altay	14	1.43	1.29	1.14	35.7
İzmirspor	14	1.21	0.79	0.86	28.6
Ankaragücü	14	1.29	1.14	1.36	35.7
Hacettepe	14	1.14	1.00	1.43	35.7
Beykoz	14	0.93	1.21	1.50	21.4
İstanbulspor	14	0.50	0.43	1.57	7.1

SEASON MATCHES

Results

114 matches

Open 1959 matches results

Every match has a recorded date.

1959 league results
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away
21 Feb 1959	—	Altay	1–2	Beşiktaş
21 Feb 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	0–2	Galatasaray
21 Feb 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	3–1	Ankaragücü
21 Feb 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	1–1	Adalet
21 Feb 1959	—	İstanbulspor	0–2	Hacettepe
21 Feb 1959	—	İzmirspor	2–1	Beykoz
22 Feb 1959	—	Altay	2–2	Beykoz
22 Feb 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	2–0	Adalet
22 Feb 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Hacettepe
22 Feb 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	0–0	Galatasaray
22 Feb 1959	—	İstanbulspor	1–1	Ankaragücü
22 Feb 1959	—	İzmirspor	1–1	Beşiktaş
25 Feb 1959	—	Beykoz	1–0	Beşiktaş
25 Feb 1959	—	Vefa	1–0	Karagümrük
28 Feb 1959	—	Adalet	0–0	Göztepe
28 Feb 1959	—	Altay	0–1	Fenerbahçe
28 Feb 1959	—	Galatasaray	1–1	Karşıyaka
28 Feb 1959	—	İzmirspor	2–0	İstanbulspor
1 Mar 1959	—	Adalet	0–0	Karşıyaka
1 Mar 1959	—	Altay	2–0	İstanbulspor
1 Mar 1959	—	Galatasaray	0–0	Göztepe
1 Mar 1959	—	İzmirspor	0–0	Fenerbahçe
7 Mar 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	0–0	Karagümrük
7 Mar 1959	—	Beşiktaş	3–2	Hacettepe
7 Mar 1959	—	Beykoz	3–1	Ankaragücü
7 Mar 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	0–3	Vefa
8 Mar 1959	—	Altay	1–1	İzmirspor
8 Mar 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	1–1	Vefa
8 Mar 1959	—	Beşiktaş	0–0	Ankaragücü
8 Mar 1959	—	Beykoz	0–1	Hacettepe
8 Mar 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	0–1	Karagümrük
8 Mar 1959	—	Göztepe	3–2	Karşıyaka
11 Mar 1959	—	İstanbulspor	2–0	Beykoz
11 Mar 1959	—	Vefa	0–0	Galatasaray
14 Mar 1959	—	Altay	1–0	Hacettepe
14 Mar 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	1–0	Karşıyaka
14 Mar 1959	—	Beşiktaş	2–1	İstanbulspor
14 Mar 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	2–2	Göztepe
15 Mar 1959	—	Altay	1–0	Ankaragücü
15 Mar 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	1–1	Göztepe
15 Mar 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Beykoz
15 Mar 1959	—	Galatasaray	2–1	Adalet
15 Mar 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	1–1	Karşıyaka
15 Mar 1959	—	İzmirspor	1–0	Hacettepe
17 Mar 1959	—	İzmirspor	1–0	Ankaragücü
18 Mar 1959	—	Adalet	1–1	Karagümrük
18 Mar 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Beşiktaş
21 Mar 1959	—	Ankara Demirspor	0–0	Gençlerbirliği
21 Mar 1959	—	Beykoz	2–1	İzmirspor
21 Mar 1959	—	Göztepe	0–1	Vefa
21 Mar 1959	—	İstanbulspor	0–1	Altay
21 Mar 1959	—	Karşıyaka	0–1	Galatasaray
22 Mar 1959	—	Beykoz	2–2	Altay
22 Mar 1959	—	Göztepe	0–5	Galatasaray
22 Mar 1959	—	Hacettepe	1–3	Ankaragücü
22 Mar 1959	—	İstanbulspor	0–0	İzmirspor
22 Mar 1959	—	Karşıyaka	2–0	Vefa
25 Mar 1959	—	Galatasaray	1–0	Karagümrük
25 Mar 1959	—	Vefa	2–2	Adalet
28 Mar 1959	—	Ankaragücü	2–2	Beykoz
28 Mar 1959	—	Beşiktaş	2–0	İzmirspor
28 Mar 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	1–1	Altay
28 Mar 1959	—	Hacettepe	1–1	İstanbulspor
29 Mar 1959	—	Ankaragücü	1–0	İstanbulspor
29 Mar 1959	—	Beşiktaş	1–3	Altay
29 Mar 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	1–0	İzmirspor
29 Mar 1959	—	Hacettepe	2–1	Beykoz
8 Apr 1959	—	Beşiktaş	3–2	Beykoz
8 Apr 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	3–0	İstanbulspor
11 Apr 1959	—	Ankaragücü	1–0	İzmirspor
11 Apr 1959	—	Galatasaray	1–2	Ankara Demirspor
11 Apr 1959	—	Göztepe	2–3	Adalet
11 Apr 1959	—	Hacettepe	2–0	Altay
11 Apr 1959	—	Karşıyaka	0–3	Karagümrük
11 Apr 1959	—	Vefa	3–0	Gençlerbirliği
12 Apr 1959	—	Ankaragücü	2–1	Altay
12 Apr 1959	—	Galatasaray	0–0	Gençlerbirliği
12 Apr 1959	—	Göztepe	3–0	Karagümrük
12 Apr 1959	—	Hacettepe	1–0	İzmirspor
12 Apr 1959	—	Karşıyaka	3–1	Adalet
12 Apr 1959	—	Vefa	0–0	Ankara Demirspor
18 Apr 1959	—	Adalet	2–3	Gençlerbirliği
18 Apr 1959	—	Ankaragücü	1–3	Beşiktaş
18 Apr 1959	—	Hacettepe	1–4	Fenerbahçe
18 Apr 1959	—	Karagümrük	1–2	Ankara Demirspor
19 Apr 1959	—	Adalet	0–0	Ankara Demirspor
19 Apr 1959	—	Ankaragücü	2–3	Fenerbahçe
19 Apr 1959	—	Hacettepe	0–3	Beşiktaş
19 Apr 1959	—	İzmirspor	2–2	Altay
19 Apr 1959	—	Karagümrük	2–1	Gençlerbirliği
19 Apr 1959	—	Karşıyaka	0–3	Göztepe
29 Apr 1959	—	Adalet	0–1	Galatasaray
29 Apr 1959	—	İstanbulspor	1–2	Beşiktaş
2 May 1959	—	Karagümrük	2–2	Karşıyaka
2 May 1959	—	Vefa	3–2	Göztepe
3 May 1959	—	Karagümrük	1–1	Göztepe
3 May 1959	—	Vefa	3–0	Karşıyaka
9 May 1959	—	Ankaragücü	1–0	Hacettepe
9 May 1959	—	Gençlerbirliği	0–0	Ankara Demirspor
15 May 1959	—	Beykoz	0–1	Fenerbahçe
15 May 1959	—	Karagümrük	1–2	Vefa
16 May 1959	—	Beykoz	0–0	İstanbulspor
16 May 1959	—	Göztepe	2–1	Gençlerbirliği
16 May 1959	—	Karagümrük	2–3	Galatasaray
16 May 1959	—	Karşıyaka	1–1	Ankara Demirspor
17 May 1959	—	Adalet	1–1	Vefa
17 May 1959	—	Beşiktaş	0–2	Fenerbahçe
17 May 1959	—	Göztepe	4–2	Ankara Demirspor
17 May 1959	—	Karşıyaka	1–1	Gençlerbirliği
6 Jun 1959	—	Galatasaray	1–1	Vefa
7 Jun 1959	—	İstanbulspor	0–5	Fenerbahçe
7 Jun 1959	—	Karagümrük	3–0	Adalet
10 Jun 1959	—	Galatasaray	1–0	Fenerbahçe
14 Jun 1959	—	Fenerbahçe	4–0	Galatasaray

Results source

These 114 records are the available match sample for this season. Final-table coverage and individual match coverage remain separate. Missing dates or rounds are not estimated. Awd marks an awarded result, which may differ from the score on the field.