The main four clubs in Türkiye are to the right. The 'Tur' column represents local success and 'Tot' includes European action which adds little to the tally. The top three are all from Istambul with Trabzonspor situated on the northern Black Sea coast.
So how do the points work? In the Süper Lig (Division 1) the top four are rewarded with 6, 3, 2 and 1. The Türkiye Kupası (Cup) 4 and 2 points for the finalists only. In Europe, the Europa League (UEFA Cup) is given 6, 3 and 1.
The Süper Lig features the expected big four. Galatasaray has won the last two with Trabzonspor the one previous and Besiktas the one before that. Istanbul Basaksehir was top in 2019/20 as an emerging competitive club.
The Türkiye Kupası was first contested during the 1962/63 season and it is shared around quite well. In the past six years Besiktas has won twice and the other three listed to the right once each. Sivasspor was the interloper, winning in 2022.
European action has only been in the Europa League, with Galatasaray defeating Arsenal in the 2000 final on penalties. Otherwise, it's been lean pickings.
All put together, the clubs are below. The grand total is shown for each club, divided into regions with a ranking number (Rk) which gives their place compared to all the other clubs.
Marmara being the leading region with 74% of total points. It is mainly comprised of clubs from Istanbul. The northern coast along the Black Sea is next (13.5%), then the Central Region with Ankara being the main city. The Aegean Region (3.1%), the southern coast called the Mediterranean Region (2.7%) and finally the South East (0.9%).
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