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1941 Turkish Football Championship

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1941 Turkish Football Championship
Tournament details
CountryTurkey
Dates12 July – 15 July
Final positions
ChampionsGençlerbirliği
(1st Turkish title)
Runner-upBeşiktaş
← 1940
1942 →

The 1941 Turkish Football Championship was the eighth edition of the competition. It was held in July. Gençlerbirliği won their first national championship title by defeating Beşiktaş in the final.[1][2] For Gençlerbirliği it was the club's first title with one more to follow in 1946.

The championship was held in a new format again. The champions of the three major regional leagues (Istanbul, Ankara, and İzmir) and 1940 Turkish football champions Eskişehir Demirspor qualified directly for the competition. Kayseri Sümerspor, Gölcük İdman Yurdu, and Trabzon İdman Gücü qualified by winning their respective regional qualification groups. All matches of the championship were played at 19 Mayıs Stadium in Ankara.

Qualified clubs

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Round 1

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12 July 1941 Eskişehir Demirspor 4 – 1 Kayseri Sümerspor Ankara
Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium
12 July 1941 Gençlerbirliği 5 – 0 Gölcük İdman Yurdu Ankara
Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium
13 July 1941 Altay 3 – 1 Trabzon İdman Gücü Ankara
16:00 Report Stadium: 19 Mayıs Stadium

Semi-finals

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Final

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Gençlerbirliği4 – 1Beşiktaş
Mustafa K. 5'
Ali K. 16'
Mustafa B. 25'
Hasan Polat 70'
Report Yavuz 85' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yusuf Aysal

References

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  1. ^ Yüce, Mehmet. İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri (1923 - 1952) (in Turkish). iletişim. pp. 388–389.
  2. ^ "Türkiye Futbol Birinciliği". Erdinç Sivritepe. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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