The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of Turkish Second League Category B as a continuation of the then second level division. In the 2005–06 season, the name of the league was changed to Lig B. Since the 2007–08 season, the league's current name is used along with sponsor names.
Turkish Second Football League (in Turkish: Türkiye İkinci Futbol Ligi or shortly İkinci Lig or 2. Lig) is a defunct football league in Turkey. It was the second level division in Turkish football since its foundation in 1963–64 until the formation of the new league system in 2001–02. The Second Football League was divided into two categories in the 2001–02 season: Category A and Category B. Since 2007–08, Category A has continued as the TFF First League and Category B has continued as the TFF Second League.
League status
In the 2024–25 season, 36 teams compete in the Red and White Group of the TFF 2. Lig, each consisting of 18 teams. Teams ranked 16th, 17th and 18th of both groups will be relegated. Each group winner earns direct promotion to the TFF 1. Lig. Numbers 2 to 6 of each group enter the promotion play-off, the runner-ups joining the play-offs in the 3rd round. The play-off winners of the Red and White Group will face each other in a single decisive game on neutral ground to get the last ticket for promotion to the TFF 1. Lig..
In the 2009–10 season, the league contained 45 clubs spread out over 3 groups of 11 and one group of 12 teams. The league is played over two rounds. In the first round, ten teams in five groups play with other teams in their group, like a regular season. Top two teams of each group qualify to the "play-off group". They form a play-off league (consisting of ten teams) and play a regular season starting with zero points. The remaining eight teams in each group keep their points and they play again with each other. These new eight-teamed groups are called "classifying groups". The top two teams in each play-off group are promoted to the TFF First League. The three teams classified as third to fifth in each play-off group join the extra play-offs with top teams from each of the five classifying groups. These eight teams play a knockout competition (in a neutral venue) to determine the last team to be promoted. The bottom three teams of the classifying groups are relegated to the TFF Third League. The top four clubs from the Promotion Group of the TFF Third League are then promoted to the TFF Second League, while eight others play in a play-off.
In the 2010–11 season, the league was played with 36 teams in two groups, white and red. The winners of each group are directly promoted to the 1. Lig (TFF First League). In each group 2nd through 5th teams compete in the play-off with the respective team in the other group to determine the finalists. The finalists play a single game to determine the third team to be promoted. The bottom three teams in each group are relegated to the 3. Lig (TFF Third League).
League history
1963–64 Turkish Second Football League League was founded in 1963–64 as a single group with 13 teams.
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues1963–64Şekersporİzmir Demirspor
1964–65 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues1964–65Vefano relegation
1965–66 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues1965–66Eskişehirspor (final group champions)Altınordu (Final group runners-up)Yeşildirek (play-off loser)
1966–67 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues1966–67Mersin İdman Yurdu (Red Group winner and champions of the league)Bursaspor (White Group winner)Red Group: BeyoğlusporWhite Group: Davutpaşa
1967–68 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1967–68İstanbulspor (Red Group winner)İzmirspor (White Group winner and Champions of the league)Red Group: Petrol Ofisi Spor, Altındağ, UşaksporWhite Group: Kasımpaşa, Malatyaspor, Taksim
1968–69 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1968–69MKE Ankaragücü (Red Group winner and Champions of the league)Samsunspor (White Group winner)Red Group: Sarıyer, Edirnespor, KaragümrükWhite Group: Konyaspor, Beylerbeyi, Kastamonuspor
1969–70 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1969–70Karşıyaka (Red Group winner)Boluspor (White Group winner and champions of the league)Red Group: DüzcesporWhite Group: Ülküspor
1970–71 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1970–71Adanaspor (Red Group winner and champions of the league)Giresunspor (White Group winner)Red Group: Beykoz, NazillisporWhite Group: Hacettepe, Galata
1971–72 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1971–72PTT (Red Group winner)Şekerspor (White Group winner and champions of the league)Red Group: İzmirspor, GüneşsporWhite Group: Toprak Ofisi, Tarsus İdman Yurdu
1972–73 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1972–73Kayserispor (Red Group winner and champions of the league)Adana Demirspor (White Group winner)Red Group: DÇ Karabükspor, Afyonspor (1967)White Group: Feriköy, Karşıyaka
1973–74 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1973–74Trabzonspor (Red Group winner)Zonguldakspor (White Group winner and champions of the league)Red Group: Bandırmaspor, PTTWhite Group: Erzurumspor, Lüleburgazspor
1974–75 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1974–75Orduspor (Red Group winner and champions of the league)Balıkesirspor (White Group winner)Red Group: İstanbulsporWhite Group: Uşakspor
1975–76 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1975–76Mersin İdman Yurdu (Red Group winner)Samsunspor (White Group winner and champions of the league)Red Group: HataysporWhite Group: Kütahyaspor
1976–77 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1976–77Diyarbakırspor (Red Group winner)MKE Ankaragücü (White Group winner and champions of the league)Red Group: MalatyasporWhite Group: Çorumspor
1977–78 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1977–78MKE Kırıkkalespor (Red Group winner and champions of the league)Göztepe (White Group winner)Red Group: Giresunspor, ManisasporWhite Group: İskenderunspor, Altınordu
1978–79 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1978–79Gaziantepspor (Red Group winner and champions of the league)Çaykur Rizespor (White Group winner)Kayserispor (Red Group runners-up and promotion play-off winner)Red Group: Gençlerbirliği, KonyasporWhite Group: Beykoz
1979–80 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1979–80Mersin İdmanyurdu (Group A winner)Kocaelispor (Group B winner and champions of the league)Boluspor (Group A runners-up and promotion play-off winner)no relegation
1980–81 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1980–81Göztepe (Group A winner)Sakaryaspor (Group B winner)Diyarbakırspor (Group C winner)MKE Ankaragücü (Turkish Cup champions and Group B runners-up)no relegation
1981–82 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1981–82Sarıyer (Group A winner)Antalyaspor (Group B winner)Mersin İdman Yurdu (Group C winner)Samsunspor (Group D winner)Group A: KırklarelisporGroup B: ÖdemişsporGroup C: ElazığsporGroup D: Çorumspor
1982–83 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1982–83Karagümrük (Group A winner)Denizlispor (Group B winner)Gençlerbirliği (Group C winner)Orduspor (Group D winner)Group A: Beylerbeyi, Davutpaşa, Yedikule, Feriköy, EyüpGroup B: Uşakspor, Yeşilova, Çanakkalespor, Manisaspor, TiresporGroup C: DÇ Karabükspor, Konya Ereğlispor, Ankara Demirspor, Amasyaspor, Eskişehir DemirsporGroup D: Hatayspor, TİY Erkutspor, Sivasspor, Tokatspor, Erzincanspor
1983–84 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1983–84Eskişehirspor (Group A winner)Altay (Group B winner)Malatyaspor (Group C winner)Group A: Beykoz, İstanbulsporGroup B: Ispartaspor, AydınsporGroup C: Kırşehirspor, Ceyhanspor
1984–85 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1984–85Çaykur Rizespor (Group A winner)Kayserispor (Group B winner and champions of the league)Samsunspor (Group C winner)Group A: Elazığspor, ŞanlıurfasporGroup B: Kütahyaspor, SitesporGroup C: Süleymaniye Sirkeci, Alibeyköyspor
1985–86 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1985–86Diyarbakırspor (Group A winner)Boluspor (Group B winner)Antalyaspor (Group C winner)Group A: Hopaspor, Sivasspor, Mardinspor, GiresunsporGroup B: Balıkesirspor, Vestel Manisa, Burdurspor, E.S. AlüminyumsporGroup C: Galata, Tekirdağspor, Lüleburgazspor, Gölcükgücü
1986–87 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1986–87Adana Demirspor (Group A winner)Karşıyaka (Group B winner)Sakaryaspor (Group C winner)Group A: Reyhanlıspor, Osmaniyespor, ElazığsporGroup B: Sökespor, Kırşehirspor, Düzce Kervan Doğsan, BandırmasporGroup C: Anadolu, Vefa Simtel, Çanakkalespor, Silivrispor
1987–88 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1987–88Adanaspor (Group A winner)Kahramanmaraşspor (Group B winner)Konyaspor (Group C winner)Group A: MKE Kırıkkalespor, Niğdespor, BayburtsporGroup B: Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Uşakspor, ÜnyesporGroup C: İzmirspor, Fatih Karagümrük, Kırklarelispor
1988–89 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation: SeasonPromoted to Turkish First Football LeagueRelegated to Turkish Third Football League1988–89Gençlerbirliği (Group A winner)No promotion in Group B (Bursaspor II won)Zeytinburnuspor (Group C winner)Group A: Mardinspor, Bitlisspor, KayserisporGroup B: Zonguldakspor, Sönmez Filament, Yeni Afyonspor, Trabzonspor IIGroup C: Babaeskispor, Çorluspor, Düzcespor, Uzunköprüspor