The KTFF Süper Lig (English: CTFA Super League), officially the AKSA Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as the Birinci Lig (literally First League), is the top football league in Northern Cyprus. The league was founded in 1955 and is currently contested by 16 teams.

At the end of the season, the bottom two clubs are relegated to the KTFF 1. Lig, and the next four from the bottom compete in play-out matches to determine the third and final team to be relegated.

History The Birinci Lig was founded by six clubs in 1955. The founding members were: Baf Ülkü Yurdu Çetinkaya Doğan Türk Birliği Gençler Birliği Gençlik Gücü Mağusa Türk Gücü

Çetinkaya and Mağusa Türk Gücü are the most successful teams with 14 championship titles.

Current teams (2024–25)

Team District Stadium Alsancak Yeşilova Girne Alsancak Mustafa Hidayet Çağlar Stadium Cihangir Lefkoşa Cihangir Stadium Çetinkaya Lefkoşa Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadium Değirmenlik Lefkoşa Değirmenlik Sadık Cemil Stadium Doğan Türk Birliği Girne Girne 20 Temmuz Mete Adanır Stadium Dumlupınar Gazimağusa Gazimağusa Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium Esentepe Girne Esentepe Erdal Barut Stadium Gençler Birliği İskele İskele Cumhuriyet Stadium Gençlik Gücü Lefkoşa Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadium Göçmenköy İdman Yurdu Lefkoşa Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadium Gönyeli Lefkoşa Gönyeli Stadium Karşıyaka Girne Karşıyaka Şampiyon Melekler Stadium Lefke Lefke Lefke 16 Ağustos Stadium Mağusa Türk Gücü Gazimağusa Gazimağusa Dr. Fazıl Küçük Stadium Mesarya Gazimağusa Paşaköy Hasan Onalt Stadium Yenicami Ağdelen Lefkoşa Lefkoşa Atatürk Stadium

Champions

1955–56 – Doğan Türk Birliği 1956–57 – Doğan Türk Birliği 1957–58 – Çetinkaya 1958–59 – Doğan Türk Birliği 1959–60 – Çetinkaya 1960–61 – Çetinkaya 1961–62 – Çetinkaya 1962–63 – Küçük Kaymaklı 1963–64 – Abandoned after 5 games due to Cypriot intercommunal violence 1964–68 – Not played due to Cypriot intercommunal violence 1968–69 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 1969–70 – Çetinkaya 1970–71 – Yenicami Ağdelen 1971–72 – Gönyeli 1972–73 – Yenicami Ağdelen 1973–74 – Yenicami Ağdelen 1974–75 – Not played due to Turkish invasion of Cyprus 1975–76 – Yenicami Ağdelen 1976–77 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 1977–78 – Gönyeli 1978–79 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 1979–80 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 1980–81 – Gönyeli 1981–82 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 1982–83 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 1983–84 – Yenicami Ağdelen 1984–85 – Küçük Kaymaklı 1985–86 – Küçük Kaymaklı 1986–87 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu 1987–88 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu 1988–89 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu 1989–90 – Baf Ülkü Yurdu 1990–91 – Doğan Türk Birliği 1991–92 – Doğan Türk Birliği 1992–93 – Gönyeli 1993–94 – Doğan Türk Birliği 1994–95 – Gönyeli 1995–96 – Akıncılar 1996–97 – Çetinkaya 1997–98 – Çetinkaya 1998–99 – Gönyeli 1999–00 – Çetinkaya 2000–01 – Gönyeli 2001–02 – Çetinkaya 2002–03 – Binatlı Yılmaz 2003–04 – Çetinkaya 2004–05 – Çetinkaya 2005–06 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2006–07 – Çetinkaya 2007–08 – Gönyeli 2008–09 – Gönyeli 2009–10 – Doğan Türk Birliği 2010–11 – Küçük Kaymaklı 2011–12 – Çetinkaya 2012–13 – Çetinkaya 2013–14 – Yenicami Ağdelen 2014–15 – Yenicami Ağdelen 2015–16 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2016–17 – Yenicami Ağdelen 2017–18 – Yenicami Ağdelen 2018–19 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2019–20 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2020–21 – Not played due to COVID-19 2021–22 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2022–23 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2023–24 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2024–25 – Mağusa Türk Gücü 2025–26 – Gençlik Gücü

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Performance by club Since the foundation of the First League (Birinci Lig) in 1955, nine different clubs have won the championship. Çetinkaya and Mağusa Türk Gücü have the most championship titles, 14. ClubTitlesYears wonÇetinkaya141957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13Mağusa Türk Gücü141968–69, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 2005–06, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25Gönyeli91971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09Yenicami Ağdelen91970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18Doğan Türk Birliği71955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2009–10Baf Ülkü Yurdu41986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90Küçük Kaymaklı41962–63, 1984–85, 1985–86, 2010–11Akıncılar11995–96Binatlı Yılmaz12002–03

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League participation As of 2024, 37 clubs have participated in 64 seasons. Note: The tallies below include up to the 2024–25 season. Teams denoted in bold are current participants.

63 seasons: Çetinkaya 58 seasons: Mağusa Türk Gücü 56 seasons: Doğan Türk Birliği 55 seasons: Türk Ocağı Limasol, Yenicami Ağdelen 54 seasons: Küçük Kaymaklı 50 seasons: Gençlik Gücü 47 seasons: Gönyeli 40 seasons: Gençler Birliği 39 seasons: Baf Ülkü Yurdu 35 seasons: Lefke 30 seasons: Binatlı Yılmaz 25 seasons: Yalova 21 seasons: Dumlupınar 17 seasons: Cihangir 14 seasons: Yeniboğaziçi Doğan 12 seasons: Alsancak Yeşilova 11 seasons: Girne Halk Evi, Lapta Türk Birliği 10 seasons: Akıncılar, Bostancı Bağcıl 8 seasons: Düzkaya, Hamitköy 7 seasons: Esentepe, Göçmenköy İdman Yurdu, Mormenekşe Gençler Birliği 6 seasons: Tatlısu Halk Odası 5 seasons: Ozanköy 4 seasons: Değirmenlik, Mesarya 3 seasons: Beyarmudu Türk Çiftçiler Birliği, Serdarlı Gençler Birliği, Türkmenköy Aydın 2 seasons: Karşıyaka, Vadili Türk Çiftçiler Birliği 1 season: Çanakkale, Gaziveren, Ortaköy, Pile

Top goalscorers Season Player TeamGoals 1958–59Sevin Ebeoğlu Dogan Türk Birligi161960–61Sevin Ebeoğlu Dogan Türk Birligi 171961–62Erdoğan Şeniz Çetinkaya 18Erdem Sururi Yenicami 1962–63Hüseyin Galliga Mağusa Türk Gücü 191971–72Özdemir Özdoğlu L Gençler Birligi 161972–73Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli261973–74Erbay GönelliGönyeli161975–76Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli341976–77Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli221977–78Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli 311978–79Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli 201979–80Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli 251980–81Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli 181981–82Levent Ruso Küçük Kaymaklı 201982–83Sertaç KarayelDogan Türk Birligi 171983–84Erbay Gönelli Gönyeli 141984–85Tahir Musalar L Gençler Birligi 171985–86Ahmet Soğukpınar Binatlı 181986–87Erbay Gönelli Gunçlur Gücü 151987–88Sertaç Karayel Yalova 191988–89Özer Kaya Dogan Gençler Birligi 191989–90Turan Altay Baf Ülkü Yurdu 161990–91Özer Kaya Dogan Gençler Birligi 161991–92Sertaç Karayel Binatlı 191992–93Turan Altay Baf Ülkü Yurdu 201993–94Ahmet Soğukpınar Binatlı 151994–95Necati Tilki Gönyeli 171995–96Özer Kaya K Kaymaklı 281996–97Necati Tilki Çetinkaya 191997–98Necati Tilki Çetinkaya 301998–99Mehmet Abbasoğlu Akincilar 251999–00Erman Efe Dumlupınar 272000–01Kadri Alagöz Gönyeli 262001–02Ali Osumanua Gönyeli 362002–03 Jacques Mbuyamba MukendiÇetinkaya 292003–04 Jacques Mbuyamba MukendiÇetinkaya 332004–05Yasin Kansu Çetinkaya 262005–06Ertaç Taşkıran Türk Ocaği Limasol362006–07Yasin Kansu Çetinkaya 28Ertaç Taşkıran Türk Ocaği Limasol 2007–08 Jacques Mbuyamba Mukendi Gönyeli 282008–09Ertaç Taşkıran Gönyeli 102009–10Yasin Kansu K Kaymaklı 492010–11Ertaç Taşkıran B Bağcıl 342011–12 Geofrey MassaYenicami 292012–13Esin Sonay Çetinkaya 262013–14Esin Sonay Küçük Kaymaklı 282014–15Kasim Tağman Lefke 282015–16Halil Turan Yenicami 262016–17 John Okoye EbukaYenicami412017–18Üğur Naci Küçük Kaymaklı 362018–19 John Okoye EbukaYenicami332019–20 John Okoye Ebuka Yenicami392021–22 Remzi Betmezoğlu Göçmenköy 252022–23 Muhittin TümbülCihangir252023–24 Muhittin TümbülCihangir352024–25 Ussumane DjabiÇetinkaya26 SourceKTFF - Gol Krallığı Most times goalscorer 10 times Erbay Gönelli Most goals scored by a player in a single season 49 goals Yasin Kansu (2009–10)

All-time goalscorers RankCountry Player Goals Years 1Erbay Gönelli2211972–19872John Okoye Ebuka1462016–2020

Multiple hat-tricks Rank Country Player Hat-tricks 1John Okoye Ebuka152Halil Turan103Peter Ebimobowei 6Burak Koçar 5Senol Şöför56Remzi Betmezoğlu4Muhittin Tümbül8Geofrey Massa39Sampson Agoha 2Prince Boateng Souleymane DoukaraEvanonya Kossi Abetu 13Quentin Debouto 1Toykan Hacet Dinnopeter JudeHascan KirmazCharlton Mashumba Samuel Mbah Billy Michael Badara Naby Sylla John Okoli Mickaël PotéArif UysalFikret Yağcioğlu

See also Football in Northern Cyprus Football in Cyprus List of association football competitions

References

External links List of champions – RSSSF Cyprus Turkish Football Association