Statistics of Turkish First Football League in season 1986/1987.
Overview Nineteen clubs participated, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.
League table
Results
Controversy In March 2020, statements from former Denizlispor player Mesut Bakkal’s autobiography, which he later said had been prepared for family and close friends and not for commercial publication, came to public attention.
Bakkal stated that Denizlispor players had been given doping substances and incentive bonuses () before their penultimate league match against Beşiktaş J.K. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, and Galatasaray later won the championship by one point ahead of Beşiktaş.
Following Bakkal's statements, Beşiktaş officially requested that the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) retroactively award the club a 3–0 victory in the match and recognize Beşiktaş as the 1986–87 Turkish champions. Bakkal defended the incentive bonus payments by stating that they had not been prohibited by TFF regulations at the time.
In June 2020, the TFF rejected Beşiktaş's request on the grounds of the statute of limitations.
Galatasaray disputed the allegations and stated that the claims were "baseless accusations" aimed at damaging the club's history and reputation. The club also announced that legal action had been initiated regarding the statements made in Bakkal's book.
Beşiktaş responded by defending its application to the TFF and stated that the matter should be evaluated by the federation rather than through public accusations between clubs.
Weblinks Turkey - List of final tables (RSSSF) Türkiye 1.Ligi - 1986/1987 (Mackolik)
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