The 2011–12 TFF Third League (also known as Spor-Toto Third League due to sponsorship reasons) is the 11th season of the league since its establishment in 2001 as the fourth level division; and the 41st season of the third league in Turkish football since its establishment in 1967–68 (before 2001 league was played as third level division). The start date of the league is 28 August 2011 and end date is 13 May 2012.TFF official page. "Seasonal plan for professional leagues in 2011-2012." Profesyonel liglerde 2011-2012 sezon planlaması. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
League was started with 54 teams in three groups: Groups 1, 2 and 3, each consisting of 18 teams. Winner of each group will promote to 2012–13 TFF Second League. A playoff series will be played among the best four teams in each group to determine the three more teams to promote. Bottom three teams in each groups will relegate to 2012–13 Regional Amateur League.See status, fixtures and league tables from TFF page, Maçkolik.com , or turkish-soccer.com as alternative sources.
Teams
Team summaries Team Group"Groups are determined in Spor-Toto 3rd League". Spor Toto 3.Lig grupları belli oldu. Retrieved on 09.08.2011. Location StadiumTurkish Football Federation Stadium Search Capacity PresidentPresidential information was obtained from TFF club search. CoachManagerial information can be found through TFF coach search. Afyonkarahisarspor 3 Afyonkarahisar Afyon Atatürk Stadium 10,000 Hikmet Bülbül Mustafa Meteertem 1 Trabzon Akçaabat Fatih Stadium 6,238 Zeki Öztürk A. Kemal Özcan Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 3 Istanbul Vefa Stadium 6,500 Murat Şahin Tarık Yurttaş Ankara Demirspor 3 Ankara Cebeci İnönü Stadium 37,000 Nuğman Yavuz Semih Tokatlı Araklıspor 3 Trabzon Araklı İlçe Stadium 1,364 Reşat Çebi Halit Yakupoğlu Arsinspor 2 Trabzon Arsin İlçe Stadium 1,300 Mustafa Keleş Orhan Cinemre Aydınspor 1923 3 Aydın Ahmet Gümüş Tevfik Ata Tekin Batman Petrolspor 2 Batman Batman 16 Mayıs Stadium 4,900 Süleyman Çalık Metin Şimşek Bayrampaşaspor 1 Istanbul Çetin Emeç Stadium 3,200 Şafak Aydın Silin Ergun Ortakçı Belediye Bingölspor 2 Bingöl Bingöl Şehir Stadium 3,000 Şerafettin Varolgüneş Nihat Balan Belediye Vanspor 1 Van Van Atatürk Stadium 10,500 Nihat Gezici Tolgay Kerimoğlu Beşikdüzüspor 1 Trabzon İmdat Çıtlak Gökhan Uzungüngör Beylerbeyi 3 Istanbul Beylerbeyi 75. Yıl Stadium 5,500 Mustafa Yazıcı Şeref Özşan Bursa Nilüferspor 3 Bursa Nilüfer Stadium 0 Nevzat Tuna Kudret Kar Çanakkale Dardanelspor 3 Çanakkale 18 Mart Stadium 10,500 Osman Niyazi Önen Nevzat Kulusoğlu Çarşambaspor 3 Samsun Hasan Özcan İbrahim Hancı Darıca Gençlerbirliği 3 Kocaeli Darıca İlçe Stadium 6,500 Halil Akbaşoğlu Halit Üçkaleler Diyarbakır BB 1 Diyarbakır Seyrantepe Diski Spor Tesisleri 1,540 Haci Haspolat Nurettin Şiro Dört Eylül Belediyespor 2 Sivas Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium 14,998 Ahmet Polat Ömer Ateş Elazığ Belediyespor 1 Elazığ Doğukent Çim Saha 500 Nafiz Orak Erganispor 2 Diyarbakır Rifat Yılmaz Şadan Üzülmez Erzurum Büyükşehir Belediyespor 3 Erzurum Cemal Gürsel Stadium 17,000 Mehmet Aydın Hasan Çelik Gebzespor 1 Kocaeli Gebze İlçe Stadium 8,000 Caner Pesen Şükrü Köksal Gölcükspor 2 Kocaeli Gölcük Şehir Stadium İsmail Gençdemir Metin Peken Gümüşhanespor 1 Gümüşhane Gümüşhane Yenişehir Stadium 4,000 Kurban Karagöz A.R. Sinan Bayraktar Hacettepe 1 Ankara Cebeci İnönü Stadium 37,000 Subhi Acar Yalçınkaya Tarık Daşgün Hatayspor 3 Hatay Hatay Atatürk Stadium 6,015 Hikmet Çinçin İsmail Batur İnegölspor 1 Bursa İnegöl İlçe Stadium 4,975 İlhan Korkmaz Taşkın Güngör İskenderunspor 1967 2 Hatay 5 Temmuz Stadium 12,390 Sedat Uysal Mehmet Kurt İstanbulspor 2 Istanbul Bahçelievler İl Özel İdare 4,350 Ömer Sarıalioğlu Mehmet Erdal Alpaslan Kahramanmaraşspor 2 Kahramanmaraş Hanefi Mahçiçek Stadium 9,169 Ferudun Kolat Orhan Şerit Karsspor 2 Kars Kars Şehir Stadium 5,000 Muzaffer Sanğu Bülent Topuzoğlu Kastamonuspor 1 Kastamonu Kastamonu Gazi Stadium 4,033 Levent Özbek Cemal Çıldır Kayapınar Belediyespor 3 Diyarbakır Seyrantepe 1 nolu saha 500 Murat Kaçar Ali Ravcı Keçiörengücü 2 Ankara Ankara Aktepe Stadium 4,883 Sedat Tahiroğlu Tahir Çopur Keçiören Sportif 1 Ankara Yenimahalle Hasan Doğan Stadium Halit Öngün Murat Küçük Kepez Belediyespor 2 Antalya Hasan Doğan Stadium Ahmet Ünlüoğlu Ahmet kılıç Kırıkhanspor 1 Hatay İskenderun 5 Temmuz Stadium 12,390 Halil Yılmaz Ahmet Taşyürek Kilimli Belediyespor 2 Zonguldak Kilimli İlçe Stadium 5,000 Engin Aygün Raşit Çalık Küçükçekmecespor 2 Istanbul Ahmet Kurşun Ferhat Kurtul Lüleburgazspor 1 Kırklareli Lüleburgaz 8 Kasım Stadium 2,500 Siyami Aslan Şevket Candar Maltepespor 2 Istanbul Maltepe Hasan Polat Stadium 5,000 Nuri Erkoç Atakan Çağlayan Manavgat Evrensekispor 1 Antalya Musa Şehirli Kamil Atalay Menemen Belediyespor 1 İzmir Menemen Şehir Stadium 2,000 Armağan Öktenoğlu Mehmet Atila Özcan MKE Kırıkkalespor 1 Kırıkkale Fikret Karabudak Stadium 5,402 Ali Koç Uzel Harun Aydoslu Nazilli Belediyespor 2 Aydın Nazilli İlçe Stadium 4,500 Vahit Aysan Mustafa Ceviz Orhangazispor 2 Bursa Orhangazi İlçe Stadium 0 Hasan Aydın Soner Büyükergun Oyak Renaultspor 2 Bursa Oyak Renault Stadium 3,000 Alpay Şar Nurgut Ak Pazarspor 3 Rize Pazar İlçe Stadium 2,442 Hüseyin Yangın Erdem Acar Sancaktepe Belediyespor 3 Istanbul S.B. Hakan Şükür Stadium Muhammed Ali Cankatar Furkan Şükürcü Sandıklı Belediyespor 1 Afyon Adem Şeker Hakan Hayati Karaca Siirtspor 3 Siirt Siirt Atatürk Stadium 5,650 Mehmet Fadıl Akgündüz Ramazan Silin Tarsus İdmanyurdu 3 Mersin Tarsus Burhanettin Kocamaz Stadium 4,201 İsmail Akdağcık Yüksel Yeşilova Tekirova Belediyespor 3 Antalya Dr. Fehmi Öncel Stadium Fahri Şimşek Murat Gürkan Zora Ümraniyespor 1 Istanbul Recep Yoğurtçu Kenan Gönen Trabzon Yalıspor 2 Trabzon Yavuz Selim Stadium 1,820 Muhammed Kara Hasan Çolak Yimpaş Yozgatspor 3 Yozgat Yozgat Bozok Stadium 8,260 İbrahim Yılmaz Harun Dişlitaş Note: Last updated on 11 September 2011 from TFF official website.
Group 1
Group 1 league table
Group 1 positions by round
Group 1 results
Group 1 top goalscorers Including matches played on 9 August 2011;Source: TFF Third League page
RankScorerClubGoals1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Group 2
Group 2 league table
Group 2 positions by round
Group 2 results
Group 2 top goalscorers Including matches played on 9 August 2011;Source: TFF Third League page
RankScorerClubGoals1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Group 3
Group 3 league table
Group 3 positions by round
Group 3 results
Group 3 top goalscorers Including matches played on 9 August 2011;Source: TFF Third League page
RankScorerClubGoals1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Promotion playoffs In each group, teams ranked second through fifth compete in the promotion playoffs for the 2012–13 TFF Second League. The 2nd team and 5th team, and 3rd and 4th teams play one match in a neutral venue. Winners play finals. Winner of the final becomes the second team in each group to promote to TFF Second League 2012–2013.
References
See also 2011–12 Turkish Cup 2011–12 Süper Lig 2011–12 TFF First League 2011–12 TFF Second League