The 2015–16 TFF 1. Lig (referred to as the PTT 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons) is the 15th season since the league was established in 2001 and 53rd season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.
Teams Balıkesir, Karabükspor and Kayseri Erciyesspor relegated from 2014–15 Süper Lig. Kayserispor, Osmanlıspor and Antalyaspor promoted to 2015–16 Süper Lig. Göztepe, Yeni Malatyaspor and 1461 Trabzon promoted from 2014–15 TFF Second League. Manisaspor, Bucaspor and Orduspor relegated to 2015–16 TFF Second League.
Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity 1461 Trabzon Trabzon Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium 24,169 Adana Demirspor Adana Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805 Adanaspor Adana Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805 Alanyaspor Alanya Alanya Oba Stadium 15,000 Altınordu İzmir Buca Stadium 2,500 Balıkesirspor Balıkesir Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium 15,800 Boluspor Bolu Bolu Atatürk Stadium 8,881 Denizlispor Denizli Denizli Atatürk Stadium 15,420 Elazığspor Elazığ Elazığ Atatürk Stadium 13,923 Gaziantep BB Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium 16,981 Giresunspor Giresun Giresun Atatürk Stadium 12,191 Göztepe İzmir İzmir Atatürk Stadium 51,295 Karabükspor Karabük Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium 14,200 Karşıyaka İzmir İzmir Alsancak Stadium 15,358 Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864 Samsunspor Samsun Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,480 Şanlıurfaspor Şanlıurfa Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium 28,965 Yeni Malatyaspor Malatya Malatya İnönü Stadium 13,000
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former Players 1461 Trabzon Franck Mbarga Kervens Belfort Yoann Arquin Serge Nyuiadzi Juan Vieyra Serge Akakpo Dmytro Yarchuk Adana Demirspor Mickaël Poté Reiner Ferreira Tiago Bezerra Joseph Attamah Formose Mendy Ibrahim Moro Daniel Mojsov Victoraș Astafei Adanaspor Didi Renan Foguinho Magaye Gueye Nduka Ozokwo Uche Kalu Roni Alanyaspor Bakary Soro Nuru Sulley Darvydas Šernas Slavko Perović Jonathan Ayité Sunny Altınordu Balıkesirspor Ante Erceg Andrija Vuković Josip Tadić Tomislav Glumac Género Zeefuik Alfred Sankoh Kwame Karikari Boluspor Luiz Henrique Sebastián Hernández Alvin Fortes Anco Jansen Mirko Ivanovski Henri Belle Tosaint Ricketts Petr Janda Edward Ofere Denizlispor Leandrinho Daniel Dimov Tsvetan Genkov Leozinho Anmar Almubaraki Elazığspor Tom Gilles Binya Hamidou Traoré Silvère Ganvoula Prince Segbefia Lamjed Chehoudi Cleyton Gaziantep Benjamin Fuchs Foxi Kéthévoama Ibrahima Wadji Adam Stachowiak Francis Litsingi Nemanja Kojić Nikola Raspopović Alanzinho Bara Bebeto Giresunspor Bruno Alves Dodô Waldison Hervé Tchami David Abwo Mohamadou Sissoko Abdul-Basit Adam Göztepe Björn Vleminckx Cleyton Robert Maah Leroy George Jean-Jacques Gosso Lamine Diarra Benjamin Fuchs Karabükspor Adriano Elvis Kokalović Junior Kabananga Isaac Promise Simon Zenke Marius Alexe Gabriel Iancu Ionuț Neagu Karşıyaka Josip Kvesić Abdel Diarra Tonia Tisdell Kyrylo Kovalchuk Kamran Agayev Senijad Ibričić Aleksandre Amisulashvili Djiby Fall Igor Đurić Kayseri Erciyesspor Eldin Adilović Georgios Sarris Ayodeji Ibrahim Iyayi Atiemwen Saturday Erimuya Stefan Ashkovski Samsunspor Galin Ivanov Distel Zola Famoussa Koné Chikeluba Ofoedu Ekigho Ehiosun Ousmane N'Diaye Şanlıurfaspor Lomana LuaLua Amin Askar Ricky van Haaren Diogo Valente Edinho Makhtar Thioune Fernando Silva Cícero Toni Silva Doudou Mangni Magique Yeni Malatyaspor Azubuike Okechukwu George Akpabio Izu Azuka Sunday Mba Gonzalo Godoy Sandro Gotal Alex
League table
Results
Promotion playoffs Semifinals
Final
Attendance
See also 2015–16 Turkish Cup 2015–16 Süper Lig 2015–16 TFF Second League 2015–16 TFF Third League
References
External links Turkish Football Federation PTT 1. League