KTFF Süper Lig


The KTFF Süper Lig, officially the AKSA Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, formerly known as the Birinci Lig, 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 play play-out matches to determine the third team to be relegated.

History

The Birinci Lig was founded by six clubs in 1955. The founding members were:
Çetinkaya and Mağusa Türk Gücü are the most successful teams with 14 championship titles.

Current teams (2024–25)

TeamDistrictStadium
Alsancak YeşilovaGirneAlsancak Mustafa Hidayet [Çağlar Stadium]
CihangirLefkoşaCihangir Stadium
ÇetinkayaLefkoşaLefkoşa Atatürk Stadium
DeğirmenlikLefkoşaDeğirmenlik [Sadık Cemil Stadium]
Doğan Türk BirliğiGirneGirne 20 Temmuz [Mete Adanır Stadium]
DumlupınarGazimağusaGazimağusa Dr. [Fazıl Küçük Stadium]
EsentepeGirneEsentepe Erdal [Barut Stadium]
Gençler Birliğiİskeleİskele Cumhuriyet Stadium
Gençlik GücüLefkoşaLefkoşa Atatürk Stadium
Göçmenköy İdman YurduLefkoşaLefkoşa Atatürk Stadium
GönyeliLefkoşaGönyeli Stadium
KarşıyakaGirneKarşıyaka Şampiyon Melekler Stadium
LefkeLefkeLefke 16 Ağustos Stadium
Mağusa Türk GücüGazimağusaGazimağusa Dr. [Fazıl Küçük Stadium]
MesaryaGazimağusaPaşaköy Hasan Onalt Stadium
Yenicami AğdelenLefkoşaLefkoşa Atatürk Stadium

Champions

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Performance by club

Since the foundation of the First League in 1955, nine different clubs have won the championship. Çetinkaya and Mağusa Türk Gücü have the most championship titles, 14.
ClubTitlesYears won
Çetinkaya141957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12, 2012–13
Mağusa 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, 2024–25
Gönyeli91971–72, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2007–08, 2008–09
Yenicami Ağdelen91970–71, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1975–76, 1983–84, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18
Doğan Türk Birliği71955–56, 1956–57, 1958–59, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2009–10
Baf Ülkü Yurdu41986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90
Küçük Kaymaklı41962–63, 1984–85, 1985–86, 2010–11
Akıncılar11995–96
Binatlı 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: Çetinkaya58 seasons: Mağusa Türk Gücü56 seasons: Doğan Türk Birliği55 seasons: Türk Ocağı Limasol, Yenicami Ağdelen54 seasons: Küçük Kaymaklı50 seasons: Gençlik Gücü47 seasons: Gönyeli40 seasons: Gençler Birliği39 seasons: Baf Ülkü Yurdu35 seasons: Lefke30 seasons: Binatlı Yılmaz25 seasons: Yalova21 seasons: Dumlupınar17 seasons: Cihangir14 seasons: Yeniboğaziçi Doğan12 seasons: Alsancak Yeşilova11 seasons: Girne Halk Evi, Lapta Türk Birliği10 seasons: Akıncılar, Bostancı Bağcıl8 seasons: Düzkaya, Hamitköy7 seasons: Esentepe, Göçmenköy İdman Yurdu, Mormenekşe Gençler Birliği6 seasons: Tatlısu Halk Odası5 seasons: Ozanköy4 seasons: Değirmenlik, Mesarya3 seasons: Beyarmudu Türk Çiftçiler Birliği, Serdarlı Gençler Birliği, Türkmenköy Aydın2 seasons: Karşıyaka, Vadili Türk Çiftçiler Birliği1 season: Çanakkale, Gaziveren, Ortaköy, Pile

Top goalscorers

Source
;Most times goalscorer:
  • 10 times
  • * Erbay Gönelli
;Most goals scored by a player in a single season:
  • 49 goals
  • * Yasin Kansu