TFF 3. Lig


The TFF 3. Lig, currently referred to as Nesine 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Football League.

League format

The league is played with 64 teams in four groups. The winners of each group are directly promoted to TFF Second League. In each group the 2nd placed teams through 6th placed teams play promotion play-offs to determine the last two teams to be promoted. Each runner-up placed team of every group will play in the play-off 3rd round. The numbers 3 and 6 and the numbers 4 and numbers 5 will compete in the 1st round in a single match against each other, the numbers 3 and 4 having the home advantage. In the 2nd round the winners of the 1st round will compete against each other in a home and away game. The higher ranked clubs in the league have the home advantage in the second game. In the 3rd round the winners of the second round will play against the league runner-ups in a home and away match, the latter having the home advantage. The play-off finals will be between the winners of the 3rd round in group I versus II and between group III versus IV.
The bottom three teams in each group are relegated to Turkish Regional Amateur League.

Seasons

1967–68 season

League was founded in 1967–68. In the first year 17 teams competed. Two teams relegated from Turkish Second Football League: Beyoğluspor, Davutpaşa. Tekirdağspor, Çanakkalespor, Çorumspor, Elazığspor, Muğlaspor, Düzcespor, Eskişehir Demirspor, Kırıkkalespor, Nazillispor, Konya İdman Yurdu, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Ceyhanspor, Lüleburgazspor, Tekirdağspor, İskenderunspor, and Hatayspor were other teams whose applications were accepted by TFF. At the end of the season winner promoted to TFF Second League, no team relegated.
Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Amatör Futbol Ligleri
1967–68Düzcesporno relegation

Promotion from amateur leagues:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Third Football League
1967–68Tekirdağspor, Çanakkalespor, Çorumspor, Elazığspor, Muğlaspor, Düzcespor, Eskişehir Demirspor,
Kırıkkalespor, Nazillispor, Konya İdman Yurdu, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Ceyhanspor, Lüleburgazspor, İskenderunspor, Hatayspor.

1968–69 season

In 1968–69 new clubs joined: Amasyaspor, Burdurspor, Diyarbakırspor, Ispartaspor, Rizespor, Ankara Sanayi Barbaros. Two groups were formed on geographical basis: Red Group for East and White Group for West. Each group contained 14 teams and one best promoted and one worst relegated in each group.
Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1968–69White Group: Nazillispor
Red Group: Tarsus İdmanyurdu		White Group: Burdurspor
Red Group: Altındağ

Promotion from amateur leagues:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Third Football League
1968–69Amasyaspor, Burdurspor, Diyarbakırspor, Ispartaspor, Rizespor, Ankara Sanayi Barbaros.

1969–70 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1969–70White Group: Uşakspor
Red Group: Hatayspor		no relegation

Promotion from amateur leagues:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Third Football League
1969–70Erzincanspor, Erzurumspor, Karabükspor, Kırklarelispor, Kırşehirspor, Konya Ereğlispor,
Nevşehirspor, Urfaspor, Mardinspor, Tokatspor, Ankara Yenimahalle
.

1970–71 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1970–71White Group: Sarıyer
Red Group: Konyaspor
Blue Group: İskenderunspor
Green Group: Konya İdman Yurdu		no relegation

1971–72 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1971-–72White Group: Beykoz
Red Group: Lüleburgazspor
Blue Group: DÇ Karabükspor
Green Group: Gaziantepspor		White Group: Beylerbeyi, Yeşildirek
Red Group: İstanbul Hasköy, Ülküspor
Blue Group: Bahçeli, Yenişehir
Green Group: Sanayi Barbaros, Altındağ

1972–73 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1972–73White Group: Tirespor
Red Group: Eskişehir Demirspor
Blue Group: Malatyaspor
Green Group: Erzurumspor		White Group: Eyüpspor, İzmir Demirspor
Red Group: Burdurspor, Muğlaspor
Blue Group: Yenimahalle, Sincanspor
Green Group: Mardinspor, Toprakofisi

1973–74 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1973–74White Group: Kırıkkalespor, DÇ Karabükspor
Red Group: Çorumspor, Rizespor 		White Group: Afyonspor, Güneşspor, Hacettepe, Nazillispor
Red Group: Davutpaşa, Ankara Sitespor, Taksim SK, Yeşildirek

1974–75 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1974–75White Group: Bandırmaspor
Red Group: Elazığspor		White Group: Petrol Ofisi Spor, Feriköy
Red Group: Kırşehirspor, PTT

1975–76 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1975–76White Group: Ispartaspor
Red Group: Diyarbakırspor		no relelegation

1976–77 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1976–77White Group: Tekirdağspor
Red Group: Düzcespor
Blue Group: Urfaspor		White Group: Galata, Anadolu, Süleymaniye
Red Group: Kastamonuspor, Çanakkalespor, Yeşilova
Blue Group: Amasyaspor, Nevşehirspor

1977–78 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1977–78White Group: Sebat Gençlik
Red Group: Edirnespor		White Group: Kütahyaspor, Alibeyköy Adalet, Hacettepe
Red Group: Ülküspor, Ceyhanspor, Kasımpaşa

1978–79 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1978–79White Group: Erzurumspor, Giresunspor
Red Group: Lüleburgazspor, Altınordu 		White Group: Konya Ereğlispor, İskenderunspor
Red Group: İstanbulspor, Galata, Uşakspor

1979–80 season

League was abandoned after the season. All of the teams promoted to 1980-81 Turkish Second Football League
Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1979–80Group A: Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Hatayspor, Erzincanspor, Malatyaspor,
Konyaspor, Tokatspor, Gençlerbirliği, Çorumspor
Group B: İzmirspor, Karagümrük, Beykoz, Kırklarelispor, Ödemişspor,
Kütahyaspor, Manisaspor, Yeşilova, Karşıyaka, Alibeyköy Adalet		No relegation

1984–85 season

League was not played in 1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83 and 1983–84 seasons. League was refounded after four seasons.
Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1984–85Group 1: Gölcükspor, Group 2: Bakırköyspor, Group 3: İnegölspor,
Group 4: Manisaspor, Group 5: Aydınspor, Group 6: Etibank SAS
Group 7: Düzce KDS, Group 8: Osmaniyespor, Group 9: Hopaspor
Group 10: Erzincanspor, Group 11: Siirt YSE Spor		no relegation
Group 3: Bursa Belediyespor withdrew the following season.

1985–86 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1985–86Group 1: Bayburtspor, Group 2: Elazığspor, Group 3: Reyhanlıspor
Group 4: Çarşambaspor, Group 5: Kırşehirspor, Group 6: Sökespor
Group 7: Kuşadasıspor, Group 8: Sönmez Filamentspor, Group 9: Çanakkalespor
Group 10: Çorluspor, Group 11: Silivrispor, Group 12: Beykoz		no relegation

1986–87 season

Promotion and relegation:
SeasonPromoted to Turkish Second Football LeagueRelegated to Regional Amateur Leagues
1986–87Group 1: Trabzonspor II, Ünyespor
Group 2: Bitlisspor
Group 3: Niğdespor
Group 4: Bartınspor
Group 5: Ispartaspor
Group 6: Menemenspor
Group 7: Kütahyaspor
Group 8: Uşakspor
Group 9: Eyüpspor
Group 10: Zeytinburnuspor		Group 1: Igdirspor, Palandökenspor
Group 2: Elazığ Ferrokromspor, Van İskelespor
Group 3: İçel Demirspor, Borspor, İskenderun DÇ
Group 4: Çankırıspor, Mamakspor
Group 5: Konya Ereğlispor, Y.Çivrilspor, Denizli EŞİY
Group 6: Çine Madranspor, Ülküspor
Group 7: Kütahya Termikspor, Bilecikspor
Group 8: Bursa Kültürspor, Karacabeyspor
Group 9: Yeşildirek, Davutpaşa
Group 10: Beyoğluspor, Ümraniyespor