SEASON FILE / 1971/72

1971/72
The league’s memory.

Galatasaray won the championship. The final standings below preserve the source table.

Choose a season

68 completed seasons, each with its own final table.

Points system at the time: 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw.

Compare with three points for a win

How would the points change if the same results earned three points for a win? This hypothetical calculation does not change the official champions or standings. The number of wins is added to official points; other source adjustments are retained. Groups and stages remain separate.

Final league table · hypothetical points comparison
Official rank	Club	Wins	Official points	Three-point calculation
1	Galatasaray	17	42	59
2	Eskişehirspor	15	39	54
3	Fenerbahçe	14	39	53
4	Beşiktaş	12	34	46
5	Ankaragücü	10	33	43
6	Bursaspor	12	32	44
7	Mersin İdmanyurdu	10	30	40
8	Adanaspor	9	30	39
9	Göztepe	10	29	39
10	Vefa	9	28	37
11	Altay	9	27	36
12	Giresunspor	11	27	38
13	Samsunspor	5	25	30
14	Boluspor	8	24	32
15	İstanbulspor	6	21	27
16	Karşıyaka	5	20	25

Attack and defence in one table

1971/72 · Final league table · 16 teams · Teal: scored, red: conceded per match.

Galatasaray30 matches

Eskişehirspor30 matches

Fenerbahçe30 matches

Beşiktaş30 matches

Ankaragücü30 matches

Bursaspor30 matches

Mersin İdmanyurdu30 matches

Adanaspor30 matches

Göztepe30 matches

Vefa30 matches

Altay30 matches

Giresunspor30 matches

Samsunspor30 matches

Boluspor30 matches

İstanbulspor30 matches

Karşıyaka30 matches

ChampionGalatasaray

Top scorerFethi Heper · 20 goals

Final league table

Rank, club, matches played, wins, draws, defeats, goals scored and conceded, goal difference and points
#	Club	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Galatasaray	30	17	8	5	34	14	+20	42
2	Eskişehirspor	30	15	9	6	63	34	+29	39
3	Fenerbahçe	30	14	11	5	37	21	+16	39
4	Beşiktaş	30	12	10	8	28	23	+5	34
5	Ankaragücü	30	10	13	7	22	22	0	33
6	Bursaspor	30	12	8	10	29	24	+5	32
7	Mersin İdmanyurdu	30	10	10	10	35	29	+6	30
8	Adanaspor	30	9	12	9	28	26	+2	30
9	Göztepe	30	10	9	11	32	32	0	29
10	Vefa	30	9	10	11	23	27	-4	28
11	Altay	30	9	9	12	29	40	-11	27
12	Giresunspor	30	11	5	14	26	43	-17	27
13	Samsunspor	30	5	15	10	14	21	-7	25
14	Boluspor	30	8	8	14	23	33	-10	24
15	İstanbulspor	30	6	9	15	22	35	-13	21
16	Karşıyaka	30	5	10	15	19	40	-21	20

Table source

The scores behind the average

240 matches and 464 recorded official goals. Explore the score distribution behind the 1.93 goals-per-match average.

1971/72 · distribution by total goals in a match

0 goals

1 goal

2 goals

3 goals

4 goals

5+ goals

Officially registered results are used; shootouts do not count towards goal totals.

Show the chart figures

1971/72 total-goal distribution
Total goals	Matches	Share
0 goals	42	17.5%
1 goal	63	26.25%
2 goals	68	28.33%
3 goals	33	13.75%
4 goals	18	7.5%
5+ goals	16	6.67%

This season’s balance of attack and defence

Each stage is read against its own number of matches. Points per match use the common 3–1–0 calculation; this does not alter official points deductions or the two-point rule used at the time.

Final league table · output per team per match
Club	Matches	Standard points / match	Scored / match	Conceded / match	Win %
Galatasaray	30	1.97	1.13	0.47	56.7
Eskişehirspor	30	1.80	2.10	1.13	50.0
Fenerbahçe	30	1.77	1.23	0.70	46.7
Beşiktaş	30	1.53	0.93	0.77	40.0
Ankaragücü	30	1.43	0.73	0.73	33.3
Bursaspor	30	1.47	0.97	0.80	40.0
Mersin İdmanyurdu	30	1.33	1.17	0.97	33.3
Adanaspor	30	1.30	0.93	0.87	30.0
Göztepe	30	1.30	1.07	1.07	33.3
Vefa	30	1.23	0.77	0.90	30.0
Altay	30	1.20	0.97	1.33	30.0
Giresunspor	30	1.27	0.87	1.43	36.7
Samsunspor	30	1.00	0.47	0.70	16.7
Boluspor	30	1.07	0.77	1.10	26.7
İstanbulspor	30	0.90	0.73	1.17	20.0
Karşıyaka	30	0.83	0.63	1.33	16.7

SEASON MATCHES

Results

240 matches

Open 1971/72 match results

Every match has a recorded date.

1971/72 league match results
Date	Round	Home	Score	Away
21 Aug 1971	1	Vefa	1–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu
22 Aug 1971	1	Adanaspor	2–1	Altay
22 Aug 1971	1	Boluspor	1–0	Karşıyaka
22 Aug 1971	1	Bursaspor	1–0	Fenerbahçe
22 Aug 1971	1	Galatasaray	1–1	Eskişehirspor
22 Aug 1971	1	Giresunspor	0–0	Beşiktaş
22 Aug 1971	1	Göztepe	0–0	Samsunspor
22 Aug 1971	1	İstanbulspor	1–1	Ankaragücü
28 Aug 1971	2	Fenerbahçe	2–0	Vefa
28 Aug 1971	2	Karşıyaka	0–0	Göztepe
29 Aug 1971	2	Altay	1–0	İstanbulspor
29 Aug 1971	2	Ankaragücü	1–0	Galatasaray
29 Aug 1971	2	Beşiktaş	1–1	Boluspor
29 Aug 1971	2	Eskişehirspor	6–2	Giresunspor
29 Aug 1971	2	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2–2	Adanaspor
29 Aug 1971	2	Samsunspor	0–0	Bursaspor
4 Sep 1971	3	Altay	0–0	Göztepe
4 Sep 1971	3	İstanbulspor	1–0	Bursaspor
5 Sep 1971	3	Adanaspor	1–0	Samsunspor
5 Sep 1971	3	Boluspor	1–1	Ankaragücü
5 Sep 1971	3	Eskişehirspor	3–1	Fenerbahçe
5 Sep 1971	3	Giresunspor	2–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu
5 Sep 1971	3	Karşıyaka	2–3	Galatasaray
5 Sep 1971	3	Vefa	1–3	Beşiktaş
12 Sep 1971	4	Adanaspor	2–0	Karşıyaka
12 Sep 1971	4	Ankaragücü	1–1	Samsunspor
12 Sep 1971	4	Bursaspor	3–1	Boluspor
12 Sep 1971	4	Göztepe	5–1	Giresunspor
12 Sep 1971	4	İstanbulspor	0–0	Beşiktaş
12 Sep 1971	4	Vefa	0–1	Altay
10 Oct 1971	4	Galatasaray	1–0	Fenerbahçe
10 Oct 1971	4	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3–0	Eskişehirspor
2 Oct 1971	5	Altay	2–1	Boluspor
2 Oct 1971	5	Beşiktaş	0–0	Adanaspor
3 Oct 1971	5	Eskişehirspor	2–0	Vefa
3 Oct 1971	5	Fenerbahçe	2–0	Göztepe
3 Oct 1971	5	Giresunspor	2–1	Ankaragücü
3 Oct 1971	5	Karşıyaka	0–2	İstanbulspor
3 Oct 1971	5	Mersin İdmanyurdu	4–3	Bursaspor
3 Oct 1971	5	Samsunspor	0–0	Galatasaray
23 Oct 1971	6	Galatasaray	1–0	Altay
23 Oct 1971	6	Karşıyaka	1–0	Giresunspor
24 Oct 1971	6	Ankaragücü	0–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
24 Oct 1971	6	Boluspor	3–2	Fenerbahçe
24 Oct 1971	6	Bursaspor	1–0	Adanaspor
24 Oct 1971	6	Göztepe	1–2	Beşiktaş
24 Oct 1971	6	İstanbulspor	0–2	Vefa
24 Oct 1971	6	Samsunspor	1–1	Eskişehirspor
30 Oct 1971	7	Beşiktaş	1–0	Ankaragücü
31 Oct 1971	7	Altay	1–1	Karşıyaka
31 Oct 1971	7	Boluspor	0–1	Göztepe
31 Oct 1971	7	Bursaspor	0–0	Galatasaray
31 Oct 1971	7	Fenerbahçe	2–0	Giresunspor
31 Oct 1971	7	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2–0	İstanbulspor
31 Oct 1971	7	Vefa	0–1	Samsunspor
16 Jan 1972	7	Adanaspor	0–0	Eskişehirspor
6 Nov 1971	8	Fenerbahçe	3–1	İstanbulspor
6 Nov 1971	8	Vefa	2–1	Karşıyaka
7 Nov 1971	8	Ankaragücü	3–0	Altay
7 Nov 1971	8	Beşiktaş	2–1	Galatasaray
7 Nov 1971	8	Eskişehirspor	2–1	Boluspor
7 Nov 1971	8	Giresunspor	1–1	Bursaspor
7 Nov 1971	8	Göztepe	1–1	Adanaspor
7 Nov 1971	8	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0–0	Samsunspor
20 Nov 1971	9	İstanbulspor	1–1	Eskişehirspor
20 Nov 1971	9	Karşıyaka	0–2	Ankaragücü
21 Nov 1971	9	Adanaspor	0–0	Fenerbahçe
21 Nov 1971	9	Altay	3–1	Beşiktaş
21 Nov 1971	9	Boluspor	0–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu
21 Nov 1971	9	Bursaspor	2–1	Vefa
21 Nov 1971	9	Galatasaray	0–0	Göztepe
21 Nov 1971	9	Samsunspor	2–0	Giresunspor
27 Nov 1971	10	Vefa	0–0	Galatasaray
28 Nov 1971	10	Adanaspor	0–1	Boluspor
28 Nov 1971	10	Beşiktaş	0–0	Karşıyaka
28 Nov 1971	10	Bursaspor	3–1	Eskişehirspor
28 Nov 1971	10	Fenerbahçe	1–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu
28 Nov 1971	10	Giresunspor	2–1	İstanbulspor
28 Nov 1971	10	Göztepe	1–1	Ankaragücü
28 Nov 1971	10	Samsunspor	0–0	Altay
11 Dec 1971	11	Altay	2–0	Bursaspor
11 Dec 1971	11	Galatasaray	1–0	Adanaspor
12 Dec 1971	11	Ankaragücü	1–1	Vefa
12 Dec 1971	11	Boluspor	3–2	Giresunspor
12 Dec 1971	11	Eskişehirspor	4–2	Beşiktaş
12 Dec 1971	11	İstanbulspor	2–2	Samsunspor
12 Dec 1971	11	Karşıyaka	1–2	Fenerbahçe
12 Dec 1971	11	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1–1	Göztepe
18 Dec 1971	12	İstanbulspor	0–2	Galatasaray
18 Dec 1971	12	Vefa	1–0	Boluspor
19 Dec 1971	12	Adanaspor	1–1	Giresunspor
19 Dec 1971	12	Altay	3–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
19 Dec 1971	12	Beşiktaş	1–0	Fenerbahçe
19 Dec 1971	12	Bursaspor	0–0	Ankaragücü
19 Dec 1971	12	Eskişehirspor	3–1	Göztepe
19 Dec 1971	12	Samsunspor	2–1	Karşıyaka
25 Dec 1971	13	Beşiktaş	2–0	Bursaspor
25 Dec 1971	13	Göztepe	2–0	İstanbulspor
26 Dec 1971	13	Ankaragücü	1–0	Adanaspor
26 Dec 1971	13	Boluspor	1–0	Samsunspor
26 Dec 1971	13	Fenerbahçe	3–1	Altay
26 Dec 1971	13	Giresunspor	2–1	Vefa
26 Dec 1971	13	Karşıyaka	1–1	Eskişehirspor
26 Dec 1971	13	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1–1	Galatasaray
1 Jan 1972	14	Vefa	2–1	Adanaspor
2 Jan 1972	14	Altay	3–1	Eskişehirspor
2 Jan 1972	14	Ankaragücü	0–0	Fenerbahçe
2 Jan 1972	14	Bursaspor	0–1	Göztepe
2 Jan 1972	14	Galatasaray	4–0	Giresunspor
2 Jan 1972	14	İstanbulspor	1–2	Boluspor
2 Jan 1972	14	Mersin İdmanyurdu	2–0	Karşıyaka
2 Jan 1972	14	Samsunspor	0–1	Beşiktaş
8 Jan 1972	15	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Samsunspor
8 Jan 1972	15	Göztepe	0–0	Vefa
9 Jan 1972	15	Adanaspor	2–0	İstanbulspor
9 Jan 1972	15	Beşiktaş	0–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
9 Jan 1972	15	Boluspor	0–2	Galatasaray
9 Jan 1972	15	Eskişehirspor	1–1	Ankaragücü
9 Jan 1972	15	Giresunspor	1–0	Altay
9 Jan 1972	15	Karşıyaka	2–1	Bursaspor
19 Feb 1972	16	Altay	1–1	Adanaspor
19 Feb 1972	16	Fenerbahçe	2–2	Bursaspor
20 Feb 1972	16	Ankaragücü	2–1	İstanbulspor
20 Feb 1972	16	Beşiktaş	1–0	Giresunspor
20 Feb 1972	16	Eskişehirspor	1–1	Galatasaray
20 Feb 1972	16	Karşıyaka	1–1	Boluspor
20 Feb 1972	16	Mersin İdmanyurdu	0–1	Vefa
20 Feb 1972	16	Samsunspor	0–1	Göztepe
26 Feb 1972	17	Galatasaray	2–0	Ankaragücü
27 Feb 1972	17	Adanaspor	1–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
27 Feb 1972	17	Boluspor	0–1	Beşiktaş
27 Feb 1972	17	Bursaspor	2–0	Samsunspor
27 Feb 1972	17	Giresunspor	1–2	Eskişehirspor
27 Feb 1972	17	Göztepe	1–3	Karşıyaka
27 Feb 1972	17	İstanbulspor	2–2	Altay
27 Feb 1972	17	Vefa	0–0	Fenerbahçe
4 Mar 1972	18	Galatasaray	2–1	Karşıyaka
5 Mar 1972	18	Ankaragücü	1–0	Boluspor
5 Mar 1972	18	Beşiktaş	0–1	Vefa
5 Mar 1972	18	Bursaspor	2–1	İstanbulspor
5 Mar 1972	18	Fenerbahçe	2–0	Eskişehirspor
5 Mar 1972	18	Göztepe	0–1	Altay
5 Mar 1972	18	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3–0	Giresunspor
5 Mar 1972	18	Samsunspor	0–0	Adanaspor
11 Mar 1972	19	Altay	0–0	Vefa
11 Mar 1972	19	Beşiktaş	0–0	İstanbulspor
12 Mar 1972	19	Boluspor	0–0	Bursaspor
12 Mar 1972	19	Eskişehirspor	2–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
12 Mar 1972	19	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Galatasaray
12 Mar 1972	19	Giresunspor	1–0	Göztepe
12 Mar 1972	19	Karşıyaka	0–0	Adanaspor
12 Mar 1972	19	Samsunspor	0–0	Ankaragücü
18 Mar 1972	20	Vefa	0–2	Eskişehirspor
19 Mar 1972	20	Adanaspor	0–1	Beşiktaş
19 Mar 1972	20	Ankaragücü	1–0	Giresunspor
19 Mar 1972	20	Boluspor	2–0	Altay
19 Mar 1972	20	Bursaspor	1–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
19 Mar 1972	20	Galatasaray	1–0	Samsunspor
19 Mar 1972	20	Göztepe	1–1	Fenerbahçe
19 Mar 1972	20	İstanbulspor	0–0	Karşıyaka
25 Mar 1972	21	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Boluspor
26 Mar 1972	21	Adanaspor	1–0	Bursaspor
26 Mar 1972	21	Altay	1–3	Galatasaray
26 Mar 1972	21	Beşiktaş	5–1	Göztepe
26 Mar 1972	21	Eskişehirspor	4–0	Samsunspor
26 Mar 1972	21	Giresunspor	1–0	Karşıyaka
26 Mar 1972	21	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1–0	Ankaragücü
26 Mar 1972	21	Vefa	1–2	İstanbulspor
1 Apr 1972	22	İstanbulspor	1–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
1 Apr 1972	22	Karşıyaka	1–1	Altay
2 Apr 1972	22	Ankaragücü	1–0	Beşiktaş
2 Apr 1972	22	Eskişehirspor	4–1	Adanaspor
2 Apr 1972	22	Galatasaray	1–0	Bursaspor
2 Apr 1972	22	Giresunspor	0–0	Fenerbahçe
2 Apr 1972	22	Göztepe	2–0	Boluspor
2 Apr 1972	22	Samsunspor	0–0	Vefa
8 Apr 1972	23	İstanbulspor	0–0	Fenerbahçe
8 Apr 1972	23	Karşıyaka	0–0	Vefa
9 Apr 1972	23	Adanaspor	2–1	Göztepe
9 Apr 1972	23	Altay	0–0	Ankaragücü
9 Apr 1972	23	Boluspor	0–0	Eskişehirspor
9 Apr 1972	23	Bursaspor	1–0	Giresunspor
9 Apr 1972	23	Galatasaray	1–0	Beşiktaş
9 Apr 1972	23	Samsunspor	0–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu
15 Apr 1972	24	Fenerbahçe	2–0	Adanaspor
16 Apr 1972	24	Ankaragücü	1–0	Karşıyaka
16 Apr 1972	24	Beşiktaş	2–0	Altay
16 Apr 1972	24	Eskişehirspor	0–1	İstanbulspor
16 Apr 1972	24	Giresunspor	1–0	Samsunspor
16 Apr 1972	24	Göztepe	1–0	Galatasaray
16 Apr 1972	24	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1–1	Boluspor
16 Apr 1972	24	Vefa	1–0	Bursaspor
22 Apr 1972	25	Altay	0–0	Samsunspor
22 Apr 1972	25	İstanbulspor	3–0	Giresunspor
23 Apr 1972	25	Ankaragücü	1–0	Göztepe
23 Apr 1972	25	Boluspor	1–1	Adanaspor
23 Apr 1972	25	Eskişehirspor	2–0	Bursaspor
23 Apr 1972	25	Galatasaray	1–0	Vefa
23 Apr 1972	25	Karşıyaka	1–0	Beşiktaş
23 Apr 1972	25	Mersin İdmanyurdu	1–1	Fenerbahçe
29 Apr 1972	26	Fenerbahçe	2–0	Karşıyaka
30 Apr 1972	26	Adanaspor	0–0	Galatasaray
30 Apr 1972	26	Beşiktaş	1–3	Eskişehirspor
30 Apr 1972	26	Bursaspor	3–0	Altay
30 Apr 1972	26	Giresunspor	2–0	Boluspor
30 Apr 1972	26	Göztepe	4–2	Mersin İdmanyurdu
30 Apr 1972	26	Samsunspor	1–0	İstanbulspor
30 Apr 1972	26	Vefa	2–0	Ankaragücü
6 May 1972	27	Galatasaray	1–0	İstanbulspor
6 May 1972	27	Göztepe	4–2	Eskişehirspor
7 May 1972	27	Ankaragücü	0–0	Bursaspor
7 May 1972	27	Boluspor	0–0	Vefa
7 May 1972	27	Fenerbahçe	0–0	Beşiktaş
7 May 1972	27	Giresunspor	2–0	Adanaspor
7 May 1972	27	Karşıyaka	0–0	Samsunspor
7 May 1972	27	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3–0	Altay
13 May 1972	28	Vefa	1–1	Giresunspor
14 May 1972	28	Adanaspor	5–0	Ankaragücü
14 May 1972	28	Altay	2–3	Fenerbahçe
14 May 1972	28	Bursaspor	0–0	Beşiktaş
14 May 1972	28	Eskişehirspor	7–0	Karşıyaka
14 May 1972	28	Galatasaray	1–0	Mersin İdmanyurdu
14 May 1972	28	İstanbulspor	0–1	Göztepe
14 May 1972	28	Samsunspor	2–0	Boluspor
20 May 1972	29	Beşiktaş	1–1	Samsunspor
20 May 1972	29	Göztepe	0–1	Bursaspor
21 May 1972	29	Adanaspor	3–2	Vefa
21 May 1972	29	Boluspor	2–0	İstanbulspor
21 May 1972	29	Eskişehirspor	6–1	Altay
21 May 1972	29	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Ankaragücü
21 May 1972	29	Giresunspor	1–0	Galatasaray
21 May 1972	29	Karşıyaka	2–1	Mersin İdmanyurdu
27 May 1972	30	Vefa	2–1	Göztepe
28 May 1972	30	Altay	2–0	Giresunspor
28 May 1972	30	Ankaragücü	1–1	Eskişehirspor
28 May 1972	30	Bursaspor	2–0	Karşıyaka
28 May 1972	30	Galatasaray	2–0	Boluspor
28 May 1972	30	İstanbulspor	1–1	Adanaspor
28 May 1972	30	Mersin İdmanyurdu	3–0	Beşiktaş
28 May 1972	30	Samsunspor	1–1	Fenerbahçe

Results source

These 240 records are the available match sample for this season. Final-table coverage and individual match coverage remain separate. Missing dates or rounds are not estimated. Awd marks an awarded result, which may differ from the score on the field.

Original match record

1971/72The league’s memory.

Final league table

The scores behind the average

This season’s balance of attack and defence

Results

1971/72
The league’s memory.