2008–09 TFF 1. Lig
| Season | 2008–09 | 
|---|---|
| Champions | Manisaspor | 
| Promoted | Manisaspor, Diyarbakırspor, Kasımpaşa | 
| Relegated | Sakaryaspor, Güngören, Malatyaspor | 
| Matches played | 306 | 
| Goals scored | 752 (2.46 per match) | 
| Top goalscorer | Bruno Mezenga (21)[1] | 
| Biggest home win | Ordu 5–0 Güngören | 
| Biggest away win | Karabük 0–6 Kasımpaşa | 
| Highest scoring | Karabük 6–3 Manisa | 
| ← 2007–08  2009–10 →  | |
The 2008–09 TFF 1. Lig (referred to as the Bank Asya 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the second-level football league of Turkey and the 46th season since its establishment in 1963–64. At the end of the season in which 18 teams competed in a single group, Manisaspor and Diyarbakırspor, which finished the league in the first two places, and the play-off winner Kasımpaşa were promoted to the upper league, while Sakaryaspor, Güngören Belediyespor and Malatyaspor, which were in the last three places, were relegated.[1][2]
Teams
Team summaries
Foreign players
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Former players | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Adanaspor |  Marc Mbamba |  Mbilla Etame | – | 
| Altay |  Emanuel Molina |  Tiago Bezerra | – | 
| Boluspor | – | – | – | 
| Çaykur Rizespor |  Elionar Bombinha |  Igor Gal | – | 
| Diyarbakırspor | – | – | – | 
| Gaziantep B.B. |  Tiago Azulão | – |  Fumaça | 
| Giresunspor |  Edin Ademović |  Anton Zemlyanukhin |  Ibrahima Cissé | 
| Güngören Belediyespor | – | – | – | 
| Kardemir Karabükspor | – | – | – | 
| Kartalspor |  Christian Kotchoni | – |  Abdoulaye Diakate | 
| Karşıyaka | – | – |  Seni Camara | 
| Kasımpaşa |  André Moritz |  Jens Askou |  Joseph Mawaye | 
| Kayseri Erciyesspor |  Severin Bikoko |  Ali Aliyev | – | 
| Malatyaspor | – | – | – | 
| Manisaspor |  Stéphane Borbiconi |  Oumar Kalabane | – | 
| Orduspor |  Bruno Mezenga |  Jerry Akaminko | – | 
| Sakaryaspor |  Neco Martínez |  Abdoulaye Diakate | – | 
| Samsunspor | – | – | – | 
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manisaspor (C, P) | 34 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 64 | Promotion to Süper Lig | 
| 2 | Diyarbakırspor (P) | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 27 | +12 | 62 | |
| 3 | Boluspor | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 56 | Qualification for promotion playoffs | 
| 4 | Kasımpaşa (O, P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 27 | +18 | 55[a] | |
| 5 | Altay | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 55[a] | |
| 6 | Karşıyaka | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 51 | |
| 7 | Kardemir Karabükspor | 34 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 51 | 48 | +3 | 49 | |
| 8 | Adanaspor | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 48 | |
| 9 | Çaykur Rizespor | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 44 | −5 | 47 | |
| 10 | Orduspor | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 44 | +4 | 45 | |
| 11 | Kayseri Erciyesspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 45 | 43 | +2 | 41[b] | |
| 12 | Kartalspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41[b] | |
| 13 | Gaziantep B.B. | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 40[c] | |
| 14 | Giresunspor | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 40[c] | |
| 15 | Samsunspor | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 39[d] | |
| 16 | Sakaryaspor (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 39[d] | Relegation to TFF Second League | 
| 17 | Güngören Belediyespor (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 36 | |
| 18 | Malatyaspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 29 | 
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Kasımpaşa 2–0 Altay, Altay 1–0 Kasımpaşa (Kasımpaşa ahead)
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–1 Kartalspor, Kartalspor 1–1 Kayseri Erciyesspor (Equal, overall goal difference)
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Gaziantep B.B. 0–1 Giresunspor, Giresunspor 0–2 Gaziantep B.B. (Gaziantep B.B. ahead)
- ^ a b Head-to-head record: Samsunspor 3–1 Sakaryaspor, Sakaryaspor 1–0 Samsunspor (Samsunspor ahead)
Results
Promotion play-offs
The Promotion play-offs will be played in Yenikent Asaş Stadium in Ankara. The Semi-final matches will take place on 15 May. The League's third-placed team will play the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team will play the fifth-placed team. The winners of these matches will play on 17 May in the final match. The winner of this match will play in Süper Lig in the 2009–2010 season.
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 May 2009, 16:00 | ||||||
| Karşıyaka | 0 (2) | |||||
| 17 May 2009, 20:30 | ||||||
| Boluspor | 2 (3) | |||||
| Karşıyaka | 1 | |||||
| 15 May 2009, 20:30 | ||||||
| Kasımpaşa | 2 | |||||
| Kasımpaşa | 1 (5) | |||||
| Altay | 1 (3) | |||||
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bruno Mezenga | Orduspor | 21 | 
| 2 |  Özgür Can Özcan | Sakaryaspor | 17 | 
| 3 |  Emrah Bozkurt | Diyarbakırspor | 16 | 
| 4 |  Edim Demir | Boluspor | 14 | 
|  Sezer Öztürk | Vestel Manisaspor | 14 | |
| 6 |  Aydın Çetin | Giresunspor | 13 | 
| 7 |  Burak Çalık | Altay | 12 | 
|  Erhan Küçük | Kasımpaşa | 12 | |
|  Rafael Mariano | Vestel Manisaspor | 12 | |
| 10 |  Burhan Coşkun | Samsunspor | 11 | 
|  Nascimento Ribeiro | Çaykur Rizespor | 11 | 
References
- ^ a b "1. Lig » 2008–2009 Sezonu" (in Turkish). tff.org. Archived from the original on 10 May 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Erdinç Sivritepe. "Turkey 2008/09". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ "Turkcell Süper Lig Puan Cetveli ve Fikstürü" (in Turkish). tff.org.tr. August 2008. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2008.
- ^ "Bank Asya 1.Lig Fikstürü" (in Turkish). tff.org. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2008.

