1986–87 1.Lig

1.Lig
Season1986–87
ChampionsGalatasaray
7th title
RelegatedAntalyaspor
Diyarbakırspor
European CupGalatasaray
Cup Winners' CupGençlerbirliği
UEFA CupBeşiktaş
Matches342
Goals776 (2.27 per match)
Top goalscorerTanju Çolak
(25 goals)

Statistics of Turkish First Football League in season 1986/1987.

Overview

Nineteen clubs participated, and Galatasaray S.K. won the championship.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray (C) 36 23 8 5 55 24 +31 54 Qualification to European Cup first round
2 Beşiktaş 36 23 7 6 67 26 +41 53 Qualification to UEFA Cup first round
3 Samsunspor 36 19 11 6 56 22 +34 49 Invitation to Balkans Cup
4 Trabzonspor 36 18 13 5 49 21 +28 49
5 Fenerbahçe 36 13 13 10 46 39 +7 39
6 Malatyaspor 36 17 5 14 39 35 +4 39
7 Denizlispor 36 11 14 11 41 35 +6 36
8 Altay 36 13 10 13 46 47 −1 36
9 Eskişehirspor 36 10 14 12 35 31 +4 34 Invitation to Balkans Cup
10 MKE Ankaragücü 36 12 10 14 37 43 −6 34
11 Zonguldakspor 36 9 15 12 29 35 −6 33
12 Gençlerbirliği 36 8 17 11 32 39 −7 33 Qualification to Cup Winners' Cup first round
13 Çaykur Rizespor 36 13 7 16 37 57 −20 33
14 Sarıyer 36 11 10 15 42 39 +3 32
15 Boluspor 36 9 14 13 38 51 −13 32
16 Kocaelispor 36 10 11 15 39 50 −11 31
17 Bursaspor 36 10 8 18 29 40 −11 28
18 Antalyaspor (R) 36 8 8 20 37 68 −31 24 Relegation to Turkish Second Football League
19 Diyarbakırspor (R) 36 4 7 25 22 74 −52 15
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away ALT ANT BJK BOL BUR DEN DYB ESK FNB GAL GEN KOC MAL AGÜ RİZ SAM SAR TRA ZON
Altay 2–0 1–2 1–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–2 2–1 5–4 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–4 2–1 1–0 1–0
Antalyaspor 3–3 0–1 2–6 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–0 0–1 1–0
Beşiktaş 1–0 5–1 1–0 2–2 1–1 4–1 0–0 4–0 0–2 5–1 1–1 3–0 1–0 3–0 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–0
Boluspor 3–2 0–3 1–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 2–0 1–2 1–1
Bursaspor 0–4 3–2 0–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0
Denizlispor 4–0 1–0 0–2 3–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–2 1–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–0 0–0 0–1
Diyarbakırspor 1–2 0–3 0–1 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 1–4 0–0
Eskişehirspor 0–1 7–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 0–0 4–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–0 2–0
Fenerbahçe 1–1 2–0 0–1 3–0 1–0 3–1 3–2 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 2–1 2–2 6–0 0–1 1–0 0–0 2–2
Galatasaray 1–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–1 2–1
Gençlerbirliği 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 1–0
Kocaelispor 1–1 2–2 1–2 4–2 2–1 1–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0
Malatyaspor 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 7–4 1–0 1–0 0–1 0–1
MKE Ankaragücü 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–4 2–1 1–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 2–0 0–3 3–2 0–1 2–0 2–1 5–2
Rizespor 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 2–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0
Samsunspor 2–0 3–0 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–0 5–1 0–1 4–0 1–1 3–0 4–0 0–0 2–0 3–0 0–1 3–1 0–0
Sarıyer 1–1 1–0 1–4 6–0 1–0 1–1 5–0 0–1 3–1 1–2 1–1 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–1
Trabzonspor 1–1 4–1 1–0 1–1 3–0 3–0 5–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–0 3–0 1–0 2–0 0–0
Zonguldakspor 0–0 2–0 0–4 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–2 4–2 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–0 0–2 0–0 1–1
Source: TFF, Mackolik
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Controversy

In March 2020, statements from former Denizlispor player Mesut Bakkal’s autobiography, which he later said had been prepared for family and close friends and not for commercial publication, came to public attention.

Bakkal stated that Denizlispor players had been given doping substances and incentive bonuses (Teşvik primleri) before their penultimate league match against Beşiktaş J.K.[1] The match ended in a 1–1 draw, and Galatasaray later won the championship by one point ahead of Beşiktaş.[1][2]

Following Bakkal's statements, Beşiktaş officially requested that the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) retroactively award the club a 3–0 victory in the match and recognize Beşiktaş as the 1986–87 Turkish champions.[2][3] Bakkal defended the incentive bonus payments by stating that they had not been prohibited by TFF regulations at the time.[4]

In June 2020, the TFF rejected Beşiktaş's request on the grounds of the statute of limitations.[5]

Galatasaray disputed the allegations and stated that the claims were "baseless accusations" aimed at damaging the club's history and reputation. The club also announced that legal action had been initiated regarding the statements made in Bakkal's book.[6][7]

Beşiktaş responded by defending its application to the TFF and stated that the matter should be evaluated by the federation rather than through public accusations between clubs.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mesut Bakkal: „Wir haben von Galatasaray eine Motivationsprämie erhalten!"" [Mesut Bakkal: “We’ve received a incentive bonus from Galatasaray!”]. GazeteFutbol.de (Online) (in German). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Bakkal-Beichten: Beşiktaş stellt Antrag auf den Meisterschaftstitel von 1987" [Bakkal's Confessions: Beşiktaş submits a claim for the 1987 championship title]. LigaBlatt.de (Online) (in German). March 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Der Bakkal-Effekt: Besiktas will Zusprechung des Meistertitels der Saison 1986/87" [The Bakkal Effect: Beşiktaş seeks to be awarded the 1986-87 championship title]. GazeteFutbol.de (Online) (in German). 13 March 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Mesut Bakkal'dan 'teşvik primi' savunması" [Mesut Bakkal defends the 'incentive bonus']. AA.com.tr (Online) (in Turkish). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "TFF'den Beşiktaş'ın 1986/1987 sezonuna ilişkin yaptığı itiraza ret" [The Turkish Football Federation has rejected Beşiktaş’s appeal regarding the 1986–1987 season]. HaberGlobal.com.tr (Online) (in Turkish). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Galatasaray'dan Mesut Bakkal'ın yazdığı kitap hakkında suç duyurusu" [Galatasaray has filed a criminal complaint regarding the book written by Mesut Bakkal]. AHaber.com.tr (Online) (in Turkish). 28 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Galatasaray: Rakibimizi geçmişten kupa çıkartma çabalarını bir kenara bırakarak, saha içerisinde şampiyonluk kazanmaya davet ediyoruz" [Galatasaray: We invite our opponent to put aside their past attempts to win trophies and instead focus on winning the championship on the field.]. T24.com.tr (Online) (in Turkish). 1 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Beşiktaş'tan Galatasaray'a yanıt: 'Talihsizliktir'" [Beşiktaş responds to Galatasaray: 'It's unfortunate.']. Hurriyet.com.tr (Online) (in Turkish). 3 June 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2026.