# 2008–09 TFF First League

The 2008–09 TFF 1. Lig (also known as Bank Asya 1. Lig due to sponsoring 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.

## Teams
### 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 | Promotion to Süper Lig |
| 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 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 5 | Altay | 34 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 55 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 6 | Karşıyaka | 34 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 35 | 29 | +6 | 51 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 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 | |
| 12 | Kartalspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 37 | −4 | 41 | |
| 13 | Gaziantep B.B. | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 40 | |
| 14 | Giresunspor | 34 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 40 | |
| 15 | Samsunspor | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 35 | 47 | −12 | 39 | |
| 16 | Sakaryaspor (R) | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 39 | Relegation to TFF Second League |
| 17 | Güngören Belediyespor (R) | 34 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 35 | 56 | −21 | 36 | Relegation to TFF Second League |
| 18 | Malatyaspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 63 | −31 | 29 | Relegation to TFF Second League |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Kasımpaşa 2–0 Altay, Altay 1–0 Kasımpaşa (Kasımpaşa ahead)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–1 Kartalspor, Kartalspor 1–1 Kayseri Erciyesspor (Equal, overall goal difference)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Gaziantep B.B. 0–1 Giresunspor, Giresunspor 0–2 Gaziantep B.B. (Gaziantep B.B. ahead)
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Samsunspor 3–1 Sakaryaspor, Sakaryaspor 1–0 Samsunspor (Samsunspor ahead)

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADA | ALT | BOL | ÇYR | DYB | GBB | GRS | GÜN | KRB | KRT | KSK | KAS | KER | MAL | MAN | ORD | SAK | SAM |
| Adanaspor | | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Altay | 1–0 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 1–2 |
| Boluspor | 2–0 | 0–0 | | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–4 | | 0–1 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 |
| Diyarbakırspor | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Gaziantep B.B. | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Giresunspor | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–6 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 1–0 |
| Güngören Belediyespor | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| Kardemir Karabükspor | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 6–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Kartalspor | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Karşıyaka | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Kasımpaşa | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–1 |
| Kayseri Erciyesspor | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | | 5–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Malatyaspor | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | | 0–4 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 4–3 |
| Manisaspor | 3–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Orduspor | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–2 | 1–2 | | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Sakaryaspor | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | | 1–0 |
| Samsunspor | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |

## 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 15 May 2009, 16:00 | 15 May 2009, 16:00 |
| Karşıyaka | 0 (2) |
| Karşıyaka | 0 (2) | 17 May 2009, 20:30 | 17 May 2009, 20:30 |
| Boluspor | 2 (3) | 17 May 2009, 20:30 | 17 May 2009, 20:30 |
| Boluspor | 2 (3) | Karşıyaka | 1 |
| 15 May 2009, 20:30 | 15 May 2009, 20:30 | | Karşıyaka | 1 |
| 15 May 2009, 20:30 | 15 May 2009, 20:30 | Kasımpaşa | 2 |
| Kasımpaşa | 1 (5) | Kasımpaşa | 2 |
| 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 |
| 4 | Sezer Öztürk | Vestel Manisaspor | 14 |
| 6 | Aydın Çetin | Giresunspor | 13 |
| 7 | Burak Çalık | Altay | 12 |
| 7 | Erhan Küçük | Kasımpaşa | 12 |
| 7 | Rafael Mariano | Vestel Manisaspor | 12 |
| 10 | Burhan Coşkun | Samsunspor | 11 |
| 10 | Nascimento Ribeiro | Çaykur Rizespor | 11 |