# 2006–07 in Turkish football

The 2006–07 season was the 103rd season of competitive football in Turkey.

## Events

* 4 August 2006 – First match of the season is played between Galatasaray S.K. and Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor. The match resulted in a 1–1 draw.
* 5 August 2006 — Fenerbahçe S.K. begin their centenary year off with a 6–0 win over Kayseri Erciyesspor.
* 14 April 2007 – Lüleburgazspor and Belediye are promoted to the Turkish Third League. Oyak Renault and Cizrespor are relegated to the Turkish Third League. Karamanspor, Iğdırspor, and Sidespor are relegated to the Turkish Regional Amateur League.
* 19 April 2007 — Yalovaspor and Darica Gençlerbirliği are relegated to the Turkish Third League. DÇ Divriğispor requested to take the season off after their bus was involved in an accident for the second time this season. The bus turned over, injuring twenty players and staff. The Turkish Football Federation accepted the request. There will only be one club relegated from Group 2 (Iğdırspor) and DÇ Divriğispor will return next season playing in the Turkish Third League.
* 21 April 2007 – Diyarbakır BB DİSKİ, Bozüyükspor, Afyonkarahisarspor, and Gaziosmanpaşa are promoted to the Iddaa League B.
* 28 April 2007 — Göztepe are relegated to the İzmir Amateur League. Çorluspor are relegated to the Tekirdağ Amateur League. Bakırköy are relegated to the Istanbul Amateur League.
* 29 April 2007 — Sakaryaspor are relegated to the Türk Telekom League A.
* 1 May 2007 — Adanaspor, BUGSAŞ, and Tepecik Belediye are promoted to the Iddaa League B. Mersin B.B., Aksarayspor, Bulancakspor, Değirmenderespor, Aliağa Belediye, Merinos, Alibeyköy, and Gölcükspor qualify for the promotion play-offs. Osmaniyespor are relegated to the Osmaniye Amateur League.
* 13 May 2007 — Fenerbahçe S.K. become champion after a 2–2 draw with Trabzonspor, while second place Beşiktaş J.K. lost 0–3 to Bursaspor.

## Managerial changes

| Name | Club | Date of departure | Replacement | Date of appointment |
| Giray Bulak | Ankaraspor | | Aykut Kocaman | 23 May 2006 |
| Samet Aybaba | Gaziantepspor | June, 2006 | Walter Zenga | 14 June 2006 |
| Christoph Daum | Fenerbahçe S.K. | 16 June 2006 | Zico | 4 July 2007 |
| Sebastião Lazaroni | Trabzonspor | 28 August 2006 | Ziya Doğan | 8 September 2006 |
| Raşit Çetiner | Bursaspor | 31 October 2006 | Engin İpekoğlu | November, 2006 |
| Walter Zenga | Gaziantepspor | January, 2007 | Erdoğan Arıca | 3 January 2007 |
| Mustafa Uğur | Kayseri Erciyesspor | January, 2007 | Bülent Korkmaz | 16 January 2007 |
| Ersun Yanal | Vestel Manisaspor | 19 March 2007 | Giray Bulak | 21 March 2007 |

## National team

Turkey began their qualifying campaign for Euro 2008 on 6 September, beating Malta 2–0.
| Date | Venue | Opponents | Score | Competition | Turkey scorers | Match report |
| 6 September 2006 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany (H) | Malta | 2-0 | ECQ | Nihat Kahveci Tümer Metin | UEFA |
| 7 October 2006 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary (A) | Hungary | 1-0 | ECQ | Tuncay Şanlı | UEFA |
| 11 October 2006 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany (H) | Moldova | 5-0 | ECQ | Hakan Şükür (4) Tuncay Şanlı | UEFA |
| 24 March 2007 | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece (A) | Greece | 4-1 | ECQ | Tuncay Şanlı Gökhan Ünal Tümer Metin Gökdeniz Karadeniz | UEFA |
| 28 March 2007 | Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany (H) | Norway | 2-2 | ECQ | Hamit Altıntop (2) | UEFA |
| 2 June 2007 | Asim Ferhatović Hase, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (A) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-3 | ECQ | Hakan Şükür Sabri Sarıoğlu | UEFA |
| 5 June 2007 | Signal Iduna Park, Dortmund, Germany | Brazil | 0-0 | Friendly | | TFF (in Turkish) |

### Key

* H = Home match
* A = Away match
* F = Friendly
* ECQ = European Championship qualifier

## Honours
### Club honours

| Competition | Winner | Details | Match report |
| Süper Lig | Fenerbahçe S.K. | Turkcell Super League 2006-07 | |
| Fortis Turkey Cup | Beşiktaş J.K. | Fortis Turkey Cup 2006-07 | LigTV.com Report |
| Türk Telekom League A | Gençlerbirliği OFTAŞ | Türk Telekom League A 2006-07 | |
| Iddaa League B | Boluspor | Iddaa League B 2006-07 | |
| Turkish Third League | Diyarbakır B.B. DISKI (Group 1) BUGSAŞ (Group 2) Bozüyükspor (Group 3) Gaziosmanpaşa (Group 4) | Turkish Third League 2006-07 |

### Player honours

* Player of the Year
** Alex
* Youth Player of the Year
** Arda Turan
Team of the Year
| Position | Nat. | Player | Club |
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Top scorer
| Nat. | Player | Goals |
| | Alex | 19 goals |

## Retirements

* 30 December 2006 – Mirosław Szymkowiak (Trabzonspor)