This is the 52nd season of the competition. Reigning champions are Besiktas JK. SuperLig table {click here (SoccerStats.com)} [note: Ankaraspor was demoted on 15 September, due to conflicts of interest on the club's board with respect to local rivals Ankaragucu, {see this article (from WorldSoccer.com)}; {see this article (from TurkeySuperLigBligspot.com)}.].
On the map, I have included a photo of each club’s stadium. If possible, I selected an exterior shot of the stadium, to give a view of the surroundings of each location. Kayserispor’s Kaydar Has Stadyumu is brand new; the photo I used is from last winter, and shows the now-completed structure about three-quarters finished. Here is a photo of the interior of the stadium {click here (TinyPic.com; photo by Serkam Erdogan)}. The stadium will be one of the main assets in Turkey’s bid for hosting a European Championship in the future.
Also on the map is a list of the largest cities in Turkey, with population figures. The cities with 2009-10 SuperLig representation are shown in bold, with the clubs’ crests displayed alongside. Here is a forum thread with photos, ‘Stadiums in Turkey’ {click here (SkyscraperCity.com)}. Here is an article from http://www.insidefutbol.com , ‘Turkish Super Lig Stadium Report’, by Volkan Agir, from October, 2008 {click here}. This is a English-language blog on the Turkish Super Lig that I just found {click here (TurkeySuperLig.blogspot.com)}.
Below are two galleries. The first shows the top Turkish internationals who are currently plying their trade in their homeland.
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The second gallery shows the young Turkish-born players most likely to be future stars.
Thanks to The Stadium Guide {click here}. Thanks to World Stadiums site {click here}. Thanks to www.flickr.com {click here (set at blackbir/dk’s photo of the Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadi)}. Thanks to ImageShak.com {click here (set at photo, unattributed, of Galatasaray’s Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu )}. Thanks to www.panoramio.com . Thanks to the contributors to the pages at en.wikipedia.org {click here (set at Super Lig 2009-10 page).
Thanks to PC Lion FC blog {click here / translated, click here}, and Aceto Balsamico site {click here / translated, click here}, for the many links to posts of mine. Thanks to Ugur at PCLion FC blog for help in selecting the lists of players in the two galleries.
