Kategori: TFF 1. Lig

Why scouting will never be the same again If you follow football even casually, you’ve probably noticed that signings feel a lot more… calculated than ten years ago. That’s not an illusion. Scouting has shifted from “a few trusted eyes in the stands” to a hybrid model where live reports are just one layer on…

The mixed legacy of foreign players in Turkey Foreign players changed Turkish football for good and for bad. On один side, they raised the tempo, brought new tactical ideas и привлекли деньги и зрительский интерес. On the other, local kids and their parents keep asking the same thing: “Is there still room for us?” When…

Why the Last Süper Lig Season Felt So Different If you’ve watched the Turkish league steadily over the last three years, you’ve probably felt it: the tempo is higher, the pressing is sharper, and the spacing looks more “European”. Even with data only fully available up to the 2023–24 season, the trend is clear. Average…

Why Turkish fan culture feels different from anywhere else Step into a big match in Istanbul and you instantly понимаете: здесь болеют не «за фон», а как соучастники спектакля. Турецкая фан-культура выросла на стыке средиземноморской экспрессии, политической истории и городской плотности. На трибунах легко встретить три поколения одной семьи, и все они одинаково хрипят к…

The uncomfortable truth behind Turkish club finances Let’s be honest: when people talk about Turkish football, they usually think of intense derbies, noisy stadiums, and volatile presidents, not spreadsheets and balance sheets. But the real drama isn’t always on the pitch. It’s in the accounts. Over the last decade, Turkish football club finances debt fair…

From asphalt cages to smart pitches If you walk through Istanbul, Izmir or Gaziantep in 2026, you still see kids playing barefoot between parked cars. The difference from ten years ago: half of them wear GPS vests they bought online, record games on cheap action‑cams and upload clips to scouts’ platforms in the evening. Street…

Global tactical waves washing over the Süper Lig The last decade has turned football into a kind of tactical stock market, where ideas rise in one league and are almost instantly traded to another. The Süper Lig used to pick trends with a delay, often via aging European stars or coaches at the end of…

Turkish coaches used to be seen as local specialists, good for getting a big Istanbul club out of a crisis and that’s it. Now they’re popping up in UEFA rankings, youth tournaments and, more and more often, in job shortlists abroad. The story is no longer just about fiery touchline behavior; it’s about structure, data,…

Why TFF 1. Lig is a goldmine of future stars Hidden value of the second division TFF 1. Lig sits in a sweet spot: the games are chaotic enough to reveal raw instinct, yet structured enough to show whether a player can survive real tactics. For football scouting Turkey second division might look messy on…

Why women’s football in Turkey is finally impossible to ignore Women’s football in Turkey has gone from being almost invisible to popping up все чаще в новостях, на улицах, в соцсетях. Yet, the journey is far from smooth. Between cultural resistance, fragile funding, and unstable structures, progress feels like два шага вперёд, шаг назад. In…