1962–63 in Turkish football
# 1962–63 in Turkish football

The 1962–63 season was the 59th season of competitive football in Turkey.

## Overview

Galatasaray won their second title, becoming the first club to win back-to-back league titles. Beşiktaş finished runners-up, with Fenerbahçe rounding out the top three. The Turkish Cup was held for the first time at the start of the 1962–63 season. Galatasaray defeated Fenerbahçe 4–2 on aggregate.

In previous years, the league was held with two separate groups. Winners of each group would face each other in a two-legged final. However, the format was changed to a final league table, with the club with the most points crowned champions. The top six clubs from each group qualified for the final group, while the bottom two clubs in each group were relegated (Karagümrük, Şeker Hilal, Vefa, Yeşildirek).

Galatasaray competed in the 1962–63 European Cup, defeating Polish club Polonia Bytom in the first round. They went on to lose 1 – 8 on aggregate against A.C. Milan in the second round. Altay lost to A.S. Roma in the first round of the 1962–63 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Fenerbahçe qualified for the Balkans Cup, but the competition was cancelled.

Metin Oktay finished top scorer with 38 goals: 16 during the group stage, and 22 during the finals.

## Awards

* Top scorer
   * Metin Oktay (Galatasaray S.K.) - 38 goals

## Honours

| Competition | Winner | Runners-up |
| - | - | - |
| Milli Lig | Galatasaray (2) | Beşiktaş (1) |
| Turkish Cup | Galatasaray (1) | Fenerbahçe (1) |

## European qualification

| Competition | Qualifiers | Reason for qualification |
| - | - | - |
| European Cup | Galatasaray | 1st in Milli Lig |
| European Cup Winners' Cup | Fenerbahçe | Runners-up for the Turkish Cup (Qualification awarded as Türkiye Kupası winners Galatasaray had already qualified for European competition by finishing first in the league) |
| Balkans Cup | Beşiktaş | 2nd in Milli Lig |
| Balkans Cup | Altay | 4th in Milli Lig |

## Final league table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | ± | Pts | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Galatasaray | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 54 | 14 | +40 | 35 | European Cup |
| 2 | Beşiktaş | 22 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 12 | +33 | 34 | Balkans Cup |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 19 | +12 | 26 | European Cup Winners' Cup |
| 4 | Altay | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 24 | Balkans Cup |
| 5 | İstanbulspor | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 23 | |
| 6 | Gençlerbirliği | 22 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 21 | |
| 7 | Hacettepe | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 20 | 0.829 |
| 8 | İzmirspor | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 20 | 0.711 |
| 9 | Beykoz | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 18 | 0.893 |
| 10 | Ankara Demirspor | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 41 | -7 | 18 | 0.829 |
| 11 | Karşıyaka | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 56 | -29 | 15 | |
| 12 | Kasımpaşa | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 47 | -30 | 10 | |

Notes

* Tiebreakers are the average of goals scored to goals allowed.

## Türkiye Kupası final

First leg

Second leg

* 1963 Türkiye Kupası winners
* Galatasaray First title

## National team

The Turkey national football team competed in six matches during the 1962–63 season. Their record was two wins, two draws, and two losses. Metin Oktay scored three goals during the season.

