2020–21 Turkish Women's Football League
The 2020–21 Turkcell Women's Football League is the 25th season of Turkey's premier women's footballleague. The league, formerly called the Turkish Women's First Football League (Turkish: Kadınlar 1. Futbol LigiĬ), was renamed to Turkscell Women's Football League after a sponsorship agreement was signed on 8 March 2021, the International Women's Day, between the Turkish Football Federation and the mobile phone operator Turkcell. The 2020–21 season was dedicated to healthcare Workers and was officially named(Turkish: Sağlık Çalışanları Sezonu).
| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 17 April 2021 – 5 May 2021 |
| Champions | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| Promoted | 1207 Antalya Spor Dudullu Spor İlkadım Belediyesi Kayseri Gençler Birliği |
| Champions League | Beşiktaş J.K. |
| Matches played | 32 |
| Goals scored | 116 (3.63 per match) |
| Best Player | Cansu Nur Kaya |
| Top goalscorer | Zelal Baturay |
| Best goalkeeper | Fatma Şahin |
| Highest scoring | 8-1 |
← 2019–20 2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2021. | |
Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey, the regular season, which is used to start in the Fall and to conclude in the next year's Spring, was postponed to Spring with changed competition format. The 2020–21 season starts on 17 April and ends on 5 May. The number of participating teams increased to 16, including all the 12 teams from the 2019-20 First League season and additional 4 top teams promoted from the 2019-20 Second League season. The 16 teams are divided in four groups of four teams. Each of the four promoted Second-League teams are assigned to one group. Each team in a group plays three matches in total. The first two top teams of each group are qualified for quarterfinals in a single-elimination tournament. The team winning the final match will represent Turkey at the 2021–22 UEFA Women's Champions League .