Turkey still obscure, slowly building, unnoticeable. Entirely outside foreign attention, especially those not in the top league. Clubs like
Karabukspor
Tekirdagspor
Canakkalespor were unheard of.
Genclerbirligispor was one of better known clubs playing second division this year – curiously, like any other club of Ankara.
But such clubs were really the future of Turkish football – making the game more and more popular, training youngsters. Real results were to come years later, but from the bulk of unknown clubs the new members of the top league arrived. Amateur and semi-professional clubs and leagues. From them came the promoted to First Division:
Gaziantepspor
Kayserispor
Caikur Rizespor.
The three were little known at the time.