Istanbul Basaksehir win Turkish title for first time to end big three dominance

• Club only sixth side to win the Super Lig
• Team includes Gaël Clichy and Martin Skrtel

Istanbul Basaksehir won the Turkish title for the first time on Sunday, ending the dominance of the city’s big three clubs Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas.

Basaksehir, formerly the Istanbul municipality team established in 1990, captured the title following a 1-0 win over Kayserispor. Second-placed Trabzonspor were beaten 4-3 by Konyaspor. Between them, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Besiktas have won the Super Lig title 54 times but they were unable to compete on this occasion.

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from Football | The Guardian https://bit.ly/2ZGBtGq