▁The ▁top ▁three ▁teams ▁of ▁the ▁seven - team ▁group ▁were ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁Mill î ▁Lig . ▁After ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁second ▁division ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 . ▁Lig , ▁the ▁formerly ▁titled ▁ 1 . ▁Lig ▁was ▁re brand ed ▁as ▁Sü per ▁Lig . ▁The ▁F ener bah ç e – G al at as ar ay ▁der by ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁football ▁game ▁in ▁Turkey . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁and ▁most ▁inten se ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁British ▁Daily ▁Mail ▁ranked ▁it ▁second ▁among ▁the ▁ten ▁greatest ▁football ▁rival ries ▁of ▁all - time . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁format ▁▁ ▁There ▁are ▁ 1 8 ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁Sü per ▁Lig . ▁During ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁( from ▁August ▁to ▁May ) ▁each ▁club ▁plays ▁the ▁others ▁twice ▁( a ▁double ▁round ▁ro bin ▁system ), ▁once ▁at ▁their ▁home ▁stad ium ▁and ▁once ▁at ▁that ▁of ▁their ▁oppon ents , ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 4 ▁games . ▁Teams ▁receive ▁three ▁points ▁for ▁a ▁win ▁and ▁one ▁point ▁for ▁a ▁draw . ▁No ▁points ▁are ▁awarded ▁for ▁a ▁loss . ▁Teams ▁are ▁ranked ▁by ▁total ▁points , ▁then ▁head - to - head ▁record , ▁then ▁goal ▁difference , ▁and ▁then ▁goals ▁scored . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁each ▁season , ▁the ▁club ▁with ▁the ▁most ▁points ▁is ▁crown ed ▁champion . ▁If ▁points ▁are ▁equal , ▁the