BTM 1st League Red and White Group matches get underway this weekend

The 2026/2027 football season of the BTM 1st League begins with matches in the Red and White Groups on Saturday, 31 October and Sunday, 1 November.

The Red Group has 10 teams and the White Group has 11. The champions of both groups will be promoted directly to the AKSA 1st League. The teams that finish 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th in their groups will move up to the 2nd League, which will be set up next season.

The bottom of the table also has a crucial decider. The team finishing 10th in the Red Group and the team finishing 11th in the White Group will be relegated directly to the BTM 2nd League. The 9th-placed team in the Red Group and the 10th-placed team in the White Group will meet in a play-out final under a two-legged elimination system. The team that loses this final will be the third side relegated to the BTM 2nd League.

The teams finishing 6th, 7th and 8th in their groups, along with the 9th-placed team in the White Group and the winner of the play-out final, make up a total of 8 teams that will earn the right to remain in the BTM 1st League.

In the opening week, matches will kick off at 10.45. At Türkmenköy Mehmet Ali Toker Stadium, Türkmenköy will face Boğaziçi. At Girne 20 Temmuz Mete Adanır Stadium, Girne H.Evi will play Akdeniz. At Gaziveren Hüseyin Özkorkut Stadium, Gaziveren will host Y. Pınarbaşı, and at Ağırdağ Boğaz Ahmet Dayı Stadium, Ağırdağ Boğaz will take on Denizli.