The 2008–09

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(also known as ''Bank Asya First League'' due to sponsoring reasons) was the second-level football league of

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and the 46th season since its establishment in 1963–64. At the end of the season in which 18 teams competed in a single group,

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, which finished the league in the first two places, and the play-off winner Kasımpaşa were promoted to the upper league, while

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and

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, which were in the last three places, were relegated.

Teams

Team summaries

Standings

Results

Promotion Play-Offs

The Promotion Play-Offs will be played in

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in Ankara. The Semi-final matches will take place on May 15. The League's third-placed team will play the sixth-placed team and the fourth-placed team will play the fifth-placed team. The winners of these matches will play on May 17 in the final match. The winner of this match will play in

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in the 2009–2010 season.

Top goalscorers

References

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