# Istanbul Shield

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The **Istanbul Shield** (Turkish: *İstanbul Şildi*) was a [football](/source/Association_football) tournament for [Istanbul](/source/Istanbul) clubs in [Turkey](/source/Turkey) which was organised between 1930 and 1939. At the beginning it was decided that the club which would win the most titles during the nine-year span would be the final owner of the shield. The final match between [Galatasaray](/source/Galatasaray_S.K._(football)) and [Fenerbahçe](/source/Fenerbah%C3%A7e_S.K._(football)) in 1931 was not played. In 1932, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and [Beşiktaş](/source/Be%C5%9Fikta%C5%9F_J.K.) did not participate and [İstanbulspor](/source/%C4%B0stanbulspor_A.%C5%9E.) won the shield. In 1933 the semi-final game was cancelled due to the abusive behavior of Fenerbahçe fans when their team was leading 2–0. Galatasaray won the repeated game by 1–0. The tournament was later re-organized under the name [Istanbul Football Cup](/source/Istanbul_Football_Cup) (*İstanbul Kupası* in Turkish).

Since Fenerbahçe won the title a record four times, they became the final owners of the shield, which is exhibited in the museum of the club until today.

## Winners

Year Winners (number of titles) Score Runners-up 1929–30 Fenerbahçe (1) 2–1 Beşiktaş 1930–31 Fenerbahçe (1) Final match cancelled Galatasaray 1931–32 İstanbulspor (1) 2–1 Vefa 1932–33 Galatasaray (1) 1–0 Fenerbahçe 1933–34 Fenerbahçe (2) 2–1 Beşiktaş 1934–35 Beşiktaş (1) 2–1 Beykoz 1908 1935–36 not held 1936–37 1937–38 Fenerbahçe (3) 3–1 Beşiktaş 1938–39 Fenerbahçe (4) 7–3 Hilal

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## References

1. [Türkiye’de futbolun gelişimi - 5:İstanbul Şildi ve İstanbul Kupası (in Turkish)](http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/374112.asp) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120405034549/http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/374112.asp) 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine

## External links

- [Turkish Football Databank](https://web.archive.org/web/20060918112447/http://www.turkfutbolu.net/tarih/rekor.html)

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