The TSYD Cup (
Turkish: Türk Spor Yazarları Derneği Kupası, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly
football competition in
Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey:
Adana,
Ankara,
Istanbul,
İzmir,
Konya, and
Trabzon. The competition's major leg which was played between the "
Big Three";
Fenerbahçe,
Galatasaray, and
Beşiktaş became defunct in 1999.[1] The competition is still running in Ankara with four clubs, prior to the first week of each season.
The TSYD Challenge Cup (Turkish: Çalenç Kupası) was awarded to clubs which won the TSYD Cup three times within a five-year span.