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.