Officially Fenerbahçe have 19 but they want pre-1959 smaller and more or less local championships to be counted which takes them to 28 and which for some reason Transfermarkt apparently counts. Galatasaray I believe have 1 or 2 championships which should make theirs 25-26 and not current official number of 24. For some reason, Transfermarkt takes official for Gala and unofficial for FB.
Editing to add that Kıtalararası Derbi means Intercontinental Derby. Fenerbahçe is in the Asian side and Galatasaray in the European side of İstanbul. Pretty awesome in my opinion.
I will not stand for this MLS erasure
Fenerbahce has 19 championships
Great visualization!
Since some leagues have existed longer than others, I feel like the x-axis is unfair. Showing the total number of championships awarded in each league might be a good workaround to counter this. This will also allow us to understand how much the two rival clubs contribute relative to the entire league’s history.
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Turkey data is, let’s say contested.
Officially Fenerbahçe have 19 but they want pre-1959 smaller and more or less local championships to be counted which takes them to 28 and which for some reason Transfermarkt apparently counts. Galatasaray I believe have 1 or 2 championships which should make theirs 25-26 and not current official number of 24. For some reason, Transfermarkt takes official for Gala and unofficial for FB.
Editing to add that Kıtalararası Derbi means Intercontinental Derby. Fenerbahçe is in the Asian side and Galatasaray in the European side of İstanbul. Pretty awesome in my opinion.
I will not stand for this MLS erasure
Fenerbahce has 19 championships
Great visualization!
Since some leagues have existed longer than others, I feel like the x-axis is unfair. Showing the total number of championships awarded in each league might be a good workaround to counter this. This will also allow us to understand how much the two rival clubs contribute relative to the entire league’s history.
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