摘要：In the present study, it was aimed to analyze the home team advantage in 1st Football League of Turkey. Obtained by examining the scores of matches played in 10 seasons (2005/2006-2014/2015), the study data were analyzed in terms of certain technical parameters such as number of games won as home team and guest team, home team advantage by the seasons and teams. The data obtained were entered to SPSS 16.0 software, and the frequency and percentage values were calculated and then interpreted. In totally 3062 matches played during 10 seasons, the number of matches won by home teams was 1319 (43.07%), whereas the number of games lost by home teams was found to be 886 (28.93%). During 10 seasons of 1st Football League of Turkey, the home team advantage was calculated to be 61.10%, whereas the mean home team advantage values of teams listed in 1st Football League of Turkey within this period were calculated to vary between 48.95% and 85.71%. Mean home team advantage of teams, which completed the seasons as the champion, was calculated to be 56.40%, whereas the same rate was found to be 61.23% for the teams that were dropped from the league. In conclusion, in terms of the home team advantage, the results obtained for 1st Football League of Turkey were in harmony with the literature; thus, it can be stated that the points won in away matches are an important criteria for having a successful season by winning more points.
