BTM 1. Lig 2026-27 schedule and opening fixtures set

Halkın Sesi reports that the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation (KTFF) has determined the 2026-27 BTM 1. Lig fixture schedule through a draw held at the KTFF Ahmet Sami Topcan Meeting Hall. The season will begin on 31 October–1 November 2026.

The transfer window is scheduled to close on Friday, 23 October 2026. The league will be divided into a Red Group of 10 teams and a White Group of 11 teams.

Promotion and relegation format

The champions of both groups will earn direct promotion to the AKSA 1. Lig, according to the report. Teams finishing second through fifth in each group will be promoted to the 2. Lig planned for next season.

The last-placed team in each group will be relegated directly to the BTM 2. Lig. The ninth-placed Red Group team and the 10th-placed White Group team will contest a two-leg play-out final.

The loser of that final will become the third team relegated to the BTM 2. Lig.

Opening-round matches

The opening-round Red Group fixtures are Dipkarpaz–Evleksiz Uni. Güvercinlik, Türkmenköy–Boğaziçi, Kaplıca Karadeniz 61–Tuzlaspor, Dika–Vadili and Hamitköy–Dörtyol.

The White Group fixtures are Girne H.Evi–Akdeniz, Ortaköy–Çamlıbel, Binatlı–Yalova, Gaziveren–Ysabel Pınarbaşı and Ağırdağ Boğaz–Denizli. T. Ersalıcı Tepebaşı has a bye in the opening round.