Since Turkey dropped from 11th to 15th place in the UEFA association coefficient rankings at the end of the 2005–06 season, the cup winner (or the third-placed team if the domestic cup winner already qualified for UEFA Champions League) will not directly be entered into the first round of the UEFA Cup, but would begin in the second qualification round.
Fenerbahçe's winning points total of 70 points was a 13-year low.[1]
Source: [1] Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (R) Relegated Notes:
^ abGençlerbirliği were ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head away goals scored: Gençlerbirliği–Sivasspor 0–1, Sivasspor–Gençlerbirliği 1–2.
^Winner of 2006–07 Turkish Cup, Beşiktaş, qualified for the Champions League, so the loser finalists Erciyesspor qualified for the 2007–08 UEFA Cup second qualifying round.
Source: TFF Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win. Notes:
^On March 17, the Vestel Manisaspor–Sakaryaspor match was halted at the 40th minute with the score 1–1 due to fans getting out of control. Sakaryaspor were awarded a 3–0 win.[2]