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The '''Istanbul Shield''' ({{langx|tr|İstanbul Şildi}}) was a [[association football|football]] tournament for [[Istanbul]] clubs in [[Turkey]] which was organised between 1930 and 1939. At the beginning it was decided that the club which would win the most titles during the nine-year span would be the final owner of the shield. The final match between [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and [[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] in 1931 was not played. In 1932, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and [[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] did not participate and [[İstanbulspor A.Ş.|İstanbulspor]] won the shield. In 1933 the semi-final game was cancelled due to the abusive behavior of Fenerbahçe fans when their team was leading 2–0. Galatasaray won the repeated game by 1–0. The tournament was later re-organized under the name [[Istanbul Football Cup]] (''İstanbul Kupası'' in Turkish).

Since Fenerbahçe won the title a record four times, they became the final owners of the shield, which is exhibited in the museum of the club until today.

==Winners==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width=46%
! Year
! Winners <small>(number of titles)</small>
! Score
! Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1929–30
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] <small>(1)</small>
|2–1
|[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
|-
|align=center|1930–31
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] <small>(1)</small>
|''Final match cancelled''
|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]]
|-
|align=center|1931–32
|[[İstanbulspor A.Ş.|İstanbulspor]] <small>(1)</small>
|2–1
|[[Vefa S.K.|Vefa]]
|-
|align=center|1932–33
|[[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] <small>(1)</small>
|1–0
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]]
|-
|align=center|1933–34
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] <small>(2)</small>
|2–1
|[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
|-
|align=center|1934–35
|[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]] <small>(1)</small>
|2–1
|[[Beykoz 1908 S.K.D.|Beykoz 1908]]
|-
|align=center|1935–36
|rowspan=2 colspan=3|{{center| ''not held''}}
|-
|align=center|1936–37
|-
|align=center|1937–38
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] <small>(3)</small>
|3–1
|[[Beşiktaş J.K.|Beşiktaş]]
|-
|align=center|1938–39
|[[Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)|Fenerbahçe]] <small>(4)</small>
|7–3
|[[Hilal S.K.|Hilal]]
|-
|}

<ref>[http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/374112.asp Türkiye’de futbolun gelişimi - 5:İstanbul Şildi ve İstanbul Kupası {{in lang|tr}}] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405034549/http://arsiv.ntvmsnbc.com/news/374112.asp |date=2012-04-05 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060918112447/http://www.turkfutbolu.net/tarih/rekor.html Turkish Football Databank]

{{Football in Turkey}}

[[Category:Defunct football cup competitions in Turkey]]
[[Category:1930 establishments in Turkey]]
[[Category:1939 disestablishments in Turkey]]
[[Category:Sport in Istanbul]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1930]]
[[Category:Recurring events disestablished in 1939]]


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