3. Lig - Play-offs (Turkey)

TFF 3. Lig Play-Off (Turkey) - the play-off stage within Türkiye’s 3rd League system organised by the Turkish Football Federation that determines the final 2 clubs promoted to TFF 2. Lig. Regulations: the play-offs involve the teams finishing 2nd to 5th in each of the four groups and are played in two parts, group play-offs and final matches. Within each group, the play-offs are played over two two-legged rounds, Round 1 pairs 2nd v 5th and 3rd v 4th with the first legs hosted by the 4th and 5th placed teams, then Round 2 is played between the Round 1 winners with the first leg hosted by the lower-ranked team from the group standings. In two-legged ties, the team scoring more goals on aggregate advances, and if level after the second leg two 15-minute extra-time periods are played followed by penalties if required. Each group produces one winner for the final stage, where the four group winners play single-match finals on neutral venues designated by the Turkish Football Federation as Group 1 v Group 2 and Group 3 v Group 4. If a final match is level after regular time, extra time is played followed by penalties, and the two final winners are promoted to TFF 2. Lig.