| Competition: | Süper Lig |
| Season: | 2016–17 |
| Winners: | Beşiktaş 15th title |
| Relegated: | Adanaspor Gaziantepspor Rizespor |
| Continentalcup1: | Champions League |
| Continentalcup1 Qualifiers: | Beşiktaş İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Continentalcup2: | Europa League |
| Continentalcup2 Qualifiers: | Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Konyaspor |
| League Topscorer: | Vágner Love (Alanyaspor) (23 goals) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Galatasaray 6–0 Akhisar Bld. (28 January 2017) Çaykur Rizespor 6–0 Bursaspor (7 May 2017) Akhisar Bld. 6–0 Gaziantepspor (8 May 2017) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Alanyaspor 0–5 Başakşehir (2 October 2016) Bursaspor 0–5 Galatasaray (1 May 2017) |
| Highest Scoring: | Alanyaspor 4–3 Gaziantepspor (5 November 2016) Kayserispor 3–4 Gaziantepspor (18 March 2017) Trabzonspor 3–4 Beşiktaş (8 April 2017) |
| Matches: | 306 |
| Total Goals: | 829 |
| Longest Wins: | Akhisar Bld. (6 matches) |
| Longest Unbeaten: | Başakşehir (17 matches) |
| Longest Winless: | Adanaspor, Gaziantepspor (9 matches) |
| Longest Losses: | Gaziantepspor (9 matches) |
| Highest Attendance: | 44,594 Fenerbahçe - Galatasaray (20 November 2016) |
| Prevseason: | 2015–16 |
| Nextseason: | 2017–18 |
| Updated: | 30 December 2016 |
The 2016–17 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
The season was named after Turgay Şeren, a legendary goalkeeper of the Turkey national team who also played for and coached Galatasaray.[1]
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adanaspor | Adana | KozArena | 36,117 | |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | Akhisar | Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium | 16,597 | |
| Antalyaspor | Antalya | Antalya Arena | 33,032 | |
| Konyaspor | Konya | Konya Büyükşehir Stadium | 42,276 | |
| Alanyaspor | Alanya | Bahçeşehir Okulları Arena | 10,842 | |
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul (Beşiktaş) | Vodafone Park | 43,500 | |
| Bursaspor | Bursa | Timsah Arena | 43,877 | |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Rize | Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı | 15,558 | |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul (Kadıköy) | Ülker Stadium | 50,509 | |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul (Şişli) | Türk Telekom Arena | 52,652 | |
| Gaziantepspor | Gaziantep | Gaziantep Arena | 35,558 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | Ankara | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium | 19,209 | |
| Karabükspor | Karabük | Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium | 14,200 | |
| Kasımpaşa | Istanbul (Beyoğlu) | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium | 14,234 | |
| Kayserispor | Kayseri | Kadir Has Stadium | 32,864 | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul (Başakşehir) | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | 17,801 | |
| Osmanlıspor | Ankara | Osmanlı Stadyumu | 19,626 | |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Şenol Güneş Sports Complex | 40,782 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adanaspor |  Eyüp Arın | Bekir Yılmaz | Lotto | Spor Toto | |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | Okan Buruk | Custódio | Nike | ||
| Antalyaspor | Rıza Çalımbay |  Samuel Eto'o | Nike | IATI | |
| Alanyaspor | Safet Sušić | Haydar Yılmaz | Kappa | ||
| Beşiktaş | Şenol Güneş | Tolga Zengin | Adidas | Vodafone | |
| Bursaspor | Mutlu Topçu | Puma | Warmhaus | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor | Hikmet Karaman | Léonard Kweuke | Nike | Çaykur | |
| Fenerbahçe | Dick Advocaat | Volkan Demirel | Adidas | Nesine.com | |
| Galatasaray |  Igor Tudor | Selçuk İnan | Nike | Nef | |
| Gaziantepspor | Bülent Uygun | Elyasa Süme | Adidas | Mahmood Coffee | |
| Gençlerbirliği | Ümit Özat | Selçuk Şahin | Lotto | ARTE | |
| Karabükspor | Zoran Barisic | Ahmet Şahin | Adidas | Kardemir | |
| Kasımpaşa | Kemal Özdeş | Adem Büyük | Nike | Halley | |
| Kayserispor | Mesut Bakkal |  Larrys Mabiala | Adidas | İstikbal | |
| Konyaspor | Aykut Kocaman | Ali Çamdalı | Hummel | Spor Toto | |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Abdullah Avcı | Emre Belözoğlu | Nike | Makro | |
| Osmanlıspor | Erdal Kılıçaslan | Nike | ATG | ||
| Trabzonspor | Ersun Yanal | Onur Recep Kıvrak | Nike | QNB |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trabzonspor | Hami Mandıralı | Sacked | 13 May 2016[2] | Last season | Ersun Yanal | 17 May 2016[3] | |
| Gaziantepspor | Sergen Yalçın | Contract expired | 30 May 2016[4] | Pre-season | İsmail Kartal | 21 July 2016[5] | |
| Karabükspor | Yücel İldiz | Contract expired | 3 June 2016[6] | Pre-season | Igor Tudor | 18 June 2016[7] | |
| Fenerbahçe | Vítor Pereira | Sacked | 11 August 2016[8] | Pre-season | Dick Advocaat | 17 August 2016[9] | |
| Adanaspor | Engin İpekoğlu | Mutual agreement | 18 August 2016[10] | Pre-season | Krunoslav Jurčić | 28 August 2016[11] | |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | Cihat Arslan | Mutual agreement | 1 September 2016[12] | 7th | Tolunay Kafkas | 4 September 2016[13] | |
| Kasımpaşa | Rıza Çalımbay | Sacked | 13 September 2016[14] | 18th | 16 September 2016[15] | ||
| Antalyaspor | José Morais | Mutual agreement | 6 October 2016[16] | 18th | Rıza Çalımbay | 7 October 2016[17] | |
| Gençlerbirliği | İbrahim Üzülmez | Mutual agreement | 7 November 2016[18] | 9th | 7 November 2016[19] | ||
| Adanaspor | Krunoslav Jurčić | Sacked | 5 December 2016[20] | 18th | Levent Şahin | 23 December 2016[21] | |
| Gaziantepspor | İsmail Kartal | Sacked | 5 December 2016[22] | 15th | İbrahim Üzülmez | 12 December 2016[23] | |
| Kayserispor | Hakan Kutlu | Resigned | 6 December 2016[24] | 17th | Sergen Yalçın | 4 January 2017[25] | |
| Alanyaspor | Hüseyin Kalpar | Resigned | 16 January 2017[26] | 14th |  Safet Sušić | 27 January 2017[27] | |
| Bursaspor | Hamza Hamzaoğlu | Sacked | 21 January 2017[28] | 6th | Mutlu Topçu | 30 January 2017[29] | |
| Gaziantepspor | İbrahim Üzülmez | Mutual agreement | 24 January 2017[30] | 18th | Bülent Uygun | 24 January 2017[31] | |
| Galatasaray | Jan Olde Riekerink | Sacked | 15 February 2017[32] | 3rd | Igor Tudor | 15 February 2017[33] | |
| Karabükspor | Igor Tudor | Signed by Galatasaray | 15 February 2017[34] | 10th |  Zoran Barisic | 17 February 2017[35] | |
| Osmanlıspor | Mustafa Reşit Akçay | Resigned | 18 March 2017[36] | 12th | Hamza Hamzaoğlu | 22 March 2017[37] | |
| Akhisar Belediyespor | Tolunay Kafkas | Resigned | 18 March 2017[38] | 15th | Okan Buruk | 23 March 2017[39] | |
| Adanaspor | Levent Şahin | Resigned | 9 April 2017[40] | 18th | Eyüp Arın | 10 April 2017[41] | |
| Kayserispor | Sergen Yalçın | Resigned | 22 April 2017[42] | 15th | Mesut Bakkal | 24 April 2017[43] |
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.
News: Süper Lig Top Goalscorers . TFF . 1 June 2017.
News: Süper Lig Top Goalscorers . NTV Spor . 3 June 2017.
News: Maçkolik Süper Lig-Futbolcu İstatistikleri . Maçkolik . 1 June 2017 . tr.
| Date | Player | For | Against | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November 2016 | Moussa Sow | Fenerbahçe | Çaykur Rizespor | 1–5 | |
| 11 December 2016 | Yasin Öztekin | Galatasaray | Gaziantepspor | 3–1 | |
| 30 January 2017 | Cenk Tosun | Beşiktaş | Konyaspor | 5–1 | |
| 18 March 2017 | Adem Büyük | Kasımpaşa | Osmanlıspor | 3–2 | |
| 18 March 2017 | Nabil Ghilas | Gaziantepspor | Kayserispor | 3–4 | |
| 10 April 2017 | Emmanuel Adebayor | İstanbul Başakşehir | Galatasaray | 4–0 | |
| 30 April 2017 | Samuel Eto'o | Antalyaspor | Adanaspor | 2–5 | |
| 14 May 2017 | Vágner Love | Alanyaspor | Karabükspor | 4–2 | |
| 2 June 2017 | Ermin Zec | Karabükspor | Akhisar Belediyespor | 2–3 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Match Played | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onur Kıvrak | Trabzonspor | 32 | 15 |
| Volkan Babacan | İstanbul Başakşehir | 32 | 15 | |
| 3 | Johannes Hopf | Gençlerbirliği | 33 | 14 |
| 4 | Fabri | Beşiktaş | 31 | 12 |
| 5 | Ahmet Şahin | Karabükspor | 26 | 9 |
| Volkan Demirel | Fenerbahçe | 27 | 9 | |
| Fernando Muslera | Galatasaray | 33 | 9 | |
| 8 | Ramazan Köse | Kasımpaşa | 31 | 8 |
| Harun Tekin | Bursaspor | 33 | 8 |
| Rank | Club | Match Played | Clean sheets | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trabzonspor | 29 | 15 | |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 29 | 13 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | 29 | 13 | ||
| Akhisar Belediyespor | 29 | 13 | ||
| 5 | Beşiktaş | 29 | 11 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 29 | 11 | ||
| 7 | Antalyaspor | 29 | 10 |
| Team of the Season | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Johannes Hopf (Gençlerbirliği) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Defence | Gökhan Gönül (Fenerbahçe) |  Marcelo (Beşiktaş) |  Martin Škrtel (Fenerbahçe) | Adriano (Beşiktaş) | |||||||||||||||||
| Midfield | Cengiz Ünder (Başakşehir) |  Atiba Hutchinson (Beşiktaş) | Talisca (Beşiktaş) | Emre Belözoğlu (Başakşehir) | Bruma (Galatasaray) | ||||||||||||||||
| Attack | Vágner Love (Alanyaspor) | ||||||||||||||||||||
These are the average attendances of all the top division teams.