2020–21 Süper Lig Explained

Competition:Süper Lig
Season:2020–21
Dates:11 September 2020 – 15 May 2021
Winners:Beşiktaş
16th title
Relegated:BB Erzurumspor
Ankaragücü
Gençlerbirliği
Denizlispor
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Beşiktaş
Galatasaray
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Fenerbahçe
Continentalcup3:Europa Conference League
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Trabzonspor
Sivasspor
League Topscorer:Aaron Boupendza
(22 goals)
Biggest Home Win:
(1 May 2021)
Biggest Away Win:
(29 December 2020)
Highest Scoring:
(28 April 2021)

(11 May 2021)
Matches:420
Total Goals:1136
Longest Wins:Galatasaray
(8 matches)
Longest Unbeaten:Sivasspor
(19 matches)
Longest Winless:Denizlispor
Yeni Malatyaspor
(13 matches)
Longest Losses:Ankaragücü
(6 matches)
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Süper Lig, officially called the Süper Lig 2020–21 season, was the 63rd season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.

Teams

A total of 21 teams contested the league, including eighteen sides from the 2019–20 season and three promoted from the 2019–20 TFF First League, including Hatayspor and BB Erzurumspor, as well as the winners of the 2019–20 TFF First League playoffs, Fatih Karagümrük. Hatayspor made its debut in the Süper Lig. BB Erzurumspor made an immediate return after one season away. Fatih Karagümrük returned following a 36 year hiatus after achieving two successive promotions. They were also relegated to amateur level twice during this period. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2021–22 TFF First League.

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
AlanyasporAlanyaBahçeşehir Okulları Stadium10,130
AnkaragücüAnkara (Yenimahalle)Eryaman Stadium20,560
AntalyasporAntalyaAntalya Stadium32,537
BeşiktaşIstanbul (Beşiktaş)Vodafone Park42,590
BB ErzurumsporKazım Karabekir Stadium21,374
Çaykur RizesporRizeYeni Rize Şehir Stadı15,332
DenizlisporDenizliDenizli Atatürk Stadium18,745
Fatih KaragümrükIstanbul (Fatih)Atatürk Olympic Stadium76,761
FenerbahçeIstanbul (Kadıköy)Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium47,834
GalatasarayIstanbul (Sarıyer)Türk Telekom Stadium52,650
GaziantepGaziantepKalyon Stadium33,502
GençlerbirliğiAnkara (Yenimahalle)Eryaman Stadium20,560
GöztepeİzmirGürsel Aksel Stadium25,035
HataysporAntakyaYeni Hatay Stadyumu25,000
İstanbul BaşakşehirIstanbul (Başakşehir)Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium17,156
KasımpaşaIstanbul (Beyoğlu)Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium14,234
KayserisporKayseriKadir Has Stadium32,864
KonyasporKonyaMedaş Konya Metropolitan Stadium42,000
SivassporSivas4 Eylül Stadium27,532
TrabzonsporTrabzonŞenol Güneş Sports Complex40,782
Yeni MalatyasporMalatyaMalatya Stadium27,044

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerSponsor
Alanyaspor Çağdaş Atan Efecan KaracaUhlsport
Ankaragücü Hikmet Karaman Korcan ÇelikayNikeOnvo
Antalyaspor Ersun Yanal Hakan ÖzmertKappaRegnum
Beşiktaş Sergen Yalçın Atiba HutchinsonAdidas
BB ErzurumsporVacant Cenk Ahmet AlkılıçPumaMahmood Coffee
Çaykur Rizespor Bülent Uygun Abdullah DurakNikeÇaykur
Denizlispor Ali Tandoğan Hugo RodallegaKappaYukatel
Fatih Karagümrük Francesco Farioli Lucas BigliaWulfzWulfz
Fenerbahçe Emre Belözoğlu Gökhan GönülAdidasAvis
Galatasaray Fatih Terim Fernando MusleraNikeSixt
Gaziantep Sá Pinto Günay GüvençNikeMaisonette
Gençlerbirliği Özcan Bizati Zargo TouréMacronSkyline Tower
Göztepe Ünal Karaman Halil AkbunarPumaTürkerler
Hatayspor Ömer Erdoğan Mesut ÇaytemelNikeConcorde Hotels & Resorts
İstanbul Başakşehir Aykut Kocaman Mahmut TekdemirBilceeDecovita
Kasımpaşa Şenol Can Ramazan KöseNike
Kayserispor Yalçın Koşukavak Cristian SăpunaruNikeİstikbal
Konyaspor İlhan Palut Ibrahim ŠehićLottoSpor Toto
Sivasspor Rıza Çalımbay Ziya ErdalPumaDemir İnşaat
Trabzonspor Abdullah Avcı Uğurcan ÇakırMacronVestel
Yeni Malatyaspor İrfan Buz Adem BüyükNikeMedicana

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Çaykur Rizespor Ünal KaramanResignation14 July 2020[1] align=center rowspan=12Pre-season Stjepan Tomas27 July 2020[2]
Hatayspor Mehmet AltıparmakMutual agreement23 July 2020[3] Ömer Erdoğan11 August 2020[4]
Fenerbahçe Tahir Karapınaralign=center rowspan=2End of interim period27 July 2020 Erol Bulut5 August 2020[5]
Denizlispor Levent Kartop27 July 2020 Robert Prosinečki10 August 2020[6]
Kasımpaşa Fuat Çapaalign=center rowspan=2End of contract27 July 2020[7] Mehmet Altıparmak11 August 2020[8]
Ankaragücü İbrahim Üzülmez27 July 2020 Fuat Çapa8 August 2020[9]
Gençlerbirliği Hamza HamzaoğluMutual agreement29 July 2020[10] Mert Nobre3 August 2020[11]
Fatih Karagümrük Atılay CanelEnd of interim period31 July 2020 Şenol Can1 August 2020[12]
Alanyaspor Erol Bulutalign=center rowspan=2End of contract3 August 2020[13] Çağdaş Atan6 August 2020[14]
Kayserispor Robert Prosinečki6 August 2020[15] Bayram Bektaş10 August 2020[16]
Yeni Malatyaspor Hikmet KaramanMutual agreement19 August 2020[17] Hamza Hamzaoğlu19 August 2020[18]
Konyaspor Bülent KorkmazResignation12 September 2020[19] İsmail Kartal13 September 2020[20]
Antalyaspor Tamer Tunaalign=center rowspan=7Mutual agreement29 October 2020[21] 7th Ersun Yanal11 November 2020[22]
Trabzonspor Eddie Newton31 October 2020[23] 19th Abdullah Avcı10 November 2020[24]
Kayserispor Bayram Bektaş1 November 2020[25] 17th Samet Aybaba11 November 2020[26]
Kasımpaşa Mehmet Altıparmak2 November 2020[27]
BB Erzurumspor Mehmet Özdilekalign=center rowspan=3Mutual agreement30 November 2020[37] 17th Hüseyin Çimşir2 December 2020[38]
Hüseyin Çimşir21 December 2020[39] 21st Mesut Bakkal25 December 2020[40]
Kayserispor Samet Aybaba4 January 2021[41] 21st Dan Petrescu10 January 2021[42]
Göztepe İlhan Palutalign=center rowspan=1Resignation10 January 2021[43] 14th Ünal Karaman20 January 2021[44]
Gaziantep Marius Șumudicăalign=center rowspan=2Mutual agreement10 January 2021[45] 16th Marius Șumudică25 January 2021[48]
Gençlerbirliği Mehmet Altıparmak9 March 2021[65] 21st Özcan Bizati11 March 2021[66]
Fatih Karagümrük Şenol Can15 March 2021[67] 8th Francesco Farioli21 March 2021[68]
BB Erzurumspor Mesut Bakkal21 March 2021[69] 19th İsmail Kartal23 March 2021[70]
Kasımpaşa Fuat Çapa22 March 2021[71]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Çaykur Rizespor Basın Bülteni . 14 July 2020 . tr.
  2. Web site: Çaykur Rizespor Basın Bülteni . 15 July 2020 . tr.
  3. Web site: Hatayspor'da Mehmet Altıparmak dönemi bitti . 24 July 2020 . tr.
  4. Web site: Hatayspor’umuza Hoş Geldin Ömer Erdoğan . 11 August 2020 . tr.
  5. Web site: Yuvana hoş geldin Erol Bulut . 5 August 2020 . tr.
  6. Web site: Denizlispor'da Prosinceki dönemi . 10 August 2020 . tr.
  7. Web site: Kasımpaşa'da Fuat Çapa ile yollar ayrıldı . 29 July 2020 . tr.
  8. Web site: Mehmet Altıparmak Kasımpaşamızda . 11 August 2020 . tr.
  9. Web site: Yeni Teknik Direktörümüz Fuat Çapa . 8 August 2020 . tr.
  10. Web site: Gençlerbirliği'nde Hamza Hamzaoğlu dönemi bitti . 29 July 2020 . tr.
  11. Web site: Yeni teknik direktörümüz Mert Nobre . 4 August 2020 . tr.
  12. Web site: Süleyman Hurma: Şenol Can ile yola devam edeceğiz . 7 August 2020 . tr.
  13. Web site: Erol Bulut, Alanyaspor'dan ayrıldığını açıkladı . 3 August 2020 . tr.
  14. Web site: Çağdaş Atan ile sözleşme imzaladık . 6 August 2020 . tr.
  15. Web site: Kayserispor, Robert Prosinecki dönemi bitti! . 7 August 2002 . tr.
  16. Web site: Hoşgeldin Bayram Bektaş . 10 August 2020 . tr.
  17. Web site: Yeni Malatyaspor, Hikmet Karaman ayrılığını açıkladı! . 19 August 2020 . tr.
  18. Web site: Yeni Malatyaspor'un yeni teknik direktörü Hamza Hamzaoğlu . 19 August 2020 . tr.
  19. Web site: Konyaspor'un yeni teknik direktörü İsmail Kartal . 13 September 2020 . tr.
  20. Web site: Bülent Korkmaz, Konyaspor'dan ayrıldığını açıkladı . 13 September 2020 . tr.
  21. Web site: Antalyaspor'da Tamer Tuna dönemi sona erdi! . 29 October 2020 . tr.
  22. Web site: Hoş Geldin Ersun Yanal . 11 November 2020 . tr.
  23. Web site: Kamuoyuna duyuru . 31 October 2020 . tr . 2 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201102174356/https://www.trabzonspor.org.tr/tr/haberler/guncel-haberler/kamuoyuna-duyuru-31-10-2020 . dead .
  24. Web site: Teknik Direktörümüz Abdullah Avcı ile sözleşme imzaladık . 10 November 2020 . tr.
  25. Web site: Kamuoyu bilgilendirme . 2 November 2020 . tr.
  26. Web site: Hoşgeldin Samet Aybaba . 12 November 2020 . tr . 27 November 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201127001523/https://kayserispor.org.tr/2020/11/12/hos%CC%A7geldin-samet-aybaba/ . dead .
  27. Web site: İrfan Buz Kasımpaşamızda . 13 November 2020 . tr.
  28. Web site: Kamuoyuna Duyuru . 10 November 2020 . tr.
  29. Web site: Kulübümüzün sportif direktörü Mustafa Kaplan, teknik direktörlük görevine getirildi. . 14 November 2020 . tr.
  30. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 23 November 2020 . tr.
  31. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 23 January 2021 . tr.
  32. Web site: Robert Prosinecki'nin Sözleşmesi Feshedildi . 25 November 2020 . tr.
  33. Web site: Hoş Geldin Yalçın Koşukavak . 15 December 2020 . tr.
  34. Web site: Kamuoyuna duyuru . 28 November 2020 . tr.
  35. Web site: Kamuoyuna Duyuru . 28 November 2020 . tr.
  36. Web site: Kamuoyuna Duyuru | Mehmet Altıparmak | url = https://twitter.com/kasimpasa/status/1323259729804775424 | access-date = 2 November 2020 |language=tr}}|align=center|6th| İrfan Buz|13 November 2020[27] |-|Gençlerbirliği| Mert Nobre|10 November 2020[28] |align=center|19th| Mustafa Kaplan|14 November 2020[29] |-|Ankaragücü| Fuat Çapa|22 November 2020[30] |align=center|21st| Mustafa Dalcı|23 January 2021[31] |-|Denizlispor| Robert Prosinečki|25 November 2020[32] |align=center|20th| Yalçın Koşukavak|15 December 2020[33] |-|Kasımpaşa| İrfan Buz|align=center rowspan=1|Resignation|27 November 2020[34] |align=center|10th| Fuat Çapa|28 November 2020[35] .
  37. Web site: Kamuoyunun Bilgisine . 30 November 2020 . tr.
  38. Web site: Erzurumspor’umuza hoş geldin Hüseyin Çimşir! . 2 December 2020 . tr.
  39. Web site: Kamuoyunun Bilgisine . 22 December 2020 . tr.
  40. Web site: Teknik Direktör Mesut Bakkal’la 2020-2021 sezonu sonuna kadar anlaştık . 26 December 2020 . tr.
  41. Web site: Kamuoyu bilgilendirme . 4 January 2021 . tr.
  42. Web site: Hoş Geldin Dan Petrescu . 10 January 2021 . tr.
  43. Web site: Kamuoyunun Bilgisine . 10 January 2021 . tr . 10 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210110123731/https://goztepe.org.tr/Haberler/futbol/kamuoyunun-bilgisine/8131 . dead .
  44. Web site: Göztepe'mize Hoş Geldin Ünal Karaman . 20 January 2021 . tr . 20 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210120115839/https://goztepe.org.tr/Haberler/futbol/goztepemize-hos-geldin-unal-karaman/8146 . dead .
  45. Web site: Gaziantep'e Hoş Geldin Ricardo Sa Pinto . 20 January 2021 . tr.
  46. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 19 January 2021 . tr.
  47. Web site: Teşekkürlerimizle | Marius Sumudica | url = https://www.gaziantepfk.org/tr/haberler/tesekkurlerimizle-marius-sumudica-2067 | access-date = 10 January 2021 |language=tr}}|align=center|4th| Sá Pinto|20 January 2021[45] |-|Çaykur Rizespor| Stjepan Tomas|19 January 2021[46] .
  48. Web site: Teşekkürler Yalçın Koşukavak . 28 January 2021 . tr.
  49. Web site: Hoş Geldin Hakan Kutlu . 31 January 2021 . tr.
  50. Web site: KAMUOYUNA DUYURU. 29 January 2021 . tr.
  51. Web site: HOŞ GELDİN AYKUT KOCAMAN. 1 February 2021 . tr.
  52. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 31 January 2021 . tr.
  53. Web site: Yuvana Hoş Geldin Mehmet Altıparmak . 31 January 2021 . tr.
  54. Web site: Kulübümüzden Açıklama . 8 February 2021 . tr.
  55. Web site: Teknik Direktör İlhan Palut ile 1.5 yıllık sözleşme imzaladık . 9 February 2021 . tr.
  56. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 9 February 2021 . tr.
  57. Web site: Yeni Teknik Direktörümüz Hikmet Karaman . 10 February 2021 . tr.
  58. Web site: Teşekkürler Hamza Hamzaoğlu . 22 February 2021 . tr.
  59. Web site: Hoş geldin İrfan Buz . 11 March 2021 . tr.
  60. Web site: Kamuoyu Bilgilendirme . 23 February 2021 . tr.
  61. Web site: Hoşgeldin Hamza Hamzaoğlu . 21 March 2021 . tr.
  62. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 3 March 2021 . tr.
  63. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 7 March 2021 . tr.
  64. Web site: Çaykur Rizespor Basın Bülteni | Teknik Direktör Marius Ninel Şumudica İle 1,5 sezonluk anlaşmaya varıldı | url = https://www.caykurrizespor.org.tr/Haber/Caykur-Rizespor-Basin-Bulteni--Teknik-Direktor-Marius-Ninel-Sumudica-Ile-15-sezonluk-anlasmaya-varildi-4957.html | access-date = 25 January 2021 |language=tr}}|-|Denizlispor| Yalçın Koşukavak|align=center rowspan=1|Resignation|28 January 2021[48] |align=center|21st| Hakan Kutlu|29 January 2021[49] |-|İstanbul Başakşehir| Okan Buruk|align=center rowspan=1|Mutual agreement|29 January 2021[50] |align=center|15th| Aykut Kocaman|1 February 2021[51] |-|Gençlerbirliği| Mustafa Kaplan|align=center rowspan=1|Resignation|31 January 2021[52] |align=center|19th| Mehmet Altıparmak|31 January 2021[53] |-|Konyaspor| İsmail Kartal|align=center rowspan=10|Mutual agreement|8 February 2021[54] |align=center|15th| İlhan Palut|9 February 2021[55] |-|Ankaragücü| Mustafa Dalcı|9 February 2021[56] |align=center|20th| Hikmet Karaman|10 February 2021[57] |-|Yeni Malatyaspor| Hamza Hamzaoğlu|21 February 2021[58] |align=center|11th| İrfan Buz|11 March 2021[59] |-|Kayserispor| Dan Petrescu|23 February 2021[60] |align=center|16th| Hamza Hamzaoğlu|20 March 2021[61] |-|Çaykur Rizespor| Marius Șumudică|3 March 2021[62] |align=center|16th| Bülent Uygun|7 March 2021[63] .
  65. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 9 March 2021 . tr.
  66. Web site: Bilgilendirme . 11 March 2021 . tr.
  67. Web site: Teşekkürler Şenol Can . 15 March 2021 . tr.
  68. Web site: Francesco Farioli Karagümrük’te . 23 March 2021 . tr.
  69. Web site: Basın Açıklaması . 21 March 2021 . tr.
  70. Web site: Basın Açıklaması . 25 March 2021 . tr.
  71. Web site: Kamuoyuna Duyuru . 31 March 2021 . tr.
  72. Web site: Bilgilendirme/Açıklama . 25 March 2021 . tr.
  73. Web site: Açıklama . 31 March 2021 . tr.
  74. Web site: Yılmaz Vural’la resmi sözleşme imzalandı . 31 March 2021 . tr.
  75. Web site: Teşekkürler Hakan Kutlu . 19 April 2021 . tr.
  76. Web site: Hoş Geldin Ali Tandoğan . 20 April 2021 . tr.
  77. Web site: Teşekkürler Hamza Hamzaoğlu . 26 April 2021 . tr.
  78. Web site: HOŞGELDİN YALÇIN KOŞUKAVAK . 26 April 2021 . tr.
  79. Web site: Kamuoyunun Bilgisine . 9 May 2021 . tr.
  80. Web site: Turkish Süper Lig Gol Krallığı . TFF . 11 May 2021.
  81. Web site: Süper Lig. Sofascore. 15 May 2021.
  82. Web site: Fotomaç Süper Lig’in En İyileri Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu! İşte kazananlar . 2023-01-01 . Fotomaç.
  83. Web site: Kamuoyuna Duyuru | Fuat Çapa | url = http://www.kasimpasa.com.tr/tr/haberler/kulupten-haberler/kamuoyuna-duyuru-fuat-capa_5167.html | access-date = 23 March 2021 |language=tr}}|align=center|15th| Şenol Can|24 March 2021[71] |-|Fenerbahçe| Erol Bulut|25 March 2021[72] |align=center|3rd| Emre Belözoğlu|25 March 2021|-|BB Erzurumspor| İsmail Kartal|align=center rowspan=2|Resignation|28 March 2021[73] |align=center|19th| Yılmaz Vural|29 March 2021[74] |-|Denizlispor| Hakan Kutlu|18 April 2021[75] |align=center|21st| Ali Tandoğan|19 April 2021[76] |-|Kayserispor| Hamza Hamzaoğlu|align=center rowspan=2|Mutual agreement|25 April 2021[77] |align=center|19th| Yalçın Koşukavak|26 April 2021[78] |-|BB Erzurumspor| Yılmaz Vural|9 May 2021[79] |align=center|19th| Şenol Fidan|9 May 2021|-|}

    Number of teams by region

    Number RegionTeam(s)
    6MarmaraBeşiktaş, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbul Başakşehir and Kasımpaşa
    5Central AnatoliaKayserispor, Gençlerbirliği, Konyaspor, Sivasspor and Ankaragücü
    3MediterraneanAlanyaspor, Antalyaspor and Hatayspor
    2Black Sea
    Aegean
    Eastern AnatoliaBB Erzurumspor and Yeni Malatyaspor
    1Southeastern AnatoliaGaziantep

    Statistics

    Top goalscorers

    Rank Player Club(s) Goals[80]
    1 Aaron BoupendzaHatayspor22
    2 Mame DioufHatayspor19
    Cyle LarinBeşiktaş
    4 Adem BüyükYeni Malatyaspor17
    5 Vincent AboubakarBeşiktaş15
    Muhammet DemirGaziantep
    Alexandru MaximGaziantep
    8 Hugo RodallegaDenizlispor14
    9 Tasos BakasetasAlanyaspor/Trabzonspor13
    10 Enner ValenciaFenerbahçe12

    Clean sheets

    Rank Player Club(s) Clean sheets[81]
    1 Uğurcan ÇakırTrabzonspor13
    Ersin DestanoğluBeşiktaş
    3 Ruud BoffinAntalyaspor12
    4 Günay GüvençGaziantep11
    José MarafonaAlanyaspor
    MunirHatayspor
    7 Altay BayındırFenerbahçe10
    8 Doğan AlemdarKayserispor9
    Fernando MusleraGalatasaray
    10 İrfan Can EğribayatGöztepe8
    Ibrahim ŠehićKonyaspor

    Hat-tricks

    Date Player For Against Result
    4 October 2020 DavidsonAlanyasporHatayspor6–0 (H)
    17 October 2020 Loïc RémyRizesporAnkaragücü5–3 (H)
    28 November 2020 Mbaye DiagneGalatasarayRizespor4–0 (A)
    29 December 2020 Aaron Boupendza4HataysporAntalyaspor6–0 (A)
    6 January 2021 Cyle Larin4BeşiktaşÇaykur Rizespor6–0 (H)
    9 January 2021 Younès BelhandaGalatasarayGençlerbirliği6–0 (H)
    10 April 2021 Adis JahovićGöztepeHatayspor3–2 (A)
    17 April 2021 Kerem AktürkoğluGalatasarayGöztepe3–1 (A)
    1 May 2021 Cyle Larin4BeşiktaşHatayspor7–0 (H)
    11 May 2021 Bogdan StancuGençlerbirliğiGöztepe5–3 (H)
    4 Player scored four goals

    Awards

    Annual awards

    Award[82] WinnerClub
    Foreign Player of the Season Rachid GhezzalBeşiktaş
    Turkish Player of the Season Taylan AntalyalıGalatasaray
    Goalkeeper of the Season Altay BayındırFenerbahçe
    Defender of the Season Vitor HugoTrabzonspor
    Midfielder of the Season Josef de SouzaBeşiktaş
    Winger of the Season Max GradelSivasspor
    Forward of the Season Cyle LarinBeşiktaş
    Manager of the Season Sergen YalçınBeşiktaş
    Team of the Season
    Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır (Trabzonspor)
    Defence Valentin Rosier (Beşiktaş) Domagoj Vida (Beşiktaş) Marcão (Galatasaray) Caner Erkin (Fenerbahçe)
    Midfield Rachid Ghezzal(Beşiktaş) Atiba Hutchinson (Beşiktaş) Taylan Antalyalı (Galatasaray) Max Gradel (Sivasspor)
    Attack Aaron Boupendza (Hatayspor) Cyle Larin (Beşiktaş)

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