2023–24 Süper Lig Explained

Competition:Süper Lig
Season:2023–24
Winners:Galatasaray
24th title
Relegated:Ankaragücü
Fatih Karagümrük
Pendikspor
İstanbulspor
Continentalcup1:Champions League
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Galatasaray
Fenerbahçe
Continentalcup2:Europa League
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:Beşiktaş
Trabzonspor
Continentalcup3:Conference League
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Başakşehir
League Topscorer:Mauro Icardi
(25 goals)
Biggest Home Win:Fenerbahçe 7–1 Konyaspor
(10 January 2024)
Alanyaspor 6–0 İstanbulspor
(28 April 2024)
Fenerbahçe 6–0 İstanbulspor (26 May 2024)
Biggest Away Win:Pendikspor 0–5 Fenerbahçe
(29 October 2023)
Adana Demirspor 1–6 Gaziantep
(12 May 2024)
Highest Scoring:Fenerbahçe 7–1 Konyaspor
(10 January 2024)
Galatasaray 6–2 Rizespor
(8 March 2024)
Adana Demirspor 2–6 Başakşehir (26 May 2024)
Matches:380
Total Goals:1062
Longest Wins:17 games
Galatasaray
Longest Unbeaten:27 games
Fenerbahçe
Longest Winless:10 games
Hatayspor
İstanbulspor
Kayserispor
Longest Losses:7 games
Kayserispor
Highest Attendance:53,775
Galatasaray 0–1 Fenerbahçe
(19 May 2024)
Attendancecalc:4190282
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 Süper Lig, officially called the Trendyol Süper Lig 2023–24 season, was the 66th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.

The fixtures were announced on 18 July 2023 at 21:30 (UTC+3).[1] The defending champions Galatasaray successfully retained their title.

On 12 December 2023 it was announced that the league was suspended indefinitely following Ankaragücü president Faruk Koca's punching of referee Halil Umut Meler after their home match against Rizespor.[2] However, on 13 December 2023, the same day Meler was discharged from the hospital, it was agreed that league games would resume on 19 December. [3]

While Fenerbahçe held the record for the most points in a season by collecting 93 points in the 1988–89 season, Galatasaray became the new owner of this record by collecting 102 points, sealing the final 3 points with a win against Konyaspor that handed them both the title and the first Süper Lig 100-point season.

Galatasaray improved the longest winning record with 18 wins in a row between weeks 19 and 36.

Fenerbahçe previously held the record for the most wins in a season with 29 wins in the 1988–89 season. Galatasaray became the new owner of this record with 33 wins. Fenerbahçe played 36 matches, achieving 29 wins, 6 draws, and 1 loss, with an average of 2.58 points per match, making them the team with the "best performance" in the Süper Lig. Galatasaray broke this record this season by playing 38 matches, achieving 33 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses, with an average of 2.68 points per match, becoming the new holders of the "best performance" record.

Teams

A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2022–23 season and 2022–23 TFF First League champions Samsunspor, runners-up Rizespor and play-off winners Pendikspor. Rizespor immediately returned to top level and Pendikspor is competing in the Süper Lig for the first time in their history.[4] [5] Samsunspor returned to top level after 11 years.[6] The bottom four teams will be relegated to the 2024–25 TFF First League.

Changes from last season

Ümraniyespor was the first team that had been relegated to 2023–24 TFF First League after a 2-1 loss to Ankaragücü at away on 21 May 2023, ending its one-year stay in Süper Lig. The second team relegated was Giresunspor, who sealed their fate due to İstanbulspor's 4-0 win against Ümraniyespor at home on 7 May 2023 despite a 2-0 win to Antalyaspor at home on same day and ended their two-year stay in the top flight.

The first promoted team was Samsunspor whose 4–1 won home against Keçiörengücü on 23 April 2023 confirmed their return to Super Lig after eleven years. The second team that got promoted is Çaykur Rizespor, who a goalless draw with Altınordu on 21 May 2023 and returned to the top flight immediately. The third and final team to qualify for Süper Lig was Pendikspor. After defeating Bodrumspor 2–1 in play-offs final on 8 June 2023 at Akhisar, Pendikspor entered the top flight for the first time in the club's history.

Thanks to Turkey's improved ranking (12th place at the end of the 2022-23 season), the Süper Lig return to qualifies 5 teams in European football instead of 4; 2 in 2024-25 UEFA Champions League (the champions will enter the playoff round and the runner-up will enter the second qualifying round), 2 in 2024-25 UEFA Europa League (the winner of the 2023-24 Turkish Cup will enter the playoff round and the team in third place will enter the second qualifying round), and 1 in 2024-25 UEFA Conference League (the team in fourth place will enter the second qualifying round)

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome city/boroughHome provinceStadiumCapacity
Adana DemirsporAdanaAdanaNew Adana Stadium33,543
AlanyasporAlanyaAntalyaAlanya Oba Stadium10,130
AnkaragücüAnkaraAnkaraEryaman Stadium20,560
AntalyasporAntalyaAntalyaCorendon Airlines Park32,537
BaşakşehirBaşakşehirIstanbulBaşakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium17,156
BeşiktaşBeşiktaşTüpraş Stadium42,590
Fatih KaragümrükFatihVefa Stadium12,000
FenerbahçeKadıköyŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium47,834
GalatasaraySarıyerRams Park52,280
GaziantepGaziantepGaziantepKalyon Stadium33,502
HataysporAntakyaHatayMersin Stadium25,497
İstanbulsporBüyükçekmeceIstanbulEsenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium7,500
KasımpaşaKasımpaşaRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium14,234
KayserisporKayseriKayseriRHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium32,864
KonyasporKonyaKonyaKonya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium42,000
PendiksporPendikIstanbul[7] 2,500
RizesporRizeRizeRize City Stadium15,332
SamsunsporSamsunSamsunSamsun 19 Mayıs Stadium33,919
SivassporSivasSivasNew Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium27,532
TrabzonsporTrabzonTrabzonŞenol Güneş Sports Complex40,782

Personnel and sponsorship

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturerShirt sponsors (front)Shirt sponsors (back)Shirt sponsors (sleeve)Shorts sponsorsSocks sponsors
Adana Demirspor Hikmet Karaman Mario BalotelliNew BalanceBitexen, Yukatel KozuvaEforgaz, RenticarDoubleTree by HiltonBitexen
Alanyaspor Fatih Tekke Efecan KaracaUhlsportTAV AirportsAksaKırbıyık Holding, Corendon AirlinesNoneNone
Ankaragücü Emre Belözoğlu Tolga CiğerciUmbroERG Şirketler Grubu, Alagöz HoldingAksaTRInvest, Makina ve Kimya EndüstrisiMİA Teknoloji, Tripy MobilityNone
Antalyaspor Sergen Yalçın Veysel SarıNikeÇağlayan Group, BitexenAksaCorendon AirlinesKırbıyık Holding, AltıntarBitexen
Başakşehir Çağdaş Atan Volkan BabacanJomaBalkarAksaHDI SigortaYKT Filo KiralamaNone
Beşiktaş Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker) Necip UysalAdidasRain BekoNesine.com, PaparaPasha Group Papara
Fatih Karagümrük Tolunay Kafkas Münir Levent MercanWulfzVavaCarsAksaBitciAnkara SigortaNone
Fenerbahçe İsmail Kartal Edin DžekoPumaOtokoçHalleyNesine.com, SafiportAygaz, Pasha Group Gedik Yatırım
Galatasaray Okan Buruk Fernando MusleraNikeSixtTatilsepetiBilyoner, YünsaBaşkent İnşaatNone
Gaziantep Selçuk İnan / Volkan Kazak Papy DjilobodjiNikeÇimko, Kara HoldingTrendyol YemekYork Car RentalYılda Şirketler GrubuNone
Hatayspor Özhan Pulat Kamil Ahmet ÇörekçiPumaTrendyol YemekAksaNesine.comYatırım Finansman, Aras KargoBitexen
İstanbulspor Osman Zeki Korkmaz Mehmet YeşilRaruBoğaziçi BetonAksaBoğaziçi BetonNoneNone
Kasımpaşa Sami Uğurlu Kenneth OmeruoPumaAksaUludağRent GoNone
Kayserispor Burak Yılmaz / Hari Vukas Dimitrios KolovetsiosNikeİstikbalSR DönerKayseri ŞekerGrup AvenirNone
Konyaspor Ali Çamdalı Soner DikmenNew BalanceTümosanAksaTorkuWish Car RentalNone
Pendikspor İbrahim Üzülmez Erdem ÖzgençPumaMagdeburger SigortaFortis OtomotivNoneNoneNone
Rizespor İlhan Palut Gökhan AkkanNikeÇaykurAksaDidi Soğuk ÇayDidi Soğuk ÇayNone
Samsunspor Markus Gisdol Osman ÇelikHummelYılport, Old SpiceYılsolarNoneYılyakNone
Sivasspor Bülent Uygun Ziya ErdalTony MontanaBrand Vadi Istanbul AksaBitexen, Stella MotorsMisliNone
Trabzonspor Abdullah Avcı Uğurcan ÇakırJomaVestelWhiteBITSafiport, QNB FinansbankRent Go, PaparaMiller Holding

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced byDate of appointment
Gaziantep FKalign=center colspan=3Vacantalign=center rowspan=5Pre-season Erdal Güneş24 May 2023[8]
Sivasspor Rıza Çalımbayalign=center rowspan=4End of contract7 June 2023[9] Servet Çetin26 June 2023[10]
Rizespor Bülent Korkmaz8 June 2023[11] İlhan Palut13 June 2023[12]
Fenerbahçe Jorge Jesus12 June 2023[13] İsmail Kartal28 June 2023[14]
Adana Demirspor Vincenzo Montella12 June 2023[15] Patrick Kluivert1 July 2023[16]
Başakşehir Emre Belözoğlualign=center rowspan=11Mutual agreement3 September 2023[17] 19th Çağdaş Atan6 September 2023
Gaziantep FK Erdal Güneş4 September 2023[18] 20th Marius Șumudică6 September 2023[19]
Kayserispor Çağdaş Atan6 September 2023[20] 9th Recep Uçar6 September 2023
İstanbulspor Fatih Tekke25 September 2023[21] 19th16 October 2023[22]
Samsunspor Hüseyin Eroğlu27 September 2023[23] 20th Markus Gisdol10 October 2023
Ankaragücü Tolunay Kafkas2 October 202314th Emre Belözoğlu3 October 2023
Beşiktaş Şenol Güneş6 October 20234th Burak Yılmaz (caretaker)7 October 2023
Trabzonspor Nenad Bjelica12 October 20237th Abdullah Avcı12 October 2023
Pendikspor Osman Özköylü9 October 202318th Ivo Vieira17 October 2023
Konyaspor Aleksandar Stanojević22 October 202315th Hakan Keleş27 October 2023
Alanyaspor Ömer Erdoğan29 October 2023[24] 11th Fatih Tekke3 November 2023[25]
Beşiktaş Burak Yılmaz (caretaker)Resignation10 November 2023[26] 5th Rıza Çalımbay11 November 2023[27]
Adana Demirspor Patrick KluivertSacked4 December 20235th Hikmet Karaman18 January 2024
Fatih Karagümrük Alparslan ErdemMutual agreement11 December 202313th Shota Arveladze11 December 2023
Beşiktaş Rıza ÇalımbaySacked22 December 20235th Fernando Santos7 January 2024
Sivasspor Servet Çetinalign=center rowspan=2Mutual agreement30 December 202310th Bülent Uygun1 January 2024
Antalyaspor Nuri Şahin31 December 20238th Sergen Yalçın3 January 2024
Konyaspor Hakan KeleşResignation11 January 202418th Fahrudin Omerović15 January 2024
İstanbulspor Hakan Yakınalign=center rowspan=4Mutual agreement19 January 202420th Osman Zeki Korkmaz19 January 2024
Kayserispor Recep Uçar27 January 202411th Burak Yılmaz28 January 2024
Pendikspor Ivo Vieira29 February 202419th İbrahim Üzülmez29 February 2024
Gaziantep FK Marius Șumudică6 March 2024[28] 18th Selçuk İnan8 March 2024
Beşiktaş Fernando Santosalign=center rowspan=2Sacked13 April 20244th Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker)13 April 2024
Konyaspor Fahrudin Omerović29 April 202416th Ali Çamdalı (caretaker)2 May 2024
Hatayspor Volkan DemirelMutual agreement3 May 202418th Özhan Pulat3 May 2024

League table

Number of teams by geographical region

Number RegionTeam(s)
8MarmaraBaşakşehir, Beşiktaş, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbulspor, Kasımpaşa and Pendikspor
4Central AnatoliaAnkaragücü, Kayserispor, Konyaspor and Sivasspor
MediterraneanAdana Demirspor, Alanyaspor, Antalyaspor and Hatayspor
3Black SeaRizespor, Samsunspor and Trabzonspor
1Southeastern AnatoliaGaziantep

Statistics

Top scorers

[29]

Rank Player Club(s) Goals
1 Mauro IcardiGalatasaray25
2 Edin DžekoFenerbahçe21
3 Rey ManajSivasspor18
4 Mame ThiamKayserispor/Pendikspor17
Krzysztof PiątekBaşakşehir
6 Adam BuksaAntalyaspor16
7 Paul OnuachuTrabzonspor15
8 Aytaç KaraKasımpaşa14
Denis DrăgușGaziantep
Nuno da CostaKasımpaşa

Top assists

[30]

Rank Player Club(s) Assists
1 Dries MertensGalatasaray15
2 Haris HajradinovićKasımpaşa14
3 Dušan TadićFenerbahçe13
4 Sebastian SzymańskiFenerbahçe11
5 Deniz TürüçBaşakşehir10
6 Edin VišćaTrabzonspor9
7 Oğuz AydınAlanyaspor8
Alexandru MaximGaziantep
Mauro IcardiGalatasaray
10 İrfan KahveciFenerbahçe7

Clean sheets

[31]

Rank Player Club(s) Clean
sheets
1 Fernando MusleraGalatasaray17
2 Dominik LivakovićFenerbahçe13
3 Gökhan AkkanÇaykur Rizespor12
4 Mert GünokBeşiktaş10
Uğurcan ÇakırTrabzonspor
6 Ertuğrul TaşkıranAlanyaspor9
7 Ali Şaşal VuralSivasspor8
Bilal BayazitKayserispor
Florin NițăGaziantep
Volkan BabacanBaşakşehir
Andreas GianniotisKasımpaşa

Hat-tricks

Date Player For Against Result
21 October 2023 Mame ThiamKayserisporRizespor3–1 (H)
29 October 2023 Edin DžekoFenerbahçePendikspor5–0 (A)
20 December 2023 Michy BatshuayiFenerbahçeKayserispor4–3 (A)
5 January 2024 Nuno da CostaKasımpaşaBeşiktaş3–1 (A)
7 January 2024 Cengiz Ünder4Fenerbahçeİstanbulspor5–1 (A)
10 January 2024 Marcus RohdénFatih KaragümrükKayserispor4–1 (H)
10 January 2024 Edin DžekoFenerbahçeKonyaspor7–1 (H)
28 January 2024 Krzysztof PiątekBaşakşehirKonyaspor3–2 (A)
8 March 2024 Kerem DemirbayGalatasarayÇaykur Rizespor6–2 (H)
28 April 2024 Paul OnuachuTrabzonsporGaziantep6–2 (H)
26 May 2024 Krzysztof PiatekBaşakşehirAdana Demirspor6–2 (A)
26 May 2024 Enis DestanTrabzonsporAnkaragücü4–2 (H)
4 Player scored four goals

Notes and References

  1. News: Trendyol Süper Lig Fikstür Çekimi Yarın Yapılacak . Turkish Football Federation . 17 July 2023 . 17 July 2023 . tr.
  2. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13028415/ankaragucu-president-punches-referee-two-detained-as-turkish-super-lig-game-descends-into-chaos-after-full-time Turkish football leagues suspended indefinitely after Ankaragucu president punches referee
  3. Web site: Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler leaves hospital after attack from Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca Super Lig matches to resume on Tuesday . 2023-12-13 . . en.
  4. Web site: Çaykur Rizespor, Spor Toto Süper Lig'de - Ligler Haber Detay Sayfası TFF . tff.org . 9 June 2023 . tr.
  5. News: Pendikspor Futbol A.Ş. Spor Toto Süper Lig'de - Spor Toto 1. Lig Haber Detay Sayfası TFF . 9 June 2023 . tff.org . tr.
  6. Web site: Spor Toto 1. Lig'de 2022-2023 Sezonu Şampiyonu Yılport Samsunspor Oldu - Spor Toto 1. Lig Haber Detay Sayfası TFF . tff.org . 9 June 2023 . tr.
  7. PendiksporK . 1681603803605348352 . Önemli Duyuru . tr .
  8. Web site: Erdal Güneş ile yola devam . 24 May 2023 . 8 June 2023 . tr.
  9. Web site: Rıza Çalımbay, Sivasspor Ailesi İçin Çok Değerli Bir İsimdir . 7 June 2023 . 7 June 2023 . tr.
  10. Web site: Servet Çetin, A Takımımızın Teknik Direktörü Oldu . 26 June 2023 . 26 June 2023 . tr.
  11. Web site: Teşekkürler Bülent Korkmaz . 8 June 2023 . 8 June 2023 . tr.
  12. Web site: İlhan Palut Çaykur Rizespor'da . 13 June 2023 . 14 June 2023 . tr.
  13. Web site: Kamuoyuna Duyuru . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . tr.
  14. Web site: Yuvana hoş geldin İsmail Kartal . 28 June 2023 . 28 June 2023 . tr.
  15. Web site: Murat Sancak, Vinzenzo Montella'nın ayrıldığını açıkladı! . 12 June 2023 . 12 June 2023 . tr.
  16. Web site: Adana Demirspor'da yeni teknik direktör Patrick Kluivert! . 1 July 2023 . 1 July 2023 . tr.
  17. Web site: Teşekkürler Emre Belözoğlu . 3 September 2023 . 4 September 2023 . tr.
  18. Web site: Teşekkürlerimizle Erdal Güneş . 4 September 2023 . 4 September 2023 . tr.
  19. Web site: Kamuoyunun bilgisine Marius Sumudica . 6 September 2023 . 6 September 2023 . tr.
  20. atancagdas . 1699445850374582573 . Kamuoyuna saygılarımla….
  21. News: İstanbulspor'da Fatih Tekke dönemi bitti . 3 October 2023 . www.trtspor.com.tr . tr.
  22. Web site: İstanbulspor'da Hakan Yakın dönemi . 16 October 2023 .
  23. News: Yılport Samsunspor Futbol Kulübü A.Ş Başkan Vekilimiz Veysel Bilen ve İcra Kurulu Üyelerimiz "Teknik Direktör Hüseyin Eroğlu'nun ayrılığı ve gündeme dair" konular hakkın - Samsunspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi . 2 October 2023 . www.samsunspor.org.tr . tr.
  24. Web site: www.tulparyazilim.com.tr . Tulpar Yazılım ve Danışmanlık, info@tulparyazilim com tr . Teşekkürler Ömer Erdoğan . Alanyaspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi - alanyaspor.org.tr . 7 December 2023 . tr . 29 October 2023.
  25. Web site: www.tulparyazilim.com.tr . Tulpar Yazılım ve Danışmanlık, info@tulparyazilim com tr . Fatih Tekke Corendon Alanyaspor'umuzda . Alanyaspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi - alanyaspor.org.tr . 7 December 2023 . tr . 11 March 2023.
  26. https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/besiktas-burak-yilmazin-istifa-ettigini-acikladi-7032632 Beşiktaş, Burak Yılmaz'ın istifa ettiğini açıkladı
  27. https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/besiktasta-2-atom-karinca-donemi-ahmet-nur-cebiden-burak-yilmaza-sitem-42359424 Beşiktaş'ta 2. Atom Karınca dönemi ! Ahmet Nur Çebi'den Burak Yılmaz'a sitem
  28. Web site: TEŞEKKÜRLERİMİZLE MARIUS SUMUDICA — Gaziantep FK . www.gaziantepfk.org . Gaziantep FK . 6 March 2024 . tr.
  29. Web site: Trendyol Süper Lig Gol Krallığı. tr.
  30. Web site: Assists - Super Lig 2023/2024 .
  31. Web site: Süper Lig. Fotmob. 18 May 2024.