2008–09 Süper Lig Explained
The 2008–09 Süper Lig (also known as Turkcell Super League due to sponsoring reasons) was the fifty-first season since its establishment. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. Galatasaray were the defending champions.
Beşiktaş clinched the championship after winning at Denizlispor on the last matchday. The latter barely avoided relegation after finishing in a three-way tie on points with Gençlerbirliği and Konyaspor. Head-to-head comparison between those three teams eventually resulted in the demotion of Konyaspor, who joined Kocaelispor and Hacettepe on their way to the second-level First League.
Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray had to settle for fourth and fifth place, respectively, after Sivasspor came in as runners-up and Trabzonspor finished third. The final positions for the three Istanbul clubs marked the first time since the 1980–81 season that only one of them was able to finish among the top three teams in Turkish football.
Promotion and relegation from 2007–08
Çaykur Rizespor, Manisaspor and Kasımpaşa were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom three places of the standings. They were replaced by TFF First League champions Kocaelispor, runners-up Antalyaspor and play-off winners Eskişehirspor.
Team overview
| Team | Head coach | Team captain | Venue | Capacity[1] | Kitmaker | Shirt sponsor | Club Chairman |
|---|
| Ankaragücü |  Hakan Kutlu | Murat Erdoğan | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium | 19,209 | Lotto | Turkcell | Cemal Azmi Aydın |
| Ankaraspor | Aykut Kocaman | Hürriyet Güçer | Yenikent Asaş Stadium | 19,626 | Nike | Turkcell | Ruhi Kurnaz |
| Antalyaspor | Mehmet Özdilek | Uğur Kavuk | Antalya Atatürk Stadium | 11,137 | Nike | Mardan | Hasan Y. Akıncıoğlu |
| Beşiktaş | Mustafa Denizli |  | BJK İnönü Stadium | 32,086 | Umbro | Cola Turka | Yıldırım Demirören |
| Bursaspor | Ertuğrul Sağlam | Ömer Erdoğan | Bursa Atatürk Stadium | 18,587 | Kappa | Turkcell | İbrahim Yazıcı |
| Denizlispor | Mesut Bakkal |  Roman Kratochvil | Denizli Atatürk Stadium | 15,427 | Lescon | Turkcell | Ali İpek |
| Eskişehirspor | Rıza Çalımbay | Emre Toraman | Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium | 18,880 | Nike | Eti | Halil Ünal |
| Fenerbahçe |  |  | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | 53,586 | Adidas | Avea | Aziz Yıldırım |
| Galatasaray | Bülent Korkmaz | | Ali Sami Yen Stadium | 22,800 | Adidas | Avea | Adnan Polat |
| Gaziantepspor | José Couceiro | Bekir İrtegün | Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium | 16,981 | Lescon | Turkcell | İbrahim Halil Kızıl |
| Gençlerbirliği | Samet Aybaba |  Abdel Zaher El Saka | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium | 19,209 | Lotto | Turkcell | İlhan Cavcav |
| Hacettepe | Erdoğan Arıca | Orhan Şam | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium | 19,209 | Lotto | Turkcell | Turgay Kalemci |
| Istanbul BB | Abdullah Avcı | Efe İnanç | Atatürk Olympic Stadium | 76,092 | Lescon | Kalyon Plastic Industry and Trade | KalPen | Göksel Gümüşdağ |
| Kayserispor | Tolunay Kafkas | Mehmet Topuz | Kadir Has Stadium1 | 32,864 | Adidas | Turkcell | Recep Mamur |
| Kocaelispor | Erhan Altın | Serdar Topraktepe | Ismet Pasa Stadium | 12,710 | Umbro | Erciyas | Serhan Gürkan |
| Konyaspor | Ünal Karaman | Ömer Gündostu | Konya Atatürk Stadium | 21,968 | Lotto | Turkcell | Mehmet Ali Kuntoğlu |
| Sivasspor | Bülent Uygun | Mehmet Yildiz | Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium | 14,998 | Adidas | Turkcell | Mecnun Otyakmaz |
| Trabzonspor | Ersun Yanal | Hüseyin Çimşir | Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium | 19,649 | Nike | Avea | Sadri Şener | |
- Notes
- Kayserispor played their 2008 home matches at Kayseri Atatürk Stadium. Before moving to their current stadium in March 2009, the team played several home matches at 5 Ocak Stadium in Adana.[2]
Managerial changes
Foreign Players
Standings
Positions by round
Top goalscorers
Source: tff.org
Hat-tricks
Transfers
See main article: List of Turkish football transfers 2008-09.
See also
Notes and References
- http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=324 Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Stad Arama
- Web site: 2008–2009 SEZONUNA AÝT BÝLGÝLER . www.kayserispor.org . tr . 20 March 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090324000633/http://kayserispor.org/index3.asp?o=orta2.asp&m=mac&s_id=43 . March 24, 2009 . dead .
- https://web.archive.org/web/20081229113252/http://www.sporstudyo.com/Futbol/Turkcell-Super-Lig/41573/Konyaspor-Rasit-Cetinerle-bitirdi.html – Haber – "Konyaspor Raşit Çetiner'le bitirdi"
- http://fanatik.ekolay.net/fanatik/index.aspx?aType=Detail&catid=88&articleid=115911 Giray Bulak Konyaspor'da
- http://www.internetspor.com/news_detail.php?id=80960 Kocaeli Engin İpekoğlu'nu yolladı | internetspor.com
- http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/10001779.asp?m=1 Yılmaz Vural Kocaelispor'da
- Web site: Ertuğrul Sağlam Resigns . 2008-10-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090117012259/http://www.bjk.com.tr/en/haberler.php?h_no=1911&k_id=0 . 2009-01-17 . dead .
- https://int.soccerway.com/news/2008/October/09/besiktas-appoint-mustafa-denizli Besiktas appoint Mustafa Denizli
- http://www.cnnturk.com/HaberDetay/spor/5/futbol/84/hakan_kutlu_ankaragucunden_ayrildi/497543/0 CNN TÜRK.com – Haberler – Spor Futbol – Hakan Kutlu Ankaragücü'nden ayrıldı – 22 Ekim, 2007
- http://www.cnnturk.com/HaberDetay/spor/5/futbol/84/ankaragucu_unal_karamana_emanet/498037/0 Ankaragücü Ünal Karaman'a emanet
- http://www.sporx.com/futbol/superlig/130720/ Sporx.com – Haberler – Spor Futbol – Jarabinsky gönderildi
- http://spor.haberler.com/antalyaspor-mehmet-ozdilek-ile-anlasti-haberi/ – Haberler – Spor Futbol – Antalyaspor, Mehmet Özdilek'le anlaştı
- http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/news/464519.asp Osman Özdemir istifa etti
- http://www.ajansspor.com/futbol/superlig/h/20081103/hacettepe_hocasini_buldu.html Hacettepe hocasını buldu!
- http://www.haber7.com/haber/20081102/Denizlisporun-hocasi-istifa-etti.php Denizlispor'un hocası istifa etti
- http://spor.haberler.com/denizlispor-umit-kayihan-a-imza-attirdi-haberi/ Denizlispor, Kayıhan'a İmza Attırdı
- http://www.internethaber.com/news_detail.php?id=164184 Gençler'de Bakkal dönemi bitti
- http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/10284753.asp Samet Aybaba Gençlerbirliği'nde
- http://www.nethaber.com/Spor/79515/Bursada-Samet-Aybaba-donemi-sona-erdi Bursa'da Samet Aybaba dönemi sona erdi
- http://www.sporx.com/futbol/superlig/131581/ Bursa'da Kurtar Dönemi
- http://www.haberler.com/unal-karaman-ankaragucu-teknik-direktorlugu-haberi/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110713235619/http://www.lpghaber.com/Ankaragucu-nde-Ikinci-Hakan-Kutlu-Donemi--haberi-154753.html
- http://www.milliyet.com.tr/default.aspx?aType=SonDakika&ArticleID=1031730
- Web site: Bursaspor Kul b Resmi nternet Sitesi . 2009-01-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006084544/http://www.bursaspor.org.tr/haberdetay.asp?yon_haber_id=8012 . 2011-10-06 . tr.
- Web site: Y lmaz Vural Kocaeli'ni b rakt haberi - 30 Aral k 2008 Sal 08:40 . 2009-01-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081230143416/http://www.internetspor.com/news_detail.php?id=86216 . 2008-12-30 . tr.
- http://arama.hurriyet.com.tr/arsivnews.aspx?id=10797387 Kocaelispor Erhan Altın'a emanet
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110921181827/http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=4639439 Denizlispor`da Ümit Kayıhan depremi!
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110920003040/http://www.tumgazeteler.com/?a=4644954 Denizli Mesut Bakkal ile anlaştı
- Web site: NTVSpor.net . 2009-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224134336/http://www.ntvspor.net/Pages/32904.ASP . 2009-02-24 . tr.
- Web site: NTVSpor.net . 2009-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090224224131/http://www.ntvspor.net/Pages/32908.ASP . 2009-02-24 . tr.
- http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/24942236/ Erdoğan Arıca istifa etti
- http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/spor/futbol/11164454.asp Nurullah Sağlam istifa etti
- http://www.sabah.com.tr/Spor/2009/05/20/konyasporda_bulak_gitti_karaman_geldi
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