Turkish Super League 2019/2020 season preview Football
Galatasaray claim Turkish double
Defending Turkish champions Galatasaray won the Super League title for the second season in a row with one game remaining last season. The league title came three days after they clinched the Turkish Cup. Galatasaray, managed by veteran coach Fatih Terim, have now won the Turkish championship 22 times in their history and the Cup on 18 occasions. It was the third local double for Terim, who also extended his record seven Turkish league titles to eight.
- Champions and Cup winners: Galatasaray (Champions League group stage)
- Runners-up: Basaksehir (Champions League QR3)
- Third place: Besiktas (Europa League group stage)
- Fourth place: Trabzonspor (Europa League QR3)
- Fifth place: Yeni Malatyaspor (Europa League QR2)
- Relegated: Akhisarspor, Erzurum, Bursaspor
- Promoted: Denizlispor, Genclerbirligi and Gazisehir Gaziantep.
| Team | Titles | 14/15 | 15/16 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 18/19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray | 22 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| Fenerbahce | 19 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Besiktas | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Trabzonspor | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Kasimpasa | - | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 14 |
| Basaksehir | - | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Konyaspor | - | 8 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
| Kayserispor | - | - | 15 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
| Antalyaspor | - | - | 9 | 5 | 14 | 7 |
| Sivasspor | - | 14 | 16 | - | 7 | 12 |
| Rizespor | - | 14 | 13 | 16 | - | 11 |
| Genclerbirligi | - | 9 | 10 | 8 | 17 | - |
| Alanyaspor | - | - | - | 12 | 12 | 9 |
| Goztepe | - | - | - | - | 6 | 15 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | - | - | - | - | 10 | 5 |
| Ankaragucu | - | - | - | - | - | 13 |
| Denizlispor | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gazisehir Gaziantep | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The overall number of titles for each club in Turkish Superleague since 1959 and their league standings in the last five seasons.
Avci moves to Besiktas from Basaksehir
Turkish football giants Besiktas have hired Abdullah Avci as their new manager. Avci left his previous club, Istanbul Basaksehir, and signed a three-year deal that will earn him €1.8m per season. He replaces Senol Gunes, who left the Besiktas helm after four seasons in charge to take charge of the Turkish national team. Avci spent the past five seasons with Istanbul Basaksehir during which he led the team to qualification for the Europa League group stages as well as turn them into serious domestic title contenders. During the 2018/19 season, Basaksehir narrowly missed out on the lague title under his guidance, only to be beaten by the eventual champions Galatasaray in the penultimate match of the season.
Buruk appointed Basaksehir manager
Okan Buruk has been appointed manager of Basaksehir, replacing Abdullah Avci. The 45-year-old manager is highly rated in Turkey after leading Akhisar to their first Turkish Cup trophy back in 2018. Buruk also impressed at Rizespor last season guiding the Black Sea based side to a 11th place finish. Buruk has signed a two-year deal with Basaksehir, who finished last season as runners-up,just two points behind the champions Galatasaray. Meanwhile, Rizespor have announced Ismail Kartal as their new coach. Kartal has inked a one-year contract.This page is introduction to the 2019/2020 Turkish Super League season. Latest news, statistics, results and predictions you can find on our main Euro Football > Turkeypage.
New season, new coaches
After parting ways with recently promoted Genclerbirligi, Ibrahim Uzulmez has been named the new coach of Kasimpasa. He replaces Mustafa Denizli, who left the team after a disastrous second half of the 2018/19 season. Uzulmez has made a name for himself for getting teams promoted to the Turkish top flight. Having guided Rizespor to promotion from the second tier during the 2017/18 season, he managed to repeat the feat with Genclerbirligi last term. Meanwhile, Mustafa Kaplan has been announced as Genclebirligi's new coach. Kaplan has been given a one-year contract with the newly promoted club. He arrived from Ankaragucu, who are searching for a new man to take charge of the first team affairs.
Yeni Malatyaspor announced Sergen Yalcin as their new coach. Yalcin, who parted ways with league rivals Alanyaspor at the end of last season, has agreed a two-year contract. The 46-year-old Yalcin replaces Erol Bulut, who left the club in the opposite direction for Alanyaspor after helping Malatyaspor to fifth, behind Trabzonspor, in the 2018/19 season.
Kasimpasa have a history of parting ways with managers in unconventional circumstances and they again have agreed a deal with their former coach Kemal Ozdes. In January 2018, Ozdes resigned following a 2-1 defeat to Besiktas but four days later, the club changed their mind and reinstated Ozdes, announcing him as their "new manager". Ozdes lasted another nine months in his job and then, having started the 2018-19 campaign with 12 points from seven games, was sacked again.
Sivasspor announced the appointment of Riza Calimbay as their new manager this summer. Calimbay, who was unemployed since being sacked by Konyaspor in November 2018, returns to Sivasspor for the second time as a manager. His first stint was from October 2010 until June 2013, which was his lengthiest employment as a football manager.
Newly promoted Gazisehir Gaziantep have reached an agreement with Marius Sumudica to become the club's new manager. The Romanian coach's last job in Turkey was with Kayserispor during the 2017/18 season before moving on to Saudi Arabia outfit El Shabab.
| # | Team | Pts | GD | W-D-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | 69 | 36 | 20-9-5 (34) |
| 2 | Basaksehir | 67 | 27 | 19-10-5 (34) |
| 3 | Besiktas | 65 | 25 | 19-8-7 (34) |
| 4 | Trabzon | 63 | 18 | 18-9-7 (34) |
| 5 | Malatya | 47 | 1 | 13-8-13 (34) |
| 6 | Fenerb. | 46 | 0 | 11-13-10 (34) |
| 7 | Antalya | 45 | -16 | 13-6-15 (34) |
| 8 | Konya | 44 | 2 | 9-17-8 (34) |
| 9 | Alanya | 44 | -6 | 12-8-14 (34) |
| 10 | Rize | 41 | -2 | 9-14-11 (34) |
| 11 | Siva | 41 | -5 | 10-11-13 (34) |
| 12 | Kayseri | 41 | -15 | 10-11-13 (34) |
| 13 | Ankara | 40 | -15 | 11-7-16 (34) |
| 14 | Kasimp. | 39 | -9 | 11-6-17 (34) |
| 15 | Goztepe | 38 | -5 | 11-5-18 (34) |
| 16 | Bursa | 37 | -9 | 7-16-11 (34) |
| 17 | Erzurum | 35 | -7 | 8-11-15 (34) |
| 18 | Akhisar | 27 | -20 | 6-9-19 (34) |
The 2019/20 regular league standings.
| Team | Odds | Team | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray | 2.2 | Goztepe | 101 |
| Besiktas | 2.75 | Alanyaspor | 151 |
| Fenerbahce | 3.25 | Kayserispor | 151 |
| Buyuksehir | 5 | Rizespor | 201 |
| Trabzonspor | 20 | Ankaragucu | 201 |
| Konyaspor | 67 | Kasimpasa | 251 |
| Malatyaspor | 67 | Denizlispor | 500 |
| Sivasspor | 101 | Gazisehir | 501 |
| Antalyaspor | 101 | Genclerbirligi | 501 |
The preseason odds for the outright winner of the 2019/20 Turkish football league.
Turkish Cup finals in last five years
2019 Galatasaray - Akhisarspor 3:1
2018 Akhisarspor - Fenerbahce 3:2
2017 Konyaspor - Basaksehir 0:0 (4:1 pen.)
2016 Galatasaray - Fenerbahce 1:0
2015 Galatasaray - Bursaspor 3:2
Key players
(transfer market value in m€)
Alanyaspor
Goalkeeper Marafona (0.5); Defense: Juanfran (2.5), Fabrice N'Sakala (1.3), Georgios Tzavellas (1); Midfield: Musa Cagiran (1.4), Efecan Karaca (1.3), Manolis Siopis (1), Yacine Bammou (2), Junior Fernandes (1.5); Forward: Papiss Demba Cisse (1.8), Anastasios Bakasetas (1.5).
Ankaragucu
Goalkeeper Korcan Celikay (0.1); Defense: Michal Pazdan (1), Stelios Kitsiou (0.8), Tiago Pinto (0.7), Ante Kulusic (0.6); Midfield: Hector Canteros (1), Wilfred Moke (0.4), Ricardo Faty (0.3), Ilhan Parlak (0.2); Forward: Dever Orgill (1.3), Zaur Sadaev (0.4).
Antalyaspor
Goalkeeper Ruud Boffin (0.6); Defense: Nazim Sangare (1.5), Ondrej Celustka (1), Diego ngelo (0.8), Aly Cissokho (0.5); Midfield: Dogukan Sinik (1.8), Amilton (0.9), Aatif Chahechouhe (0.5), Harun Alpsoy (0.4); Forward: Souleymane Doukara (2.3), Fredy (1).
Basaksehir
Goalkeeper Mert Gunok (3.5); Defense: Junior Caicara (3), Gael Clichy (2), Alexandru Epureanu (1.8); Midfield: Edin Visca (12), Irfan Can Kahveci (7), Mahmut Tekdemir (1.8), Okechukwu Azubuike (1.5), Milos Jojic (1.3); Forward: Fredrik Gulbrandsen (4), Enzo Crivelli (4).
Besiktas
Goalkeeper Loris Karius (5); Defense: Domagoj Vida (10), Victor Ruiz (7), Pedro Rebocho (6), Gary Medel (3.8); Midfield: Adem Ljajic (12), Dorukhan Tokoz (5.5), Oguzhan Ozyakup (3.5), Jeremain Lens (3); Forward: Burak Yilmaz (2), Guven Yalcin (2).
Denizlispor
Goalkeeper Adam Stachowiak (0.3); Defense: Tiago Lopes (0.8), Zakarya Bergdich (0.6), Mustafa Yumlu (0.5); Midfield: Modou Barrow (2), Hadi Sacko (1.2), Radoslaw Murawski (1), Recep Niyaz (0.8), Ismail Aissati (0.6); Forward: Hugo Rodallega (0.9), Oscar Estupinan (0.8).
Fenerbahce Istanbul
Goalkeeper Harun Tekin (1.8); Defense: Zanka (5), Serdar Aziz (2.5), Hasan Ali Kaldirim (2.5); Midfield: Victor Moses (11), Garry Rodrigues (7.5), Miha Zajc (5.5), Jailson (4), Tolgay Arslan (3); Forward: Max Kruse (12), Vedat Muriqi (2.5).
Galatasaray
Goalkeeper Fernando Muslera (4); Defense: Christian Luyindama (7.5), Marcao (4), Martin Linnes (2.5); Midfield: Jean Michael Seri (25), Steven Nzonzi (23), Sofiane Feghouli (7), Younes Belhanda (5.5), Ryan Babel (5); Forward: Mbaye Diagne (9), Konstantinos Mitroglou (7).
Gazisehir Gaziantep
Goalkeeper Yuri Lodygin (1.5); Defense: Papy Djilobodji (2.5), Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (1.3), Alin Tosca (1.3), Pawel Olkowski (1.3), Junior Morais (0.9); Midfield: Abdul-Aziz Tetteh (2.5), Raman Chibsah (1.5), Souleymane Diarra (1.5); Forward: Olarenwaju Kayode (2), Patrick Twumasi (1.2).
Genclerbirligi
Goalkeeper Abdoulaye Diallo (1); Defense: Pierre-Yves Polomat (1.5), Zargo Toure (1), Ahmet Oguz (0.6), Flavio (0.5); Midfield: Daniel Candeias (1), Yasin Pehlivan (0.7), Nadir Ciftci (0.4); Forward: Mats Seuntjens (3), Giovanni Sio (2), Bogdan Stancu (0.5).
Goztepe
Goalkeeper Beto (0.8); Defense: Bubacarr Sanneh (3.5), Lamine Gassama (1), Leo Schwechlen (0.9); Midfield: Halil Akbunar (1.6), Andre Castro (1.5), Celso Borges (1.3), Andre Poko (1.1), Yasin Oztekin (0.9); Forward: Serdar Gurler (1.5), Cameron Jerome (0.9).
Kasimpasa
Goalkeeper Ramazan Kose (0.6); Defense: Strahil Popov (1.3), Jorge Fernandes (1), Syam Ben Youssef (0.9), Karim Hafez (0.8); Midfield: Haris Hajradinovic (1.8), David Pavelka (1.6), Aytac Kara (1.4), Loret Sadiku (1.3), Yusuf Erdogan (0.9); Forward: Mame Thiam (1.5).
Kayserispor
Goalkeeper Silviu Lung Jr, (1.2); Defense: Aymen Abdennour (2), Benoit Poulain (2), Atila Turan (1), Levent Gulen (0.9); Midfield: Bernard Mensah (2.3), Pedro Henrique (2), Ben Rienstra (1.5), Brice Dja Djedje (0.7); Forward: Bilal Basacikoglu (0.9), Artem Kravets (0.8).
Konyaspor
Goalkeeper Serkan Kirintili (0.7); Defense: Nejc Skubic (2.5), Marin Anicic (1.6), Leonard Zuta (0.9); Midfield: Deni Milosevic (2), Omer Ali Sahiner (2), Paolo Hurtado (1.3), Marko Jevtovic (1.2), Jens Jonsson (1), Amir Hadziahmetovic (1); Forward: Riad Bajic (3).
Rizespor
Goalkeeper Gokhan Akkan (1); Defense: Mykola Moroziuk (1.7), Joseph Attamah (1.3), Dimitrios Chatziisaias (1.3), Dario Melnjak (1.3); Midfield: Baris Alici (1.5), Ismael Diomande (1.3), Fernando Boldrin (1.3), Nill De Pauw (1.2); Forward: Braian Samudio (1.5), Mostapha El Kabir (0.6).
Sivasspor
Goalkeeper Mamadou Samassa (2); Defense: Marcelo Goiano (2), Ugur Ciftci (1), Ziya Erdal (0.7); Midfield: Emre Kilinc (3.5), Serhii Rybalka (1.3), Isaac Cofie (1), Hakan Arslan (1), Armin Djerlek (0.8); Forward: Fernando Andrade (3), Hugo Vieira (2).
Trabzonspor
Goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir (1.5); Defense: Filip Novak (2.8), Huseyin Turkmen (2), Majid Hosseini (2); Midfield: Abdulkadir Omur (15), Ogenyi Onazi (2.5), John Mikel Obi (2), Jose Sosa (2), Abdulkadir Parmak (2); Forward: Alexander Sorloth (6), Anthony Nwakaeme (2.5).
Yeni Malatyaspor
Goalkeeper Fabien Farnolle (0.3); Defense: Arturo Mina (1.3), Issam Chebake (1), Bugra Cagiran (0.5); Midfield: Guilherme (3), Mitchell Donald (1.3), Moryke Fofana (1.2), Ghaylen Chaaleli (1.1), Ahmed Ildiz (0.8); Forward: Adis Jahovic (1), Thievy Bifouma (0.9).