The 2012–13 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the 55th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Galatasaray are the defending champions. The season began on 17 August 2012 and ended on 19 May 2013.
On 5 May, Galatasaray won a record 19th Turkish title after beating Sivasspor 4–2.
Teams
Samsunspor, Manisaspor and Ankaragücü were relegated at the end of the 2011–12 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the standings. Ankaragücü concluded 31 years at top level, Manisaspor returned to second level after 2 years and Samsunspor immediately returned to second one.
The relegated teams were replaced by 2011–12 TFF First League champions Akhisar Belediyespor, runners-up Elazığspor and promotion play-off winners Kasımpaşa S.K. Elazığspor returned to the top level after 8 years by making two successive promotions. Akhisar Belediyespor makes its debut in Turkey's top flight. Kasımpaşa returned immediately after their relegation to the First League in the 2010–11 season. Elazığspor got sponsorship from Sanica Boru and changed their name to "Sanica Boru Elazığspor".
Team overview Team Home city Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Stadium Capacity Akhisar Belediyespor Manisa Hamza Hamzaoğlu Emrah Eren Nike Köfteci Ramiz Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,597 Beşiktaş Istanbul Samet Aybaba İbrahim Toraman Adidas Toyota BJK İnönü Stadium 32,086 Bursaspor Bursa Hikmet Karaman Ömer Erdoğan Puma InterCity Bursa Atatürk Stadium 25,661 Eskişehirspor Eskişehir Ersun Yanal Servet Çetin Nike Eti Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium 13,520 Fenerbahçe Istanbul Aykut Kocaman Emre Belözoğlu Adidas Türk Telekom Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 55,526 Galatasaray Istanbul Fatih Terim Sabri Sarıoğlu Nike Türk Telekom Türk Telekom Arena 52,652 Gaziantepspor Gaziantep Bülent Uygun Serdar Kurtuluş Nike Riga Boya Kamil Ocak Stadium 16,981 Gençlerbirliği Ankara Fuat Çapa Cem Can Lotto ICK Yapı Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 19,209 İstanbul BB Istanbul Bülent Korkmaz Efe İnanç Nike Medipol Atatürk Olympic Stadium 83,092 Karabükspor Karabük Tolunay Kafkas Muhammet Özdin Lescon Kardemir Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium 7,593 Kasımpaşa Istanbul Shota Arveladze Fabian Ernst Lotto UCZ Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234 Kayserispor Kayseri Robert Prosinečki Eren Güngör Adidas Kadir Has Stadium 32,864 Medical Park Antalyaspor Antalya Mehmet Özdilek Uğur İnceman Puma Akdeniz University Stadium 7,083 Mersin İdmanyurdu Mersin Hakan Kutlu Mert Nobre Hummel Tevfik Sırrı Gür Stadium 10,128 Orduspor Ordu Cevat Güler Hasan Kabze Umbro Spor Toto 19 Eylül Stadium 11,024 Sanica Boru Elazığspor Elazığ Yılmaz Vural Bülent Ertuğrul Umbro Kolin Elazığ Atatürk Stadium 13,923 Sivasspor Sivas Rıza Çalımbay Hayrettin Yerlikaya Adidas Riga Boya Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium 14,998 Trabzonspor Trabzon Mustafa Reşit Akçay Tolga Zengin Nike Türk Telekom Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium 24,169
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointmentİstanbul BB Arif ErdemSacked14 May 2012 Carlos Carvalhal16 May 2012Karabükspor Bülent KorkmazSacked8 May 2012 Michael Skibbe17 May 2012Beşiktaş Tayfur HavutçuSacked20 May 2012 Samet Aybaba16 June 2012Kasımpaşa Metin DiyadinResignation23 September 2012 Shota Arveladze8 October 2012Kayserispor Shota ArveladzeResignation1 October 2012 Robert Prosinečki15 October 2012Elazığspor Bülent UygunResignation8 October 2012 Yılmaz Vural10 October 2012Karabükspor Michael SkibbeSacked4 November 2012 Mesut Bakkal6 November 2012İstanbul BB Carlos CarvalhalResigned12 November 2012 Bülent Korkmaz13 November 2012Mersin İdmanyurdu Nurullah SağlamSacked15 December 2012 Giray Bulak20 December 2012Trabzonspor Şenol GüneşResigned27 January 2013 Tolunay Kafkas28 January 2013Bursaspor Ertuğrul SağlamResigned27 January 2013 Hikmet Karaman6 February 2013Gaziantepspor Hikmet KaramanSacked5 February 2013 Bülent Uygun8 February 2013Mersin İdmanyurdu Giray BulakSacked7 March 2013 Hakan Kutlu8 March 2013Orduspor Héctor CúperSacked13 April 2013 Cevat Güler13 April 2013Karabükspor Mesut BakkalSacked6 May 2013 Tolunay Kafkas8 May 2013Elazığspor Yılmaz VuralResignation19 May 2013VacantVacant
Foreign players The match squad must have no more than 5 foreign players, while a club may registered a maximum of 8 foreign players
Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former Players Akhisarspor Luciano Guaycochea Kerem Bulut Bruno Mezenga Severin Bikoko Theofanis Gekas Gideon Sani Ibrahima Sonko Diego Lima Antalyaspor Sammy Ndjock Nikola Žižić Petr Janda Ismaïl Aissati Isaac Promise Lamine Diarra Veselin Minev Beşiktaş Dentinho Tomáš Sivok Julien Escudé Roberto Hilbert Manuel Fernandes Allan McGregor Mamadou Niang Filip Hološko Hugo Almeida Ricardo Quaresma Bursaspor Fernando Belluschi Pablo Batalla Sebastián Pinto Anton Ferdinand Scott Carson Michaël Chrétien Maurice Edu Stanislav Šesták Petteri Forsell Teteh Bangura Elazığspor Ivan Sesar Fábio Bilica Vanja Iveša Jake Jervis Marvin Zeegelaar Roland Alberg Tidiane Sane Emir Kujović Hervé Tum Hrvoje Spahija Amr Zaki Julien Faubert Pascal Feindouno Eskişehirspor Ruud Boffin Dedé Diego Ângelo Rodrigo Tello Jerry Akaminko Atdhe Nuhiu Diomansy Kamara Goran Čaušić Patryk Małecki Fenerbahçe Crsitian Pierre Webó Dirk Kuyt Joseph Yobo Raul Meireles Moussa Sow Miroslav Stoch Reto Ziegler Alex Henri Bienvenu Miloš Krasić Galatasaray Felipe Melo Dany Nounkeu Didier Drogba Emmanuel Eboué Nordin Amrabat Wesley Sneijder Albert Riera Fernando Muslera Cris Tomáš Ujfaluši Johan Elmander Gaziantepspor Haris Medunjanin Wílton Figueiredo Abdou Traoré Dorge Kouemaha Gilles Binya Darvydas Šernas Žydrūnas Karčemarskas Ivan Kecojević Ismael Sosa Senijad Ibričić Ivan Gençlerbirliği Ermin Zec Björn Vleminckx Randall Azofeifa Ante Kulušić Dejan Lekić Duško Tošić Nemanja Tomić Radosav Petrović Debatik Curri Ekigho Ehiosun İstanbul BB Edin Višća Doka Madureira Tom Kamil Zayatte 'Simon Zenke Eduardo Geraldes Samuel Holmén Pierre Webó Karabükspor Jugurtha Hamroun Armand Deumi Anthony Šerić Vjekoslav Tomić Larrys Mabiala Lomana LuaLua Luton Shelton Sanel Jahić Florin Cernat Kasımpaşa Djalma Matías Fritzler Senijad Ibričić Georgi Sarmov Fabian Ernst Andreas Isaksson Tabaré Viudez Nikolay Dimitrov Kalu Uche Pablo Pintos Santiago García Kayserispor Pablo Mouche Bobô Cleyton Zurab Khizanishvili Grétar Steinsson Marko Simić Diego Biseswar Cristian Riveros Franco Cángele Emir Kujović Mersin İdmanyurdu Emmanuel Culio Ivan David Bičík Jean-Jacques Gosso Nduka Ozokwo Raheem Lawal Milan Mitrović Milan Stepanov Ibrahim Šehić Danilo Bueno Joseph Boum Ibrahim Yattara Wissem Ben Yahia Orduspor Javier Umbides Ayila Yussuf Miguel Garcia Bogdan Stancu Sašo Fornezzi Agus David Barral Jaime Romero Vicente Monje Rovérsio Sivasspor Ricardo Pedriel Milan Borjan Jakub Navrátil Jan Rajnoch Aatif Chahechouhe Michael Eneramo Arkadiusz Piech Kamil Grosicki Milan Černý Jacques Faty Štefan Senecký Trabzonspor Gustavo Colman Alanzinho Emerson Didier Zokora Sol Bamba Adrian Mierzejewski Marek Čech Marek Sapara Marc Janko Paulo Henrique Ondřej Čelůstka Róbert Vittek
League table
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.
Results
Statistics
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Burak YılmazGalatasaray242 Kalu UcheKasımpaşa193 BobôKayserispor184 Pierre Webóİstanbul B.B. / Fenerbahçe165 Moussa SowFenerbahçe15 Pablo BatallaBursaspor7 Lamine DiarraAntalyaspor13 Mert NobreMersin İdmanyurdu9 Theofanis GekasAkhisar Belediyespor12 Umut BulutGalatasaray Necati AteşEskişehirspor
Top assists RankPlayerClubAssists1 Pablo BatallaBursaspor172 Manuel FernandesBeşiktaş12 Erman KılıçSivasspor4 Dirk KuytFenerbahçe115 Rodrigo TelloEskişehirspor106 Hurşut MeriçGençlerbirliği9 Ismaïl AissatiAntalyaspor Djalma CamposKasımpaşa9 Burak YılmazGalatasaray8 Lamine DiarraAntalyaspor CleytonKayserispor Haris MedunjaninGaziantepspor Duško TošićGençlerbirliği Aydın KarabulutElazığspor
Yellow cards RankPlayerClubYellow CardsPuan Durumu TablosuMaçkolik. (in Turkish) 1 Salih DursunKayserispor142 Aykut DemirGençlerbirliği133 Sedat BayrakElazığspor12 Yiğit İncedemirKardemir Karabükspor5 Orhan AkElazığspor116 Veysel SarıEskişehirspor10 Fabian ErnstKasımpaşa Emre GüngörAntalyaspor Miguel GarciaOrduspor Emmanuel CulioMersin İdmanyurdu
Red cards RankPlayerClubRed Cards1 Sedat BayrakElazığspor32 Marvin ZeegelaarElazığspor2 Sancak KaplanKasımpaşa Felipe MeloGalatasaray
Hat-tricks Player For Against Result Date Kalu UcheKasımpaşaSanica Boru Elazığspor 3–0 Pierre Webóİstanbul BBAkhisar Belediyespor 4–0 Hugo AlmeidaBeşiktaşMP Antalyaspor 5–3 Björn VleminckxGençlerbirliğiMP Antalyaspor 5–3 Michael EneramoSivassporİstanbul BB 4–1 Awards Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)Defenders Gökhan Gönül (Fenerbahçe) Semih Kaya (Galatasaray) Joseph Yobo (Fenerbahçe) Albert Riera (Galatasaray)Midfielders Selçuk İnan (Galatasaray) Felipe Melo (Galatasaray) Dirk Kuyt (Fenerbahçe) Olcay Şahan (Beşiktaş)Forwards Burak Yılmaz (Galatasaray) Moussa Sow (Fenerbahçe)
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