The 2019–20 Süper Lig, officially called the Süper Lig Cemil Usta season, was the 62nd season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey. The season was named after Cemil Usta, a former Turkey national team player and Trabzonspor legend. Galatasaray were the defending champions. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced on 12 March 2020 that matches would be played behind closed doors until the end of April, before indefinitely suspending matches altogether on 19 March. After a hiatus of nearly three months, the season resumed behind closed doors on 12 June 2020, with eight rounds still to play. The season ended with matches played on 26 July 2020, and without relegations.
Başakşehir clinched their first league title, on July 20, 2020 with a 1–0 win against Kayserispor, one week to spare.
Teams A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 TFF First League. It included Denizlispor and Gençlerbirliği, the top two teams from the TFF First League, and Gaziantep, the winners of the 2018–19 TFF First League playoffs. Akhisarspor, BB Erzurumspor, and Bursaspor were relegated to the 2019–20 TFF First League. Gençlerbirliği made an immediate return to the top level, Denizlispor returned to it after nine years and Gaziantep made their debut. Erzurum BB were immediately relegated to the second level. Akhisarspor ended seven years at the top level. Bursaspor were relegated after spending 13 years in the top flight. During this period, they were champions of the 2009–10 Süper Lig.
Stadiums and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Alanyaspor Antalya (Alanya) Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium 10,130 Ankaragücü Ankara (Yenimahalle) Eryaman Stadium 20,071 Antalyaspor Antalya (Muratpaşa) Antalya Stadium 32,537 Beşiktaş Istanbul (Beşiktaş) Vodafone Park 41,188 Çaykur Rizespor Rize Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı 15,332 Denizlispor Denizli Denizli Atatürk Stadium 18,745 Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Kadıköy) Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 47,834 Galatasaray Istanbul (Sarıyer) Türk Telekom Stadium 52,223 Gaziantep Gaziantep Kalyon Stadium 33,502 Gençlerbirliği Ankara (Yenimahalle) Eryaman Stadium 20,071 Göztepe İzmir Gürsel Aksel Stadium 25,035 Başakşehir Istanbul (Başakşehir) Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium 17,300 Kasımpaşa Istanbul (Beyoğlu) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234 Kayserispor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864 Konyaspor Konya Konya Büyükşehir Stadium 42,000 Sivasspor Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium 27,532 Trabzonspor Trabzon Şenol Güneş Sports Complex 40,782 Yeni Malatyaspor Malatya Malatya Stadium 27,044 Göztepe played their matches at the Bornova Stadium half-season.
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Alanyaspor Erol Bulut Efecan Karaca Uhlsport TAV Airports Ankaragücü İbrahim Üzülmez Sedat Ağçay Nike Merkez Ankara Antalyaspor Tamer Tuna Yekta Kurtuluş Nike Regnum Carya Beşiktaş Sergen Yalçın Burak Yılmaz Adidas Vodafone Çaykur Rizespor Ünal Karaman Orhan Ovacıklı Nike Çaykur Denizlispor Levent Kartop Hugo Rodallega Nike Yukatel Fenerbahçe Tahir Karapınar Emre Belözoğlu Adidas Avis Galatasaray Fatih Terim Selçuk İnan Nike Terra Pizza Gaziantep Marius Șumudică Günay Güvenç Nike Sanko Gençlerbirliği Hamza Hamzaoğlu Stéphane Sessègnon Nike Göztepe İlhan Palut Beto Puma Türkerler Başakşehir Okan Buruk Mahmut Tekdemir Macron Mall of Istanbul Kasımpaşa Fuat Çapa Ricardo Quaresma Nike Ciner Kayserispor Robert Prosinečki Silviu Lung Jr. Nike İstikbal Konyaspor Bülent Korkmaz Ali Turan Lotto Spor Toto Sivasspor Rıza Çalımbay Ziya Erdal Adidas Demir İnşaat Trabzonspor Hüseyin Çimşir José Sosa Macron Vestel Yeni Malatyaspor Hikmet Karaman Murat Yıldırım Macron BtcTurk
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentKasımpaşa İlyas Öztürk / Erkan ÇokerEnd of interim period26 May 2019Pre-season İbrahim Üzülmez1 June 2019Yeni Malatyaspor Ali Ravcı26 May 2019 Sergen Yalçın9 June 2019Çaykur Rizespor Okan BurukEnd of contract29 May 2019 İsmail Kartal6 June 2019Beşiktaş Şenol Güneş31 May 2019 Abdullah Avcı1 June 2019Gençlerbirliği İbrahim ÜzülmezResignation30 May 2019 Mustafa Kaplan18 June 2019Başakşehir Abdullah AvcıMutual agreement30 May 2019 Okan Buruk10 June 2019Kasımpaşa İbrahim Üzülmez1 June 2019 Kemal Özdeş13 June 2019Sivasspor Hakan Keleş1 June 2019 Rıza Çalımbay7 June 2019Alanyaspor Sergen Yalçın4 June 2019 Erol Bulut6 June 2019Gaziantep Mehmet AltıparmakEnd of contract8 June 2019 Marius Șumudică13 June 2019Ankaragücü Mustafa KaplanResignation16 June 2019 Aykan Atik5 August 2019Ankaragücü Aykan AtikEnd of interim period3 September 20196th Metin Diyadin3 September 2019Kayserispor Hikmet KaramanMutual agreement7 October 201918th Samet Aybaba11 October 2019Denizlispor Yücel İldiz8 October 201913th Mehmet Özdilek11 October 2019Kayserispor Samet AybabaResignation28 October 201918th Bülent Uygun31 October 2019Göztepe Tamer Tuna29 October 201915h İlhan Palut4 November 2019Gençlerbirliği Mustafa KaplanMutual agreement29 October 201917th Hamza Hamzaoğlu31 October 2019Ankaragücü Metin Diyadin11 November 201917th Mustafa Kaplan12 November 2019Antalyaspor Bülent Korkmaz12 November 201915th Stjepan Tomas15 November 2019Kasımpaşa Kemal Özdeş1 December 201915th Tayfur Havutçu4 December 2019Kayserispor Bülent Uygun26 December 201918th Robert Prosinečki29 December 2019Trabzonspor Ünal Karaman29 December 20193rd Hüseyin Çimşir2 January 2020Antalyaspor Stjepan Tomas31 December 201916th Tamer Tuna4 January 2020Yeni Malatyaspor Sergen Yalçın15 January 20208th Kemal Özdeş23 January 2020Kasımpaşa Tayfur HavutçuResignation19 January 202015th Fuat Çapa5 February 2020Ankaragücü Mustafa KaplanMutual agreement21 January 202017th Mustafa R. Akçay27 January 2020Beşiktaş Abdullah AvcıSacked24 January 20207th Sergen Yalçın29 January 2020Konyaspor Aykut KocamanMutual agreement9 February 202014th Bülent Korkmaz12 February 2020Denizlispor Mehmet Özdilek16 February 202011th Bülent Uygun21 February 2020Çaykur Rizespor İsmail KartalResignation29 February 202014th Ünal Karaman3 March 2020Fenerbahçe Ersun YanalMutual agreement1 March 20207th Tahir Karapınar (interim)9 June 2020Yeni Malatyaspor Kemal Özdeş13th Hikmet Karaman3 March 2020Ankaragücü Mustafa R. Akçay23 June 202018th İbrahim Üzülmez24 June 2020Denizlispor Bülent Uygun4 July 202012th Levent Kartop (interim)5 July 2020Çaykur Rizespor Ünal KaramanResignation14 July 202015th Stjepan Tomas2020–21 seasonTrabzonspor Hüseyin ÇimşirMutual agreement20 July 20202nd Eddie Newton (interim)20 July 2020
League table
Results
Statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club(s) Goals1 Alexander SørlothTrabzonspor242 Papiss CisséAlanyaspor223 Adis JahovićYeni Malatyaspor/Antalyaspor174 Vedat MuriqiFenerbahçe155 Bogdan StancuGençlerbirliği146 Demba BaBaşakşehir13 Edin VišćaBaşakşehir Mustapha YatabaréSivasspor Burak YılmazBeşiktaş10 Bengali-Fodé KoitaKasımpaşa12
Top assists Rank Player Club(s) Assists1 Edin VišćaBaşakşehir122 Ömer BayramGalatasaray10 Caner ErkinBeşiktaş4 Haris HajradinovićKasımpaşa8 Bernard MensahKayserispor Alexander SørlothTrabzonspor7 Soner AydoğduGöztepe7 GuilhermeYeni Malatyaspor/Trabzonspor José Ernesto SosaTrabzonspor Burak YılmazBeşiktaş
Hat-tricks Date Player For Against Result 4 October 2019 Adis Jahović4Yeni MalatyasporDenizlispor5–1 (H)19 October 2019 Daniel CandeiasGençlerbirliğiAntalyaspor6–0 (A)30 November 2019 DjalmaAntalyasporAnkaragücü5–0 (H)19 January 2020 Alexander SørlothTrabzonsporKasımpaşa6–0 (H) 4 Player scored four goals Awards Annual awards AwardWinner ClubPlayer of the Season Abdülkadir ÖmürTrabzonsporGoalkeeper of the Season Uğurcan ÇakırTrabzonspor Defender of the Season MarcãoGalatasaray Midfielder of the Season Ozan TufanFenerbahçe Forward of the Season Alexander SørlothTrabzonspor Manager of the Season Okan BurukBaşakşehir Team of the YearGoalkeeper Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray)Defenders Caner Erkin (Beşiktaş) João Pereira (Trabzonspor) Caner Osmanpaşa (Sivasspor) Steven Caulker (Alanyaspor)Midfielders Ömer Bayram (Galatasaray) Atiba Hutchinson (Beşiktaş) Mert Hakan Yandaş (Sivasspor) Edin Višća (İstanbul Başakşehir)Forwards Anthony Nwakaeme (Trabzonspor) Alexander Sørloth (Trabzonspor)
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