The 2020–21 Süper Lig, officially called the Süper Lig 2020–21 season, was the 63rd season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
Beşiktaş and Galatasaray finished the season with 84 points and had equal double average. Beşiktaş managed to overtake Galatasaray by 1 goal difference in the overall average and won the league title for the first time since 2016–17 season, their 16th overall.
Teams A total of 21 teams contested the league, including eighteen sides from the 2019–20 season and three promoted from the 2019–20 TFF First League, including Hatayspor and BB Erzurumspor, as well as the winners of the 2019–20 TFF First League playoffs, Fatih Karagümrük. Hatayspor made its debut in the Süper Lig. BB Erzurumspor made an immediate return after one season away. Fatih Karagümrük returned following a 36 year hiatus after achieving two successive promotions. They were also relegated to amateur level twice during this period. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2021–22 TFF First League.
Stadiums and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity Alanyaspor Alanya Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium 10,130 Ankaragücü Ankara (Yenimahalle) Eryaman Stadium 20,560 Antalyaspor Antalya Antalya Stadium 32,537 Beşiktaş Istanbul (Beşiktaş) Vodafone Park 42,590 BB Erzurumspor Erzurum Kazım Karabekir Stadium 21,374 Çaykur Rizespor Rize Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı 15,332 Denizlispor Denizli Denizli Atatürk Stadium 18,745 Fatih Karagümrük Istanbul (Fatih) Atatürk Olympic Stadium 76,761 Fenerbahçe Istanbul (Kadıköy) Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 47,834 Galatasaray Istanbul (Sarıyer) Türk Telekom Stadium 52,650 Gaziantep Gaziantep Kalyon Stadium 33,502 Gençlerbirliği Ankara (Yenimahalle) Eryaman Stadium 20,560 Göztepe İzmir Gürsel Aksel Stadium 25,035 Hatayspor Antakya Yeni Hatay Stadyumu 25,000 İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul (Başakşehir) Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium 17,156 Kasımpaşa Istanbul (Beyoğlu) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234 Kayserispor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864 Konyaspor Konya Medaş Konya Metropolitan 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
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor Alanyaspor Çağdaş Atan Efecan Karaca Uhlsport TAV Airports Ankaragücü Hikmet Karaman Korcan Çelikay Nike Onvo Antalyaspor Ersun Yanal Hakan Özmert Kappa Regnum Beşiktaş Sergen Yalçın Atiba Hutchinson Adidas Beko BB Erzurumspor Vacant Cenk Ahmet Alkılıç Puma Mahmood Coffee Çaykur Rizespor Bülent Uygun Abdullah Durak Nike Çaykur Denizlispor Ali Tandoğan Hugo Rodallega Kappa Yukatel Fatih Karagümrük Francesco Farioli Lucas Biglia Wulfz Wulfz Fenerbahçe Emre Belözoğlu Gökhan Gönül Adidas Avis Galatasaray Fatih Terim Fernando Muslera Nike Sixt Gaziantep Sá Pinto Günay Güvenç Nike Maisonette Gençlerbirliği Özcan Bizati Zargo Touré Macron Skyline Tower Göztepe Ünal Karaman Halil Akbunar Puma Türkerler Hatayspor Ömer Erdoğan Mesut Çaytemel Nike Concorde Hotels & Resorts İstanbul Başakşehir Aykut Kocaman Mahmut Tekdemir Bilcee Decovita Kasımpaşa Şenol Can Ramazan Köse Nike Ciner Kayserispor Yalçın Koşukavak Cristian Săpunaru Nike İstikbal Konyaspor İlhan Palut Ibrahim Šehić Lotto Spor Toto Sivasspor Rıza Çalımbay Ziya Erdal Puma Demir İnşaat Trabzonspor Abdullah Avcı Uğurcan Çakır Macron Vestel Yeni Malatyaspor İrfan Buz Adem Büyük Nike Medicana
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentÇaykur Rizespor Ünal KaramanResignation14 July 2020Pre-season Stjepan Tomas27 July 2020Hatayspor Mehmet AltıparmakMutual agreement23 July 2020 Ömer Erdoğan11 August 2020Fenerbahçe Tahir KarapınarEnd of interim period27 July 2020 Erol Bulut5 August 2020Denizlispor Levent Kartop27 July 2020 Robert Prosinečki10 August 2020Kasımpaşa Fuat ÇapaEnd of contract27 July 2020 Mehmet Altıparmak11 August 2020Ankaragücü İbrahim Üzülmez27 July 2020 Fuat Çapa8 August 2020Gençlerbirliği Hamza HamzaoğluMutual agreement29 July 2020 Mert Nobre3 August 2020Fatih Karagümrük Atılay CanelEnd of interim period31 July 2020 Şenol Can1 August 2020Alanyaspor Erol BulutEnd of contract3 August 2020 Çağdaş Atan6 August 2020Kayserispor Robert Prosinečki6 August 2020 Bayram Bektaş10 August 2020Yeni Malatyaspor Hikmet KaramanMutual agreement19 August 2020 Hamza Hamzaoğlu19 August 2020Konyaspor Bülent KorkmazResignation12 September 2020 İsmail Kartal13 September 2020Antalyaspor Tamer TunaMutual agreement29 October 20207th Ersun Yanal11 November 2020Trabzonspor Eddie Newton31 October 202019th Abdullah Avcı10 November 2020Kayserispor Bayram Bektaş1 November 202017th Samet Aybaba11 November 2020Kasımpaşa Mehmet Altıparmak2 November 20206th İrfan Buz13 November 2020Gençlerbirliği Mert Nobre10 November 202019th Mustafa Kaplan14 November 2020Ankaragücü Fuat Çapa22 November 202021st Mustafa Dalcı23 January 2021Denizlispor Robert Prosinečki25 November 202020th Yalçın Koşukavak15 December 2020Kasımpaşa İrfan BuzResignation27 November 202010th Fuat Çapa28 November 2020BB Erzurumspor Mehmet ÖzdilekMutual agreement30 November 202017th Hüseyin Çimşir2 December 2020 Hüseyin Çimşir21 December 202021st Mesut Bakkal25 December 2020Kayserispor Samet Aybaba4 January 202121st Dan Petrescu10 January 2021Göztepe İlhan PalutResignation10 January 202114th Ünal Karaman20 January 2021Gaziantep Marius ȘumudicăMutual agreement10 January 20214th Sá Pinto20 January 2021Çaykur Rizespor Stjepan Tomas19 January 202116th Marius Șumudică25 January 2021Denizlispor Yalçın KoşukavakResignation28 January 202121st Hakan Kutlu29 January 2021İstanbul Başakşehir Okan BurukMutual agreement29 January 202115th Aykut Kocaman1 February 2021Gençlerbirliği Mustafa KaplanResignation31 January 202119th Mehmet Altıparmak31 January 2021Konyaspor İsmail KartalMutual agreement8 February 202115th İlhan Palut9 February 2021Ankaragücü Mustafa Dalcı9 February 202120th Hikmet Karaman10 February 2021Yeni Malatyaspor Hamza Hamzaoğlu21 February 202111th İrfan Buz11 March 2021Kayserispor Dan Petrescu23 February 202116th Hamza Hamzaoğlu20 March 2021Çaykur Rizespor Marius Șumudică3 March 202116th Bülent Uygun7 March 2021Gençlerbirliği Mehmet Altıparmak9 March 202121st Özcan Bizati11 March 2021Fatih Karagümrük Şenol Can15 March 20218th Francesco Farioli21 March 2021BB Erzurumspor Mesut Bakkal21 March 202119th İsmail Kartal23 March 2021Kasımpaşa Fuat Çapa22 March 202115th Şenol Can24 March 2021Fenerbahçe Erol Bulut25 March 20213rd Emre Belözoğlu25 March 2021BB Erzurumspor İsmail KartalResignation28 March 202119th Yılmaz Vural29 March 2021Denizlispor Hakan Kutlu18 April 202121st Ali Tandoğan19 April 2021Kayserispor Hamza HamzaoğluMutual agreement25 April 202119th Yalçın Koşukavak26 April 2021BB Erzurumspor Yılmaz Vural9 May 202119th Şenol Fidan9 May 2021
Foreign players Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Player 11 Player 12 Player 13 Player 14 Former Players Alanyaspor Davidson Manolis Siopis Georgios Tzavellas El Mami Tetah Adam Bareiro Damian Kądzior José Marafona Khouma Babacar Steven Caulker Juanfran François Moubandje Baiano Anastasios Bakasetas Ankaragücü Geraldo Ricardo Ante Kulušić Zvonimir Šarlija Saba Lobzhanidze Joseph Paintsil Stelios Kitsiou Idriz Voca Torgeir Børven Daniel Łukasik Michał Pazdan Tiago Pinto Aliou Badji Assane Dioussé Jonathan Bolingi Luka Adžić Antalyaspor Omar Imeri Fredy Ruud Boffin Amilton Naldo Lukas Podolski Sidney Sam Jean Armel Drolé Dever Orgill Fyodor Kudryashov Paul Mukairu Adis Jahović Beşiktaş Rachid Ghezzal Ajdin Hasić Souza Welinton Vincent Aboubakar Atiba Hutchinson Cyle Larin Domagoj Vida Fabrice Nsakala Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Valentin Rosier Bernard Mensah Adem Ljajić Javi Montero Jeremain Lens Tyler Boyd BB Erzurumspor Adolphe Teikeu Petrus Boumal Ricardo Gomes Gabriel Obertan Léo Schwechlen Johanna Omolo Elbasan Rashani Arvydas Novikovas Aatif Chahechouhe Manuel da Costa Moestafa El Kabir Zakarya Bergdich Jakub Szumski Bohdan Butko Armando Sadiku Jugurtha Hamroun Fabien Farnolle Arturo Mina Rashad Muhammed Yaw Ackah Ibrahim Sissoko Mahamadou Ba Brahim Darri Mitchell Donald Çaykur Rizespor Baiano Fernando Andrade Fernando Boldrin Damjan Đoković Dario Melnjak Milan Škoda Loïc Rémy Alexander Søderlund Braian Samudio Konrad Michalak Erik Sabo Montassar Talbi Yassine Meriah Mykola Morozyuk Godfred Donsah Dimitrios Chatziisaias Ismaël Diomandé Dušan Jovančić Amedej Vetrih Denizlispor Muris Mešanović Fabiano Leismann Ángelo Sagal Hugo Rodallega Marvin Bakalorz Veton Tusha Ahmed Yasin Hadi Sacko Radosław Murawski Matthieu Dossevi Ayman Ben Mohamed Mix Diskerud Federico Varela Ismaïl Aissati Zakarya Bergdich Tiago Lopes Costel Pantilimon Neven Subotić Fatih Karagümrük Lucas Biglia Lucas Castro Gastón Campi Enzo Roco Yannis Salibur Andrea Bertolacci Emiliano Viviano Fabio Borini Jeremain Lens Vegar Hedenstad Artur Sobiech Alassane Ndao Jure Balkovec Kemal Ademi Ervin Zukanović Vato Arveladze Aatif Chahechouhe Brahim Darri Badou Ndiaye Erik Sabo Eric Lichaj Fenerbahçe Diego Perotti José Sosa Luiz Gustavo Filip Novák Marcel Tisserand Enner Valencia Dimitrios Pelkas Attila Szalai Bright Osayi-Samuel Mame Thiam Papiss Cissé Mbwana Samatta Mauricio Lemos Zanka Kemal Ademi Michael Frey Galatasaray Sofiane Feghouli Marcão Radamel Falcao Christian Luyindama Mostafa Mohamed Ryan Babel Henry Onyekuru Peter Etebo Martin Linnes Gedson Fernandes Ryan Donk DeAndre Yedlin Fernando Muslera Marcelo Saracchi Younès Belhanda Jesse Sekidika Valentine Ozornwafor Omar Elabdellaoui Mbayye Diagne
League table
Results
Number of teams by region Number Region Team(s)6MarmaraBeşiktaş, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbul Başakşehir and Kasımpaşa5Central Anatolia Kayserispor, Gençlerbirliği, Konyaspor, Sivasspor and Ankaragücü3MediterraneanAlanyaspor, Antalyaspor and Hatayspor2Black SeaÇaykur Rizespor and Trabzonspor AegeanDenizlispor and Göztepe Eastern AnatoliaBB Erzurumspor and Yeni Malatyaspor1Southeastern AnatoliaGaziantep
Statistics Top goalscorers Rank Player Club(s) Goals1 Aaron BoupendzaHatayspor222 Mame DioufHatayspor19 Cyle LarinBeşiktaş4 Adem BüyükYeni Malatyaspor175 Vincent AboubakarBeşiktaş15 Muhammet DemirGaziantep Alexandru MaximGaziantep8 Hugo RodallegaDenizlispor149 Tasos BakasetasAlanyaspor/Trabzonspor1310 Enner ValenciaFenerbahçe12
Clean sheets Rank Player Club(s) Clean sheets1 Uğurcan ÇakırTrabzonspor13 Ersin DestanoğluBeşiktaş3 Ruud BoffinAntalyaspor124 Günay GüvençGaziantep11 José MarafonaAlanyaspor MunirHatayspor7 Altay BayındırFenerbahçe108 Doğan AlemdarKayserispor9 Fernando MusleraGalatasaray10 İrfan Can EğribayatGöztepe8 Ibrahim ŠehićKonyaspor
Hat-tricks Date Player For Against Result 4 October 2020 DavidsonAlanyasporHatayspor6–0 (H)17 October 2020 Loïc RémyRizesporAnkaragücü5–3 (H)28 November 2020 Mbaye DiagneGalatasarayRizespor4–0 (A)29 December 2020 Aaron Boupendza4HataysporAntalyaspor6–0 (A)6 January 2021 Cyle Larin4BeşiktaşÇaykur Rizespor6–0 (H)9 January 2021 Younès BelhandaGalatasarayGençlerbirliği6–0 (H)10 April 2021 Adis JahovićGöztepeHatayspor3–2 (A)17 April 2021 Kerem AktürkoğluGalatasarayGöztepe3–1 (A)1 May 2021 Cyle Larin4BeşiktaşHatayspor7–0 (H)11 May 2021 Bogdan StancuGençlerbirliğiGöztepe5–3 (H) 4 Player scored four goals Awards Annual awards AwardWinnerClubForeign Player of the Season Rachid GhezzalBeşiktaşTurkish Player of the Season Taylan AntalyalıGalatasarayGoalkeeper of the Season Altay BayındırFenerbahçe Defender of the Season Vitor HugoTrabzonspor Midfielder of the Season Josef de SouzaBeşiktaş Winger of the Season Max GradelSivassporForward of the Season Cyle LarinBeşiktaş Manager of the Season Sergen YalçınBeşiktaş Team of the SeasonGoalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır (Trabzonspor)Defence Valentin Rosier (Beşiktaş) Domagoj Vida (Beşiktaş) Marcão (Galatasaray) Caner Erkin (Fenerbahçe)Midfield Rachid Ghezzal