The 2023–24 Süper Lig, officially called the Trendyol Süper Lig 2023–24 season, was the 66th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
The fixtures were announced on 18 July 2023 at 21:30 (UTC+3). The defending champions Galatasaray successfully retained their title.
On 12 December 2023 it was announced that the league was suspended indefinitely following Ankaragücü president Faruk Koca's punching of referee Halil Umut Meler after their home match against Rizespor. However, on 13 December 2023, the same day Meler was discharged from the hospital, it was agreed that league games would resume on 19 December.
While Fenerbahçe held the record for the most points in a season by collecting 93 points in the 1988–89 season, Galatasaray became the new owner of this record by collecting 102 points, sealing the final 3 points with a win against Konyaspor that handed them both the title and the first Süper Lig 100-point season.
Galatasaray improved the longest winning record with 17 wins in a row between weeks 19 and 36.
Fenerbahçe previously held the record for the most wins in a season with 29 wins in the 1988–89 season. Galatasaray became the new owner of this record with 33 wins. Fenerbahçe played 36 matches, achieving 29 wins, 6 draws, and 1 loss, with an average of 2.58 points per match, making them the team with the "best performance" in the Süper Lig. Galatasaray broke this record this season by playing 38 matches, achieving 33 wins, 3 draws, and 2 losses, with an average of 2.68 points per match, becoming the new holders of the "best performance" record.
Teams A total of 20 teams contest the league, including 17 sides from the 2022–23 season and 2022–23 TFF First League champions Samsunspor, runners-up Rizespor and play-off winners Pendikspor. Rizespor immediately returned to top level and Pendikspor is competing in the Süper Lig for the first time in their history. Samsunspor returned to top level after 11 years. The bottom four teams will be relegated to the 2024–25 TFF First League.
Changes from last season
Ümraniyespor was the first team that had been relegated to 2023–24 TFF First League after a 2-1 loss to Ankaragücü at away on 21 May 2023, ending its one-year stay in Süper Lig. The second team relegated was Giresunspor, who sealed their fate due to İstanbulspor's 4-0 win against Ümraniyespor at home on 7 May 2023 despite a 2-0 win to Antalyaspor at home on same day and ended their two-year stay in the top flight.
The first promoted team was Samsunspor whose 4–1 won home against Keçiörengücü on 23 April 2023 confirmed their return to Super Lig after eleven years. The second team that got promoted is Çaykur Rizespor, who a goalless draw with Altınordu on 21 May 2023 and returned to the top flight immediately. The third and final team to qualify for Süper Lig was Pendikspor. After defeating Bodrumspor 2–1 in play-offs final on 8 June 2023 at Akhisar, Pendikspor entered the top flight for the first time in the club's history.
Thanks to Turkey's improved ranking (12th place at the end of the 2022-23 season), the Süper Lig return to qualifies 5 teams in European football instead of 4; 2 in 2024-25 UEFA Champions League (the champions will enter the playoff round and the runner-up will enter the second qualifying round), 2 in 2024-25 UEFA Europa League (the winner of the 2023-24 Turkish Cup will enter the playoff round and the team in third place will enter the second qualifying round), and 1 in 2024-25 UEFA Conference League (the team in fourth place will enter the second qualifying round)
Stadiums and locations
Team Home city/borough Home province Stadium Capacity Adana Demirspor Adana Adana New Adana Stadium 33,543 Alanyaspor Alanya Antalya Alanya Oba Stadium 10,130 Ankaragücü Ankara Ankara Eryaman Stadium 20,560 Antalyaspor Antalya Antalya Corendon Airlines Park 32,537 Başakşehir Başakşehir Istanbul Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium 17,156 Beşiktaş Beşiktaş Tüpraş Stadium 42,590 Fatih Karagümrük Fatih Vefa Stadium 12,000 Fenerbahçe Kadıköy Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 47,834 Galatasaray Sarıyer Rams Park 52,280 Gaziantep Gaziantep Gaziantep Kalyon Stadium 33,502 Hatayspor Antakya Hatay Mersin Stadium 25,497 İstanbulspor Büyükçekmece Istanbul Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium 7,500 Kasımpaşa Kasımpaşa Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234 Kayserispor Kayseri Kayseri RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium 32,864 Konyaspor Konya Konya Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium 42,000 Pendikspor Pendik Istanbul Pendik Stadium 2,500 Rizespor Rize Rize Rize City Stadium 15,332 Samsunspor Samsun Samsun Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium 33,919 Sivasspor Sivas Sivas New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium 27,532 Trabzonspor Trabzon Trabzon Şenol Güneş Sports Complex 40,782
Personnel and sponsorship Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsors (front) Shirt sponsors (back) Shirt sponsors (sleeve) Shorts sponsors Socks sponsors Adana Demirspor Hikmet Karaman Mario Balotelli New Balance Bitexen, Yukatel Kozuva Eforgaz, Renticar DoubleTree by Hilton Bitexen Alanyaspor Fatih Tekke Efecan Karaca Uhlsport TAV Airports Aksa Kırbıyık Holding, Corendon Airlines None None Ankaragücü Emre Belözoğlu Tolga Ciğerci Umbro ERG Şirketler Grubu, Alagöz Holding Aksa TRInvest, Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi MİA Teknoloji, Tripy Mobility None Antalyaspor Sergen Yalçın Veysel Sarı Nike Çağlayan Group, Bitexen Aksa Corendon Airlines Kırbıyık Holding, Altıntar Bitexen Başakşehir Çağdaş Atan Volkan Babacan Joma Balkar Aksa HDI Sigorta YKT Filo Kiralama None Beşiktaş Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker) Necip Uysal Adidas Rain Beko Nesine.com, Papara Pasha Group Papara Fatih Karagümrük Tolunay Kafkas Münir Levent Mercan Wulfz VavaCars Aksa Bitci Ankara Sigorta None Fenerbahçe İsmail Kartal Edin Džeko Puma Otokoç Halley Nesine.com, Safiport Aygaz, Pasha Group Gedik Yatırım Galatasaray Okan Buruk Fernando Muslera Nike Sixt Tatilsepeti Bilyoner, Yünsa Başkent İnşaat None Gaziantep Selçuk İnan / Volkan Kazak Papy Djilobodji Nike Çimko, Kara Holding Trendyol Yemek York Car Rental Yılda Şirketler Grubu None Hatayspor Özhan Pulat Kamil Ahmet Çörekçi Puma Trendyol Yemek Aksa Nesine.com Yatırım Finansman, Aras Kargo Bitexen İstanbulspor Osman Zeki Korkmaz Mehmet Yeşil Raru Boğaziçi Beton Aksa Boğaziçi Beton None None Kasımpaşa Sami Uğurlu Kenneth Omeruo Puma Ciner Aksa Uludağ Rent Go None Kayserispor Burak Yılmaz / Hari Vukas Dimitrios Kolovetsios Nike İstikbal SR Döner Kayseri Şeker Grup Avenir None Konyaspor Ali Çamdalı Soner Dikmen New Balance Tümosan Aksa Torku Wish Car Rental None Pendikspor İbrahim Üzülmez Erdem Özgenç Puma Magdeburger Sigorta Fortis Otomotiv None None None Rizespor İlhan Palut Gökhan Akkan Nike Çaykur Aksa Didi Soğuk Çay Didi Soğuk Çay None Samsunspor Markus Gisdol Osman Çelik Hummel Yılport, Old Spice Yılsolar None Yılyak None Sivasspor Bülent Uygun Ziya Erdal Tony Montana Brand Vadi Istanbul Aksa Bitexen, Stella Motors Misli None Trabzonspor Abdullah Avcı Uğurcan Çakır Joma Vestel WhiteBIT Safiport, QNB Finansbank Rent Go, Papara Miller Holding
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointmentGaziantep FKVacantPre-season Erdal Güneş24 May 2023Sivasspor Rıza ÇalımbayEnd of contract7 June 2023 Servet Çetin26 June 2023Rizespor Bülent Korkmaz8 June 2023 İlhan Palut13 June 2023Fenerbahçe Jorge Jesus12 June 2023 İsmail Kartal28 June 2023Adana Demirspor Vincenzo Montella12 June 2023 Patrick Kluivert1 July 2023Başakşehir Emre BelözoğluMutual agreement3 September 202319th Çağdaş Atan6 September 2023Gaziantep FK Erdal Güneş4 September 202320th Marius Șumudică6 September 2023Kayserispor Çağdaş Atan6 September 20239th Recep Uçar6 September 2023İstanbulspor Fatih Tekke25 September 202319th Hakan Yakin 16 October 2023Samsunspor Hüseyin Eroğlu27 September 202320th Markus Gisdol10 October 2023Ankaragücü Tolunay Kafkas2 October 202314th Emre Belözoğlu3 October 2023Beşiktaş Şenol Güneş6 October 20234th Burak Yılmaz (caretaker)7 October 2023Trabzonspor Nenad Bjelica12 October 20237th Abdullah Avcı12 October 2023Pendikspor Osman Özköylü9 October 202318th Ivo Vieira17 October 2023Konyaspor Aleksandar Stanojević22 October 202315th Hakan Keleş27 October 2023Alanyaspor Ömer Erdoğan29 October 202311th Fatih Tekke3 November 2023Beşiktaş Burak Yılmaz (caretaker)Resignation10 November 2023https://www.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/besiktas-burak-yilmazin-istifa-ettigini-acikladi-7032632 Beşiktaş, Burak Yılmaz'ın istifa ettiğini açıkladı5th Rıza Çalımbay11 November 2023https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/sporarena/besiktasta-2-atom-karinca-donemi-ahmet-nur-cebiden-burak-yilmaza-sitem-42359424 Beşiktaş'ta 2. Atom Karınca dönemi ! Ahmet Nur Çebi'den Burak Yılmaz'a sitemAdana Demirspor Patrick KluivertSacked4 December 20235th Hikmet Karaman18 January 2024Fatih Karagümrük Alparslan ErdemMutual agreement11 December 202313th Shota Arveladze11 December 2023Beşiktaş Rıza ÇalımbaySacked22 December 20235th Fernando Santos7 January 2024Sivasspor Servet ÇetinMutual agreement30 December 202310th Bülent Uygun1 January 2024Antalyaspor Nuri Şahin31 December 20238th Sergen Yalçın3 January 2024Konyaspor Hakan KeleşResignation11 January 202418th Fahrudin Omerović15 January 2024İstanbulspor Hakan YakınMutual agreement19 January 202420th Osman Zeki Korkmaz19 January 2024Kayserispor Recep Uçar27 January 202411th Burak Yılmaz28 January 2024Pendikspor Ivo Vieira29 February 202419th İbrahim Üzülmez29 February 2024Gaziantep FK Marius Șumudică6 March 202418th Selçuk İnan8 March 2024Beşiktaş Fernando SantosSacked13 April 20244th Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker)13 April 2024Konyaspor Fahrudin Omerović29 April 202416th Ali Çamdalı (caretaker)2 May 2024Hatayspor Volkan DemirelMutual agreement3 May 202418th Özhan Pulat3 May 2024
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