The 2018–19 Süper Lig, officially called the Spor Toto Süper Lig Lefter Küçükandonyadis season, was the 61st season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded in 26 May 2019.
The season was named after Lefter Küçükandonyadis, a former Turkey national team player and Fenerbahçe legend.[1]
This season the VAR was introduced in all games of Süper Lig competition.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2017–18 season and three promoted from the 2017–18 TFF First League. It includes Rizespor and Ankaragücü, the two top teams from the TFF First League, and Erzurum BB, the winners of the 2017–18 TFF First League playoffs. Gençlerbirliği, Osmanlıspor, and Karabükspor were relegated to 2018–19 TFF First League.
Stadiums and locations
  Istanbul Location of teams in 2018–19 Süper Lig |
Istanbul Süper Lig football clubs
|
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhisarspor | Manisa (Akhisar) | Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium | 12,139 |
| Alanyaspor | Antalya (Alanya) | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium | 10,130 |
| Ankaragücü | Ankara | Eryaman Stadium | 20,071 |
| Antalyaspor | Antalya (Muratpaşa) | Antalya Stadium | 32,537 |
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul (Beşiktaş) | Vodafone Park | 41,188 |
| Bursaspor | Bursa | Büyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium | 43,361 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Rize | Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı | 15,332 |
| Erzurum BB | Erzurum | Kazım Karabekir Stadium | 23,277 |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul (Kadıköy) | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | 47,834 |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul (Şişli) | Türk Telekom Stadium | 52,223 |
| Göztepe | İzmir | Bornova Stadium | 12,500 |
| İstanbul 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 |
Personnel and sponsorship
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhisarspor |  Cem Kavçak
|
Bilal Kısa
|
Nike | |
| Alanyaspor | Sergen Yalçın
|
Haydar Yılmaz
|
Uhlsport | TAV Airports |
| Ankaragücü | Mustafa Kaplan
|
Sedat Ağçay
|
Puma | |
| Antalyaspor | Bülent Korkmaz
|
 Diego Ângelo
|
Nike | |
| Atiker Konyaspor | Aykut Kocaman
|
Ali Turan
|
Nike | Spor Toto |
| Beşiktaş | Şenol Güneş
|
Tolga Zengin
|
Adidas | Vodafone |
| Bursaspor | Mesut Bakkal
|
Ertuğrul Ersoy
|
Puma | BUDO |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Okan Buruk
|
Ali Çamdalı
|
Nike | Çaykur |
| Erzurum BB | Hamza Hamzaoğlu
|
Egemen Korkmaz
|
Nike | Anka Jeneratör |
| Fenerbahçe | Ersun Yanal
|
Volkan Demirel
|
Adidas | Avis |
| Galatasaray | Fatih Terim
|
Selçuk İnan
|
Nike | Nef |
| Göztepe | Tamer Tuna
|
 Beto
|
Puma | Mahall Bomonti |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Abdullah Avcı
|
Emre Belözoğlu
|
Macron | Decovita |
| Kasımpaşa | Mustafa Denizli
|
Veysel Sarı
|
Nike | Ciner |
| Kayserispor | Hikmet Karaman
|
Umut Bulut
|
Nike | İstikbal |
| Sivasspor | Hakan Keleş
|
Ziya Erdal
|
Adidas | Demir İnşaat |
| Trabzonspor | Ünal Karaman
|
 José Sosa
|
Macron | QNB |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Ali Ravcı
|
Adem Büyük
|
Macron | Battalbey |
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trabzonspor | Rıza Çalımbay
|
End of contract | 17 May 2018[2] | 5th | Ünal Karaman
|
30 May 2018[3] |
| Bursaspor | Mustafa Er
|
Change of staff role [4] | 17 May 2018 | 13th | Samet Aybaba
|
19 May 2018[5] |
| Sivasspor | Samet Aybaba
|
Resignation | 19 May 2018[6] | 7th | Tamer Tuna
|
29 May 2018[7] |
| Antalyaspor | Hamza Hamzaoğlu
|
Mutual agreement | 21 May 2018[8] | 14th | Bülent Korkmaz
|
9 June 2018[9] |
| Göztepe | Tamer Tuna
|
22 May 2018[10] | 6th | Bayram Bektaş
|
24 May 2018 [11] | |
| Akhisarspor | Okan Buruk
|
End of contract | 14 June 2018[12] | 11th |  Safet Sušić
|
21 June 2018[13] |
| Fenerbahçe | Aykut Kocaman
|
Mutual agreement | 18 June 2018[14] | 2nd |  Phillip Cocu
|
22 June 2018[15] |
| Akhisarspor | Safet Sušić
|
Sacked | 17 September 2018 | 17th | Cihat Arslan
|
25 September 2018 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | İbrahim Üzülmez
|
Mutual agreement | 21 September 2018 [16] | 16th | Okan Buruk
|
24 September 2018 [17] |
| BB Erzurumspor | Mehmet Altıparmak
|
Mutual agreement | 26 September 2018 | 18th | Mehmet Özdilek
|
1 October 2018 |
| Kasımpaşa | Kemal Özdeş
|
Resignation | 1 October 2018[18] | 6th | Mustafa Denizli
|
2 October 2018[19] |
| Fenerbahçe | Phillip Cocu
|
Sacked | 28 October 2018 | 15th | Ersun Yanal
|
14 December 2018 [20] |
| Sivasspor | Tamer Tuna
|
Resignation | 6 November 2018 [21] | 14th | Hakan Keleş
|
19 November 2018 [22] |
| Alanyaspor | Mesut Bakkal
|
Mutual agreement | 6 November 2018[23] | 13th | Sergen Yalçın
|
9 November 2018[24] |
| Konyaspor | Rıza Çalımbay
|
Sacked | 12 November 2018 [25] | 9th | Aykut Kocaman
|
19 November 2018 [26] |
| Kayserispor | Ertuğrul Sağlam
|
Resignation | 2 December 2018 [27] | 17th | Hikmet Karaman
|
5 December 2018 [28] |
| Göztepe | Bayram Bektaş
|
Resignation | 9 December 2018 [29] | 12th | Kemal Özdeş
|
10 December 2018 [30] |
| Ankaragücü | İsmail Kartal
|
Sacked | 15 December 2018 [31] | 11th | Bayram Bektaş
|
19 December 2018 |
| Ankaragücü | Bayram Bektaş
|
Resignation | 13 January 2019 | 12th | Mustafa Kaplan
|
14 January 2019 |
| Akhisarspor | Cihat Arslan
|
Sacked | 14 February 2019 | 18th | Cem Kavçak
|
15 February 2019[32] |
| Göztepe | Kemal Özdeş
|
Sacked | 24 February 2019 | 13th | Tamer Tuna
|
26 February 2019 |
| BB Erzurumspor | Mehmet Özdilek
|
Mutual agreement | 4 March 2019 | 17th | Hamza Hamzaoğlu
|
5 March 2019 |
| Bursaspor | Samet Aybaba
|
Mutual agreement | 7 April 2019 | 15th | Mesut Bakkal
|
8 April 2019 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Erol Bulut
|
Resignation | 28 April 2019 | 7th | Ali Ravcı
|
29 April 2019 |
| Kasımpaşa | Mustafa Denizli
|
Resignation | 14 May 2019 | 13th | İlyas Öztürk / Erkan Çoker
|
14 May 2019[33] |
Foreign players
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 46 | |
| 7 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 44[a] | |
| 9 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44[a] | |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 41[b] | |
| 11 | Çaykur Rizespor | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 41[b] | |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 41[b] | |
| 13 | Ankaragücü | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 40 | |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 39 | |
| 15 | Göztepe | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bursaspor (R) | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 37 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 17 | BB Erzurumspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 18 | Akhisarspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 27 |
Source: Süper Lig, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[34]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[34]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Results
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.
Source: tff.org (in Turkish)
Statistics
Top goalscorers
"Süper Lig Top Goalscorers". TFF.
| Pos. | Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Mbaye Diagne
|
Kasımpaşa/Galatasaray | 30 |
| 2 |  Vedat Muriqi
|
Çaykur Rizespor | 17 |
| 3 | Burak Yılmaz
|
Trabzonspor/Beşiktaş | 16 |
| Papiss Cissé
|
Alanyaspor | ||
| 5 |  Hugo Rodallega
|
Trabzonspor | 15 |
| 6 |  Henry Onyekuru
|
Galatasaray | 14 |
| 7 | Edin Višća
|
Başakşehir | 12 |
| Robinho
|
Sivasspor/Başakşehir | ||
| Mevlüt Erdinç
|
Antalyaspor | ||
| 10 | Anthony Nwakaeme
|
Trabzonspor | 10 |
 Danijel Aleksić
|
Yeni Malatyaspor | ||
 Souleymane Doukara
|
Antalyaspor | ||
 Arouna Koné
|
Sivasspor |
Hat-tricks
| Date | Player | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January 2019 | Henry Onyekuru
|
Galatasaray | Ankaragücü | 6–0 |
| 17 February 2019 |  Sofiane Feghouli
|
Galatasaray | Kasımpaşa | 4–1 |
| 1 March 2019 |  Dever Orgill
|
Ankaragücü | Antalyaspor | 2–4 |
| 6 April 2019 | Mbaye Diagne
|
Galatasaray | Yeni Malatyaspor | 3–0 |
| 8 April 2019 | Güven Yalçın
|
Beşiktaş | Çaykur Rizespor | 2–7 |
| 24 May 2019 | Güven Yalçın
|
Beşiktaş | Kasımpaşa | 3–2 |
Awards
Annual awards
| Award[35] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Edin Višća
|
Başakşehir |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Mert Günok
|
Başakşehir |
| Defender of the Season |  Alexandru Epureanu
|
Başakşehir |
| Midfielder of the Season | Edin Višća
|
Başakşehir |
| Forward of the Season | Burak Yılmaz
|
Beşiktaş |
| Young Player of the Season | Dorukhan Tokoz
|
Beşiktaş |
| Manager of the Season | Abdullah Avcı
|
Başakşehir |
| Team of the Season[36] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Mert Günok (Başakşehir)
| |||||
| Defence | Gökhan Gönül (Beşiktaş)
|
 Domagoj Vida (Beşiktaş)
|
Alexandru Epureanu (Başakşehir)
|
Hasan Ali Kaldırım
(Fenerbahçe) | ||
| Midfield |
Emre Belözoğlu (Başakşehir) |
Adem Ljajic (Beşiktaş)
|
Dorukhan Toköz (Beşiktaş)
| |||
| Attack | Edin Visca (Başakşehir)
|
Burak Yılmaz (Beşiktaş)
|
 Trézéguet (Kasımpaşa)
| |||
References
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External links
- Official website (in Turkish and English)
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