The 2020–21 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Pre-season

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Süper Lig No relegations.
1.Lig
2.Lig
3.Lig

League tables

Süper Lig

Main article: 2020–21 Süper Lig
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beşiktaş (C) 40 26 6 8 89 44 +45 84 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Galatasaray 40 26 6 8 80 36 +44 84 Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Fenerbahçe 40 25 7 8 72 41 +31 82 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Trabzonspor 40 19 14 7 50 37 +13 71 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Sivasspor 40 16 17 7 54 43 +11 65 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Hatayspor 40 17 10 13 62 53 +9 61
7 Alanyaspor 40 17 9 14 58 45 +13 60
8 Fatih Karagümrük 40 16 12 12 64 52 +12 60
9 Gaziantep 40 15 13 12 59 51 +8 58
10 Göztepe 40 13 12 15 59 59 0 51
11 Konyaspor 40 12 14 14 49 48 +1 50
12 İstanbul Başakşehir 40 12 12 16 43 55 −12 48
13 Çaykur Rizespor 40 12 12 16 53 69 −16 48
14 Kasımpaşa 40 12 10 18 47 57 −10 46
15 Yeni Malatyaspor 40 10 15 15 49 53 −4 45
16 Antalyaspor 40 9 17 14 41 55 −14 44
17 Kayserispor 40 9 14 17 35 52 −17 41
18 BB Erzurumspor (R) 40 10 10 20 44 68 −24 40 Relegation to TFF First League
19 Ankaragücü (R) 40 10 8 22 46 65 −19 38
20 Gençlerbirliği (R) 40 10 8 22 44 76 −32 38
21 Denizlispor (R) 40 6 10 24 38 77 −39 28
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.[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

1.Lig

Main article: 2020–21 TFF First League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adana Demirspor (C, P) 34 21 7 6 64 27 +37 70 Promotion to the Süper Lig
2 Giresunspor (P) 34 21 7 6 54 25 +29 70
3 Samsunspor 34 20 10 4 58 30 +28 70 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4 İstanbulspor 34 19 7 8 62 34 +28 64
5 Altay (O, P) 34 20 3 11 66 39 +27 63
6 Altınordu 34 17 9 8 58 45 +13 60
7 Ankara Keçiörengücü 34 17 7 10 49 28 +21 58
8 Ümraniyespor 34 14 9 11 46 43 +3 51
9 Tuzlaspor 34 14 5 15 46 53 −7 47
10 Bursaspor 34 14 4 16 56 57 −1 46
11 Bandırmaspor 34 12 6 16 48 51 −3 42
12 Boluspor 34 12 6 16 38 41 −3 42
13 Balıkesirspor 34 9 8 17 35 53 −18 35
14 Adanaspor 34 9 7 18 44 55 −11 34
15 Menemenspor 34 7 13 14 38 62 −24 34
16 Akhisarspor (R) 34 8 6 20 36 59 −23 30 Relegation to the TFF Second League
17 Ankaraspor (R) 34 6 8 20 33 61 −28 26
18 Eskişehirspor[a] (R) 34 1 8 25 23 91 −68 8
Source: TFF
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Eskişehirspor have been deducted 3 points.

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Turkish Cup

Final

Main article: 2021 Turkish Cup Final
Antalyaspor0–2Beşiktaş
Report

National team

Friendlies

7 October 2020 Friendly Germany  3–3  Turkey Cologne, Germany
20:45 UTC+2 Draxler 45+1'
Neuhaus 58'
Waldschmidt 81'		 Tufan 49'
Karaca 67'
Karaman 90+4'		 Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion
Attendance: 300
Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)
11 November 2020 Friendly Turkey  3–3  Croatia Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 UTC+3 Tosun 23' (pen.)
Türüç 41'
Ünder 58'		 Budimir 32'
Pašalić 53'
Brekalo 56'		 Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)
27 May 2021 Friendly Turkey  2–1  Azerbaijan Alanya, Antalya, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3
Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium
Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)
31 May 2021 Friendly Turkey  0–0  Guinea Antalya, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Antalya Stadium
Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)
3 June 2021 Friendly Turkey  2–0  Moldova Paderborn, Germany
19:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Benteler-Arena
Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation Hungary Russia Serbia Turkey
1  Hungary (P) 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Promotion to League A — 2–3 1–1 2–0
2  Russia 6 2 2 2 9 12 −3 8 0–0 — 3–1 1–1
3  Serbia 6 1 3 2 9 7 +2 6[a] 0–1 5–0 — 0–0
4  Turkey (R) 6 1 3 2 6 8 −2 6[a] Relegation to League C 0–1 3–2 2–2 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (2) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Serbia 2, Turkey 0.
3 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Turkey  0–1  Hungary Sivas, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3 Report Szoboszlai 80' Stadium: Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
6 September 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Serbia  0–0  Turkey Belgrade, Serbia
20:45 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Red Star Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)
11 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Russia  1–1  Turkey Moscow, Russia
21:45 UTC+3 Miranchuk 28' Report Karaman 62' Stadium: VTB Arena
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)
14 October 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Turkey  2–2  Serbia Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3 Çalhanoğlu 57'
Tufan 76'		 Report Milinković-Savić 22'
A. Mitrović 49' (pen.)		 Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
15 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Turkey  3–2  Russia Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3 Karaman 26'
Ünder 32'
Tosun 52' (pen.)		 Report Cheryshev 11'
Kuzyayev 57'		 Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)
18 November 2020 2020–21 UEFA Nations League Hungary  2–0  Turkey Budapest, Hungary
20:45 UTC+2 Sigér 57'
Varga 90+5'		 Report Stadium: Puskás Aréna
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 10 7 2 1 33 8 +25 23 Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup — 6–1 2–0 4–0 2–0 6–0
2  Turkey 10 6 3 1 27 16 +11 21 Advance to play-offs 4–2 — 1–1 2–2 3–3 6–0
3  Norway 10 5 3 2 15 8 +7 18 1–1 0–3 — 2–0 0–0 5–1
4  Montenegro 10 3 3 4 14 15 −1 12 2–2 1–2 0–1 — 0–0 4–1
5  Latvia 10 2 3 5 11 14 −3 9 0–1 1–2 0–2 1–2 — 3–1
6  Gibraltar 10 0 0 10 4 43 −39 0 0–7 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3 —
Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q Turkey  4–2  Netherlands Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q Norway  0–3  Turkey Málaga, Spain
18:00 UTC+2 Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium
Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)
30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q Turkey  3–3  Latvia Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3
Report (FIFA)
Report (UEFA)
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Wales 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a]
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4[a]
4  Turkey 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
11 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Turkey  0–3  Italy Rome, Italy
21:00 UTC+2 Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
16 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Turkey  0–2  Wales Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4 Report
Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)
20 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020 Switzerland  3–1  Turkey Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4
Report
Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium
Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Turkish clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
PAOK Greece 3–1 Turkey Beşiktaş

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage
Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RBL MUN IBS
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[a] Advance to knockout phase — 1–0 1–2 5–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[a] 2–1 — 3–2 2–0
3 England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 5–0 — 4–1
4 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3 0–2 3–4 2–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Neftçi Azerbaijan 1–3 Turkey Galatasaray

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rosenborg Norway 1–0 Turkey Alanyaspor
Beşiktaş Turkey 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p) 		Portugal Rio Ave
Galatasaray Turkey 2–0 Croatia Hajduk Split

Play-off round

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League play-off round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Rangers Scotland 2–1 Turkey Galatasaray

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage
Group I

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL MTA SIV QRB
1 Spain Villarreal 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase — 4–0 5–3 3–0[a]
2 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 6 7 −1 11 1–1 — 1–0 1–0
3 Turkey Sivasspor 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6 0–1 1–2 — 2–0
4 Azerbaijan Qarabağ 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 1–3 1–1 2–3 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.

References

  1. ^ "TÜRKİYE FUTBOL FEDERASYONU FUTBOL MÜSABAKA TALİMATI : MADDE 9 – PUAN USULÜ VE AVERAJ" [Turkish Football Federation Football Competition Instruction : Article 9 - Score Procedure and Average] (PDF) (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_in_Turkish_football
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