2020–21 Gaziantep F.K. season

Gaziantep F.K.
2020–21 season
Owner	Sanko Holding
Chairman	Mehmet Büyükekşi
Manager	Marius Șumudică; (until 10 January 2021) ; Ricardo Sá Pinto; (from 20 January 2021)
Stadium	Gaziantep Arena
Süper Lig	5th
Turkish Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Alexandru Maxim (11); All: Alexandru Maxim (12)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season is Gaziantep F.K.'s 32nd season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Gaziantep will participate in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 January 2021^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	Günay Güvenç (Captain)
3	DF	SEN	Papy Djilobodji
4	DF	TUR	Ulaş Zengin
6	DF	ROU	Alin Toșca
7	MF	TUR	Kenan Özer
8	MF	BRA	Jefferson
9	FW	BRA	André Felipe
10	FW	TUR	Muhammet Demir (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
11	MF	TUR	Güray Vural
13	DF	BRA	Júnior Morais
14	MF	TUR	Bilal Başaçıkoğlu
15	DF	TUR	Ertuğrul Ersoy (on loan from Le Havre)
16	DF	POL	Paweł Olkowski
17	DF	TUR	Oğuz Ceylan
20	MF	SRB	Marko Đorđević


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	DF	POR	Roderick Miranda
25	GK	TUR	Çağlar Akbaba
26	MF	TUR	Mirza Cihan
27	MF	BEL	Kevin Mirallas
28	MF	POR	André Sousa
32	MF	IRQ	Osama Rashid
44	MF	ROU	Alexandru Maxim
55	MF	GHA	Abdul Aziz Tetteh
71	GK	TUR	Mustafa Burak Bozan
74	MF	SVN	Amedej Vetrih
76	DF	CMR	Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Vice-captain)
77	MF	TUR	Cenk Şahin
88	MF	TUR	Furkan Soyalp
94	FW	MLI	Nouha Dicko

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Hasan Yurtseven (at Kozanspor)
—	FW	TUR	Yusuf Türk (at Karacabey Belediyespor)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Süper Lig	12 September 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1		28	11	10	7	40	32	+8	039.29
Turkish Cup	25 November 2020	13 January 2021	Fourth round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	066.67
Total					31	13	10	8	47	36	+11	041.94

Last updated: 6 March 2021
Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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.^[2]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
12	5	6	1	20	15	+5	21	3	3	0	12	7	+5	2	3	1	8	8	0

Last updated: 19 December 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	B	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L			B
Position	15	14	15	17	17	13	11	10	6	7	8	6	5	5	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: TFF.org
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Note: Since the league has been expanded to 21 teams each team will earn a bye twice this season.

Matches

12 September 2020 1	Galatasaray	3–1	Gaziantep	Istanbul
21:00	Falcao 8' (pen.) 40' Luyindama 23' Kılınç 28' Belhanda 78'	Report	Aktaş 7' André 53' Júnior Morais 63' Jefferson 82'	Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

20 September 2020 2	Gaziantep	2–2	Fatih Karagümrük	Gaziantep
20:00	Kana-Biyik 53' André 59' Jefferson 75' Demir 83'	Report	Sobiech 17' Zukanović 26' Sabo 41' Erdinç 90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy

26 September 2020 3	Göztepe	2–2	Gaziantep	İzmir
17:00	Öztürk 37' Akbunar 43' Aydoğdu 50' Ideye 61' Kayan 88'	Report	Demir 7' Olkowski 82' Maxim 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yasin Kol

2 October 2020 4	Gaziantep	1–1	Trabzonspor	Gaziantep
21:00	Ceylan 45+4' Maxim 50' 90+3' (pen.) Júnior Morais 62' Kožulj 68'	Report	Campi 64' Flávio 72' 90'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus

18 October 2020 5	Antalyaspor	1–1	Gaziantep	Antalya
17:00	Sam 3' 76' Sari 31' Kudryashov 49' Sinik 86' Akyol 90+4' 90+6'	Report	Júnior Morais 15' 65' Mirallas 26' 28' Djilobodji 38' Soyalp 70'	Stadium: Antalya Stadyumu Attendance: 0 Referee: Koray Gençerler

24 October 2020 6	Gaziantep	1–0	Konyaspor	Gaziantep
17:00	Dicko 24' Vural 34' Vetrih 53' Demir 75'	Report	Guilherme 22' Milošević 36' Miya 42' Çalık 90+3' Šehić 90+4'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya

31 October 2020 7	Gençlerbirliği	1–1	Gaziantep	Ankara
13:30	Yıldırım 45' Candeias 56' 71' Dikmen 84'	Report	Maxim 17' (pen.) André Sousa 50' Mirallas 73' Júnior Morais 85'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadyumu Attendance: 0 Referee: Turgut Doman

6 November 2020 8	Gaziantep	3–1	Beşiktaş	Gaziantep
20:00	Dicko 24' Mirallas 44' 90+1' Demir 63' Özer 90+8'	Report	Destanoğlu 55' Larin 61' Rosier 90+4'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Uğurlu

21 November 2020 9	Denizlispor	0–1	Gaziantep	Denizli
16:00	Bergdich 50' Murawski 72'	Report	Özer 25' Kana-Biyik 44' Toșca 74' Soyalp 90+5'	Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

28 November 2020 10	Gaziantep	2–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Gaziantep
13:30	Mirallas 19' Demir 44' Maxim 45+4' Özer 45+4' Ceylan 45+6' 48' Toșca 52' Kana-Biyik 74'	Report	Büyük 49' Acquah 51' Kanatsızkuş 65' Karim Hafez 84' Topalli 90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık

11

Bye

13 December 2020 12	İstanbul Başakşehir	1–2	Gaziantep	Istanbul
19:00	Crivelli 56' Türüç 65' Uçar 90+3'	Report	Maxim 11' Mirallas 44' Demir 74'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

19 December 2020 13	Gaziantep	3–1	Fenerbahçe	Gaziantep
19:00	Vetrih 10' 67' Maxim 40' (pen.) Djilobodji 53' André Sousa 81' Özer 90+5'	Report	Pelkas 24' 59' Sangaré 38' Ademi 90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

23 December 2020 14	Kasımpaşa	0–4	Gaziantep	Istanbul
19:00		Report	Maxim 9' (pen.), 25' Jefferson 57' Demir 79'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Koray Gençerler

27 December 2020 15	Gaziantep	3–1	Alanyaspor	Gaziantep
13:30	Dicko 9' Demir 29' Maxim 60'	Report	Vetrih 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu Fourth official: Kadir Sağlam

2 January 2021 16	BB Erzurumspor	1–1	Gaziantep	Erzurum
13:30	Başsan 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Mirallas 69'	Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu Fourth official: Cihan Aydın

5 January 2021 17	Gaziantep	2–0	Ankaragücü	Gaziantep
16:00	Maxim 69' Şahin 90+6'	Report		Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy Fourth official: Murat Erdoğa

9 January 2021 18	Sivasspor	2–1	Gaziantep	Sivas
13:30	Arslan 41', 47' 43' Yalçın 74' Çiftçi 85'	Report	Maxim 4' Vural 31' Güvenç 37' Aktaş 63' Jefferson 79'	Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu Fourth official: Caner Ak

16 January 2021 19	Gaziantep	2–1	Kayserispor	Gaziantep
16:00	Kvržić 31' (o.g.) Maxim 77' (pen.)	Report	Kolovetsios 61'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler Fourth official: Emre Kargın

20 January 2021 20	Çaykur Rizespor	3–0	Gaziantep	Rize
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Škoda 42', 55' (pen.) Braian Samudio 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium Referee: Halis Özkahya
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

24 January 2021 21	Gaziantep	1–1	Hatayspor	Gaziantep
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Maxim 23' Demir 33' Jefferson 30' 90+9'	Report	Canlı 18' Abdioğlu 90+5' Júnior Morais 90+8' (o.g.)	Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus Fourth official: Çağdaş Altay

29 January 2021 22	Gaziantep	1–2	Galatasaray	Gaziantep
19:00 TRT	Djilobodji 86' Maxim 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Onyekuru 51', 79' Muslera 90+6' Saracchi 100'	Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan Assistant referees: Ceyhun Sesigüzel, Serkan Ok Fourth official: Murat Erdoğan

3 February 2021 23	Fatih Karagümrük	2–0	Gaziantep	Istanbul
16:00	Ndao 58' Borini 64'	Report		Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık Fourth official: Abdullah Taşkınsoy

13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 25	Trabzonspor	1–0	Gaziantep	Trabzon
16:00	Anthony Nwakaeme 56' 90+6' Anastasios Bakasetas 60' 67'	Report	Kevin Mirallas 56' Amedej Vetrih 60' Ertuğrul Ersoy 76' Alexandru Maxim 89'	Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Referee: Zorbay Küçük Assistant referees: Kemal Yılmaz, Hakan Yemişken Fourth official: Yiğit Arslan

6 March 2021 29	Beşiktaş	2–1	Gaziantep	Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Aboubakar 15', 72' Welinton 67'	Report	Vetrih 45+2' Dicko 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan

Turkish Cup

25 November 2020 Fourth round	Gaziantep	3–0	Serik Belediyespor	Gaziantep
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	André 20' Jefferson 37' Mirallas 72' Demir 76'	Report	Murat Gürbüzerol 63' Sefa Narin 77'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mustafa Filiz

16 December 2020 Fifth round	Gaziantep	3–2	Kocaelispor	Gaziantep
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Jefferson 3' Kožulj 39' Uğurlu 44' Mirallas 65' Maxim 81' André 90+6'	Report	Köse 15' Başaran 18' Cerem Talha Dinçer 88' Taha Batuhan Yayıkcı 90+1'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kadir Sağlam

13 January 2021 Round of 16	Konyaspor	2–1	Gaziantep	Konya
15:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Anicic 11' Şahiner 40'		Demir 90+4'	Stadium: Medaş Konya Büyükşehir

References

^ "A Takımı". GFK. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
^ "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.