2020–21 in Turkish football

Football in Turkey

Season	2020–21
Men's football
Süper Lig	Beşiktaş
First League	Adana Demirspor
Turkish Cup	Beşiktaş
Turkish Super Cup	Trabzonspor

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

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Süper Lig	Hatayspor BB Erzurumspor Fatih Karagümrük	No relegations.
1.Lig	Bandırmaspor Samsunspor Tuzlaspor
2.Lig	Serik Belediyespor 24 Erzincanspor Kocaelispor Turgutluspor Karacabey Belediyespor Pazarspor
3.Lig	Mardin Büyükşehir Başakspor Siirt İl Özel İdaresispor Kahta 02 Spor Adıyaman 1954 Spor Arhavispor Çarşambaspor İçel İdman Yurdu Ceyhanspor Kırıkkale Büyük Anadoluspor Antalya Kestelspor Isparta 32 Spor Karaman Belediyespor Bergama Belediyespor Bursa Yıldırımspor Belediye Kütahyaspor Yalovaspor Arnavutköy Belediyespor Edirnespor Tekirdağspor Çengelköy

League tables

Süper Lig

Main article: 2020–21 Süper Lig

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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

18 May 2021

20:45 TRT

Antalyaspor	0–2	Beşiktaş
	Report	De Souza 3' Rosier 30'

Gürsel Aksel Stadium, İzmir

Referee: Ali Palabıyık

National team

Friendlies

Germany  v  Turkey

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)

Turkey  v  Croatia

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)

Turkey  v  Azerbaijan

27 May 2021 Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Azerbaijan	Alanya, Antalya, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3	Dervişoğlu 34' Ayhan 44'		Mahmudov 28'	Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

Turkey  v  Guinea

31 May 2021 Friendly	Turkey	0–0	Guinea	Antalya, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Antalya Stadium Referee: Aliyar Aghayev (Azerbaijan)

Turkey  v  Moldova

3 June 2021 Friendly	Turkey	2–0	Moldova	Paderborn, Germany
19:00 UTC+2	Yılmaz 58' Ünder 77'			Stadium: Benteler-Arena Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
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. Tied on head-to-head points (2) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Serbia 2, Turkey 0.

Turkey  v  Hungary

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)

Serbia  v  Turkey

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)

Russia  v  Turkey

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)

Turkey  v  Serbia

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)

Turkey  v  Russia

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)

Hungary  v  Turkey

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 v t e	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

Turkey  v  Netherlands

24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	4–2	Netherlands	Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3	Yılmaz 15', 34' (pen.), 81' Çalhanoğlu 46'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Klaassen 75' L. de Jong 77'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Norway  v  Turkey

27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	0–3	Turkey	Málaga, Spain
18:00 UTC+2		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Tufan 4', 59' Söyüncü 28'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Referee: Alejandro Hernández (Spain)

Turkey  v  Latvia

30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	3–3	Latvia	Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3	Karaman 2' Çalhanoğlu 33' Yılmaz 52' (pen.)	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Savaļnieks 35' Uldriķis 58' D. Ikaunieks 79'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Daniel Stefanski (Poland)

UEFA Euro 2020

Main article: UEFA Euro 2020 Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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. Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

Turkey  v  Italy

11 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Turkey	0–3	Italy	Rome, Italy
21:00 UTC+2		Report	Demiral 53' (o.g.) Immobile 66' Insigne 79'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

Turkey  v  Wales

16 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Turkey	0–2	Wales	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4		Report	Ramsey 42' C. Roberts 90+5'	Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Switzerland  v  Turkey

20 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4	Seferovic 6' Shaqiri 26', 68'	Report	Kahveci 62'	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	3–1	Beşiktaş

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League group stage

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		PAR	RBL	MUN	IBS
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	0	2	13	6	+7	12[a]	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	1–2	5–1
2	RB Leipzig	6	4	0	2	11	12	−1	12[a]			2–1	—	3–2	2–0
3	Manchester United	6	3	0	3	15	10	+5	9	Transfer to Europa League		1–3	5–0	—	4–1
4	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. 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	1–3	Galatasaray

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Rosenborg	1–0	Alanyaspor
Beşiktaş	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Rio Ave
Galatasaray	2–0	Hajduk Split

Play-off round

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League play-off round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Rangers	2–1	Galatasaray

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VIL	MTA	SIV	QRB
1	Villarreal	6	5	1	0	17	5	+12	16	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–0	5–3	3–0[a]
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	3	2	1	6	7	−1	11			1–1	—	1–0	1–0
3	Sivasspor	6	2	0	4	9	11	−2	6			0–1	1–2	—	2–0
4	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.