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2018–19 Süper Lig
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 on 26 May 2019.
| Column 1 |
|---|
| 2018–19 |
| 10 August 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
| Galatasaray22nd title |
| AkhisarsporBursasporErzurum BB |
| Galatasarayİstanbul Başakşehir |
| BeşiktaşTrabzonsporYeni Malatyaspor |
| 306 |
| 821 (2.68 per match) |
| Mbaye Diagne (30 goals) |
| Beşiktaş(6 matches) |
| Galatasaray(19 matches) |
| AnkaragücüKasımpaşa(6 matches) |
| Konyaspor(11 matches) |
| 51,578(Galatasaray 2–0 Beşiktaş,(5 May 2019) |
| ← 2017–18 2019–20 → |
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 on 26 May 2019.
The season was named after Lefter Küçükandonyadis, a former Turkey national team player and Fenerbahçe legend.
This season the VAR was introduced in all games of Süper Lig competition.
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.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 5th | Ünal Karaman | 30 May 2018 |
| Bursaspor | Mustafa Er | Change of staff role | 17 May 2018 | 13th | Samet Aybaba | 19 May 2018 |
| Sivasspor | Samet Aybaba | Resignation | 19 May 2018 | 7th | Tamer Tuna | 29 May 2018 |
| Antalyaspor | Hamza Hamzaoğlu | Mutual agreement | 21 May 2018 | 14th | Bülent Korkmaz | 9 June 2018 |
| Göztepe | Tamer Tuna | 22 May 2018 | 6th | Bayram Bektaş | 24 May 2018 | |
| Akhisarspor | Okan Buruk | End of contract | 14 June 2018 | 11th | Safet Sušić | 21 June 2018 |
| Fenerbahçe | Aykut Kocaman | Mutual agreement | 18 June 2018 | 2nd | Phillip Cocu | 22 June 2018 |
| Akhisarspor | Safet Sušić | Sacked | 17 September 2018 | 17th | Cihat Arslan | 25 September 2018 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | İbrahim Üzülmez | Mutual agreement | 21 September 2018 | 16th | Okan Buruk | 24 September 2018 |
| BB Erzurumspor | Mehmet Altıparmak | Mutual agreement | 26 September 2018 | 18th | Mehmet Özdilek | 1 October 2018 |
| Kasımpaşa | Kemal Özdeş | Resignation | 1 October 2018 | 6th | Mustafa Denizli | 2 October 2018 |
| Fenerbahçe | Phillip Cocu | Sacked | 28 October 2018 | 15th | Ersun Yanal | 14 December 2018 |
| Sivasspor | Tamer Tuna | Resignation | 6 November 2018 | 14th | Hakan Keleş | 19 November 2018 |
| Alanyaspor | Mesut Bakkal | Mutual agreement | 6 November 2018 | 13th | Sergen Yalçın | 9 November 2018 |
| Konyaspor | Rıza Çalımbay | Sacked | 12 November 2018 | 9th | Aykut Kocaman | 19 November 2018 |
| Kayserispor | Ertuğrul Sağlam | Resignation | 2 December 2018 | 17th | Hikmet Karaman | 5 December 2018 |
| Göztepe | Bayram Bektaş | Resignation | 9 December 2018 | 12th | Kemal Özdeş | 10 December 2018 |
| Ankaragücü | İsmail Kartal | Sacked | 15 December 2018 | 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 |
| 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 |
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.
| 2019–20 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round |
| 2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round |
| 2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round |
| Relegation to 2019–20 TFF First League |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Award | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Edin Višća | Başakşehir | |
| Mert Günok | Başakşehir | |
| Alexandru Epureanu | Başakşehir | |
| Edin Višća | Başakşehir | |
| Burak Yılmaz | Beşiktaş | |
| Dorukhan Tokoz | Beşiktaş | |
| Abdullah Avcı | Başakşehir |
| Team of the Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Source:
| No. | Club | Average attendance | Change | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | 36,160 | -11,3% | 51,578 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 35,035 | 20,7% | 44,619 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 28,863 | -2,4% | 39,485 |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 24,700 | 22,7% | 36,934 |
| 5 | Bursaspor | 20,952 | 1,1% | — |
| 6 | Konyaspor | 16,446 | 35,3% | — |
| 7 | Ankaragücü | 12,365 | — | — |
| 8 | Erzurumspor | 11,161 | — | — |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 10,226 | -29,7% | — |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 8,694 | -20,2% | — |
| 11 | Sivasspor | 8,111 | -22,1% | — |
| 12 | Rizespor | 8,050 | — | — |
| 13 | Göztepe | 8,013 | 18,3% | — |
| 14 | Yeni Malatya | 7,672 | -18,5% | — |
| 15 | Akhisarspor | 5,624 | -3,0% | — |
| 16 | Alanyaspor | 4,774 | -11,8% | — |
| 17 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3,860 | -24,5% | — |
| 18 | Kasımpaşa | 2,877 | 17,4% | — |
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