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 is the 116th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Pre-season[]

League	Promoted to league
Süper Lig	Hatayspor BB Erzurumspor Fatih Karagümrük
1.Lig	Bandırmaspor Samsunspor Tuzlaspor
	Serik Belediyespor 24 Erzincanspor Kocaelispor Turgutluspor Karacabey Belediyespor Pazarspor
	Arhavispor Ceyhanspor Bergama Belediyespor Belediye Kütahyaspor Yalovaspor Edirnespor Tekirdağspor

League tables[]

Süper Lig[]

Pos	Team v t	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^[a]
4	Trabzonspor	40	19	14	7	50	37	+13	71	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round^[a]
5	Sivasspor	40	16	17	7	54	43	+11	65	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round^[a]
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) Champion; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Since the winners of the 2020–21 Turkish Cup, Beşiktaş, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League play-off round berth awarded to the Turkish Cup winners was passed to the third-placed team (Fenerbahçe), the Europa Conference League third qualifying round berth awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team (Trabzonspor), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team (Sivasspor).

1.Lig[]

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Adana Demirspor	Promotion to the Süper Lig
2	Adanaspor	Promotion to the Süper Lig
3	Akhisarspor	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4	Altay
5	Altınordu
6	Balıkesirspor
7	Bandırmaspor
8	Boluspor
9	Bursaspor
10	Eskişehirspor
11	Giresunspor
12	İstanbulspor
13	Keçiörengücü
14	Menemenspor
15	Osmanlıspor
16	Samsunspor	Relegation to the
17	Tuzlaspor
18	Ümraniyespor

Source:^{[citation needed]}
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

Turkish Cup[]

National team[]

Friendlies[]

7 October 2020 Friendly	Germany	3–3	Turkey	showCologne, 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	showIstanbul, 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	showAlanya, Antalya, Turkey
20:00 UTC+3	Dervişoğlu 34' Ayhan 44'		Mahmudov 28'	Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Referee: Genc Nuza (Kosovo)

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

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

2020–21 UEFA Nations League[]

Pos	Team v t	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:

^ Jump up to: ^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	showSivas, 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	showBelgrade, 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	showMoscow, 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	showIstanbul, 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	showIstanbul, 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	showBudapest, Hungary
20:45 UTC+2	Sigér 57' Varga 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Puskás Aréna Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	6	4	1	1	22	6	+16	13	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup	—	16 Nov	6–1	4–0	2–0	11 Oct
2	Norway	6	4	1	1	12	5	+7	13	Advance to second round	1–1	—	0–3	11 Oct	13 Nov	5–1
3	Turkey	6	3	2	1	16	13	+3	11		4–2	8 Oct	—	2–2	3–3	13 Nov
4	Montenegro	6	2	2	2	8	9	−1	8		13 Nov	0–1	16 Nov	—	0–0	4–1
5	Latvia	6	1	2	3	7	10	−3	5		8 Oct	0–2	11 Oct	1–2	—	3–1
6	Gibraltar (Y)	6	0	0	6	3	25	−22	0		0–7	0–3	0–3	8 Oct	16 Nov	—

Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2021. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(Y) Cannot qualify directly, may only advance to the play-offs

24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	4–2	Netherlands	showIstanbul, 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)

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

30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	3–3	Latvia	showIstanbul, 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[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ITA	WAL	SUI	TUR
1	Italy (H)	3	3	0	0	7	0	+7	9	Advance to knockout phase	—
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) Host
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^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	showRome, Italy
21:00 UTC+2		Report	Demiral 53' (o.g.) Immobile 66' Insigne 79'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)

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

20 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Switzerland	3–1	Turkey	showBaku, 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[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
PAOK	3–1	Beşiktaş

Group Stage[]

Group H[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PAR	RBL	MUN	IBFK
1	Paris Saint-Germain	6	4	2	13	6	+7	12^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	1–2	5–1
2	RB Leipzig	6	4	2	11	12	−1	12^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	2–1	—	3–2	2–0
3	Manchester United	6	3	3	15	10	+5	9	Transfer to Europa League	1–3	5–0	—	4–1
4	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	1	5	7	18	−11	3		0–2	3–4	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

UEFA Europa League[]

Second qualifying round[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Neftçi	1–3	Galatasaray

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[]

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Rangers	2–1	Galatasaray

Group stage[]

Group I[]

Pos	Team v t	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	Canc.^[a]
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	3	2	1	6	7	−1	11	Advance to knockout phase	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:

^ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a walkover to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.

References[]

^ "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.

[table_note_res_ELPO0.18966572880264-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Since the winners of the 2020–21 Turkish Cup, Beşiktaş, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League play-off round berth awarded to the Turkish Cup winners was passed to the third-placed team (Fenerbahçe), the Europa Conference League third qualifying round berth awarded to the third-placed team was passed to the fourth-placed team (Trabzonspor), and the Europa Conference League second qualifying round berth awarded to the fourth-placed team was passed to the fifth-placed team (Sivasspor).

[table_hth_SRB0.59026857167029-3] Jump up to: ^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.

[table_hth_WAL0.81832812438641-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

[table_hth_PAR0.88353238947854-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

[table_note_VIL_QRB0.89968855907195-6] The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a walkover to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.

[2] "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.

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