2019–20 TFF First League

TFF First League
Season2019–20
Dates16 August 2019 – 19 July 2020[1]
ChampionsHatayspor
PromotedHatayspor
BB Erzurumspor
Fatih Karagümrük
Matches played311
Goals scored786 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Paixão (22 goals)
Biggest home winÜmraniyespor 4–0 Altınordu
(26 October 2019)
İstanbulspor 4–0 Fatih Karagümrük
(29 November 2019)
Biggest away winBalıkesirspor 1–6 Adana Demirspor
(20 January 2020)
Balıkesirspor 0–5 İstanbulspor
(16 February 2020)
Balıkesirspor 0–5 Fatih Karagümrük
(2 July 2020)
Highest scoringAkhisarspor 4–3 İstanbulspor
(7 December 2019)
Balıkesirspor 1–6 Adana Demirspor
(20 January 2020)
Akhisarspor 3–4 Fatih Karagümrük
(18 July 2020)
Osmanlıspor 4–3 Balıkesirspor
(19 July 2020)
Longest winning runHatayspor
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runFatih Karagümrük
(14 matches)
Longest winless runBoluspor
(16 matches)
Longest losing runEskişehirspor
Giresunspor
(5 matches)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2020.
Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu (III)

The 2019–20 TFF First League was the 19th season since the league was established in 2001 and 57th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64. The season began on 16 August 2019 and the regular season will be ended on 2 May 2020.[2] Fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 18 July 2019.[3] On 12 March 2020, The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced matches will be played behind closed doors in the stadiums until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] On 19 March 2020, the league was suspended.[5] The league resumed behind closed doors on 19 June until 19 July 2020. The semi-finals were played on 22 and 26 July, then the final was played on 30 July 2020.

Teams

Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in 2019–20 TFF First League
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Istanbul Province clubs
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Adana Demirspor Adana (Yüreğir) Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805
Adanaspor Adana (Çukurova) Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805
Akhisarspor Manisa (Akhisar) Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium 12,139
Altay İzmir (Gaziemir) İzmir Atatürk Stadium 51,295
Altınordu İzmir (Karabağlar) Doğanlar Stadium 12,500
Balıkesirspor Balıkesir Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium 15,800
BB Erzurumspor Erzurum Kazım Karabekir Stadium 23,277
Boluspor Bolu Bolu Atatürk Stadium 8,456
Bursaspor Bursa Büyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium 43,361
Eskişehirspor Eskişehir New Eskişehir Stadium 34,930
Fatih Karagümrük Istanbul (Fatih) Vefa Stadium 12,500
Giresunspor Giresun Giresun Atatürk Stadium 12,191
Hatayspor Hatay Antakya Atatürk Stadium 6,015
İstanbulspor Istanbul (Büyükçekmece) Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium 4,491
Keçiörengücü Ankara (Keçiören) Ankara Aktepe Stadium 4,883
Menemenspor İzmir (Menemen) Menemen İlçe Stadium 2,500
Osmanlıspor Ankara (Sincan) Osmanlı Stadium 20,000
Ümraniyespor Istanbul (Ümraniye) Ümraniye Belediyesi Şehir Stadium 1,601

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Former Players
Adana Demirspor The Gambia Mustapha Carayol The Gambia Pa Dibba Mali Hamidou Traoré Mali Ibrahima Koné Poland Jakub Kosecki Senegal Joher Rassoul Serbia Milan Mitrović Syria Aias Aosman Ukraine Oleksandr Hladkyi Belgium Jonathan Legear
Brazil Anderson
Republic of Ireland Anthony Stokes
Mali Djemoussa Traore
Adanaspor Brazil Renan Diniz Brazil Roni Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Karačić Cameroon Mbilla Etame Georgia (country) Giorgi Arabidze Mali Moussa Bagayoko Nigeria Emeka Eze Senegal Amidou Diop
Akhisarspor Albania Sokol Cikalleshi Bosnia and Herzegovina Avdija Vršajević Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Cocalić Bosnia and Herzegovina Irfan Hadžić Iceland Elmar Bjarnason Serbia Milan Lukač Slovenia Rajko Rotman
Altay Belarus Anton Putsila Brazil Leandrinho Cape Verde Hélder Tavares Greece Andreas Tatos Netherlands Leandro Kappel Nigeria Adamu Alhassan Nigeria Asuque Aniekeme Portugal Marco Paixão Togo Prince Segbefia
Altınordu
Balıkesirspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Nemanja Anđušić Bosnia and Herzegovina Nermin Hodzic Central African Republic Foxi Kéthévoama Croatia Andrija Vuković Croatia Antonio Mršić Ghana Mahatma Otoo Mali Aly Mallé Nigeria Francis Ezeh Croatia Tomislav Glumac
BB Erzurumspor Algeria Jugurtha Hamroun Benin Mickaël Poté Bosnia and Herzegovina Ibrahim Šehić Bosnia and Herzegovina Jasmin Šćuk France Gabriel Obertan France Rashad Muhammed Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sissoko Mali Mahamadou Ba Togo Gilles Sunu
Boluspor Benin Moïse Adiléhou Bosnia and Herzegovina Emir Halilović Brazil Dodô Kyrgyzstan Alimardon Shukurov Netherlands Rydell Poepon Nigeria Seth Sincere Republic of the Congo Dzon Delarge Paraguay Orlando Mosquera Slovenia Rok Kidric
Bursaspor Burkina Faso Abdou Traoré Nigeria Shehu Abdullahi North Macedonia Jani Atanasov Senegal Mamadou Diarra Ukraine Yevhen Seleznyov Brazil Igor Silva
Romania Iasmin Latovlevici
Eskişehirspor Ghana Kamal Issah
Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sissoko
Nigeria Jesse Sekidika
Serbia Marko Milinković
Fatih Karagümrük Chile Cristóbal Jorquera Ghana Joseph Attamah Netherlands Brahim Darri Nigeria Raheem Lawal Poland Artur Sobiech Senegal Alassane Ndao Serbia Bojan Šaranov Slovakia Erik Sabo Slovenia Gaber Dobrovoljc Switzerland Innocent Emeghara The Gambia Alagie Sosseh
Sweden Stefan Silva
Giresunspor Brazil Adriano Brazil Renan Foguinho Guinea Guy-Michel Landel Romania Cristian Tănase Romania Raul Rusescu Serbia Marko Milinković Venezuela Yonathan Del Valle Belgium Stallone Limbombe
Hatayspor Bulgaria Strahil Popov France Idir Ouali France Rayane Aabid Ghana Joseph Akomadi Portugal Hélder Barbosa Senegal Dame Diop Democratic Republic of the Congo Jeremy Bokila
Mali Hamidou Maiga
İstanbulspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Kamal Issah Brazil Wellington Cameroon Patrick Etoga Ghana Kamal Issah Senegal Papa Alioune Diouf Ghana Joseph Mensah
Iran Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
Keçiörengücü Democratic Republic of the Congo Jeremy Bokila Gabon Lévy Madinda Mali Famoussa Koné Mali Idrissa Diarra Senegal Boubacar Dialiba Senegal Theo Mendy
Menemenspor Albania Gentian Selmani Kosovo David Domgjoni Nigeria Henri Onoka Nigeria Rasheed Akanbi Nigeria Sikiru Olatunbosun Serbia Jasmin Trtovac France Abdelaye Diakité
France Ibrahim Sangaré
Osmanlıspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Ognjen Todorović Cameroon Eric Ayuk Serbia Jovan Blagojević Uruguay Santiago Mele
Ümraniyespor Bosnia and Herzegovina Ajdin Hasić Croatia Tomislav Glumac Croatia Tonći Mujan France Ghislain Gimbert France Riad Nouri Nigeria Chukwuma Akabueze Portugal Vasco Fernandes Romania Valentin Lazăr

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hatayspor (C, P) 34 19 9 6 48 28 +20 66 Promotion to the Süper Lig
2 BB Erzurumspor (P) 34 18 8 8 41 25 +16 62
3 Adana Demirspor 34 17 10 7 68 44 +24 61 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4 Akhisarspor 34 16 9 9 46 39 +7 57
5 Fatih Karagümrük (P) 34 15 11 8 53 39 +14 56
6 Bursaspor[a] 34 17 8 9 49 41 +8 56
7 Altay 34 14 12 8 45 37 +8 54
8 Keçiörengücü 34 13 11 10 33 28 +5 50
9 Menemenspor 34 11 11 12 42 46 −4 44[b]
10 Giresunspor 34 12 8 14 40 47 −7 44[b]
11 Ümraniyespor 34 12 8 14 48 51 −3 44[b]
12 İstanbulspor 34 9 13 12 45 43 +2 40
13 Balıkesirspor 34 9 11 14 36 48 −12 38
14 Altınordu 34 8 13 13 37 44 −7 37
15 Boluspor 34 6 15 13 30 41 −11 33
16 Osmanlıspor[c] 34 8 9 17 41 53 −12 30
17 Adanaspor 34 3 12 19 31 53 −22 21
18 Eskişehirspor[d] 34 7 6 21 34 60 −26 12
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; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Bursaspor have been deducted 3 points.
  2. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Menemenspor 7, Giresunspor 6, Ümraniyespor 4
  3. ^ Osmanlıspor have been deducted 3 points.
  4. ^ Eskişehirspor have been deducted 15 points.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Hatayspor7223742121111111111111111111111111
BB Erzurumspor8138131012101085642324222222222222223222
Adana Demirspor3458358111011111013111311885444433354332333
Akhisarspor67107214254535233546876977545655544
Fatih Karagümrük1334495336278871011121111119656766776665
Bursaspor159426211877853467633333344433544456
Altay14151168116468101110121091099658565677467777
Keçiörengücü105655776997966853545857991010101099988
Menemenspor4111215151513121210967752478109710111212121211111111119
Giresunspor1717171717171617151513121110111212111096101212109988810101010
Ümraniyespor21111315123245467677121188888991088911
İstanbulspor91214101210991112121312131213131313131313131313131313131313121212
Balıkesirspor161013996374348999891012121012111011111111121212131313
Altınordu13161512141415151717171616141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Boluspor11141616161617161414141414161616161717171818171616161515151515151515
Osmanlıspor5891411812141313151515151515151515161515151515151616161616161616
Adanaspor126711131314131616161717171717171616151616161717171717171717171717
Eskişehirspor18181818181818181818181818181818181818181717181818181818181818181818
Champion, Promotion to Süper Lig
Promotion to Süper Lig
Play-off
Source: TFF

Results

Home \ Away ADS ADA AKH ALT ATO BAL BBE BOL BUR ESK FKG GRS HAT İST KÖG MBS OSM ÜMR
Adana Demirspor — 4–1 2–3 2–2 4–2 2–0 1–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 4–2
Adanaspor 0–0 — 0–0 3–3 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–3 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1
Akhisarspor 1–1 1–0 — 2–1 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–3 3–4 2–2 3–2 1–0
Altay 1–0 3–1 3–1 — 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–2 3–0 1–3
Altınordu 2–2 1–0 2–0 0–3 — 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 4–1 1–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–2 1–2
Balıkesirspor 1–6 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 — 2–1 3–2 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–0 0–1 0–5 2–2 0–1 1–1 2–0
BB Erzurumspor 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–0 1–0 — 1–0 2–1 1–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–0 2–0 2–0 4–1
Boluspor 0–0 2–1 0–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1
Bursaspor 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 — 0–1 2–1 2–3 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1
Eskişehirspor 1–4 0–0 1–2 2–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 0–1 0–3 1–1 3–0 3–2 3–1
Fatih Karagümrük 2–2 3–0 2–3 2–2 3–3 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 — 2–1 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–3
Giresunspor 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 0–1 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–2 2–1 2–1
Hatayspor 2–1 1–0 2–3 3–2 1–0 2–0 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 — 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–0
İstanbulspor 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 4–0 2–1 2–2 — 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1
Keçiörengücü 1–3 2–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 — 2–1 1–0 1–1
Menemenspor 2–3 4–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–1 3–1 0–1 0–3 0–4 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 3–0[a]
Osmanlıspor 2–3 2–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 4–3 1–3 2–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 2–0 — 3–2
Ümraniyespor 2–3 2–1 2–2 1–0 4–0 0–3 1–2 1–1 1–1 3–0 1–1 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 —
Source: TFF (in Turkish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Notes:
  1. ^ Match awarded.

Promotion Playoffs

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bursaspor 1–4 Adana Demirspor 0–0 1–4
Fatih Karagümrük 4–3 Akhisarspor 3–3 1–0

Final

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Adana Demirspor 1–1 (5–6 p) Fatih Karagümrük

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 19 July 2020[6]
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1 Portugal Marco Paixão Altay 22
2 Romania Raul Rusescu Giresunspor 12
3 Turkey Emircan Altıntaş Ümraniyespor 11
Sweden Erkan Zengin Adana Demirspor
Turkey Mertan Caner Öztürk Osmanlıspor
6 Turkey Burhan Eşer Akhisarspor 10
France Ghislain Gimbert Ümraniyespor
Turkey Mehmet Akyüz Adana Demirspor
Turkey Samed Kaya Menemenspor
Ukraine Yevhen Seleznyov Bursaspor

References

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