2023–24 Gençlerbirliği S.K. season

Gençlerbirliği S.K.
2023–24 season
Manager	Sinan Kaloğlu
Stadium	Eryaman Stadium
TFF First League	8th
Turkish Cup	Pre-season
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Gençlerbirliği S.K.'s 101st season in existence and third consecutive in the TFF First League, the second division of Turkish football. They will also compete in the Turkish Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 18 September 2023^[1] ^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	Ertuğrul Çetin (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
5	DF	CHN	Wu Shaocong (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
6	MF	TUR	Rahman Buğra Çağıran
7	MF	TUR	Enes Keskin (on loan from Pendikspor)
8	MF	GER	Erdal Öztürk
9	FW	MLI	Mustapha Yatabaré
10	FW	NGA	Olarenwaju Kayode
13	GK	TUR	Orkun Özdemir
15	DF	CGO	Francis Nzaba (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
17	DF	TUR	Yasin Güreler
20	MF	TUR	Ensar Kemaloğlu
22	MF	MLI	Sambou Yatabaré
23	DF	TUR	Yiğit Efe Demir (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
24	DF	TUR	Alperen Babacan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	MF	TUR	Eralp Aydın
29	FW	TUR	Fırat Tulgayoğlu
35	MF	TUR	Musa Çağıran
42	MF	POR	Tiago Rodrigues
45	MF	TUR	Arda Çağan Çelik
53	DF	TUR	Umut İslamoğlu
60	DF	TUR	Özgür Çek
61	FW	TUR	Oltan Karakullukçu
72	FW	TUR	Muhammed Ertürk
77	DF	TUR	Uğur Akdemir (captain)
87	MF	TUR	Abdullah Durak
88	MF	NGA	Chukwuma Akabueze
89	FW	BRA	Amilton
99	GK	TUR	Atalay Gökçe

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	TUR	Ebrar Aydın
—	FW	TUR	Miraç Asıltekin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	TUR	Melih Bostan

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	TUR	Ahmet Enes Akkan (at Nevşehir Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Ahmet Buğra Güven (at İnegölspor until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Baran Kayikci (at Hacettepe 1945 SK until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Abdullah Şahindere (at Hacettepe 1945 SK until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Musa Şahindere (at Hacettepe 1945 SK until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Berat Can Sebat (at Karabük İdman Yurdu until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Ataberk Gök (at Hacettepe 1945 SK until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Seyit Ali Kahya (at Nevşehir Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Abdussamet Yılmaz (at Edirnespor until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Gökhan Altıparmak (at Hacettepe 1945 SK until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Baran Başyiğit (at Orduspor 1967 until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Emirkan Demir (at Hacettepe 1945 SK until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Kağan Özkan (at Nevşehir Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Arda Tuzcu (at Arnavutköy Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 July 2023 Friendly	İstanbulspor	1–2	Gençlerbirliği	Turkey
17:30

22 July 2023 Friendly	İstanbulspor	3–1	Gençlerbirliği	Turkey
17:00

26 July 2023 Friendly	Kayserispor	1–0	Gençlerbirliği	Turkey
18:00

10 September 2023 Friendly	Konyaspor	2–0	Gençlerbirliği	Turkey
17:00

18 November 2023 Friendly	Ankaragücü	2–0	Gençlerbirliği	Turkey
15:00

6 January 2024 Friendly	Gençlerbirliği	1–4	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Belek, Turkey
16:00	Kayode 19'		Ache 5' Abiama 55' (79) Tomiak 85' (pen.)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
TFF First League	13 August 2023	10 May 2024	Matchday 1	17	7	6	4	19	19	+0	041.18
Turkish Cup	31 October 2023		Third round	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	100.00
Total				19	9	6	4	27	23	+4	047.37

Last updated: December 2023
Source: Soccerway

TFF First League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Kocaelispor	34	16	7	11	48	41	+7	55	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Quarter Finals
7	Boluspor	34	15	8	11	33	35	−2	53	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Quarter Finals
8	Gençlerbirliği	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	51
9	Bandırmaspor	34	13	11	10	49	32	+17	50
10	Erzurumspor^[a]	34	12	11	11	30	34	−4	44

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. 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
Notes: