2017–18 in Turkish football

The 2017–18 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Football in Turkey

Season	2017–18
Men's football
Süper Lig	Galatasaray
First League	Çaykur Rizespor
Turkish Cup	Akhisar Belediyespor
Turkish Super Cup	Konyaspor
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Süper Lig	Sivasspor Yeni Malatyaspor Göztepe	Çaykur Rizespor Gaziantepspor Adanaspor
1.Lig	İstanbulspor Ankaragücü Erzurum BB	Şanlıurfaspor Bandırmaspor Mersin İdman Yurdu
2.Lig	Sancaktepe Belediyespor Altay BB Bodrumspor Silivrispor Afjet Afyonspor Sakaryaspor	Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 Tepecikspor Ofspor Aydınspor 1461 Trabzon Kayseri Erciyesspor
3.Lig	Şanlıurfa Karaköprü Belediyespor Arsinspor Güzelorduspor Osmaniyespor Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor Utaş Uşakspor Turgutluspor Erokspor Ergene Velimeşespor	Kartalspor Beylerbeyi SK Kütahyaspor Manavgatspor Dersimspor Derincespor Türk Metal Kırıkkalespor Maltepespor Denizli Belediyespor Orduspor

League tables

Süper Lig

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Galatasaray (C)	34	24	3	7	75	33	+42	75	Qualification to Champions League group stage
2	Fenerbahçe	34	21	9	4	78	36	+42	72[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3	İstanbul Başakşehir	34	22	6	6	62	34	+28	72[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
4	Beşiktaş	34	21	8	5	69	30	+39	71	Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
5	Trabzonspor	34	15	10	9	63	51	+12	55
6	Göztepe	34	13	10	11	49	50	−1	49[lower-alpha 2]
7	Sivasspor	34	14	7	13	45	53	−8	49[lower-alpha 2]
8	Kasımpaşa	34	13	7	14	57	58	−1	46
9	Kayserispor	34	12	8	14	44	55	−11	44
10	Yeni Malatyaspor	34	11	10	13	38	45	−7	43
11	Akhisarspor	34	11	9	14	44	53	−9	42	Qualification to Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 3]
12	Alanyaspor	34	11	7	16	55	59	−4	40
13	Bursaspor	34	11	6	17	43	48	−5	39
14	Antalyaspor	34	10	8	16	40	59	−19	38
15	Konyaspor	34	9	9	16	38	42	−4	36
16	Osmanlıspor (R)	34	8	9	17	49	60	−11	33[lower-alpha 4]	Relegation to TFF First League
17	Gençlerbirliği (R)	34	8	9	17	37	54	−17	33[lower-alpha 4]
18	Kardemir Karabükspor (R)	34	3	3	28	20	86	−66	12

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:

1. Fenerbahçe ahead of Başakşehir on head-to-head goal difference: Fenerbahçe 2–3 Başakşehir, Başakşehir 0–2 Fenerbahçe.
2. Göztepe ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head points: Göztepe 6 pts, Sivasspor 0 pts.
3. Akhisarspor qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Turkish Cup.
4. Osmanlıspor ahead of Gençlerbirliği on head-to-head points: Osmanlıspor 6 pts, Gençlerbirliği 0 pts.

1.Lig

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rizespor (C, P)	34	20	9	5	68	38	+30	69	Promotion to the Süper Lig
2	Ankaragücü (P)	34	18	9	7	55	34	+21	63
3	Boluspor	34	18	6	10	53	30	+23	60	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4	Ümraniyespor	34	17	8	9	49	35	+14	59
5	Erzurum BB (O, P)	34	14	11	9	56	44	+12	53[lower-alpha 1]
6	Gazişehir Gaziantep	34	15	8	11	57	38	+19	53[lower-alpha 1]
7	Altınordu	34	15	8	11	55	45	+10	53[lower-alpha 1]
8	Balıkesirspor	34	16	7	11	56	46	+10	52[lower-alpha 2]
9	İstanbulspor	34	14	8	12	45	39	+6	50
10	Elazığspor	34	13	9	12	53	44	+9	48
11	Giresunspor	34	13	8	13	50	44	+6	47
12	Adanaspor	34	12	7	15	41	56	−15	43
13	Adana Demirspor	34	11	8	15	44	47	−3	41[lower-alpha 3]
14	Eskişehirspor[lower-alpha 4]	34	12	8	14	63	56	+7	41[lower-alpha 3]
15	Denizlispor	34	10	8	16	43	47	−4	38
16	Samsunspor (R)	34	7	15	12	32	46	−14	36	Relegation to the TFF Second League
17	Manisaspor (R)	34	7	3	24	31	80	−49	15[lower-alpha 5]
18	Gaziantepspor (R)	34	2	4	28	18	100	−82	1[lower-alpha 6]

Source: TFF First League
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) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Head-to-head points: Erzurum BB 8 pts, Gazişehir Gaziantep 7 pts, Altınordu 1 pt
2. Balıkesirspor have been deducted 3 points.
3. Adana Demirspor is ahead of Eskişehirspor on head-to-head points: Eskişehirspor 2-2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 3-1 Eskişehirspor
4. Eskişehirspor have been deducted 3 points.
5. Manisaspor have been deducted 9 points.
6. Gaziantepspor have been deducted 9 points.

Turkish Cup

• Teams seeded for the group stages: Konyaspor (defending champions), Beşiktaş (1st in the Süper Lig), İstanbul Başakşehir (2nd), and Fenerbahçe (3rd).
• Teams seeded for the play-off round: Galatasaray (4th in the Süper Lig), Antalyaspor (5th), Trabzonspor (6th), Akhisar Belediyespor (7th), Gençlerbirliği (8th), Kasımpaşa S.K. (10th), Kardemir Karabükspor (11th), Alanyaspor (12th), Osmanlıspor (13th), Bursaspor (14th), Kayserispor (15th), Sivasspor (1.Lig champions), Yeni Malatyaspor (1.Lig runners-up), and Göztepe (promoted from the 1.Lig)
• Teams seeded for the second round: Çaykur Rizespor (16th in the Süper Lig), Gaziantepspor (17th), Adanaspor (18th), Eskişehirspor (3rd in the 1.Lig), Boluspor (4th), Giresunspor (6th), Altınordu (7th), Ümraniyespor (8th), Balıkesirspor (9th), Elazığspor (10th), Denizlispor (11th), Manisaspor (12th), Gaziantep B.B. (13th), Adana Demirspor (14th), Samsunspor (15th), Şanlıurfaspor (16th in the 1.Lig), Bandırmaspor (17th), Mersin İdman Yurdu (18th),

National team

Friendlies

9 November 2017 Friendly	Romania	2 – 0	Turkey	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
21:30 UTC+3	Grozav  42', 69'			Stadium: CFR Cluj Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

13 November 2017 Friendly	Turkey	2 – 3	Albania	Antalya, Turkey
20:30 UTC+3	Ünder  47' Akbaba  60'		Sadiku  24', 39' Grezda  55'	Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

23 March 2018 Friendly	Turkey	1 – 0	Republic of Ireland	Antalya, Turkey
20:30 UTC+3	Topal  52'			Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

27 March 2018 Friendly	Montenegro	2 – 2	Turkey	Podgorica, Montenegro
19:10 UTC+2	Ivanić  45' Mugoša  87'		Ünder  11' Yokuşlu  23'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

28 May 2018 Friendly	Turkey	2 – 1	Iran	Istanbul, Turkey
21:15 UTC+3	Tosun  6', 50'		Dejagah  90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

1 June 2018 Friendly	Tunisia	2 – 2	Turkey	Geneva, Switzerland
20:15 UTC+2	Badri  56' Sassi  79'		Tosun  54' (pen.) Söyüncü  90'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

5 June 2018 Friendly	Russia	1 – 1	Turkey	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3	Samedov  35'		Mallı  59'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 27,423 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	10	7	1	2	16	7	+9	22	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup		—	1–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0
2	Croatia	10	6	2	2	15	4	+11	20	Advance to second round		2–0	—	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0
3	Ukraine	10	5	2	3	13	9	+4	17			1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–0	3–0
4	Turkey	10	4	3	3	14	13	+1	15			0–3	1–0	2–2	—	2–0	2–0
5	Finland	10	2	3	5	9	13	−4	9			1–0	0–1	1–2	2–2	—	1–1
6	Kosovo	10	0	1	9	3	24	−21	1			1–2	0–6	0–2	1–4	0–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Ukraine	2 – 0	Turkey	Kharkiv, Ukraine
21:45 UTC+3	Yarmolenko  18', 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 36,796 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	1 – 0	Croatia	Eskişehir, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3	Tosun  75'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Eskişehir Stadium Attendance: 28,600 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	0 – 3	Iceland	Eskişehir, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Guðmundsson  32' B.Bjarnason  39' Árnason  49'	Stadium: Eskişehir Stadium Attendance: 30,390 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

9 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Finland	2 – 2	Turkey	Turku, Finland
21:45 UTC+3	Arajuuri  76' Pohjanpalo  88'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Tosun  57', 83'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Turkish clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Club Brugge	3–5	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–3	0–2

Play-off Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
İstanbul Başakşehir	3–4	Sevilla	1–2	2–2

Group Stage

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BES	POR	RBL	MON
1	Beşiktaş	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	2–0	1–1
2	Porto	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10			1–3	—	3–1	5–2
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7	Transfer to Europa League		1–2	3–2	—	1–1
4	Monaco	6	0	2	4	6	16	−10	2			1–2	0–3	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	8–1	Beşiktaş	5–0	3–1

UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Östersund	3–1	Galatasaray	2–0	1–1

Third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sturm Graz	2–3	Fenerbahçe	1–2	1–1

Play-off Round

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vardar	4–1	Fenerbahçe	2–0	2–1

Group stage

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		BRA	LUD	IBS	HOF
1	Braga	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase		—	0–2	2–1	3–1
2	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	2	3	1	7	5	+2	9			1–1	—	1–2	2–1
3	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8			2–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	1899 Hoffenheim	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5			1–2	1–1	3–1	—

Source: UEFA

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		SAL	MAR	KON	VSC
1	Red Bull Salzburg	6	3	3	0	7	1	+6	12	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–0	0–0	3–0
2	Marseille	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8			0–0	—	1–0	2–1
3	Konyaspor	6	1	3	2	4	6	−2	6			0–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Vitória de Guimarães	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5			1–1	1–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

References

1. "Süper Lig 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 September 2016.