2020–21 in Turkish football

The 2020–21 season is the 116th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Football in Turkey

Season	2020–21
Men's football
Turkish Super Cup	Trabzonspor
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league
Süper Lig	Hatayspor BB Erzurumspor Fatih Karagümrük
1.Lig	Bandırmaspor Samsunspor Tuzlaspor
2.Lig	Serik Belediyespor 24 Erzincanspor Kocaelispor Turgutluspor Karacabey Belediyespor Pazarspor
3.Lig	Mardin Büyükşehir Başakspor Siirt İl Özel İdaresispor Kahta 02 Spor Adıyaman 1954 Spor Arhavispor Çarşambaspor İçel İdman Yurdu Ceyhanspor Kırıkkale Büyük Anadoluspor Antalya Kestelspor Isparta 32 Spor Karaman Belediyespor Bergama Belediyespor Bursa Yıldırımspor Belediye Kütahyaspor Yalovaspor Arnavutköy Belediyespor Edirnespor Tekirdağspor Çengelköy

League tables

Süper Lig

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Galatasaray	23	15	3	5	47	18	+29	48	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Beşiktaş	23	15	3	5	50	26	+24	48	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Fenerbahçe	23	15	3	5	45	25	+20	48	Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
4	Trabzonspor	23	12	6	5	30	24	+6	42	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
5	Alanyaspor	23	12	5	6	40	23	+17	41
6	Hatayspor	23	11	5	7	39	29	+10	38
7	Gaziantep	23	10	8	5	37	28	+9	38
8	Fatih Karagümrük	23	10	7	6	36	29	+7	37
9	Antalyaspor	23	7	10	6	23	28	−5	31
10	Yeni Malatyaspor	23	7	8	8	29	30	−1	29
11	Sivasspor	23	6	10	7	26	29	−3	28
12	Göztepe	23	6	8	9	32	30	+2	26
13	Çaykur Rizespor	23	6	8	9	29	39	−10	26
14	Kasımpaşa	23	7	5	11	25	36	−11	26
15	Konyaspor	22	6	6	10	27	28	−1	24
16	Kayserispor	23	6	6	11	17	28	−11	24
17	İstanbul Başakşehir	23	6	6	11	27	41	−14	24
18	BB Erzurumspor	23	5	7	11	21	36	−15	22	Relegation to TFF First League
19	Gençlerbirliği	22	5	5	12	20	41	−21	20
20	Ankaragücü	22	5	3	14	26	39	−13	18
21	Denizlispor	23	4	6	13	22	41	−19	18

Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. 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]

1.Lig

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Adana Demirspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Promotion to the Süper Lig
2	Adanaspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Akhisarspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4	Altay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Altınordu	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Balıkesirspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Bandırmaspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Boluspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Bursaspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Eskişehirspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Giresunspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	İstanbulspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Keçiörengücü	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Menemenspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Osmanlıspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	Samsunspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Relegation to the TFF Second League
17	Tuzlaspor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Ümraniyespor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source:
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	Cologne, 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	Istanbul, 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)

2020–21 UEFA Nations League

Pos	Team	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[lower-alpha 1]			0–1	5–0	—	0–0
4	Turkey (R)	6	1	3	2	6	8	−2	6[lower-alpha 1]	Relegation to League C		0–1	3–2	2–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. 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	Sivas, 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	Belgrade, 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	Moscow, 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	Istanbul, 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	Istanbul, 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	Budapest, 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	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualification to 2022 FIFA World Cup		—	7 Sep	16 Nov	4 Sep	27 Mar	11 Oct
2	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to second round		24 Mar	—	8 Oct	1 Sep	30 Mar	13 Nov
3	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Sep	27 Mar	—	11 Oct	13 Nov	7 Sep
4	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			13 Nov	16 Nov	30 Mar	—	7 Sep	27 Mar
5	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			8 Oct	11 Oct	4 Sep	24 Mar	—	1 Sep
6	Gibraltar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30 Mar	4 Sep	24 Mar	8 Oct	16 Nov	—

First match(es) will be played on 24 March 2021. Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

24 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	–	Netherlands	Istanbul, Turkey
22:45 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium

27 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Norway	–	Turkey	Norway
18:00 UTC+2		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)

30 March 2021 2022 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	–	Latvia	Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium

UEFA Euro 2020

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TUR	ITA	WAL	SUI
1	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Advance to knockout phase		—
2	Italy (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0				—
3	Wales	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Possible knockout phase based on ranking				—
4	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						—

First match(es) will be played on 11 June 2021. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

11 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Turkey	v	Italy	Rome, Italy
21:00 UTC+2		Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico

16 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Turkey	v	Wales	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium

20 June 2021 UEFA Euro 2020	Switzerland	v	Turkey	Baku, Azerbaijan
20:00 UTC+4		Report		Stadium: Baku Olympic Stadium

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

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

1. 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	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	3–0[lower-alpha 1]
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	6	3	2	1	6	7	−1	11			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:

1. The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.

References

1. "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.