2008–09 Süper Lig

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Süper Lig
Hacettepespor 0–4 Kocaelispor
Highest scoring10 matches with 7 goals each

The 2008–09 Süper Lig (also known as Turkcell Super League due to sponsoring reasons) was the fifty-first season since its establishment. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009. Galatasaray were the defending champions.

Hacettepe on their way to the second-level First League
.

1980–81 season
that only one of them was able to finish among the top three teams in Turkish football.

Promotion and relegation from 2007–08

Çaykur Rizespor, Manisaspor and Kasımpaşa were relegated at the end of the 2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom three places of the standings. They were replaced by TFF First League champions Kocaelispor, runners-up Antalyaspor and play-off winners Eskişehirspor.

Team overview

Location of teams in Süper Lig 2008–09
Team Head coach Team captain Venue Capacity[1] Kitmaker Shirt sponsor Club Chairman
Ankaragücü
Turkey Hakan Kutlu Turkey Murat Erdoğan Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 19,209 Lotto Turkcell Cemal Azmi Aydın
Ankaraspor Turkey Aykut Kocaman
Hürriyet Güçer
Yenikent Asaş Stadium
19,626 Nike Turkcell Ruhi Kurnaz
Antalyaspor Turkey Mehmet Özdilek Turkey Uğur Kavuk Antalya Atatürk Stadium 11,137 Nike Mardan Hasan Y. Akıncıoğlu
Beşiktaş Turkey Mustafa Denizli Argentina Matías Delgado BJK İnönü Stadium 32,086 Umbro Cola Turka Yıldırım Demirören
Bursaspor Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam Turkey Ömer Erdoğan Bursa Atatürk Stadium 18,587
Kappa
Turkcell İbrahim Yazıcı
Denizlispor Turkey Mesut Bakkal
Roman Kratochvil
Denizli Atatürk Stadium 15,427 Lescon Turkcell Ali İpek
Eskişehirspor Turkey Rıza Çalımbay Turkey Emre Toraman Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium 18,880 Nike Eti Halil Ünal
Fenerbahçe Spain Luis Aragonés
Alex
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 53,586 Adidas
Avea
Aziz Yıldırım
Galatasaray
Turkey Bülent Korkmaz Turkey Ayhan Akman Ali Sami Yen Stadium 22,800 Adidas Avea Adnan Polat
Gaziantepspor Portugal José Couceiro Turkey Bekir İrtegün
Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium
16,981 Lescon Turkcell İbrahim Halil Kızıl
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Samet Aybaba
Abdel Zaher El Saka
Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 19,209 Lotto Turkcell İlhan Cavcav
Hacettepe
Turkey Erdoğan Arıca Turkey Orhan Şam Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 19,209 Lotto Turkcell Turgay Kalemci
Istanbul BB
Turkey Abdullah Avcı Turkey Efe İnanç Atatürk Olympic Stadium 76,092 Lescon KalPen Göksel Gümüşdağ
Kayserispor Turkey Tolunay Kafkas Turkey Mehmet Topuz Kadir Has Stadium1 32,864 Adidas Turkcell Recep Mamur
Kocaelispor Turkey Erhan Altın Turkey Serdar Topraktepe
Ismet Pasa Stadium
12,710 Umbro Erciyas Serhan Gürkan
Konyaspor Turkey Ünal Karaman Turkey Ömer Gündostu Konya Atatürk Stadium 21,968 Lotto Turkcell Mehmet Ali Kuntoğlu
Sivasspor Turkey Bülent Uygun
Mehmet Yildiz
Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium 14,998 Adidas Turkcell Mecnun Otyakmaz
Trabzonspor Turkey Ersun Yanal Turkey Hüseyin Çimşir
Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium
19,649 Nike Avea Sadri Şener
Notes
  1. Kayserispor played their 2008 home matches at

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Konyaspor Turkey Raşit Çetiner Sacked 17 September 2008[3] Turkey Giray Bulak 24 September 2008[4]
Kocaelispor Turkey Engin İpekoğlu Sacked 25 September 2008[5] Turkey Yılmaz Vural 28 September 2008[6]
Beşiktaş Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam Resigned 7 October 2008[7] Turkey Mustafa Denizli 9 October 2008[8]
Ankaragücü
Turkey Hakan Kutlu Sacked 20 October 2008[9] Turkey Ünal Karaman 24 October 2008[10]
Antalyaspor Czech Republic Jozef Jarabinský Sacked 28 October 2008[11] Turkey Mehmet Özdilek 28 October 2008[12]
Hacettepe
Turkey Osman Özdemir Resigned 2 November 2008[13] Turkey Erdoğan Arıca 3 November 2008[14]
Denizlispor Turkey Ali Yalçın Resigned 2 November 2008[15] Turkey Ümit Kayıhan 10 November 2008[16]
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Mesut Bakkal Resigned 3 November 2008[17] Turkey Samet Aybaba 5 November 2008[18]
Bursaspor Turkey Samet Aybaba Resigned 4 November 2008[19] Turkey Güvenç Kurtar 4 November 2008[20]
Ankaragücü
Turkey Ünal Karaman Resigned 8 December 2008[21] Turkey Hakan Kutlu 2 January 2009[22]
Bursaspor Turkey Güvenç Kurtar Resigned 23 December 2008[23] Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam 2 January 2009[24]
Kocaelispor Turkey Yılmaz Vural Resigned 29 December 2008[25] Turkey Erhan Altın 17 January 2009[26]
Denizlispor Turkey Ümit Kayıhan Sacked 5 February 2009[27] Turkey Mesut Bakkal 6 February 2009[28]
Galatasaray Germany Michael Skibbe Sacked 23 February 2009[29] Turkey Bülent Korkmaz 23 February 2009[30]
Hacettepe
Turkey Erdoğan Arıca Resigned 2 March 2009[31] Turkey Ergün Penbe 2 March 2009[31]
Gaziantepspor Turkey Nurullah Sağlam Resigned 9 March 2009[32] Portugal José Couceiro 6 April 2009[citation needed]
Konyaspor Turkey Giray Bulak Sacked 19 May 2009[33] Turkey Ünal Karaman 20 May 2009[citation needed]

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former Players
Ankaragücü Algeria Ismaël Bouzid Brazil Jabá Brazil Luiz Henrique Argentina Leonardo Iglesias Mexico Antonio de Nigris Tunisia Mouin Chaâbani Brazil Leandro Chaves
Egypt Sherif Ekramy
Ankaraspor Gabon Roguy Méyé Liberia Theo Lewis Weeks Montenegro Radoslav Batak Portugal Neca Senegal Madiou Konate Slovakia Štefan Senecký Brazil Tita
Mexico Antonio de Nigris
Sweden Fredrik Risp
Antalyaspor Brazil Tita Ivory Coast Serge Djiéhoua Tunisia Ali Zitouni Zimbabwe Joseph Ngwenya Poland Jarosław Bieniuk
Poland Piotr Dziewicki
Slovakia Pavol Straka
Beşiktaş Argentina Matías Delgado Chile Rodrigo Tello Brazil Bobô Czech Republic Tomáš Sivok Czech Republic Tomáš Zápotočný France Édouard Cissé Germany Fabian Ernst Slovakia Filip Hološko Croatia Anthony Šerić
Bursaspor Belarus Maksim Romaschenko
Fabrício
Brazil Marcelinho Brazil Tadeu Bulgaria Dimitar Ivankov Romania Giani Kiriță South Korea Shin Young-rok Brazil Adriano Magrão
Brazil Leandrao
Peru Ysrael Zúñiga
Denizlispor Bosnia and Herzegovina Džemal Berberović Brazil Carlos Alberto Brazil Douglas Brazil Irineu Brazil Wescley Bulgaria Emil Angelov Senegal Ibrahima Bangoura Trinidad and Tobago Darryl Roberts Czech Republic Tomáš Abrahám
Slovakia Ivan Lietava
Slovakia Roman Kratochvíl
Venezuela Renny Vega
Eskişehirspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Safet Nadarević Brazil Anderson Croatia Krunoslav Lovrek Croatia Luka Vučko Croatia Stjepan Poljak Croatia Vanja Iveša
Fenerbahçe Brazil Alex Brazil Deivid Brazil Edu Dracena Brazil Roberto Carlos Chile Claudio Maldonado Spain Dani Güiza Spain Josico Uruguay Diego Lugano
Galatasaray Australia Harry Kewell Brazil Lincoln Czech Republic Milan Baroš Democratic Republic of the Congo Shabani Nonda Italy Morgan De Sanctis Sweden Tobias Linderoth Portugal Fernando Meira
Gaziantepspor Argentina Christian Zurita Brazil Beto Brazil Eduardo Pacheco Brazil Ivan Brazil Júlio César Brazil Rodrigo Tabata Cameroon Armand Deumi
Gençlerbirliği Australia Bruce Djite Australia Mile Jedinak Australia James Troisi Brazil Kahê Burkina Faso Lamine Traoré Cameroon Jacques Momha Ghana Daniel Addo Serbia Bojan Isailović Chile Nicolás Peric
Hacettepe Albania Gilman Lika Brazil Sandro Brazil Tozo Croatia Ante Kulušić Democratic Republic of the Congo Patiyo Tambwe Ivory Coast François Zoko Albania Admir Teli
Albania Xhevahir Sukaj
Egypt Amir Azmy
Ghana Shaibu Yakubu
İstanbul B.B. Bosnia and Herzegovina Kenan Hasagić Brazil Adriano Brazil Marcus Vinícius Brazil Marquinhos Cameroon Gustave Bebbe Namibia Razundara Tjikuzu Poland Marcin Kuś
Kayserispor Argentina Franco Cángele Cameroon Alioum Saidou Cameroon Salomon Olembé Cameroon Souleymanou Hamidou Montenegro Milan Purović Nigeria Julius Aghahowa Paraguay Delio Toledo Argentina Matías Escobar
Kocaelispor Azerbaijan Ramal Huseynov Azerbaijan Rashad Sadygov Brazil Júlio César Cameroon Patrice Nzekou Democratic Republic of the Congo Mazowa N'sumbu Nigeria Akeem Agbetu Scotland Maurice Ross Slovenia Luka Žinko Brazil Fransérgio
Serbia Đorđe Tutorić
Serbia Dušan Anđelković
Serbia Nenad Jestrović
Konyaspor Brazil Jefferson Brazil Kauê Norway Branimir Poljac Serbia Miloš Mihajlov Slovakia Roman Kratochvíl France Jonathan Téhoué
Sivasspor Australia Michael Petkovic Brazil Fábio Bilica Brazil Sérgio Cameroon Hervé Tum France Yannick Kamanan Guinea Kanfory Sylla Guinea Mamadou Diallo
Trabzonspor Argentina Gustavo Colman Brazil Alanzinho Cameroon Rigobert Song Croatia Hrvoje Čale Nigeria Isaac Promise Senegal Tony Sylva

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beşiktaş (C) 34 21 8 5 60 30 +30 71 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sivasspor 34 19 9 6 54 28 +26 66 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Trabzonspor 34 19 8 7 54 34 +20 65 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Fenerbahçe 34 18 7 9 60 36 +24 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Galatasaray 34 18 7 9 57 39 +18 61 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Bursaspor 34 16 10 8 47 36 +11 58
7 Kayserispor 34 13 11 10 38 26 +12 50
8 Gaziantepspor 34 12 11 11 46 48 −2 47
9 İstanbul B.B. 34 12 6 16 37 46 −9 42
10 Ankaraspor 34 11 8 15 36 42 −6 41
11 Eskişehirspor 34 10 10 14 45 49 −4 40[b]
12 Antalyaspor 34 10 10 14 34 42 −8 40[b]
13 MKE Ankaragücü 34 11 6 17 36 47 −11 39
14 Gençlerbirliği 34 10 8 16 38 50 −12 38[c]
15 Denizlispor 34 11 5 18 39 52 −13 38[c]
16 Konyaspor (R) 34 10 8 16 35 46 −11 38[c] Relegation to TFF First League
17 Kocaelispor (R) 34 8 5 21 47 73 −26 29
18 Hacettepe Spor (R) 34 5 7 22 24 63 −39 22
Source: [34]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ 2008–09 Turkish Cup was won by Champions League-qualified side Beşiktaş. Since cup runners-up Fenerbahçe secured a place in the European competitions via league position, the spot allocation for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League effectively reverted to league positions.
  2. ^ a b Trabzonspor were ahead of Antalyaspor on head-to-head record: Eskişehirspor–Antalyaspor 2–0, Antalyaspor–Eskişehirspor 0–0.
  3. ^ a b c Gençlerbirliği were ahead of Denizlispor and Konyaspor on head-to-head points and goal difference: Gençlerbirliği: 6 pts, 5–4 (+1); Denizlispor: 6 pts, 5–4 (+1); Konyaspor: 2 pts, 4–6 (–2).

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
İstanbul B.B.
121518161616151213121211111212101113111010121415141514161616121199
Kayserispor1011710768766777777778777787777787877
Kocaelispor8141718181818181818181818171818171717171717171717171717171717171717
Konyaspor481079119111110101012111112131212141315131315121314141316161616
Sivasspor11615575434443211111111111111112222
Trabzonspor2242112211111122222222333533333333
Source: tff.org
(in Turkish)