2014–15 Süper Lig

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Akhisar Belediyespor
(13 matches)
Longest losing runÇaykur Rizespor
Kayseri Erciyesspor
(6 matches)
Highest attendance52,500
Fenerbahçe 1–0 Galatasaray[1]
Total attendance2,592,980
Average attendance8,474

The 2014–15 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.

The season was named after former Beşiktaş club president Süleyman Seba, who died in 2014.[2]

Teams

Mersin İdman Yurdu
. They returned to the top division after 1, 38 and 1 years, respectively.

Stadia and locations

Mersin İdman Yurdu
Location of teams in 2014–15 Süper Lig
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Akhisar Belediyespor
Manisa Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,597
Balıkesirspor Balıkesir Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium 15,800
Beşiktaş Istanbul Atatürk Olympic Stadium 76,092
Bursaspor Bursa Bursa Atatürk Stadium 25,661
Çaykur Rizespor Rize
Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı
15,485
Eskişehirspor Eskişehir Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium 13,520
Fenerbahçe Istanbul Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium 50,509
Galatasaray Istanbul
Türk Telekom Arena
52,652
Gaziantepspor Gaziantep
Kamil Ocak Stadium
16,981
Gençlerbirliği Ankara Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium 19,209
İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
Başakşehir Arena
17,800
Karabükspor
Karabük Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium 14,200
Kasımpaşa Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234
Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864
Konyaspor Konya
New Konya Stadium
42,276
Mersin İdman Yurdu
Mersin
Mersin Arena
25,534
Sivasspor Sivas Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium 14,998
Trabzonspor Trabzon Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium 24,169

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Akhisar Belediyespor
Brazil Roberto Carlos Turkey Bilal Kısa
Puma
Köfteci Ramiz
Balıkesirspor Turkey Cihat Arslan Turkey Gökhan Ünal Lescon
Beşiktaş Croatia Slaven Bilić Turkey Tolga Zengin Adidas Vodafone
Bursaspor Turkey Şenol Güneş Turkey Volkan Şen Puma
Çaykur Rizespor Turkey Hikmet Karaman Turkey Kıvanç Karakaş Lotto Çaykur
Eskişehirspor Germany Michael Skibbe Turkey Sezgin Coşkun Nike ETi
Fenerbahçe Turkey İsmail Kartal Turkey Emre Belözoğlu Adidas
Galatasaray Turkey Hamza Hamzaoğlu Turkey Selçuk İnan Nike Huawei
Gaziantepspor Turkey Okan Buruk
Elyasa Süme
Nike
Turkish Oil
Gençlerbirliği Vacant Turkey Ramazan Köse Lotto ICK
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey Abdullah Avcı Turkey Rızvan Şahin Adidas Makro
Karabükspor
Turkey Yılmaz Vural Democratic Republic of the Congo Larrys Mabiala Adidas Kardemir
Kasımpaşa Turkey Önder Özen Netherlands Ryan Donk Adidas Yesilay
Kayseri Erciyesspor Turkey Fatih Tekke Turkey Necati Ateş Lescon Bekas
Konyaspor Turkey Aykut Kocaman Turkey Hasan Kabze Hummel Torku
Mersin İdman Yurdu
Turkey Rıza Çalımbay Turkey Servet Çetin Nike Arbella Makarna
Sivasspor Turkey Sergen Yalçın Turkey Adem Koçak Adidas Marka Gida
Trabzonspor Turkey Ersun Yanal Turkey Onur Kıvrak Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Replaced by Date of appointment
Fenerbahçe Turkey Ersun Yanal Resignation 9 August 2014[3] Turkey İsmail Kartal 12 August 2014[4]
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Mustafa Kaplan Sacked 13 September 2014 [5] Turkey İrfan Buz 24 September 2014[6]
Konyaspor Turkey Mesut Bakkal Sacked 25 October 2014 [7] Turkey Aykut Kocaman 28 October 2014[8]
Trabzonspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Vahid Halilhodžić Mutual agreement 8 November 2014 [9] Turkey Ersun Yanal 12 November 2014 [10]
Balıkesirspor Turkey İsmail Ertekin Resignation 24 November 2014 [11] Turkey Kemal Özdeş 30 November 2014
Kayseri Erciyesspor Turkey Bülent Korkmaz Sacked 25 November 2014 [12] Turkey Uğur Tütüneker 7 December 2014
Galatasaray Italy Cesare Prandelli Sacked 27 November 2014 [13] Turkey Hamza Hamzaoğlu 1 December 2014 [14]
Çaykur Rizespor Turkey Mehmet Özdilek Sacked 7 December 2014 [15] Turkey Hikmet Karaman 11 December 2014 [16]
Sivasspor Brazil Roberto Carlos Resigned 21 December 2014 [17] Turkey Sergen Yalçın 23 December 2014 [18]
Akhisar Belediyespor
Turkey Mustafa Reşit Akçay Mutual agreement 29 December 2014 [19] Brazil Roberto Carlos 11 January 2015 [20]
Eskişehirspor Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam Resigned 5 January 2015 [21] Germany Michael Skibbe 12 January 2015 [22]
Kayseri Erciyesspor Turkey Uğur Tütüneker Resigned 8 January 2015 [23] Turkey Mehmet Özdilek 10 January 2015 [24]
Gençlerbirliği Turkey İrfan Buz Sacked 17 February 2015 [25] Turkey Mesut Bakkal 17 February 2015 [26]
Karabükspor
Turkey Tolunay Kafkas Mutual agreement 23 February 2015 [27] Turkey Yılmaz Vural 24 February 2015 [28]
Kasımpaşa Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Resigned 13 March 2015 [29] Netherlands Jan Wouters (caretaker) 24 March 2015 [30]
Kayseri Erciyesspor Turkey Mehmet Özdilek Resigned 24 March 2015 [31] Turkey Fatih Tekke 29 March 2015 [32]
Kasımpaşa Netherlands Jan Wouters (caretaker) Mutual agreement 14 April 2015 Turkey Önder Özen 14 April 2015 [33]
Balıkesirspor Turkey Kemal Özdeş Resigned 26 April 2015 [34] Turkey Cihat Arslan 27 April 2015 [35]
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Mesut Bakkal Resigned 23 May 2015 [36] Turkey Mustafa Kaplan (caretaker) 23 May 2015

Foreign Players

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Former Players
Akhisarspor Brazil Bruno Mezenga Brazil Douglão Brazil Luan Scapolan Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Greece Theofanis Gekas Ivory Coast Didier Zokora Portugal Custódio Portugal Ricardo Vaz Tê' Burundi Saidi Ntibazonkiza
Cameroon Arnaud Djoum
Senegal Ibrahima Sonko
Balıkesirspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Ermin Zec Croatia Andrija Vuković Croatia Ante Kulušić Croatia Tomislav Glumac Nigeria Isaac Promise Portugal André Santos Portugal Vítor Gomes Venezuela Ronald Vargas Brazil Alanzinho
Portugal Coelho
Sierra Leone Khalifa Jabbie
Beşiktaş Argentina José Sosa Brazil Ramon Canada Atiba Hutchinson Colombia Pedro Franco Czech Republic Tomáš Sivok Ghana Daniel Opare Ivory Coast Demba Ba Sweden Alexander Milošević
Bursaspor Argentina Fernando Belluschi Argentina Renato Civelli Brazil Fernandão Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu Mali Bakaye Traoré Portugal Josué Sweden Samuel Holmén Nigeria Taye Taiwo
Çaykur Rizespor Cameroon Léonard Kweuke England Kyle Lafferty France Ludovic Sylvestre Iraq Ali Adnan Ivory Coast Ousmane Viera Nigeria Godfrey Oboabona Poland Ludovic Obraniak Slovakia Filip Hološko Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua
Somalia Liban Abdi
Eskişehirspor Belgium Ruud Boffin Brazil Diego Ângelo Democratic Republic of the Congo Nzuzi Toko Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sissoko Mexico Rogelio Funes Mori Nigeria Raheem Lawal Serbia Goran Čaušić Brazil Altino
Brazil Jhonatha
Fenerbahçe Brazil Diego Cameroon Pierre Webó Czech Republic Michal Kadlec Netherlands Dirk Kuyt Nigeria Emmanuel Emenike Portugal Bruno Alves Portugal Raul Meireles Senegal Moussa Sow
Galatasaray Brazil Alex Telles Brazil Felipe Melo Cameroon Aurélien Chedjou Netherlands Wesley Sneijder North Macedonia Goran Pandev Portugal Bruma Switzerland Blerim Džemaili Uruguay Fernando Muslera
Gaziantepspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Ognjen Vranješ Brazil Chico Brazil João Vitor Guinea Demba Camara Lithuania Žydrūnas Karčemarskas Nigeria Gbenga Arokoyo Nigeria John Chibuike São Tomé and Príncipe Luís Leal Argentina Lucas Ontivero
Cameroon Gilles Binya
Honduras Carlo Costly
Gençlerbirliği Belarus Alexander Hleb Guinea Guy-Michel Landel Ivory Coast Jean-Jacques Gosso Morocco Moestafa El Kabir Romania Bogdan Stancu Serbia Duško Tošić Serbia Nemanja Tomić Serbia Radosav Petrović Romania Liviu Antal
Serbia Milan Smiljanić
Sweden Johan Dahlin
İstanbul Başakşehir Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Višća Brazil Doka Madureira Brazil Márcio Mossoró France Jérémy Perbet Moldova Alexandru Epureanu Senegal Stéphane Badji Slovenia Rajko Rotman Nigeria Michael Eneramo
Karabükspor Argentina Valentín Viola Burkina Faso Abdou Traoré Democratic Republic of the Congo Domi Kumbela Democratic Republic of the Congo Kuca Democratic Republic of the Congo Larrys Mabiala Netherlands Boy Waterman Nigeria Joseph Akpala Senegal Samba Sow
Kasımpaşa Argentina Óscar Scarione Georgia (country) Lasha Dvali Netherlands Ryan Babel Netherlands Ryan Donk Portugal André Castro Sweden Andreas Isaksson Argentina Matías Fritzler
Ivory Coast Kafoumba Coulibaly
Uruguay Tabaré Viudez
Konyaspor Angola Djalma Bulgaria Dimitar Rangelov Croatia Elvis Kokalović Portugal Mário Felgueiras Romania Ciprian Marica Romania Gabriel Torje Serbia Jagoš Vuković South Africa May Mahlangu Belarus Alexander Hleb
Slovenia Vid Belec
Mersin Talim Yurdu Bolivia Ricardo Pedriel Brazil Welliton Bulgaria Nikolay Mihaylov Burkina Faso Préjuce Nakoulma Hungary Márkó Futács Kosovo Loret Sadiku Serbia Milan Mitrović Sweden Abdul Khalili
Sivasspor Brazil Cicinho Morocco Aatif Chahechouhe Morocco Manuel da Costa Morocco Mehdi Taouil Nigeria John Utaka Nigeria Michael Eneramo Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus
Trabzonspor Algeria Carl Medjani Algeria Essaïd Belkalem Ghana Majeed Waris Guinea Kévin Constant Mali Mustapha Yatabaré Paraguay Óscar Cardozo Portugal José Bosingwa Greece Avraam Papadopoulos

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray (C) 34 24 5 5 60 35 +25 77 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Fenerbahçe 34 22 8 4 60 29 +31 74 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Beşiktaş 34 21 6 7 55 32 +23 69 Qualification for the Europa League group stage
4 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 15 14 5 49 30 +19 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
5 Trabzonspor 34 15 12 7 58 48 +10 57[a] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
6 Bursaspor[b] 34 16 9 9 69 44 +25 57[a]
7
Mersin İdmanyurdu[c]
34 13 8 13 54 48 +6 47
8 Konyaspor 34 12 10 12 30 39 −9 46
9 Gençlerbirliği 34 10 10 14 46 44 +2 40[d]
10 Gaziantepspor[c] 34 11 7 16 31 48 −17 40[d]
11 Eskişehirspor[c] 34 9 12 13 45 52 −7 39
12
Akhisar Belediyespor
34 9 11 14 41 51 −10 38
13
Kasımpaşa[c]
34 9 10 15 56 73 −17 37
14 Çaykur Rizespor 34 9 9 16 41 55 −14 36[e]
15 Sivasspor 34 9 9 16 43 50 −7 36[e]
16 Kardemir Karabükspor (R) 34 7 7 20 44 64 −20 28 Relegation to TFF First League
17 Kayseri Erciyesspor[c] (R) 34 5 12 17 43 62 −19 27[f]
18 Balıkesirspor[c] (R) 34 6 9 19 48 69 −21 27[f]
Source: Süper Lig
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored (It is also decided that only criteria 1, 4 and 5 would be applied to establish the classification during the competition)[citation needed]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Trabzonspor finished ahead of Bursaspor on head-to-head record: Trabzonspor–Bursaspor 1–0, Bursaspor–Trabzonspor 3–3.
  2. ^ Bursaspor were banned from European competitions by UEFA for the following four seasons due to financial issues.[37]
  3. ^ a b c d e f Mersin İdmanyurdu, Gaziantepspor, Eskişehirspor, Balıkesirspor, Kasımpaşa and Kayseri Erciyesspor were not granted a UEFA license by the Turkish Football Federation, and could therefore not qualify for European competitions.[38]
  4. ^ a b Gençlerbirliği finished ahead of Gaziantepspor on head-to-head record: Gençlerbirliği–Gaziantepspor 2–0, Gaziantepspor–Gençlerbirliği 0–3.
  5. ^ a b Çaykur Rizespor finished ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head record: Çaykur Rizespor–Sivasspor 2–1, Sivasspor–Çaykur Rizespor 0–1.
  6. ^ a b Kayseri Erciyesspor finished ahead of Balıkesirspor on head-to-head record: Kayseri Erciyesspor–Balıkesirspor 4–0, Balıkesirspor–Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–1.

Results

Home \ Away
AKH
BAL BJK BUR ÇYR ESK FNB GAL GAZ GEN İBF
KRB
KAS KER KON
MİY
SİV TRA
Akhisar Belediyespor
2–2 1–1 0–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–2 5–1 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1
Balıkesirspor 1–2 0–1 0–5 2–2 4–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–2 4–2 5–3 1–1 0–1 1–3 1–3 2–2
Beşiktaş 3–1 2–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 5–1 0–1 2–1 3–2 3–0
Bursaspor 3–1 4–2 0–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–1 7–1 5–1 3–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–3
Çaykur Rizespor 3–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 3–0 1–5 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–2 0–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–1 0–2
Eskişehirspor 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 2–1 2–0 1–3 2–0
Fenerbahçe 1–2 4–3 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 1–0 2–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 4–1 0–0
Galatasaray 2–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 1–0 2–2 4–2 2–1 3–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–3
Gaziantepspor 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–2 1–2 3–2 0–5 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–0 1–3 2–0
Gençlerbirliği 0–0 3–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–2 5–2 0–0 5–0 1–2 0–0 1–1
İstanbul Başakşehir 4–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 1–1
Karabükspor
2–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 2–0 2–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–2 2–1 3–0
Kasımpaşa 2–2 2–3 1–5 5–3 3–1 1–0 0–3 2–3 4–2 2–2 0–1 2–1 3–3 2–0 2–2 0–0 1–1
Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–3 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 2–4 0–1 4–3 2–5 3–0 2–2 2–3 0–0
Konyaspor 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–0 1–1 0–5 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–1 1–0
Mersin İdman Yurdu
1–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–0 4–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 6–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–5
Sivasspor 2–0 1–1 0–1 4–1 0–1 1–1 2–3 2–3 1–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–1
Trabzonspor 2–0 3–2 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–4 0–0 2–1 4–4 4–1 3–2 3–2 1–1 2–1 3–2 3–1 3–1
Source: tff.org (in Turkish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

The following table represents the teams position after each round in the competition.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Karabükspor
13161818151613141617171514131414151717151717171717171616161616171616
Kayseri Erciyesspor11111614171714151315131313141515121314161515161616161717171717181817
Balıkesirspor14181315181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818161718
Leader
2015–16 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2015–16 TFF First League
Source: tff.org
(in Turkish)