2015–16 Süper Lig

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Osmanlıspor
Matches played306
Goals scored827 (2.7 per match)
Top goalscorerMario Gómez
(26 goals)
Biggest home winAntalyaspor 7–0 Trabzonspor
(13 May 2016)
Kasımpaşa 7–0 Mersin İdman Yurdu
(15 May 2016)
Biggest away winTrabzonspor 0–6 Kasımpaşa
(19 May 2016)
Highest scoringMersin İdman Yurdu 2–5 Beşiktaş
(16 August 2015)
Çaykur Rizespor 4–3 Galatasaray
(7 November 2015)
Eskişehirspor 4–3 Galatasaray
(2 April 2016)
Antalyaspor 7–0 Trabzonspor
(13 May 2016)
Kasımpaşa 7–0 Mersin İdman Yurdu
(15 May 2016)
Longest winning runBeşiktaş
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runOsmanlıspor
(14 matches)
Longest winless runSivasspor
Eskişehirspor
Kayserispor
Gaziantepspor
Mersin İdmanyurdu
(10 matches)
Longest losing runEskişehirspor
(9 matches)
Highest attendance45,070
Fenerbahçe 1–1 Galatasaray[1]
Total attendance2,578,561
Average attendance8,427
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The 2015–16 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) is the 58th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.

The season was named after Hasan Doğan, a former president of the Turkish Football Federation, who died in 2008.[2]

Teams

Stadia and locations

Sivasspor
Trabzonspor
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Location of teams in 2015–16 Süper Lig
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Istanbul Süper Lig football clubs
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Akhisar Belediyespor
 Manisa Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,597
Antalyaspor Antalya
Antalya Arena
 33,032
Beşiktaş Istanbul
Vodafone Park
 41,903
Bursaspor Bursa
Timsah Arena
 43,877
Çaykur Rizespor Rize
Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı
 15,485
Eskişehirspor Eskişehir Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium 13,520
Fenerbahçe Istanbul Ülker 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 Fatih Terim Stadium 17,800
Kasımpaşa Istanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium 14,234
Kayserispor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864
Konyaspor Konya
Torku Arena
 42,276
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Mersin
Mersin Arena
 25,534
Osmanlıspor
 Ankara
Osmanlı Stadyumu
 19,626
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
 Turkey Cihat Arslan Portugal Custódio Nike
Antalyaspor Portugal José Morais Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Nike IATI
Beşiktaş Turkey Şenol Güneş Turkey Tolga Zengin Adidas Vodafone
Bursaspor Turkey Hamza Hamzaoğlu Turkey Serdar Aziz
Puma
 Marmarabirlik
Çaykur Rizespor Turkey Hikmet Karaman Turkey Sercan Kaya Lotto Çaykur
Eskişehirspor Turkey Samet Aybaba Turkey Sezgin Coşkun Nike ETİ
Fenerbahçe Portugal Vítor Pereira Turkey Volkan Demirel Adidas Yandex
Galatasaray Netherlands Jan Olde Riekerink Turkey Selçuk İnan Nike
Gaziantepspor Turkey Mutlu Topçu
Elyasa Süme
 Adidas
Turkish Oil
Gençlerbirliği Turkey İbrahim Üzülmez Turkey Doğa Kaya Lotto İCK
İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey Abdullah Avcı Turkey Emre Belözoğlu Nike Makro
Kasımpaşa Turkey Rıza Çalımbay Turkey Adem Büyük Nike Park Cam
Kayserispor Turkey Hakan Kutlu Montenegro Marko Simić Adidas İstikbal
Konyaspor Turkey Aykut Kocaman Turkey Ali Çamdalı Hummel Torku
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Serkan Balcı Adidas Arbella Makarna
Osmanlıspor
 Turkey Mustafa Reşit Akçay Germany Erdal Kılıçaslan Lotto ATG
Sivasspor Turkey Mesut Bakkal Turkey Adem Koçak Adidas Marka
Trabzonspor Turkey Hami Mandıralı Turkey Onur Kıvrak Nike

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Mesut Bakkal Resigned 23 May 2015 [3] Last season Scotland Stuart Baxter 9 June 2015 [4]
Beşiktaş Croatia Slaven Bilić Contract expired 30 May 2015 [5] Pre-season Turkey Şenol Güneş 11 June 2015 [6]
Fenerbahçe Turkey İsmail Kartal Resigned 30 May 2015 [7] Pre-season Portugal Vítor Pereira 11 June 2015 [8]
Kayserispor Turkey Cüneyt Dumlupınar Contract expired 31 May 2015 Pre-season Turkey Tolunay Kafkas 7 July 2015 [9]
Akhisar Belediyespor
 Brazil Roberto Carlos Contract termination 1 June 2015 [10] Pre-season Turkey Cihat Arslan 15 June 2015 [11]
Bursaspor Turkey Şenol Güneş Contract expired 4 June 2015 [12] Pre-season Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam 7 June 2015 [13]
Gaziantepspor Turkey Okan Buruk Contract termination 7 June 2015 [14] Pre-season Turkey Mutlu Topçu 3 July 2015 [15]
Kasımpaşa Turkey Önder Özen Mutual agreement 26 June 2015 [16] Pre-season Turkey Rıza Çalımbay 6 July 2015 [17]
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Rıza Çalımbay Resigned 28 June 2015 [18] Pre-season Turkey Mesut Bakkal 1 July 2015 [19]
Trabzonspor Turkey Ersun Yanal Resigned 1 July 2015 [20] Pre-season Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze 3 July 2015 [21]
Osmanlıspor
 Turkey Uğur Tütüneker Resigned 7 July 2015 [22] Pre-season Turkey Mustafa Reşit Akçay 13 July 2015 [23]
Gençlerbirliği Scotland Stuart Baxter Mutual agreement 25 August 2015 [24] 13th Turkey Mehmet Özdilek 1 September 2015 [25]
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Mesut Bakkal Resigned 18 September 2015 [26] 18th Turkey Bülent Korkmaz 22 September 2015 [27]
Eskişehirspor Germany Michael Skibbe Mutual agreement 10 October 2015 [28] 17th Turkey İsmail Kartal 11 October 2015 [29]
Sivasspor Turkey Sergen Yalçın Contract termination 24 October 2015 [30] 16th Turkey Okan Buruk 25 October 2015 [31]
Trabzonspor Georgia (country) Shota Arveladze Mutual agreement 11 November 2015 [32] 12th Turkey Sadi Tekelioğlu 11 November 2015 [32]
Eskişehirspor Turkey İsmail Kartal Resigned 12 November 2015 [33] 18th Turkey Samet Aybaba 17 November 2015 [34]
Galatasaray Turkey Hamza Hamzaoğlu Sacked 19 November 2015 [35] 3rd Turkey Mustafa Denizli 26 November 2015 [36]
Bursaspor Turkey Ertuğrul Sağlam Mutual agreement 27 November 2015 [35] 12th Turkey Hamza Hamzaoğlu 17 December 2015 [36]
Antalyaspor Turkey Yusuf Şimşek Sacked 7 December 2015 [37] 10th Portugal José Morais 6 January 2016 [38]
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Mehmet Özdilek Mutual agreement 13 December 2015 [39] 16th Turkey Yılmaz Vural 24 December 2015 [40]
Gençlerbirliği Turkey Yılmaz Vural Sacked 29 December 2015 [41] 16th Turkey İbrahim Üzülmez 31 December 2015 [42]
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Bülent Korkmaz Sacked 3 January 2016 [43] 17th Turkey Hakan Kutlu 5 January 2016 [44]
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Hakan Kutlu Resigned 6 January 2016 [45] 17th Turkey Nurullah Sağlam 12 January 2016 [46]
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Nurullah Sağlam Resigned 14 January 2016 [47] 17th Turkey Ümit Özat 17 January 2016 [48]
Trabzonspor Turkey Sadi Tekelioğlu Resigned 20 January 2016 [49] 10th Turkey Hami Mandıralı 21 January 2016 [50]
Sivasspor Turkey Okan Buruk Resigned 6 February 2016 [51] 16th Turkey Mesut Bakkal 6 February 2016 [51]
Galatasaray Turkey Mustafa Denizli Resigned 1 March 2016 [52] 5th Netherlands Jan Olde Riekerink 16 March 2016 [53]
Kayserispor Turkey Tolunay Kafkas Resigned 3 March 2016 [54] 15th Turkey Hakan Kutlu 8 March 2016 [55]
Gaziantepspor Turkey Mutlu Topçu Mutual agreement 26 April 2016 [56] 14th Turkey Sergen Yalçın 30 April 2016 [57]
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 Turkey Ümit Özat Mutual agreement 5 May 2016 [58] 18th
Trabzonspor Turkey Hami Mandıralı Sacked 13 May 2016 [59] 12th

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beşiktaş (C) 34 25 4 5 75 35 +40 79 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Fenerbahçe 34 22 8 4 60 27 +33 74 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3 Konyaspor 34 19 9 6 44 33 +11 66 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
4 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 16 11 7 54 36 +18 59 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[a]
5
Osmanlıspor
 34 14 10 10 52 36 +16 52 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
6 Galatasaray[b] 34 13 12 9 69 49 +20 51
7 Kasımpaşa 34 14 8 12 50 40 +10 50
8
Akhisar Belediyespor
 34 11 13 10 42 41 +1 46
9 Antalyaspor 34 12 9 13 53 52 +1 45
10 Gençlerbirliği 34 13 6 15 42 42 0 45
11 Bursaspor 34 13 5 16 47 55 −8 44
12 Trabzonspor 34 12 4 18 40 59 −19 40
13 Çaykur Rizespor 34 9 10 15 39 48 −9 37
14 Gaziantepspor 34 9 9 16 31 50 −19 36
15 Kayserispor 34 7 13 14 25 41 −16 34
16 Sivasspor (R) 34 6 13 15 34 48 −14 31 Relegation to TFF First League
17 Eskişehirspor (R) 34 8 6 20 39 64 −25 30
18
Mersin İdman Yurdu
(R) 		34 5 6 23 31 71 −40 21
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.[61]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Since the winners of the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, Galatasaray, were excluded from European competitions by UEFA, the Europa League group stage berth awarded to the Turkish Cup winners was transferred to the third-placed team (Konyaspor), the third qualifying round berth was awarded to the fourth-placed team (İstanbul Başakşehir), and the second qualifying round berth was awarded to the fifth-placed team (Osmanlıspor).
  2. ^ Galatasaray would have qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Turkish Cup, but were excluded by the Adjudicatory Chamber of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB).[60]


Results

Home \ Away
AKH
 ANT BEŞ BUR ÇAY ESK FEN GAL GAZ GEN BAŞ KSM KAY KON
MİY
OSM
 SİV TRA
Akhisar Belediyespor
 2–1 3–3 3–1 1–1 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–0 2–1
Antalyaspor 2–2 1–5 3–0 2–1 2–0 4–2 4–2 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–0 1–1 1–0 3–2 1–1 1–1 7–0
Beşiktaş 0–2 1–0 3–2 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 3–3 4–0 4–0 1–0 3–1 2–0 1–2
Bursaspor 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 3–2 3–3 4–1 1–2 1–1 2–1 0–4 1–0 4–2
Çaykur Rizespor 0–2 5–1 1–2 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–3 1–0 2–3 2–1 2–0 0–0 0–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 3–0
Eskişehirspor 3–3 3–2 1–2 0–1 1–1 0–3 4–3 1–2 2–0 1–2 0–3 1–3 1–2 3–2 0–2 4–2 1–0
Fenerbahçe 2–2 2–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 2–0
1–1
 3–0 2–1 1–0 3–1 1–0 1–0 4–1 0–0 2–1 2–0
Galatasaray 3–2 3–3 0–1 3–0 1–1 4–0
0–0
 2–1 4–1 3–3 4–1 6–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 3–1 2–1
Gaziantepspor 0–1 2–0 0–4 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 0–1 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 0–1
Gençlerbirliği 3–1 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–3 3–1 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 2–0 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 3–1
İstanbul Başakşehir 2–0 2–3 2–2 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 4–0 3–0 2–3 2–2 1–0
Kasımpaşa 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2 2–1 7–0 1–1 2–1 1–1
Kayserispor 3–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–1
Konyaspor 1–1 3–2 2–1 1–0 3–1 3–2 2–1 1–4 2–1 0–0 1–1 2–0 1–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0
Mersin İdman Yurdu
 0–0 0–1 2–5 2–5 3–0 1–2 1–3 2–1 0–0 1–3 1–1 1–2 1–2 0–2 0–4 1–0 3–2
Osmanlıspor
 1–0 3–0 2–3 3–3 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–2 1–1 3–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 1–2 3–1 4–0 3–1
Sivasspor 1–1 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–1 0–2
Trabzonspor 2–2 3–0 0–2 1–0 6–0 3–1 0–4 0–1 2–2 1–0 1–1 0–6 2–1 1–2 1–0 1–2 1–0
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
Mersin İdman Yurdu
17181818181818171717171717171717171718171717171617171818181818181818
Leader / 2016–17 Champions League
2016–17 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2016–17 TFF First League
Source: tff.org
(in Turkish)