2022–23 TFF First League

The 2022–23 TFF First League was the 22nd season since the league was established in 2001 and 60th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.

TFF First League
Season2022–23
Dates5 August 2022 – 21 May 2023[1]
ChampionsSamsunspor (7th title)
PromotedSamsunspor
Çaykur Rizespor
Pendikspor
RelegatedAltınordu
Denizlispor
Matches played346
Goals scored926 (2.68 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Paixão
(21 goals)
Biggest home winBodrumspor 5–0 Sakaryaspor
(8 October 2022)
Göztepe 5–0 Denizlispor
(29 October 2022)
Samsunspor 5–0 Denizlispor
(3 December 2022)
Samsunspor 5–0 Bandırmaspor
(13 March 2023)
Biggest away winYeni Malatyaspor 0–4 Çaykur Rizespor
(3 September 2022)
Boluspor 1–5 Samsunspor
(28 March 2023)
Bandırmaspor 0–4 Bodrumspor
(29 March 2023)
Denizlispor 0–4 Ankara Keçiörengücü
(15 April 2023)
Highest scoringÇaykur Rizespor 5–3 Gençlerbirliği
(23 April 2023)
Longest winning runSamsunspor
(7 matches)
Longest unbeaten runSamsunspor
(20 matches)
Longest winless runGençlerbirliği
(17 matches)
Longest losing runYeni Malatyaspor
(15 matches)

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Adanaspor Adana New Adana Stadium 33,543
Altay İzmir (Alsancak) Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium 14,000
Altınordu İzmir (Alsancak) Bornova Aziz Kocaoğlu Stadium 9,138
Ankara Keçiörengücü Ankara (Keçiören) Ankara Aktepe Stadium 4,883
Bandırmaspor Bandırma 17 Eylül Stadium 12,725
Bodrumspor Muğla (Bodrum) Bodrum İlçe Stadium 4,563
Boluspor Bolu Bolu Atatürk Stadium 8,456
Çaykur Rizespor Rize Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı 15,332
Altaş Denizlispor Denizli Denizli Atatürk Stadium 18,745
Erzurumspor Erzurum Kazım Karabekir Stadium 21,374
Eyüpspor Istanbul, (Eyüp) Eyüp Stadium 2,500
Gençlerbirliği Ankara (Yenimahalle) Eryaman Stadium 20,560
Göztepe İzmir (Göztepe) Gürsel Aksel Stadium 25,035
Manisa Manisa Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,066
Pendikspor Istanbul, (Pendik) Pendik Stadium 2,650
Sakaryaspor Sakarya (Adapazarı) New Sakarya Stadium 28,154
Samsunspor Samsun Samsun Stadium 33,919
Tuzlaspor Istanbul, (Tuzla) Tuzla Belediye Stadium 1,600
Yeni Malatyaspor Malatya New Malatya Stadium 27,044

Personnel and sponsorship

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Sponsor
Adanaspor     Youssef Aït Bennasser Joma
Altay   Tuna Üzümcü   İbrahim Öztürk Nike Bluedoor
Altınordu   Hasan Özer   Ahmet İlhan Özek Capelli Sport Petrol Ofisi
Ankara Keçiörengücü   Tacettin Bakacak   Aykut Demir Nike Ayhanlar Otogaz
Bey Çimento Bandırmaspor   Sami Uğurlu   Kerim Avcı Umbro Bey Çimeto
Bodrumspor   İsmet Taşdemir   Yekta Kurtuluş Puma Bitci
Boluspor   Tugay Kaçar Adidas Dyorex
Çaykur Rizespor   Bülent Korkmaz   Emirhan Topçu Umbro Çaykur
Altaş Denizlispor   Bülent Ertuğrul   Gökhan Süzen nadd Rams
Erzurumspor   Hakan Kutlu   Mustafa Yumlu Nike
Eyüpspor   Arda Turan   Ryan Babel Puma Green Motion Car Rental
Gençlerbirliği   Sinan Kaloğlu   Abdullah Durak Nike Kutup
Göztepe   Ekrem Dağ   Yasin Öztekin Umbro
Manisa   Yalçın Koşukavak   Nizamettin Çalışkan Puma ECA
Pendikspor   Osman Özköylü   Erdem Özgenç Puma Siltaş Yapı
Sakaryaspor   Taner Taşkın   Oğuz Kocabal Diadora Bitexen
Yılport Samsunspor   Hüseyin Eroğlu   Osman Çelik Diadora Yılport
Tuzlaspor   Emre Morgil   Rajko Rotman Puma Bitexen
Yeni Malatyaspor   Yılmaz Vural   Buğra Çağıran Uhlsport

Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Player 8 Player 9 Player 10 Former Players
Adanaspor   Adolphe Belem   Papa Daniel   Pedro Nuno   Yohan Roche
  Lamin Jallow
  Samuel Tetteh
  Hadi Sacko
  Youssef Aït Bennasser
Altay Izmir   Mohammad Naderi   Marco Paixão   Eric Björkander   Serge Aka
Altınordu
Ankara Keçiörengücü   Jurgen Bardhi   Anderson   Malaly Dembélé   Rashad Muhammed   Lamin Jallow   Aly Mallé   Cristian Innocent   Patrick Eze   Moustapha Camara   Bekim Balaj
  Uerdi Mara
  Ali Babaei
  Ibrahim Olawoyin
Bandırmaspor   Cebio Soukou   Rémi Mulumba   Samuel Tetteh   Georgios Koutroumpis   Ioannis Gelios   Sékou Camara   Mateusz Hołownia   Ivan Šaponjić   Nikola Terzić   Isaac Tshibangu
  Malaly Dembélé
  Dimitrios Manos
Bodrumspor   Omar Imeri   Musah Mohammed   Ronaldo Kwateh   Dever Orgill   Adis Jahović   Aminu Umar   Diogo Sousa   Dejan Dražić
Boluspor   Dejvi Bregu   Negueba   Joel Ngandu Kayamba   Guy-Michel Landel   Naby Oularé   Abdoulaye Diarrassouba   Veaceslav Posmac   Ibrahima Baldé   Dino Ndlovu   Gentian Selmani
  Guy Serge Yaméogo
  Jakob Novak
Çaykur Rizespor   Srđan Grahovac   Amilton   Ronaldo Mendes   John Mary   Yannick Bolasie   Haqi Osman   Azubuike Okechukwu   Ibrahim Olawoyin   Farouk Miya   Enriko Papa
  Anthony van den Hurk
Denizlispor   Léo Schwechlen   Kévin Mayi   Ismaïl Aissati   Brice Dja Djédjé
Erzurumspor   Estrela   Herolind Shala   Zakarya Bergdich   Mikhail Rosheuvel   Aaron Olanare   Martin Hašek
Eyüpspor   Luccas Claro   Pa Dibba   Olivier Thill   Ryan Babel   Francis Ezeh   Yonathan Del Valle   Emeka Eze
  Jesse Sekidika
  Stéphane Badji
Gençlerbirliği   Ivan Ikić   Jaime Ayoví   Sekou Bangoura   Thomas Fontaine   Souleymane Doukara   Moha Rharsalla   Chukwuma Akabueze   Tiago Rodrigues   Gabriel Torje   Dmytro Hrechyshkin
  Oleksandr Byelyayev
Göztepe   Marko Kvasina   Dino Arslanagić   Ajdin Hasić   Marko Mihojević   Michee Ngalina   Romal Palmer   Aliou Traoré   Lukas Gottwalt   Bayéré Junior   Kenneth Mamah   Isaac Atanga
  David Tijanić
Manisa   Ballou Tabla   Junior Fernandes   Alioune Ba   Marvin Gakpa   Edgar Prib   Yannick Stark   David Domgjoni   Demba Diallo   Eros Grezda
Pendikspor   Thuram   Adrien Regattin   Leandro Kappel   Aias Aosman   Nemanja Nikolić
  Roland Ugrai
  Khaly Thiam
Sakaryaspor   Odise Roshi   Deni Milošević   Zdravko Dimitrov   Patrick Banza   Kabongo Kasongo   Isaac Donkor   Hadi Sacko   Michał Nalepa   Dmytro Hrechyshkin   Kaiyne Woolery
  Guy Hadida
  Artem Kravets
Samsunspor   Douglas Tanque   Kadeem Harris   Gaëtan Laura   Moryké Fofana   Moussa Guel   Jakub Szumski   Tomané   Fernando Boldrin
  Ismaël Diomandé
  Arvydas Novikovas
Tuzlaspor   Aaron Leya Iseka   Abdoulaye Yahaya   Giannelli Imbula   Kévin Nzuzi Mata   Philip Awuku   Abdoulaye Cissé   Amadou Moutari   James Adeniyi   Sikiru Olatunbosun   Rajko Rotman   Stefan Savić
  Mory Kone
Yeni Malatyaspor   Jospin Nshimirimana   Godfred Donsah   Haqi Osman
  Philip Awuku
  Aly Mallé

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Samsunspor (C, P) 36 23 9 4 70 26 44 78 Promotion to the Süper Lig
2 Çaykur Rizespor (P) 36 18 14 4 64 35 29 68
3 Pendikspor (O, P) 36 19 10 7 65 36 29 67 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Final
4 Bodrumspor 36 18 8 10 55 34 21 62[a] Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Quarter Finals
5 Sakaryaspor 36 20 2 14 59 47 12 62[a]
6 Eyüpspor 36 18 8 10 40 30 10 62[a]
7 Göztepe[b] 36 17 9 10 45 31 14 60
8 Manisa 36 15 11 10 53 47 6 56[c]
9 Ankara Keçiörengücü 36 16 8 12 59 47 12 56[c]
10 Bandırmaspor 36 15 10 11 55 58 −3 55
11 Boluspor 36 14 10 12 44 46 −2 52
12 Altay[d] 36 11 10 15 45 48 −3 40
13 Erzurumspor[e] 36 11 9 16 43 48 −5 39
14 Tuzlaspor 36 11 5 20 42 52 −10 38[f]
15 Gençlerbirliği 36 10 8 18 46 55 −9 38[f]
16 Altınordu (R) 36 9 8 19 41 57 −16 35 Relegation to the TFF Second League
17 Adanaspor[g] 36 6 7 23 32 76 −44 25 Withdrew
18 Denizlispor[h] (R) 36 7 5 24 35 67 −32 23 Relegation to the TFF Second League
19 Yeni Malatyaspor[i] 36 4 7 25 22 81 −59 16 Withdrew
Source: TFF
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) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head points: Bodrumspor 5–0 Sakaryaspor, Sakaryaspor 2–1 Bodrumspor; Eyüpspor 2–1 Sakaryaspor, Sakaryaspor 2–0 Eyüpspor; Bodrumspor 3–0 Eyüpspor, Eyüpspor 1–0 Bodrumspor
  2. ^ Göztepe vs. Altay was suspended following an attack on a goalkeeper in the 22nd minute. On 9 December 2022, TFF stated that both sides would be considered defeated 3−0.[3] Also, Altay have been deducted 3 points by the Club Licensing Board for failing to meet the licensing requirements.[4]
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Manisa 0–0 Ankara Keçiörengücü, Ankara Keçiörengücü 0–3 Manisa
  4. ^ Göztepe v. Altay was suspended following an attack on a goalkeeper in the 22nd minute. On 9 December 2022, TFF stated that both sides would be considered defeated 3−0.[5]
  5. ^ Erzurumspor have been deducted 3 points by the Club Licensing Board for failing to meet the licensing requirements.[6]
  6. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Gençlerbirliği 1–2 Tuzlaspor, Tuzlaspor 1–0 Gençlerbirliği
  7. ^ Adanaspor withdrew from the league following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake and were not relegated at the end of the season.[7]
  8. ^ Denizlispor have been deducted 3 points by the Club Licensing Board for failing to meet the licensing requirements.[8]
  9. ^ Yeni Malatyaspor have been deducted 3 points by the Club Licensing Board for failing to meet the licensing requirements.[9] Yeni Malatyaspor withdrew from the league following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake and were not relegated at the end of the season.[7]

Positions by round

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The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
Samsunspor2261011795886424625222212221111111111111
Çaykur Rizespor10111491013106778775233577664765433342222222
Pendikspor136357843535842342366555434355555333433
Bodrumspor11111254324257866433433357777767767754
Sakaryaspor1785756396691011910101010109987676644434554345
Eyüpspor44264121211111111111121112222223445576
Göztepe551012131112141514101210131313121111111110111110911119986676667
Manisa16181388961011107688789891010111010888888911101081098
Ankara Keçiörengücü9158363121423634546443465435666788810989
Bandırmaspor1474225881091199119987587789111110101111111099981010
Boluspor399434774535365779858998910991010109111111111111
Altay1919191815151617161615141210111111121214141314141413131412121313131413131312
Erzurumspor1212121517171512121516171415151514131315151515151515151314141414151315161513
Tuzlaspor11171814910111191112131514141415151413131413131312121213131212121212121214
Gençlerbirliği7371112141415171718181818181819191919191817171616171717171716161616141415
Altınordu6141516161617161312131516161616171718161616161618181616⁣16⁣151515141514151616
Adanaspor81011131412131314131411131212121314151212121212121414151516⁣16⁣17⁣17⁣17⁣17⁣17⁣17⁣17⁣
Denizlispor1513161719191919191919191919191918181718181918181717181818181818181818181818
Yeni Malatyaspor181617191818181818181716171717171616161717171919⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣19⁣
Champion, Promotion to Süper Lig
Promotion to Süper Lig
Promotion to Süper Lig Play-off final
Play-off quarter finals
TFF Second League
Source: TFF

Results

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Home \ Away ADA ALT ATO AKG BAN BOD BOL RİZ DEN EFK EYÜ GEN GÖZ MFK PEN SAK SAM TUZ YMA
Adanaspor 1–1 2–1 0–3[a] 1–1 1–2 0–3[a] 2–0 2–3 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 2–1 2–2 0–3[a] 3–2 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 1–1 2–2
Altay 0–1 1–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 5–1 0–2 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1–3 1–4 3–1 0–2 3–1 3–0[a]
Altınordu 3–0[a] 0–2 1–4 3–3 0–2 1–1 0–0 5–2 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–1 2–1 0–3
Ankara Keçiörengücü 1–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–2 2–3 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–1 0–1 3–0[a]
Bandırmaspor 3–0[a] 2–1 1–0 2–2 0–4 2–1 1–1 1–4 2–4 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–1 1–0 3–2 0–0 4–1 0–2
Bodrumspor 3–3 2–0 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 5–0 0–0 1–2 3–1
Boluspor 1–0 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–4 0–2 3–0 3–1 2–0 1–2 1–0 3–1 1–3 1–0 1–5 0–0 1–0
Çaykur Rizespor 3–0[a] 3–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–1 3–1 0–0 5–3 0–2 4–2 1–1 2–1 1–1 4–2 5–1
Denizlispor 3–0[a] 2–1 1–2 0–4 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–2 0–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–2 4–3 3–0
Erzurumspor 3–2 2–4 2–1 0–1 1–2 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 3–0[a]
Eyüpspor 1–0 0–1 2–1 2–1 4–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 4–0 1–1 2–1 1–4 2–0 3–2
Gençlerbirliği 3–0[a] 0–0 3–3 0–2 2–5 2–1 5–1 1–3 0–0 1–2 0–2 1–0 1–3 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–0[a]
Göztepe 3–0[a] Susp. 1–0 2–1 3–1 0–1 1–1 3–3 5–0 1–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 3–0[a]
Manisa 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 0–1 2–2 3–2 0–0 0–1 2–1 1–1 1–5 2–1 1–1 1–0 2–2
Pendikspor 3–0[a] 1–0 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 0–1 3–2 2–1 1–1 0–0 0–1 3–0 0–0 3–1 0–2 3–2 3–0[a]
Sakaryaspor 3–2 1–2 2–1 2–0 4–2 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 0–1 2–0 3–2 0–1 2–0 3–1
Samsunspor 2–1 2–1 2–0 4–1 5–0 0–1 2–2 2–0 5–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–0 0–1 4–2 3–2 1–0 1–1
Tuzlaspor 0–1 4–2 0–1 1–3 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 0–0 1–0 0–2 1–2 1–1 2–3 1–2 0–0
Yeni Malatyaspor 1–1 0–0 0–3[a] 1–0 0–3[a] 1–3 0–3[a] 0–4 0–3[a] 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–1 0–3[a] 0–3 0–3[a] 0–3[a] 0–3[a]
Source: TFF
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Awarded

Promotion Playoffs

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalFinal
4Bodrumspor3
3Pendikspor2
7Göztepe1
4Bodrumspor0224Bodrumspor1
6Eyüpspor101
5Sakaryaspor0
6Eyüpspor (a.e.t.)1

Quarterfinals

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Bodrumspor 3–1 Göztepe
Sakaryaspor 0–1 (a.e.t.) Eyüpspor
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) Bodrumspor 3–1 Göztepe Bodrum
17:00 TRT (UTC 3)
Report
Stadium: Bodrum İlçe Stadium
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
26 May 2023 (2023-05-26) Sakaryaspor 0–1 (a.e.t.) Eyüpspor Adapazarı
20:00 TRT (UTC 3) Report
Stadium: New Sakarya Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Zorbay Küçük

Semifinal

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bodrumspor 2–1 Eyüpspor 0-1 2–0
31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) First leg Eyüpspor 1–0 Bodrumspor Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC 3)
Report Stadium: Eyüp Stadium
Referee: Kadir Sağlam
4 June 2023 (2023-06-04) Second leg Bodrumspor 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Eyüpspor Bodrum
16:00 TRT (UTC 3)
Report Stadium: Bodrum İlçe Stadium
Referee: Ali Şansalan

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Pendikspor 2–1 Bodrumspor
8 June 2023 (2023-06-08) Pendikspor 2–1 Bodrumspor Akhisar
20:00 TRT (UTC 3)
Report
Stadium: Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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As of matches played 21 May 2023[10]
Top goalscorers
Rank Player Team Goals
1   Marco Paixão Altay 21
2   Kabongo Kasongo Sakaryaspor 19
3   Yannick Bolasie Çaykur Rizespor 17
4   Douglas Tanque Samsunspor 15
5   Kenan Özer Bodrumspor 14
6   Eren Tozlu Erzurumspor 13
7   Adrien Regattin Pendikspor 12
8   Leandro Kappel Pendikspor 11
  Gaëtan Laura Samsunspor 11
  Ahmet İlhan Özek Altınordu 11

References

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  1. ^ "Profesyonel liglerde 2022-2023 sezonu başlangıç tarihleri belli oldu" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Türkiye'de üst liglere yükselen takımlar". TRT Spor.
  3. ^ "Göztepe-Altay Maçına İlişkin TFF Yönetim Kurulu Kararı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ^ "2022-2023 Kulüp Lisans Süreci Sonuçlandı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Göztepe-Altay Maçına İlişkin TFF Yönetim Kurulu Kararı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ "2022-2023 Kulüp Lisans Süreci Sonuçlandı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Yönetim Kurulu Kararları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  8. ^ "2022-2023 Kulüp Lisans Süreci Sonuçlandı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  9. ^ "2022-2023 Kulüp Lisans Süreci Sonuçlandı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  10. ^ "TFF 1. Lig Gol Krallığı". TFF. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
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