2017–18 in Turkish football

Football in Turkey

Season

2017–18

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The 2017–18 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Süper Lig	Sivasspor Yeni Malatyaspor Göztepe	Çaykur Rizespor Gaziantepspor Adanaspor
1.Lig	İstanbulspor Ankaragücü Erzurum BB	Şanlıurfaspor Bandırmaspor Mersin İdman Yurdu
2.Lig	Sancaktepe Belediyespor Altay BB Bodrumspor Silivrispor Afjet Afyonspor Sakaryaspor	Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 Tepecikspor Ofspor Aydınspor 1461 Trabzon Kayseri Erciyesspor
3.Lig	Şanlıurfa Karaköprü Belediyespor Arsinspor Güzelorduspor Osmaniyespor Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor Utaş Uşakspor Turgutluspor Erokspor Ergene Velimeşespor	Kartalspor Beylerbeyi SK Kütahyaspor Manavgatspor Dersimspor Derincespor Türk Metal Kırıkkalespor Maltepespor Denizli Belediyespor Orduspor

League tables

Süper Lig

Main article: 2017–18 Süper Lig

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Galatasaray (C)	34	24	3	7	75	33	+42	75	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Fenerbahçe	34	21	9	4	78	36	+42	72	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
3	İstanbul Başakşehir	34	22	6	6	62	34	+28	72	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
4	Beşiktaş	34	21	8	5	69	30	+39	71	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
5	Trabzonspor	34	15	10	9	63	51	+12	55
6	Göztepe	34	13	10	11	49	50	−1	49
7	Sivasspor	34	14	7	13	45	53	−8	49
8	Kasımpaşa	34	13	7	14	57	58	−1	46
9	Kayserispor	34	12	8	14	44	55	−11	44
10	Yeni Malatyaspor	34	11	10	13	38	45	−7	43
11	Akhisarspor	34	11	9	14	44	53	−9	42	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
12	Alanyaspor	34	11	7	16	55	59	−4	40
13	Bursaspor	34	11	6	17	43	48	−5	39
14	Antalyaspor	34	10	8	16	40	59	−19	38
15	Konyaspor	34	9	9	16	38	42	−4	36
16	Osmanlıspor (R)	34	8	9	17	49	60	−11	33	Relegation to TFF First League
17	Gençlerbirliği (R)	34	8	9	17	37	54	−17	33
18	Kardemir Karabükspor (R)	34	3	3	28	20	86	−66	12

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.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Fenerbahçe ahead of Başakşehir on head-to-head goal difference: Fenerbahçe 2–3 Başakşehir, Başakşehir 0–2 Fenerbahçe.
^ Göztepe ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head points: Göztepe 6 pts, Sivasspor 0 pts.
Akhisarspor qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Turkish Cup.
^ Osmanlıspor ahead of Gençlerbirliği on head-to-head points: Osmanlıspor 6 pts, Gençlerbirliği 0 pts.

1.Lig

Main article: 2017–18 TFF First League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Rizespor (C, P)	34	20	9	5	68	38	+30	69	Promotion to the Süper Lig
2	Ankaragücü (P)	34	18	9	7	55	34	+21	63	Promotion to the Süper Lig
3	Boluspor	34	18	6	10	53	30	+23	60	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4	Ümraniyespor	34	17	8	9	49	35	+14	59
5	Erzurum BB (O, P)	34	14	11	9	56	44	+12	53
6	Gazişehir Gaziantep	34	15	8	11	57	38	+19	53
7	Altınordu	34	15	8	11	55	45	+10	53
8	Balıkesirspor	34	16	7	11	56	46	+10	52
9	İstanbulspor	34	14	8	12	45	39	+6	50
10	Elazığspor	34	13	9	12	53	44	+9	48
11	Giresunspor	34	13	8	13	50	44	+6	47
12	Adanaspor	34	12	7	15	41	56	−15	43
13	Adana Demirspor	34	11	8	15	44	47	−3	41
14	Eskişehirspor	34	12	8	14	63	56	+7	41
15	Denizlispor	34	10	8	16	43	47	−4	38
16	Samsunspor (R)	34	7	15	12	32	46	−14	36	Relegation to the TFF Second League
17	Manisaspor (R)	34	7	3	24	31	80	−49	15
18	Gaziantepspor (R)	34	2	4	28	18	100	−82	1

Source: TFF First League
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:

^ Head-to-head points: Erzurum BB 8 pts, Gazişehir Gaziantep 7 pts, Altınordu 1 pt
Balıkesirspor have been deducted 3 points.
^ Adana Demirspor is ahead of Eskişehirspor on head-to-head points: Eskişehirspor 2-2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 3-1 Eskişehirspor
Eskişehirspor have been deducted 3 points.
Manisaspor have been deducted 9 points.
Gaziantepspor have been deducted 9 points.

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2017–18 Turkish Cup

Teams seeded for the group stages: Konyaspor (defending champions), Beşiktaş (1st in the Süper Lig), İstanbul Başakşehir (2nd), and Fenerbahçe (3rd).
Teams seeded for the play-off round: Galatasaray (4th in the Süper Lig), Antalyaspor (5th), Trabzonspor (6th), Akhisar Belediyespor (7th), Gençlerbirliği (8th), Kasımpaşa S.K. (10th), Kardemir Karabükspor (11th), Alanyaspor (12th), Osmanlıspor (13th), Bursaspor (14th), Kayserispor (15th), Sivasspor (1.Lig champions), Yeni Malatyaspor (1.Lig runners-up), and Göztepe (promoted from the 1.Lig)
Teams seeded for the second round: Çaykur Rizespor (16th in the Süper Lig), Gaziantepspor (17th), Adanaspor (18th), Eskişehirspor (3rd in the 1.Lig), Boluspor (4th), Giresunspor (6th), Altınordu (7th), Ümraniyespor (8th), Balıkesirspor (9th), Elazığspor (10th), Denizlispor (11th), Manisaspor (12th), Gaziantep B.B. (13th), Adana Demirspor (14th), Samsunspor (15th), Şanlıurfaspor (16th in the 1.Lig), Bandırmaspor (17th), Mersin İdman Yurdu (18th),

Final

Main article: 2018 Turkish Cup Final 10 May 2018 (2018-05-10)20:30 TRT

Akhisarspor	3–2	Fenerbahçe
Lopes 32' Sissoko 70' Barbosa 81'	Report	Fernandão 56' Souza 86'

Diyarbakır Stadium, DiyarbakırReferee: Cüneyt Çakır

National team

Friendlies

Romania

Turkey

9 November 2017 Friendly	Romania	2–0	Turkey	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
21:30 UTC+3	Grozav 42', 69'			Stadium: CFR Cluj Stadium Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Tiago Martins (Portugal)

Turkey

Albania

13 November 2017 Friendly	Turkey	2–3	Albania	Antalya, Turkey
20:30 UTC+3	Ünder 47' Akbaba 60'		Sadiku 24', 39' Grezda 55'	Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 8,900 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Turkey

Republic of Ireland

23 March 2018 Friendly	Turkey	1–0	Republic of Ireland	Antalya, Turkey
20:30 UTC+3	Topal 52'			Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Montenegro

Turkey

27 March 2018 Friendly	Montenegro	2–2	Turkey	Podgorica, Montenegro
19:10 UTC+2	Ivanić 45' Mugoša 87'		Ünder 11' Yokuşlu 23'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Turkey

Iran

28 May 2018 Friendly	Turkey	2–1	Iran	Istanbul, Turkey
21:15 UTC+3	Tosun 6', 50'		Dejagah 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

Tunisia

Turkey

1 June 2018 Friendly	Tunisia	2–2	Turkey	Geneva, Switzerland
20:15 UTC+2	Badri 56' Sassi 79'		Tosun 54' (pen.) Söyüncü 90'	Stadium: Stade de Genève Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Fedayi San (Switzerland)

Russia

Turkey

5 June 2018 Friendly	Russia	1–1	Turkey	Moscow, Russia
19:00 UTC+3	Samedov 35'		Mallı 59'	Stadium: VEB Arena Attendance: 27,423 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	10	7	1	2	16	7	+9	22	Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup	—	1–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0
2	Croatia	10	6	2	2	15	4	+11	20	Advance to second round	2–0	—	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0
3	Ukraine	10	5	2	3	13	9	+4	17		1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–0	3–0
4	Turkey	10	4	3	3	14	13	+1	15		0–3	1–0	2–2	—	2–0	2–0
5	Finland	10	2	3	5	9	13	−4	9		1–0	0–1	1–2	2–2	—	1–1
6	Kosovo	10	0	1	9	3	24	−21	1		1–2	0–6	0–2	1–4	0–1	—

Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers Ukraine

Turkey

2 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Ukraine	2–0	Turkey	Kharkiv, Ukraine
21:45 UTC+3	Yarmolenko 18', 42'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 36,796 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Spain)

Turkey

Croatia

5 September 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	1–0	Croatia	Eskişehir, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3	Tosun 75'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Eskişehir Stadium Attendance: 28,600 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Turkey

Iceland

6 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Turkey	0–3	Iceland	Eskişehir, Turkey
21:45 UTC+3		Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Guðmundsson 32' B.Bjarnason 39' Árnason 49'	Stadium: Eskişehir Stadium Attendance: 30,390 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland)

Finland

Turkey

9 October 2017 2018 FIFA World Cup Q	Finland	2–2	Turkey	Turku, Finland
21:45 UTC+3	Arajuuri 76' Pohjanpalo 88'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Tosun 57', 83'	Stadium: Veritas Stadion Attendance: 6,612 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Turkish clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Club Brugge	3–5	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–3	0–2

Play-off round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
İstanbul Başakşehir	3–4	Sevilla	1–2	2–2

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League group stage

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BES	POR	RBL	MON
1	Beşiktaş	6	4	2	0	11	5	+6	14	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	2–0	1–1
2	Porto	6	3	1	2	15	10	+5	10	Advance to knockout phase	1–3	—	3–1	5–2
3	RB Leipzig	6	2	1	3	10	11	−1	7	Transfer to Europa League	1–2	3–2	—	1–1
4	Monaco	6	0	2	4	6	16	−10	2		1–2	0–3	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Round of 16

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Champions League round of 16

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bayern Munich	8–1	Beşiktaş	5–0	3–1

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Östersund	3–1	Galatasaray	2–0	1–1

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sturm Graz	2–3	Fenerbahçe	1–2	1–1

Play-off round

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vardar	4–1	Fenerbahçe	2–0	2–1

Group stage

Main article: 2017–18 UEFA Europa League group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	BRA	LUD	IBS	HOF
1	Braga	6	3	1	2	9	8	+1	10	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–2	2–1	3–1
2	Ludogorets Razgrad	6	2	3	1	7	5	+2	9	Advance to knockout phase	1–1	—	1–2	2–1
3	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	2	2	2	7	8	−1	8		2–1	0–0	—	1–1
4	TSG Hoffenheim	6	1	2	3	8	10	−2	5		1–2	1–1	3–1	—

Source: UEFA

Group I

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	SAL	MAR	KON	VSC
1	Red Bull Salzburg	6	3	3	0	7	1	+6	12	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–0	0–0	3–0
2	Marseille	6	2	2	2	4	4	0	8	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	1–0	2–1
3	Konyaspor	6	1	3	2	4	6	−2	6		0–2	1–1	—	2–1
4	Vitória de Guimarães	6	1	2	3	5	9	−4	5		1–1	1–0	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

References

"Süper Lig 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

Seasons in Turkish football
2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

2017–18 in Turkish football

Club football

Domestic leagues

Men

Women

Domestic cups

European

Champions League (Men
Women)
Europa League
Youth League

Other

Club seasons
Süper Lig	Akhisarspor Alanyaspor Antalyaspor Beşiktaş Bursaspor Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Gençlerbirliği Göztepe İstanbul Başakşehir Kardemir Karabükspor Kasımpaşa Konyaspor Osmanlispor Sivasspor Trabzonspor Yeni Malatyaspor

International competition
Men	2018 FIFA World Cup (Qualifying: Group I) Mircea Lucescu

v t e 2018 in association football
AFC	Australia China India Indonesia Japan Korea Republic
CAF	Algeria
CONCACAF	Canada United States
CONMEBOL	Brazil
OFC
UEFA	Belgium Croatia England France Germany Italy Netherlands Poland Scotland Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

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