2023–24 Samsunspor season

Samsunspor 2023–24 football season

Samsunspor

2023–24 season

President

Yüksel Yıldırım

Head coach

Stadium

Top goalscorer

League:
Marius Mouandilmadji (9)
All:
Marius Mouandilmadji (10)

Average home league attendance

17,119

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Samsunspor's 59th season in existence and first one back in the Süper Lig, the top division of association football in Turkey. They also competed in the Turkish Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 6 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	Okan Kocuk
4	DF	NED	Rick van Drongelen
5	DF	TUR	Alim Öztürk
6	MF	MAR	Youssef Aït Bennasser
7	FW	CIV	Moryké Fofana
8	MF	TUR	Soner Aydoğdu
9	FW	CHA	Marius Mouandilmadji
10	MF	CMR	Olivier Ntcham
11	MF	TUR	Emre Kılınç
16	DF	ENG	Marc Bola
17	MF	GHA	Kingsley Schindler
18	DF	TUR	Zeki Yavru
19	DF	GNB	Nanu
20	MF	TUR	Muhammet Ali Özbaskıcı
22	DF	TUR	Yunus Emre Çift


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	FW	COD	Gaëtan Laura
28	DF	TUR	Soner Gönül
29	GK	POL	Jakub Szumski
37	DF	SVK	Ľubomír Šatka
45	GK	TUR	Halil Yeral
48	MF	TUR	Taylan Antalyalı (On loan from Galatasaray)
64	GK	TUR	Taha Tosun
77	DF	TUR	Enes Albak
88	MF	TUR	Osman Çelik
96	DF	TUR	Bedirhan Çetin
—	FW	BEL	Landry Dimata
—	FW	AUT	Ercan Kara
—	MF	DEN	Carlo Holse
—	MF	FRA	Flavien Tait

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Celil Yüksel (at Göztepe until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Barış Alıcı (at Kocaelispor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	CIV	Moussa Guel (at USL Dunkerque until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Berk Taşkın (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Şener Kaya (at Amed S.F.K. until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	GUI	Elhadj Bah (at USL Dunkerque until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Elano Yegen (at 1461 Trabzon until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Ali Kılıç (at Gümüşhanespor until 30 June 2024)

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GER	Ahmet Sağat
—	MF	ENG	Kadeem Harris
—	DF	TUR	Melih Altıkulaç

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
FW	Landry Dimata	Espanyol	Undisclosed	1 September 2023
FW	Ercan Kara	Orlando City	Undisclosed	2 September 2023
MF	Flavien Tait	Rennes	Free	6 September 2023
DF	Mickaël Tirpan	Kasımpaşa	Free	15 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
MF	Cihan Kahraman	Académico de Viseu	€500,000	1 September 2023
MF	Kadeem Harris	Bandırmaspor	Free	12 September 2023
DF	Mickaël Tirpan	Lierse Kempenzonen	Free	24 January 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

Çaykur Rizespor

Samsunspor

11 July 2023 Friendly	Çaykur Rizespor	0–1	Samsunspor	Erzurum
16:30 UTC+3			Fofana 27'	Stadium: Yüksek İrtifa Kamp Ve Merkezi 3 Nolu Saha

Konyaspor

Samsunspor

13 July 2023 Friendly	Konyaspor	3–2	Samsunspor	Erzurum
17:00 UTC+3	Michalak 13' Šatka 31' (o.g.) Moreno 56'		Sağat 11' Mouandilmadji 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Yüksek İrtifa Kamp Ve Merkezi 3 Nolu Saha

Samsunspor

Eyüpspor

25 July 2023 Friendly	Samsunspor	3–1	Eyüpspor	Turkey
17:00 UTC+3	Yavru 62' Mouandilmadji 67', 71'		Niyaz 49'

Samsunspor

Giresunspor

10 September 2023 Friendly	Samsunspor	6–1	Giresunspor
16:30 UTC+3

Samsunspor

Çorum

26 March 2024 Friendly	Samsunspor	6–1	Çorum
16:00 UTC+3

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Süper Lig	12 August 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1	13th	38	11	10	17	42	52	−10	028.95
Turkish Cup	5 December 2023	6 February 2024	Fourth round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	7	3	+4	066.67
Total					41	13	10	18	49	55	−6	031.71

Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

Main article: 2023–24 Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Gaziantep	38	12	8	18	50	57	−7	44
12	Adana Demirspor	38	10	14	14	54	61	−7	44
13	Samsunspor	38	11	10	17	42	52	−10	43
14	Kayserispor	38	11	12	15	44	57	−13	42
15	Hatayspor	38	9	14	15	45	52	−7	41

Source: Süper Lig
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.
Notes:

^ Gaziantep are ahead of Adana Demirspor on head-to-head points: Gaziantep 2–2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 1–6 Gaziantep.
3 points deducted
Hatayspor are ahead of Konyaspor on overall goal difference.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	10	17	42	52	−10	43	10	5	4	28	17	+11	1	5	13	14	35	−21

Source: Trendyol Süper Lig

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H
Result	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	W
Position	11	17	18	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	18	17	15	15	14	14	15	13	12

Source: Trendyol Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 19 July 2023.

Sivasspor v Samsunspor

13 August 2023 1	Sivasspor	1–1	Samsunspor	Sivas
19:15 UTC+3	N'Jie 11'	Report	Van Drongelen 78'	Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium Attendance: 6,311 Referee: Murat Erdoğan

Samsunspor v Fenerbahçe

21 August 2023 2	Samsunspor	0–2	Fenerbahçe	Samsun
21:00 UTC+3		Report	Džeko 62' Szymański 90+8'	Stadium: Samsun Stadium Attendance: 29,781 Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

Kayserispor v Samsunspor

27 August 2023 3	Kayserispor	2–1	Samsunspor	Kayseri
19:15 UTC+3	Uzodimma 16' Thiam 38'	Report	Mouandilmadji 62'	Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Attendance: 7,166 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

Galatasaray v Samsunspor

16 September 2023 5	Galatasaray	4–2	Samsunspor	Istanbul
20:00 UTC+3	Aktürkoğlu 7', 29' Bardakcı 42' Icardi 67'	Report	Dimata 46' Holse 60'	Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 43,103 Referee: Cihan Aydın

Antalyaspor v Samsunspor

23 September 2023 6	Antalyaspor	2–0	Samsunspor	Antalya
20:00	Jehezkel 10', 18', 45+3' Balcı 15'		Dimata 90+2'	Stadium: Antalya Stadium Referee: Arda Kardeşler

Samsunspor v Gaziantep

29 September 2023 7	Samsunspor	1–2	Gaziantep	Samsun
20:00				Stadium: Samsun Stadium

Çaykur Rizespor v Samsunspor

8 October 2023 8	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	Samsunspor	Rize
13:30				Stadium: City of Rize Stadium

Samsunspor v Istanbul Basaksehir

22 October 2023 9	Samsunspor	0–0	Istanbul Basaksehir	Samsun
20:00				Stadium: Samsun Stadium

Ankaragücü v Samsunspor

29 October 2023 10	Ankaragücü	1–2	Samsunspor	Ankara
19:00				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

Samsunspor v Hatayspor

4 November 2023 11	Samsunspor	2–1	Hatayspor	Samsun
16:00				Stadium: Samsun Stadium Referee: Halil Umut Meler

Samsunspor v İstanbulspor

8 November 2023 4	Samsunspor	2–1	İstanbulspor	Samsun
20:00				Stadium: Samsun Stadium Referee: Burak Şeker

Pendikspor v Samsunspor

12 November 2023 12	Pendikspor	1–0	Samsunspor	Istanbul
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Yardımcı 47'			Stadium: Siltaş Yapı Pendik Stadyumu Referee: Burak Pakkan

Samsunspor v Beşiktaş

26 November 2023 13	Samsunspor	1–2	Beşiktaş	Samsun
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Mouandilmadji 25'		Tosun 16', 17' Colley 84'	Stadium: Samsun Stadium Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

Samsunspor v Kayserispor

25 January 2024 22	Samsunspor	2–0	Kayserispor	Samsun
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Yavru 10' Kara 57'			Stadium: Samsun Stadium Referee: Çağdaş Altay

İstanbulspor v Samsunspor

29 January 2024 23	İstanbulspor	1–1	Samsunspor	Istanbul
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Gültekin 54'		Kılınç 72'	Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium Referee: Ömer Turtay

Samsunspor v Galatasaray

2 February 2024 24	Samsunspor	0–2	Galatasaray	Samsun
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)			Nelsson 5' Yılmaz 11'	Stadium: Samsun Stadium Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu

Samsunspor v Antalyaspor

12 February 2024 25	Samsunspor	2–0	Antalyaspor	Samsun
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Mouandilmadji 59' Ntcham 64' Çelik 78' Muja 90+1'		Naldo 14' Van de Streek 86'	Stadium: Samsun Stadium Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

Gaziantep v Samsunspor

18 February 2024 26	Gaziantep	1–1	Samsunspor	Gaziantep
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Özçiçek 83' Djilobodji 90+8'		Šatka 90+2'	Stadium: Gaziantep Stadium Referee: Zorbay Küçük

Samsunspor v Çaykur Rizespor

23 February 2024 27	Samsunspor	3–0	Çaykur Rizespor	Samsun
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Van Drongelen 12' Raman 37' Yavru 39' Holse 54' Ntcham 78' (pen.)		Sauer 88'	Stadium: Samsun Stadium

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Turkish Cup Samsunspor v Tokat Belediye

5 December 2023 Fourth round	Samsunspor	3–0	Tokat Belediye	Samsun
19:00				Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium

References

https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/tur-sueperlig-2023-2024/1/
"FUTBOL TAKIMIMIZ" (in Turkish). Samsunspor.
"HOŞ GELDİN LANDRY DIMATA - Samsunspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi".
"HOŞ GELDİN ERCAN KARA - Samsunspor Resmi İnternet Sitesi".
"Flavien Tait quitte Rennes pour Samsunspor". fr.news.yahoo.com. 2023-09-07. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13.
"Türkıye Futbol Federasyonu Futbol Müsabaka Talımati: Madde 9 – Puan Usulü Ve Averaj" [Turkish Football Federation Football Competition Instruction : Article 9 - Score Procedure and Average] (PDF) (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
"SÜPER LİG FİKSTÜRÜ 2023-2024; Trenyol Süper Lig derbi maç tarihleri & 1. hafta maçları! İşte Süper Lig'de ilk maçların oynanacağı tarihler..." Milliyet. 19 July 2023.

External links

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Club seasons
Süper Lig	Adana Demirspor Alanyaspor Ankaragücü Antalyaspor Başakşehir Beşiktaş Çaykur Rizespor Fatih Karagümrük Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Gaziantep Hatayspor İstanbulspor Kasımpaşa Kayserispor Konyaspor Pendikspor Samsunspor Sivasspor Trabzonspor
TFF First League	Adanaspor Altay Ankara Keçiörengücü Bandırmaspor Bodrum Boluspor Çorum Erzurumspor Eyüpspor Gençlerbirliği Giresunspor Göztepe Kocaelispor Manisa Sakaryaspor Şanlıurfaspor Tuzlaspor Ümraniyespor
TFF Second League	Denizlispor Iğdır
Women's Super League	1207 Antalya Spor Adana İdman Yurdu SK ALG Spor Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü Ataşehir Belediyespor Beşiktaş Fatih Karagümrük Fatih Vatanspor Fenerbahçe FOMGET Gençlik Spor Kulübü Galatasaray Gaziantep Asyaspor Hakkarigücü Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor Pendik Çamlıkspor Trabzonspor

International competition
Men	UEFA Euro 2024 (Qualifying: Group D)

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