2009–10 in Turkish football
The 2009–10 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Turkey.
Overview
Bursaspor became league champions for the first time in club history, as well as the second club outside of Istanbul to win the Süper Lig.[1] Fenerbahçe were runners-up, while Galatasaray finished third. Diyarbakırspor, Denizlispor, and Ankaraspor were relegated. Ariza Makukula, on loan at Kayserispor from S.L. Benfica, finished top scorer with 21 goals.[2] The season started with the Turkish Super Cup between Fenerbahçe (Turkish Cup runners-up) and Beşiktaş (Turkish Cup winners). Fenerbahçe won the match two to nil, with Alex scoring both goals. Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray started out in pole position in the league by winning each of their first six matches. Beşiktaş did not fare as well as the other two Istanbul giants, winning one match, drawing three times, and losing twice. Eventual champions Bursaspor held seventh place six weeks into the season. The club found themselves in third place at the winter break, with Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray in first and second respectively. Kayserispor also held first place for a brief period of two weeks before the winter break started.[3]
Fenerbahçe hit a wall after the winter break, falling to fourth place by the 25th week. This allowed Bursaspor to rise to the top of the table, a position they held for seven consecutive weeks from 8 March to 19 April. Fenerbahçe took back first place by the 31st week of the season. Entering the last match-day, the club sat a point above second placed Bursaspor. In order to win the league, Fenerbahçe had to either win outright against Trabzonspor, or draw while Bursaspor either draws or loses to Beşiktaş. Bursaspor won 2–1, while Fenerbahçe drew 1–1, unable to recover from Burak Yılmaz's first half goal. Galatasaray finished third due to their positive head-to-head record against Beşiktaş. Bursaspor qualified for the group stage of the Champions League for the first time in club history.[4] The club had previously competed in the 1974–75 and 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, as well as the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup.[5]
The 2009–10 Turkish Cup started on 2 September 2009, with group stage matches taking place during the winter break. Defending champions Beşiktaş were drawn into Group D alongside İstanbul B.B., Manisaspor, Kasımpaşa, and Konya Şekerspor. The club were unable to progress past the group stages after finishing fourth with three points. Meanwhile, Fenerbahçe, Bursaspor, Manisaspor, Denizlispor, Antalyaspor, Galatasaray, İstanbul B.B., and Trabzonspor progressed to the quarter-finals. Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe met in the final at Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium on 5 May 2010. Trabzonspor won the final 3–1. The win marked Trabzonspor's eighth Turkish Cup trophy, tied for second most with Beşiktaş. It was also the ninth time Fenerbahçe lost in the final of the Turkish Cup.[6] Arif Çoban of Tokatspor and Umut Bulut of Trabzonspor finished joint top scorers with seven goals each.[7]
Ankaraspor were removed from the Süper Lig on 17 September 2009. The Turkish Football Federation released the following statement: "The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) decided to relegate Ankaraspor by one division over its relationship with Ankaragücü, ruling that it was contrary to sporting competitiveness."[8][9] Ahmet Gökçek, son of Melih Gökçek, the mayor of Ankara and also honorary chairman of Ankaraspor, quit his post at Ankaraspor and was elected chairman of Ankaragücü soon after. He, along with Ankaraspor chairman Ruhi Kurnaz, were banned from the game for six months.[10]
Karabükspor won the 1.Lig and Bucaspor finished second, earning successive promotions. In the 2.Lig, Güngören Belediyespor were crowned champions, with Akhisar Belediyespor and TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor also being promoted. Bandırmaspor won the 3.Lig, while Balıkesirspor finished second and Malatya Belediyespor won the promotion play-offs.
In continental competition, Beşiktaş and Sivasspor took part in the UEFA Champions League, while Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Trabzonspor took part in the Europa League. Beşiktaş were drawn into Group B alongside Manchester United F.C., PFC CSKA Moscow, and VfL Wolfsburg. They finished last in the group with four points. Sivasspor were knocked out of the Champions League by R.S.C. Anderlecht in the second qualifying round, and were ousted out of the Europa League by reigning champions FC Shakhtar Donetsk in the first round.[11]
Fenerbahçe made it to the group stages of the Europa League after defeating Budapest Honvéd FC and FC Sion. They were drawn into Group H alongside FC Twente, Sheriff Tiraspol, and Steaua București. The club finished first in the group, but lost to Lille OSC 2–3 on aggregate in the first knockout round. Galatasaray were drawn alongside Panathinaikos, Dinamo București, and Sturm Graz. They also finished first in their group, but were also eliminated in the first round, losing 2–3 on aggregate to eventual champions Atlético Madrid. Trabzonspor did not qualify for the group stages.[11]
The Turkey national football team did not qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after finishing third in their group. On 17 February 2010, it was announced that Guus Hiddink would replace Fatih Terim at the helm of the national team.[12]
Awards
- Gol Kralı (Goal King)
- Ariza Makukula (Kayserispor) – 21 goals
Honours
| Competition | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Süper Lig | Bursaspor (1) | Fenerbahçe (16) |
| 1.Lig | Karabükspor (1) | Bucaspor (1) |
| 2.Lig | Akhisar Belediyespor (1) | Güngören Belediyespor (1) |
| 3.Lig | Bandırmaspor (3) | Balıkesirspor (1) |
| Turkish Cup | Trabzonspor (8) | Fenerbahçe (9) |
| Süper Kupa | Fenerbahçe (8) | Beşiktaş (9) |
Final leagues tables
Süper Lig
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bursaspor (C) | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 65 | 26 | +39 | 75 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 61 | 28 | +33 | 74 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 61 | 35 | +26 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 25 | +22 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 57 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 2] |
| 6 | İstanbul B.B. | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 56 | |
| 7 | Eskişehirspor | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 34 | +10 | 55 | |
| 8 | Kayserispor | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 51 | |
| 9 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 49 | 38 | +11 | 49 | |
| 10 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 47 | |
| 11 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 41[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 12 | MKE Ankaragücü | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 41[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 13 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 39 | −1 | 40 | |
| 14 | Manisaspor | 34 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 37 | |
| 15 | Sivasspor | 34 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 34 | |
| 16 | Diyarbakırspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 54 | −26 | 27 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 17 | Denizlispor (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 30 | 49 | −19 | 26 | |
| 18 | Ankaraspor (R) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 102 | −102 | 0[lower-alpha 4] |
Rules for classification: 1st overall points, 2nd head-to-head points, 3rd head-to-head goal differential, 4th overall goal differential, 5th overall goals scored.[14]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Galatasaray finished ahead of Beşiktaş on head-to-head record: Galatasaray–Beşiktaş 3–0, Beşiktaş–Galatasaray 1–1.
- Trabzonspor won the 2009–10 Turkish Cup and thus qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.
- Kasımpaşa finished ahead of Ankaragücü on head-to-head record: Kasımpaşa–Ankaragücü 2–0, Ankaragücü–Kasımpaşa 2–2.
- On 7 October 2009, the Turkish Football Federation relegated Ankaraspor to the TFF First League with immediate effect due to the relationship of its governors with those of Ankaragücü being unsuitable for two teams competing in the same division. All of Ankaraspor's matches were scratched and counted as a 3–0 win for their opponents.[13]
1.Lig
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kardemir Karabükspor (C, P) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 74 | 28 | +46 | 77 | Promotion to Süper Lig |
| 2 | Bucaspor (P) | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 69 | 40 | +29 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Adanaspor | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 42 | 30 | +12 | 64[lower-alpha 1] | Qualification for Promotion Playoffs |
| 4 | Altay | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 36 | +12 | 59 | |
| 5 | Karşıyaka | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 56 | |
| 6 | Konyaspor (O, P) | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 42 | 37 | +5 | 55 | |
| 7 | Giresunspor | 34 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 51 | 42 | +9 | 51 | |
| 8 | Orduspor | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 32 | +1 | 44 | |
| 9 | Boluspor | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 43 | |
| 10 | Samsunspor | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 49 | 47 | +2 | 42 | |
| 11 | Erciyesspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 53 | −11 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 12 | Gaziantep B.B. | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 38 | −7 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 13 | Mersin İdmanyurdu | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 44 | −8 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 14 | Kartalspor | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 32 | 43 | −11 | 41[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 15 | Çaykur Rizespor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 40 | |
| 16 | Hacettepe Spor (R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 38 | Relegation to TFF Second League |
| 17 | Dardanelspor (R) | 34 | 10 | 5 | 19 | 37 | 53 | −16 | 35 | |
| 18 | Kocaelispor (R) | 34 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 66 | −43 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- BUC 4–1 ADA; ADA 0–3 BUC
- KEC: 11 pts, 7–4; GBB: 10 pts, 6–4; MİY: 6 pts, 2–3; KRT: 5 pts, 2–6
Playoffs
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konyaspor (P) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Promotion to Süper Lig |
| 2 | Altay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Karşıyaka | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Adanaspor | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
2.Lig
Promotion group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Güngören Belediyespor (P) | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 31 | Promotion to TFF First League |
| 2 | Akhisar Belediyespor (P) | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 30 | |
| 3 | Tokatspor | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 16 | +2 | 24 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | İskenderun Demir Çelikspor | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 23 | |
| 5 | Türk Telekomspor | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 22[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 6 | Çorumspor | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 | −3 | 22[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 7 | Etimesgut Şekerspor | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 24 | −9 | 18 | |
| 8 | Göztepe | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 16 | −3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Şanlıurfaspor | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 28 | −7 | 14 |
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) number of goals scored.
(P) Promoted
Notes:
- TEL 4–1 ÇOR; ÇOR 1–1 TEL
Play-offs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 25 May – Mardan | ||||||||||
| Eyüpspor Group 2 winners | 1 (5) | |||||||||
| 27 May – Mardan | ||||||||||
| İskenderun D.Ç. 4th, promotion group | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| Eyüpspor | 1 (3) | |||||||||
| 25 May – Mardan | ||||||||||
| Tokatspor | 1 (1) | |||||||||
| Tokatspor 3rd, promotion group | 1 | |||||||||
| 30 May – Atatürk | ||||||||||
| Türk Telekom 5th, promotion group | 0 | |||||||||
| Eyüpspor | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 May – Atatürk | ||||||||||
| TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor | 2 | |||||||||
| Adana Demirspor Group 4 winners | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 27 May – Atatürk | ||||||||||
| TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor Group 1 winners | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| TKİ Tavşanlı Linyitspor | 1 | |||||||||
| 25 May – Atatürk | ||||||||||
| Karadenizspor | 0 | |||||||||
| Karadenizspor Group 3 winners | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| Çorumspor 6th, promotion group | 1 (2) | |||||||||
Promotion group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bandırmaspor (C, P) | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 39 | Promotion to TFF Second League |
| 2 | Balıkesirspor (P) | 18 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 34 | |
| 3 | Siirtspor (Q) | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 34 | Qualification for Promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Kırıkhanspor (Q) | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 21 | +1 | 32 | |
| 5 | Torbalıspor (Q) | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 24 | |
| 6 | Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 22 | +2 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pazarspor | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 20 | |
| 8 | Keçiörengücü | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 28 | −9 | 18 | |
| 9 | Darıca Gençlerbirliği | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 17 | |
| 10 | Araklıspor | 18 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 35 | −22 | 8 |
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) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Play-offs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 May – Fethiye İlçe Stadı | ||||||||||
| Gaziosmanpaşa Group 1 winners | 1 | |||||||||
| 18 May – Fethiye İlçe Stadı | ||||||||||
| Kırıkhanspor Promotion group, 4th | 2 (aet) | |||||||||
| Kırıkhanspor | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 May – Fethiye İlçe Stadı | ||||||||||
| Keçiörengücü | 2 | |||||||||
| Siirtspor Promotion group, 3rd | 0 | |||||||||
| 22 May – Fethiye İlçe Stadı | ||||||||||
| Keçiörengücü Group 3 winners | 2 | |||||||||
| Keçiörengücü | 0 (3) | |||||||||
| 16 May – Muğla Atatürk | ||||||||||
| Malatya Belediye | 0 (5) | |||||||||
| Yimpaş Yozgatspor Group 4 winners | 1 | |||||||||
| 19 May – Muğla Atatürk | ||||||||||
| Torbalıspor Promotion group, 5th | 0 (aet) | |||||||||
| Yimpaş Yozgatspor | 0 | |||||||||
| 16 May – Muğla Atatürk | ||||||||||
| Malatya Belediye | 1 | |||||||||
| Menemen Belediye Group 2 winners | 1 (7) | |||||||||
| Malatya Belediye Group 5 winners | 1 (8) | |||||||||
National team
Friendlies
| 12 August 2009 | Ukraine  | 0–3 |  Turkey | Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv |
Şanlı  58' Çetin 61' Altıntop 66' |
Referee: Darko Sheferi (Slovenia) |
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| 22 May 2010 | Turkey | 2–1 |  Czech Republic | Red Bull Arena, Harrison |
| Turan 31' Kahveci 48' |
(Report) | Černý 81' |
| 26 May 2010 | Turkey | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Northern Ireland | Veterans Stadium, New Britain |
| Yıldırım 48' Şentürk 72' |
(Report) |
| 29 May 2010 | United States  | 2–1 | Turkey | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia |
| Altidore 58' Dempsey 75' |
(Report) | Turan 27' |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
| 5 September 2009 | Turkey | 4–2 |  Estonia | Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Şanlı 29', 72' Yıldırım 37' Turan 62' |
Report | Voskoboinikov 7' Vassiljev 52' |
Attendance: 28,569 Referee: Tommy Skjerven (Norway) |
| 9 September 2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina  | 1–1 | Turkey | Bilino Polje, Zenica |
| 20:00 UTC+2 | Salihović 25' |
Report | Belözoğlu 4' |
Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal) |
| 10 October 2009 | Belgium .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2–0 | Turkey | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels |
| 20:45 UTC+2 | Mpenza 8', 84' |
Report | Attendance: 30,131 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy) |
| 14 October 2009 | Turkey | 2–0 |  Armenia | Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Altıntop 16' Çetin 28' |
Report | Attendance: 16,200 Referee: Martin Hansson (Sweden) |
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