2019–20 Süper Lig
The 2019–20 Süper Lig, officially called the Spor Toto Süper Lig Cemil Usta season, was the 62nd season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey. The season was named after Cemil Usta, a former Turkish national team player and Trabzonspor legend. Galatasaray were the defending champions. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced on 12 March, 2020 that matches would be played behind closed doors until the end of April, before indefinitely suspending matches altogether on 19 March. After a hiatus of nearly three months, the season resumed behind closed doors on 12 June, 2020, with eight rounds still to play.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 TFF First League. It includes Denizlispor and Gençlerbirliği, the two top teams from the TFF First League, and Gaziantep F.K., the winners of the 2018–19 TFF First League playoffs.Akhisarspor, Erzurum BB, and Bursaspor were relegated to the 2019–20 TFF First League.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
Alanyaspor | Antalya | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium | 10,130 |
Ankaragücü | Ankara | Eryaman Stadium | 20,071 |
Antalyaspor | Antalya | Antalya Stadium | 32,537 |
Beşiktaş | Istanbul | Vodafone Park | 41,188 |
Çaykur Rizespor | Rize | Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı | 15,332 |
Denizlispor | Denizli | Denizli Atatürk Stadium | 18,745 |
Fenerbahçe | Istanbul | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | 47,834 |
Galatasaray | Istanbul | Türk Telekom Stadium | 52,223 |
Gaziantep F.K. | Gaziantep | Gaziantep Arena | 33,502 |
Gençlerbirliği | Ankara | Eryaman Stadium | 20,071 |
Göztepe | İzmir | Gürsel Aksel Stadium | 25,035 |
İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | 17,300 |
Kasımpaşa | Istanbul | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium | 14,234 |
Kayserispor | Kayseri | Kadir Has Stadium | 32,864 |
Konyaspor | Konya | Konya Büyükşehir Stadium | 42,000 |
Sivasspor | Sivas | 4 Eylül Stadium | 27,532 |
Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Şenol Güneş Stadium | 40,775 |
Yeni Malatyaspor | Malatya | Malatya Stadium | 27,044 |
Göztepe played their matches at the Bornova Stadium half-season.
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.Number of teams by region
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
1 | Alexander Sørloth | Trabzonspor | 24 |
2 | Papiss Cissé | Alanyaspor | 22 |
3 | Adis Jahović | Yeni Malatyaspor/Antalyaspor | 17 |
4 | Vedat Muriqi | Fenerbahçe | 15 |
5 | Bogdan Stancu | Gençlerbirliği | 14 |
6 | Demba Ba | İstanbul Başakşehir | 13 |
6 | Edin Višća | İstanbul Başakşehir | 13 |
6 | Mustapha Yatabaré | Sivasspor | 13 |
6 | Burak Yılmaz | Beşiktaş | 13 |
10 | Bengali-Fodé Koita | Kasımpaşa | 12 |
Top assists
Rank | Player | Club | Assists |
1 | Edin Višća | İstanbul Başakşehir | 12 |
2 | Ömer Bayram | Galatasaray | 10 |
3 | Caner Erkin | Beşiktaş | 9 |
4 | Bernard Mensah | Kayserispor | 8 |
5 | Alexander Sørloth | Trabzonspor | 7 |
5 | Burak Yılmaz | Beşiktaş | 7 |
7 | Soner Aydoğdu | Göztepe | 6 |
7 | Guilherme | Yeni Malatyaspor/Trabzonspor | 6 |
7 | Olarenwaju Kayode | Gaziantepspor | 6 |
7 | Max Kruse | Fenerbahçe | 6 |
7 | Adem Ljajić | Beşiktaş | 6 |
7 | Anthony Nwakaeme | Trabzonspor | 6 |
7 | José Ernesto Sosa | Trabzonspor | 6 |
7 | Haris Hajradinović | Kasımpaşa | 6 |