2018–19 TFF First League

TFF First League
Season2018–19
ChampionsDenizlispor
PromotedDenizlispor
Gençlerbirliği
Gazişehir Gaziantep
RelegatedAfjet Afyonspor
Elazığspor
Kardemir Karabükspor
Matches played306
Goals scored804 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Paixão (29 goals)
Biggest home winG. Birliği 6–0 Karabük
(1 December 2018)
Altınordu 6–0 Karabük
(2 February 2019)
Balıkesir 7–1 Karabük
(22 April 2019)
Denizli 6–0 Karabük
(12 May 2019)
Biggest away winİstanbul 0–5 Altay
(25 August 2018)
Karabük 1–6 Gazişehir
(18 May 2019)
Highest scoringBalıkesir 7–1 Karabük
(22 April 2019)
Longest winning runOsmanlıspor
(10 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAltınordu
Denizlispor
(14 matches)
Longest winless runKardemir Karabükspor
(13 matches)
Longest losing runKardemir Karabükspor
(34 matches)

The 2018–19 TFF First League is the 18th season since the league was established in 2001 and 56th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.

Teams

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Stadiums and locations

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Location of teams in TFF First Lig 2018–19
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Adana Demirspor Adana (Yüreğir) Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805
Adanaspor Adana (Çukurova) Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805
Afjet Afyonspor Afyonkarahisar Afyonkarahisar Stadi 15,450
Altay İzmir (Gaziemir) İzmir Atatürk Stadium 51,295
Altınordu İzmir (Karabağlar) Doğanlar Stadium 12,500
Balıkesirspor Balıkesir Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium 15,800
Boluspor Bolu Bolu Atatürk Stadium 9,000
Denizlispor Denizli Denizli Atatürk Stadium 15,500
Elazığspor Elazığ Elazığ Atatürk Stadium 13,923
Eskişehirspor Eskişehir New Eskişehir Stadium 34,930
Gazişehir Gaziantep Gaziantep Kalyon Stadium 35,558
Gençlerbirliği Ankara (Yenimahalle) Eryaman Stadium 20,000
Giresunspor Giresun Giresun Atatürk Stadium 12,191
Hatayspor Hatay Antakya Atatürk Stadium 6,015
İstanbulspor Istanbul (Büyükçekmece) Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium 4,491
Kardemir Karabükspor Karabük Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium 15,000
Osmanlıspor Ankara (Sincan) Osmanlı Stadium 20,000
Ümraniyespor Istanbul (Ümraniye) Ümraniye Belediyesi Şehir Stadium 1,601

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
Adana Demirspor Belgium Jonathan Legear Benin Mickaël Poté Brazil Anderson Democratic Republic of the Congo Hervé Kage Mali Hamidou Traoré Poland Jakub Kosecki Senegal Joher Rassoul Serbia Milan Mitrović Ukraine Oleksandr Hladkyi Mali Boubacar Traoré
Mali Djemoussa Traore
Adanaspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Goran Karačić Brazil Digão Brazil Renan Diniz Hungary Róbert Feczesin Mali Famoussa Koné Mali Moussa Bagayoko Romania Claudiu Bumba Brazil Didi
Brazil Renan Foguinho
Afjet Afyonspor Kosovo Bajram Ajeti Senegal Théo Mendy Albania Renato Arapi
Brazil Danilo Alves
Ukraine Oleksandr Rybka
Altay Belarus Anton Putsila Bulgaria Ivan Ivanov Cape Verde Hélder Tavares Greece Andreas Tatos Netherlands Leandro Kappel Portugal Marco Paixão Croatia Adnan Aganović
Portugal Pedro Eugénio
Senegal Mohamed Daf
Altınordu
Balıkesirspor Cameroon Steve Beleck Central African Republic Foxi Kéthévoama Croatia Andrija Vuković Croatia Tomislav Glumac Ghana Mahatma Otoo
Boluspor Algeria Billal Sebaihi Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Nigeria Chukwuma Akabueze Senegal Mamadou Diarra Serbia Vukadin Vukadinović Slovenia Matic Fink Cameroon Franck Etoundi
Denizlispor Cameroon Marc Mbamba Morocco Bilal Ould-Chikh Morocco Ismaïl Aissati Nigeria Lanre Kehinde Poland Adam Stachowiak Liberia Tonia Tisdell
Elazığspor Cameroon Bekamenga Greece Georgios Georgiadis Guinea-Bissau Abel Camará Mali Boubacar Traoré Mali Idrissa Diarra Mauritania Diallo Guidileye Senegal Lamine Diarra Togo Serge Akakpo Greece Andreas Tatos
Iceland Elmar Bjarnason
Mali Moussa Bagayoko
Eskişehirspor Ghana Bennett Ofori Ghana Kamal Issah Ivory Coast Ibrahim Sissoko Nigeria Jesse Sekidika Serbia Marko Milinković Brazil Bruno Mezenga
North Macedonia Erdon Daci
Romania Cristian Tănase
Gazişehir Gaziantep Austria Seifedin Chabbi Brazil Igor Brazil Jefferson Iceland Elmar Bjarnason Netherlands Rydell Poepon Senegal Moussa Sow Togo Prince Segbefia Venezuela Yonathan Del Valle Nigeria Femi Balogun
Gençlerbirliği Benin Stéphane Sessègnon Brazil Bady Brazil Jaílton Paraíba Brazil Luccas Claro Iceland Kári Árnason Romania Bogdan Stancu Romania Cosmin Matei Serbia Marko Milinković
Giresunspor Brazil Renan Foguinho France Ibrahim Sangaré Guinea Guy-Michel Landel Ivory Coast Cyriac Mali Djemoussa Traore Martinique Guy-Michel Landel Mauritania Adama Ba Nigeria Abiola Dauda Romania Cristian Tănase Serbia Miljan Škrbić Morocco Saïd Idazza
North Macedonia Zeni Husmani
Hatayspor Brazil Tom Ghana Joseph Akomadi Mali Bakary Nimaga Mali Hamidou Maiga Senegal Sadio Diallo Senegal Samb El-Hadji Ukraine Dmytro Korkishko Mali Oumar Sidibé
İstanbulspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Čajić Brazil Wellington Cameroon Patrick Etoga Ghana Mohamed Sammmed Mozambique Clésio Serbia Slavko Perović Ghana Jerry Akaminko
Kardemir Karabükspor France Mohamadou Sissoko
Ghana Francis Narh
Romania Marius Alexe
Ukraine Andriy Bliznichenko
Osmanlıspor Belgium Tortol Lumanza Bosnia and Herzegovina Ognjen Todorović Cameroon Eric Ayuk France Magaye Gueye French Guiana Sloan Privat Lithuania Žydrūnas Karčemarskas Nigeria Ifeanyi Mathew Senegal Ousmane N'Diaye Serbia Jovan Blagojević Uruguay Santiago Mele Albania Sokol Cikalleshi
Iran Payam Sadeghian
Mali Cheick Diabaté
Morocco Adrien Regattin
Ümraniyespor Brazil Leandrinho Gabon Aaron Appindangoyé Gabon Lévy Madinda Greece Andreas Vasilogiannis Senegal Boubacar Dialiba

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Denizlispor (C, P) 34 21 9 4 67 32 +35 72 Promotion to the Süper Lig
2 Gençlerbirliği (P) 34 22 4 8 50 28 +22 70
3 Hatayspor 34 19 10 5 57 22 +35 67 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4 Osmanlıspor 34 19 5 10 49 26 +23 62
5 Gazişehir Gaziantep (P) 34 17 8 9 60 31 +29 59
6 Adana Demirspor 34 17 7 10 50 36 +14 58
7 Altınordu 34 16 9 9 50 33 +17 57
8 Ümraniyespor 34 14 11 9 44 37 +7 53
9 Boluspor 34 14 7 13 41 41 0 49
10 Altay 34 12 11 11 52 40 +12 47
11 İstanbulspor 34 10 13 11 45 46 −1 43
12 Adanaspor 34 9 10 15 41 49 −8 37
13 Giresunspor 34 8 12 14 32 41 −9 36
14 Eskişehirspor 34 9 8 17 44 66 −22 35
15 Balıkesirspor[a] 34 11 7 16 36 45 −9 34
16 Afjet Afyonspor (R) 34 7 9 18 38 55 −17 30 Relegation to the TFF Second League
17 Elazığspor (R) 34 6 7 21 38 64 −26 25
18 Kardemir Karabükspor[b] (R) 34 0 3 31 10 112 −102 0
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Balıkesirspor have been deducted 6 points.
  2. ^ Kardemir Karabükspor have been deducted 3 points.

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 ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Denizlispor1310913964743332222221111211111222221
Gençlerbirliği7311111111111111112233322222111112
Hatayspor14771214101210107877996533556555443333333
Osmanlıspor1617111510119871010109887644322133334544544
Gazişehir Gaziantep6686457565554333356767766555455465
Adana Demirspor3955333336666679999999888886776776
Altınordu101513812141314129788768877675677668887657
Ümraniyespor178127786454445544465444444777668888
Boluspor5232222222223455788888999999999999
Altay454457811912131111131314141212121111111011101010101010101010
İstanbulspor241010111315151415121312101112121313131313131313131312111212111111
Adanaspor8131516161714121311111214141411111111111212121212121213131314141212
Giresunspor11236456889910111213131414141515151514141414151515151513
Eskişehirspor18161814151516161716151616171617161516151414141416161615141413131314
Balıkesirspor1111149131210131514161413121010101010101010101110111111121111121415
Afjet Afyonspor1212611891191113141515151516171615161616161615151516161616161616
Elazığspor9141617171617171617171717161715151717171717171717171717171717171717
Kardemir Karabükspor15181718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Champion, Promotion to Süper Lig
Promotion to Süper Lig
Play-off
TFF Second League
Source: TFF

Results

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Home \ Away ADS ADA AFY ALT ATO BAL BOL DEN ELA ESK GFK GEN GRS HAT İST KRB OSM ÜMR
Adana Demirspor — 1–1 1–0 2–2 3–0 2–0 4–1 0–1 0–1 4–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 3–0 2–2 1–0 0–0 3–1
Adanaspor — 0–2 2–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–4 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 4–0 1–4 1–2
Afjet Afyonspor 0–2 0–3 — 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–1 1–3 0–4 2–1 1–4 0–0 3–2 1–2 1–1 5–0 0–0 2–2
Altay 3–0 2–2 1–1 — 1–2 1–0 1–0 1–3 4–0 2–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–1 1–0
Altınordu 0–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 — 1–0 4–0 3–2 2–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–1 6–0 0–3 1–2
Balıkesirspor 2–1 1–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 — 0–1 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 1–5 7–1 0–3 0–1
Boluspor 2–3 0–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–0 — 1–2 3–0 3–2 1–0 0–1 1–1 1–4 2–1 4–0 1–0 3–1
Denizlispor 5–1 4–2 3–0 3–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 — 3–0 4–1 0–1 0–0 3–2 0–0 1–0 6–0 0–2 0–0
Elazığspor 0–2 0–1 0–1 1–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 — 3–2 0–5 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 3–3
Eskişehirspor 1–2 0–3 3–1 1–0 2–4 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 — 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–3 1–0 2–0 1–0 2–2
Gazişehir Gaziantep 0–1 4–1 1–0 3–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 — 2–2 2–0 1–1 6–1 2–3 0–0
Gençlerbirliği 1–2 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 0–3 3–1 5–0 2–1 — 1–0 1–0 1–0 6–0 0–2 2–1
Giresunspor 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 3–1 0–3 2–0 3–1 1–5 0–1 — 0–3 0–0 4–0 0–2 1–1
Hatayspor 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–1 3–1 — 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–1
İstanbulspor 2–0 1–1 4–3 0–5 0–1 3–0 1–3 2–5 2–2 2–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–3 — 1–0 1–0 1–1
Kardemir Karabükspor 0–1 0–1 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–2 0–2 2–3 1–3 0–4 1–6 0–4 0–0 0–2 1–1 — 0–4 0–1
Osmanlıspor 1–0 3–1 3–2 3–1 0–1 1–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–4 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–3 1–0 3–0 — 0–0
Ümraniyespor 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–3 0–0 2–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 2–2 1–2 0–2 2–0 0–0 1–3 3–0 0–1 —
Source: TFF (in Turkish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion Playoffs

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Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Adana Demirspor 2–3 Hatayspor 0–0 2–3
Gazişehir Gaziantep 2–2
(9–8 p) 		Osmanlıspor 2–0 0–2

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Hatayspor 1–1
(3–5 p) 		Gazişehir Gaziantep

Statistics

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Top goalscorers

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"First League Top Goalscorers". TFF.

Pos. Player Team Goals
1 Portugal Marco Paixão Altay 29
2 Benin Mickaël Poté Adana Demirspor 16
3 Turkey Mehmet Akyüz Denizlispor 15
4 Turkey Oltan Karakullukçu Afjet Afyonspor 14
5 Turkey Recep Niyaz Denizlispor 12
6 Nigeria Abiola Dauda Giresunspor 11
Turkey Nadir Çiftçi Gençlerbirliği
Turkey İbrahim Yılmaz İstanbulspor
9 Nigeria Lanre Kehinde Denizlispor 10
Turkey Ziya Alkurt Denizlispor

See also

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References

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