2021–22 in Turkish football

The 2021–22 season was the 117th season of competitive football in Turkey.

Football in Turkey

Season	2021–22
Men's football
Süper Lig	Trabzonspor
First League	MKE Ankaragücü
Turkish Cup	Sivasspor
Turkish Super Cup	Beşiktaş
Women's football
Women's Super League	ALG Spor
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Pre-season

League	Promoted to league	Relegated from league
Süper Lig	Adana Demirspor Giresunspor Altay	BB Erzurumspor Ankaragücü Gençlerbirliği Denizlispor
1.Lig	Eyüpspor Manisa Kocaelispor	Akhisar Belediyespor Ankaraspor Eskişehirspor
2.Lig	Adıyaman Bucaspor 1928 Diyarbekirspor Isparta 32 SK Nazilli Belediyespor Somaspor	Elazığspor Gümüşhanespor Hacettepe Kardemir Karabükspor Mamak Sancaktepe
3.Lig	Iğdır Hendekspor Kuşadasıspor Orduspor 1967	1877 Alemdağspor Antalya Kemerspor Arhavispor Cizre Spor Çengelköy Gölcükspor Kozanspor Manisaspor Muğlaspor Payasspor Silivrispor Sultanbeyli Belediyespor Tekirdağspor Tokatspor Yalovaspor Yozgatspor 1959

League tables

Men's

Süper Lig

Main article: 2021–22 Süper Lig

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Trabzonspor (C)	38	23	12	3	69	36	+33	81	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Fenerbahçe	38	21	10	7	73	38	+35	73	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Konyaspor	38	20	8	10	66	45	+21	68	Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
4	İstanbul Başakşehir	38	19	8	11	56	36	+20	65
5	Alanyaspor	38	19	7	12	67	58	+9	64
6	Beşiktaş	38	15	14	9	56	48	+8	59[a]
7	Antalyaspor	38	16	11	11	54	47	+7	59[a]
8	Fatih Karagümrük	38	16	9	13	47	52	−5	57
9	Adana Demirspor	38	15	10	13	60	47	+13	55
10	Sivasspor	38	14	12	12	52	50	+2	54	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
11	Kasımpaşa	38	15	8	15	67	57	+10	53[c]
12	Hatayspor	38	15	8	15	56	60	−4	53[c]
13	Galatasaray	38	14	10	14	51	53	−2	52
14	Kayserispor	38	12	11	15	54	61	−7	47
15	Gaziantep	38	12	10	16	48	56	−8	46
16	Giresunspor	38	12	9	17	41	47	−6	45
17	Çaykur Rizespor (R)	38	10	6	22	44	71	−27	36	Relegation to TFF First League
18	Altay (R)	38	9	7	22	39	57	−18	34
19	Göztepe (R)	38	7	7	24	40	77	−37	28
20	Yeni Malatyaspor (R)	38	5	5	28	27	71	−44	20

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.^[1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Beşiktaş finished ahead of Antalyaspor on head-to-head points: Antalyaspor 2–3 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 0–0 Antalyaspor.
2. Sivasspor qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Turkish Cup winners.
3. Kasımpaşa finished ahead of Hatayspor on head-to-head points: Hatayspor 1–1 Kasımpaşa, Kasımpaşa 3–1 Hatayspor.

1.Lig

Main article: 2021–22 TFF First League

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	MKE Ankaragücü (C, P)	36	21	7	8	56	31	+25	70[a]	Promotion to the Süper Lig
2	Ümraniyespor (P)	36	21	7	8	64	37	+27	70[a]
3	Bandırmaspor	36	19	5	12	56	34	+22	62	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4	İstanbulspor (O, P)	36	17	9	10	57	40	+17	60
5	BB Erzurumspor	36	16	10	10	55	44	+11	58
6	Eyüpspor	36	15	12	9	56	44	+12	57
7	Samsunspor	36	13	12	11	54	46	+8	51
8	Boluspor	36	14	8	14	42	44	−2	50
9	Manisa	36	14	7	15	45	44	+1	49[b]
10	Tuzlaspor	36	13	10	13	45	44	+1	49[b]
11	Denizlispor	36	14	7	15	46	50	−4	49[b]
12	Ankara Keçiörengücü	36	13	9	14	45	47	−2	48
13	Gençlerbirliği	36	14	6	16	44	54	−10	48
14	Altınordu	36	14	3	19	45	62	−17	45[c]
15	Adanaspor	36	12	9	15	40	44	−4	45[c]
16	Kocaelispor (R)	36	12	8	16	40	49	−9	44	Relegation to the TFF Second League
17	Bursaspor (R)	36	12	8	16	43	53	−10	44
18	Menemenspor (R)	36	8	14	14	42	57	−15	38
19	Balıkesirspor (R)	36	3	3	30	26	77	−51	12

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; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. MKE Ankaragücü is ahead of Ümraniyespor on head-to-head points: MKE Ankaragücü 4, Ümraniyespor 1.
2. Head-to-head points: Manisa 12, Tuzlaspor 6, Denizlispor 0.
3. Altınordu is ahead of Adanaspor on head-to-head goal difference: Altınordu +1, Adanaspor –1.

Women's

Women's Super League

Main article: 2021–22 Turkish Women's Football Super League

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Fenerbahçe	22	19	1	2	104	15	+89	58	Quarterfinals
2	Beşiktaş	22	19	0	3	104	18	+86	57
3	Fatih Vatan	22	15	2	5	45	19	+26	47
4	1207 Antalya	22	15	2	5	51	24	+27	47
5	Ankara BB Fomget	22	15	2	5	76	16	+60	47
6	Kdz. Ereğli	22	12	2	8	50	34	+16	38
7	Amed	22	8	1	13	30	51	−21	25
8	Ataşehir	22	8	0	14	34	38	−4	24
9	Altay	22	4	1	17	21	91	−70	13	Play-out
10	Hatayspor	22	3	3	16	20	62	−42	12
11	Kocaeli (R)	22	3	1	18	27	104	−77	10
12	Kireçburnu	22	2	3	17	14	104	−90	9

Source: TFF.org
(R) Relegated

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ALG	22	19	2	1	93	3	+90	59	Quarterfinals
2	Fatih Karagümrük	22	16	4	2	52	14	+38	52
3	Konak	22	12	7	3	36	16	+20	43
4	Hakkari	22	13	4	5	46	18	+28	43
5	Adana	22	10	5	7	40	30	+10	35
6	Galatasaray	22	8	5	9	35	31	+4	29
7	Çaykur Rizespor	22	7	4	11	32	35	−3	25
8	Trabzonspor	22	7	3	12	28	33	−5	24
9	Sivasspor (R)	22	6	1	15	18	50	−32	19	Play-out
10	Dudullu	22	5	3	14	20	59	−39	18
11	Kayseri[a] (R)	22	4	3	15	11	67	−56	12
12	İlkadım[b] (R)	22	3	3	16	20	75	−55	9

Source: TFF.org
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Kayserispor had 3 points deducted
2. İlkadım Belediyesi Yabancılar Pazarıspor had 3 points deducted

Play-outs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Altay S.K.	3–1	İlkadım Belediyesi	1–0	2–1
Sivasspor	3–3 (p 5–6)	Kireçburnu Spor	1–1	2–2
Kocaeli Bayan FK	1–3	Dudullu Spor	1–1	0–2
Kayserispor	2–2 (p 3–6)	Hatayspor	2–0	0–2

Play-offs

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fenerbahçe S.K.	4–1	Hakkarigücü Spor	1–1	3–0
ALG Spor	5–0	1207 Antalya Spor	1–0	4–0
Beşiktaş J.K.	5–2	Konak Belediyespor	1–0	4–2
Fatih Vatan Spor	0–2	Fatih Karagümrük S.K.	0–0	0–2

Semifinals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fenerbahçe S.K.	2–3	Fatih Karagümrük S.K.	0–1	2–2
ALG Spor	4–1	Beşiktaş J.K.	2–0	2–1

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Fatih Karagümrük S.K.	1 - 2	ALG Spor

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2021–22 Turkish Cup

Final

Main article: 2022 Turkish Cup Final

Kayserispor	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Sivasspor
Civelek 33' Parlak 107'	Report	Appindangoyé 60' Gradel 95' Konaté 113'

26 May 2022

20:45 TRT

Atatürk Olimpiyat, Istanbul

Attendance: 27,798

Referee: Halil Umut Meler^[2]

National team

Friendlies

Turkey  v  Italy

29 March 2022 Friendly	Turkey	2–3	Italy	Konya, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)	Ünder 4' Dursun 83'	Report	Cristante 35' Raspadori 39', 69'	Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Attendance: 40,000[3] Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group G

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	10	7	2	1	33	8	+25	23	Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup		—	6–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	6–0
2	Turkey	10	6	3	1	27	16	+11	21	Advance to play-offs		4–2	—	1–1	2–2	3–3	6–0
3	Norway	10	5	3	2	15	8	+7	18			1–1	0–3	—	2–0	0–0	5–1
4	Montenegro	10	3	3	4	14	15	−1	12			2–2	1–2	0–1	—	0–0	4–1
5	Latvia	10	2	3	5	11	14	−3	9			0–1	1–2	0–2	1–2	—	3–1
6	Gibraltar	10	0	0	10	4	43	−39	0			0–7	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–3	—

Source: FIFA, UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Turkey  v  Montenegro

1 September 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Turkey	2–2	Montenegro	Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)	Ünder 9' Yazıcı 31'	Report	Marušić 40' Radunović 90+7'	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 12,472[4] Referee: Benoît Bastien (France)

Gibraltar  v  Turkey

4 September 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Gibraltar	0–3	Turkey	Gibraltar
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)		Report	Dervişoğlu 54' Çalhanoğlu 65' Karaman 83'	Stadium: Victoria Stadium Attendance: 702[5] Referee: Kristo Tohver (Estonia)

Netherlands  v  Turkey

7 September 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Netherlands	6–1	Turkey	Amsterdam, Netherlands
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Klaassen 1' Depay 16', 38' (pen.), 54' Til 80' Malen 90'	Report	Ünder 90+2'	Stadium: Johan Cruyff Arena Attendance: 31,389[6] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Turkey  v  Norway

8 October 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Turkey	1–1	Norway	Istanbul, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)	Aktürkoğlu 6'	Report	Thorstvedt 41'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 21,408[7] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany)

Latvia  v  Turkey

11 October 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Latvia	1–2	Turkey	Riga, Latvia
20:45 EEST (UTC+03:00)	Demiral 70' (o.g.)	Report	Dursun 76' B. Yılmaz 90+9' (pen.)	Stadium: Daugava Stadium Attendance: 2,453[8] Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)

Turkey  v  Gibraltar

13 November 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Turkey	6–0	Gibraltar	Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)	Aktürkoğlu 11' Dervişoğlu 38', 41' Demiral 65' Dursun 81' Müldür 85'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)		Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 8,895[9] Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)

Montenegro  v  Turkey

16 November 2021 WCQ2022 UEFA Group G	Montenegro	1–2	Turkey	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)	Bećiraj 4'	Report (FIFA) Report (UEFA)	Aktürkoğlu 22' Kökçü 60'	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 2,885[10] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Second round

Main article: 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA second round

Portugal  v  Turkey

24 March 2022 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying	Portugal	3–1	Turkey	Porto, Portugal
19:45 WET (UTC±00:00)	Otávio 15' Jota 42' Nunes 90+4'	Report	B. Yılmaz 65'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 48,010[11] Referee: Daniel Siebert (Germany)

Turkish clubs in Europe

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
PSV Eindhoven	7–2	Galatasaray	5–1	2–1

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Champions League group stage

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		AJX	SPO	DOR	BES
1	Ajax	6	6	0	0	20	5	+15	18	Advance to knockout phase		—	4–2	4–0	2–0
2	Sporting CP	6	3	0	3	14	12	+2	9[a]			1–5	—	3–1	4–0
3	Borussia Dortmund	6	3	0	3	10	11	−1	9[a]	Transfer to Europa League		1–3	1–0	—	5–0
4	Beşiktaş	6	0	0	6	3	19	−16	0			1–2	1–4	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points. Head-to-head goal difference: Sporting CP +1, Borussia Dortmund −1.

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Galatasaray	5–3	St Johnstone	1–1	4–2

Play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League play-off round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Randers	2–3	Galatasaray	1–1	1–2
Fenerbahçe	6–2	HJK	1–0	5–2

Group stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League group stage

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		FRA	OLY	FEN	ANT
1	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	3	3	0	10	6	+4	12	Advance to round of 16		—	3–1	1–1	2–2
2	Olympiacos	6	3	0	3	8	7	+1	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs		1–2	—	1–0	2–1
3	Fenerbahçe	6	1	3	2	7	8	−1	6	Transfer to Europa Conference League		1–1	0–3	—	2–2
4	Antwerp	6	1	2	3	6	10	−4	5			0–1	1–0	0–3	—

Source: UEFA

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		GAL	LAZ	MAR	LOK
1	Galatasaray	6	3	3	0	7	3	+4	12	Advance to round of 16		—	1–0	4–2	1–1
2	Lazio	6	2	3	1	7	3	+4	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs		0–0	—	0–0	2–0
3	Marseille	6	1	4	1	6	7	−1	7	Transfer to Europa Conference League		0–0	2–2	—	1–0
4	Lokomotiv Moscow	6	0	2	4	2	9	−7	2			0–1	0–3	1–1	—

Source: UEFA

Knockout stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 16

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa League Round of 16

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

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Qualifying phase and play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round (Main Path)

Second qualifying round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round (Main Path)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Petrocub Hîncești	0–2	Sivasspor	0–1	0–1

Third qualifying round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League third qualifying round (Main Path)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Dinamo Batumi	2–3	Sivasspor	1–2	1–1 (a.e.t.)
Trabzonspor	4–4 (4–3 p)	Molde	3–3	1–1 (a.e.t.)

Play-off round

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round (Main Path)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sivasspor	1–7	Copenhagen	1–2	0–5
Trabzonspor	1–5	Roma	1–2	0–3

Knockout stage

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League Knockout round play-offs

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Fenerbahçe	4–6	Slavia Prague	2–3	2–3

References

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