2023–24 Trabzonspor season

The 2023–24 season was Trabzonspor's 57th season in existence and 50th consecutive in the Süper Lig. They also competed in the Turkish Cup.

Trabzonspor

2023–24 season
President	Ertuğrul Doğan
Head coach	Nenad Bjelica (until 11 October) Abdullah Avcı (from 12 October)
Stadium	Papara Park
Süper Lig	3rd
Turkish Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Onuachu (15) All: Paul Onuachu (17)
Average home league attendance	15,386[1]
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 February 2024^[2]

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 Uğurcan Çakır (captain) 2 DF  TUR Rayyan Baniya 3 DF  ESP Joaquín Fernández 4 DF  TUR Hüseyin Türkmen 5 MF  TUR Berat Özdemir (on loan from Ettifaq) 6 MF  FRA Batista Mendy 7 MF  BIH Edin Višća 8 MF  MKD Enis Bardhi 9 FW  TUR Umut Bozok 12 DF  BEL Thomas Meunier 14 FW  GRE Taxiarchis Fountas 16 MF  TUR Kerem Şen 18 DF  TUR Eren Elmalı 20 MF  MNE Ognjen Bakić

No. Pos. Nation Player 23 MF  TUR Umut Güneş 24 DF  SUR Stefano Denswil 25 GK  TUR Onuralp Çevikkan 27 FW  EGY Mahmoud Trézéguet 29 FW  CIV Nicolas Pépé 30 FW  NGA Paul Onuachu (on loan from Southampton) 32 DF  CRO Filip Benković (on loan from Udinese) 33 MF  TUR Göktan Gürpüz 50 MF  TUR Mehmet-Can Aydın (on loan from Schalke 04) 54 GK  TUR Muhammet Taha Tepe 73 DF  TUR Arif Boşluk 94 FW  TUR Enis Destan 98 GK  TUR Kağan Moradaoğlu 99 FW  CRO Mislav Oršić

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 — GK  TUR Arda Akbulut (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024) — GK  TUR Hakan Aydın (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — DF  TUR Serkan Asan (at Pendikspor until 30 June 2024) — DF  TUR Yunus Emre Köse (at 52 Orduspor until 30 June 2024) — DF  TUR Caner Uzun (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  AZE Murat Akpınar (at Sakaryaspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Kadir Bakırtaş (at Çankaya until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Kerem Baykuş (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Süleyman Cebeci (at 68 Aksaray Belediyespor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Ali Alperen Çelik (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  GRE Dimitrios Kourbelis (at Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  TUR Gökdeniz Kazaz (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Muhammed Pınarcı (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Veysel Sönmezsoy (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Hakan Yeşil (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024) — MF  TUR Emirhan Zaman (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024) — FW  URU Maxi Gómez (at Cádiz until 30 June 2024) — FW  TUR Batuhan Kör (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024) — FW  MAR Montasser Lahtimi (at Wydad AC until 30 June 2024) — FW  TUR Emir Uzun (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024) — MF  CRO Tonio Teklić (at Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)

Kits

• Supplier: Joma
• Sponsors: Vestel (front) / QNB Finansbank (left sleeve) / Safiport (right sleeve) / WhiteBIT (back) / Rentgo (short front) / Papara (short back)/ Miller Holding (sock)

Home

Away

Third

Fourth

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Dimitrios Kourbelis	Panathinaikos	Free	1 July 2023	[3]
MF	Mislav Oršić	Göztepe	€2,400,000	1 July 2023	[4]
DF	Filip Benković	Udinese	Loan + €500,000	10 July 2023	[5]
MF	Ognjen Bakić	Osijek	Free	9 September 2023
FW	Paul Onuachu	Southampton	Loan	11 September 2023	[6]
MF	Umut Güneş	Alanyaspor	€2,300,000	15 September 2023
MF	Behlül Aydın	1461 Trabzon	Loan return	29 January 2024
DF	Thomas Meunier	Borussia Dortmund	Free	7 February 2024
GK	Arda Akbulut	Adanaspor	Loan return	8 February 2024	[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Marek Hamšík	Retired		1 July 2023	[8]
DF	Taha Altıkardeş	Göztepe	Free	4 July 2023
MF	Flávio	Al-Taawoun	Loan + €182,000	9 July 2023	[9]
DF	Marc Bartra	Contract termination		11 July 2023	[10]
FW	Maxi Gómez	Cádiz	Loan	22 August 2023	[11]
DF	Jens Stryger	Released		18 January 2024
MF	Behlül Aydın	GMG Kastamonu	Undisclosed	2 February 2024
GK	Arda Akbulut	1461 Trabzon	Loan return	9 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Trabzonspor v Hajduk Split

8 July 2023 Friendly	Trabzonspor	0–2	Hajduk Split	Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:30			Dolček 14' Melnjak 33'	Stadium: Športni Park Šiška

Fehérvár v Trabzonspor

15 July 2023 Friendly	Fehérvár	2–2	Trabzonspor	Kranj, Slovenia
17:30	Csongvai 37' Kodro 58'		Gómez 9' Bardhi 75'	Stadium: Nacionalni Nogometni Center Brdo

Celje v Trabzonspor

15 July 2023 Friendly	Celje	2–2	Trabzonspor	Ljubljana, Slovenia
12:30	Bajde 37' Zec 64'		Şen 25' Bozok 51'	Stadium: Športni Park Šiška

Trabzonspor v Rabotnički

25 July 2023 Friendly	Trabzonspor	4–1	Rabotnički	Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia
17:30	Gómez 8' Bakasetas 40' Elmalı 63' Destan 88',  89'		Çakır 17' (o.g.) Todorovski  52'	Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež

Trigla v Trabzonspor

26 July 2023 Friendly	Trigla	0–4	Trabzonspor	Kranj, Slovenia
11:00			Bozok 4', 51' Teklić 62' Yıldırım 79'	Stadium: Športni Center Stanko Mlakar

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Süper Lig	11 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	3rd	38	21	4	13	69	50	+19	055.26
Turkish Cup	6 December 2023	23 May 2024	Fourth round	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	18	8	+10	085.71
Total					45	27	4	14	87	58	+29	060.00

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	Qualification or relegation
1	Galatasaray (C)	38	33	3	2	92	26	+66	102	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Fenerbahçe	38	31	6	1	99	31	+68	99	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Trabzonspor	38	21	4	13	69	50	+19	67	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Başakşehir	38	18	7	13	57	43	+14	61	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Kasımpaşa	38	16	8	14	62	65	−3	56[a]

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.^[12]
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Kasımpaşa are ahead of Beşiktaş on head-to-head points: Kasımpaşa 2–1 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 1–3 Kasımpaşa.

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
37	20	4	13	68	50	+18	64	12	1	6	38	25	+13	8	3	7	30	25	+5

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	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	7	10	13	8	5	7	5	7	5	6	4	4	5	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 18 July 2023.^[13]

Trabzonspor v Antalyaspor

11 August 2023 1	Trabzonspor	1–0	Antalyaspor	Trabzon
21:00 UTC+3	Denswil 8'	Report	Rakip  46'	Stadium: Papara Park Attendance: 30,692 Referee: Zorbay Küçük

Galatasaray v Trabzonspor

19 August 2023 2	Galatasaray	2–0	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
21:45 UTC+3	Icardi 23', 90+3',  62' Oliveira  76' Muslera  86' Angeliño  86'	Report	Kourbelis  64' Bardhi  68' Elmalı  90+6'	Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 45,891 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

Trabzonspor v Çaykur Rizespor

26 August 2023 3	Trabzonspor	2–3	Çaykur Rizespor	Trabzon
19:15	Bakasetas 58' (pen.) Destan 83'		Mocsi 20' Keser 43', 66'	Stadium: Papara Park Attendance: 23,044 Referee: Halil Umut Meler

Kasımpaşa v Trabzonspor

1 September 2023 4	Kasımpaşa	1–5	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
21:00	Winck 85'		Destan 15' Bardhi 28', 64' Benković 45+4' Gürpüz 82'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Erkan Özdamar

Trabzonspor v Beşiktaş

17 September 2023 5	Trabzonspor	3–0	Beşiktaş	Trabzon
20:00	Onuachu 29' Bakasetas 41' Višća 61'			Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

Hatayspor v Trabzonspor

25 September 2023 6	Hatayspor	3–2	Trabzonspor	Mersin
20:00				Stadium: Mersin Stadium Referee: Burak Şeker

Trabzonspor v Pendikspor

30 September 2023 7	Trabzonspor	2–1	Pendikspor	Trabzon
16:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

Adana Demirspor v Trabzonspor

6 October 2023 8	Adana Demirspor	1–0	Trabzonspor	Adana
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Nani 29',  54' Gravillon  41' Belhanda  52' Özbir  76' Toköz  90+8'	Report	Stryger Larsen  76' Baniya  90+6' Eren Elmalı  90+6'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Kadir Sağlam

Trabzonspor v Alanyaspor

23 October 2023 9	Trabzonspor	1–0	Alanyaspor	Trabzon
20:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Arda Kardeşler

Fatih Karagümrük v Trabzonspor

29 October 2023 10	Fatih Karagümrük	0–0	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
16:00				Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Şansalan

Fenerbahçe v Trabzonspor

4 November 2023 11	Fenerbahçe	2–3	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
19:00				Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Zorbay Küçük

Trabzonspor v Konyaspor

10 November 2023 12	Trabzonspor	2–1	Konyaspor	Trabzon
20:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Cihan Aydın

Sivasspor v Trabzonspor

27 November 2023 13	Sivasspor	3–3	Trabzonspor	Sivas
20:00				Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

Trabzonspor v Kayserispor

3 December 2023 14	Trabzonspor	0–1	Kayserispor	Trabzon
16:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ümit Öztürk

Gaziantep FK v Trabzonspor

10 December 2023 15	Gaziantep FK	1–3	Trabzonspor	Gaziantep
19:00				Stadium: Gaziantep Stadium Referee: Arda Kardeşler

İstanbulspor v Trabzonspor

19 December 2023 17	İstanbulspor	0–3 Awarded	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
20:00				Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium

Trabzonspor v Istanbul Basaksehir

23 December 2023 18	Trabzonspor	1–1	Istanbul Basaksehir	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

Ankaragücü v Trabzonspor

6 January 2024 19	Ankaragücü	0–1	Trabzonspor	Ankara
19:00				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Burak Şeker

Trabzonspor v Samsunspor

11 January 2024 16	Trabzonspor	2–1	Samsunspor	Trabzon
20:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Cihan Aydın

Antalyaspor v Trabzonspor

14 January 2024 20	Antalyaspor	1–1	Trabzonspor	Antalya
16:00				Stadium: Antalya Stadium Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

Trabzonspor v Galatasaray

21 January 2024 21	Trabzonspor	1–5	Galatasaray	Trabzon
				Stadium: Papara Park

Çaykur Rizespor v Trabzonspor

25 January 2024 22	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	Trabzonspor	Rize
				Stadium: Rize City Stadium

Trabzonspor v Kasımpaşa

29 January 2024 23	Trabzonspor	2–3	Kasımpaşa	Trabzon
				Stadium: Papara Park

Beşiktaş v Trabzonspor

4 February 2024 24	Beşiktaş	2–0	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Meraş  38' Kılıçsoy 44', 62' Svensson  54' Ghezzal  58'			Stadium: Tüpraş Stadyumu Referee: Arda Kardeşler

Trabzonspor v Hatayspor

12 February 2024 25	Trabzonspor	2–0	Hatayspor	Trabzon
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Trézéguet 49' Bardhi 77'			Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ali Şansalan

Pendikspor v Trabzonspor

18 February 2024 26	Pendikspor	0–2	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)			Trézéguet 75' Destan 80'	Stadium: Siltaş Yapı Pendik Stadyumu Referee: Halil Umut Meler

Trabzonspor v Adana Demirspor

25 February 2024 27	Trabzonspor	1–0	Adana Demirspor	Trabzon
16:00	Trézéguet 21' Özdemir  82' Elmalı  83'		Balotelli  44' Mendoza  90' Rodríguez  90+4' Nani  90+5'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Burak Şeker

Alanyaspor v Trabzonspor

4 March 2024 28	Alanyaspor	3–1	Trabzonspor	Alanya
20:00				Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

Trabzonspor v Fatih Karagümrük

9 March 2024 29	Trabzonspor	5–1	Fatih Karagümrük	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park

Trabzonspor v Fenerbahçe

17 March 2024 30	Trabzonspor	2–3	Fenerbahçe	Trabzon
20:30	Bardhi 63' Trézéguet 78' (pen.)		Fred 13', 45+4' Batshuayi 87'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Halil Umut Meler

Konyaspor v Trabzonspor

3 April 2024 31	Konyaspor	1–3	Trabzonspor	Konya
20:30	Nzonzi 79'		Trézéguet 19' Višća 59' (pen.) Fountas 89'	Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

Trabzonspor v Sivasspor

12 April 2024 32	Trabzonspor	0–1	Sivasspor	Trabzon
20:00			Menig 52'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ümit Öztürk

Kayserispor v Trabzonspor

20 April 2024 33	Kayserispor	1–2	Trabzonspor	Kayseri
19:00	Bourabia 87'		Destan 24' Pépé 58'	Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Referee: Çağdaş Altay

Trabzonspor v Gaziantep

28 April 2024 34	Trabzonspor	4–2	Gaziantep	Trabzon
19:00	Onuachu 50', 66', 68' Bardhi 65'		Sorescu 12' Drăguș 21'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

Samsunspor v Trabzonspor

4 May 2024 35	Samsunspor	3–1	Trabzonspor	Samsun
19:00	Antalyalı 14' (pen.) Mouandilmadji 28' Fernández 36' (o.g.)		Bardhi 32'	Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Attendance: 26,992 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

Trabzonspor v İstanbulspor

12 May 2024 36	Trabzonspor	3–0	İstanbulspor	Trabzon
19:00	Onuachu 6', 7' Meunier 49'			Stadium: Papara Park Attendance: 51 Referee: Emre Kargın

İstanbul Başakşehir v Trabzonspor

19 May 2024 37	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–1	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
19:00			Onuachu 45+2'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 3,815 Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu

Trabzonspor v Ankaragücü

26 May 2024 38	Trabzonspor	4–2	Ankaragücü	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2023–24 Turkish Cup

Trabzonspor v Çorum

6 December 2023 Fourth round	Trabzonspor	3–1	Çorum	Trabzon
21:00	Fountas 3' Destan 19' Bakasetas 61'		Verheydt 16'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

Trabzonspor v Manisa

18 January 2024 Fifth round	Trabzonspor	3–1	Manisa	Trabzon
19:00	Fountas 7' Destan 28', 69'		Korenica 15'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Turgut Doman

Gençlerbirliği v Trabzonspor

8 February 2024 Round of 16	Gençlerbirliği	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Trabzonspor	Ankara
17:30	Bostan 14'		Elmalı 90' Trézéguet 105+1'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Mert Güzenge

Trabzonspor v İstanbul Başakşehir

28 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Trabzonspor	1–0	İstanbul Başakşehir	Trabzon
17:30	Bardhi  39' Višća 57'		Souza  44' Davidson  90+8'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Kadir Sağlam

Trabzonspor v Fatih Karagümrük

24 April 2024 Semi-finals First leg	Trabzonspor	3–2	Fatih Karagümrük	Trabzon
20:30	Višća 15' Elmalı  40' Denswil 41' Destan  45' Fountas  44', 49'		Mendes 22' Biraschi  44' Mor  45+4' Mercan  58' Paoletti 80' Eysseric  90+1'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ali Şansalan

Fatih Karagümrük v Trabzonspor

8 May 2024 Semi-finals Second leg	Fatih Karagümrük	0–4 (2–7 agg.)	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
20:30	Paoletti  73'		Onuachu 54' Fountas 69' Bozok 73' (pen.), 77'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Cihan Aydın

Beşiktaş v Trabzonspor

23 May 2024 Final	Beşiktaş	3–2	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Ghezzal 45+3' (pen.) Uçan 54' Svensson  79' Al-Musrati 90+4',  90+5'		Onuachu 13' Meunier  52' Bardhi  83' Pépé 89'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Şansalan