2021–22 Süper Lig
64th season of top-tier Turkish football
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The 2021–22 Süper Lig, officially called the Spor Toto Süper Lig Ahmet Çalık season,[1] was the 64th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
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| Season | 2021–22 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 13 August 2021 – 22 May 2022 |
| Champions | Trabzonspor 7th title |
| Relegated | Çaykur Rizespor Altay Göztepe Yeni Malatyaspor |
| Champions League | Trabzonspor Fenerbahçe |
| Europa League | Sivasspor |
| Europa Conference League | Konyaspor İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Matches | 380 |
| Goals | 1,067 (2.81 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Umut Bozok (20 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Adana Demirspor 7–0 Göztepe (22 May 2022) |
| Biggest away win | Çaykur Rizespor 0–6 Fenerbahçe (22 April 2022) Göztepe 1–7 Çaykur Rizespor (1 May 2022) |
| Highest scoring | Alanyaspor 6–3 Kayserispor (18 October 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Trabzonspor (8 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Antalyaspor (16 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Yeni Malatyaspor (17 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Göztepe (10 matches) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
Trabzonspor clinched their seventh league title, and a first since the 1983–84 season, on 30 April 2022, following 2–2 draw against Antalyaspor. With three weeks in the season still to spare, this equalled the earliest championship record set by Fenerbahçe.
Teams
A total of 20 teams contested the league, including 17 sides from the 2020–21 season and 2020–21 TFF First League champions Adana Demirspor, runner-ups Giresunspor and play-off winners Altay. Adana Demirspor returned top level after 26 years, Giresunspor returned after 44 years and Altay after 18 years.[2][3][4] For the first time in 40 years, there was no team from the capital city, Ankara. The bottom four teams were relegated to the 2022–23 TFF First League.
Stadiums and locations
Istanbul
Location of teams in 2021–22 Süper Lig
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaziantep FK |  Ricardo Sá Pinto |
Sacked | 20 May 2021[5] | Pre-season |  Erol Bulut |
20 May 2021[5] |
| Fenerbahçe | Emre Belözoğlu |
End of interim period | 1 June 2021[6] | Vítor Pereira |
2 July 2021[7] | |
| Kasımpaşa | Şenol Can |
Mutual agreement | 15 August 2021[8] | 5th | Cihat Arslan |
17 August 2021[9] |
| Kayserispor | Yalçın Koşukavak |
18 August 2021[10] | 19th | Hikmet Karaman |
18 August 2021[11] | |
| Adana Demirspor | Samet Aybaba |
Resignation | 29 August 2021[12] | 14th |  Vincenzo Montella |
1 September 2021[13] |
| Göztepe | Ünal Karaman |
Mutual agreement | 31 August 2021[14] | 14th |  Nestor El Maestro |
8 September 2021[15] |
| Alanyaspor | Çağdaş Atan |
Sacked | 2 September 2021[16] | 13th | Bülent Korkmaz |
6 September 2021[17] |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Bülent Uygun |
Mutual agreement | 22 September 2021[18] | 20th | Hamza Hamzaoğlu |
24 September 2021[19] |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Aykut Kocaman |
Resignation | 2 October 2021[20] | 15th | Emre Belözoğlu |
4 October 2021[21] |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | İrfan Buz |
Mutual agreement | 3 October 2021[22] | 17th |  Marius Șumudică |
8 October 2021[23] |
| Antalyaspor | Ersun Yanal |
Sacked | 4 October 2021[24] | 14th | Nuri Şahin |
5 October 2021[25] |
| Kasımpaşa | Cihat Arslan |
Mutual agreement | 23 October 2021[26] | 19th | Hakan Kutlu |
28 October 2021[27] |
| Beşiktaş | Sergen Yalçın |
Resignation | 9 December 2021[28] | 9th | Önder Karaveli |
13 January 2022[29] |
| Fatih Karagümrük | Francesco Farioli |
Mutual agreement | 16 December 2021[30] | 11th | Volkan Demirel |
17 December 2021[31] |
| Kasımpaşa | Hakan Kutlu |
18 December 2021[32] | 20th | Sami Uğurlu |
20 December 2021 | |
| Fenerbahçe | Vítor Pereira |
Sacked | 20 December 2021[33] | 5th | İsmail Kartal |
12 January 2022[34] |
| Alanyaspor | Bülent Korkmaz |
Mutual agreement | 30 December 2021[35] | 8th | Francesco Farioli |
31 December 2021[36] |
| Galatasaray | Fatih Terim |
10 January 2022[37] | 12th |  Domènec Torrent |
11 January 2022[38] | |
| Altay | Mustafa Denizli |
13 January 2022[39] | 18th |  Mert Nobre |
15 January 2022[40] | |
| Mert Nobre |
Sacked | 26 January 2022[41] | 19th | Serkan Özbalta |
27 January 2022[42] | |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Marius Șumudică |
7 February 2022[43] | 20th | Adem Büyük |
7 February 2022[44] | |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Hamza Hamzaoğlu |
Resignation | 19 February 2022[45] | 18th | Bülent Korkmaz |
20 February 2022[46] |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Adem Büyük |
Mutual agreement | 24 February 2022[47] | 20th | Cihat Arslan |
1 March 2022[48] |
| Göztepe | Nestor El Maestro |
Sacked | 7 March 2022[49] | 17th |  Stjepan Tomas |
9 March 2022[50] |
| Altay | Serkan Özbalta |
Resignation | 22 March 2022[51] | 17th | Sinan Kaloğlu |
24 March 2022[52] |
| Beşiktaş | Önder Karaveli |
25 March 2022[53] | 8th |  Valérien Ismaël |
25 March 2022[53] | |
| Göztepe | Stjepan Tomas |
Mutual agreement | 27 April 2022[54] | 18th | Serdar Sabuncu |
29 April 2022 |
Foreign players
League table
| Pos | Team | 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.[55]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
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.[55]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- Beşiktaş finished ahead of Antalyaspor on head-to-head points: Antalyaspor 2–3 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 0–0 Antalyaspor.
- Sivasspor qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Turkish Cup winners.
- Kasımpaşa finished ahead of Hatayspor on head-to-head points: Hatayspor 1–1 Kasımpaşa, Kasımpaşa 3–1 Hatayspor.
Results
Number of teams by region
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals[56] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umut Bozok |
Kasımpaşa | 20 |
| 2 | Mario Balotelli |
Adana Demirspor | 18 |
 Ayoub El Kaabi |
Hatayspor | ||
| 4 |  Joel Pohjanpalo |
Çaykur Rizespor | 16 |
| 5 |  Andreas Cornelius |
Trabzonspor | 15 |
| Serdar Dursun |
Fenerbahçe | ||
| 7 |  Michy Batshuayi |
Beşiktaş | 14 |
| Alexandru Maxim |
Gaziantep | ||
| Aleksandar Pešić |
Fatih Karagümrük | ||
 Haji Wright |
Antalyaspor |
Clean sheets
Hat-tricks
| Date | Player | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2021 | Haji Wright |
Antalyaspor | Çaykur Rizespor | 3–2 (H) |
| 26 September 2021 | Stefano Okaka |
İstanbul Başakşehir | Çaykur Rizespor | 3–0 (H) |
| 28 November 2021 |  Mustapha Yatabaré |
Sivasspor | Hatayspor | 4–0 (H) |
| 5 December 2021 | Serdar Dursun |
Fenerbahçe | Çaykur Rizespor | 4–0 (H) |
| 9 January 2022 |  Cherif Ndiaye |
Göztepe | Antalyaspor | 4–0 (H) |
| 20 January 2022 | Emre Akbaba |
Alanyaspor | Hatayspor | 6–0 (H) |
| 27 February 2022 | Ayoub El Kaabi |
Hatayspor | Yeni Malatyaspor | 5–2 (H) |
| 13 March 2022 | Pedro Henrique |
Sivasspor | Adana Demirspor | 3–2 (A) |
| 18 March 2022 | Emre Mor |
Fatih Karagümrük | Kayserispor | 3–0 (H) |
| 18 March 2022 | Joel Pohjanpalo |
Çaykur Rizespor | Trabzonspor | 3–2 (H) |
| 22 April 2022 | Serdar Dursun |
Fenerbahçe | Çaykur Rizespor | 6–0 (A) |
| 22 May 2022 | Mario Balotelli 5 |
Adana Demirspor | Göztepe | 7–0 (H) |
5 Player scored five goals
Awards
Annual awards
| Team of the Season [58] | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper |  Fernando Muslera (Galatasaray) | ||||||||||||
| Defence |
Jens Stryger Larsen (Trabzonspor) |
Tayyip Talha Sanuç (Beşiktaş)
|  Alexis Pérez (Giresunspor) | ||||||||||
| Midfield | İrfan Kahveci (Fenerbahce) |
|
 Marek Hamšík (Trabzonspor) |
Younès Belhanda (Adana Demirspor) | |||||||||
| Attack | Alexandru Maxim (Gazisehir)
| Mbaye Diagne (Fatih Karagümrük) |
Ayoub El Kaabi (Hatayspor) | ||||||||||
