# 2016–17 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season

The 2016–17 season was İstanbul Başakşehir's eighth consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 27th year in existence. This season, İstanbul Başakşehir participated in the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 28 July 2016 to 4 June 2017.

## Transfers
### In

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 18 May 2016 | MF | Cengiz Ünder | Altınordu | €700,000 |
| 26 May 2016 | DF | Eren Albayrak | Çaykur Rizespor | Undisclosed |
| 1 June 2016 | MF | Cheikhou Dieng | St. Pölten | €500,000 |
| 1 June 2016 | MF | Joseph Attamah | Adana Demirspor | Undisclosed |
| 12 June 2016 | MF | Samuel Holmén | Fenerbahçe | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2016 | FW | Mustafa Pektemek | Beşiktaş | Loan |
| 1 January 2016 | MF | İrfan Kahveci | Gençlerbirliği | ₺6M |
| 4 January 2017 | DF | Egemen Korkmaz | FC Wil | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2017 | DF | Júnior Caiçara | FC Schalke 04 | €3M |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Emmanuel Adebayor | Crystal Palace | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 29 June 2016 | FW | Jérémy Perbet | Gent | €1M |
| 26 July 2016 | MF | Cenk Şahin | FC St. Pauli | Loan |
| 3 August 2016 | FW | Semih Şentürk | Eskişehirspor | Free |
| 9 January 2017 | MF | Cheikhou Dieng | St. Pölten | Loan |
| 14 January 2017 | MF | Rajko Rotman | Kayserispor | Loan |
| 17 January 2017 | MF | Cenk Ahmet Alkılıç | Alanyaspor | Loan |
| 31 January 2017 | FW | Sokol Cikalleshi | Akhisarspor | Loan |

## First team squad

| Squad no. | Name | Position | Date of birth (age) |
| Goalkeepers |||||
| 1 | Volkan Babacan | GK | (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36) |
| 55 | Faruk Çakır | GK | (1995-02-08) 8 February 1995 (age 29) |
| 86 | Ufuk Ceylan | GK | (1986-06-23) 23 June 1986 (age 38) |
| Defenders |||||
| 2 | Yalçın Ayhan | DF | (1982-05-01) 1 May 1982 (age 42) |
| 3 | Ferhat Öztorun | DF | (1987-05-08) 8 May 1987 (age 37) |
| 6 | Alexandru Epureanu | DF | (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) |
| 11 | Eren Albayrak | DF | (1991-04-23) 23 April 1991 (age 33) |
| 14 | Bekir İrtegün | DF | (1984-04-20) 20 April 1984 (age 40) |
| 15 | Joseph Attamah | DF | (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 30) |
| 33 | Uğur Uçar | DF | (1987-04-05) 5 April 1987 (age 37) |
| 39 | Alparslan Erdem | DF | (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 35) |
| 44 | Egemen Korkmaz | DF | (1982-11-03) 3 November 1982 (age 41) |
| 80 | Júnior Caiçara | DF | (1989-04-27) 27 April 1989 (age 35) |
| Midfielders |||||
| 5 | Emre Belözoğlu | MF | (1980-09-07) 7 September 1980 (age 44) |
| 7 | Edin Višća | MF | (1990-04-17) 17 April 1990 (age 34) |
| 8 | Mossoró | MF | (1983-07-04) 4 July 1983 (age 41) |
| 10 | Doka | MF | (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 40) |
| 17 | Cengiz Ünder | MF | (1997-07-14) 14 July 1997 (age 27) |
| 20 | Hakan Özmert | MF | (1985-06-03) 3 June 1985 (age 39) |
| 21 | Mahmut Tekdemir | MF | (1988-01-20) 20 January 1988 (age 36) |
| 23 | Samuel Holmén | MF | (1984-06-28) 28 June 1984 (age 40) |
| 77 | İrfan Kahveci | MF | (1995-07-15) 15 July 1995 (age 29) |
| Forwards |||||
| 9 | Mehmet Batdal | FW | (1986-04-24) 24 April 1986 (age 38) |
| 18 | Stefano Napoleoni | FW | (1986-06-26) 26 June 1986 (age 38) |
| 19 | Mustafa Pektemek | FW | (1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36) |
| 26 | Emmanuel Adebayor | FW | (1984-04-26) 26 April 1984 (age 40) |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Süper Lig | 20 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 | Matchday 1 | | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 60 | 27 | +33 | 061.29 |
| Turkish Cup | 30 November 2016 | 27 May 2017 | Group Stage | | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 054.55 |
| Europa League | 13 September 2016 | 19 April 2017 | Third qualifying round | Play-off round | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 25 | 16 | 5 | 83 | 43 | +40 | 054.35 |
Source: Competitions

### Pre-season, mid-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 15 July 2016 | Viktoria Plzeň | N | 0–1 | | Report |
| 16 July 2016 | Jihlava | N | 0–2 | | Report |
| 19 July 2016 | Karlsruher SC | N | 0–1 | | Report |
| 22 July 2016 | 1. FC Heidenheim | N | 1–0 | Višća | Report |
| 3 September 2016 | Ümraniyespor | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| 9 October 2016 | Beşiktaş | A | 2–1 | Pektemek | Report |
| 12 November 2016 | Altınordu | H | 1–0 | Pektemek | Report |
| 8 January 2017 | FK Kukësi | N | 3–1 | Kahveci, Holmén, Mossoró | Report |

### Süper Lig
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Beşiktaş (C) | 34 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 73 | 30 | +43 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 73 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 60 | 32 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Galatasaray | 34 | 20 | 4 | 10 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 64 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 47 | 40 | +7 | 58 | |
* 1 2 Fenerbahçe ahead of Galatasaray on head-to-head points: Fenerbahçe 6 pts, Galatasaray 0 pts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | D | D | W | D | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | W |
| Position | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 21 August 2016 | Fenerbahçe | H | 1–0 | Mossoró | Report |
| 2 | 28 August 2016 | Bursaspor | A | 0–2 | Mossoró, Pektemek | Report |
| 3 | 10 September 2016 | Kasımpaşa | H | 3–1 | Višća, Mossoró, Özmert | Report |
| 4 | 18 September 2016 | Gaziantepspor | A | 0–1 | van Hintum (o.g.) | Report |
| 5 | 24 September 2016 | Osmanlıspor | H | 2–2 | Napoleoni (2) | Report |
| 6 | 2 October 2016 | Alanyaspor | A | 0–5 | Višća, Batdal, Epureanu, Ünder, Pektemek | Report |
| 7 | 16 October 2016 | Konyaspor | H | 1–1 | Batdal | Report |
| 8 | 23 October 2016 | Karabükspor | A | 0–2 | Belözoğlu (pen.), Batdal | Report |
| 9 | 30 October 2016 | Akhisar Belediyespor | H | 5–1 | Ünder, Višća (2), Tekdemir, Mossoró | Report |
| 11 | 4 November 2016 | Galatasaray | A | 1–2 | Batdal, Ayhan | Report |
| 12 | 21 November 2016 | Rizespor | H | 2–1 | Belözoğlu, Saâdane (o.g.) | Report |
| 13 | 26 November 2016 | Beşiktaş | A | 1–1 | Ünder | Report |
| 14 | 3 December 2016 | Antalyaspor | H | 2–2 | Tekdemir, Mossoró | Report |
| 15 | 10 December 2016 | Gençlerbirliği | A | 0–0 | | Report |
| 16 | 17 December 2016 | Trabzonspor | H | 1–0 | Višća | Report |
| 17 | 24 December 2016 | Adanaspor | A | 1–1 | Attamah | Report |
| 18 | 14 January 2017 | Kayserispor | H | 5–0 | Batdal, Belözoğlu (pen.), Višća, Stevanović (o.g.), Ünder | Report |
| 19 | 22 January 2017 | Fenerbahçe | A | 1–0 | Mossoró | Report |
| 20 | 29 January 2017 | Bursaspor | H | 1–0 | Kahveci | Report |
| 21 | 12 February 2017 | Kasımpaşa | A | 4–0 | | Report |
| 22 | 18 February 2017 | Gaziantepspor | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| 23 | 26 February 2017 | Osmanlıspor | A | 0–1 | Pektemek | Report |
| 24 | 5 March 2017 | Alanyaspor | H | 2–1 | Višća, Pektemek | Report |
| 25 | 12 March 2017 | Konyaspor | A | 0–3 | Ayhan, Adebayor, Ünder | Report |
| 26 | 19 March 2017 | Karabükspor | H | 3–3 | Doka, Višća, Adebayor | Report |
| 27 | 1 April 2017 | Akhisar Belediyespor | A | 2–1 | Ayhan | Report |
| 28 | 10 April 2017 | Galatasaray | H | 4–0 | Adebayor (3), Pektemek | Report |
| 12 | 22 April 2017 | Rizespor | A | 3–3 | Erdem, Pektemek, Belözoğlu (pen.) | Report |
| 29 | 30 April 2017 | Beşiktaş | H | 3–1 | Ünder (2), Adebayor | Report |
| 30 | 5 May 2017 | Antalyaspor | A | 0–1 | Napoleoni | Report |
| 31 | 13 May 2017 | Gençlerbirliği | H | 2–1 | Mossoró, Pektemek | Report |
| 32 | 21 May 2017 | Trabzonspor | A | 0–0 | | Report |
| 33 | 27 May 2017 | Adanaspor | H | 2–1 | Doka, Napoleoni | Report |
| 34 | 3 June 2017 | Kayserispor | A | 0–1 | İrtegün | Report |

### Turkish Cup
#### Group stage
##### Group F

| Pos | Club | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 14 |
| 2 | Sivasspor | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 3 | Göztepe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 | 6 |
| 4 | Yeni Amasyaspor | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -5 | 4 |
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| 1 | 29 November 2016 | Yeni Amasyaspor | A | 0–1 | Cikalleshi | Report |
| 2 | 13 December 2016 | Sivasspor | H | 2–0 | Koçak (o.g.), Napoleoni | Report |
| 3 | 20 December 2016 | Göztepe | H | 6–2 | Cikalleshi (2), Napoleoni (2), Holmén, Dieng | Report |
| 4 | 28 December 2016 | Göztepe | A | 0–2 | Erdem, Uçar | Report |
| 5 | 19 January 2017 | Yeni Amasyaspor | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| 6 | 25 January 2017 | Sivasspor | A | 0–0 | | Report |

#### Knockout phase

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Round | Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | 4 February 2017 | Galatasaray | H | 2–1 | Pektemek (2) | Report |
| Quarter-finals | First leg | 1 March 2017 | Akhisar Belediyespor | H | 1–1 | Napoleoni | Report |
| Quarter-finals | Second leg | 4 April 2017 | Akhisar Belediyespor | A | 0–2 | Adebayor, Batdal | Report |
| Semi-finals | First leg | 26 April 2017 | Fenerbahçe | H | 2–2 | Ünder (2) | Report |
| Semi-finals | Second leg | 17 May 2017 | Fenerbahçe | A | 2–2 | Belözoğlu, Holmén | Report |
| Final | Final | 31 May 2017 | Konyaspor | N | 0–0 | Belözoğlu | Report |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Third qualifying round

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| First leg | 28 July 2016 | HNK Rijeka | H | 0–0 | | Report |
| Second leg | 4 August 2016 | HNK Rijeka | A | 2–2 | Višća (2) | Report |
2–2 on aggregate. İstanbul Başakşehir won on away goals.

#### Play-off round

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Report |
| First leg | 18 August 2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | H | 1–2 | Belözoğlu (pen.) | Report |
| Second leg | 25 August 2016 | Shakhtar Donetsk | A | 2–0 | | Report |
İstanbul Başakşehir lose 1–4 on aggregate.