# 2023–24 Adana Demirspor season

The 2023–24 season was Adana Demirspor's 84th season in existence and third consecutive in the Süper Lig. They also competed in the Turkish Cup and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 15 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TUR | Yılmaz Aktaş |
| 2 | DF | TUR | İsmail Çokçalış |
| 4 | DF | GER | Semih Güler (Vice-captain) |
| 5 | DF | GLP | Andreaw Gravillon |
| 6 | MF | TUR | Tayfun Aydoğan |
| 7 | FW | TUR | Yusuf Sarı |
| 8 | MF | TUR | Emre Akbaba |
| 9 | FW | ITA | Mario Balotelli |
| 10 | MF | FRA | Nabil Alioui |
| 11 | FW | COL | Stiven Mendoza |
| 13 | DF | IRN | Milad Mohammadi |
| 14 | MF | ESP | José Rodríguez |
| 15 | DF | MKD | Jovan Manev |
| 16 | MF | TUR | İzzet Çelik |
| 17 | FW | KAZ | Abat Aymbetov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | TUR | Mustafa Kapı |
| 20 | MF | FRA | Édouard Michut |
| 21 | DF | TUR | Abdulsamet Burak |
| 26 | MF | TUR | Dorukhan Toköz |
| 30 | FW | POR | Nani |
| 32 | MF | TUR | Yusuf Erdoğan |
| 39 | GK | TUR | Vedat Karakuş |
| 56 | FW | TUR | Yusuf Barası |
| 60 | FW | TUR | Ozan Demirbağ |
| 66 | DF | SEN | Pape Abou Cissé |
| 71 | GK | AZE | Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev |
| 77 | FW | TUR | Motez Nourani |
| 93 | FW | FRA | Breyton Fougeu |
| — | DF | ALG | Youcef Atal |
| — | MF | ANG | Maestro |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | TUR | Murat Eser (on loan at İstanbulspor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | TUR | Ertuğrul Eramil (on loan at Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | TUR | Tolga Kalender (on loan at Diyarbekir Spor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | TUR | Aksel Aktaş (on loan at Tuzlaspor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | MLI | Mahamadou Ba (on loan at Tuzlaspor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | TUR | Bünyamin Balat (on loan at Adana 1954 FK until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | TUR | Burhan Ersoy (on loan at Nevşehir Belediyespor until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | CMR | Samuel Nongoh (on loan at Slaven Belupo until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | BIH | Hamza Jaganjac (on loan at Istra 1961 until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | TUR | Salih Kavrazlı (on loan at Nazilli Belediyespor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | TUR | Ali Yavuz Kol (on loan at Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | ALB | Arda Okan Kurtulan (on loan at Diyarbekirspor until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | ALB | Florent Shehu (on loan at Zrinski Osječko until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers
### In

| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| DF | Jovan Manev | Bregalnica Štip | Undisclosed | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Henry Onyekuru | Olympiacos | €3,500,000 | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Tayfun Aydoğan | Kocaelispor | Free | 6 July 2023 |
| MF | Nani | Unattached | Free | 13 July 2023 |
| MF | Dorukhan Toköz | Trabzonspor | Free | 21 July 2023 |
| DF | Andreaw Gravillon | Reims | Undisclosed | 24 July 2023 |
| DF | Amir Feratovič | Estrela da Amadora | Undisclosed | 5 August 2023 |
| FW | M'Baye Niang | Auxerre | Free | 9 August 2023 |
| FW | Yusuf Barası | AZ Alkmaar | Undisclosed | 26 August 2023 |
| FW | Arbër Zeneli | Reims | Undisclosed | 2 September 2023 |
| GK | Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev | Qarabağ | Undisclosed | 8 September 2023 |
| MF | Florent Shehu | Luzern U21 | Free | 13 September 2023 |
| FW | Mario Balotelli | Sion | Free | 15 September 2023 |
| MF | Edouard Michut | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan | 15 September 2023 |
| DF | Pape Abou Cissé | Olympiacos | €600,000 | 15 September 2023 |
| MF | Mootaz Nourani | US Tataouine | €100,000 | 11 January 2024 |
| MF | Edouard Michut | Paris Saint-Germain | Undisclosed | 24 January 2024 |
| DF | Milad Mohammadi | AEK Athens | Undisclosed | 25 January 2024 |
| MF | Nabil Alioui | Le Havre | Undisclosed | 2 February 2024 |
| MF | José Rodríguez | Hapoel Tel Aviv | €300,000 | 7 February 2024 |
| DF | Youcef Atal | Nice | Free | 9 February 2024 |

### Out

| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| FW | Volkan Şen | Released | Released | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Erhun Oztumer | Released | Released | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Gökhan Inler | Released | Released | 1 July 2023 |
| MF | Sedat Şahintürk | Menemen | Free | 14 July 2023 |
| MF | Mustafa Kapı | Tuzlaspor | Loan | 19 July 2023 |
| FW | Ali Yavuz Kol | Esenler Erokspor | Loan | 19 July 2023 |
| DF | Simon Deli | Released | Released | 20 July 2023 |
| FW | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | Released | Released | 4 August 2023 |
| MF | Henry Onyekuru | Al-Fayha | Undisclosed | 11 August 2023 |
| FW | Arda Okan Kurtulan | Diyarbakırspor | Loan | 15 August 2023 |
| MF | Bünyamin Balat | Diyarbakırspor | Loan | 16 August 2023 |
| FW | Salih Kavrazlı | Nazilli Belediyespor | Loan | 29 August 2023 |
| FW | Cherif Ndiaye | Red Star Belgrade | €1,400,000 | 4 September 2023 |
| DF | Jovan Manev | Osijek | Loan | 5 September 2023 |
| FW | Samuel Nongoh | Slaven Belupo | Loan | 14 September 2023 |
| DF | Kévin Rodrigues | Released | Released | 1 January 2024 |
| MF | Younès Belhanda | Released | Released | 1 January 2024 |
| DF | Jonas Svensson | Released | Released | 6 January 2024 |
| FW | Arbër Zeneli | Released | Released | 18 January 2024 |
| FW | M'Baye Niang | Empoli | €250,000 | 31 January 2024 |
| MF | Nani | Released | Released | 13 May 2024 |

#### Notes

    1.^ Joined Molde on 31 August 2023.
    2.^ Joined Beşiktaş on 14 September 2023.
    3.^ Joined Al Qadsiah on 31 January 2024.
    4.^ Joined Al-Shamal on 26 January 2024

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overall record

| 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 | 13 August 2023 | 26 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 026.32 |
| Turkish Cup | 17 January 2024 | 17 January 2024 | Fifth round | Fifth round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 000.00 |
| UEFA Europa Conference League | 27 July 2023 | 31 August 2023 | Second qualifying round | Play-off round | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 68 | 71 | −3 | 028.89 |
Source: Soccerway

### Süper Lig
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Antalyaspor | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 49 | −5 | 49 |
| 11 | Gaziantep | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 57 | −7 | 44 |
| 12 | Adana Demirspor | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 61 | −7 | 44 |
| 13 | Samsunspor | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 52 | −10 | 43 |
| 14 | Kayserispor | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 42 |
* 1 2 Gaziantep are ahead of Adana Demirspor on head-to-head points: Gaziantep 2–2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 1–6 Gaziantep.
* ↑ 3 points deducted

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | D | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 18 July 2023.

### UEFA Europa Conference League
#### Second qualifying round

The draw for the second qualifying round was held on 21 June 2023.

#### Third qualifying round

The draw for the third qualifying round was held on 24 July 2023.

#### Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 7 August 2023.