# 2017–18 TFF First League

The 2017–18 TFF First League is the 17th season since the league was established in 2001 and 55th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.

## Teams

* Rizespor, Gaziantepspor and Adanaspor relegated from 2016–17 Süper Lig.
* Sivasspor, Yeni Malatyaspor and Göztepe promoted to 2017–18 Süper Lig.
* İstanbulspor, Erzurum BB and Ankaragücü promoted from 2016–17 TFF Second League.
* Şanlıurfaspor, Bandırmaspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu relegated to 2017–18 TFF Second League.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Adana Demirspor | Adana | Adana 5 Ocak Stadium | 14,805 |
| Adanaspor | Adana | Adana 5 Ocak Stadium | 14,805 |
| Altınordu | İzmir | İzmir Atatürk Stadium | 51,295 |
| Ankaragücü | Ankara | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium | 19,219 |
| Balıkesirspor | Balıkesir | Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium | 15,800 |
| Boluspor | Bolu | Bolu Atatürk Stadium | 8,881 |
| Denizlispor | Denizli | Denizli Atatürk Stadium | 15,420 |
| Elazığspor | Elazığ | Elazığ Atatürk Stadium | 13,923 |
| Erzurum BB | Erzurum | Kazım Karabekir Stadium | 23,700 |
| Eskişehirspor | Eskişehir | Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium | 13,520 |
| Gaziantepspor | Gaziantep | Kalyon Stadium | 35,558 |
| Gazişehir Gaziantep | Gaziantep | Kalyon Stadium | 35,558 |
| Giresunspor | Giresun | Giresun Atatürk Stadium | 12,191 |
| İstanbulspor | Istanbul | Bahçelievler Stadium | 4,100 |
| Manisaspor | Manisa | Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium | 18,881 |
| Rizespor | Rize | Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı | 15,558 |
| Samsunspor | Samsun | Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium | 16,480 |
| Ümraniyespor | Istanbul | Ümraniye Town Stadium | 15,000 |

### Foreign players

| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 | Player 5 | Player 6 | Player 7 | Player 8 | Former Players |
| Adana Demirspor | Gegê | Issoumaila Lingane | Robert Tambe | Théo Mendy | Lalawélé Atakora | Serhiy Politylo | | | Edin Rustemović Yannick Loemba Joseph Douhadji |
| Adanaspor | Didi | Digão | Renan Diniz | Renan Foguinho | Roni | Magaye Gueye | Vladimir Koman | Uche Kalu | Vinícius |
| Altınordu | | | | | | | | | |
| Ankaragücü | Anton Putsila | Marc Mbamba | Lanre Kehinde | Nduka Ozokwo | Tonia Tisdell | Łukasz Szukała | | | Doka Madureira Cheikhou Dieng Santiago Mele |
| Balıkesirspor | Steve Beleck | Foxi Kéthévoama | Andrija Vuković | Tomislav Glumac | Mahatma Otoo | | | | Ismaïl Aissati |
| Boluspor | Renato Arapi | André Santos | Pedro Franco | Rydell Poepon | Chukwuma Akabueze | Chérif Sané | Mamadou Diarra | | Mitchell te Vrede |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Lincoln | Maurício Ramos | Léonard Kweuke | Davide Petrucci | Marwane Saâdane | Braian Samudio | | | Jakob Jantscher Bright Edomwonyi Alexander Milošević |
| Denizlispor | Ismaïl Aissati | Leandro Kappel | Patrick Friday Eze | Darko Lazić | | | | | André Moritz Alfred Sankoh |
| Elazığspor | Tom | Andreas Tatos | Elmar Bjarnason | Jeffrey Sarpong | Ioan Hora | Lamine Diarra | | | Lúcio Maranhão |
| Erzurum BB | Jasmin Šćuk | Bekamenga | Demba Savage | Stephane Acka | Jasmin Trtovac | | | | Haris Harba Boubacar Mansaly Hamza Younés |
| Eskişehirspor | Bruno Mezenga | Davit Janelidze | Jerry Akaminko | Chico Ofoedu | | | | | Felix Melki |
| Gaziantepspor | | | | | | | | | |
| Gazişehir Gaziantep | Ermin Zec | Jefferson | Pierre Webó | Adama Ba | Adam Stachowiak | Prince Segbefia | Yonathan Del Valle | | Nathan Kabasele Daoud Bousbiba Serge Akakpo |
| Giresunspor | Dodô | Henrique Almeida | Jones Carioca | Kofi Atta | Ahmed Abed | Boubacar Dialiba | Panajotis Dimitriadis | Dmytro Korkishko | Brinner Maurice Dalé |
| İstanbulspor | Aldin Čajić | Wellington | Jean-Jacques Bougouhi | Nemanja Kojić | | | | | |
| Manisaspor | Billal Sebaihi | Constantin Bakaki | Nikola Mikić | Slavko Perović | | | | | Daniel Dimov Axel Méyé Iyayi Atiemwen |
| Samsunspor | Georgios Samaras | Michalis Sifakis | Davy Claude Angan | John Chibuike | Jonathan Ayité | | | | Mohamed Larbi |
| Ümraniyespor | Cleyton | Dimitar Rangelov | Aaron Appindangoyé | Andreas Vasilogiannis | Jean Armel Drolé | | | | |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Rizespor (C, P) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 68 | 38 | +30 | 69 | Promotion to the Süper Lig |
| 2 | Ankaragücü (P) | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 34 | +21 | 63 | Promotion to the Süper Lig |
| 3 | Boluspor | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 30 | +23 | 60 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 4 | Ümraniyespor | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 49 | 35 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 5 | Erzurum BB (O, P) | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 56 | 44 | +12 | 53 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 6 | Gazişehir Gaziantep | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 57 | 38 | +19 | 53 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 7 | Altınordu | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 55 | 45 | +10 | 53 | |
| 8 | Balıkesirspor | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 46 | +10 | 52 | |
| 9 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 45 | 39 | +6 | 50 | |
| 10 | Elazığspor | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 44 | +9 | 48 | |
| 11 | Giresunspor | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 44 | +6 | 47 | |
| 12 | Adanaspor | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 56 | −15 | 43 | |
| 13 | Adana Demirspor | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 41 | |
| 14 | Eskişehirspor | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 63 | 56 | +7 | 41 | |
| 15 | Denizlispor | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 38 | |
| 16 | Samsunspor (R) | 34 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 46 | −14 | 36 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
| 17 | Manisaspor (R) | 34 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 31 | 80 | −49 | 15 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
| 18 | Gaziantepspor (R) | 34 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 100 | −82 | 1 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Erzurum BB 8 pts, Gazişehir Gaziantep 7 pts, Altınordu 1 pt
* ↑ Balıkesirspor have been deducted 3 points.
* 1 2 Adana Demirspor is ahead of Eskişehirspor on head-to-head points: Eskişehirspor 2-2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 3-1 Eskişehirspor
* ↑ Eskişehirspor have been deducted 3 points.
* ↑ Manisaspor have been deducted 9 points.
* ↑ Gaziantepspor have been deducted 9 points.

## Results

| Home \ Away | ADS | ADA | ATO | AGÜ | BAL | BOL | BBE | ÇYR | DEN | ELA | ESK | GAZ | GFK | GRS | İST | MAN | SAM | ÜMR |
| Adana Demirspor | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Adanaspor | 1–0 | — | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| Altınordu | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| MKE Ankaragücü | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Balıkesirspor | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Boluspor | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| BB Erzurumspor | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Denizlispor | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 2–3 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Elazığspor | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 8–1 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Eskişehirspor | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 7–0 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–1 |
| Gaziantepspor | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | — | 0–4 | 4–5 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Gazişehir Gaziantep | 1–0 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Giresunspor | 0–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–1 | — | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| İstanbulspor | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Manisaspor | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–6 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 0–6 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| Samsunspor | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 3–3 |
| Ümraniyespor | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 7–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — |

## Promotion playoffs
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Erzurum BB | 6–4 | Ümraniyespor | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Gazişehir Gaziantep | 4–1 | Boluspor | 1–0 | 3–1 |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Gazişehir Gaziantep | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Erzurum BB |