# 2023–24 Denizlispor season

The 2023–24 season was the 57th season of Denizlispor in existence and the club's first-ever season in their history in the TFF Second League, the third division of men's professional football in Turkey after being relegated from the Turkish second division TFF First League previous season, finishing in 18th place. In addition to the domestic league, Denizlispor participated in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date |
| — | DF | Kadir Kurt | Somaspor | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |
| — | MF | Eren Kıryolcu | Darıca Gençlerbirliği | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |
| — | DF | Emre Yıldırım | Gümüşhanespor | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |
| — | GK | Ertuğrul Bağ | Muş 1984 Muşspor | Loan return | 30 June 2023 |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date |
| — | MF | Ismaïl Aissati | Retired | Retired | 30 June 2023 |
| 9 | FW | Kévin Mayi | Ankara Keçiörengücü | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 77 | MF | Mustafa Çeçenoğlu | Bandırmaspor | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 15 | DF | Oğuz Yılmaz | GMG Kastamonuspor | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 1 | GK | Hüseyin Altıntaş | Balıkesirspor | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 5 | DF | Hakan Çinemre | Arnavutköy Belediyespor | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 6 | DF | Asım Hamzaçebi | Balıkesirspor | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 10 | MF | Okan Derici | Kırklarelispor | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 72 | MF | Muhammed Gönülaçar | Bodrumspor | Free | 4 July 2023 |
| 22 | DF | Léo Schwechlen | | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 23 | DF | Erdal Akdarı | | Free | 30 June 2023 |
| 7 | FW | Ömer Şişmanoğlu | Iğdır | Free | 5 July 2023 |
| — | DF | Kadir Kurt | Manisa | Free | 7 July 2023 |
| 8 | DF | Özer Özdemir | Ankara Keçiörengücü | Free | 21 August 2023 |

### Contract renewals

| No. | Pos. | Player | Age | Status | Contract length | Contract ends |
| 26 | DF | Gökhan Süzen | 36 | Extended | One-year | 30 June 2024 |
| 27 | DF | Emre Sağlık | 25 | Extended | One-year | 30 June 2024 |
| 7 | FW | Alihan Kalkan | 24 | Extended | Two-year | 30 June 2025 |
| 1 | GK | Ali Eren Yalçın | 22 | Extended | Two-year | 30 June 2025 |

## Squad

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 | Ali Eren Yalçın |
| 3 | DF | TUR | Emre Yıldırım |
| 4 | DF | TUR | Muhammet Özkal |
| 5 | DF | TUR | Emirhan Kaşcıoğlu |
| 6 | DF | TUR | Mehmet Eren Sıngın |
| 7 | FW | TUR | Alihan Kalkan |
| 99 | FW | USA | Allen Washington |
| 10 | MF | TUR | Omer Gündüz |
| 11 | FW | TUR | Mehmet Ali Ulaman |
| 13 | MF | TUR | Ertuğrul Yıldırım |
| 14 | MF | TUR | Bekir Turaç Böke |
| 16 | DF | TUR | Eren Kıryolcu |
| 17 | FW | TUR | Deniz Kodal |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | GK | TUR | Abdülkadir Sünger |
| 24 | DF | TUR | Oktay Kısaoğlu |
| 25 | MF | TUR | Yusuf Emre İnanır |
| 26 | DF | TUR | Gökhan Süzen (captain) |
| 27 | DF | TUR | Emre Sağlık |
| 31 | GK | TUR | Ertuğrul Bağ |
| 37 | MF | TUR | Alaattin Öner |
| 42 | DF | TUR | Ahmet Tekin |
| 45 | DF | TUR | Emre Burgaz |
| 53 | DF | TUR | Mustafa Kemal Naza |
| 66 | DF | TUR | Berkant Gündem |
| 77 | MF | TUR | Emre Furtana |

## 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 % |
| TFF Second League | 27 August 2023 | 4 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 18th | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 022.22 |
| Turkish Cup | 11 October 2023 | 11 October 2023 | Second round | Second round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 37 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 39 | 60 | −21 | 021.62 |
Source: Soccerway

### TFF Second League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Belediye Derincespor [tr] | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 40 | |
| 16 | Etimesgut Belediyespor (R) | 36 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 40 | Relegation to the TFF Third League |
| 17 | Düzcespor (R) | 36 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 63 | −21 | 37 | Relegation to the TFF Third League |
| 18 | Denizlispor (R) | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 37 | 57 | −20 | 32 | Relegation to the TFF Third League |
| 19 | Uşakspor (1984) [tr] (R) | 36 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 108 | −94 | 5 | Relegation to the TFF Third League |
* 1 2 Ranked on head-to-head points and head-to-head goal difference: Belediye Derincespor 3 (+1), Etimesgut Belediyespor 3 (-1).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: TFF.org

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | B | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | B | D | L | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss