# 2020–21 in Turkish football

The 2020–21 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Turkey.

## Pre-season

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Süper Lig | Hatayspor BB Erzurumspor Fatih Karagümrük | No relegations. |
| 1.Lig | Bandırmaspor Samsunspor Tuzlaspor |
| 2.Lig | Serik Belediyespor 24 Erzincanspor Kocaelispor Turgutluspor Karacabey Belediyespor Pazarspor |
| 3.Lig | Mardin Büyükşehir Başakspor Siirt İl Özel İdaresispor Kahta 02 Spor Adıyaman 1954 Spor Arhavispor Çarşambaspor İçel İdman Yurdu Ceyhanspor Kırıkkale Büyük Anadoluspor Antalya Kestelspor Isparta 32 Spor Karaman Belediyespor Bergama Belediyespor Bursa Yıldırımspor Belediye Kütahyaspor Yalovaspor Arnavutköy Belediyespor Edirnespor Tekirdağspor Çengelköy |

## League tables
### Süper Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Beşiktaş (C) | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 89 | 44 | +45 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Galatasaray | 40 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 36 | +44 | 84 | Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Fenerbahçe | 40 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 82 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 40 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 50 | 37 | +13 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Sivasspor | 40 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 54 | 43 | +11 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Hatayspor | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 61 | |
| 7 | Alanyaspor | 40 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 60 | |
| 8 | Fatih Karagümrük | 40 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 64 | 52 | +12 | 60 | |
| 9 | Gaziantep | 40 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 51 | +8 | 58 | |
| 10 | Göztepe | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 51 | |
| 11 | Konyaspor | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 50 | |
| 12 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 48 | |
| 13 | Çaykur Rizespor | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 48 | |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 46 | |
| 15 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 40 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 45 | |
| 16 | Antalyaspor | 40 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 41 | 55 | −14 | 44 | |
| 17 | Kayserispor | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 41 | |
| 18 | BB Erzurumspor (R) | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 19 | Ankaragücü (R) | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 20 | Gençlerbirliği (R) | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 38 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 21 | Denizlispor (R) | 40 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 28 | Relegation to TFF First League |

### 1.Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Adana Demirspor (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 70 | Promotion to the Süper Lig |
| 2 | Giresunspor (P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 70 | Promotion to the Süper Lig |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 70 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 4 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 64 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 5 | Altay (O, P) | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 63 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 6 | Altınordu | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 60 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 7 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 58 | |
| 8 | Ümraniyespor | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 51 | |
| 9 | Tuzlaspor | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 47 | |
| 10 | Bursaspor | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 46 | |
| 11 | Bandırmaspor | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 42 | |
| 12 | Boluspor | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Balıkesirspor | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Adanaspor | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Menemenspor | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 34 | |
| 16 | Akhisarspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 30 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
| 17 | Ankaraspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 26 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
| 18 | Eskişehirspor (R) | 34 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 91 | −68 | 8 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
* ↑ Eskişehirspor have been deducted 3 points.

## National team
### Friendlies
### 2020–21 UEFA Nations League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation | | | | |
| 1 | Hungary (P) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 | Promotion to League A | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Russia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 8 | | 0–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Serbia | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | | 0–1 | 5–0 | — | 0–0 |
| 4 | Turkey (R) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 6 | Relegation to League C | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (2) and head-to-head goal difference (0). Head-to-head away goals: Serbia 2, Turkey 0.

### 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Netherlands | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | +25 | 23 | Qualification for 2022 FIFA World Cup | — | 6–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Turkey | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 21 | Advance to play-offs | 4–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 6–0 |
| 3 | Norway | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 18 | | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 2–0 | 0–0 | 5–1 |
| 4 | Montenegro | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 12 | | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 4–1 |
| 5 | Latvia | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | −3 | 9 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 |
| 6 | Gibraltar | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 43 | −39 | 0 | | 0–7 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | — |

### UEFA Euro 2020

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Wales | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head result (Wales 1–1 Switzerland). Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.

## Turkish clubs in Europe
### UEFA Champions League
#### Second qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| PAOK | 3–1 | Beşiktaş |

#### Group stage
##### Group H

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | RBL | MUN | IBS |
| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 |
| 2 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 4–1 |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | — |
* 1 2 Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.

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

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Neftçi | 1–3 | Galatasaray |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Rosenborg | 1–0 | Alanyaspor |
| Beşiktaş | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Rio Ave |
| Galatasaray | 2–0 | Hajduk Split |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Rangers | 2–1 | Galatasaray |

#### Group stage
##### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | MTA | SIV | QRB |
| 1 | Villarreal | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 5–3 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Sivasspor | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 6 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Qarabağ | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 1 | | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |
* ↑ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.