# 2018–19 in Turkish football

The 2018–19 season was the 114th season of competitive football in Turkey.

## Pre-season

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Süper Lig | Çaykur Rizespor Ankaragücü BB Erzurumspor | Osmanlıspor Gençlerbirliği Kardemir Karabükspor |
| 1.Lig | Altay Hatayspor Afjet Afyonspor | Samsunspor Manisaspor Gaziantepspor |
| 2.Lig | Manisa BB Bayrampaşa Darıca Gençlerbirliği Ankara Demirspor Utaş Uşakspor Tarsus İdman Yurdu | Nazilli Belediyespor Karşıyaka Silivrispor Bucaspor Kocaeli Birlik Spor Mersin İdman Yurdu |
| 3.Lig | Adıyaman 1954 Spor Artvin Hopaspor Fatsa Belediyespor Nevşehirspor GK Kırşehir Belediyespor Serik Belediyespor Şile Yıldızspor Alibeyköyspor Gebzespor | 12 Bingölspor Orhangazispor Çanakkale Dardanelspor Kırıkhanspor Yeşil Bursa Kayseri Erciyesspor Aydınspor Tekirdağspor Arsinspor |

## League tables
### Süper Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 46 | |
| 7 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 44 | |
| 9 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44 | |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 41 | |
| 11 | Çaykur Rizespor | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 41 | |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 41 | |
| 13 | Ankaragücü | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 40 | |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 39 | |
| 15 | Göztepe | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bursaspor (R) | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 37 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 17 | BB Erzurumspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 18 | Akhisarspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 27 | Relegation to TFF First League |
* 1 2 Konyaspor finished ahead of Alanyaspor on head-to-head points: Konyaspor 2–0 Alanyaspor, Alanyaspor 2–4 Konyaspor.
* 1 2 3 Kayserispor ahead of Çaykur Rizespor and Sivasspor on head-to-head points: Kayserispor 7 pts, Çaykur Rizespor 6 pts, Sivasspor 2 pts.

### 1.Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Denizlispor (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 72 | Promotion to the Süper Lig |
| 2 | Gençlerbirliği (P) | 34 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 28 | +22 | 70 | Promotion to the Süper Lig |
| 3 | Hatayspor | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 57 | 22 | +35 | 67 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 4 | Osmanlıspor | 34 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 62 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 5 | Gazişehir Gaziantep (P) | 34 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 60 | 31 | +29 | 59 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 6 | Adana Demirspor | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 50 | 36 | +14 | 58 | Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs |
| 7 | Altınordu | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 57 | |
| 8 | Ümraniyespor | 34 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 | 37 | +7 | 53 | |
| 9 | Boluspor | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 49 | |
| 10 | Altay | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 40 | +12 | 47 | |
| 11 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 45 | 46 | −1 | 43 | |
| 12 | Adanaspor | 34 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 37 | |
| 13 | Giresunspor | 34 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 32 | 41 | −9 | 36 | |
| 14 | Eskişehirspor | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 35 | |
| 15 | Balıkesirspor | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 34 | |
| 16 | Afjet Afyonspor (R) | 34 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 30 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
| 17 | Elazığspor (R) | 34 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 64 | −26 | 25 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
| 18 | Kardemir Karabükspor (R) | 34 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 112 | −102 | 0 | Relegation to the TFF Second League |
* ↑ Balıkesirspor have been deducted 6 points.
* ↑ Kardemir Karabükspor have been deducted 3 points.

## National team
### Friendlies
### 2018–19 UEFA Nations League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion | | | |
| 1 | Sweden (P) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Promotion to League A | — | 2–0 | 2–3 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 7 | | 0–0 | — | 2–0 |
| 3 | Turkey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
* ↑ Due to revamp of the format for the 2020–21 UEFA Nations League, no teams were eventually relegated.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Sweden 4, Russia 1.

### UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | France | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 6 | +19 | 25 | Qualify for final tournament | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| 2 | Turkey | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 3 | +15 | 23 | Qualify for final tournament | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–0 |
| 3 | Iceland | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 19 | Advance to play-offs via Nations League | 0–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Albania | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 13 | | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Andorra | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 20 | −17 | 4 | | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 | — | 1–0 |
| 6 | Moldova | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 26 | −22 | 3 | | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | 1–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | SCH | GAL | LMO |
| 1 | Porto | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| 2 | Schalke 04 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Galatasaray | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–3 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 |
| 4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 3 | | 1–3 | 0–1 | 2–0 | — |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| B36 Tórshavn | 0–8 | Beşiktaş | 0–2 | 0–6 |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–1 | Burnley | 0–0 | 0–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Beşiktaş | 2–2 (a) | LASK | 1–0 | 1–2 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Partizan | 1–4 | Beşiktaş | 1–1 | 0–3 |

#### Group stage
##### Group D

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | DZG | FEN | SPT | AND |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 3 | Spartak Trnava | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 7 | | 1–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Anderlecht | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — |

##### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GNK | MAL | BES | SRP |
| 1 | Genk | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Malmö FF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 7 | | 2–4 | 0–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Sarpsborg 08 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 5 | | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — |

##### Group J

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SEV | KRA | STL | AKH |
| 1 | Sevilla | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | +12 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 3–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 |
| 2 | Krasnodar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Standard Liège | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Akhisarspor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 1 | | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head goal difference: Sevilla +2, Krasnodar –2.

#### Knockout phase
##### Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–3 | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Galatasaray | 1–2 | Benfica | 1–2 | 0–0 |