# 2018–19 Denizlispor season

The 2018–19 season was the 52nd season of Denizlispor in existence and the club's 34th season in the TFF First League. In addition to the domestic league, Denizlispor participated in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
On 12 May 2019, Denizlispor secured promotion back to the Süper Lig following a 6–0 home win over Kardemir Karabükspor. With a 5–2 away win over İstanbulspor on 18 May 2019, Denizlispor were confirmed as champions.

## Squad

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Hüseyin Altıntaş | 24 | Non-EU | 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2020 | Free | |
| 3 | DF | Alperen Babacan | 21 | Non-EU | 2018 | 92 | 8 | 2019 | Free | Originally from youth system |
| 4 | DF | Taha Can Velioğlu | 25 | Non-EU | 2016 | 52 | 2 | 2019 | Free | |
| 5 | MF | Deniz Vural | 30 | EU | 2018 | 27 | 1 | 2019 | Free | Second nationality: German |
| 6 | DF | Gökhan Süzen | 31 | Non-EU | 2018 | 19 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 7 | MF | Ziya Alkurt | 28 | Non-EU | 2016 | 89 | 26 | 2019 | Free | |
| 10 | MF | Ismaïl Aissati | 30 | EU | 2018 (Winter) | 46 | 3 | 2019 | €60K | Second nationality: Dutch |
| 15 | DF | Oğuz Yılmaz | 26 | Non-EU | 2019 (Winter) | 10 | 0 | 2020 | Free | |
| 17 | FW | Mehmet Akyüz (Captain) | 33 | Non-EU | 2018 (Winter) | 49 | 27 | 2020 | Free | |
| 20 | MF | Recep Niyaz | 23 | Non-EU | 2018 | 62 | 20 | 2021 | Free | Originally from youth system |
| 23 | DF | Burak Altıparmak | 28 | Non-EU | 2016 | 90 | 0 | 2020 | Free | Second nationality: German |
| 24 | FW | Burak Çalık | 30 | Non-EU | 2018 | 33 | 10 | 2019 | Free | |
| 27 | DF | Furkan Şeker | 27 | Non-EU | 2018 | 88 | 1 | 2019 | Free | |
| 33 | GK | Adam Stachowiak | 32 | EU | 2018 | 32 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 34 | MF | Bilal Ould-Chikh | 21 | EU | 2019 (Winter) | 0 | 0 | 2019 | Free | Second nationality: Moroccan |
| 39 | DF | Kerem Can Akyüz | 29 | Non-EU | 2016 | 88 | 2 | 2019 | Free | |
| 42 | DF | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 24 | Non-EU | 2018 | 32 | 2 | 2019 | Free | |
| 45 | GK | Asil Kaan Güler | 25 | Non-EU | 2015 | 52 | 0 | 2019 | Youth system | |
| 46 | MF | Marc Kibong Mbamba | 30 | Non-EU | 2018 | 22 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 71 | MF | Himmet Ertürk | 25 | Non-EU | 2018 | 38 | 1 | 2020 | Free | |
| 77 | MF | Asım Aksungur | 18 | Non-EU | 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2021 | Youth system | |
| 90 | FW | Lanre Kehinde | 25 | Non-EU | 2019 (Winter) | 15 | 10 | 2019 | Free | |
| 99 | FW | Seddar Karaman | 25 | Non-EU | 2018 | 12 | 10 | 2019 | Free | |
| Players sold or loaned out after the start of the season ||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | Cihan Özkaymak | 29 | Non-EU | 2013 | 101 | 10 | 2019 | Free | |
| 13 | MF | Tonia Tisdell | 27 | Non-EU | 2018 | 12 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 22 | DF | Mehmet Taş | 28 | Non-EU | 2018 | 4 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 29 | DF | Cenk Güvenç | 27 | EU | 2015 | 83 | 1 | 2020 | Free | Second nationality: German |
* Last updated: 18 May 2019
* Source: Denizlispor.org.tr
* Ordered by squad number.

## Statistics

| No. | PMF. | Nat. | Player | TFF First League | TFF First League | TFF First League | TFF First League | TFF First League | TFF First League | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | PMF. | Nat. | Player | Ap | G | A | | | | Ap | G | A | | | | Ap | G | A | | | |
| 1 | GK | | Hüseyin Altıntaş | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | DF | | Alperen Babacan | 30 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 31 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - | 1 |
| 4 | DF | | Taha Can Velioğlu | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 5 | MF | | Deniz Vural | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 | 1 | 1 | 6 | - | - |
| 6 | DF | | Gökhan Süzen | 17 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 19 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| 7 | MF | | Ziya Alkurt | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | - | 1 |
| 10 | MF | | Ismaïl Aissati | 33 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - | - |
| 15 | DF | | Oğuz Yılmaz | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 17 | FW | | Mehmet Akyüz (captain) | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34 | 15 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 20 | MF | | Recep Niyaz | 33 | 12 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 12 | 6 | 4 | - | - |
| 23 | DF | | Burak Altıparmak | 27 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | - | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 24 | FW | | Burak Çalık | 32 | 9 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 10 | 5 | 3 | - | - |
| 27 | DF | | Furkan Şeker | 15 | - | 5 | 3 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 17 | - | 5 | 4 | - | - |
| 33 | GK | | Adam Stachowiak | 32 | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | - | - | 2 | - | - |
| 34 | MF | | Bilal Ould-Chikh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 | DF | | Kerem Can Akyüz | 32 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - |
| 42 | DF | | Abdülkerim Bardakcı | 32 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 32 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 45 | GK | | Asil Kaan Güler | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| 46 | MF | | Marc Kibong Mbamba | 21 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| 71 | MF | | Himmet Ertürk | 14 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 77 | MF | | Asım Aksungur | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 90 | FW | | Lanre Kehinde | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | 10 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| 99 | FW | | Seddar Karaman | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | MF | | Cihan Özkaymak | 5 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 13 | MF | | Tonia Tisdell | 10 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| 22 | DF | | Mehmet Taş | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 | DF | | Cenk Güvenç | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | - |

## Competitions
### Overview

| 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 First League | 12 August 2018 | 18 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 32 | +35 | 061.76 |
| Turkish Cup | 25 September 2018 | 30 October 2018 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 36 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 35 | +35 | 061.11 |
Source: Competitions

### TFF First League
#### League table

| 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 |

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | D | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss