# 2017–18 in Turkish football

The 2017–18 season was the 113th season of competitive football in Turkey.

## Pre-season

| League | Promoted to league | Relegated from league |
| Süper Lig | Sivasspor Yeni Malatyaspor Göztepe | Çaykur Rizespor Gaziantepspor Adanaspor |
| 1.Lig | İstanbulspor Ankaragücü Erzurum BB | Şanlıurfaspor Bandırmaspor Mersin İdman Yurdu |
| 2.Lig | Sancaktepe Belediyespor Altay BB Bodrumspor Silivrispor Afjet Afyonspor Sakaryaspor | Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 Tepecikspor Ofspor Aydınspor 1461 Trabzon Kayseri Erciyesspor |
| 3.Lig | Şanlıurfa Karaköprü Belediyespor Arsinspor Güzelorduspor Osmaniyespor Yeni Altındağ Belediyespor Utaş Uşakspor Turgutluspor Erokspor Ergene Velimeşespor | Kartalspor Beylerbeyi SK Kütahyaspor Manavgatspor Dersimspor Derincespor Türk Metal Kırıkkalespor Maltepespor Denizli Belediyespor Orduspor |

## League tables
### Süper Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 34 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 75 | 33 | +42 | 75 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 78 | 36 | +42 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 72 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 69 | 30 | +39 | 71 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 5 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 51 | +12 | 55 | |
| 6 | Göztepe | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 49 | |
| 7 | Sivasspor | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 49 | |
| 8 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 57 | 58 | −1 | 46 | |
| 9 | Kayserispor | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 44 | |
| 10 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 43 | |
| 11 | Akhisarspor | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 53 | −9 | 42 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 12 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 40 | |
| 13 | Bursaspor | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 39 | |
| 14 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 38 | |
| 15 | Konyaspor | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 42 | −4 | 36 | |
| 16 | Osmanlıspor (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 33 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 17 | Gençlerbirliği (R) | 34 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 54 | −17 | 33 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 18 | Kardemir Karabükspor (R) | 34 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 86 | −66 | 12 | Relegation to TFF First League |
* 1 2 Fenerbahçe ahead of Başakşehir on head-to-head goal difference: Fenerbahçe 2–3 Başakşehir, Başakşehir 0–2 Fenerbahçe.
* 1 2 Göztepe ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head points: Göztepe 6 pts, Sivasspor 0 pts.
* ↑ Akhisarspor qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2017–18 Turkish Cup.
* 1 2 Osmanlıspor ahead of Gençlerbirliği on head-to-head points: Osmanlıspor 6 pts, Gençlerbirliği 0 pts.

### 1.Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | 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.

## Turkish Cup

* Teams seeded for the group stages: Konyaspor (defending champions), Beşiktaş (1st in the Süper Lig), İstanbul Başakşehir (2nd), and Fenerbahçe (3rd).
* Teams seeded for the play-off round: Galatasaray (4th in the Süper Lig), Antalyaspor (5th), Trabzonspor (6th), Akhisar Belediyespor (7th), Gençlerbirliği (8th), Kasımpaşa S.K. (10th), Kardemir Karabükspor (11th), Alanyaspor (12th), Osmanlıspor (13th), Bursaspor (14th), Kayserispor (15th), Sivasspor (1.Lig champions), Yeni Malatyaspor (1.Lig runners-up), and Göztepe (promoted from the 1.Lig)
* Teams seeded for the second round: Çaykur Rizespor (16th in the Süper Lig), Gaziantepspor (17th), Adanaspor (18th), Eskişehirspor (3rd in the 1.Lig), Boluspor (4th), Giresunspor (6th), Altınordu (7th), Ümraniyespor (8th), Balıkesirspor (9th), Elazığspor (10th), Denizlispor (11th), Manisaspor (12th), Gaziantep B.B. (13th), Adana Demirspor (14th), Samsunspor (15th), Şanlıurfaspor (16th in the 1.Lig), Bandırmaspor (17th), Mersin İdman Yurdu (18th),

### Final
## National team
### 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | | | | | | |
| 1 | Iceland | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 22 | Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 |
| 2 | Croatia | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 20 | Advance to second round | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Ukraine | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 17 | | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 4 | Turkey | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 | | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 5 | Finland | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 9 | | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 6 | Kosovo | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 24 | −21 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | — |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Club Brugge | 3–5 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–3 | 0–2 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–4 | Sevilla | 1–2 | 2–2 |

#### Group stage
##### Group G

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BES | POR | RBL | MON |
| 1 | Beşiktaş | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–3 | — | 3–1 | 5–2 |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 7 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | Monaco | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 2 | | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–4 | — |

##### Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bayern Munich | 8–1 | Beşiktaş | 5–0 | 3–1 |

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

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Östersund | 3–1 | Galatasaray | 2–0 | 1–1 |

#### Third qualifying round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sturm Graz | 2–3 | Fenerbahçe | 1–2 | 1–1 |

#### Play-off round

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Vardar | 4–1 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | 2–1 |

#### Group stage
##### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BRA | LUD | IBS | HOF |
| 1 | Braga | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| 2 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 |
| 3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 8 | | 2–1 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 |
| 4 | TSG Hoffenheim | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 5 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — |

##### Group I

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | SAL | MAR | KON | VSC |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Marseille | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Konyaspor | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Vitória de Guimarães | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 5 | | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | — |