2009–10 Süper Lig


The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.
Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1 at home. They beat second placed Fenerbahçe by just one point after they could only manage a 1–1 home draw against Trabzonspor. It was only the seventh time a club outside the Istanbul Big Three have won the league, with Trabzonspor being the only other team with six championships, winning their last title in 1984.

Promotion and relegation from 2008–09

, Kocaelispor and Hacettepe SK were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 season after finishing in the bottom three places of the standings. Konyaspor had to face demotion after six years in the highest Turkish football league. Kocaelispor returned to the First League after just one year in the Süper Lig, while Hacettepe ended a two-year stint in the Turkish top flight.
The relegated teams will be replaced by 2008–09 TFF First League champions Manisaspor, runners-up Diyarbakırspor and promotion play-off winners Kasımpaşa. Manisaspor and Kasımpaşa make their immediate return to the Süper Lig while Diyarbakırspor return after a three-year hiatus.

Team overview

TeamHead coachTeam captainVenueCapacityKitmakerShirt sponsorClub Chairman
Ankaragücü Roger Lemerre Hürriyet GüçerAnkara 19 Mayıs Stadium19,209LottoTurkcellAhmet Gökçek
Ankaraspor Jürgen Röber Hürriyet GüçerYenikent Asaş Stadium19,626NikeTurkcellRuhi Kurnaz
Antalyaspor Mehmet Özdilek Ömer ÇatkıçAntalya Atatürk Stadium11,137PumaRixos HotelsHasan Akıncıoğlu
Beşiktaş Mustafa Denizli İbrahim ÜzülmezBJK İnönü Stadium32,086AdidasCola TurkaYıldırım Demirören
Bursaspor Ertuğrul Sağlam Ömer ErdoğanBursa Atatürk Stadium18,587PumaTurkcellİbrahim Yazıcı
Denizlispor Hakan Kutlu Özden ÖngünDenizli Atatürk Stadium15,427LesconTurkcellAli İpek
Diyarbakırspor Güvenç Kurtar Barış AtaşDiyarbakır Atatürk Stadium12,963LesconTurkcellÇetin Sümer
Eskişehirspor Rıza Çalımbay Serdar ÖzbayraktarEskişehir Atatürk Stadium13,520PumaEtiHalil Ünal
Fenerbahçe Christoph Daum AlexŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium53,586AdidasAveaAziz Yıldırım
Galatasaray Frank Rijkaard Arda TuranAli Sami Yen Stadium52,800AdidasTürk TelekomAdnan Polat
Gaziantepspor José Couceiro Christian Rodrigo ZuritaGaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium16,981DiadoraTurkcellİbrahim Halil Kızıl
Gençlerbirliği Thomas Doll İlhan EkerAnkara 19 Mayıs Stadium19,209LottoTurkcellİlhan Cavcav
Istanbul B.B. Abdullah Avcı Okan BurukAtatürk Olympic Stadium76,485NikeTurkcellGöksel Gümüşdağ
Kasımpaşa Yılmaz Vural Tolga ÖzgenRecep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium9,576LottoTurkcellHasan Hilmi Öksüz
Kayserispor Tolunay Kafkas Aydın ToscalıKadir Has Stadium32,864AdidasTurkcellRecep Mamur
Manisaspor Mesut Bakkal Yiğit İncedemirManisa 19 Mayıs Stadium14,965LesconVestelKenan Yaralı
Sivasspor Muhsin Ertuğral Mehmet YildizSivas 4 Eylül Stadium14,998AdidasTurkcellMecnun Odyakmaz
Trabzonspor Şenol Güneş Rigobert SongHüseyin Avni Aker Stadium19,649NikeTürk TelekomSadri Şener

Managerial changes

During summer break

Nine teams decided to change their head coach in the offseason, among them Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray.
TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Diyarbakırspor Coşkun DemirbakanEnd of Contract31 May 2009 Nurullah Sağlam29 June 2009
Ankaraspor Aykut KocamanEnd of Contract31 May 2009 Jürgen Röber1 July 2009
Gençlerbirliği Samet AybabaEnd of Contract31 May 2009 Thomas Doll1 July 2009
Fenerbahçe Luis AragonésSacked2 June 2009 Christoph Daum1 July 2009
Galatasaray Bülent KorkmazResign5 June 2009 Frank Rijkaard1 July 2009
Denizlispor Mesut BakkalSacked8 June 2009 Erhan Altın1 July 2009
Manisaspor Levent ErişEnd of contract18 June 2009 Mesut Bakkal1 July 2009
Trabzonspor Ahmet ÖzenEnd of tenure as caretaker30 June 2009 Hugo Broos1 July 2009
Diyarbakirspor Nurullah SağlamResign7 July 2009 Ziya Doğan8 July 2009

After start of the 2009–10 season

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyReplaced byDate of appointment
Denizlispor Erhan AltınSacked1 September 2009 Nurullah Sağlam2 September 2009
Kasımpaşa Besim DurmuşSacked3 September 2009 Yılmaz Vural4 September 2009
Sivasspor Bülent UygunResign4 October 2009 Muhsin Ertuğral8 October 2009
Denizlispor Nurullah SağlamResign18 October 2009 Hakan Kutlu28 October 2009
Ankaragücü Hikmet KaramanSacked12 November 2009 Roger Lemerre22 December 2009
Trabzonspor Hugo BroosSacked22 November 2009 Şenol Güneş28 November 2009

League table

Positions by round

Results

Top scorers

Source:
RankScorerClubGoals
1 Ariza MakukulaKayserispor21
2 Júlio CésarGaziantepspor13
3 BobôBeşiktaş12
3 Necati AteşAntalyaspor12
5 Umut BulutTrabzonspor11
5 AlexFenerbahçe11
5 Milan BarošGalatasaray11
5 Mustafa PektemekGençlerbirliği11
5 Daniel GüizaFenerbahçe11
10 İskender Alınİstanbul B.B.10
11 André MoritzKasımpaşa9
11 Gustavo ColmanTrabzonspor9
11 Harry KewellGalatasaray9
11 Veysel CihanAntalyaspor9

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