2018–19 TFF First League

The 2018–19 TFF First League is the 18th season since the league was established in 2001 and 56th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.

TFF First League
Season2018–19
ChampionsDenizlispor
PromotedDenizlispor
Gençlerbirliği
Gazişehir Gaziantep
RelegatedAfjet Afyonspor
Elazığspor
Kardemir Karabükspor
Matches played306
Goals scored804 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Paixão (29 goals)
Biggest home winG. Birliği 6–0 Karabük
(1 December 2018)
Altınordu 6–0 Karabük
(2 February 2019)
Balıkesir 7–1 Karabük
(22 April 2019)
Denizli 6–0 Karabük
(12 May 2019)
Biggest away winİstanbul 0–5 Altay
(25 August 2018)
Karabük 1–6 Gazişehir
(18 May 2019)
Highest scoringBalıkesir 7–1 Karabük
(22 April 2019)
Longest winning runOsmanlıspor
(10 matches)
Longest unbeaten runAltınordu
Denizlispor
(14 matches)
Longest winless runKardemir Karabükspor
(13 matches)
Longest losing runKardemir Karabükspor
(34 matches)

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Adana DemirsporAdana (Yüreğir)Adana 5 Ocak Stadium14,805
AdanasporAdana (Çukurova)Adana 5 Ocak Stadium14,805
Afjet AfyonsporAfyonkarahisarAfyonkarahisar Stadi15,450
Altayİzmir (Gaziemir)İzmir Atatürk Stadium51,295
Altınorduİzmir (Karabağlar)Doğanlar Stadium12,500
BalıkesirsporBalıkesirBalıkesir Atatürk Stadium15,800
BolusporBoluBolu Atatürk Stadium9,000
DenizlisporDenizliDenizli Atatürk Stadium15,500
ElazığsporElazığElazığ Atatürk Stadium13,923
EskişehirsporEskişehirNew Eskişehir Stadium34,930
Gazişehir GaziantepGaziantepKalyon Stadium35,558
GençlerbirliğiAnkara (Yenimahalle)Eryaman Stadium20,000
GiresunsporGiresunGiresun Atatürk Stadium12,191
HataysporHatayAntakya Atatürk Stadium6,015
İstanbulsporIstanbul (Büyükçekmece)Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium4,491
Kardemir KarabüksporKarabükNecmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium15,000
OsmanlısporAnkara (Sincan)Osmanlı Stadium20,000
ÜmraniyesporIstanbul (Ümraniye)Ümraniye Belediyesi Şehir Stadium1,601

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Denizlispor (C, P)3421946732+3572Promotion to the Süper Lig
2Gençlerbirliği (P)3422485028+2270
3Hatayspor34191055722+3567Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4Osmanlıspor34195104926+2362
5Gazişehir Gaziantep (P)3417896031+2959
6Adana Demirspor34177105036+1458
7Altınordu3416995033+1757
8Ümraniyespor34141194437+753
9Boluspor34147134141049
10Altay341211115240+1247
11İstanbulspor341013114546−143
12Adanaspor34910154149−837
13Giresunspor34812143241−936
14Eskişehirspor3498174466−2235
15Balıkesirspor[a]34117163645−934
16Afjet Afyonspor (R)3479183855−1730Relegation to the TFF Second League
17Elazığspor (R)3467213864−2625
18Kardemir Karabükspor[b] (R)34033110112−1020
Source: TFF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included to the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
Denizlispor1310913964743332222221111211111222221
Gençlerbirliği7311111111111111112233322222111112
Hatayspor14771214101210107877996533556555443333333
Osmanlıspor1617111510119871010109887644322133334544544
Gazişehir Gaziantep6686457565554333356767766555455465
Adana Demirspor3955333336666679999999888886776776
Altınordu101513812141314129788768877675677668887657
Ümraniyespor178127786454445544465444444777668888
Boluspor5232222222223455788888999999999999
Altay454457811912131111131314141212121111111011101010101010101010
İstanbulspor241010111315151415121312101112121313131313131313131312111212111111
Adanaspor8131516161714121311111214141411111111111212121212121213131314141212
Giresunspor11236456889910111213131414141515151514141414151515151513
Eskişehirspor18161814151516161716151616171617161516151414141416161615141413131314
Balıkesirspor1111149131210131514161413121010101010101010101110111111121111121415
Afjet Afyonspor1212611891191113141515151516171615161616161615151516161616161616
Elazığspor9141617171617171617171717161715151717171717171717171717171717171717
Kardemir Karabükspor15181718181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818
Champion, Promotion to Süper Lig
Promotion to Süper Lig
Play-off
TFF Second League
Source: TFF

Results

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Adana Demirspor1–11–02–23–02–04–10–10–14–03–22–31–13–02–21–00–03–1
Adanaspor0–22–31–22–11–23–41–12–01–10–11–10–01–14–01–41–2
Afjet Afyonspor0–20–31–11–31–10–11–30–42–11–40–03–21–21–15–00–02–2
Altay3–02–21–11–21–01–01–34–02–11–10–10–11–11–14–00–11–0
Altınordu0–12–01–12–11–04–03–22–01–01–20–02–21–16–00–31–2
Balıkesirspor2–11–02–12–10–00–10–03–13–11–23–11–10–31–57–10–30–1
Boluspor2–30–11–10–01–11–01–23–03–21–00–11–11–42–14–01–03–1
Denizlispor5–14–23–03–31–00–00–03–04–10–10–03–20–01–06–00–20–0
Elazığspor0–20–10–11–12–11–21–21–23–20–51–20–00–11–14–01–23–3
Eskişehirspor1–20–33–11–02–42–21–11–13–10–03–20–00–31–02–01–02–2
Gazişehir Gaziantep0–14–11–03–01–00–21–00–12–01–12–22–01–16–12–30–0
Gençlerbirliği1–20–01–01–00–21–01–10–33–15–02–11–01–01–06–00–22–1
Giresunspor1–00–10–11–23–10–03–10–32–03–11–50–10–30–04–00–21–1
Hatayspor1–14–12–01–11–13–02–01–13–14–00–13–11–03–10–00–1
İstanbulspor2–01–14–30–50–13–01–32–52–22–12–22–03–10–31–01–01–1
Kardemir Karabükspor0–10–10–40–41–11–20–22–31–30–41–60–40–00–21–10–40–1
Osmanlıspor1–03–13–23–10–11–03–10–21–12–40–10–10–11–31–03–00–0
Ümraniyespor2–12–12–12–30–02–01–03–02–12–21–20–22–00–01–33–00–1
Source: TFF (in Turkish)
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.

Promotion Playoffs

Semifinals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Adana Demirspor2–3Hatayspor0–02–3
Gazişehir Gaziantep2–2
(9–8 p)
Osmanlıspor2–00–2

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Hatayspor1–1
(3–5 p)
Gazişehir Gaziantep

Statistics

Top goalscorers

"First League Top Goalscorers". TFF.

Pos.PlayerTeamGoals
1 Marco PaixãoAltay29
2 Mickaël PotéAdana Demirspor16
3 Mehmet AkyüzDenizlispor15
4 Oltan KarakullukçuAfjet Afyonspor14
5 Recep NiyazDenizlispor12
6 Abiola DaudaGiresunspor11
Nadir ÇiftçiGençlerbirliği
İbrahim Yılmazİstanbulspor
9 Lanre KehindeDenizlispor10
Ziya AlkurtDenizlispor

See also

References