2019–20 TFF First League

The 2019–20 TFF First League was the 19th season since the league was established in 2001 and 57th season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64. The season began on 16 August 2019 and the regular season will be ended on 2 May 2020.[2] Fixtures for the 2019–20 season were announced on 18 July 2019.[3] On 12 March 2020, The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced matches will be played behind closed doors in the stadiums until the end of April due to the coronavirus pandemic.[4] On 19 March 2020, the league was suspended.[5] The league resumed behind closed doors on 19 June until 19 July 2020. The semi-finals were played on 22 and 26 July, then the final was played on 30 July 2020.

TFF First League
Season2019–20
Dates16 August 2019 – 19 July 2020[1]
ChampionsHatayspor
PromotedHatayspor
BB Erzurumspor
Fatih Karagümrük
Matches played311
Goals scored786 (2.53 per match)
Top goalscorerMarco Paixão (22 goals)
Biggest home winÜmraniyespor 4–0 Altınordu
(26 October 2019)
İstanbulspor 4–0 Fatih Karagümrük
(29 November 2019)
Biggest away winBalıkesirspor 1–6 Adana Demirspor
(20 January 2020)
Balıkesirspor 0–5 İstanbulspor
(16 February 2020)
Balıkesirspor 0–5 Fatih Karagümrük
(2 July 2020)
Highest scoringAkhisarspor 4–3 İstanbulspor
(7 December 2019)
Balıkesirspor 1–6 Adana Demirspor
(20 January 2020)
Akhisarspor 3–4 Fatih Karagümrük
(18 July 2020)
Osmanlıspor 4–3 Balıkesirspor
(19 July 2020)
Longest winning runHatayspor
(5 matches)
Longest unbeaten runFatih Karagümrük
(14 matches)
Longest winless runBoluspor
(16 matches)
Longest losing runEskişehirspor
Giresunspor
(5 matches)
All statistics correct as of 30 July 2020.
Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadyumu (III)

Teams

Stadiums and locations

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
Adana DemirsporAdana (Yüreğir)Adana 5 Ocak Stadium14,805
AdanasporAdana (Çukurova)Adana 5 Ocak Stadium14,805
AkhisarsporManisa (Akhisar)Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium12,139
Altayİzmir (Gaziemir)İzmir Atatürk Stadium51,295
Altınorduİzmir (Karabağlar)Doğanlar Stadium12,500
BalıkesirsporBalıkesirBalıkesir Atatürk Stadium15,800
BB ErzurumsporErzurumKazım Karabekir Stadium23,277
BolusporBoluBolu Atatürk Stadium8,456
BursasporBursaBüyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium43,361
EskişehirsporEskişehirNew Eskişehir Stadium34,930
Fatih KaragümrükIstanbul (Fatih)Vefa Stadium12,500
GiresunsporGiresunGiresun Atatürk Stadium12,191
HataysporHatayAntakya Atatürk Stadium6,015
İstanbulsporIstanbul (Büyükçekmece)Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium4,491
KeçiörengücüAnkara (Keçiören)Ankara Aktepe Stadium4,883
Menemensporİzmir (Menemen)Menemen İlçe Stadium2,500
OsmanlısporAnkara (Sincan)Osmanlı Stadium20,000
ÜmraniyesporIstanbul (Ümraniye)Ümraniye Belediyesi Şehir Stadium1,601

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Hatayspor (C, P)3419964828+2066Promotion to the Süper Lig
2BB Erzurumspor (P)3418884125+1662
3Adana Demirspor34171076844+2461Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4Akhisarspor3416994639+757
5Fatih Karagümrük (P)34151185339+1456
6Bursaspor[a]3417894941+856
7Altay34141284537+854
8Keçiörengücü341311103328+550
9Menemenspor341111124246−444[b]
10Giresunspor34128144047−744[b]
11Ümraniyespor34128144851−344[b]
12İstanbulspor34913124543+240
13Balıkesirspor34911143648−1238
14Altınordu34813133744−737
15Boluspor34615133041−1133
16Osmanlıspor[c]3489174153−1230
17Adanaspor34312193153−2221
18Eskişehirspor[d]3476213460−2612
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
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
Hatayspor7223742121111111111111111111111111
BB Erzurumspor8138131012101085642324222222222222223222
Adana Demirspor3458358111011111013111311885444433354332333
Akhisarspor67107214254535233546876977545655544
Fatih Karagümrük1334495336278871011121111119656766776665
Bursaspor159426211877853467633333344433544456
Altay14151168116468101110121091099658565677467777
Keçiörengücü105655776997966853545857991010101099988
Menemenspor4111215151513121210967752478109710111212121211111111119
Giresunspor1717171717171617151513121110111212111096101212109988810101010
Ümraniyespor21111315123245467677121188888991088911
İstanbulspor91214101210991112121312131213131313131313131313131313131313121212
Balıkesirspor161013996374348999891012121012111011111111121212131313
Altınordu13161512141415151717171616141414141414141414141414141414141414141414
Boluspor11141616161617161414141414161616161717171818171616161515151515151515
Osmanlıspor5891411812141313151515151515151515161515151515151616161616161616
Adanaspor126711131314131616161717171717171616151616161717171717171717171717
Eskişehirspor18181818181818181818181818181818181818181717181818181818181818181818
Champion, Promotion to Süper Lig
Promotion to Süper Lig
Play-off
Source: TFF

Results

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Adana Demirspor4–12–32–24–22–01–02–24–12–31–14–21–13–00–00–12–14–2
Adanaspor0–00–03–30–01–10–00–02–33–22–01–11–22–21–11–32–10–1
Akhisarspor1–11–02–10–03–10–00–00–12–10–22–03–14–33–42–23–21–0
Altay1–03–13–11–01–00–12–12–11–10–10–02–11–00–00–23–01–3
Altınordu2–21–02–00–31–12–12–00–04–11–23–12–21–11–21–02–21–2
Balıkesirspor1–63–00–00–00–02–13–21–32–00–52–00–10–52–20–11–12–0
BB Erzurumspor1–22–10–01–31–01–01–02–11–01–32–03–12–21–02–02–04–1
Boluspor0–02–10–10–20–01–11–11–11–10–22–01–01–23–12–20–21–1
Bursaspor2–11–02–12–21–00–01–01–10–12–12–32–11–11–02–23–12–1
Eskişehirspor1–40–01–22–23–01–21–20–30–21–30–20–10–31–13–03–23–1
Fatih Karagümrük2–23–02–32–23–30–00–13–13–12–02–11–11–00–21–12–02–3
Giresunspor1–03–11–01–21–10–30–22–00–13–11–12–22–11–00–22–12–1
Hatayspor2–11–02–33–21–02–00–03–03–11–00–01–11–01–02–01–02–0
İstanbulspor0–21–00–12–20–22–21–10–01–21–04–02–12–21–11–21–02–1
Keçiörengücü1–32–01–02–02–11–01–00–11–00–13–00–00–10–02–11–01–1
Menemenspor2–34–20–11–11–11–00–01–12–13–10–10–30–42–21–11–23–0[a]
Osmanlıspor2–32–22–10–02–14–31–32–12–41–11–11–10–11–10–02–03–2
Ümraniyespor2–32–12–21–04–00–31–21–11–13–01–14–10–02–12–01–11–0
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.
Notes:

Promotion Playoffs

Semifinals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bursaspor1–4Adana Demirspor0–01–4
Fatih Karagümrük4–3Akhisarspor3–31–0

Final

Team 1 Score Team 2
Adana Demirspor1–1 (5–6 p)Fatih Karagümrük

Statistics

Top goalscorers

As of matches played 19 July 2020[6]
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals
1 Marco PaixãoAltay22
2 Raul RusescuGiresunspor12
3 Emircan AltıntaşÜmraniyespor11
Erkan ZenginAdana Demirspor
Mertan Caner ÖztürkOsmanlıspor
6 Burhan EşerAkhisarspor10
Ghislain GimbertÜmraniyespor
Mehmet AkyüzAdana Demirspor
Samed KayaMenemenspor
Yevhen SeleznyovBursaspor

References

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