The 2016–17 Süper Lig (known as the ''Spor Toto Süper Lig'' for sponsorship reasons) was the 59th season of the
Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
, the highest tier
football
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league of
Turkey
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.
The season was named after
Turgay Şeren
Turkay Sabit Şeren (15 May 1932 – 7 July 2016) was a Turkish football player, who was a one-time goalkeeper of Galatasaray. He played for Galatasaray between 1947 and 1966 and was capped 52 times for Turkey, including two matches at the 19 ...
, a legendary
goalkeeper
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of the Turkish national team who also played for and coached
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
.
Teams
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Adanaspor
Adanaspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Adana, currently performing at the TFF First League. The club is founded in 1954 by the middle-class merchants and artisans in response to the alienation within city's then most popular c ...
,
Karabükspor and
Alanyaspor
Alanyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Alanya in Antalya Province. Formed in 1948, the club colours are orange and green. Home matches are played at Kırbıyık Holding Stadium. The most recent club ma ...
achieved promotion from
2015–16 TFF First League. Karabükspor made an immediate return, whereas Adanaspor returned to the top level after 12 years in lower leagues. Finally Alanyaspor defeated
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and the ...
in the play-off final for a debut season at top flight level. Also, for the first time
Antalya Province
Antalya Province ( tr, ) is located on the Mediterranean coast of south-west Turkey, between the Taurus Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea.
Antalya Province is the centre of Turkey's tourism industry, attracting 30% of foreign tourists visit ...
will have 2 teams in Süper Lig.
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Sivasspor
Sivasspor Kulübü, known as Demir Grup Sivasspor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish sports club based in Sivas. The primary department of the club is men's football. Formed in 1967, its football department competes in Süper Lig, as of 201 ...
,
Eskişehirspor
Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in Eskişehir. Eskisehirspor has a total of six trophies, making them the sixth most trophies holders in Turkey. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division ...
and
Mersin İdman Yurdu
Mersin Talim Yurdu, formerly Mersin İdman Yurdu, is a Turkish sports club from Mersin, Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Region. The team played in the Turkish first division for 15 seasons, and after the 1983–84 season the football team pl ...
were relegated to
2016–17 TFF First League. Sivasspor ended an 11-year stint in the top level, while Eskişehirspor and Mersin İdmanyurdu were relegated after 8 years and 2 years in the top flight, respectively.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.
Results by round
The following table represents the teams game results in each round.
Statistics
Top goalscorers
Top assists
Hat-tricks
Clean sheets
Player
Club
Attendances
These are the average attendances of all the top division teams.
See also
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2016–17 Turkish Cup
The 2016–17 Turkish Cup ( tr, Türkiye Kupası) is the 55th season of the Turkish Cup. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners will earn a berth in the group stage of the 201 ...
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2016–17 TFF First League
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2016–17 TFF Second League
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2016–17 TFF Third League
The 2016–17 Third League (known as the ''Spor Toto 3. Lig'' for sponsorship reasons) is the 16th season of the league since its establishment in 2001 as the fourth level division; and the 46th season of the third league in Turkey, Turkish Assoc ...
References
External links
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