The 2019–20 Süper Lig, officially called the Süper Lig Cemil Usta season, was the 62nd season of the

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, the highest tier

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league of

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. The season was named after Cemil Usta, a former Turkey national team player and

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legend.

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were the defending champions. Due to the

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, The Ministry of Youth and Sports announced on 12 March 2020 that matches would be played behind closed doors until the end of April, before indefinitely suspending matches altogether on 19 March. After a hiatus of nearly three months, the season resumed behind closed doors on 12 June 2020, with eight rounds still to play. The season ended with matches played on 26 July 2020, and without relegations. İstanbul Başakşehir clinched their first league title, on July 20, 2020 with a 1-0 win against

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, 1 week to spare.

Teams

A total of 18 teams contested the league, including 15 sides from the 2018–19 season and three promoted from the 2018–19 TFF First League. It included Denizlispor and Gençlerbirliği, the top two teams from the

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, and

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, the winners of the 2018–19 TFF First League playoffs. Akhisarspor, BB Erzurumspor, and

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were relegated to the 2019–20 TFF First League. Gençlerbirliği made an immediate return to the top level, Denizlispor returned to it after 9 years and Gaziantep made their debut. Erzurum BB were immediately relegated to the second level. Akhisarspor ended 7 years at the top level. Bursaspor were relegated after spending 13 years in the top flight. During this period, they were champions of the

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Teams

Stadiums and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

League table

Results

Statistics

Top goalscorers

Top assists

Hat-tricks

Awards

Annual awards

References

External links