| Season | 2008–09 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Beşiktaş 13th title |
| Relegated | Konyaspor Kocaelispor Hacettepe SK |
| Champions League | Beşiktaş Sivasspor |
| Europa League | Trabzonspor Fenerbahçe Galatasaray |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 787 (2.57 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Milan Baroš (20) |
| Biggest home win | Fenerbahçe 7–0Hacettepe |
| Biggest away win | İstanbul B.B. 0–4Trabzonspor Hacettepespor 0–4Kocaelispor |
| Highest scoring | 10 matches with 7 goals each |
2009–10 → | |
The2008–09Süper Lig (also known asTurkcell Super League due to sponsoring reasons) was the fifty-first season since its establishment. It began on 22 August 2008 and ended on 31 May 2009.Galatasaray were the defending champions.
Beşiktaş clinched the championship after winning atDenizlispor on the last matchday. The latter barely avoided relegation after finishing in a three-way tie on points withGençlerbirliği andKonyaspor. Head-to-head comparison between those three teams eventually resulted in the demotion of Konyaspor, who joinedKocaelispor andHacettepe on their way to the second-levelFirst League.
Fenerbahçe andGalatasaray had to settle for fourth and fifth place, respectively, afterSivasspor came in as runners-up andTrabzonspor finished third. The final positions for the threeIstanbul clubs marked the first time since the1980–81 season that only one of them was able to finish among the top three teams in Turkish football.
Çaykur Rizespor,Manisaspor andKasımpaşa were relegated at the end of the2007–08 season after finishing on the bottom three places of the standings. They were replaced byTFF First League championsKocaelispor, runners-upAntalyaspor and play-off winnersEskişehirspor.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beşiktaş(C) | 34 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 60 | 30 | +30 | 71 | Qualification toChampions League group stage |
| 2 | Sivasspor | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 66 | Qualification toChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 65 | Qualification toEuropa League play-off round |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 61 | Qualification toEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 61 | Qualification toEuropa League second qualifying round[a] |
| 6 | Bursaspor | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 58 | |
| 7 | Kayserispor | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 26 | +12 | 50 | |
| 8 | Gaziantepspor | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 46 | 48 | −2 | 47 | |
| 9 | İstanbul B.B. | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 46 | −9 | 42 | |
| 10 | Ankaraspor | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 42 | −6 | 41 | |
| 11 | Eskişehirspor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 45 | 49 | −4 | 40[b] | |
| 12 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 34 | 42 | −8 | 40[b] | |
| 13 | MKE Ankaragücü | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 36 | 47 | −11 | 39 | |
| 14 | Gençlerbirliği | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 38[c] | |
| 15 | Denizlispor | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 39 | 52 | −13 | 38[c] | |
| 16 | Konyaspor(R) | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 46 | −11 | 38[c] | Relegation toTFF First League |
| 17 | Kocaelispor(R) | 34 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 47 | 73 | −26 | 29 | |
| 18 | Hacettepe Spor(R) | 34 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 63 | −39 | 22 |
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKE Ankaragücü | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
| Ankaraspor | 17 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Antalyaspor | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| Beşiktaş | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bursaspor | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Denizlispor | 18 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Eskişehirspor | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
| Fenerbahçe | 16 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Galatasaray | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Gaziantepspor | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Gençlerbirliği | 7 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Hacettepe Spor | 15 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| İstanbul B.B. | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Kayserispor | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Kocaelispor | 8 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Konyaspor | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Sivasspor | 11 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Trabzonspor | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Home \ Away | MKE | ANS | ANT | BEŞ | BUR | DEN | ESK | FEN | GAL | GAZ | GEN | HAC | İBB | KAY | KOC | KON | SİV | TRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKE Ankaragücü | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | |
| Ankaraspor | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | |
| Antalyaspor | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| Beşiktaş | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Bursaspor | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | |
| Denizlispor | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | |
| Eskişehirspor | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–5 | |
| Fenerbahçe | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 5–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 0–0 | |
| Galatasaray | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | |
| Gaziantepspor | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 5–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | |
| Hacettepe Spor | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 | |
| İstanbul B.B. | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | |
| Kayserispor | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| Kocaelispor | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | |
| Konyaspor | 3–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | |
| Sivasspor | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| Trabzonspor | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Source:tff.org(in Turkish)
| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayserispor | Fenerbahçe | 4–1 | 5 October 2008 | |
| Sivasspor | Denizlispor | 3–1 | 2 November 2008 | |
| Galatasaray | Hacettepe | 3–1 | 30 November 2008 | |
| Gaziantepspor | Kocaelispor | 5–2 | 14 December 2008 | |
| Galatasaray | Beşiktaş | 4–2 | 21 December 2008 | |
| Gençlerbirliği | Kayserispor | 3–1 | 24 January 2009 | |
| Eskişehirspor | İstanbul BB | 6–1 | 1 February 2009 | |
| Fenerbahçe | Hacettepe | 7–0 | 14 February 2009 | |
| Kocaelispor | Galatasaray | 5–2 | 22 February 2009 | |
| Kayserispor | Gençlerbirliği | 4–0 | 30 May 2009 |