| Season | 2018–19 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 August 2018 – 26 May 2019 |
| Champions | Galatasaray 22nd title |
| Relegated | Akhisarspor Bursaspor Erzurum BB |
| Champions League | Galatasaray İstanbul Başakşehir |
| Europa League | Beşiktaş Trabzonspor Yeni Malatyaspor |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 821 (2.68 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Mbaye Diagne (30 goals) |
| Longest winning run | Beşiktaş (6 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Galatasaray (19 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Ankaragücü Kasımpaşa (6 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Konyaspor (11 matches) |
| Highest attendance | 51,578 (Galatasaray 2–0Beşiktaş, (5 May 2019) |
2019–20 → | |
The2018–19 Süper Lig, officially called theSpor Toto Süper Lig Lefter Küçükandonyadis season, was the 61st season of theSüper Lig, the highest tierfootball league ofTurkey. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded in 26 May 2019.
The season was named afterLefter Küçükandonyadis, a former Turkey national team player andFenerbahçe legend.[1]
This season theVAR was introduced in all games of Süper Lig competition.
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 15 sides from the2017–18 season and three promoted from the2017–18 TFF First League. It includesRizespor andAnkaragücü, the two top teams from theTFF First League, andErzurum BB, the winners of the2017–18 TFF First League playoffs.Gençlerbirliği,Osmanlıspor, andKarabükspor were relegated to2018–19 TFF First League.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhisarspor | Manisa (Akhisar) | Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium | 12,139 |
| Alanyaspor | Antalya (Alanya) | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium | 10,130 |
| Ankaragücü | Ankara | Eryaman Stadium | 20,071 |
| Antalyaspor | Antalya (Muratpaşa) | Antalya Stadium | 32,537 |
| Beşiktaş | Istanbul (Beşiktaş) | Vodafone Park | 41,188 |
| Bursaspor | Bursa | Büyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium | 43,361 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | Rize | Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı | 15,332 |
| Erzurum BB | Erzurum | Kazım Karabekir Stadium | 23,277 |
| Fenerbahçe | Istanbul (Kadıköy) | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | 47,834 |
| Galatasaray | Istanbul (Şişli) | Türk Telekom Stadium | 52,223 |
| Göztepe | İzmir | Bornova Stadium | 12,500 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul (Başakşehir) | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | 17,300 |
| Kasımpaşa | Istanbul (Beyoğlu) | Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium | 14,234 |
| Kayserispor | Kayseri | Kadir Has Stadium | 32,864 |
| Konyaspor | Konya | Konya Büyükşehir Stadium | 42,000 |
| Sivasspor | Sivas | 4 Eylül Stadium | 27,532 |
| Trabzonspor | Trabzon | Şenol Güneş Sports Complex | 40,782 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Malatya | Malatya Stadium | 27,044 |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trabzonspor | End of contract | 17 May 2018[2] | 5th | 30 May 2018[3] | ||
| Bursaspor | Change of staff role[4] | 17 May 2018 | 13th | 19 May 2018[5] | ||
| Sivasspor | Resignation | 19 May 2018[6] | 7th | 29 May 2018[7] | ||
| Antalyaspor | Mutual agreement | 21 May 2018[8] | 14th | 9 June 2018[9] | ||
| Göztepe | 22 May 2018[10] | 6th | 24 May 2018[11] | |||
| Akhisarspor | End of contract | 14 June 2018[12] | 11th | 21 June 2018[13] | ||
| Fenerbahçe | Mutual agreement | 18 June 2018[14] | 2nd | 22 June 2018[15] | ||
| Akhisarspor | Sacked | 17 September 2018 | 17th | 25 September 2018 | ||
| Çaykur Rizespor | Mutual agreement | 21 September 2018[16] | 16th | 24 September 2018[17] | ||
| BB Erzurumspor | Mutual agreement | 26 September 2018 | 18th | 1 October 2018 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | Resignation | 1 October 2018[18] | 6th | 2 October 2018[19] | ||
| Fenerbahçe | Sacked | 28 October 2018 | 15th | 14 December 2018[20] | ||
| Sivasspor | Resignation | 6 November 2018[21] | 14th | 19 November 2018[22] | ||
| Alanyaspor | Mutual agreement | 6 November 2018[23] | 13th | 9 November 2018[24] | ||
| Konyaspor | Sacked | 12 November 2018[25] | 9th | 19 November 2018[26] | ||
| Kayserispor | Resignation | 2 December 2018[27] | 17th | 5 December 2018[28] | ||
| Göztepe | Resignation | 9 December 2018[29] | 12th | 10 December 2018[30] | ||
| Ankaragücü | Sacked | 15 December 2018[31] | 11th | 19 December 2018 | ||
| Ankaragücü | Resignation | 13 January 2019 | 12th | 14 January 2019 | ||
| Akhisarspor | Sacked | 14 February 2019 | 18th | 15 February 2019[32] | ||
| Göztepe | Sacked | 24 February 2019 | 13th | 26 February 2019 | ||
| BB Erzurumspor | Mutual agreement | 4 March 2019 | 17th | 5 March 2019 | ||
| Bursaspor | Mutual agreement | 7 April 2019 | 15th | 8 April 2019 | ||
| Yeni Malatyaspor | Resignation | 28 April 2019 | 7th | 29 April 2019 | ||
| Kasımpaşa | Resignation | 14 May 2019 | 13th | 14 May 2019[33] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray(C) | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 72 | 36 | +36 | 69 | Qualification for theChampions League group stage |
| 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 67 | Qualification for theChampions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 65 | Qualification for theEuropa League group stage |
| 4 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 64 | 46 | +18 | 63 | Qualification for theEuropa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 34 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 47 | 46 | +1 | 47 | Qualification for theEuropa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 46 | |
| 7 | Antalyaspor | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 45 | |
| 8 | Konyaspor | 34 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 44[a] | |
| 9 | Alanyaspor | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 44[a] | |
| 10 | Kayserispor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 50 | −15 | 41[b] | |
| 11 | Çaykur Rizespor | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 50 | −2 | 41[b] | |
| 12 | Sivasspor | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 49 | 54 | −5 | 41[b] | |
| 13 | Ankaragücü | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 53 | −15 | 40 | |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 39 | |
| 15 | Göztepe | 34 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 38 | |
| 16 | Bursaspor(R) | 34 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 37 | Relegation toTFF First League |
| 17 | BB Erzurumspor(R) | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 43 | −7 | 35 | |
| 18 | Akhisarspor(R) | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 54 | −21 | 27 |
| Home \ Away | AKH | ALA | AGÜ | ANT | BJK | BUR | ÇYR | EBB | FNB | GAL | GÖZ | İBF | KAS | KAY | KON | SİV | TRA | YMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akhisarspor | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Alanyaspor | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Ankaragücü | 1–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 |
| Antalyaspor | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–4 | — | 2–6 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 |
| Beşiktaş | 2–1 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | — | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Bursaspor | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 1–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–0 |
| Erzurum BB | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Galatasaray | 1–0 | 6–0 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Göztepe | 0–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Kasımpaşa | 5–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 |
| Kayserispor | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Konyaspor | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Sivasspor | 2–1 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Trabzonspor | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 4–4 | 5–0 | — |
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galatasaray | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Beşiktaş | 7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Trabzonspor | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Fenerbahçe | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Antalyaspor | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
| Konyaspor | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Alanyaspor | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| Kayserispor | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Sivasspor | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 |
| Ankaragücü | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
| Kasımpaşa | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Göztepe | 15 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Bursaspor | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| BB Erzurumspor | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Akhisarspor | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
"Süper Lig Top Goalscorers". TFF.
| Date | Player | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 January 2019 | Galatasaray | Ankaragücü | 6–0 | |
| 17 February 2019 | Galatasaray | Kasımpaşa | 4–1 | |
| 1 March 2019 | Ankaragücü | Antalyaspor | 2–4 | |
| 6 April 2019 | Galatasaray | Yeni Malatyaspor | 3–0 | |
| 8 April 2019 | Beşiktaş | Çaykur Rizespor | 2–7 | |
| 24 May 2019 | Beşiktaş | Kasımpaşa | 3–2 |
| Award[35] | Winner | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Player of the Season | Başakşehir | |
| Goalkeeper of the Season | Başakşehir | |
| Defender of the Season | Başakşehir | |
| Midfielder of the Season | Başakşehir | |
| Forward of the Season | Beşiktaş | |
| Young Player of the Season | Beşiktaş | |
| Manager of the Season | Başakşehir |
| Team of the Season[36] | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||||||
| Defence | (Fenerbahçe) | |||||
| Midfield | Emre Belözoğlu(Başakşehir) | |||||
| Attack | ||||||