| Season | 2020–21 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 11 September 2020 – 9 May 2021 |
| Champions | Adana Demirspor |
| Promoted | Adana Demirspor Giresunspor Altay |
| Relegated | Akhisarspor Ankaraspor Eskişehirspor |
| Matches | 306 |
| Goals | 854 (2.79 per match) |
| Top goalscorer | Marco Paixão (22 goals) |
| Biggest home win | Altay 6–0Eskişehirspor (27 September 2020) Ankara Keçiörengücü 6–0Akhisarspor (22 November 2020) |
| Biggest away win | Tuzlaspor 0–6Bandırmaspor (22 November 2020) |
| Highest scoring | Altınordu 6–3Eskişehirspor (4 April 2021) |
| Longest winning run | Giresunspor (12 matches) |
| Longest unbeaten run | Giresunspor (16 matches) |
| Longest winless run | Eskişehirspor (21 matches) |
| Longest losing run | Akhisarspor (8 matches) |
2021–22 → All statistics correct as of 10 May 2021. | |
The2020–21TFF 1. Lig was the 20th season since the league was established in 2001 and 58th season of the second-levelfootball league ofTurkey since its establishment in 1963–64. There was no relegation to or from the TFF First League the prior year due to thecoronavirus pandemic.
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adana Demirspor | Adana (Yüreğir) | Adana 5 Ocak Stadium | 14,805 |
| Adanaspor | Adana (Çukurova) | Adana 5 Ocak Stadium | 14,805 |
| Akhisarspor | Manisa (Akhisar) | Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium | 12,139 |
| Altay | İzmir (Gaziemir) | İzmir Atatürk Stadium | 51,295 |
| Altınordu | İzmir (Karabağlar) | Doğanlar Stadium | 12,500 |
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | Ankara (Keçiören) | Ankara Aktepe Stadium | 4,883 |
| Ankaraspor | Ankara (Sincan) | Osmanlı Stadium | 20,000 |
| Balıkesirspor | Balıkesir (Altıeylül) | Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium | 15,800 |
| Bandırmaspor | Balıkesir (Bandırma) | 17 Eylül Stadium | 12,725 |
| Boluspor | Bolu | Bolu Atatürk Stadium | 8,456 |
| Bursaspor | Bursa | Bursa Büyükşehir Belediye Stadium | 43,361 |
| Eskişehirspor | Eskişehir | Eskişehir Stadium | 34,930 |
| Giresunspor | Giresun | Giresun Atatürk Stadium | 12,191 |
| İstanbulspor | Istanbul (Büyükçekmece) | Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium | 4,491 |
| Menemenspor | İzmir (Menemen) | Menemen İlçe Stadium | 2,500 |
| Samsunspor | Samsun | Samsun Stadium | 33,919 |
| Tuzlaspor | Istanbul (Tuzla) | Tuzla Belediye Stadium | 2,000 |
| Ümraniyespor | Istanbul (Ümraniye) | Ümraniye Belediyesi Şehir Stadium | 1,601 |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana Demirspor | Diadora | Bitexen | ||
| Adanaspor | Capelli Sport | |||
| Akhisarspor | Nike | Ramiz | ||
| Altay | Nike | Folkart | ||
| Altınordu | Nike | Petrol Ofisi | ||
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | Nike | |||
| Ankaraspor | Adidas | |||
| Balıkesirspor | Umbro | Aydeniz Et | ||
| Bandırmaspor | Nike | HDI Sigorta | ||
| Boluspor | Diadora | Eminevim | ||
| Bursaspor | Kappa | Tasarruf | ||
| Eskişehirspor | Nadll | Eti | ||
| Giresunspor | Diadora | HDI Sigorta | ||
| İstanbulspor | Jako | Uğur Okulları | ||
| Menemenspor | Nike | Medicana | ||
| Samsunspor | Macron | Yılport | ||
| Tuzlaspor | Nike | Central Rent-a-Car | ||
| Ümraniyespor | Nike | Bereket Sigorta |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adana Demirspor(C, P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 64 | 27 | +37 | 70 | Promotion to theSüper Lig |
| 2 | Giresunspor(P) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 54 | 25 | +29 | 70 | |
| 3 | Samsunspor | 34 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 58 | 30 | +28 | 70 | Qualification for theSüper Lig Playoffs |
| 4 | İstanbulspor | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 34 | +28 | 64 | |
| 5 | Altay(O, P) | 34 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 39 | +27 | 63 | |
| 6 | Altınordu | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 58 | 45 | +13 | 60 | |
| 7 | Ankara Keçiörengücü | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 49 | 28 | +21 | 58 | |
| 8 | Ümraniyespor | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 51 | |
| 9 | Tuzlaspor | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 47 | |
| 10 | Bursaspor | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 56 | 57 | −1 | 46 | |
| 11 | Bandırmaspor | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 48 | 51 | −3 | 42 | |
| 12 | Boluspor | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 38 | 41 | −3 | 42 | |
| 13 | Balıkesirspor | 34 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 53 | −18 | 35 | |
| 14 | Adanaspor | 34 | 9 | 7 | 18 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 34 | |
| 15 | Menemenspor | 34 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 38 | 62 | −24 | 34 | |
| 16 | Akhisarspor(R) | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 36 | 59 | −23 | 30 | Relegation to theTFF Second League |
| 17 | Ankaraspor(R) | 34 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 61 | −28 | 26 | |
| 18 | Eskişehirspor[a](R) | 34 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 91 | −68 | 8 |
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 ╲ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana Demirspor | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Giresunspor | 17 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Samsunspor | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| İstanbulspor | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Altay | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Altınordu | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Ümraniyespor | 4 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Tuzlaspor | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Bursaspor | 16 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Bandırmaspor | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Boluspor | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Balıkesirspor | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Adanaspor | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Menemenspor | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Akhisarspor | 8 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Ankaraspor | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Eskişehirspor | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Champion, Promotion toSüper Lig | |
| Promotion to Süper Lig | |
| Play-off | |
| TFF Second League |
| Home \ Away | ADS | ADA | AKH | ALT | ATO | AKG | ANK | BAL | BAN | BOL | BUR | ESK | GRS | İST | MEN | SAM | TUZ | ÜMR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adana Demirspor | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 |
| Adanaspor | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 1–4 | 5–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 5–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Akhisarspor | 2–3 | 0–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Altay | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 0–4 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 |
| Altınordu | 0–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–4 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Ankara Keçiörengücü | 1–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 5–3 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ankaraspor | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | — | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Balıkesirspor | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–5 | 1–2 | 2–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Bandırmaspor | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–0 | — | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–0 |
| Boluspor | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Bursaspor | 1–3 | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 |
| Eskişehirspor | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | — | 0–5 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Giresunspor | 2–0 | 4–3 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 |
| İstanbulspor | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 5–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–3 |
| Menemenspor | 1–4 | 0–0 | 6–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 |
| Samsunspor | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 6–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Tuzlaspor | 0–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 0–6 | 0–1 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–1 |
| Ümraniyespor | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — |
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altınordu | 3–2 | Samsunspor | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Altay | 4–2 | İstanbulspor | 3–2 | 1–0 |
First leg
| Altay | 3–2 | İstanbulspor |
|---|---|---|
| Leandro Kappel Marco Paixão | Report |
Second leg
| Samsunspor | 2–2 | Altınordu |
|---|---|---|
| Nadir Çiftçi Yasin Öztekin | Report | Metehan Mimaroğlu Enis Destan |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Altay | 1–0 | Altınordu |