2020–21 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season

İstanbul Başakşehir
2020–21 season
PresidentGöksel Gümüşdağ
Head coachOkan Buruk
(until 29 January)
Aykut Kocaman
(from 1 February)
StadiumBaşakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Süper Lig12th
Turkish CupSemi-finals
Turkish Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Fredrik Gulbrandsen (7)

All:
Fredrik Gulbrandsen (11)

The 2020–21 season was the 31st season in existence of İstanbul Başakşehir and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football, the Süper Lig. In addition to the domestic league, Başakşehir participated in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup, the Turkish Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 5 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 February 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Volkan Babacan
2 DF Brazil BRA Léo Duarte (on loan from Milan)
3 DF Turkey TUR Hasan Ali Kaldırım
4 DF Brazil BRA Rafael
5 MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Topal
6 DF Moldova MDA Alexandru Epureanu
7 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Edin Višća (Vice-captain)
8 MF Serbia SRB Danijel Aleksić
9 FW Chile CHI Junior Fernandes
10 MF Turkey TUR Berkay Özcan
11 MF Belgium BEL Nacer Chadli
13 GK Turkey TUR Ahmet Kıvanç
14 MF Nigeria NGA Azubuike Okechukwu
19 FW Senegal SEN Demba Ba
20 MF Brazil BRA Giuliano
21 MF Turkey TUR Mahmut Tekdemir (Captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Norway NOR Fredrik Gulbrandsen
23 MF Turkey TUR Deniz Türüç (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
24 DF Turkey TUR Ravil Tagir
25 DF Turkey TUR Muhammed Sarıkaya
26 DF Cape Verde CPV Ponck
27 FW France FRA Enzo Crivelli
28 MF Turkey TUR Tolga Ciğerci
33 DF Turkey TUR Uğur Uçar
34 GK Turkey TUR Mert Günok
42 MF Turkey TUR Ömer Ali Şahiner
55 MF Burundi BDI Youssouf Ndayishimiye
63 DF Belgium BEL Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo (on loan from Celtic)
70 FW Turkey TUR Mete Kaan Demir
80 DF Brazil BRA Júnior Caiçara
88 DF Turkey TUR Cemali Sertel

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Attamah (at Kayserispor)
14 FW Turkey TUR Muhammet Demir (at Gaziantep)
18 FW Turkey TUR Muhammet Arslantaş (at Boluspor)
20 MF Turkey TUR Soner Aydoğdu (at Göztepe)
23 DF Australia AUS Aziz Behich (at Kayserispor)
24 DF Portugal POR Miguel Vieira (at Waasland-Beveren)
97 MF Turkey TUR Alican Özfesli (at Boluspor)
DF Turkey TUR Yusuf Avcılar (at Orduspor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Turkey TUR Muharrem Öner (at Esenler Erokspor)
DF Turkey TUR Mustafa Kutay Pekşen (at Bayrampaşa)
MF Turkey TUR Abdulkadir Çelik (at Somaspor)
DF Azerbaijan AZE Mert Çelik (at Neftçi Baku)
MF Belgium BEL Ange Belibi (at Boluspor)
MF Turkey TUR Salim Farsak (at KF Shkupi)
FW Turkey TUR Atabey Çiçek (at KVC Westerlo)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
11 MF Belgium Nacer Chadli Monaco Monaco Undisclosed 10 September 2020 [2]

Out

No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
3 DF FranceGaël Clichy Switzerland Servette Free 2 December 2020 [3]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

3 September 2020 Friendly Kasımpaşa Turkey 2–2 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
6 September 2020 Friendly Fatih Karagümrük Turkey 1–2 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul, Turkey
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü Altyapı Tesisleri
11 October 2020 Friendly Kasımpaşa Turkey 0–5 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Kasimpaşaspor Kemerburgaz Tesisleri
15 November 2020 Friendly İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 1–3 Turkey İstanbulspor Istanbul, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir 3 Nolu Saha
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Süper Lig 14 September 2020 15 May 2021 Matchday 1 12th 40 12 12 16 43 55 −12 030.00
Turkish Cup 17 December 2020 16 March 2021 Fifth round Semi-finals 4 3 0 1 16 5 +11 075.00
Turkish Super Cup 27 January 2021 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Champions League 20 October 2020 9 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 016.67
Total 51 16 12 23 67 80 −13 031.37

Last updated: 15 May 2021
Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Göztepe 40 13 12 15 59 59 0 51
11 Konyaspor 40 12 14 14 49 48 +1 50
12 İstanbul Başakşehir 40 12 12 16 43 55 −12 48
13 Çaykur Rizespor 40 12 12 16 53 69 −16 48
14 Kasımpaşa 40 12 10 18 47 57 −10 46
Source: Süper Lig, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Play-off.[4]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
40 12 12 16 43 55  −12 48 5 8 7 26 28  −2 7 4 9 17 27  −10

Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Source: Süper Lig

Results by round

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHBAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHABHAHAHAHA
ResultLLLDWWWWLDDLBLDLWWDLDLLLLLDDWLDWLBLWDWWDDW
Position18212121201195810912141616161512121415151617181817171618171517171817171514141512
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source: Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Note: Since the league was expanded to 21 teams each team earned a bye twice this season.

Matches

14 September 2020 1 Hatayspor 2–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Antakya
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Antakya Atatürk Stadyumu
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mete Kalkavan
20 September 2020 2 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–2 Galatasaray Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan
25 September 2020 3 Fatih Karagümrük 2–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Şansalan
3 October 2020 4 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–0 Göztepe Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Özgür Yankaya
17 October 2020 5 Trabzonspor 0–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Trabzon
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium
Attendance: 299
Referee: Bahattin Şimşek
24 October 2020 6 İstanbul Başakşehir 5–1 Antalyaspor Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık
1 November 2020 7 Konyaspor 1–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Konya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
8 November 2020 8 İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 Gençlerbirliği Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu
21 November 2020 9 Beşiktaş 3–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ümit Öztürk
28 November 2020 10 İstanbul Başakşehir 3–3 Denizlispor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
5 December 2020 11 Yeni Malatyaspor 1–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Malatya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Malatya Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
13 December 2020 12 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–2 Gaziantep Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen
13 Bye
23 December 2020 14 Fenerbahçe 4–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Bahattin Şimşek
27 December 2020 15 İstanbul Başakşehir 2–2 Kasımpaşa Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
2 January 2021 16 Alanyaspor 3–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Alanya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mete Kalkavan
6 January 2021 17 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–0 BB Erzurumspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
10 January 2021 18 Ankaragücü 1–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Ankara
16:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Eryaman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoglu
16 January 2021 19 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alper Ulusoy
19 January 2021 20 Kayserispor 2–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Kayseri
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serkan Tokat
23 January 2021 21 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–1 Çaykur Rizespor Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ümit Öztürk
30 January 2021 22 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–5 Hatayspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
2 February 2021 23 Galatasaray 3–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
6 February 2021 24 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–1 Fatih Karagümrük Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
14 February 2021 25 Göztepe 2–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Göztepe
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ümit Öztürk
19 February 2021 26 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–1 Trabzonspor Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
27 February 2021 27 Antalyaspor 0–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Antalya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: New Antalya Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
3 March 2021 28 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–1 Konyaspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık
7 March 2021 29 Gençlerbirliği 0–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Ankara
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Eryaman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Özgür Yankaya
12 March 2021 30 İstanbul Başakşehir 2–3 Beşiktaş Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
21 March 2021 31 Denizlispor 0–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Denizli
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoglu
4 April 2021 32 İstanbul Başakşehir 3–1 Yeni Malatyaspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
8 April 2021 33 Gaziantep 2–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Gaziantep
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen
34 Bye
18 April 2021 35 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–2 Fenerbahçe Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır
22 April 2021 36 Kasımpaşa 0–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
25 April 2021 37 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–0 Alanyaspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Özgür Yankaya
29 April 2021 38 BB Erzurumspor 1–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Erzurum
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
3 May 2021 39 İstanbul Başakşehir 2–1 Ankaragücü Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
8 May 2021 40 Sivasspor 0–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Sivas
20:30 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sivas Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık
11 May 2021 41 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–0 Kayserispor Istanbul
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
15 May 2021 42 Çaykur Rizespor 0–2 İstanbul Başakşehir Rize
18:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Koray Gençerler

Turkish Cup

17 December 2020 Fifth round İstanbul Başakşehir 7–0 Turgutluspor Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turgut Doman
13 January 2021 Round of 16 Tuzlaspor 1–5 İstanbul Başakşehir Tuzla
18:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Tuzla Belediye Stadı
Attendance: 0
Referee: Turgut Doman
9 February 2021 Quarter-finals Fenerbahçe 1–2 (a.e.t.) İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
16 March 2021 Semi-finals Beşiktaş 3–2 (a.e.t.) İstanbul Başakşehir Istanbul
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus

Turkish Super Cup

27 January 2021 Final İstanbul Başakşehir 1–2 Trabzonspor Istanbul
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAR RBL MUN IBS
1 France Paris Saint-Germain 6 4 0 2 13 6 +7 12[a] Advance to knockout phase 1–0 1–2 5–1
2 Germany RB Leipzig 6 4 0 2 11 12 −1 12[a] 2–1 3–2 2–0
3 England Manchester United 6 3 0 3 15 10 +5 9 Transfer to Europa League 1–3 5–0 4–1
4 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir 6 1 0 5 7 18 −11 3 0–2 3–4 2–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3). Head-to-head away goals: Paris Saint-Germain 1, RB Leipzig 0.
20 October 2020 1 RB Leipzig Germany 2–0 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 999
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain)
28 October 2020 2 İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 0–2 France Paris Saint-Germain Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden)
4 November 2020 3 İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 2–1 England Manchester United Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 350
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
24 November 2020 4 Manchester United England 4–1 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 545
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
2 December 2020 5 İstanbul Başakşehir Turkey 3–4 Germany RB Leipzig Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain)
9 December 2020 6 Paris Saint-Germain France 5–1 Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir Paris, France
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Parc de Princes
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) and Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
Note: The Paris Saint-Germain v İstanbul Başakşehir match was suspended after 14 minutes, with the score 0–0 at the time, as both teams left the pitch in protest after an alleged racist incident by a match official directed at the assistant manager of İstanbul Başakşehir.[6] The match was resumed on 9 December 2020, 18:55 CET, with a new team of match officials.

Statistics

Goalscorers

As of 14 February 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name Süper Lig Turkish Cup Turkish Super Cup Champions League Total
1 22 FW Norway Fredrik Gulbrandsen 6 4 0 0 10
2 7 MF Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Višća 5 0 0 1 6
17 MF Turkey İrfan Kahveci 2 1 0 3 6
19 FW Senegal Demba Ba 2 2 1 1 6
5 8 MF Serbia Danijel Aleksić 2 2 0 0 4
6 5 MF Turkey Mehmet Topal 2 0 0 1 3
7 11 MF Belgium Nacer Chadli 1 1 0 0 2
20 MF Brazil Giuliano 2 0 0 0 2
23 MF Turkey Deniz Türüç 1 0 0 1 2
27 FW France Enzo Crivelli 2 0 0 0 2
11 9 FW Chile Junior Fernandes 0 1 0 0 1
21 MF Turkey Mahmut Tekdemir 1 0 0 0 1
24 DF Turkey Ravil Tagir 0 1 0 0 1
29 MF Turkey Kerim Frei 0 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 1 0 0 3
Totals 28 14 1 7 50

Notes

  1. ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

  1. ^ "A TAKIM". Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Nacer Chadli trekt naar Turkije en kiest voor kampioen Başakşehir". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Gael Clichy s'engage avec le Servette FC" [Gael Clichy commits to Servette FC]. Servette FC (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. ^ "TÜRKİYE FUTBOL FEDERASYONU FUTBOL MÜSABAKA TALİMATI : MADDE 9 – PUAN USULÜ VE AVERAJ" [Turkish Football Federation Football Competition Instruction : Article 9 - Score Procedure and Average] (PDF) (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "PSG v Istanbul Basaksehir: Both teams walk off pitch as match temporarily suspended". BBC Sport. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.