2020–21 Yeni Malatyaspor season

Yeni Malatyaspor
2020–21 season
Chairman	Adil Gevrek
Manager	Hamza Hamzaoğlu
Stadium	New Malatya Stadium
Süper Lig	13th
Turkish Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	Adem Büyük (10)
	← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 season is Yeni Malatyaspor's 36th season in existence and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Yeni Malatyaspor will participate in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 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	TUR	Abdulsamed Damlu
4	MF	SCO	Stevie Mallan (on loan from Hibernian)
6	MF	GHA	Afriyie Acquah
7	FW	TUR	Berk Yıldız
8	MF	ARG	Fernando Zuqui (on loan from Estudiantes)
9	FW	TUR	Umut Bulut
10	MF	PER	Christian Cueva (on loan from Santos FC)
11	FW	COD	Jody Lukoki
12	FW	MLI	Aly Mallé
13	DF	BRA	Wallace
14	MF	TUR	Doğukan Emeksiz
15	DF	TUR	Mustafa Akbaş
17	DF	ZIM	Teenage Hadebe
18	DF	NGA	Seth Sincere
19	FW	GHA	Benjamin Tetteh (on loan from Sparta Prague)
20	MF	TUR	Ahmed Ildiz
21	FW	CIV	Moryké Fofana


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	GK	ARG	Guido Herrera (on loan from Talleres)
24	FW	TUR	Olcay Şahan
25	GK	TUR	Ertaç Özbir
26	DF	TUR	Semih Kaya
36	GK	TUR	Murat Akşit
39	DF	TUR	Erkan Kaş
44	DF	TUR	Murat Akça
45	DF	EGY	Karim Hafez
57	DF	MAR	Issam Chebake
61	DF	TUR	Zeki Yavru
67	GK	TUR	Eray İşcan
70	DF	TUR	Erşan Yaşa
77	FW	TUR	Mustafa Eskihellaç
90	FW	TUR	Kubilay Kanatsızkuş
92	DF	TUR	Bülent Cevahir
98	FW	KOS	Jetmir Topalli
99	FW	TUR	Adem Büyük

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
—	GK	TUR	Emre Selen (at Adana Demirspor until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	TUR	Gökhan Akkan (at Ankaraspor until 30 June 2021)
—	DF	TUR	Burak Kavlak (at Elâzığ Karakoçan until 30 June 2021)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	TUR	Yakup Alkan (at Fethiyespor until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	TUR	Ferhat Canlı (at Elâzığ Karakoçan until 30 June 2021)
—	FW	TUR	Furkan Yiğit (at Gölcükspor until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
98	FW		Jetmir Topalli	22	Ballkani	Transfer	Summer	2023	Free	^[2]

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Süper Lig	12 September 2020	May 2021	Matchday 1		31	7	12	12	39	45	−6	022.58
Turkish Cup	25 November 2020	12 January 2021	Third round	Round of 16	4	3	1	0	10	1	+9	075.00
Total					35	10	13	12	49	46	+3	028.57

Last updated: 8 April 2021
Source: TFF.org

Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Çaykur Rizespor	40	12	12	16	53	69	−16	48
14	Kasımpaşa	40	12	10	18	47	57	−10	46
15	Yeni Malatyaspor	40	10	15	15	49	53	−4	45
16	Antalyaspor	40	9	17	14	41	55	−14	44
17	Kayserispor	40	9	14	17	35	52	−17	41

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.^[3]

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
27	7	10	10	33	36	−3	31	5	4	5	18	16	+2	2	6	5	15	20	−5

Last updated: 2 March 2021.
Source: Süper Lig

Results by round

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	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	W	B	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	L	D	L	L
Position	20	17	19	16	15	9	14	11	13	13	12	10	8	8	8	9	10	14	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	13	13	13

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: TFF.org
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Note: Since the league has been expanded to 21 teams each team will earn a bye twice this season.

Matches

12 September 2020 1	Fatih Karagümrük	3–0	Yeni Malatyaspor	Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Zukanović 4' Erdinç 14' Sarıgül 33' Sobiech 38' 56' Sabo 74' Arveladze 77'	Report	Ildiz 34' Hafez 72' Büyük 75'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

18 September 2020 2	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–1	Göztepe	Malatya
20:00	Büyük 30' (pen.)	Report	Akbunar 19'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakιr Fourth official: Onur Karabas

26 September 2020 (2020-09-26) 3	Trabzonspor	3–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Trabzon
19:00	Benik Afobe 24', 33' Anthony Nwakaeme 45+3' Lewis Baker 90+4'	Report	Adem Büyük 78' (pen.) 90+4' Fernando Zuqui 80' Benjamin Tetteh 90+4'	Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya Assistant referees: Esat Sancaktar, İlker Takpak Fourth official: Alper Çetin

3 October 2020 4	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–0	Antalyaspor	Malatya
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Tetteh 10' Wallace 31' Lukoki 38' Hafez 45+4' Damlu 86'	Report	Albayrak 38' Fredy 67'	Stadium: Malatya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy

17 October 2020 5	Konyaspor	1–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Konya
17:00 TRT	Bardakcı 18' Çalık 63' Uludağ 66' Kravets 83' Eduok 86'	Report	Tetteh 25' Yavru 58' Chebake 73'	Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turgut Doman

25 October 2020 6	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–1	Gençlerbirliği	Malatya
13:30	Kaya 24' Kanatsızkuş 53'	Report	Yıldırım 10'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Halis Özkahya Fourth official: Turgut Doman

1 November 2020 7	Beşiktaş	1–0	Yeni Malatyaspor	Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Larin 55', 90+3' Ghezzal 59' Hutchinson 65'	Report		Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Atilla Karaoglan

8 November 2020 (2020-11-08) 8	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–0	Denizlispor	Malatya
13:30	Kubilay Kanatsızkuş 7' Afriyie Acquah 17' Jody Lukoki 56'	Report	39' Fabiano Leismann 74' Radosław Murawski	Stadium: Malatya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan Assistant referees: Erdem Bayık, Mehmet Yıldırım Fourth official: Çağdaş Altay

9

BYE

28 November 2020 10	Gaziantep	2–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Gaziantep
13:30	Mirallas 19' Demir 44' Maxim 45+4' Özer 45+4' Ceylan 45+6' 48' Toșca 52' Kana-Biyik 74'	Report	Büyük 49' Acquah 51' Kanatsızkuş 65' Karim Hafez 84' Topalli 90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık

5 December 2020 11	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Malatya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Ponck 50' (o.g.) Büyük 57' Tetteh 82' Topalli 87'	Report	Gulbrandsen 26' Kahveci 38' Giuliano 45+1'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

12 December 2020 (2020-12-12) 12	Fenerbahçe	0–3	Yeni Malatyaspor	Istanbul
19:00	Mert Hakan Yandaş 39' Gökhan Gönül 45' Luiz Gustavo 89'	Report	9' (pen.) Adem Büyük 21' Umut Bulut 45' Karim Hafez 48' Youssouf Ndayishimiye 78' Ertaç Özbir	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Erkan Özdamar Assistant referees: İsmail Şencan, Ali Saygın Ögel Fourth official: Emre Malok

19 December 2020 13	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–0	Kasımpaşa	Malatya
16:00	Büyük 45+4' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Acquah 64' Şahan 80'	Report	Kara 45+3'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Arda Kardeşler Fourth official: Atilla Karaoğlan

23 December 2020 14	Alanyaspor	1–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Alanya
16:00	Babacar 32' Bakasetas 59' Karaca 82'	Report	Büyük 60' Acquah 65' Bulut 83'	Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy
Note: Played Behind Closed Doors

27 December 2020 15	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–3	BB Erzurumspor	Malatya
16:00	Acquah 62'	Report	Gomes 44' Donald 67' Obertan 71'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu Fourth official: Hakan Ceylan

2 January 2021 16	Ankaragücü	3–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Ankara
16:00	Łukasik 4' Paintsil 37' (pen.) Børven 88'	Report	Ndayishimiye 76' Hafez 83'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Volkan Bayarslan Fourth official: Mustafa Kürşad Filiz

5 January 2021 17	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–2	Sivasspor	Malatya
16:00	Fofana 25' Tetteh 66'	Report	Yeşilyurt 18' Gradel 32'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sarper Baris Saka Fourth official: Kadir Sağlam

9 January 2021 18	Kayserispor	1–0	Yeni Malatyaspor	Kayseri
16:00	Kaya 10' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Erkan Özdamar Fourth official: Cihan Aydın

17 January 2021 19	Yeni Malatyaspor	4–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Malatya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Kanatsızkuş 46', 50' Bulut 61' Eskihellaç 74'	Report	Škoda 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Hüseyin Göçek

20 January 2021 20	Hatayspor	1–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Antakya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Sackey 51' Aabid 61' Boupendza 87' Abdioğlu 90+7' Mert 90+9'	Report	Acquah 39' Hadebe 45+2' Yavru 53' Büyük 77' (pen.) 80'	Stadium: Antakya Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ramazan Keleş Fourth official: Kadir Sağlam

24 January 2021 21	Yeni Malatyaspor	0–1	Galatasaray	Malatya
16:00 TRT	Tetteh 65' Chebake 88' Ahmed 90+1'	Report	Taylan 81' Babel 88' 90'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık Assistant referees: Kemal Yılmaz, Erdinç Sezertam Fourth official: Bülent Birincioğlu

19 January 2021 22	Yeni Malatyaspor	0–0	Fatih Karagümrük	Malatya
16:00	Kubilay Kanatsızkuş 44'	Report		Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yasin Kol Fourth official: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

4 February 2021 23	Göztepe	2–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Göztepe
16:00	Ndiaye 13', 78'	Report	Mallan 39' Ildiz 81'	Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turgut Doman Fourth official: Cihan Aydın

8 February 2021 (2021-02-08) 24	Yeni Malatyaspor	0–2	Trabzonspor	Malatya
19:00	Teenage Hadebe 62'	Report	Anastasios Bakasetas 50' Vitor Hugo 65' Berat Özdemir 90+2' Anthony Nwakaeme 90+5'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Erkan Özdamar Assistant referees: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan, Mustafa Sönmez Fourth official: Hakan Ceylan

15 February 2021 25	Antalyaspor	1–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Antalya
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Orgill 5'	Report	Orgill 12' (o.g.)	Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Serkan Tokat

20 February 2021 26	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–3	Konyaspor	Malatya
16:00	Büyük 24', 45+4' (pen.)	Report	Diomandé 72' Cikalleshi 80', 84'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Sarper Baris Saka Fourth official: Bayram Başkan

26 February 2021 27	Gençlerbirliği	1–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Ankara
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Özbir 60' (o.g.) Ayité 36' 71'	Report	Kaya 21' Tetteh 34'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy Fourth official: Emre Kargın

2 March 2021 28	Yeni Malatyaspor	0–1	Beşiktaş	Malatya
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Tetteh 37' Chebake 68'	Report	Hutchinson 59'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Halis Özkahya

6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 29	Denizlispor	3–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Denizli
16:00		Report		Stadium: Atatürk Stadium

30

BYE

4 April 2021 32	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–1	Yeni Malatyaspor	Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Ciğerci 26' Ponck 29' Duarte 70' Ba 79' Şahiner 87' Aleksić 90+1'	Report	Chebake 62' Büyük 71'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu

8 April 2021 33	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–1	Fenerbahçe	Malatya
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Eskihellaç 35'	Report	Valencia 17'	Stadium: Malatya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halis Özkahya

42	Galatasaray	v	Yeni Malatyaspor	Istanbul
		Report		Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium

Turkish Cup

5 November 2020 Third round	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–0	Artvin Hopaspor	Malatya
18:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Acquah 66' Topalli 79'	Report		Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

25 November 2020 Fourth round	Yeni Malatyaspor	2–0	Etimesgut Belediyespor	Malatya
13:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Bulut 52' Tetteh 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Onur Özütoprak

15 December 2020 Fifth round	Yeni Malatyaspor	5–0	Hekimoğlu Trabzon	Malatya
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Topalli 4', 39' Yavru 47' Akdeniz 74' (o.g.) Emeksiz 84'	Report		Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Burak Pakkan

12 January 2021 Round of 16	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–7 p)	Galatasaray	Malatya
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Hadebe 90' Umut 102' Chebake 119'	Report	Luyindama 120'	Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya
	Penalties
	Ildız Lukoki Chebake Eskihellaç Ndayishimiye Wallace Akça Topalli		Antalyalı Bayram Çağlayan Diagne Aktürkoğlu Marcão Etebo Kılınç

References

^ "A Takımı" [Team A] (in Turkish). Yeni Malatyaspor. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Yeni Malatyaspor [@YMSkulubu] (13 August 2020). "TRANSFER: Kulübümüz Kosova milli takım oyuncusu Jetmir Topalli ile anlaşmaya varmıştır. #AilemizeHoşgeldin" [TRANSFER: Our club has reached an agreement with the Kosovo national team player Jetmir Topalli. #WelcomeToOurFamily] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
^ "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.