2018–19 Süper Lig
The 2018–19 Süper Lig, officially called the Spor Toto Süper Lig Lefter Küçükandonyadis season, was the 61st season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey. The season began on 10 August 2018 and concluded in May 2019.
The season was named after Lefter Küçükandonyadis, a former Turkish national team player and Fenerbahçe legend.
This season the VAR was introduced in all games of Süper Lig competition.
Teams
A total of 18 teams contest the league, including 15 sides from the 2017–18 season and three promoted from the 2017–18 TFF First League. It includes Rizespor and Ankaragücü, the two top teams from the TFF First League, and Erzurum BB, the winners of the 2017–18 TFF First League playoffs.Gençlerbirliği, Osmanlıspor, and Karabükspor were relegated to 2018–19 TFF First League.
Stadiums and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
Akhisarspor | Manisa | Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium | 12,139 |
Alanyaspor | Antalya | Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium | 10,130 |
Ankaragücü | Ankara | Eryaman Stadium | 20,071 |
Antalyaspor | Antalya | Antalya Stadium | 32,537 |
Beşiktaş | Istanbul | 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 | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | 47,834 |
Galatasaray | Istanbul | Türk Telekom Stadium | 52,223 |
Göztepe | İzmir | Bornova Stadium | 12,500 |
İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | 17,300 |
Kasımpaşa | Istanbul | 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 Stadium | 40,775 |
Yeni Malatyaspor | Malatya | Malatya Stadium | 27,044 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
League table
Results
Positions by round
The following table represents the teams' positions after each round in the competition.Statistics
Top goalscorers
Pos. | Player | Team | Goals |
1 | Mbaye Diagne | Kasımpaşa/Galatasaray | 30 |
2 | Vedat Muriqi | Çaykur Rizespor | 17 |
3 | Burak Yılmaz | Trabzonspor/Beşiktaş | 16 |
3 | Papiss Cissé | Alanyaspor | 16 |
5 | Hugo Rodallega | Trabzonspor | 15 |
6 | Henry Onyekuru | Galatasaray | 14 |
7 | Edin Višća | Başakşehir | 12 |
7 | Robinho | Sivasspor/Başakşehir | 12 |
7 | Mevlüt Erdinç | Antalyaspor | 12 |
10 | Anthony Nwakaeme | Trabzonspor | 10 |
10 | Danijel Aleksić | Yeni Malatyaspor | 10 |
10 | Souleymane Doukara | Antalyaspor | 10 |
10 | Arouna Koné | Sivasspor | 10 |
Top assists
Pos. | Player | Team | Assists |
1 | Edin Višća | Başakşehir | 14 |
2 | Ricardo Quaresma | Beşiktaş | 11 |
3 | Emrah Başsan | BB Erzurumspor | 10 |
3 | Adem Ljajić | Beşiktaş | 10 |
3 | Anthony Nwakaeme | Trabzonspor | 10 |
6 | Trézéguet | Kasımpaşa | 9 |
7 | André Castro | Göztepe | 8 |
7 | Vedat Muriqi | Çaykur Rizespor | 8 |
9 | Efecan Karaca | Alanyaspor | 7 |
9 | Mathieu Valbuena | Fenerbahçe | 7 |
9 | Guilherme | Yeni Malatyaspor | 7 |
9 | Younes Belhanda | Galatasaray | 7 |
9 | Douglas | Sivasspor | 7 |