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

TeamHome cityStadiumCapacity
AkhisarsporManisa Spor Toto Akhisar Stadium12,139
AlanyasporAntalya Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium10,130
AnkaragücüAnkaraEryaman Stadium20,071
AntalyasporAntalya Antalya Stadium32,537
BeşiktaşIstanbul Vodafone Park41,188
BursasporBursaBüyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium43,361
Çaykur RizesporRizeYeni Rize Şehir Stadı15,332
Erzurum BBErzurumKazım Karabekir Stadium23,277
FenerbahçeIstanbul Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium47,834
GalatasarayIstanbul Türk Telekom Stadium52,223
GöztepeİzmirBornova Stadium12,500
İstanbul BaşakşehirIstanbul Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium17,300
KasımpaşaIstanbul Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium14,234
KayserisporKayseriKadir Has Stadium32,864
KonyasporKonyaKonya Büyükşehir Stadium42,000
SivassporSivas4 Eylül Stadium27,532
TrabzonsporTrabzonŞenol Güneş Stadium40,775
Yeni MalatyasporMalatyaMalatya Stadium27,044

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.PlayerTeamGoals
1 Mbaye DiagneKasımpaşa/Galatasaray30
2 Vedat MuriqiÇaykur Rizespor17
3 Burak YılmazTrabzonspor/Beşiktaş16
3 Papiss CisséAlanyaspor16
5 Hugo RodallegaTrabzonspor15
6 Henry OnyekuruGalatasaray14
7 Edin VišćaBaşakşehir12
7 RobinhoSivasspor/Başakşehir12
7 Mevlüt ErdinçAntalyaspor12
10 Anthony NwakaemeTrabzonspor10
10 Danijel AleksićYeni Malatyaspor10
10 Souleymane DoukaraAntalyaspor10
10 Arouna KonéSivasspor10

Top assists

Pos.PlayerTeamAssists
1 Edin VišćaBaşakşehir14
2 Ricardo QuaresmaBeşiktaş11
3 Emrah BaşsanBB Erzurumspor10
3 Adem LjajićBeşiktaş10
3 Anthony NwakaemeTrabzonspor10
6 TrézéguetKasımpaşa9
7 André CastroGöztepe8
7 Vedat MuriqiÇaykur Rizespor8
9 Efecan KaracaAlanyaspor7
9 Mathieu ValbuenaFenerbahçe7
9 GuilhermeYeni Malatyaspor7
9 Younes BelhandaGalatasaray7
9 DouglasSivasspor7

Hat-tricks