2018–19 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season

The 2018–19 season was İstanbul Başakşehir's fifth consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 29th year in existence.

İstanbul Başakşehir
2018–19 season
ChairmanGöksel Gümüşdağ
Head coachAbdullah Avcı
StadiumFatih Terim Stadium
Süper Lig2nd
Turkish CupRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueThird qualifying round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Edin Višća
(13 goals)
All:
Edin Višća
(14 goals)

Season summary

Başakşehir sat at the top of the Süper Lig table for most of the season and the club looked to be on their way to clinching their first major trophy before losing out to city rivals Galatasaray following defeat to the same club in May 2020.[1] Playmaker Edin Višća was named the Süper Lig player of the season at the end of season awards ceremony.[2]

Squad
As of 31 January 2019[3][4]

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

No. Position Player
1 GK Volkan Babacan
3 DF Gaël Clichy
4 DF Joseph Attamah
5 MF Emre Belözoğlu (Captain)
6 DF Alexandru Epureanu
7 MF Edin Višća
8 MF Marcio Mossoró
9 FW Riad Bajić (on loan from Udinese)
10 FW Emmanuel Adebayor
11 MF Eljero Elia
13 DF Fyodor Kudryashov
14 MF Arda Turan (on loan from Barcelona)
17 MF İrfan Can Kahveci
No. Position Player
18 FW Stefano Napoleoni
19 FW Demba Ba
20 MF Soner Aydogdu
21 MF Mahmut Tekdemir
28 MF Miloš Jojić
33 DF Uğur Uçar
34 GK Mert Günok
35 DF Serdar Tasci
39 DF Alparslan Erdem
55 GK Faruk Çakır
70 FW Robinho
80 DF Júnior Caiçara
88 MF Gökhan İnler

U21 players

Only professional players and/or players with first team numbers are listed. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
— GK Said Kıvanç
25 DF Emre Keskin
65 DF Yusuf Avcılar
No. Position Player
— MF Kerem Aktürkoğlu
— FW Serhat Akyün

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
9 FW Mehmet Batdal (at Fatih Karagümrük)
57 MF Cihan Yıldız (at Erokspor)
59 MF Okan Saraçoğlu (at Ankara Adliyespor)
61 FW Oktay Bala (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği)
96 MF Altuğ Taş (at Bandırmaspor)
97 DF Enes Subaşı (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği)
98 DF Alper Karaman (at Erokspor)
— DF Berk Nebioğlu (at Erokspor)
— DF Mert Vurak (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği)
No. Position Player
— DF Muharrem Öner (at Erokspor)
25 MF Cheikhou Dieng (at Spartak Subotica)
— MF Recep Kuşçu (at Arsinspor)
— MF Cerem Dinçer (at Erokspor)
— FW Barış Güral (at Erokspor)
— FW Ertuğrul Köktürk (at Kozan Belediyespor)
— FW Atabey Çiçek (at Adana Demirspor)
— MF Tunay Torun (at Bursaspor)

Other players under contract

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

No. Position Player
95 MF Mustafa Toprak

Competitions

Süper Lig
Main article: 2018–19 Süper Lig

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray (C) 34 20 9 5 72 36 +36 69 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 İstanbul Başakşehir 34 19 10 5 49 22 +27 67 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Beşiktaş 34 19 8 7 72 46 +26 65 Qualification to Europa League group stage
4 Trabzonspor 34 18 9 7 64 46 +18 63 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Yeni Malatyaspor 34 13 8 13 47 46 +1 47 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round
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.[5]
(C) Champion.

Positions by round

The following table represents Başakşehir's positions after each round in the competition.

Team ╲ Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
İstanbul Başakşehir4743212221111111111111111111112222
Leader and 2019–20 Champions League group stage
2019–20 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round
2019–20 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round
2019–20 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round
Relegation to 2019–20 TFF First League
Source: tff.org (in Turkish)

Turkish Cup
Main article: 2018–19 Turkish Cup

Fourth round
5 December 2018 Adana Demirspor1–1İstanbul BaşakşehirAdana
20:30 Taşdelen  54' (pen.) Visca  85' (pen.) Stadium: 5 Ocak Fatih Terim
18 December 2018 İstanbul Başakşehir2–0Adana DemirsporIstanbul
19:00 Epureanu  6'
Frei  33'		 Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium

Round of 16
16 January 2019 İstanbul Başakşehir1–0HataysporIstanbul
18:30 Adebayor  32' Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
24 January 2019 Hatayspor4–1İstanbul BaşakşehirAntakya
13:00 Abdioğlu  12'
Aydın  25'
Ilgaz  43'
Aydın  65'		 Jojic  19' Stadium: Antakya Atatürk Stadium

Europa League
Main article: 2018–19 UEFA Europa League

Third qualifying round
16 August 2018 (2018-08-16) Burnley 1–0 (a.e.t.) İstanbul BaşakşehirTurf Moor, Burnley
20:45 (19:45 BST)
Report Attendance: 16,583[6]
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Burnley won 1–0 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Galatasaray defeats Başakşehir to clinch 22nd Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "Edin Visca declared the best Player of the Turkish Super League". Sarajevo Times. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "A Takimi". İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
  4. http://tff.org/Resources/TFF/Documents/LIGLER/2017-2018/Super-Lig-2-Liste/MEDIPOL-BASAKSEHIR-FK.pdf
  5. "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.
  6. "Summary UEFA Europa League - Round 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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