2015–16 TFF First League

TFF First League
Season2015–16
ChampionsAdanaspor
PromotedAdanaspor
Karabükspor
Alanyaspor (Play-off winner)
Relegated1461 Trabzon
Kayseri Erciyesspor
Karşıyaka
Matches played306
Goals scored747 (2.44 per match)
All statistics correct as of 21 May 2016.

The 2015–16 TFF First League, also known as PTT First League due to sponsoring reasons, is the 15th season since the league was established in 2001 and 53rd season of the second-level football league of Turkey since its establishment in 1963–64.

Teams

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Stadia and locations

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Team Home city Stadium Capacity
1461 Trabzon Trabzon Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium 24,169
Adana Demirspor Adana Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805
Adanaspor Adana Adana 5 Ocak Stadium 14,805
Alanyaspor Alanya Alanya Oba Stadium 15,000
Altınordu İzmir Buca Stadium 2,500
Balıkesirspor Balıkesir Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium 15,800
Boluspor Bolu Bolu Atatürk Stadium 8,881
Denizlispor Denizli Denizli Atatürk Stadium 15,420
Elazığspor Elazığ Elazığ Atatürk Stadium 13,923
Gaziantep BB Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium 16,981
Giresunspor Giresun Giresun Atatürk Stadium 12,191
Göztepe İzmir İzmir Atatürk Stadium 51,295
Karabükspor Karabük Dr. Necmettin Şeyhoğlu Stadium 14,200
Karşıyaka İzmir İzmir Alsancak Stadium 15,358
Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium 32,864
Samsunspor Samsun Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium 16,480
Şanlıurfaspor Şanlıurfa Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium 28,965
Yeni Malatyaspor Malatya Malatya İnönü Stadium 13,000

Foreign Players

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Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Player 7 Former Players
1461 Trabzon France Franck Mbarga Haiti Kervens Belfort Martinique Yoann Arquin Togo Serge Nyuiadzi Argentina Juan Vieyra
Togo Serge Akakpo
Ukraine Dmytro Yarchuk
Adana Demirspor Benin Mickaël Poté Brazil Reiner Ferreira Brazil Tiago Bezerra Ghana Joseph Attamah Guinea-Bissau Formose Mendy Togo Ibrahim Moro North Macedonia Daniel Mojsov
Romania Victoraș Astafei
Adanaspor Brazil Didi Brazil Renan Foguinho France Magaye Gueye Nigeria Nduka Ozokwo Nigeria Uche Kalu Brazil Roni
Alanyaspor Burkina Faso Bakary Soro Ghana Nuru Sulley Lithuania Darvydas Šernas Serbia Slavko Perović Togo Jonathan Ayité Nigeria Sunny
Altınordu
Balıkesirspor Croatia Ante Erceg Croatia Andrija Vuković Croatia Josip Tadić Croatia Tomislav Glumac Netherlands Género Zeefuik Sierra Leone Alfred Sankoh Ghana Kwame Karikari
Boluspor Brazil Luiz Henrique Colombia Sebastián Hernández Netherlands Alvin Fortes Netherlands Anco Jansen North Macedonia Mirko Ivanovski Cameroon Henri Belle
Canada Tosaint Ricketts
Czech Republic Petr Janda
Nigeria Edward Ofere
Denizlispor Brazil Leandrinho Bulgaria Daniel Dimov Bulgaria Tsvetan Genkov Brazil Leozinho
Iraq Anmar Almubaraki
Elazığspor Brazil Tom Cameroon Gilles Binya Mali Hamidou Traoré Republic of the Congo Silvère Ganvoula Togo Prince Segbefia Tunisia Lamjed Chehoudi Brazil Cleyton
Gaziantep Austria Benjamin Fuchs Central African Republic Foxi Kéthévoama Senegal Ibrahima Wadji Poland Adam Stachowiak Republic of the Congo Francis Litsingi Serbia Nemanja Kojić Serbia Nikola Raspopović Brazil Alanzinho
Senegal Bara Bebeto
Giresunspor Brazil Bruno Alves Brazil Dodô Brazil Waldison Cameroon Hervé Tchami Nigeria David Abwo France Mohamadou Sissoko
Ghana Abdul-Basit Adam
Göztepe Belgium Björn Vleminckx Brazil Cleyton France Robert Maah Netherlands Leroy George Ivory Coast Jean-Jacques Gosso Senegal Lamine Diarra Austria Benjamin Fuchs
Karabükspor Brazil Adriano Croatia Elvis Kokalović Democratic Republic of the Congo Junior Kabananga Nigeria Isaac Promise Nigeria Simon Zenke Romania Marius Alexe Romania Gabriel Iancu
Romania Ionuț Neagu
Karşıyaka Bosnia and Herzegovina Josip Kvesić Ivory Coast Abdel Diarra Liberia Tonia Tisdell Ukraine Kyrylo Kovalchuk Azerbaijan Kamran Agayev
Bosnia and Herzegovina Senijad Ibričić
Georgia (country) Aleksandre Amisulashvili
Senegal Djiby Fall
Serbia Igor Đurić
Kayseri Erciyesspor Bosnia and Herzegovina Eldin Adilović Greece Georgios Sarris Nigeria Ayodeji Ibrahim Nigeria Iyayi Atiemwen Nigeria Saturday Erimuya North Macedonia Stefan Ashkovski
Samsunspor Bulgaria Galin Ivanov Democratic Republic of the Congo Distel Zola Mali Famoussa Koné Nigeria Chikeluba Ofoedu Nigeria Ekigho Ehiosun Senegal Ousmane N'Diaye
Şanlıurfaspor Democratic Republic of the Congo Lomana LuaLua Ethiopia Amin Askar Netherlands Ricky van Haaren Portugal Diogo Valente Portugal Edinho Senegal Makhtar Thioune Brazil Fernando Silva
Guinea-Bissau Cícero
Guinea-Bissau Toni Silva
Italy Doudou Mangni
Ivory Coast Magique
Yeni Malatyaspor Nigeria Azubuike Okechukwu Nigeria George Akpabio Nigeria Izu Azuka Nigeria Sunday Mba Uruguay Gonzalo Godoy Austria Sandro Gotal
Brazil Alex

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Adanaspor (C, P) 34 20 5 9 53 36 +17 65 Promotion to Süper Lig
2 Karabükspor (P) 34 17 11 6 41 27 +14 62
3 Alanyaspor (O, P) 34 17 10 7 60 38 +22 61 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoffs
4 Adana Demirspor 34 15 9 10 53 40 +13 54
5 Elazığspor 34 13 13 8 45 38 +7 52
6 Balıkesirspor 34 13 13 8 40 29 +11 52
7 Giresunspor 34 14 9 11 49 40 +9 51
8 Gaziantep B.B. 34 11 15 8 38 33 +5 48
9 Samsunspor[a] 34 13 8 13 45 39 +6 44
10 Altınordu 34 11 11 12 39 43 −4 44
11 Yeni Malatyaspor 34 12 7 15 35 41 −6 43
12 Boluspor 34 10 12 12 36 46 −10 42
13 Göztepe 34 9 11 14 38 40 −2 38
14 Şanlıurfaspor 34 10 8 16 34 45 −11 38
15 Denizlispor[b] 34 10 9 15 41 52 −11 36
16 1461 Trabzon (R) 34 9 7 18 32 53 −21 34 Relegation to the TFF Second League
17 Kayseri Erciyesspor (R) 34 8 9 17 35 54 −19 33
18 Karşıyaka (R) 34 6 9 19 33 53 −20 27
Source: TFF First League
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
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Samsunspor were deducted 3 points
  2. ^ Denizlispor were deducted 3 points

Results

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Home \ Away TRA ADA ADS ALA ATN BAL BOL DEN ELZ GBB GRS GÖZ KRB KRŞ KEC SAM ŞUR YML
1461 Trabzon 1–2 1–4 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 3–1 1–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 1–0 2–1
Adanaspor 4–0 1–0 0–2 2–4 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–2 3–0 1–0 3–1 2–1 3–2 2–0
Adana Demirspor 3–1 2–0 1–1 5–2 2–2 1–0 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–3 2–1 1–3 2–0 1–2 1–0 2–0 1–1
Alanyaspor 2–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–0 6–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–2 2–1 3–2 4–0 2–0
Altınordu A.Ş. 0–1 1–2 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–0 3–1 4–2 0–4 0–0 0–1
Balıkesirspor 2–1 3–3 1–2 1–0 0–0 6–0 2–1 1–1 0–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
Boluspor 1–0 1–2 1–0 0–2 1–1 1–2 3–1 0–0 1–1 2–1 1–2 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–2 3–1
Denizlispor 4–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 2–5 2–0 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–2 2–0
Elazığspor 2–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 0–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–2 2–1 0–3
Gaziantep B.B. 2–1 2–3 0–2 2–3 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 0–0
Giresunspor 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 1–0 2–1 5–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 3–3 2–0 3–1 1–2
Göztepe A.Ş. 1–0 0–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 0–1 1–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1
Kardemir Karabükspor 1–2 2–1 0–0 1–1 0–0 3–0 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–0
Karşıyaka 2–3 2–3 1–2 2–2 0–1 1–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–0 0–1
Kayseri Erciyesspor 1–1 0–3 2–2 0–3 4–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–2 2–1 1–0 0–3 2–1 3–0 1–3 0–2
Samsunspor 3–0 2–1 3–3 5–1 1–2 0–2 3–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–2 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 2–0 0–0
Şanlıurfaspor 1–1 0–0 2–0 0–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–3 0–2
Yeni Malatyaspor 0–1 1–1 1–3 2–1 0–1 1–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 0–1 2–1 1–3 1–0 3–3 3–1 0–0 2–1
Source: [1]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Promotion Playoffs

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Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Balıkesirspor 0–1 Alanyaspor 0–0 0–1
Elazığspor 4–4 Adana Demirspor 3–2 1–2

Final

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Team 1  Score  Team 2
Alanyaspor 1–1 (4-2 pen.) Adana Demirspor

Attendance

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Adana Demirspor 108,313 12,000 2,220 6,371 +0.6%
2 Samsunspor 79,000 8,000 0 4,647 +1.3%3
3 Adanaspor 76,317 13,367 150 4,489 +48.1%
4 Göztepe A.Ş. 64,902 13,590 331 3,818 n/a2
5 Elazığspor 63,733 9,000 0 3,541 +112.9%3
6 Şanlıurfaspor 58,449 15,000 1,000 3,438 −23.1%
7 Giresunspor 54,546 8,000 1,000 3,209 +13.8%
8 Balıkesirspor 56,513 6,550 500 3,140 −41.1%1
9 Yeni Malatyaspor 45,162 6,000 0 2,657 n/a2,3
10 Karşıyaka 42,492 20,000 50 2,500 +50.0%
11 Alanyaspor 37,888 7,300 450 2,229 +27.4%
12 Kardemir Karabükspor 37,837 5,000 0 2,226 −40.3%1
13 Boluspor 34,250 4,000 250 2,015 −6.8%
14 Denizlispor 29,967 5,000 500 1,763 +5.5%
15 Gaziantep BB 16,381 3,500 150 964 +43.9%
16 Altınordu A.Ş. 15,091 3,000 231 888 −16.7%
17 1461 Trabzon 8,037 2,000 30 473 n/a2
18 Kayseri Erciyesspor 7,161 1,000 250 421 −85.3%1


League total 836,039 20,000 0 2,714 +7.0%

Updated to games played on 20 May 2016
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
1: Team played last season in Spor Toto Süper League
2: Team played last season in TFF Second League
3: Yeni Malatyaspor - 1461 Trabzon, Elazığspor - Altınordu, Samsunspor - Elazığspor and Karabükspor - Adanaspor games were played behind closed gates

See also

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References

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