2019–20 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season

İstanbul Başakşehir

2019–20 season
President	Göksel Gümüşdağ
Head coach	Okan Buruk
Stadium	Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Süper Lig	1st
Turkish Cup	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Demba Ba (13) All: Edin Višća (20)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2019–20 season was the 6th consecutive season of İstanbul Başakşehir in the Süper Lig and their 30th year in existence. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

On 19 July 2020, Başakşehir were crowned champions of the Turkish Süper Lig for the first time in the club's history.^[1] They also became only the sixth club in the competition's history to win the league title.^[2]

Players

Current squad

As of 23 September 2019.^[3]

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 Volkan Babacan 3 DF  FRA Gaël Clichy 5 MF  TUR Mehmet Topal 6 DF  MDA Alexandru Epureanu 7 MF  BIH Edin Višća (Vice-captain) 9 FW  NOR Fredrik Gulbrandsen 11 MF  NED Eljero Elia 13 GK  TUR Ahmet Kıvanç 17 MF  TUR İrfan Can Kahveci 18 FW  TUR Muhammet Arslantaş 19 FW  SEN Demba Ba 21 MF  TUR Mahmut Tekdemir (Captain) 23 DF  AUS Aziz Behich 24 DF  POR Miguel Vieira

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  CPV Carlos Ponck 27 FW  FRA Enzo Crivelli 29 MF  TUR Kerim Frei 33 DF  TUR Uğur Uçar 34 GK  TUR Mert Günok 37 DF  SVK Martin Škrtel 41 MF  TUR Berkay Özcan (on loan from Hamburger SV) 44 MF  NGA Azubuike Okechukwu (on loan from Pyramids FC) 53 GK  TUR Onur Güney 70 FW  BRA Robinho 80 DF  BRA Júnior Caiçara 88 MF  SUI Gökhan Inler 91 MF  SRB Danijel Aleksić

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 4 DF  GHA Joseph Attamah (at Çaykur Rizespor) 14 FW  TUR Muhammet Demir (at Gazişehir Gaziantep) 16 GK  TUR Muhammed Şengezer (at Adana Demirspor) 20 MF  TUR Soner Aydoğdu (at Göztepe) 25 DF  TUR Furkan Soyalp (at Gazişehir Gaziantep) — MF  TUR Doğanay Kılıç (at Kastamonuspor) — MF  TUR Alican Özfesli (at Hatayspor)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Berk Nebioğlu (at Yomraspor) — DF  TUR Muharrem Öner (at Ümraniyespor) — MF  TUR Salim Farsak (at Pendikspor) — MF  TUR Cerem Dinçer (at Kahramanmaraşspor) — FW  TUR Atabey Çiçek (at Samsunspor) — FW  TUR Yusuf Avcılar (at Aksaray Belediyespor)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

USK Anif v İstanbul Başakşehir

11 July 2019 Friendly	USK Anif	1–4	İstanbul Başakşehir	Anif, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gruber 90'	Report	Robinho 27' Ba 42' Napoleoni 57' (pen.) Soyalp 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Sportzentrum Anif

Ajax v İstanbul Başakşehir

14 July 2019 Friendly	Ajax	2–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Bramberg, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dolberg 28' Huntelaar 71'	Report	Frei 76'	Stadium: Sportplatz Bramberg

Borussia Mönchengladbach v İstanbul Başakşehir

17 July 2019 Friendly	Borussia Mönchengladbach	5–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Kufstein, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lainer 8' Bénes 29' Cuisance 42' Italiano 47' Raffael 85'		Erdinç 22'	Stadium: Kufstein-Arena Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)

Fortuna Düsseldorf v İstanbul Başakşehir

20 July 2019 Friendly	Fortuna Düsseldorf	1–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Leogang, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 73'		Gulbrandsen 25'	Stadium: Steinbergstadion

AEK Athens v İstanbul Başakşehir

31 July 2019 Friendly	AEK Athens	0–0	İstanbul Başakşehir	Athens, Greece
20:30 EEST (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: Olympic Stadium

İstanbul Başakşehir v Fatih Karagümrük

16 November 2019 Friendly	İstanbul Başakşehir	2–1	Fatih Karagümrük	Başakşehir, Turkey
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Ba 32', 78'	Report	Sosseh 24'	Stadium: Başakşehir 3 Nolu Saha

İstanbul Başakşehir v Fortuna Sittard

9 January 2020 Friendly	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–3	Fortuna Sittard	Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)		Report	Niňaj 4' Ciss 46' Passlack  51' Diemers 54'	Stadium: Maxx Royal Hotel Field A

İstanbul Başakşehir v Young Boys

11 January 2020 Friendly	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–1	Young Boys	Belek, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Ba 10', 14' Višća 70'	Report	Ngamaleu 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Maxx Royal Hotel Field A

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Süper Lig

League table

Results summary

Result round by round

Matches

Turkish Cup

Fifth round

Round of 16

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

İstanbul Başakşehir v Olympiacos

7 August 2019 First leg	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–1	Olympiacos	Istanbul, Turkey
19:45	Crivelli  2' Višća  7' Kahveci  21'  80' Clichy  32' Vieira  76'	Report	Tsimikas  36' Gio. Masouras 53' Valbuena  73' Bruno  87'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Olympiacos v İstanbul Başakşehir

13 August 2019 Second leg	Olympiacos	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	İstanbul Başakşehir	Piraeus, Greece
21:30	Semedo 55',  59' Elabdellaoui  70' Valbuena 78' (pen.)	Report	Okechukwu  36' Clichy  62'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 28,521 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		IBS	ROM	MGB	WLB
1	İstanbul Başakşehir	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	10	Advance to knockout phase		—	0–3	1–1	1–0
2	Roma	6	2	3	1	12	6	+6	9			4–0	—	1–1	2–2
3	Borussia Mönchengladbach	6	2	2	2	6	9	−3	8			1–2	2–1	—	0–4
4	Wolfsberger AC	6	1	2	3	7	8	−1	5			0–3	1–1	0–1	—

Roma v İstanbul Başakşehir

19 September 2019 1	Roma	4–0	İstanbul Başakşehir	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Júnior Caiçara 42' (o.g.) Džeko 58' Juan Jesus  66' Zaniolo 71' Veretout  73' Kluivert 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,348 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Spain)

İstanbul Başakşehir v Borussia Mönchengladbach

3 October 2019 2	İstanbul Başakşehir	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Istanbul, Turkey
19:55 TRT (UTC+3)	Škrtel  14' Caiçara  25' Višća 55' Gulbrandsen  86'	Report	Embolo  40' Elvedi  53' Kramer  64' Herrmann  84', 90+1'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

İstanbul Başakşehir v Wolfsberger AC

24 October 2019 3	İstanbul Başakşehir	1–0	Wolfsberger AC	Istanbul, Turkey
19:55 TRT (UTC+3)	Crivelli  21' Gulbrandsen  30' Škrtel  44' Kahveci 78'	Report	Leitgeb  4' Sollbauer  37' Liendl  66'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Wolfsberger AC v İstanbul Başakşehir

7 November 2019 4	Wolfsberger AC	0–3	İstanbul Başakşehir	Graz, Austria
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rnić  51'  73' Weissman  77'	Report	Clichy  55' Topal  70' Višća 73' (pen.) Crivelli  76', 84', 87'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 5,286 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

İstanbul Başakşehir v Roma

28 November 2019 5	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–3	Roma	Istanbul, Turkey
20:55 TRT (UTC+3)	Topal  29'	Report	Veretout 30' (pen.) Kolarov  35' Kluivert 41' Džeko 45+1'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 12,879 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Borussia Mönchengladbach v İstanbul Başakşehir

12 December 2019 6	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–2	İstanbul Başakşehir	Mönchengladbach, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Thuram 33'	Report	Kahveci 44' Topal  64' Elia  70' Crivelli 90+1' Günok  90+4'	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 40,046 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez (Spain)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Sporting CP v İstanbul Başakşehir

20 February 2020 First leg	Sporting CP	3–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Lisbon, Portugal
17:55 WET (UTC±0)	Coates 3' Šporar 44' Vietto 51' Neto  76'	Report	Crivelli  57' Višća 76' (pen.) Ponck  79'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 27,392 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

İstanbul Başakşehir v Sporting CP

27 February 2020 Second leg	İstanbul Başakşehir	4–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 agg.)	Sporting CP	Istanbul, Turkey
20:55 TRT (UTC+3)	Škrtel 31' Aleksić  37', 45' Clichy  71' Epureanu  74' Kahveci  81' Višća 90+2', 119' (pen.)	Report	Wendel  34' Vietto  42', 68'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 5,892 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Spain)

Round of 16

İstanbul Başakşehir v Copenhagen

12 March 2020 First leg	İstanbul Başakşehir	1–0	Copenhagen	Istanbul, Turkey
20:55 TRT (UTC+3)	Kahveci  4' Crivelli  60' Višća 88' (pen.) Okechukwu  90+3'	Report	Santos  4'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 12,205 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Copenhagen v İstanbul Başakşehir

5 August 2020 Second leg	Copenhagen	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	İstanbul Başakşehir	Copenhagen, Denmark
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Wind 4', 52' (pen.) Falk 62' Bartolec  87'	Report	Elia  84'	Stadium: Parken Stadium Attendance: 0[6] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
Note: The match between Copenhagen and İstanbul Başakşehir in Copenhagen was meant to be played behind closed doors due to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Denmark.[7] However, on 13 March, All of the round of 16 second leg matches, originally scheduled to be played on 19 March, were indefinitely postponed due to a pandemic of COVID-19 in Europe.[8] The match was rescheduled on 17 June to 5 August.[9]

References

External links

• Official website