2025–26 in Turkish football

Football in Turkey
Season2025–26
Men's football
Turkish Super CupFenerbahçe

The 2025–26 season is the 121th season of competitive football in Turkey.

National teams

Turkey men's national football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
7 June 2025 Friendly United States  1–2  Turkey East Hartford, Connecticut
15:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
  • McGlynn 1'
Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium
Attendance: 34,023
Referee: Fernando Morón (Panama)
10 June 2025 Friendly Mexico  1–0  Turkey Chapel Hill, United States
20:30 EDT (UTC−04:00)
Report Stadium: Kenan Stadium
Referee: Moeth Gaymes (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Group E
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 6 5 1 0 21 2 +19 16 Qualification for 2026 FIFA World Cup 2–2 2–0 4–0
2  Turkey 6 4 1 1 17 12 +5 13 Advance to play-offs 0–6 4–1 2–0
3  Georgia 6 1 0 5 7 15 −8 3 0–4 2–3 3–0
4  Bulgaria 6 1 0 5 3 19 −16 3 0–3 1–6 2–1
Source: FIFA, UEFA
4 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Georgia  2–3  Turkey Tbilisi, Georgia
20:00 GET (UTC+04:00) Report
Stadium: Boris Paichadze National Stadium
Attendance: 44,238
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
7 September 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turkey  0–6  Spain Konya, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00) Report
Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 32,059
Referee: Michael Oliver (England)
11 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bulgaria  1–6  Turkey Sofia, Bulgaria
21:45 EEST (UTC+03:00)
Report
Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium
Attendance: 10,059
Referee: Luis Godinho (Portugal)
14 October 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turkey  4–1  Georgia İzmit, Turkey
21:45 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium
Attendance: 26,633[1]
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
15 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Turkey  2–0  Bulgaria Bursa, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Centennial Atatürk Stadium
Attendance: 42,756
Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
18 November 2025 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Spain  2–2  Turkey Albacete, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 30,812
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
Second round Path C

The winners of each path will qualify for the World Cup.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 March 2026 – Bratislava
 
 
 Slovakia
 
31 March 2026 – Bratislava or Pristina
 
 Kosovo
 
Winner semi-final 6
 
26 March 2026 – Istanbul
 
Winner semi-final 5
 
 Turkey
 
 
 Romania
 
26 March 2026 (2026-03-26) Turkey  v  Romania Istanbul, Turkey
18:00 TRT (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium

Turkey women's national football team

24 October 2025 2025 UEFA Nations League play-off Kosovo  0–4  Turkey Pristina, Kosovo
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Referee: Michaela Pachtova (Czech Republic)
28 October 2025 2025 UEFA Nations League play-off Turkey  3–0  Kosovo İzmir, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Referee: Miriama Bočková (Slovakia)
28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) Friendly Turkey  1–1  Albania Istanbul, Turkey
15:00
Report
Stadium: Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium
Referee: Lutfaliyeva Farida (Azerbaijan)
29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) Friendly Turkey  4–0  Turkey U23 Istanbul, Turkey
16:00 Report Stadium: Riva 1 No'lu Saha
1 December 2025 (2025-12-01) Friendly Turkey  2–0  Albania Istanbul, Turkey
16:00 Report Stadium: Türk Hava Yolları Stadium
Referee: Lutfaliyeva Farida (Azerbaijan)

2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification

Group B2
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1  Switzerland 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to play-offs and promotion to League A 14 Apr 2–0 5 Jun
2  Turkey 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Advance to play-offs 18 Apr 5 Jun 3–0
3  Northern Ireland 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0 Advance to play-offs and possible relegation to League C 9 Jun 0–1 14 Apr
4  Malta 2 0 0 2 1 7 −6 0 Relegation to League C 1–4 9 Jun 18 Apr
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
3 March 2026 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Turkey  3–0  Malta Istanbul, Turkey
17:00 TRT (UTC+03:00)
Report Stadium: Pendik Stadium
Attendance: 275
Referee: Eugenia Gil Soriano (Spain)
7 March 2026 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Northern Ireland  0–1  Turkey Lurgan, Northern Ireland
19:00 GMT (UTC+00:00) Report Stadium: Mourneview Park
Attendance: 2,186
Referee: Olivia Tschon (Austria)
18 April 2026 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification Turkey  v  Switzerland Sinop, Turkey
TBC TRT (UTC+03:00) Report Stadium: Sinop Şehir Stadium

UEFA competitions

UEFA Champions League

Qualifying round

Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Feyenoord 4–6 Fenerbahçe2–12–5
Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Fenerbahçe 0–1 Benfica0–00–1

League phase

Galatasaray

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
18 Olympiacos 8 3 2 3 10 14 −4 11 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
19 Club Brugge 8 3 1 4 15 17 −2 10
20 Galatasaray 8 3 1 4 9 11 −2 10
21 Monaco 8 2 4 2 8 14 −6 10
22 Qarabağ 8 3 1 4 13 21 −8 10
Source: UEFA[2]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 Galatasaray
Galatasaray 1–0 Liverpool
Galatasaray 3–1 Bodø/Glimt
Ajax 0–3 Galatasaray
Galatasaray 0–1 Union Saint-Gilloise
Monaco 1–0 Galatasaray
Galatasaray 1–1 Atlético Madrid
Manchester City 2–0 Galatasaray

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs
Home teamAgg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreAway team1st leg2nd leg
Galatasaray 7–5 Juventus5–22–3 (a.e.t.)
Round of 16
Home teamAgg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreAway team1st leg2nd leg
Galatasaray  Liverpool1–018 Mar

UEFA Europa League

Qualifying round

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Beşiktaş 2–6 Shakhtar Donetsk2–40–2
Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Panathinaikos 2–1 Samsunspor2–10–0

League phase

Fenerbahçe

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
17 PAOK 8 3 3 2 17 14 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (unseeded)
18 Lille 8 4 0 4 12 9 +3 12
19 Fenerbahçe 8 3 3 2 10 7 +3 12
20 Panathinaikos 8 3 3 2 11 9 +2 12
21 Celtic 8 3 2 3 13 15 −2 11
Source: UEFA[3]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Dinamo Zagreb 3–1 Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe 2–1 Nice
Fenerbahçe 1–0 VfB Stuttgart
Viktoria Plzeň 0–0 Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe 1–1 Ferencváros
Brann 0–4 Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe 0–1 Aston Villa
FCSB 1–1 Fenerbahçe

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs
Home teamAgg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreAway team1st leg2nd leg
Fenerbahçe 2–4 Nottingham Forest0–32–1

UEFA Conference League

Qualifying round

Second qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cherno More 0–5 İstanbul Başakşehir0–10–4
Third qualifying round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Viking 2–4 İstanbul Başakşehir1–31–1
St Patrick's Athletic 3–7 Beşiktaş1–42–3
Play-off round
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
İstanbul Başakşehir 2–5 Universitatea Craiova1–21–3
Lausanne-Sport 2–1 Beşiktaş1–11–0

League phase

Samsunspor

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
10 Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 11 6 +5 10 Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded)
11 Lech Poznań 6 3 1 2 12 8 +4 10
12 Samsunspor 6 3 1 2 10 6 +4 10
13 Celje 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10
14 AZ 6 3 1 2 7 7 0 10
Source: UEFA[4]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Home teamScoreAway team
Legia Warsaw 0–1 Samsunspor
Samsunspor 3–0 Dynamo Kyiv
Samsunspor 3–0 Hamrun Spartans
Breiðablik 2–2 Samsunspor
Samsunspor 1–2 AEK Athens
Mainz 05 2–0 Samsunspor

Knockout phase

Knockout phase play-offs
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Shkëndija 0–5 Samsunspor0–10–4
Round of 16
Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Samsunspor  Rayo Vallecano1–319 Mar

UEFA Women's Champions League

First qualifying round

Tournament 4
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
ABB Fomget 2–0 Neftchi Baku
Kiryat Gat 1–3 ABB Fomget

Second qualifying round

Tournament 7
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Slavia Prague 2–1 ABB Fomget
HJK 2–3 ABB Fomget

League competitions (Men's)

Pre–season

League Promoted to league Relegated from league
Süper Lig
1. Lig
2. Lig
3. Lig
  • 12 Bingölspor
  • 1926 Bulancakspor
  • Malatya Yeşilyurtspor
  • Kilis Belediyespor
  • Karadeniz Ereğli Belediyespor
  • Eskişehirspor
  • Denizli İdman Yurdu
  • Fethiye İdman Yurdu
  • Yeşil Yalova
  • Galata
  • Suvermez Kapadokyaspor
  • İnkılap

Süper Lig

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Galatasaray 26 20 4 2 62 18 +44 64 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Fenerbahçe 27 17 9 1 61 28 +33 60[a] Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3 Trabzonspor 27 18 6 3 53 29 +24 60[a] Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4 Beşiktaş 27 15 7 5 49 31 +18 52 Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5 Başakşehir 27 12 7 8 44 30 +14 43
6 Göztepe 26 11 10 5 30 20 +10 43
7 Samsunspor 26 8 11 7 29 31 −2 35
8 Kocaelispor 27 9 6 12 23 32 −9 33[b]
9 Gaziantep 27 8 9 10 36 46 −10 33[b]
10 Alanyaspor 27 6 13 8 33 32 +1 31
11 Rizespor 26 7 9 10 32 36 −4 30
12 Konyaspor 27 7 9 11 31 39 −8 30
13 Antalyaspor 27 6 7 14 25 43 −18 25[c]
14 Gençlerbirliği 27 6 7 14 28 37 −9 25[c]
15 Kasımpaşa 27 5 9 13 23 38 −15 24
16 Kayserispor 27 4 11 12 21 48 −27 23 Relegation to TFF First League
17 Eyüpspor 27 5 7 15 19 38 −19 22
18 Fatih Karagümrük 27 4 5 18 24 47 −23 17
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2026. Source: Süper Lig
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.
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[5]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head points: Fenerbahçe 6, Trabzonspor 0.
  2. ^ a b Head to head goal difference: Kocaelispor +1, Gaziantep -1.
  3. ^ a b Head to head points: Antalyaspor 6, Gençlerbirliği 0.


TFF First league

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Erzurumspor 31 19 9 3 72 23 +49 66 Promotion to the Süper Lig
2 Amedspor 31 19 7 5 65 32 +33 64
3 Esenler Erokspor 31 18 9 4 73 28 +45 63 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Final
4 Çorum 31 18 5 8 51 34 +17 59 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Quarter Finals
5 Bodrumspor 31 16 6 9 66 35 +31 54
6 Pendikspor 31 14 11 6 49 27 +22 53
7 Bandırmaspor 31 13 8 10 42 33 +9 47
8 Iğdır 31 12 9 10 40 42 −2 45
9 Keçiörengücü 31 11 11 9 56 40 +16 44
10 Sivasspor 31 11 11 9 39 31 +8 44
11 Manisa 31 12 7 12 46 51 −5 43
12 Vanspor 31 11 9 11 42 35 +7 42
13 Boluspor 31 12 5 14 50 44 +6 41
14 İstanbulspor 31 9 12 10 38 47 −9 39
15 Ümraniyespor 31 11 5 15 38 41 −3 38
16 Sarıyer 31 11 5 15 34 41 −7 38
17 Sakaryaspor 31 8 8 15 41 54 −13 32 Relegation to the TFF 2. Lig
18 Serikspor 31 9 5 17 36 60 −24 32
19 Hatayspor (R) 31 0 7 24 22 85 −63 7
20 Adana Demirspor[a] (R) 31 0 3 28 17 134 −117 −45
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: TFF
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.[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Adana Demirspor were deducted 48 points.

TFF Second league

League table

TFF Third league

League table

Cup competitions (Men's)

Turkish Super Cup

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
SF1 - 5 January 2026 – Gaziantep
 
 
Galatasaray4
 
10 January 2026 – Istanbul
 
Trabzonspor1
 
Galatasaray0
 
SF2 - 6 January 2026 – Adana
 
Fenerbahçe2
 
Fenerbahçe2
 
 
Samsunspor0
 

Final

Galatasaray0–2Fenerbahçe
Report

Turkish Cup

League competitions (Women's)

Women's Super League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Fenerbahçe 22 20 2 0 98 5 +93 62 Qual. for the 2026–27 UEFA WCL 1st rd
2 Galatasaray 21 19 0 2 79 8 +71 57
3 Trabzonspor 21 16 3 2 57 11 +46 51
4 ABB Fomget 20 14 3 3 63 13 +50 45
5 Amed 21 12 3 6 54 18 +36 39
6 Beşiktaş 22 12 3 7 56 24 +32 39
7 Yüksekova 19 12 3 4 31 9 +22 39
8 Giresun Sanayi 22 10 2 10 32 34 −2 32
9 Hakkarigücü 21 9 4 8 29 20 +9 31
10 Ünye Kadın 21 9 2 10 35 29 +6 29
11 Çekmeköy BilgiDoğa 22 6 2 14 26 58 −32 20
12 Fatih Vatan 22 5 4 13 26 71 −45 19
13 1207 Antalya 22 5 3 14 22 63 −41 18
14 Gaziantep ALG 22 3 0 19 14 139 −125 6[a] Relegation to the First League
15 Bornova Hitab 20 0 0 20 0 60 −60 0[b]
16 Beylerbeyi 20 0 0 20 0 60 −60 −3[c]
Updated to match(es) played on 17 March 2026. Source: TFF
Notes:
  1. ^ On 27 February 2026, following a decision by the Amateur Football Disciplinary Committee, Gaziantep ALG was expelled from the league, with all of their matches forfeited and recorded as 3–0 victories for their opponents.[8] 3 points deducted by the decision of the Federation.
  2. ^ On 17 September 2025, following a decision by the Amateur Football Disciplinary Committee, Bornova Hitab Spor was expelled from the league, with all of their matches forfeited and recorded as 3–0 victories for their opponents.[9]
  3. ^ On 3 October 2025, following a decision by the Amateur Football Disciplinary Committee, Beylerbeyi was expelled from the league, with all of their matches forfeited and recorded as 3–0 victories for their opponents.[10] 3 points deducted by the decision of the Federation.

Women's First League

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Kayseri 14 13 1 0 86 8 +78 40 Promotion to Super League
2 Gaziantep Safir 14 12 1 1 91 9 +82 37 Qualification for Promotion play-off
3 Genç Ülküm 14 8 1 5 52 16 +36 22[a]
4 Adana İdman Yurdu 14 7 1 6 43 34 +9 22
5 Gazikentspor 14 6 2 6 45 37 +8 20
6 Şırnak 14 4 0 10 18 64 −46 12
7 Hatay Defnespor 14 1 1 12 15 120 −105 4 Qualification for Relegation play-out
8 Gaziantep Asyaspor 14 1 1 12 11 73 −62 1[a] Relegation to the Second League
Source: TFF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b 3 points deducted by the decision of the Federation


Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Bakırköy 16 13 2 1 58 10 +48 41 Promotion to Super League
2 Haymana 16 12 2 2 58 6 +52 38 Qualification for Promotion play-off
3 Dudullu 16 12 1 3 44 14 +30 37
4 Horozkent 16 10 3 3 49 18 +31 33
5 Soma Zafer Spor ve Gençlik 16 5 3 8 24 31 −7 18
6 Kocaeli 16 5 1 10 29 40 −11 16
7 Sakarya 16 4 2 10 22 47 −25 14
8 Telsiz Spor 16 2 2 12 14 76 −62 8 Qualification for Relegation play-out
9 Gölbaşı Belediyespor 16 1 0 15 3 59 −56 0[a] Relegation to the Second League
Source: TFF
Notes:
  1. ^ 3 points deducted by the decision of the Federation

Cup competitions (Women's)

Managerial changes

Deaths

Retirements

References

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  8. ^ "AFDK Kararları - 27.02.2026" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
  9. ^ "AFDK Kararları - 17.09.2025" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 17 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  10. ^ "AFDK Kararları - 03.10.2025" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2026.