2022–23 Gençlerbirliği S.K. season

Gençlerbirliği S.K.
2022–23 season
Manager	Metin Diyadin; (until 11 September); Medet Coşkun; (caretaker, 15–27 September); Taşkın Aksoy; (27 September–1 November); Medet Coşkun; (caretaker, 1–14 November); Mustafa Dalci; (15 November–4 April); Sinan Kaloğlu; (from 5 April)
Stadium	Eryaman Stadium
TFF First League	15th
Turkish Cup	Fifth round
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 100th season in the existence of Gençlerbirliği S.K. and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Gençlerbirliği S.K. participated in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 5 March 2023^[1] ^[2]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	Nurullah Aslan (on loan from Samsunspor)
3	DF	TUR	Musa Şahindere
5	DF	TUR	Mert Kula
8	FW	MAR	Moha Rharsalla
9	FW	TUR	İlker Karakaş
10	MF	TUR	Serdarcan Eralp
11	FW	TUR	Gökhan Altıparmak
17	DF	TUR	Yasin Güreler
20	DF	TUR	Abdullah Şahindere
23	GK	AUT	Philipp Alexander Angeler (on loan from Tuzlaspor)
24	DF	TUR	Alperen Babacan
25	MF	TUR	Eralp Aydın
26	GK	TUR	Ebrar Yiğit Aydın
28	FW	TUR	Baran Başyiğit
29	FW	CRO	Ivan Ikić (on loan from Sarajevo)
30	MF	TUR	Erkan Eyibil (on loan from Antalyaspor)
38	FW	TUR	Hayrullah Erkip (on loan from Kayserispor)
39	FW	MTN	Souleymane Doukara
41	GK	TUR	Onur Alp Sarman
42	MF	POR	Tiago Rodrigues


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
44	MF	GUI	Sekoua Tidiany Bangoura (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir)
50	FW	ECU	Jaime Ayoví
57	MF	TUR	Enes Keskin (on loan from Pendikspor)
60	DF	TUR	Özgür Çek
62	MF	TUR	Özkan Yiğiter (on loan from Sivasspor)
70	FW	TUR	Mete Kaan Demir (on loan from Eyüpspor)
72	FW	TUR	Muhammed Himmet Ertürk
77	DF	TUR	Uğur Akdemir
87	MF	TUR	Abdullah Durak
89	FW	ROU	Gabriel Torje (captain)
97	DF	MAD	Thomas Fontaine
99	GK	TUR	Atalay Gökçe
—	GK	TUR	Ahmet Cevat Varol
—	DF	TUR	Ahmet Buğra Güven
—	DF	TUR	Muhammet Baha Yetim
—	MF	TUR	Adar Aygür
—	MF	NGA	Chukwuma Akabueze
—	MF	TUR	Harun Batuhan Ceyhan
—	MF	TUR	Rahman Buğra Çağıran (on loan from Yeni Malatyaspor)

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	TUR	Emin Emir Kavaşoğlu (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	DF	TUR	Batuhan Uçan (at 1954 Kelkit Belediyespor until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	TUR	Abdussamet Yılmaz (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	TUR	Ataberk Gök (at Edirnespor until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	TUR	Batuhan Özdemir (at Erbaaspor until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	TUR	Mustafa Yorulmaz (at 1954 Kelkit Belediyespor until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	UKR	Oleksandr Byelyayev (at Lviv until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Seyit Ali Kahya (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	TUR	Ahmet Arda Tuzcu (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	TUR	Kağan Özkan (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	TUR	Osman Emirkan Demir (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	TUR	Zafer Göktuğ Erdem (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	TUR	Ulusoy Mert Kabasakal (at Hacettepe 1945 until 30 June 2024)

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
TFF First League	13 August 2022	21 May 2023	Matchday 1	15th	36	10	8	18	46	55	−9	027.78
Turkish Cup	20 October 2022	22 December 2022	Third round	Fifth round	3	2	0	1	4	3	+1	066.67
Total					39	12	8	19	50	58	−8	030.77

Last updated: August 2022
Source: Competitions

TFF First League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Erzurumspor^[a]	36	11	9	16	43	48	−5	39
14	Tuzlaspor	36	11	5	20	42	52	−10	38^[b]
15	Gençlerbirliği	36	10	8	18	46	55	−9	38^[b]
16	Altınordu (R)	36	9	8	19	41	57	−16	35	Relegation to the TFF Second League
17	Adanaspor^[c]	36	6	7	23	32	76	−44	25	Withdrew

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
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Erzurumspor have been deducted 3 points by the Club Licensing Board for failing to meet the licensing requirements.^[3]
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Gençlerbirliği 1–2 Tuzlaspor, Tuzlaspor 1–0 Gençlerbirliği
^ Adanaspor withdrew from the league following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake and were not relegated at the end of the season.^[4]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	10	8	18	46	55	−9	38	6	3	9	26	28	−2	4	5	9	20	27	−7

Source: Spor Toto 1. Lig

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A		A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H		H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	D	L	D	B	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	D	B	L	D	W	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D
Position

Source: Spor Toto 1. Lig
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 5 July.^[5]

13 August 2022 1

Gençlerbirliği

3–3

Altınordu

19 August 2022 2

Boluspor

1–2

Gençlerbirliği

28 August 2022 3

Gençlerbirliği

1–2

Pendikspor

2 September 2022 4

Göztepe

0–0

Gençlerbirliği

10 September 2022 5

Gençlerbirliği

1–2

Tuzlaspor

17 September 2022 6

Denizlispor

2–2

Gençlerbirliği

7

Bye

8 October 2022 8

Samsunspor

2–0

Gençlerbirliği

15 October 2022 9

Gençlerbirliği

0–2

Ankara Keçiörengücü

24 October 2022 10

Adanaspor

2–1

Gençlerbirliği

31 October 2022 11

Gençlerbirliği

1–3

Manisa

5 November 2022 12

Yeni Malatyaspor

2–2

Gençlerbirliği

13 November 2022 13

Gençlerbirliği

0–2

Eyüpspor

21 November 2022 14

Altay

1–0

Gençlerbirliği

26 November 2022 15

Gençlerbirliği

1–3

Çaykur Rizespor

3 December 2022 16

Bodrumspor

2–0

Gençlerbirliği

11 December 2022 17

Gençlerbirliği

1–2

Erzurumspor

17 December 2022 18

Sakaryaspor

2–1

Gençlerbirliği

25 December 2022 19

Gençlerbirliği

2–5

Bandırmaspor

15 January 2023 20

Altınordu

2–1

Gençlerbirliği

21 January 2023 21

Gençlerbirliği

5–1

Boluspor

28 January 2023 22

Pendikspor

0–1

Gençlerbirliği

5 February 2023 23

Gençlerbirliği

1–0

Göztepe

4 March 2023 24

Tuzlaspor

1–0

Gençlerbirliği

8 March 2023 25

Gençlerbirliği

0–0

Denizlispor

26

Bye

18 March 2023 27

Gençlerbirliği

0–1

Samsunspor

25 March 2023 28

Ankara Keçiörengücü

2–2

Gençlerbirliği

29 March 2023 29

Gençlerbirliği

3–0

Adanaspor

2 April 2023 30

Manisa

2–1

Gençlerbirliği

9 April 2023 31

Gençlerbirliği

3–0

Yeni Malatyaspor

12 April 2023 32

Eyüpspor

0–2

Gençlerbirliği

17 April 2023 33

Gençlerbirliği

0–0

Altay

23 April 2023 34

Çaykur Rizespor

5–3

Gençlerbirliği

28 April 2023 35

Gençlerbirliği

2–1

Bodrumspor

7 May 2023 36

Erzurumspor

0–1

Gençlerbirliği

16 May 2023 37

Gençlerbirliği

2–1

Sakaryaspor

21 May 2023 38

Bandırmaspor

1–1

Gençlerbirliği

Turkish Cup

20 October 2022 Third round

Gençlerbirliği

3–1 (a.e.t.)

Niğde Anadolu FK

9 November 2022 Fourth round

Gençlerbirliği

1–0

Bayburt Özel İdare Spor

22 December 2022 Fifth round

Kayserispor

2–0

Gençlerbirliği

References

^ "Kulüp Bilgileri". TFF.
^ "A Takimi". Gençlerbirliği S.K. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
^ "2022-2023 Kulüp Lisans Süreci Sonuçlandı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
^ "Yönetim Kurulu Kararları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
^ "Spor Toto 1. Lig 2022-2023 sezonu fikstürü çekildi! İşte ilk hafta maçları". Milliyet.

[table_note_EFK0.91246677511952-4] Erzurumspor have been deducted 3 points by the Club Licensing Board for failing to meet the licensing requirements.^[3]

[table_hth_TUZ0.91246677511952-5] Head-to-head points: Gençlerbirliği 1–2 Tuzlaspor, Tuzlaspor 1–0 Gençlerbirliği

[table_note_ADA0.91246677511952-7] Adanaspor withdrew from the league following the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake and were not relegated at the end of the season.^[4]

[1] "Kulüp Bilgileri". TFF.

[2] "A Takimi". Gençlerbirliği S.K. Archived from the original on 2017-12-29. Retrieved 2023-05-05.

[3] "2022-2023 Kulüp Lisans Süreci Sonuçlandı". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2023.

[withdrawal-6] "Yönetim Kurulu Kararları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

[8] "Spor Toto 1. Lig 2022-2023 sezonu fikstürü çekildi! İşte ilk hafta maçları". Milliyet.

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