2020–21 Gençlerbirliği S.K. season
# 2020–21 Gençlerbirliği S.K. season

The 2020–21 season was the 98th season of Gençlerbirliği S.K. in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Gençlerbirliği participated in the season's edition of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players

### First-team squad

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 | SWE | Kristoffer Nordfeldt |
| 2 | DF | SWE | Mattias Johansson |
| 3 | DF | TUR | Halil Pehlivan |
| 4 | DF | TUR | Arda Kızıldağ |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Diego Ângelo |
| 7 | MF | POL | Dominik Furman |
| 8 | MF | TUR | Soner Dikmen |
| 9 | FW | ROU | Bogdan Stancu |
| 10 | MF | TUR | Sefa Yılmaz |
| 11 | MF | AUT | Srđan Spiridonović (on loan from Red Star Belgrade) |
| 12 | DF | TUR | Mustafa Akbaş |
| 13 | FW | CIV | Giovanni Sio |
| 14 | DF | TUR | Metehan Mert |
| 15 | MF | SEN | Zargo Touré |
| 17 | FW | TUR | İlker Karakaş |
| 19 | MF | TUR | Rahmetullah Berişbek |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | POR | Daniel Candeias |
| 23 | MF | PAR | Robert Piris Da Motta (on loan from Flamengo) |
| 24 | DF | TUR | Salih Dursun |
| 26 | FW | TUR | Gökhan Altıparmak |
| 27 | DF | TUR | Ömürcan Artan |
| 28 | MF | GUI | Sadio Diallo |
| 30 | MF | ARG | Lucas Mugni |
| 33 | FW | TOG | Floyd Ayité |
| 39 | DF | FRA | Pierre-Yves Polomat |
| 44 | GK | TUR | Übeyd Adıyaman |
| 55 | DF | TUR | Abdullah Şahindere |
| 63 | MF | TUR | Mustafa Hüseyin Seyhan |
| 66 | MF | TUR | Mert Kabasakal |
| 88 | MF | NED | Murat Yıldırım |
| 91 | FW | BRA | Sandro Lima |
| 93 | GK | TUR | Atalay Gökçe |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | DF | TUR | Ömer Alper Tatlısu (at Hacettepe) |
| — | MF | TUR | Emre Gündoğdu (at Ankara Keçiörengücü) |
| — | GK | TUR | Batuhan Uçan (at Gümüşhanespor) |
| — | DF | TUR | Kadir Kıra (at Hacettepe) |
| — | FW | TUR | Baran Başyiğit (at Hacettepe) |
| — | MF | TUR | Mustafa Çeçenoğlu (at Boluspor) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Süper Lig | 13 September 2020 | 15 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 025.00 |
| Turkish Cup | 24 November 2020 | 17 December 2020 | Fourth round | Fifth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 11 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 78 | −33 | 026.19 |

Source: Soccerway

### Süper Lig

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17 | Kayserispor | 40 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 35 | 52 | −17 | 41 | |
| 18 | BB Erzurumspor (R) | 40 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 44 | 68 | −24 | 40 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 19 | Ankaragücü (R) | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 46 | 65 | −19 | 38 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 20 | Gençlerbirliği (R) | 40 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 38 | Relegation to TFF First League |
| 21 | Denizlispor (R) | 40 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 77 | −39 | 28 | Relegation to TFF First League |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

Source: Süper 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ground | A | H | B | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | B | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | B | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | L | L | L | L | D | B | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | W | L |
| Position | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |

Note: Since the league has been expanded to 21 teams each team will earn a bye twice this season.

## Statistics

### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | Turkish Cup | Turkish Cup | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Kristoffer Nordfeldt | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Mattias Johansson | 29 | 3 | 0 | -- | 29 | 3 |
| 3 | DF | | Halil Pehlivan | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 2 |
| 4 | DF | | Arda Kızıldağ | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | | Diego Ângelo | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | | Dominik Furman | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Soner Dikmen | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Bogdan Stancu | 24 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| 10 | MF | | Sefa Yılmaz | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | | Srđan Spiridonović | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Mustafa Akbaş | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | FW | | Giovanni Sio | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 14 | DF | | Metehan Mert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Zargo Touré | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | İlker Karakaş | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | Rahmetullah Berişbek | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Daniel Candeias | 35 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 |
| 23 | MF | | Robert Piris Da Motta | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 6 |
| 26 | FW | | Gökhan Altıparmak | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | | Ömürcan Artan | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | | Lucas Mugni | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | | Floyd Ayité | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 |
| 39 | DF | | Pierre-Yves Polomat | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 44 | GK | | Übeyd Adıyaman | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | Abdullah Şahindere | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | MF | | Mustafa Hüseyin Seyhan | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | | Mert Kabasakal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | | Murat Yıldırım | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 91 | FW | | Sandro Lima | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 93 | GK | | Atalay Gökçe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players on loan who featured during season ||||||||||
| 16 | GK | | Batuhan Uçan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Kadir Kıra | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Baran Başyiğit | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | | Mustafa Çeçenoğlu | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Players who left but featured during season ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | | Berat Özdemir | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
