2020–21 Sivasspor season

The 2020–21 season was the 54th season in existence of Sivasspor and the club's fourth consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Sivasspor participate in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Sivasspor
2020–21 season
ChairmanMecnun Otyakmaz
ManagerRıza Çalımbay
StadiumSivas Stadium
Süper Lig5th (UEFA Europa Conference League)
Turkish CupQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Max Gradel
Mustapha Yatabaré
(10 each)

All:
Mustapha Yatabaré
(12 goals)

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 9 July 2020.[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 FW   CIV Arouna Koné
3 DF   TUR Uğur Çiftçi
4 DF   GAB Aaron Appindangoyé
5 MF   GHA Isaac Cofie
6 MF   BRA Claudemir
7 FW   CIV Max Gradel
8 MF   GER Robin Yalçın
9 FW   MLI Mustapha Yatabaré
10 MF   TUR Yasin Öztekin
11 FW   ESP Jorge Félix
14 DF   FRA Samba Camara
17 MF   GER Erdoğan Yeşilyurt
19 DF   TUR Eren Şahin
20 MF   TUR Kerem Atakan Kesgin
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF   SRB Armin Đerlek
23 MF   UKR Serhiy Rybalka
25 GK   TUR Muammer Yıldırım
26 DF   TUR Barış Yardımcı
29 FW   CHA Casimir Ninga (on loan from Angers)
30 GK   MLI Mamadou Samassa
35 GK   TUR Ali Şaşal Vural
37 MF   TUR Hakan Arslan
52 DF   TUR Volkan Eğri
58 DF   TUR Ziya Erdal
76 MF   MAR Fayçal Fajr
80 FW   NGA Olarenwaju Kayode (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)
87 DF   BRA Marcelo Goiano
88 DF   TUR Caner Osmanpaşa

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   TUR Furkan Sağman (at Sivas Belediyespor)

Transfers edit

In edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
4 August 2020 FW   Jorge Félix   Piast Gliwice Free [2]
28 August 2020 MF   Robin Yalçın   Yeni Malatyaspor Free [3]
14 September 2020 MF   Fayçal Fajr   Getafe CF Free [4]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date to Ref.
27 August 2020 FW   Casimir Ninga   Angers End of season [5][6]
17 September 2020 FW   Olarenwaju Kayode   Shakhtar Donetsk End of season [7]
1 February 2021 FW   Tyler Boyd   Beşiktaş End of season [8]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Süper Lig 12 September 2020 May 2021 Matchday 1 39 15 17 7 52 42 +10 038.46
Turkish Cup 17 December 2020 11 February 2021 Fifth round Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67
UEFA Europa League 22 October 2020 10 December 2020 Group stage Group stage 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 033.33
Total 48 19 17 12 64 55 +9 039.58

Last updated: 11 May 2021
Source: Competitions

Süper Lig edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Fenerbahçe 40 25 7 8 72 41 +31 82 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
4 Trabzonspor 40 19 14 7 50 37 +13 71 Qualification for the Europa Conference League third qualifying round
5 Sivasspor 40 16 17 7 54 43 +11 65 Qualification for the Europa Conference League second qualifying round
6 Hatayspor 40 17 10 13 62 53 +9 61
7 Alanyaspor 40 17 9 14 58 45 +13 60
Source: Süper Lig, Soccerway
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.[9]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
39 15 17 7 52 42  +10 62 6 9 4 17 14  +3 9 8 3 35 28  +7

Last updated: 11 May 2021.
Source: FBref

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHBAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHABHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDBWLDLDLDDWWLDDWDDLLDWBWDDDWWDWWWDDWWDW
Position1911121371412151416161616141414141111121414141112111111111099998877565
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2021. Source: TFF.org
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

12 September 2020 1 Sivasspor 0–2 Alanyaspor Sivas
18:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık
20 September 2020 2 BB Erzurumspor 1–2 Sivasspor Erzurum
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serkan Tokat
27 September 2020 3 Sivasspor 0–0 Ankaragücü Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
4 BYE
17 October 2020 5 Kayserispor 1–3 Sivasspor Kayseri
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
26 October 2020 6 Sivasspor 0–2 Çaykur Rizespor Sivas
20:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
2 November 2020 7 Hatayspor 1–1 Sivasspor Hatay
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Hatay New Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yasin Kol
8 November 2020 8 Sivasspor 1–2 Galatasaray Sivas
19:00 TRT (UTC+3) Fajr  
Caner   76'
Report Belhanda   19'
Arda   48'
Taylan   45+5'
Babel   52'
Okan   90+7'
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen
21 November 2020 9 Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
30 November 2020 10 Sivasspor 0–1 Göztepe Sivas
19:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Serkan Tokat
7 December 2020 11 Trabzonspor 1–1 Sivasspor Trabzon
19:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium
Referee: Suat Arslanboğa
14 December 2020 12 Sivasspor 0–0 Antalyaspor Sivas
19:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halis Özkahya
21 December 2020 13 Konyaspor 0–1 Sivasspor Konya
19:00 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
24 December 2020 14 Sivasspor 3–1 Gençlerbirliği Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu
28 December 2020 15 Beşiktaş 3–0 Sivasspor Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.[10]
2 January 2021 16 Sivasspor 2–2 Denizlispor Sivas
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Erkan Özdamar
5 January 2021 17 Yeni Malatyaspor 2–2 Sivasspor Malatya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Malatya Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Sarper Barış Saka
9 January 2021 18 Sivasspor 2–1 Gaziantep Sivas
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu
16 January 2021 19 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alper Ulusoy
21 January 2021 20 Sivasspor 1–1 Fenerbahçe Sivas
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
25 January 2021 21 Kasımpaşa 2–0 Sivasspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mert Güzenge
31 January 2021 22 Alanyaspor 3–1 Sivasspor Alanya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Zorbay Küçük
3 February 2021 23 Sivasspor 0–0 BB Erzurumspor Sivas
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
7 February 2021 24 Ankaragücü 1–4 Sivasspor Ankara
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Eryaman Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Burak Şeker
25 BYE
21 February 2021 26 Sivasspor 2–0 Kayserispor Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Şansalan
27 February 2021 27 Çaykur Rizespor 0–0 Sivasspor Rize
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Özgür Yankaya
3 March 2021 28 Sivasspor 1–1 Hatayspor Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu
7 March 2021 29 Galatasaray 2–2 Sivasspor Istanbul
19:00 TRT Falcao   14'   68' (pen.)
Belhanda   58'
Muslera   63'
Marcão   63'
Report Gradel   9'   32'   90+6'
Boyd   38'
Yatabaré   43'
Ali   81'
Kayode   90+5'
Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Şansalan
Assistant referees: İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan, Özgür Ertem
Fourth official: Sarper Barış Saka
13 March 2021 30 Sivasspor v Fatih Karagümrük Sivas
13:30 TRT (UTC+3) Report Stadium: Sivas Stadium
Attendance: 0
3 April 2021 (2021-04-03) 32 Sivasspor 0–0 Trabzonspor Sivas
16:00
Report
Stadium: Sivas Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Mete Kalkavan
Assistant referees: Ceyhun Sesigüzel, Candaş Elbil
Fourth official: Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy
20 April 2021 36 Sivasspor 0–0 Beşiktaş Sivas
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Sivas Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fırat Aydınus
8 May 2021 40 Sivasspor 0–0 İstanbul Başakşehir Sivas
20:30 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Sivas Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ali Palabıyık
11 May 2021 (2021-05-11) 41 Fenerbahçe 1–2 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:30 Gönül   90'
Cissé   90+2'
Report Ninga   37'
Kayode   45+1'
Çiftçi   45+1'
Arslan   48'
Yalçın   59'
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Halis Özkahya
Assistant referees: Volkan Ahmet Narinç, Hakan Yemişken
Fourth official: Mert Güzenge

Turkish Cup edit

17 December 2020 Fifth round Sivasspor 1–0 Giresunspor Sivas
17:00 TRT (UTC+3) Kayode   90+2' Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
12 January 2021 Round of 16 Sivasspor 2–1 (a.e.t.) Adana Demirspor Sivas
18:45 TRT (UTC+3) Öztekin   37'
Yatabare   116'
Akgün   44' Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
11 February 2021 Quarter-finals Sivasspor 0–1 Antalyaspor Sivas
17:45 TRT (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium

UEFA Europa League edit

Group stage edit

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[11]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VIL MTA SIV QRB
1   Villarreal 6 5 1 0 17 5 +12 16 Advance to knockout phase 4–0 5–3 3–0[a]
2   Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 3 2 1 6 7 −1 11 1–1 1–0 1–0
3   Sivasspor 6 2 0 4 9 11 −2 6 0–1 1–2 2–0
4   Qarabağ 6 0 1 5 4 13 −9 1 1–3 1–1 2–3
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ The Villarreal v Qarabağ match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Villarreal after being cancelled as several players of the Qarabağ squad tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2.
22 October 2020 1 Villarreal   5–3   Sivasspor Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Referee: Serhiy Boyko (Ukraine)
29 October 2020 2 Sivasspor   1–2   Maccabi Tel Aviv Sivas, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
5 November 2020 3 Sivasspor   2–0   Qarabağ Sivas, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
26 November 2020 4 Qarabağ   2–3   Sivasspor Istanbul, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Referee: Jakob Kehlet (Denmark)
3 December 2020 5 Sivasspor   0–1   Villarreal Sivas, Turkey
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Duje Strukan (Croatia)
10 December 2020 6 Maccabi Tel Aviv   1–0   Sivasspor Tel Aviv, Israel
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Stadium
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Statistics edit

Goalscorers edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Süper Lig Turkish Cup Europa League Total
1 9 FW   Mustapha Yatabaré 10 1 1 12
2 7 MF   Max Gradel 10 0 1 11
3 80 FW   Olarenwaju Kayode 5 1 4 10
4 37 MF   Hakan Arslan 7 0 0 7
5 37 MF   Tyler Boyd 5 0 0 5
6 76 MF   Fayçal Fajr 4 0 0 4
7 2 FW   Arouna Koné 1 0 2 3
17 MF   Erdoğan Yeşilyurt 3 0 0 3
9 11 FW   Jorge Félix 2 0 0 2
88 DF   Caner Osmanpaşa 1 0 1 2
11 8 MF   Robin Yalçın 1 0 0 1
30 MF   Yasin Öztekin 0 1 0 1
58 DF   Ziya Erdal 1 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 0 2
Totals 52 3 9 64

Last updated: 11 May 2021[12]

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Süper Lig Turkish Cup Europa League Total
1 35 GK   Ali Şaşal Vural 7 1 0 8
2 30 GK   Mamadou Samassa 3 0 1 4
3 25 GK   Muammer Yıldırım 2 0 0 2
Totals 12 1 1 14

Last updated: 11 May 2021[13]

References edit

  1. ^ "Futbolcular". Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jorge Felix Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda". Sivasspor (in Turkish). 4 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Robin Yalçın Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda". Sivasspor (in Turkish). 28 August 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Fayçal Fajr Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda". Sivasspor (in Turkish). 14 September 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  5. ^ "CASIMIR NINGA PRÊTÉ À SIVASSPOR" (Press release) (in French). Angers. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Casimir Ninga Demir Grup Sivasspor'umuzda" (Press release) (in Turkish). Sivasspor. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Olarenwaju Kayode: Nigeria striker joins Sivasspor on loan | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  8. ^ "Tyler Boyd, Demir Grup Sivasspor'a Geçici Transfer Oldu". bjk.com.tr/ (in Turkish). Beşiktaş J.K. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. ^ "TÜRKİYE FUTBOL FEDERASYONU FUTBOL MÜSABAKA TALİMATI : MADDE 9 – PUAN USULÜ VE AVERAJ" [Turkish Football Federation Football Competition Instruction : Article 9 - Score Procedure and Average] (PDF) (in Turkish). tff.org. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  10. ^ "TFF'den Açıklama" (in Turkish). TFF. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. ^ "2020/21 UEFA Europa League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. 17 June 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  12. ^ "2020-2021 Sivasspor Stats". FBref. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Süper Lig: Player Statistics - Goalkeeper". Sofascore. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

External links edit