2023–24 Kocaelispor season

The 2023–24 season is Kocaelispor's 58th season in existence and first one back in the TFF First League, the second division of Turkish football. They will also compete in the Turkish Cup.

Kocaelispor
2023–24 season
ManagerErtuğrul Sağlam
StadiumKocaeli Stadium
TFF First League2nd
Turkish CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Douglas Tanque (8)

All:
Douglas Tanque (8)
2024–25 →

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 15 September 2023[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
1 GK   TUR Harun Tekin
2 DF   TUR Alihan Kubalas
3 DF   TUR Onur Atasayar
4 DF   TUR Emir Ortakaya (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
7 FW   GER Cem Ekinci
8 MF   NED Cihat Çelik
9 FW   TUR Atabey Çiçek
10 FW   POR Daniel Candeias (vice-captain)
11 FW   SWE Christian Kouakou
14 FW   GEO Giorgi Beridze
19 DF   TUR Atila Turan
20 MF   TUR Mert Çölgeçen
21 FW   TUR Bedirhan Yıldız
24 MF   GUI Ibrahima Fofana (on loan from Hammarby)
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF   TUR Emre Nefiz
32 DF   TUR Mehmet Yılmaz
33 FW   TUR Ömer Tuğ
35 GK   TUR Gökhan Değirmenci (captain)
40 MF   TUR Yusuf Emre Gültekin
41 MF   POR João Amaral
45 MF   TUR Mesut Can Tunalı
53 DF   TUR Burak Öksüz
55 DF   TUR Yusuf Abdioğlu
67 GK   TUR Mehmet Enes Sarı
70 FW   TUR Barış Alıcı (on loan from Samsunspor)
77 DF   TUR Oğuz Ceylan
99 FW   BRA Douglas Tanque

Other players under contract

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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 Olcan Gökdemir
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   TUR Yağız Yolcu

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   TUR Eren Bilen (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2024)
DF   TUR Onur Öztonga (at Karacabey Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
MF   TUR Berat Kartal (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2024)
MF   AZE Serhat Tasdemir (at Zonguldak Kömürspor until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   TUR Yağız Gül (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2024)
FW   TUR Fatih Bektaş (at Zonguldak Kömürspor until 30 June 2024)
FW   TUR Hakan Özturk (at Gümüşhanespor until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW   Douglas Tanque   Samsunspor Unisclosed 17 August 2023
MF   Giorgi Beridze   Ankaragücü Free 12 September 2023
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

14 October 2023 Friendly Fatih Karagümrük   2–1   Kocaelispor Riva
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Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
TFF First League 13 August 2023 12 May 2024 Matchday 1 17 10 3 4 29 20 +9 058.82
Turkish Cup 5 December 2023 Fourth round Fourth round 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 000.00
Total 18 10 3 5 29 21 +8 055.56

Last updated: December 2023
Source: Soccerway

TFF First League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Bodrum (O, P) 34 15 12 7 43 22 +21 57 Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Quarter Finals
5 Çorum 34 16 8 10 55 36 +19 56
6 Kocaelispor 34 16 7 11 48 41 +7 55
7 Boluspor 34 15 8 11 33 35 −2 53
8 Gençlerbirliği 34 13 12 9 39 33 +6 51
Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. 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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: August 2023.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by round

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Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on August 2023. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 19 July 2023.[2]

Turkish Cup

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References

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  1. ^ "Kocaelispor squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  2. ^ Şafak, Yeni. "1. Lig 2023-2024 fikstür: Trendyol 1. Lig'de derbi maçları hangi hafta oynanacak? | Özgün Haberler". Yeni Şafak.
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