2020–21 Gaziantep F.K. season

The 2020–21 season is Gaziantep F.K.'s 32nd season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football. In addition to the domestic league, Gaziantep will participate in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup. The season covers the period from July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Gaziantep F.K.

2020–21 season
Owner	Sanko Holding
Chairman	Mehmet Büyükekşi
Manager	Marius Șumudică (until 10 January 2021) Ricardo Sá Pinto (from 20 January 2021)
Stadium	Gaziantep Arena
Süper Lig	5th
Turkish Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Alexandru Maxim (11) All: Alexandru Maxim (12)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 January 2021^[1]

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 Günay Güvenç (Captain) 3 DF  SEN Papy Djilobodji 4 DF  TUR Ulaş Zengin 6 DF  ROU Alin Toșca 7 MF  TUR Kenan Özer 8 MF  BRA Jefferson 9 FW  BRA André Felipe 10 FW  TUR Muhammet Demir (on loan from İstanbul Başakşehir) 11 MF  TUR Güray Vural 13 DF  BRA Júnior Morais 14 MF  TUR Bilal Başaçıkoğlu 15 DF  TUR Ertuğrul Ersoy (on loan from Le Havre) 16 DF  POL Paweł Olkowski 17 DF  TUR Oğuz Ceylan 20 MF  SRB Marko Đorđević

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  POR Roderick Miranda 25 GK  TUR Çağlar Akbaba 26 MF  TUR Mirza Cihan 27 MF  BEL Kevin Mirallas 28 MF  POR André Sousa 32 MF  IRQ Osama Rashid 44 MF  ROU Alexandru Maxim 55 MF  GHA Abdul Aziz Tetteh 71 GK  TUR Mustafa Burak Bozan 74 MF  SVN Amedej Vetrih 76 DF  CMR Jean-Armel Kana-Biyik (Vice-captain) 77 MF  TUR Cenk Şahin 88 MF  TUR Furkan Soyalp 94 FW  MLI Nouha Dicko

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 — MF  TUR Hasan Yurtseven (at Kozanspor) — FW  TUR Yusuf Türk (at Karacabey Belediyespor)

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Out

No.	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
15			TBD		1 July 2020

Competitions

Overview

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		28	11	10	7	40	32	+8	039.29
Turkish Cup	25 November 2020	13 January 2021	Fourth round	Round of 16	3	2	0	1	7	4	+3	066.67
Total					31	13	10	8	47	36	+11	041.94

Last updated: 6 March 2021
Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

Main article: 2020–21 Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Alanyaspor	40	17	9	14	58	45	+13	60
8	Fatih Karagümrük	40	16	12	12	64	52	+12	60
9	Gaziantep	40	15	13	12	59	51	+8	58
10	Göztepe	40	13	12	15	59	59	0	51
11	Konyaspor	40	12	14	14	49	48	+1	50

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.^[2]

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
12	5	6	1	20	15	+5	21	3	3	0	12	7	+5	2	3	1	8	8	0

Last updated: 19 December 2020.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	B	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	D	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	B	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L			B
Position	15	14	15	17	17	13	11	10	6	7	8	6	5	5	4	5	3	4	3	4	4	6	6	7	7	7	7	7

Updated to match(es) played on 6 March 2021. Source: TFF.org
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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

Matches

Galatasaray v Gaziantep

12 September 2020 1	Galatasaray	3–1	Gaziantep	Istanbul
21:00	Falcao 8' (pen.) 40' Luyindama  23' Kılınç 28' Belhanda  78'	Report	Aktaş  7' André 53' Júnior Morais  63' Jefferson  82'	Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

Gaziantep v Fatih Karagümrük

20 September 2020 2	Gaziantep	2–2	Fatih Karagümrük	Gaziantep
20:00	Kana-Biyik 53' André 59' Jefferson  75' Demir  83'	Report	Sobiech  17' Zukanović 26' Sabo  41' Erdinç 90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy

Göztepe v Gaziantep

26 September 2020 3	Göztepe	2–2	Gaziantep	İzmir
17:00	Öztürk  37' Akbunar  43' Aydoğdu 50' Ideye 61' Kayan  88'	Report	Demir 7' Olkowski  82' Maxim 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yasin Kol

Gaziantep v Trabzonspor

2 October 2020 4	Gaziantep	1–1	Trabzonspor	Gaziantep
21:00	Ceylan  45+4' Maxim  50' 90+3' (pen.) Júnior Morais  62' Kožulj  68'	Report	Campi 64' Flávio  72'  90'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus

Antalyaspor v Gaziantep

18 October 2020 5	Antalyaspor	1–1	Gaziantep	Antalya
17:00	Sam 3'  76' Sari  31' Kudryashov  49' Sinik  86' Akyol  90+4'  90+6'	Report	Júnior Morais  15'  65' Mirallas  26'  28' Djilobodji  38' Soyalp 70'	Stadium: Antalya Stadyumu Attendance: 0 Referee: Koray Gençerler

Gaziantep v Konyaspor

24 October 2020 6	Gaziantep	1–0	Konyaspor	Gaziantep
17:00	Dicko  24' Vural  34' Vetrih  53' Demir 75'	Report	Guilherme  22' Milošević  36' Miya  42' Çalık  90+3' Šehić  90+4'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya

Gençlerbirliği v Gaziantep

31 October 2020 7	Gençlerbirliği	1–1	Gaziantep	Ankara
13:30	Yıldırım  45' Candeias 56'  71' Dikmen  84'	Report	Maxim 17' (pen.) André Sousa  50' Mirallas  73' Júnior Morais  85'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadyumu Attendance: 0 Referee: Turgut Doman

Gaziantep v Beşiktaş

6 November 2020 8	Gaziantep	3–1	Beşiktaş	Gaziantep
20:00	Dicko  24' Mirallas 44'  90+1' Demir 63' Özer 90+8'	Report	Destanoğlu  55' Larin 61' Rosier  90+4'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Uğurlu

Denizlispor v Gaziantep

21 November 2020 9	Denizlispor	0–1	Gaziantep	Denizli
16:00	Bergdich  50' Murawski  72'	Report	Özer 25' Kana-Biyik  44' Toșca  74' Soyalp  90+5'	Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

Gaziantep v Yeni Malatyaspor

28 November 2020 10	Gaziantep	2–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Gaziantep
13:30	Mirallas 19' Demir  44' Maxim  45+4' Özer  45+4' Ceylan  45+6'  48' Toșca  52' Kana-Biyik 74'	Report	Büyük 49' Acquah  51' Kanatsızkuş  65' Karim Hafez  84' Topalli 90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık

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İstanbul Başakşehir v Gaziantep

13 December 2020 12	İstanbul Başakşehir	1–2	Gaziantep	Istanbul
19:00	Crivelli 56' Türüç  65' Uçar  90+3'	Report	Maxim  11' Mirallas 44' Demir 74'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

Gaziantep v Fenerbahçe

19 December 2020 13	Gaziantep	3–1	Fenerbahçe	Gaziantep
19:00	Vetrih 10'  67' Maxim 40' (pen.) Djilobodji  53' André Sousa  81' Özer 90+5'	Report	Pelkas 24'  59' Sangaré  38' Ademi  90+5'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır

Kasımpaşa v Gaziantep

23 December 2020 14	Kasımpaşa	0–4	Gaziantep	Istanbul
19:00		Report	Maxim 9' (pen.), 25' Jefferson 57' Demir 79'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Koray Gençerler

Gaziantep v Alanyaspor

27 December 2020 15	Gaziantep	3–1	Alanyaspor	Gaziantep
13:30	Dicko 9' Demir 29' Maxim 60'	Report	Vetrih 26' (o.g.)	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu Fourth official: Kadir Sağlam

BB Erzurumspor v Gaziantep

2 January 2021 16	BB Erzurumspor	1–1	Gaziantep	Erzurum
13:30	Başsan 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Mirallas 69'	Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu Fourth official: Cihan Aydın

Gaziantep v Ankaragücü

5 January 2021 17	Gaziantep	2–0	Ankaragücü	Gaziantep
16:00	Maxim 69' Şahin 90+6'	Report		Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy Fourth official: Murat Erdoğa

Sivasspor v Gaziantep

9 January 2021 18	Sivasspor	2–1	Gaziantep	Sivas
13:30	Arslan 41', 47'  43' Yalçın  74' Çiftçi  85'	Report	Maxim 4' Vural  31' Güvenç  37' Aktaş  63' Jefferson  79'	Stadium: 4 Eylül Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu Fourth official: Caner Ak

Gaziantep v Kayserispor

16 January 2021 19	Gaziantep	2–1	Kayserispor	Gaziantep
16:00	Kvržić 31' (o.g.) Maxim 77' (pen.)	Report	Kolovetsios 61'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler Fourth official: Emre Kargın

Çaykur Rizespor v Gaziantep

20 January 2021 20	Çaykur Rizespor	3–0	Gaziantep	Rize
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Škoda 42', 55' (pen.) Braian Samudio 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium Referee: Halis Özkahya
Note: Match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

Gaziantep v Hatayspor

24 January 2021 21	Gaziantep	1–1	Hatayspor	Gaziantep
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Maxim  23' Demir  33' Jefferson 30'  90+9'	Report	Canlı  18' Abdioğlu  90+5' Júnior Morais 90+8' (o.g.)	Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus Fourth official: Çağdaş Altay

Gaziantep v Galatasaray

29 January 2021 22	Gaziantep	1–2	Galatasaray	Gaziantep
19:00 TRT	Djilobodji  86' Maxim 90+7' (pen.)	Report	Onyekuru 51', 79' Muslera  90+6' Saracchi  100'	Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan Assistant referees: Ceyhun Sesigüzel, Serkan Ok Fourth official: Murat Erdoğan

Fatih Karagümrük v Gaziantep

3 February 2021 23	Fatih Karagümrük	2–0	Gaziantep	Istanbul
16:00	Ndao 58' Borini 64'	Report		Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık Fourth official: Abdullah Taşkınsoy

Trabzonspor v Gaziantep

13 February 2021 (2021-02-13) 25	Trabzonspor	1–0	Gaziantep	Trabzon
16:00	Anthony Nwakaeme  56'  90+6' Anastasios Bakasetas  60' 67'	Report	Kevin Mirallas  56' Amedej Vetrih  60' Ertuğrul Ersoy  76' Alexandru Maxim  89'	Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Referee: Zorbay Küçük Assistant referees: Kemal Yılmaz, Hakan Yemişken Fourth official: Yiğit Arslan

Beşiktaş v Gaziantep

6 March 2021 29	Beşiktaş	2–1	Gaziantep	Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Aboubakar 15', 72' Welinton  67'	Report	Vetrih  45+2' Dicko 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan

Turkish Cup

Main article: 2020–21 Turkish Cup

Gaziantep v Serik Belediyespor

25 November 2020 Fourth round	Gaziantep	3–0	Serik Belediyespor	Gaziantep
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	André 20' Jefferson  37' Mirallas 72' Demir 76'	Report	Murat Gürbüzerol  63' Sefa Narin  77'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mustafa Filiz

Gaziantep v Kocaelispor

16 December 2020 Fifth round	Gaziantep	3–2	Kocaelispor	Gaziantep
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Jefferson  3' Kožulj 39' Uğurlu  44' Mirallas 65' Maxim 81' André  90+6'	Report	Köse 15' Başaran  18' Cerem Talha Dinçer 88' Taha Batuhan Yayıkcı  90+1'	Stadium: Gaziantep Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Kadir Sağlam

Konyaspor v Gaziantep

13 January 2021 Round of 16	Konyaspor	2–1	Gaziantep	Konya
15:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Anicic 11' Şahiner 40'		Demir 90+4'	Stadium: Medaş Konya Büyükşehir