2023–24 Trabzonspor season

Trabzonspor
2023–24 season
President	Ertuğrul Doğan
Head coach	Nenad Bjelica; (until 11 October); Abdullah Avcı; (from 12 October)
Stadium	Papara Park
Süper Lig	3rd
Turkish Cup	Runners-up
Top goalscorer	League: ; Paul Onuachu (15); All: ; Paul Onuachu (17)
Average home league attendance	15,386
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Trabzonspor's 57th season in existence and 50th consecutive in the Süper Lig. They also competed in the Turkish Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 7 February 2024^[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	Uğurcan Çakır (captain)
2	DF	TUR	Rayyan Baniya
3	DF	ESP	Joaquín Fernández
4	DF	TUR	Hüseyin Türkmen
5	MF	TUR	Berat Özdemir (on loan from Ettifaq)
6	MF	FRA	Batista Mendy
7	MF	BIH	Edin Višća
8	MF	MKD	Enis Bardhi
9	FW	TUR	Umut Bozok
12	DF	BEL	Thomas Meunier
14	FW	GRE	Taxiarchis Fountas
16	MF	TUR	Kerem Şen
18	DF	TUR	Eren Elmalı
20	MF	MNE	Ognjen Bakić


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	TUR	Umut Güneş
24	DF	SUR	Stefano Denswil
25	GK	TUR	Onuralp Çevikkan
27	FW	EGY	Mahmoud Trézéguet
29	FW	CIV	Nicolas Pépé
30	FW	NGA	Paul Onuachu (on loan from Southampton)
32	DF	CRO	Filip Benković (on loan from Udinese)
33	MF	TUR	Göktan Gürpüz
50	MF	TUR	Mehmet-Can Aydın (on loan from Schalke 04)
54	GK	TUR	Muhammet Taha Tepe
73	DF	TUR	Arif Boşluk
94	FW	TUR	Enis Destan
98	GK	TUR	Kağan Moradaoğlu
99	FW	CRO	Mislav Oršić

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	Arda Akbulut (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024)
—	GK	TUR	Hakan Aydın (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Serkan Asan (at Pendikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Yunus Emre Köse (at 52 Orduspor until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Caner Uzun (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	AZE	Murat Akpınar (at Sakaryaspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Kadir Bakırtaş (at Çankaya until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Kerem Baykuş (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Süleyman Cebeci (at 68 Aksaray Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Ali Alperen Çelik (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Kourbelis (at Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Gökdeniz Kazaz (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Muhammed Pınarcı (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Veysel Sönmezsoy (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Hakan Yeşil (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Emirhan Zaman (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	URU	Maxi Gómez (at Cádiz until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Batuhan Kör (at 1461 Trabzon FK until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	MAR	Montasser Lahtimi (at Wydad AC until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Emir Uzun (at Sebat Gençlikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	CRO	Tonio Teklić (at Karagümrük until 30 June 2024)

Kits

Supplier: Joma
Sponsors: Vestel (front) / QNB Finansbank (left sleeve) / Safiport (right sleeve) / WhiteBIT (back) / Rentgo (short front) / Papara (short back)/ Miller Holding (sock)

Home

Away

Third

Fourth

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Dimitrios Kourbelis	Panathinaikos	Free	1 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Mislav Oršić	Göztepe	€2,400,000	1 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Filip Benković	Udinese	Loan + €500,000	10 July 2023	^[5]
MF	Ognjen Bakić	Osijek	Free	9 September 2023
FW	Paul Onuachu	Southampton	Loan	11 September 2023	^[6]
MF	Umut Güneş	Alanyaspor	€2,300,000	15 September 2023
MF	Behlül Aydın	1461 Trabzon	Loan return	29 January 2024
DF	Thomas Meunier	Borussia Dortmund	Free	7 February 2024
GK	Arda Akbulut	Adanaspor	Loan return	8 February 2024	^[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Marek Hamšík	Retired		1 July 2023	^[8]
DF	Taha Altıkardeş	Göztepe	Free	4 July 2023
MF	Flávio	Al-Taawoun	Loan + €182,000	9 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Marc Bartra	Contract termination		11 July 2023	^[10]
FW	Maxi Gómez	Cádiz	Loan	22 August 2023	^[11]
DF	Jens Stryger	Released		18 January 2024
MF	Behlül Aydın	GMG Kastamonu	Undisclosed	2 February 2024
GK	Arda Akbulut	1461 Trabzon	Loan return	9 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly	Trabzonspor	0–2	Hajduk Split	Ljubljana, Slovenia
11:30			Dolček 14' Melnjak 33'	Stadium: Športni Park Šiška

15 July 2023 Friendly	Fehérvár	2–2	Trabzonspor	Kranj, Slovenia
17:30	Csongvai 37' Kodro 58'		Gómez 9' Bardhi 75'	Stadium: Nacionalni Nogometni Center Brdo

15 July 2023 Friendly	Celje	2–2	Trabzonspor	Ljubljana, Slovenia
12:30	Bajde 37' Zec 64'		Şen 25' Bozok 51'	Stadium: Športni Park Šiška

25 July 2023 Friendly	Trabzonspor	4–1	Rabotnički	Čatež ob Savi, Slovenia
17:30	Gómez 8' Bakasetas 40' Elmalı 63' Destan 88', 89'		Çakır 17' (o.g.) Todorovski 52'	Stadium: Sportski Centar Terme Čatež

26 July 2023 Friendly	Trigla	0–4	Trabzonspor	Kranj, Slovenia
11:00			Bozok 4', 51' Teklić 62' Yıldırım 79'	Stadium: Športni Center Stanko Mlakar

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 %
Süper Lig	11 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	3rd	38	21	4	13	69	50	+19	055.26
Turkish Cup	6 December 2023	23 May 2024	Fourth round	Runners-up	7	6	0	1	18	8	+10	085.71
Total					45	27	4	14	87	58	+29	060.00

Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Galatasaray (C)	38	33	3	2	92	26	+66	102	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
2	Fenerbahçe	38	31	6	1	99	31	+68	99	Qualification for the Champions League second qualifying round
3	Trabzonspor	38	21	4	13	69	50	+19	67	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round
4	Başakşehir	38	18	7	13	57	43	+14	61	Qualification for the Conference League second qualifying round
5	Kasımpaşa	38	16	8	14	62	65	−3	56^[a]

Source: Süper Lig
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.^[12]
(C) Champions
Notes:

^ Kasımpaşa are ahead of Beşiktaş on head-to-head points: Kasımpaşa 2–1 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 1–3 Kasımpaşa.

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
37	20	4	13	68	50	+18	64	12	1	6	38	25	+13	8	3	7	30	25	+5

Source: Trendyol 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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W
Position	7	10	13	8	5	7	5	7	5	6	4	4	5	6	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

Source: Trendyol Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 18 July 2023.^[13]

11 August 2023 1	Trabzonspor	1–0	Antalyaspor	Trabzon
21:00 UTC+3	Denswil 8'	Report	Rakip 46'	Stadium: Papara Park Attendance: 30,692 Referee: Zorbay Küçük

19 August 2023 2	Galatasaray	2–0	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
21:45 UTC+3	Icardi 23', 90+3', 62' Oliveira 76' Muslera 86' Angeliño 86'	Report	Kourbelis 64' Bardhi 68' Elmalı 90+6'	Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium Attendance: 45,891 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

26 August 2023 3	Trabzonspor	2–3	Çaykur Rizespor	Trabzon
19:15	Bakasetas 58' (pen.) Destan 83'		Mocsi 20' Keser 43', 66'	Stadium: Papara Park Attendance: 23,044 Referee: Halil Umut Meler

1 September 2023 4	Kasımpaşa	1–5	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
21:00	Winck 85'		Destan 15' Bardhi 28', 64' Benković 45+4' Gürpüz 82'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Erkan Özdamar

17 September 2023 5	Trabzonspor	3–0	Beşiktaş	Trabzon
20:00	Onuachu 29' Bakasetas 41' Višća 61'			Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

25 September 2023 6	Hatayspor	3–2	Trabzonspor	Mersin
20:00				Stadium: Mersin Stadium Referee: Burak Şeker

30 September 2023 7	Trabzonspor	2–1	Pendikspor	Trabzon
16:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

6 October 2023 8	Adana Demirspor	1–0	Trabzonspor	Adana
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Nani 29', 54' Gravillon 41' Belhanda 52' Özbir 76' Toköz 90+8'	Report	Stryger Larsen 76' Baniya 90+6' Eren Elmalı 90+6'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Kadir Sağlam

23 October 2023 9	Trabzonspor	1–0	Alanyaspor	Trabzon
20:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Arda Kardeşler

29 October 2023 10	Fatih Karagümrük	0–0	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
16:00				Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Şansalan

4 November 2023 11	Fenerbahçe	2–3	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
19:00				Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Zorbay Küçük

10 November 2023 12	Trabzonspor	2–1	Konyaspor	Trabzon
20:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Cihan Aydın

27 November 2023 13	Sivasspor	3–3	Trabzonspor	Sivas
20:00				Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

3 December 2023 14	Trabzonspor	0–1	Kayserispor	Trabzon
16:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ümit Öztürk

10 December 2023 15	Gaziantep FK	1–3	Trabzonspor	Gaziantep
19:00				Stadium: Gaziantep Stadium Referee: Arda Kardeşler

19 December 2023 17	İstanbulspor	0–3 Awarded	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
20:00				Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium

23 December 2023 18	Trabzonspor	1–1	Istanbul Basaksehir	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

6 January 2024 19	Ankaragücü	0–1	Trabzonspor	Ankara
19:00				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Burak Şeker

11 January 2024 16	Trabzonspor	2–1	Samsunspor	Trabzon
20:00				Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Cihan Aydın

14 January 2024 20	Antalyaspor	1–1	Trabzonspor	Antalya
16:00				Stadium: Antalya Stadium Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

21 January 2024 21	Trabzonspor	1–5	Galatasaray	Trabzon
				Stadium: Papara Park

25 January 2024 22	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	Trabzonspor	Rize
				Stadium: Rize City Stadium

29 January 2024 23	Trabzonspor	2–3	Kasımpaşa	Trabzon
				Stadium: Papara Park

4 February 2024 24	Beşiktaş	2–0	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Meraş 38' Kılıçsoy 44', 62' Svensson 54' Ghezzal 58'			Stadium: Tüpraş Stadyumu Referee: Arda Kardeşler

12 February 2024 25	Trabzonspor	2–0	Hatayspor	Trabzon
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Trézéguet 49' Bardhi 77'			Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ali Şansalan

18 February 2024 26	Pendikspor	0–2	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)			Trézéguet 75' Destan 80'	Stadium: Siltaş Yapı Pendik Stadyumu Referee: Halil Umut Meler

25 February 2024 27	Trabzonspor	1–0	Adana Demirspor	Trabzon
16:00	Trézéguet 21' Özdemir 82' Elmalı 83'		Balotelli 44' Mendoza 90' Rodríguez 90+4' Nani 90+5'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Burak Şeker

4 March 2024 28	Alanyaspor	3–1	Trabzonspor	Alanya
20:00				Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

9 March 2024 29	Trabzonspor	5–1	Fatih Karagümrük	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park

17 March 2024 30	Trabzonspor	2–3	Fenerbahçe	Trabzon
20:30	Bardhi 63' Trézéguet 78' (pen.)		Fred 13', 45+4' Batshuayi 87'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Halil Umut Meler

3 April 2024 31	Konyaspor	1–3	Trabzonspor	Konya
20:30	Nzonzi 79'		Trézéguet 19' Višća 59' (pen.) Fountas 89'	Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

12 April 2024 32	Trabzonspor	0–1	Sivasspor	Trabzon
20:00			Menig 52'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ümit Öztürk

20 April 2024 33	Kayserispor	1–2	Trabzonspor	Kayseri
19:00	Bourabia 87'		Destan 24' Pépé 58'	Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Referee: Çağdaş Altay

28 April 2024 34	Trabzonspor	4–2	Gaziantep	Trabzon
19:00	Onuachu 50', 66', 68' Bardhi 65'		Sorescu 12' Drăguș 21'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

4 May 2024 35	Samsunspor	3–1	Trabzonspor	Samsun
19:00	Antalyalı 14' (pen.) Mouandilmadji 28' Fernández 36' (o.g.)		Bardhi 32'	Stadium: Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadium Attendance: 26,992 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

12 May 2024 36	Trabzonspor	3–0	İstanbulspor	Trabzon
19:00	Onuachu 6', 7' Meunier 49'			Stadium: Papara Park Attendance: 51 Referee: Emre Kargın

19 May 2024 37	İstanbul Başakşehir	0–1	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
19:00			Onuachu 45+2'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 3,815 Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu

26 May 2024 38	Trabzonspor	4–2	Ankaragücü	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park

Turkish Cup

6 December 2023 Fourth round	Trabzonspor	3–1	Çorum	Trabzon
21:00	Fountas 3' Destan 19' Bakasetas 61'		Verheydt 16'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

18 January 2024 Fifth round	Trabzonspor	3–1	Manisa	Trabzon
19:00	Fountas 7' Destan 28', 69'		Korenica 15'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Turgut Doman

8 February 2024 Round of 16	Gençlerbirliği	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Trabzonspor	Ankara
17:30	Bostan 14'		Elmalı 90' Trézéguet 105+1'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Mert Güzenge

28 February 2024 Quarter-finals	Trabzonspor	1–0	İstanbul Başakşehir	Trabzon
17:30	Bardhi 39' Višća 57'		Souza 44' Davidson 90+8'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Kadir Sağlam

24 April 2024 Semi-finals First leg	Trabzonspor	3–2	Fatih Karagümrük	Trabzon
20:30	Višća 15' Elmalı 40' Denswil 41' Destan 45' Fountas 44', 49'		Mendes 22' Biraschi 44' Mor 45+4' Mercan 58' Paoletti 80' Eysseric 90+1'	Stadium: Papara Park Referee: Ali Şansalan

8 May 2024 Semi-finals Second leg	Fatih Karagümrük	0–4 (2–7 agg.)	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
20:30	Paoletti 73'		Onuachu 54' Fountas 69' Bozok 73' (pen.), 77'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Cihan Aydın

23 May 2024 Final	Beşiktaş	3–2	Trabzonspor	Istanbul
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Ghezzal 45+3' (pen.) Uçan 54' Svensson 79' Al-Musrati 90+4', 90+5'		Onuachu 13' Meunier 52' Bardhi 83' Pépé 89'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Ali Şansalan

References

^ https://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/tur-sueperlig-2023-2024/1/
^ "Futbol A Takımı". Trabzonspor. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
^ "Dimitrios Kourbelis resmen Trabzonspor'da! Maaşı ve sözleşme süresi KAP'a bildirildi - Trabzonspor (TS) Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. June 28, 2023.
^ "Oršić zvanično u Trabzonu, ugovor 2+1, obeštećenje 2.400.000 evra | MozzartSport". www.mozzartsport.com.
^ "Trabzonspor yeni transferi Filip Benkovic'in kiralama bedeli ve yıllık ücretini KAP'a bildirdi". Türkiye Gazetesi. 10 July 2023.
^ "Southampton striker Paul Onuachu joins Trabzonspor on loan | Southampton FC | News". 11 September 2023.
^ "Kamuoyuna duyuru".
^ "Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík to retire from soccer at end of season". AP News. June 1, 2023.
^ "Trabzonspor Flavio'nun Al Taawoun Saudi'ye kiralandığını duyurdu". Fotomaç.
^ "Marc Bartra rescinde com o Trabzonspor e é jogador livre". www.ojogo.pt. July 11, 2023.
^ "Maxi Gómez refuerza el ataque del Cádiz CF".
^ "Türkıye Futbol Federasyonu Futbol Müsabaka Talımati: 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.
^ "SÜPER LİG FİKSTÜRÜ 2023-2024; Trenyol Süper Lig derbi maç tarihleri & 1. hafta maçları! İşte Süper Lig'de ilk maçların oynanacağı tarihler..." Milliyet. July 19, 2023.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_KAS0.46121805974339-12] Kasımpaşa are ahead of Beşiktaş on head-to-head points: Kasımpaşa 2–1 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 1–3 Kasımpaşa.

[1] ttps://www.worldfootball.net/attendance/tur-sueperlig-2023-2024/1/

[2] "Futbol A Takımı". Trabzonspor. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2022.

[3] "Dimitrios Kourbelis resmen Trabzonspor'da! Maaşı ve sözleşme süresi KAP'a bildirildi - Trabzonspor (TS) Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. June 28, 2023.

[4] "Oršić zvanično u Trabzonu, ugovor 2+1, obeštećenje 2.400.000 evra | MozzartSport". www.mozzartsport.com.

[5] "Trabzonspor yeni transferi Filip Benkovic'in kiralama bedeli ve yıllık ücretini KAP'a bildirdi". Türkiye Gazetesi. 10 July 2023.

[6] "Southampton striker Paul Onuachu joins Trabzonspor on loan | Southampton FC | News". 11 September 2023.

[7] "Kamuoyuna duyuru".

[8] "Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamšík to retire from soccer at end of season". AP News. June 1, 2023.

[9] "Trabzonspor Flavio'nun Al Taawoun Saudi'ye kiralandığını duyurdu". Fotomaç.

[10] "Marc Bartra rescinde com o Trabzonspor e é jogador livre". www.ojogo.pt. July 11, 2023.

[11] "Maxi Gómez refuerza el ataque del Cádiz CF".

[13] "Türkıye Futbol Federasyonu Futbol Müsabaka Talımati: 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.

[14] "SÜPER LİG FİKSTÜRÜ 2023-2024; Trenyol Süper Lig derbi maç tarihleri & 1. hafta maçları! İşte Süper Lig'de ilk maçların oynanacağı tarihler..." Milliyet. July 19, 2023.

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