The 2020–21 season was the 31st season in existence of İstanbul Başakşehir and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Turkish football, the Süper Lig. In addition to the domestic league, Başakşehir participated in this season's editions of the Turkish Cup, the Turkish Super Cup and the UEFA Champions League. The season covered the period from 5 August 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | ||||
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| President | Göksel Gümüşdağ | |||
| Head coach | Okan Buruk (until 29 January) Aykut Kocaman (from 1 February) | |||
| Stadium | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium | |||
| Süper Lig | 12th | |||
| Turkish Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Turkish Super Cup | Runners-up | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Fredrik Gulbrandsen (7) All: Fredrik Gulbrandsen (11) | |||
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Players edit
First-team squad edit
- As of 1 February 2021[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan edit
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers edit
In edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 11 | MF |  Nacer Chadli
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 Monaco
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Undisclosed | 10 September 2020 | [2] |
Out edit
| No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| 3 | DF |  Gaël Clichy
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 Servette
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Free | 2 December 2020 | [3] |
Pre-season and friendlies edit
Win Draw Loss
| 3 September 2020 Friendly | Kasımpaşa  | 2–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium |
| 6 September 2020 Friendly | Fatih Karagümrük | 1–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 21:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü Altyapı Tesisleri |
Competitions edit
Overview edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Süper Lig | 14 September 2020 | 15 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 12th | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 30.00 |
| Turkish Cup | 17 December 2020 | 16 March 2021 | Fifth round | Semi-finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 75.00 |
| Turkish Super Cup | 27 January 2021 | Final | Runners-up | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | |
| Champions League | 20 October 2020 | 9 December 2020 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 16.67 |
| Total | 51 | 16 | 12 | 23 | 67 | 80 | −13 | 31.37 | ||||
Last updated: 15 May 2021
Source: Soccerway
Süper Lig edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 10 | Göztepe | 40 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 59 | 59 | 0 | 51 |
| 11 | Konyaspor | 40 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 50 |
| 12 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 48 |
| 13 | Çaykur Rizespor | 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 48 |
| 14 | Kasımpaşa | 40 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 46 |
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.[4]
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.[4]
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 40 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 27 | −10 |
Last updated: 15 May 2021.
Source: Süper Lig
Results by round edit
Updated to match(es) played on 15 May 2021. Source: Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Note: Since the league was expanded to 21 teams each team earned a bye twice this season.
Matches edit
| 14 September 2020 1 | Hatayspor | 2–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Antakya |
| 20:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Antakya Atatürk Stadyumu Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan |
| 20 September 2020 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–2 | Galatasaray | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan |
| 25 September 2020 3 | Fatih Karagümrük | 2–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 20:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Şansalan |
| 3 October 2020 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–0 | Göztepe | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya |
| 17 October 2020 5 | Trabzonspor | 0–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Trabzon |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Attendance: 299 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek |
| 24 October 2020 6 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 5–1 | Antalyaspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık |
| 1 November 2020 7 | Konyaspor | 1–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Konya |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Konya Büyükşehir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler |
| 8 November 2020 8 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–1 | Gençlerbirliği | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mustafa Öğretmenoğlu |
| 21 November 2020 9 | Beşiktaş | 3–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ümit Öztürk |
| 28 November 2020 10 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–3 | Denizlispor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Arda Kardeşler |
| 5 December 2020 11 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 1–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Malatya |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Malatya Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır |
| 13 December 2020 12 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–2 | Gaziantep | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen |
| 13 | Bye |
| 23 December 2020 14 | Fenerbahçe | 4–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek |
| 27 December 2020 15 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–2 | Kasımpaşa | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus |
| 2 January 2021 16 | Alanyaspor | 3–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Alanya |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Mete Kalkavan |
| 6 January 2021 17 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–0 | BB Erzurumspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu |
| 10 January 2021 18 | Ankaragücü | 1–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Ankara |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoglu |
| 16 January 2021 19 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–1 | Sivasspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alper Ulusoy |
| 19 January 2021 20 | Kayserispor | 2–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Kayseri |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Serkan Tokat |
| 23 January 2021 21 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–1 | Çaykur Rizespor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ümit Öztürk |
| 30 January 2021 22 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–5 | Hatayspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır |
| 2 February 2021 23 | Galatasaray | 3–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Türk Telekom Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Arda Kardeşler |
| 6 February 2021 24 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–1 | Fatih Karagümrük | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler |
| 14 February 2021 25 | Göztepe | 2–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Göztepe |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ümit Öztürk |
| 19 February 2021 26 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–1 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler |
| 27 February 2021 27 | Antalyaspor | 0–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Antalya |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: New Antalya Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus |
| 3 March 2021 28 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–1 | Konyaspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ali Palabıyık |
| 7 March 2021 29 | Gençlerbirliği | 0–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Ankara |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya |
| 12 March 2021 30 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–3 | Beşiktaş | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır |
| 21 March 2021 31 | Denizlispor | 0–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Denizli |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Denizli Atatürk Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoglu |
| 4 April 2021 32 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–1 | Yeni Malatyaspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu |
| 8 April 2021 33 | Gaziantep | 2–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Gaziantep |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: New Gaziantep Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen |
| 34 | Bye |
| 18 April 2021 35 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–2 | Fenerbahçe | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır |
| 22 April 2021 36 | Kasımpaşa | 0–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu |
| 25 April 2021 37 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–0 | Alanyaspor | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Özgür Yankaya |
| 29 April 2021 38 | BB Erzurumspor | 1–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Erzurum |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Kazım Karabekir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus |
| 3 May 2021 39 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–1 | Ankaragücü | Istanbul |
| 16:00 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Halil Umut Meler |
| 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 41 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–0 | Kayserispor | Istanbul |
| 20:30 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu |
| 15 May 2021 42 | Çaykur Rizespor | 0–2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Rize |
| 18:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Koray Gençerler |
Turkish Cup edit
| 17 December 2020 Fifth round | İstanbul Başakşehir | 7–0 | Turgutluspor | Istanbul |
| 19:00 TRT (UTC+3) |
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Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Turgut Doman |
| 13 January 2021 Round of 16 | Tuzlaspor | 1–5 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Tuzla |
| 18:45 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Tuzla Belediye Stadı Attendance: 0 Referee: Turgut Doman |
| 9 February 2021 Quarter-finals | Fenerbahçe | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 20:45 TRT (UTC+3) | Report |
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Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus |
| 16 March 2021 Semi-finals | Beşiktaş | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | İstanbul Başakşehir | Istanbul |
| 20:45 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Vodafone Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Fırat Aydınus |
Turkish Super Cup edit
| 27 January 2021 Final | İstanbul Başakşehir | 1–2 | Trabzonspor | Istanbul |
| 20:45 TRT (UTC+3) | Report | Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu |
UEFA Champions League edit
Group stage edit
The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAR | RBL | MUN | IBFK | |
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| 1 | Paris Saint-Germain
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12[a] | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–0 | 1–2 | 5–1 | |
| 2 |  RB Leipzig
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 12 | −1 | 12[a] | 2–1 | — | 3–2 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  Manchester United
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | Transfer to Europa League | 1–3 | 5–0 | — | 4–1 | |
| 4 | İstanbul Başakşehir
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6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 3 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 2–1 | — |
| 20 October 2020 1 | RB Leipzig | 2–0 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Leipzig, Germany |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 999 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Spain) |
| 28 October 2020 2 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 0–2 | Paris Saint-Germain | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Andreas Ekberg (Sweden) |
| 4 November 2020 3 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 2–1 | Manchester United | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 24 November 2020 4 | Manchester United | 4–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Manchester, England |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 545 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
| 2 December 2020 5 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 3–4 | RB Leipzig | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Spain) |
| 9 December 2020 6 | Paris Saint-Germain | 5–1 | İstanbul Başakşehir | Paris, France |
| 18:55 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Parc de Princes Attendance: 0[note 1] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) and Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) | ||
| Note: The Paris Saint-Germain v İstanbul Başakşehir match was suspended after 14 minutes, with the score 0–0 at the time, as both teams left the pitch in protest after an alleged racist incident by a match official directed at the assistant manager of İstanbul Başakşehir.[6] The match was resumed on 9 December 2020, 18:55 CET, with a new team of match officials. | ||||
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
- As of 14 February 2021
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Süper Lig | Turkish Cup | Turkish Super Cup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 22 | FW | 
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Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | 
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Edin Višća | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | MF |
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İrfan Kahveci | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 19 | FW | 
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Demba Ba | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 8 | MF | 
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Danijel Aleksić | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | MF |
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Mehmet Topal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 11 | MF |
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Nacer Chadli | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 20 | MF | 
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Giuliano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 23 | MF |
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Deniz Türüç | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 | FW |
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Enzo Crivelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 9 | FW | 
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Junior Fernandes | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF |
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Mahmut Tekdemir | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 | DF |
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Ravil Tagir | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 29 | MF |
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Kerim Frei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||
| Totals | 28 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 50 | ||||
Notes edit
- ^ a b Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.
References edit
- ^ "A TAKIM". Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Nacer Chadli trekt naar Turkije en kiest voor kampioen Başakşehir". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 10 September 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "Gael Clichy s'engage avec le Servette FC" [Gael Clichy commits to Servette FC]. Servette FC (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Champions League group stage draw made in Geneva". UEFA.com. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "PSG v Istanbul Basaksehir: Both teams walk off pitch as match temporarily suspended". BBC Sport. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.