2022–23 Sivasspor season

The 2022–23 season was the 56th in the history of Sivasspor and their sixth consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in the Süper Lig, the Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup, the UEFA Europa League, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Sivasspor
2022–23 season
PresidentMecnun Otyakmaz
Head coachRıza Çalımbay
StadiumNew Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Süper Lig14th
Turkish CupSemi-finals
Turkish Super CupRunners-up
UEFA Europa LeaguePlay-off round
UEFA Europa Conference LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Max Gradel
(7 goals)

All:
Mustapha Yatabaré (12 goals)

Players edit

Squad edit

As of 29 January 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
2 DF   TUR Murat Paluli
3 DF   TUR Uğur Çiftçi
4 DF   GAB Aaron Appindangoyé
5 MF   GHA Isaac Cofie
6 DF   GRE Dimitrios Goutas
7 FW   CIV Max Gradel
8 MF   GER Robin Yalçın
9 FW   MLI Mustapha Yatabaré
10 FW   CMR Clinton N'Jie
13 DF   TUR Alaaddin Okumuş
14 DF   MLI Samba Camara
15 MF   GRE Charis Charisis
16 GK   TUR Baver Kuçkar
17 MF   GER Erdoğan Yeşilyurt
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 GK   TUR Emre Satılmış
19 FW   POL Karol Angielski
23 MF   NOR Fredrik Ulvestad
24 FW   ESP Samuel Sáiz
25 GK   TUR Muammer Yıldırım
26 FW   NGA Ahmed Musa
28 MF   CIV Kader Keïta
30 FW   ECU Jordy Caicedo (on loan from Tigres UANL)
35 GK   TUR Ali Şaşal Vural
37 MF   TUR Hakan Arslan
58 DF   TUR Ziya Erdal
88 DF   TUR Caner Osmanpaşa
90 FW   NGA Leke James
96 DF   TUR Mehmet Albayrak

Out of squad 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
22 MF   SRB Armin Đerlek

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
DF   TUR Emirhan Tak (at Tuzlaspor until 30 June 2023)
DF   TUR Özkan Yiğiter (at Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2023)
MF   TUR Furkan Sağman (at Sivas Belediyespor until 30 June 2023)
FW   TUR Halit Çokyaşar (at Amed until 30 June 2023)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   TUR Muhammed Emin Ergin (at Sapanca Gençlikspor until 30 June 2023)
FW   TUR Arda Keser (at Sivas Belediyespor until 30 June 2023)
FW   TUR Eren Şahin (at Bayburt Özel İdarespor until 30 June 2023)

Pre-season and friendlies edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 July 2022 Friendly Sivasspor   1–0   Neftçi Gerede
11:30 TRT (UTC+3)
  • Cofie   18'
Stadium: Esentepe Hotel 1 Nolu Futbol Sahası
20 July 2022 Friendly Szombathelyi Haladás   0–0   Sivasspor Szombathely, Hungary
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Haladás Sportkomplexum
22 July 2022 Friendly Sivasspor   1–1   Sigma Olomouc Friedberg, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Sportzentrum Friedberg
25 July 2022 Friendly Sivasspor   2–0   Sharjah Bad Blumau, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Safenstadion
25 September 2022 Friendly Sivasspor   3–0   Tokat Belediye Plevnespor Sivas
15:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Stadium: Vali Lütfullah Bilgin Tesisleri
2 December 2022 Friendly Sivasspor   2–0   FK Partizani Belek
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
8 December 2022 Friendly Sivasspor   2–1   1. FC Saarbrücken Aksu
15:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Stadium: Fanatic Tour Topkapi & Kremlin Palace Football Center
10 December 2022 Friendly Ankaragücü   0–2   Sivasspor Antalya
12:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Stadium: Titanic Hotel Spor Kompleks Field 1
25 February 2023 Friendly Sivasspor   3–0   Sivas Belediyespor Sivas
14:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Stadium: Vali Lütfullah Bilgin Tesisleri

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Süper Lig 6 August 2022 6 June 2023 Matchday 1 14th 36 11 8 17 46 54 −8 030.56
Turkish Cup 20 December 2022 24 May 2023 Fifth round Semi-finals 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 060.00
Turkish Super Cup 30 July 2022 Final Runners-up 1 0 0 1 0 4 −4 000.00
UEFA Europa League 18 August 2022 25 August 2022 Play-off round Play-off round 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 000.00
UEFA Europa Conference League 8 September 2022 16 March 2023 Group stage Round of 16 8 3 2 3 12 12 +0 037.50
Total 52 17 11 24 70 80 −10 032.69

Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 İstanbulspor 36 12 5 19 47 63 −16 41[a]
13 Antalyaspor 36 11 8 17 46 55 −9 41[a]
14 Sivasspor 36 11 8 17 46 54 −8 41[a]
15 Alanyaspor 36 11 8 17 54 70 −16 41[a]
16 Giresunspor (R) 36 10 10 16 42 60 −18 40 Relegation to TFF First League
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.[2]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c d Head-to-head points: İstanbulspor 11, Antalyaspor 10, Sivasspor 8, Alanyaspor 4.

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
36 11 8 17 46 54  −8 41 5 7 6 23 21  +2 6 1 11 23 33  −10

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHH
ResultDLDLDDLLWWLLLDWLDBLWLWWLLWWDLWWLLLLWBD
Position1015131615151717151213151717161717171716171513141512101213101011111114121414
Source: Spor Toto Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league schedule was released on 4 July.[3]

6 August 2022 1 Sivasspor 1–1 Gaziantep Sivas
19:15 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,984
Referee: Ali Şansalan
13 August 2022 2 Adana Demirspor 3–0 Sivasspor Adana
21:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 13,252
Referee: Mert Güzenge
22 August 2022 3 Sivasspor 1–1 Alanyaspor Sivas
19:15 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,716
Referee: Ümit Öztürk
29 August 2022 4 Beşiktaş 3–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
21:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Vodafone Park
Attendance: 34,820
Referee: Volkan Bayarslan
3 September 2022 5 Sivasspor 0–0 Fatih Karagümrük Sivas
19:15 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,089
Referee: Yasin Kol
11 September 2022 (2022-09-11) 6 Sivasspor 1–1 İstanbulspor Sivas
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,099
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) 7 Ankaragücü 2–1 Sivasspor Ankara
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Eryaman Stadium
Attendance: 298
Referee: Sarper Barış Saka
2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) 8 Sivasspor 1–2 Hatayspor Sivas
14:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,384
Referee: Erkan Özdamar
10 October 2022 (2022-10-10) 9 İstanbul Başakşehir 0–2 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Fatih Terim Stadium
Attendance: 2,329
Referee: Kadir Sağlam
17 October 2022 (2022-10-17) 10 Sivasspor 3–0 Giresunspor Sivas
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,572
Referee: Bahattin Şimşek
22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 11 Trabzonspor 1–0 Sivasspor Trabzon
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şenol Güneş Sports Complex
Attendance: 22,058
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen
31 October 2022 (2022-10-31) 12 Sivasspor 0–2 Antalyaspor Sivas
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 3,612
Referee: Mete Kalkavan
7 November 2022 (2022-11-07) 13 Fenerbahçe 1–0 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 40,349
Referee: Hüseyin Göçek
12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 14 Sivasspor 2–2 Ümraniyespor Sivas
14:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
24 December 2022 (2022-12-24) 15 Kasımpaşa 1–2 Sivasspor Istanbul
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Attendance: 1,372
Referee: Sarper Barış Saka
29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 16 Sivasspor 1–2 Galatasaray Sivas
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 9,532
Referee: Erkan Özdamar
4 January 2023 (2023-01-04) 17 Konyaspor 2–2 Sivasspor Konya
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Attendance: 6,612
Referee: Ümit Öztürk
18 Bye
13 January 2023 (2023-01-13) 19 Kayserispor 4–1 Sivasspor Kayseri
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium
Attendance: 6,838
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) 20 Gaziantep 1–2 Sivasspor Gaziantep
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Gaziantep Stadium
Attendance: 4,710
Referee: Cihan Aydın
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 21 Sivasspor 1–2 Adana Demirspor Sivas
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 963
Referee: Burak Pakkan
31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) 22 Alanyaspor 0–3 Sivasspor Antalya
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Kırbıyık Holding Stadium
Referee: Yiğit Arslan
4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 23 Sivasspor 1–0 Beşiktaş Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Zorbay Küçük
4 March 2023 (2023-03-04) 24 Fatih Karagümrük 4–3 Sivasspor Istanbul
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Referee: Ümit Öztürk
13 March 2023 (2023-03-13) 25 İstanbulspor 3–0 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium
Referee: Halil Umut Meler
19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) 26 Sivasspor 2–0 Ankaragücü Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Suat Arslanboğa
27 Hatayspor 0–3 (w/o) Sivasspor Hatay
Report Stadium: New Hatay Stadium
9 April 2023 (2023-04-09) 28 Sivasspor 1–1 İstanbul Başakşehir Sivas
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
16 April 2023 (2023-04-16) 29 Giresunspor 1–0 Sivasspor Giresun
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Çotanak Sports Complex
Referee: Yaşar Kemal Uğurlu
20 April 2023 (2023-04-20) 30 Sivasspor 4–1 Trabzonspor Sivas
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Bahattin Şimşek
24 April 2023 (2023-04-24) 31 Antalyaspor 1–2 Sivasspor Antalya
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Antalya Stadium
Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen
29 April 2023 (2023-04-29) 32 Sivasspor 1–3 Fenerbahçe Sivas
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Zorbay Küçük
7 May 2023 (2023-05-07) 33 Ümraniyespor 4–1 Sivasspor Istanbul
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Ümraniye Municipality City Stadium
Referee: Burak Şeker
16 May 2023 (2023-05-16) 34 Sivasspor 1–2 Kasımpaşa Sivas
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Ali Şansalan
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) 35 Galatasaray 2–0 Sivasspor Istanbul
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Nef Stadium
Referee: Arda Kardeşler
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) 36 Sivasspor 1–0 Konyaspor Sivas
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Bahattin Şimşek
37 Bye
6 June 2023 (2023-06-06) 38 Sivasspor 1–1 Kayserispor Sivas
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Burak Pakkan

Turkish Cup edit

20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) Fifth round Sivasspor 5–2 Esenler Erokspor Sivas
15:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
17 January 2023 (2023-01-17) Round of 16 Sivasspor 3–0 Karacabey Belediyespor Sivas
14:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Quarter-finals Sivasspor 3–0 (w/o) Gaziantep
Note: Gaziantep FK withdrew from the tournament due to the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake.[4] Sivasspor, therefore, were awarded a 3–0 win, advancing to the semi-finals.
3 May 2023 Semi-final first leg Sivasspor 0–0 Fenerbahçe Sivas
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan
24 May 2023 Semi-final second leg Fenerbahçe 3–0
(3–0 agg.)
Sivasspor Istanbul
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

Turkish Super Cup edit

30 July 2022 Final Trabzonspor 4–0 Sivasspor Istanbul
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 46,732
Referee: Mete Kalkavan

UEFA Europa League edit

Play-off round edit

The draw for the play-off round was held on 2 August 2022.

18 August 2022 First leg Malmö FF   3–1   Sivasspor Malmö, Sweden
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Eleda Stadion
Attendance: 12,167
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
25 August 2022 Second leg Sivasspor   0–2
(1–5 agg.)
  Malmö FF Sivas
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 16,873
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)

UEFA Europa Conference League edit

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.[5]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SIV CLJ SLP BLK
1   Sivasspor 6 3 2 1 11 7 +4 11 Advance to round of 16 3–0 1–1 3–4
2   CFR Cluj 6 3 1 2 5 5 0 10 Advance to knockout round play-offs 0–1 2–0 1–0
3   Slavia Prague 6 2 2 2 6 7 −1 8 1–1 0–1 3–2
4   Ballkani 6 1 1 4 8 11 −3 4 1–2 1–1 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
8 September 2022 (2022-09-08) 1 Sivasspor   1–1   Slavia Prague Sivas
21:00 (22:00 TRT)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 5,472
Referee: Fran Jović (Croatia)
15 September 2022 (2022-09-15) 2 CFR Cluj   0–1   Sivasspor Cluj-Napoca, Romania
18:45 (19:45 EEST) Report
Stadium: Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu
Attendance: 7,026
Referee: Allard Lindhout (Netherlands)
6 October 2022 (2022-10-06) 3 Sivasspor   3–4   Ballkani Sivas
18:45 (19:45 TRT)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 4,336
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero (Spain)
13 October 2022 (2022-10-13) 4 Ballkani   1–2   Sivasspor Pristina, Kosovo
21:00
Report
Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium
Attendance: 12,650
Referee: Manuel Schüttengruber (Austria)
27 October 2022 (2022-10-27) 5 Sivasspor   3–0   CFR Cluj Sivas
21:00 (22:00 TRT)
Report Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 6,050
Referee: Rohit Saggi (Norway)
3 November 2022 (2022-11-03) 6 Slavia Prague   1–1   Sivasspor Prague, Czech Republic
18:45
Report
Stadium: Fortuna Arena
Attendance: 18,132
Referee: Rade Obrenović (Slovenia)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

9 March 2023 First leg Fiorentina   1–0   Sivasspor Florence, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi
Attendance: 16,255
Referee: Enea Jorgji (Albania)
16 March 2023 Second leg Sivasspor   1–4
(1–5 agg.)
  Fiorentina Sivas
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)
Report
Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
Attendance: 17,864
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)

References edit

  1. ^ "Futbolcular". Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Süper Lig'de 2022–2023 sezonu fikstürü belli oldu".
  4. ^ "Kamuoyunun Bilgisine" (in Turkish). Gaziantep FK. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Başakşehir ve Sivasspor'un rakipleri belli oldu!". Haber7.