2023–24 Çaykur Rizespor season

Çaykur Rizespor
2023–24 season
Chairman	İbrahim Turgut
Manager	İlhan Palut
Stadium	City of Rize Stadium
Süper Lig	5th
Turkish Cup	Fifth round
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Çaykur Rizespor's 71st season in existence and first one back in the Süper Lig. They are also competing in the Turkish Cup.

Players

First-team squad

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	Tarık Çetin
2	DF	UZB	Husniddin Aliqulov
3	DF	TUR	Halil İbrahim Pehlivan
7	FW	TUR	Benhur Keser
8	MF	BIH	Dal Varešanović
10	FW	NGA	Ibrahim Olawoyin
12	FW	CMR	John Mary
13	MF	TUR	Eren Emre Aydın
14	MF	NGA	Azubuike Okechukwu
16	DF	TUR	Seyfettin Anıl Yaşar
19	FW	SEN	Oumar Diouf
21	FW	ESP	Óscar Pinchi
23	GK	TUR	Gökhan Akkan (captain)
27	DF	TUR	Eray Korkmaz
30	GK	TUR	Zafer Görgen
33	DF	TUR	Sinan Osmanoğlu
35	DF	TUR	Alberk Koç
37	DF	TUR	Muhammet Taha Şahin


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
53	DF	TUR	Emirhan Topçu
54	MF	TUR	Mithat Pala
66	FW	TUR	Güvenç Usta
77	FW	KOS	Altin Zeqiri
—	DF	TUR	Aziz Aksoy
—	DF	TUR	Mustafa Şengül
—	DF	TUR	Selim Ay
—	MF	BIH	Srđan Grahovac
—	MF	RSA	Lebogang Phiri
—	MF	ALB	Enriko Papa
—	MF	UGA	Farouk Miya
—	MF	TUR	Efe Tecimer
—	FW	TUR	Uğur Can Semizoğlu
—	FW	SEN	Mame Mor Faye
—	FW	CUW	Anthony van den Hurk

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Husniddin Aliqulov	Nasaf	€400,000	5 August 2023	^[1]
FW	Altin Zeqiri	Lahti	Undisclosed	10 August 2023	^[2]
FW	Pinchi	Las Palmas	Undisclosed	10 August 2023	^[3]
MF	Dal Varešanović	Sarajevo	Undisclosed	10 August 2023	^[4]
MF	Gustavo Sauer	Botafogo	Free	18 August 2023	^[5]
MF	Jonjo Shelvey	Nottingham Forest	Loan	14 September 2023	^[6]
FW	Adolfo Gaich	CSKA Moscow	Loan	14 September 2023	^[7]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Oğuz Ceylan	Kocaelispor	Undisclosed	11 August 2023	^[8]
MF	Sefa Yılmaz	Bucaspor 1928	Free	11 August 2023	^[9]
MF	Koray Altınay	Bucaspor 1928	Undisclosed	11 August 2023	^[9]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

24 July 2023 Friendly	Antalyaspor	0–0	Çaykur Rizespor	Erzurum
16:30 UTC+3				Stadium: Yüksek İrtifa Kamp Merkezi

28 July 2023 Friendly	Çaykur Rizespor	0–0	Ümraniyespor	Erzurum
16:15 UTC+3				Stadium: Yüksek İrtifa Kamp Merkezi

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	13 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1		21	9	5	7	26	29	−3	042.86
Turkish Cup	7 December 2023	16 January 2023	Fourth round	Fifth round	2	1	0	1	5	3	+2	050.00
Total					23	10	5	8	31	32	−1	043.48

Last updated: 19 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Sivasspor	38	14	12	12	47	54	−7	54
8	Alanyaspor	38	12	16	10	53	50	+3	52
9	Rizespor	38	14	8	16	48	58	−10	50
10	Antalyaspor	38	12	13	13	44	49	−5	49
11	Gaziantep	38	12	8	18	50	57	−7	44^[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.^[10]
Notes:

^ Gaziantep are ahead of Adana Demirspor on head-to-head points: Gaziantep 2–2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 1–6 Gaziantep.

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
21	9	5	7	26	29	−3	32	7	2	2	15	9	+6	2	3	5	11	20	−9

Last updated: 20 January 2024.
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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A
Result	L	D	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	W	L
Position	15	16	11	6	4	4	8	6	8	9	11	10	9	8	8	8	8	8	7	5	5

Updated to match(es) played on 20 January 2024. Source: Trendyol Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

13 August 2023 1	Adana Demirspor	2–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Adana
21:45 UTC+3	Belhanda 27', 43' Akbaba 30' Niang 80' Erdoğan 90+1' Rodrigues 90+5' Svensson 90+15' Güler 90+16'	Report	Zeqiri 4' Pinchi 58' Pala 78' Koç 81' Mary 87' Şahin 90+1' Topçu 90+16'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Ümit Öztürk

19 August 2023 2	Çaykur Rizespor	0–0	Alanyaspor	Rize
19:15 UTC+3	Olawoyin 69' Korkmaz 74' Yaşar 87'	Report	Özdemir 40' Richard 45+2' Augusto 64' Aydın 67'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Referee: Yiğit Arslan

26 August 2023 3	Trabzonspor	2–3	Çaykur Rizespor	Trabzon
19:15 UTC+3		Report		Stadium: Şenol Güneş Sports Complex

1 September 2023 4	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	Fatih Karagümrük	Rize
22:00 EEST	Varešanović 45+1' Pehlivan 66' Topçu 74' Akkan 77'	Report	Drešević 33' Shukurov 90+7'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 5,084 Referee: Murat Erdogan

16 September 2023 5	Konyaspor	1–2	Çaykur Rizespor	Konya
18:00 EEST	Yazğılı 34' Moreno 49' Karayel 90+4'	Report	Şahin 33' Gustavo Sauer 89' (pen.) Gaich 90+2'	Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

23 September 2023 6	Çaykur Rizespor	1–1	Sivasspor	Rize
18:00 EEST	Varešanović 13' 35' Mocsi 44' Pala 61' Şahin 64' Topçu 75' Keser 88'	Report	Samuel Sáiz 7' Manaj 66' Charisis 86' Osmanpaşa 90+2'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 5,932 Referee: Burak Pakkan

1 October 2023 7	Fenerbahçe	5–0	Çaykur Rizespor	Istanbul
17:00 EEST	Szymański 3' Kahveci 47' Džeko 62' Tadić 75' King 90+3' 90+3'	Report	Şahin 45+3' Shelvey 80' Gaich 90+2'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 40,481 Referee: Cihan Aydın

8 October 2023 8	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	Samsunspor	Rize
14:30 EEST	Pala 13' Görgen 74' Keser 80' 81' Varešanović 90'	Report	Tırpan 33' Dimata 45+3' Kılınç 78'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 5,917 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

21 October 2023 9	Kayserispor	3–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Kayseri
14:30 EEST	Thiam 31' 66' (pen.) 89' (pen.) 90+1' Aylton Boa Morte 40' Carole 57' Yılmaz 68' Jeanvier 90+4'	Report	Varešanović 56' Zeqiri 70' Minchev 87'	Stadium: RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium Attendance: 4,049 Referee: Burak Şeker

28 October 2023 10	Çaykur Rizespor	0–1	Galatasaray	Rize
20:00 EEST	Zeqiri 62' Gustavo Sauer 87' Şahin 90+7'	Report	Güvenç 25' Sérgio Oliveira 68' Sánchez 89' Ziyech 90+5'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 11,092 Referee: Kadir Sağlam

6 November 2023 11	Gaziantep	2–0	Çaykur Rizespor	Gaziantep
20:00 EEST	Maxim 20' (pen.) Djilobodji 41' Drăguș 46' 50' Niță 75'	Report	Højer 76'	Stadium: Kalyon Stadyumu Attendance: 6,570 Referee: Ali Şansalan

12 November 2023 12	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	İstanbulspor	Rize
16:00 EEST	Shelvey 5' 62'	Report		Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 3,882 Referee: Sarper Saka

26 November 2023 13	Antalyaspor	0–0	Çaykur Rizespor	Antalya
16:00 EEST	Kałuziński 75'	Report	Olawoyin 24' Shelvey 30' Mocsi 76' Topçu 85' Pala 86'	Stadium: Corendon Airlines Park Attendance: 6,882 Referee: Turgut Doman

2 December 2023 14	Çaykur Rizespor	3–2	İstanbul Başakşehir	Rize
16:00 EEST	Olawoyin 12' 90+2' 90+7' Varešanović 17' Mocsi 90+4'	Report	Piątek 6' 90+8' Opoku 45+2' Abeid 82' Dubois 90+5'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Mert Güzenge

11 December 2023 15	MKE Ankaragücü	1–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Ankara
20:00 EEST	Cephas 7' Moruțan 14' Sowe 40' 50' Güngördü 83'	Report	Topçu 33' 90+5' Zeqiri 39' Minchev 66' Gaich 83' 90+7' Højer 90+3'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Halil Umut Meler

21 December 2023 17	Çaykur Rizespor	5–1	Pendikspor	Rize
17:00 EEST	Gaich 16' 54' Keser 41' 64' Varešanović 45+1' 58' Olawoyin 77'	Report	Akbunar 9' Welinton 23' 62' Vuković 45+1'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 2,840 Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

25 December 2023 18	Kasımpaşa	2–2	Çaykur Rizespor	Istanbul
17:00 EEST	Hajradinović 30' Nuno da Costa 60'	Report	Gaich 45+2' 73' Højer 45+6'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 1,627 Referee: Turgut Doman

6 January 2024 19	Çaykur Rizespor	2–0	Hatayspor	Rize
13:30 EET	Varešanović 19' Olawoyin 82'	Report	Ghoulam 56' Hodžić 63'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 3,665 Referee: Cihan Aydın

9 January 2024 16	Çaykur Rizespor	0–4	Beşiktaş	Rize
20:00 EET	Olawoyin 60' Minchev 82' Topçu 90+4'	Report	Rashica 4' Kılıçsoy 45' 46' 66' Tosun 79'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 7,221 Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

13 January 2024 20	Çaykur Rizespor	1–0	Adana Demirspor	Rize
19:00 EET	Mocsi 54' Pala 73'	Report		Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Attendance: 2,676 Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

20 January 2024 21	Alanyaspor	2–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Alanya
16:00 EET	João Novais 14' Karaca 70' Aliti 80' Fer 89' Sisto 90+1' Balkovec 90+2'	Report	Varešanović 51'	Stadium: Alanya Oba Stadium Referee: Ali Şansalan

25 January 2024 22	Çaykur Rizespor	–	Trabzonspor	Rize
20:00 EET				Stadium: City of Rize Stadium

3 February 2024 24	Çaykur Rizespor	0–0	Konyaspor	Rize
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Şahin 45+1'		Moreno 90+2'	Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Referee: Cihan Aydın

11 February 2024 25	Sivasspor	1–0	Çaykur Rizespor	Sivas
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Manaj 30' Akdağ 58'		Topçu 67'	Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium Referee: Emre Kargın

Turkish Cup

7 December 2023 Round 4	Çaykur Rizespor	4–0	Bucaspor 1928	Rize
19:00 EET	Gaich 41' 47' 88' Varešanović 70' Eray Korkmaz 89'	Report		Stadium: City of Rize Stadium Referee: Mehmet Türkmen

16 January 2024 Round of 32	MKE Ankaragücü	3–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Ankara
19:00 EET	Güneren 57' Ciğerci 90+7' (pen.) Moruțan 90+11' (pen.)	Report	Pala 83' 90+6' Şahin 90+10'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Attendance: 639 Referee: Sarper Saka

References

^ "Çaykur Rizespor Özbek futbolcu Khusniddin Alikulov'u transfer etti". www.trthaber.com. August 5, 2023.
^ "Çaykur Rizespor, Altin Zeqiri transferini açıkladı - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. August 11, 2023.
^ "Çaykur Rizespor, Pinchi ve Diouf´u transfer etti - Çaykur Rizespor Haberleri". Habertürk.
^ "HOŞ GELDİN DAL VARESANOVIC". caykurrizespor.org.tr.
^ "HOŞ GELDİN GUSTAVO SAUER". www.caykurrizespor.org.tr.
^ "Jonjo Shelvey departs on loan". 14 September 2023.
^ "Hoş Geldi̇n Adolfo Gaich".
^ "Oğuz Ceylan Kocaelispor'da". kocaelihalkgazetesi.com.
^ ^a ^b "Bucaspor 1928, Koray Altınay ve Sefa Yılmaz ile sözleşme imzaladı". Haberler. August 12, 2023.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_GFK0.72589868154651-10] Gaziantep are ahead of Adana Demirspor on head-to-head points: Gaziantep 2–2 Adana Demirspor, Adana Demirspor 1–6 Gaziantep.

[1] "Çaykur Rizespor Özbek futbolcu Khusniddin Alikulov'u transfer etti". www.trthaber.com. August 5, 2023.

[2] "Çaykur Rizespor, Altin Zeqiri transferini açıkladı - Futbol Haberleri - Spor". Fanatik. August 11, 2023.

[3] "Çaykur Rizespor, Pinchi ve Diouf´u transfer etti - Çaykur Rizespor Haberleri". Habertürk.

[4] "HOŞ GELDİN DAL VARESANOVIC". caykurrizespor.org.tr.

[5] "HOŞ GELDİN GUSTAVO SAUER". www.caykurrizespor.org.tr.

[6] "Jonjo Shelvey departs on loan". 14 September 2023.

[7] "Hoş Geldi̇n Adolfo Gaich".

[8] "Oğuz Ceylan Kocaelispor'da". kocaelihalkgazetesi.com.

[auto-9] "Bucaspor 1928, Koray Altınay ve Sefa Yılmaz ile sözleşme imzaladı". Haberler. August 12, 2023.

[11] "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.

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