2021–22 Adana Demirspor season

Adana Demirspor
2021–22 season
President	Murat Sancak
Head coach	Vincenzo Montella
Stadium	New Adana Stadium
Süper Lig	9th
Turkish Cup	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mario Balotelli (18); All: ; Mario Balotelli (19)
Biggest win	Adana Demirspor 7–0 Göztepe
Biggest defeat	Fatih Karagümrük 4–0 Adana Demirspor
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 82nd season in the history of Adana Demirspor and the first season back in the top tier of Turkish football, the Süper Lig. In addition to the domestic league, Adana Demirspor participated in this season's edition of the Turkish Cup.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 29 January 2022^[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	Tayyib Sanuç
4	DF	GER	Semih Güler
5	DF	TUR	Samet Akaydın
6	DF	TUR	Kaan Kanak
7	FW	COD	Britt Assombalonga
8	MF	GER	Sinan Kurt
9	FW	ITA	Mario Balotelli
10	MF	MAR	Younès Belhanda (3rd captain)
11	FW	NGA	David Akintola
17	FW	TUR	Metehan Mimaroğlu
18	MF	TUR	Mustafa Kapı
19	MF	ARG	Lucas Castro
20	DF	TUR	Tarık Çamdal
22	DF	NOR	Jonas Svensson
23	FW	TUR	Yunus Akgün (on loan from Galatasaray)
25	DF	TUR	Alper Uludağ


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
30	MF	TUR	Emrecan Uzun
35	GK	TUR	Ferhat Kaplan
39	GK	TUR	Vedat Karakuş
49	GK	KOS	Arijanet Muric (on loan from Manchester City)
50	MF	ENG	Erhun Öztümer
59	FW	FRA	Loïc Rémy
66	DF	TUR	İsmail Çokçalış
67	MF	ISL	Birkir Bjarnason
70	FW	TUR	İsa Güler
77	FW	ARG	Matías Vargas (on loan from Espanyol)
80	MF	CRO	Damjan Đoković (on loan from Çaykur Rizespor)
88	MF	SUI	Gökhan Inler (Captain)
90	MF	FRA	Benjamin Stambouli
91	DF	CIV	Simon Deli
95	DF	SEN	Joher Rassoul (Vice-captain)

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	Tolga Kalender (on loan to Bayrampaşa)
—	MF	TUR	Erkam Develi (on loan to Bayrampaşa)
—	MF	TUR	Burhan Ersoy (on loan to Bayrampaşa)
—	MF	TUR	Tayfun Aydoğan (on loan to Tuzlaspor)
—	MF	TUR	Sedat Sahintürk (on loan to Tuzlaspor)
—	MF	TUR	İzzet Çelik (on loan to Diyarbekirspor)
—	MF	GER	Bünyamin Balat (on loan to Denizlispor)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	TUR	Mustafa Yılmaz (on loan to Bayrampaşa)
—	FW	TUR	Yiğit Gümüş (on loan to Bayrampaşa)
—	FW	TUR	Çağan Atik (on loan to Bayrampaşa)
—	FW	TUR	Musa Bulut (on loan to Niğde Anadolu)
—	FW	ITA	Enock Barwuah (on loan to Menemenspor)
—	FW	NGA	Francis Ezeh (on loan to Tuzlaspor)

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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	15 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	9th	38	15	10	13	60	47	+13	039.47
Turkish Cup	28 October 2021	10 February 2022	Third round	Round of 16	4	3	1	0	12	3	+9	075.00
Total					42	18	11	13	72	50	+22	042.86

Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Antalyaspor	38	16	11	11	54	47	+7	59^[a]
8	Fatih Karagümrük	38	16	9	13	47	52	−5	57
9	Adana Demirspor	38	15	10	13	60	47	+13	55
10	Sivasspor	38	14	12	12	52	50	+2	54	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round^[b]
11	Kasımpaşa	38	15	8	15	67	57	+10	53^[c]

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]
Notes:

^ Beşiktaş finished ahead of Antalyaspor on head-to-head points: Antalyaspor 2–3 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 0–0 Antalyaspor.
^ Sivasspor qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Turkish Cup winners.
^ Kasımpaşa finished ahead of Hatayspor on head-to-head points: Hatayspor 1–1 Kasımpaşa, Kasımpaşa 3–1 Hatayspor.

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
38	15	10	13	60	47	+13	55	9	5	5	35	17	+18	6	5	8	25	30	−5

Source: Spor Toto Süper Lig

Results by round[edit]

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	L	D	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	14	13	15	17	15	13	12	10	10	10	12	10	10	9	10	8	7	5	6	4	5	8	4	3	4	4	5	6	7	5	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2022. Source: Spor Toto Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

15 August 2021 1	Adana Demirspor	0–1	Fenerbahçe	Adana
21:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Sanuç 90+1'	Report	Tisserand 31' Özil 46' Osayi-Samuel 82'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 10,340 Referee: Ali Şansalan

20 August 2021 2	Kayserispor	1–1	Adana Demirspor	Kayseri
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Sazdağı 17' Akdağ 45+3'	Report	Kaplan 39' Svensson 41' Güler 42' David 45+2' David 63' Ezeh 80' Stambouli 85'	Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Referee: Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu

27 August 2021 3	Adana Demirspor	1–1	Konyaspor	Adana
21:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Assombalonga 59'	Report	Gürler 53' Bardakcı 66' Bardakcı 83' Demirbağ 90+2'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Alper Ulusoy

11 September 2021 4	Fatih Karagümrük	4–0	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium

18 September 2021 5	Adana Demirspor	3–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

21 September 2021 6	Beşiktaş	3–3	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Vodafone Park

25 September 2021 7	Adana Demirspor	4–0	Gaziantep	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

1 October 2021 8	Antalyaspor	1–2	Adana Demirspor	Antalya
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Antalya Stadium

16 October 2021 9	Adana Demirspor	0–2	Yeni Malatyaspor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

24 October 2021 10	Sivasspor	1–1	Adana Demirspor	Sivas
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium

1 November 2021 11	İstanbul Başakşehir	2–1	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul 9
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Kaldırım 41' Chadli 71' Višća 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Assombalonga 60' Inler 90+7'	Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium Attendance: 927 Referee: Arda Kardeşler

7 November 2021 12	Adana Demirspor	1–0	Hatayspor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

21 November 2021 13	Altay	1–3	Adana Demirspor	İzmir
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium

26 November 2021 14	Adana Demirspor	0–0	Kasımpaşa	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

4 December 2021 15	Trabzonspor	2–0	Adana Demirspor	Trabzon
16:00	Nwakaeme 26' Hamšík 54'	Report	Balotelli 82'	Stadium: Şenol Güneş Stadium Referee: Fırat Aydınus

12 December 2021 16	Adana Demirspor	1–0	Giresunspor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

18 December 2021 17	Alanyaspor	1–3	Adana Demirspor	Alanya
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium

21 December 2021 18	Adana Demirspor	2–0	Galatasaray	Sarıçam, Adana
20:00	Stambouli 8' Bjarnason 43' Akgün 53', 58' Muric 86'	Report	Cicâldău 2' Antalyalı 32'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 24,126 Referee: Arda Kardeşler

26 December 2021 19	Göztepe	1–1	Adana Demirspor	İzmir
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium

10 January 2022 20	Fenerbahçe	1–2	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Valencia 29' (pen.) Yandaş 47' Osayi-Samuel 90+2'	Report	Svensson 27' Inler 34' Stambouli 40' Belhanda 46', 47'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 14,791 Referee: Halil Umut Meler

15 January 2022 21	Adana Demirspor	1–1	Kayserispor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

18 January 2022 22	Konyaspor	1–0	Adana Demirspor	Konya
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium

22 January 2022 23	Adana Demirspor	5–0	Fatih Karagümrük	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

6 February 2022 24	Çaykur Rizespor	1–3	Adana Demirspor	Rize
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Yeni Rize Şehir Stadı

14 February 2022 25	Adana Demirspor	1–1	Beşiktaş	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

20 February 2022 26	Gaziantep	0–3	Adana Demirspor	Gaziantep
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Gaziantep Stadium

25 February 2022 27	Adana Demirspor	0–0	Antalyaspor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

4 March 2022 28	Yeni Malatyaspor	1–0	Adana Demirspor	Malatya
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Malatya Stadium

13 March 2022 29	Adana Demirspor	2–3	Sivasspor	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

19 March 2022 30	Adana Demirspor	2–1	İstanbul Başakşehir	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)		Report		Stadium: New Adana Stadium

4 April 2022 31	Hatayspor	0–0	Adana Demirspor	Antakya
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Hatay Stadium

10 April 2022 32	Adana Demirspor	3–1	Altay	Adana
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Adana Stadium

17 April 2022 33	Kasımpaşa	4–0	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium

23 April 2022 34	Adana Demirspor	1–3	Trabzonspor	Adana
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Vargas 75'		Bruno Peres 7' (pen.) Cornelius 12' Djaniny 61'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium

29 April 2022 35	Giresunspor	2–0	Adana Demirspor	Giresun
20:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Nayir 21' Serginho 48'			Stadium: Çotanak Sports Complex

7 May 2022 36	Adana Demirspor	1–2	Alanyaspor	Adana
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Belhanda 32'		Sanuç 19' (o.g.) Akbaba 76'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium

16 May 2022 37	Galatasaray	3–2	Adana Demirspor	Sarıyer, Istanbul
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Gomis 30' (pen.), 63' Aktürkoğlu 55'	Report	Akgün 9' Balotelli 67'	Stadium: Nef Stadium Referee: Saper Barış Saka

22 May 2022 38	Adana Demirspor	7–0	Göztepe	Adana
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Çankaya 25' (o.g.) Balotelli 33', 36', 44', 61', 70' Oztumer 45'			Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Adem Cinek

Turkish Cup[edit]

28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) Third round	Adana Demirspor	3–0	Niğde Anadolu	Adana
20:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Belhanda 11' 56' Castro 45+1' Assombalonga 69', 80' Ezeh 74'	Report	Yılmaztürk 75'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Emre Kargın

30 November 2021 (2021-11-30) Fourth round	Adana Demirspor	5–0	Serik Belediyespor	Adana
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Balotelli 10' Akgün 14' Bjarnason 26', 33' Mimaroğlu 41'	Report	Göksel 39'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Alper Akarsu

29 December 2021 (2021-12-29) Fifth round	Adana Demirspor	3–2	Ankaraspor	Adana
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	David 11' Karakuş 30' Akaydin 67' Mimaroğlu 89'	Report	Fıstıkcı 14' Yemişçi 30'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Bülent Birincioğlu

10 February 2022 (2022-02-10) Round of 16	Alanyaspor	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Adana Demirspor	Antalya
17:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Eduardo 22' Candeias 90' Aksoy 104' Bekiroğlu 105+4' Güneş 110'	Report	Öztümer 38' Sanuç 45+2'	Stadium: Bahçeşehir Okulları Stadium Referee: Ümit Öztürk
	Penalties
	Eduardo Candeias Milunović Akbaba Novais		Assombalonga Güler Inler Vargas

References[edit]

^ "A Takım Kadrosu" [A Team Roster] (in Turkish). Adana Demirspor. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
^ "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.

[table_hth_BEŞ0.42933076500396-2] Beşiktaş finished ahead of Antalyaspor on head-to-head points: Antalyaspor 2–3 Beşiktaş, Beşiktaş 0–0 Antalyaspor.

[table_note_res_ELPO0.42933076500396-3] Sivasspor qualified for the Europa League play-off round as the 2021–22 Turkish Cup winners.

[table_hth_KAS0.42933076500396-4] Kasımpaşa finished ahead of Hatayspor on head-to-head points: Hatayspor 1–1 Kasımpaşa, Kasımpaşa 3–1 Hatayspor.

[1] "A Takım Kadrosu" [A Team Roster] (in Turkish). Adana Demirspor. Archived from the original on 29 December 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

[5] "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.

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2021–22 Adana Demirspor season

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Out on loan[edit]

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Süper Lig[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

Turkish Cup[edit]

References[edit]

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