2023–24 MKE Ankaragücü season

MKE Ankaragücü
2023–24 season
President	Faruk Koca; (until 12 December); İsmail Mert Fırat; (since 12 December)
Head coach	Tolunay Kafkas
Stadium	Eryaman Stadium
Süper Lig	17th (relegated)
Turkish Cup	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Efkan Bekiroğlu (9); All: ; Efkan Bekiroğlu (10)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was MKE Ankaragücü's 114th season in existence and second consecutive in the Süper Lig. They also competed in the Turkish Cup.

On 12 December 2023, club President Faruk Koca resigned after punching a referee following the 11 December match between MKE Ankaragücü and Çaykur Rizespor^[1]^[2] The 11 December incident, which also saw fans invade the playing field pitch, also resulted in the suspension of all league games in Turkey^[3] until 19 December.^[4]

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 August 2023^[5]

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	POL	Rafał Gikiewicz
2	DF	TUR	Alperen Kuyubaşı
3	DF	TUR	Alper Uludağ
4	DF	TUR	Atakan Çankaya
5	DF	CZE	Matěj Hanousek
6	MF	TUR	Cem Türkmen
7	MF	GRE	Anastasios Chatzigiovanis
8	MF	POR	Pedrinho
9	FW	BIH	Riad Bajić
10	MF	TUR	Efkan Bekiroğlu
16	MF	BIH	Andrej Đokanović
17	MF	GEO	Giorgi Beridze
18	DF	BIH	Nihad Mujakić
22	DF	GAM	Ali Sowe (on loan from Rostov)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	MF	TUR	Ali Kaan Güneren
25	DF	FRA	Enock Kwateng
26	DF	SRB	Uroš Radaković
29	FW	JAM	Renaldo Cephas
30	MF	TUR	Tolga Ciğerci
41	GK	TUR	Doğukan Kaya
45	DF	TUR	Mert Çetin (on loan from Verona)
70	DF	GRE	Stelios Kitsiou
77	DF	TUR	Hayrullah Bilazer
96	DF	TUR	Yusuf Eren Göktaş
97	MF	TUR	Onur Efe Ekri
99	GK	TUR	Bahadır Han Güngördü
—	MF	CPV	Garry Rodrigues
—	MF	ROU	Olimpiu Moruţan

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Mert Çetin	Hellas Verona	Loan	10 July 2023
MF	Tolga Ciğerci	Hertha BSC	€350,000	11 July 2023	^[6]
MF	Efkan Bekiroğlu	Alanyaspor	Free	11 July 2023
GK	Rafał Gikiewicz	FC Augsburg	Free	22 July 2023	^[7]
MF	Renaldo Cephas	Shkupi	€400,000	8 August 2023	^[8]
MF	Garry Rodrigues	Olympiacos	Free	19 August 2023
MF	Olimpiu Moruţan	Galatasaray	€3,000,000	20 August 2023	^[9]
MF	Lamine Diack	Nantes	Loan return	30 January 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Lamine Diack	Nantes	Loan + €400,000	31 July 2023	^[10]
MF	Ghayas Zahid	Partizan	Free	23 August 2023
MF	Giorgi Beridze	Kocaelispor	Free	12 September 2023
MF	Lamine Diack	Nantes	€2,000,000	31 January 2024
GK	Rafał Gikiewicz	Widzew Łódź	Free	13 February 2024

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

27 July 2023 Friendly	Pendikspor	2–3	Ankaragücü	Bolu
18:00 UTC+3	Bitin 24', 48'		Sowe 20' Đokanović 45' Beridze 84'	Stadium: Vonresort Hotel Futbol Sahası

31 July 2023 Friendly	Ankaragücü	1–0	Fatih Karagümrük	Kaynaşlı
16:00 UTC+3	Kitsiou 30'			Stadium: Fenerbahce SK Topuk Yaylasi Tesisleri

5 August 2023 Friendly	Ankaragücü	1–3	Konyaspor	Ankara
17:40 UTC+3	Ciğerci 69' (pen.)		Murić 28' Demirbağ 59' Büyüksayar 81'	Stadium: Beştepe Cemal Aydın Tesisleri

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	12 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	17th	38	8	16	14	46	52	−6	021.05
Turkish Cup	1 November 2023	7 May 2024	Third round	Semi-finals	6	4	1	1	14	4	+10	066.67
Total					44	12	17	15	60	56	+4	027.27

Source: Soccerway

Süper Lig

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
15	Hatayspor	38	9	14	15	45	52	−7	41^[a]
16	Konyaspor	38	9	14	15	40	53	−13	41^[a]
17	Ankaragücü (R)	38	8	16	14	46	52	−6	40^[b]	Relegation to TFF First League
18	Fatih Karagümrük (R)	38	10	10	18	49	52	−3	40^[b]
19	Pendikspor (R)	38	9	10	19	42	73	−31	37

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.^[11]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Hatayspor are ahead of Konyaspor on overall goal difference.
^ ^a ^b Ankaragücü are ahead of Fatih Karagümrük on head-to-head points: Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 Ankaragücü, Ankaragücü 2–0 Fatih Karagümrük.

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	8	16	13	44	48	−4	40	6	9	4	21	18	+3	2	7	9	23	30	−7

Source: Trendyol Süper Lig

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	D	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	D
Position	14	14	15	17	12	12	14	12	12	11	12	14	11	12	11

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

Matches

12 August 2023 1	Kasımpaşa	3–2	Ankaragücü	Istanbul
19:15 TRT (UTC+3)	Kara 30' Fall 69' Ben Ouanes 90+3', 90+4'	Report	Bekiroğlu 73' Cephas 78'	Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Attendance: 2,256 Referee: Bahattin Şimşek

21 August 2023 2	Ankaragücü	1–1	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul
21:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Bekiroğlu 42' Ciğerci 90+1'	Report	Niang 26' (pen.) Rodrigues 90+3'	Stadium: Atatürk Olympic Stadium Attendance: 628 Referee: Cihan Aydın
Note: The match was moved to Atatürk Olympic Stadium after Eryaman Stadium was deemed unsuitable after inspection.^[12]

27 August 2023 3	Fatih Karagümrük	1–1	Ankaragücü	Istanbul
19:15 TRT (UTC+3)	Rohdén 44' Ugur 80'	Report	Mujakić 55' Bekiroğlu 57'	Stadium: Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium Attendance: 847 Referee: Turgut Doman

3 September 2023 4	Ankaragücü	0–1	Fenerbahçe	Ankara
21:45 TRT (UTC+3)	Çetin 7' Radaković 73'	Report	Osayi-Samuel 60' Yüksek 78' 84' Fred 90+3'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Attendance: 16,662 Referee: Arda Kardeşler

18 September 2023 5	Sivasspor	1–3	Ankaragücü	Sivas
--:-- TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: New Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium

24 September 2023 6	Ankaragücü	1–1	Konyaspor	Ankara
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

5 November 2023 11	İstanbul Başakşehir	3–3	Ankaragücü	Istanbul
				Stadium: Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium

10 November 2023 12	Ankaragücü	0–4	Antalyaspor	Ankara
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

25 November 2023 13	Gaziantep	0–1	Ankaragücü	Gaziantep
				Stadium: Gaziantep Stadium

3 December 2023 14	Ankaragücü	1–1	Beşiktaş	Ankara
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

11 December 2023 15	Ankaragücü	1–1	Çaykur Rizespor	Ankara
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

21 December 2023 17	Ankaragücü	0–0	Hatayspor	Ankara
				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

25 December 2023 18	Pendikspor	1–1	Ankaragücü	Pendik
				Stadium: Pendik Stadium

6 January 2024 19	Ankaragücü	0–1	Trabzonspor	Ankara
				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

9 January 2024 16	Alanyaspor	1–1	Ankaragücü	Alanya
				Stadium: Alanya Stadium

13 January 2024 20	Ankaragücü	3–1	Kasımpaşa	Ankara
				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

2 February 2024 24	Ankaragücü	0–0	Sivasspor	Ankara
17:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Cephas 50' Hanousek 89'		Poungouras 39' Okumuş 82'	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen

11 February 2024 25	Konyaspor	1–0	Ankaragücü	Konya
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Prip 38'			Stadium: Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

18 February 2024 26	Ankaragücü	0–3	Galatasaray	Ankara
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)			Demirbay 13' Sánchez 14' Icardi 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Ali Şansalan

24 February 2024 27	Kayserispor	3–2	Ankaragücü	Kayseri
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)	Kocaman 10' Boa Morte 33' Civelek 45+6' Nazon 53' Jeanvier 62' Mané 90+3', 90+4'		Sowe 30' Bassogog 45' Bekiroğlu 45+4' Çankaya 45+6' Radaković 65'	Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium Referee: Turgut Doman

2 March 2024 28	Ankaragücü	1–1	İstanbulspor	Ankara
13:30 TRT (UTC+3)				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

13 April 2024 32	Ankaragücü	3–1	Gaziantep	Ankara
				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

19 April 2024 33	Beşiktaş	2–0	Ankaragücü	Istanbul
20:00				Stadium: Beşiktaş Stadium

28 April 2024 34	Çaykur Rizespor	2–2	Ankaragücü	Rize
19:00				Stadium: Rize City Stadium

3 May 2024 35	Ankaragücü	1–1	Alanyaspor	Ankara
				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium

12 May 2024 36	Hatayspor	2–1	Ankaragücü	Mersin
19:00				Stadium: Mersin Stadium

18 May 2024 37	Ankaragücü	0–0	Pendikspor	Ankara
				Stadium: Eryaman Stadium Referee: Volkan Bayarslan

26 May 2024 38	Trabzonspor	v	Ankaragücü	Trabzon
19:00				Stadium: Papara Park

Turkish Cup

References

^ "Faruk Koca, Ankaragücü başkanlığından istifa etti - Sözcü Gazetesi". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "Basın Açıklaması". MKE Ankaragücü (in Turkish). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "Turkish football leagues suspended after attack on referee". Hurriyet Daily News. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
^ "Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler leaves hospital after attack from Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca | Super Lig matches to resume on Tuesday". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
^ "A TAKIM". Retrieved September 3, 2019.
^ "Tolga Ciğerci Ankaragücü'müzde!".
^ "Rafal Gikiewicz Ankaragücü'müzde!" (in Turkish). Ankaragücü. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Renaldo Cephas Ankaragücü'müzde!".
^ "Galatasaray Olimpiu Morutan ayrılığını açıkladı | Spor". August 20, 2023.
^ "Lamine Diack (Ankaragücü) signe à Nantes". L'Équipe.
^ "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.
^ "MKE Ankaragücü-Yukatel Adana Demirspor Maçı Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı'na Alındı - TFF Haberleri TFF". www.tff.org.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_HAT0.33270623829807-11] Hatayspor are ahead of Konyaspor on overall goal difference.

[table_hth_ANK0.33270623829807-12] Ankaragücü are ahead of Fatih Karagümrük on head-to-head points: Fatih Karagümrük 1–1 Ankaragücü, Ankaragücü 2–0 Fatih Karagümrük.

[1] "Faruk Koca, Ankaragücü başkanlığından istifa etti - Sözcü Gazetesi". Sözcü (in Turkish). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[2] "Basın Açıklaması". MKE Ankaragücü (in Turkish). 2023-12-12. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[3] "Turkish football leagues suspended after attack on referee". Hurriyet Daily News. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

[4] "Turkish referee Halil Umut Meler leaves hospital after attack from Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca | Super Lig matches to resume on Tuesday". Sky Sports. Retrieved 2023-12-13.

[Current_squad-5] "A TAKIM". Retrieved September 3, 2019.

[6] "Tolga Ciğerci Ankaragücü'müzde!".

[7] "Rafal Gikiewicz Ankaragücü'müzde!" (in Turkish). Ankaragücü. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[8] "Renaldo Cephas Ankaragücü'müzde!".

[9] "Galatasaray Olimpiu Morutan ayrılığını açıkladı | Spor". August 20, 2023.

[10] "Lamine Diack (Ankaragücü) signe à Nantes". L'Équipe.

[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] "MKE Ankaragücü-Yukatel Adana Demirspor Maçı Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı'na Alındı - TFF Haberleri TFF". www.tff.org.

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