2024–25 Adana Demirspor season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Michael Valkanis (Until 23 September 2024) |
| Stadium | New Adana Stadium |
| Süper Lig | 17th |
| Turkish Cup | Pre-season |
The 2024–25 season is the 84th season in the history of Adana Demirspor, and the club's fourth consecutive season in Süper Lig. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Turkish Cup.
Season summary
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]Adana Demirspor, which concluded the 2023-24 season in 12th position in the Super League, terminated the contracts of numerous players and underwent notable changes to its squad due to the economic crisis that began at the conclusion of that season. The team faced significant challenges before the new season, with financial penalties from FIFA and UEFA due to unpaid debts emerging as a major obstacle.
Murat Sancak, who had stepped down from the presidency midway through the previous season, resumed his role prior to the start of the pre-season.[1] An agreement was signed with Joma for the preparation of the jerseys.[2] Michael Valkanis was hired as technical director.[3]
Start of season
[edit]Adana Demirspor started the 2024-25 season with an away match against Fenerbahçe, which they lost 1-0. The most notable aspect of Adana Demirspor's performance in the match was the inclusion of 15-year-old goalkeeper Deniz Eren Dönmezer in the starting lineup.[4] In the following three matches, the team only obtained one point in their away match against Kasımpaşa. They remained at the bottom of the league after the first four weeks prior to the national match break between 2 and 15 September 2024.
Another key issue was whether the requisite payments would be made to lift the transfer ban imposed on the club prior to the summer transfer board, which closed on 13 September 2024. Despite repeated calls from fans via social media, President Murat Sancak was unable to lift the ban and declared it to the public one day before the transfer period ended.[5] As a result, the club started the new season without making any new transfers. Due to difficulties in making payments, some players (Milad Muhammedi, Edouard Michut) who were in the squad for the Fenerbahçe match in the first week left the team in other weeks. Consequently, until the interim transfer period at the end of the first half, Adana Demirspor began competing with a limited squad comprising primarily youth and loan players from previous seasons. He was able to get only 1 point in the first 6 weeks of the season and the club announced that they parted ways with Valkanis on 23 September.[6]
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Pape Abou Cissé
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| FW |  Mario Balotelli
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| GK |  Shakhruddin Magomedaliyev
|
Qarabağ FK
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| DF |  Youcef Atal
|
 Al Sadd
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Stiven Mendoza
|
 Club León
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | |
| MF |  Emre Akbaba
|
Eyüpspor
|
9 July 2024 | [7] | |
| DF |  Milad Mohammadi
|
Persepolis
|
19 August 2024 | ||
| MF |  Édouard Michut
|
Released | 21 August 2024 |
Friendlies
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]The camp in Italy was canceled due to visa issues.[8]
| 22 July 2024 Friendly | Adana Demirspor | 3–3 | Turan Tovuz | Bolu |
| 28 July 2024 Friendly | Napoli | v | Adana Demirspor | Castel di Sangro, Italy |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Stadio Teofilo Patini |
| 31 July 2024 Friendly | Bari | v | Adana Demirspor | Bari, Italy |
| Stadium: Stadio San Nicola |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Süper Lig | 10 August 2024 | 1 June 2025 | Matchday 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Turkish Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0.00 | |||
Last updated: 25 August 2024
Source: Competitions
Süper Lig
[edit]League table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Gaziantep | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 12[a] | |
| 16 | Bodrum | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 11 | Relegation to 2025–26 TFF First League |
| 17 | Alanyaspor | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 10 | |
| 18 | Hatayspor | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 6 | |
| 19 | Adana Demirspor | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 2 |
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.[9]
Notes:
- ^ Head-to-head points: Kayserispor 2; Trabzonspor 1; Gaziantep 1.
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 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 |
Last updated: 25 August 2024.
Source: Süper Lig
Results by round
[edit]A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The match schedule was released on 11 July 2024.[10]
| 10 August 2024 1 | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | Adana Demirspor | Istanbul |
| 21:45 |
|
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan |
| 17 August 2024 2 | Adana Demirspor | 1–2 | Rizespor | Adana |
| 21:45 | Stadium: New Adana Stadium |
| 25 August 2024 3 | Kasımpaşa | 2–2 | Adana Demirspor | Kasımpaşa |
| 19:15 |
|
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium Referee: Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy |
| 16 September 2024 5 | Antalyaspor | 2–1 | Adana Demispor | Antalya |
| 20:00 |
| 22 September 2024 6 | Adana Demispor | 0–2 | Alanyaspor | Adana |
| 20:00 |
Turkish Cup
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Murat Sancak, Adana Demirspor başkanlığına geri döndüğünü açıkladı". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Adana Demirspor'a Forma Sponsoru: 2024-2025 Formaları Joma'dan". 5 Ocak Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Kulübümüz..." X Official Account. Retrieved 14 Sep 2024.
- ^ SPORTS, beIN (2024-08-10). "15 yaşındaki kaleci Fenerbahçe karşısında". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ "Adana Demirspor transfer yasağını kaldıramıyor". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ SPORTS, beIN (2024-09-23). "Trendyol Süper Lig de resmi ayrılık". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
- ^ "Eyüpspor, Emre Akbaba'yı transfer etti". 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Adana Demirspor, yeni sezon öncesi kamp programını değiştirdi". 14 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SÜPER LİG 2024-2025 FİKSTÜRÜ ÇEKİLDİ! Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş derbi maçı tarihleri ve ilk hafta oynanacak maçlar". 11 July 2024.