2024–25 Adana Demirspor 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.

Adana Demirspor
2024–25 season
ManagerMichael Valkanis
(until 23 September 2024)
Serkan Damla
(caretaker, 23 September–27 November)
Mustafa Dalcı
(from 29 November)
StadiumNew Adana Stadium
Süper Lig19th
Turkish CupFifth round

Season summary

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Pre-season

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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

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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

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF   Pape Abou Cissé   Al-Shamal End of contract 1 July 2024
FW   Mario Balotelli   Genoa 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   Fortuna Sittard Released 21 August 2024
FW   Motez Nourani Released 6 December 2024

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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The camp in Italy was canceled due to visa issues.[8]

16 July 2024 Friendly Adana Demirspor   2–2   Sumqayit
  • Barası   13' (pen.), 37'
22 July 2024 Friendly Adana Demirspor   3–3   Turan Tovuz Bolu
27 July 2024 Friendly Bodrum   2–3   Adana Demirspor
16:00 UTC+3
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

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Süper Lig 10 August 2024 1 June 2025 Matchday 1 15 1 2 12 12 35 −23 006.67
Turkish Cup 3 December 2024 19 December 2024 Fourth round Fifth round 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Total 17 2 2 13 16 40 −24 011.76

Last updated: 19 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Süper Lig

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Alanyaspor 16 4 6 6 16 19 −3 18
16 Kayserispor 16 3 6 7 16 32 −16 15 Relegation to 2025–26 TFF First League
17 Bodrum 16 4 2 10 12 22 −10 14
18 Hatayspor 16 1 6 9 14 27 −13 9
19 Adana Demirspor 16 2 2 12 15 36 −21 5
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2024. 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.[9]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
15 1 2 12 12 35  −23 2 1 0 7 7 19  −12 0 2 5 5 16  −11

Last updated: 16 December 2024.
Source: Süper Lig

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516
GroundAHAHAHAABHAHAHAH
ResultLLDLLLLLBLDLLLLW
Position17181919191919191919191919191919
Updated to match(es) played on 6 October 2024. Source: Süper Lig
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The match schedule was released on 11 July 2024.[10]

10 August 2024 1 Fenerbahçe 1–0 Adana Demirspor Istanbul
16:45 (UTC-3)
Report Maestro   16'
Mohammadi   40'
Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 37,932
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan
17 August 2024 2 Adana Demirspor 1–2 Rizespor Adana
16:45 (UTC-3)
Güler   90+4'
Barası   90+8' (pen.)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 6,345
Referee: Cihan Aydın
25 August 2024 3 Kasımpaşa 2–2 Adana Demirspor Kasımpaşa
14:15 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Attendance: 2,042
Referee: Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy
31 August 2024 4 Adana Demirspor 1–5 Galatasaray Adana
16:45 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 13,545
Referee: Kadir Sağlam
16 September 2024 5 Antalyaspor 2–1 Adana Demispor Antalya
15:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Antalya Stadium
Attendance: 6,375
Referee: Yasin Kol
22 September 2024 6 Adana Demispor 0–2 Alanyaspor Adana
15:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 4,041
Referee: Emre Kargın
29 September 2024 7 Bodrum 3–1 Adana Demispor Bodrum
14:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Bodrum District Stadium
Attendance: 2,184
Referee: Turgut Doman
6 October 2024 8 Adana Demispor 1–3 Samsunspor Adana
14:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 6,637
Referee: Alper Akarsu
9 Bye
25 October 2024 10 Adana Demispor 2–4 Sivasspor Adana
14:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 5,001
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan
2 November 2024 11 Kayserispor 0–0 Adana Demispor Kayseri
11:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Kadir Has Stadium
Attendance: 5,466
Referee: Muhammet Ali Metoğlu
9 November 2024 12 Adana Demispor 0–1 Eyüpspor Adana
13:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 4,864
Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu
25 November 2024 13 Trabzonspor 5–0 Adana Demispor Trabzon
14:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Şenol Güneş Sports Complex
Attendance: 7,763
Referee: Mehmet Türkmen
30 November 2024 14 Adana Demispor 0–1 Konyaspor Adana
10:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 2,975
Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan
7 December 2024 15 Göztepe 3–1 Adana Demispor Konak, İzmir
10:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium
Attendance: 13,471
Referee: Ali Şansalan
16 December 2024 16 Adana Demispor 2–1 Beşiktaş Adana
13:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Attendance: 10,280
Referee: Oğuzhan Çakır
23 December 2024 17 Hatayspor 1–3 Adana Demispor Mersin
14:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Mersin Stadium
Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

Turkish Cup

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3 December 2024 Fourth round Adana Demirspor 4–3 (a.e.t.) Sebat Gençlik Spor Adana
12:00 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: New Adana Stadium
Referee: Erkan Özdamar
19 December 2024 Fifth round Kırklarelispor 2–0 Adana Demirspor Kırklareli
8:30 (UTC-3)
Report
Stadium: Kırklareli Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay

References

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  1. ^ "Murat Sancak, Adana Demirspor başkanlığına geri döndüğünü açıkladı". NTVSpor.net (in Turkish). 6 June 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Adana Demirspor'a Forma Sponsoru: 2024-2025 Formaları Joma'dan". 5 Ocak Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2024-06-25. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ "Kulübümüz..." X Official Account. Retrieved 14 Sep 2024.
  4. ^ SPORTS, beIN (2024-08-10). "15 yaşındaki kaleci Fenerbahçe karşısında". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  5. ^ "Adana Demirspor transfer yasağını kaldıramıyor". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  6. ^ SPORTS, beIN (2024-09-23). "Trendyol Süper Lig de resmi ayrılık". beinsports.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  7. ^ "Eyüpspor, Emre Akbaba'yı transfer etti". 9 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Adana Demirspor, yeni sezon öncesi kamp programını değiştirdi". 14 July 2024.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "SÜPER LİG 2024-2025 FİKSTÜRÜ ÇEKİLDİ! Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş derbi maçı tarihleri ve ilk hafta oynanacak maçlar". 11 July 2024.