Trabzonspor, which ranked 3rd with 63 points in the 28th week of Trendyol Super League, left the bad days behind under the management of coach Fatih Tekke and found a place in the championship race.
While the claret-blue team ranked 11th with 32 points after the defeat of Atakaş Hatayspor in the 27th week of the league last season, they started with Fatih Tekke, who was replaced by Şenol Güneş.
Under the management of the 48-year-old coach, the Black Sea team achieved 19 points with 5 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in 11 matches last season and finished the league in 7th place with 51 points.
The Black Sea team, which had 19 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses at the end of the 28th week of this season, managed to be in the championship race by ranking third on goal difference, after Fenerbahçe, which had the same points, 1 point behind the leader Galatasaray, with one game missing, with 63 points.
AVERAGE OF 2.1 POINTS IN 39 LEAGUE MATCHES
Trabzonspor left the field with 24 wins, 10 draws and 5 losses in 39 league matches under the management of coach Fatih Tekke.
With an average score of 2.1, Fatih Tekke became the name that achieved the highest average score among the 6 coaches during the presidency of Ertuğrul Doğan, who took office in March 2023.
Abdullah Avcı (1.8), Şenol Güneş (1.3), Nenad Bjelica (1.5), Orhan Ak (1.5) and İhsan Derelioğlu (0.66), who served during the Doğan period, achieved an average score.
CAME CLOSE TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 4 SEASONS
Trabzonspor is experiencing its best period after the 2021-2022 season, when it won the championship under the management of coach Fatih Tekke.
The Black Sea team, which closed the 28th week as the leader with 67 points in the 2021-2022 season, finished the same period this season in 3rd place with 63 points.
The claret-blue team showed its best performance this season after the championship season.
Trabzonspor came this close to the championship for the first time in the last 4 seasons, after the 2021-2022 season in which it became the champion.
PLAYED IN THE CUP FINAL
Trabzonspor played in the final of the Ziraat Turkish Cup last season under the management of Fatih Tekke.
The claret-blue team advanced to the semi-finals by winning the quarter-final match against Sipay Bodrum FK 3-2 with the goal they scored in the extra time, and they also advanced to the final by beating Göztepe 2-0 in the semi-final.
Trabzonspor lost 3-0 to Galatasaray in the final and could not win the cup.
While the claret-blue team continues their cup journey this season under the management of Tekke, they will face Samsunspor away in the quarter-finals.
