2024–25 Adana Demirspor season

Adana Demirspor
2024–25 season
Manager	Michael Valkanis; (until 23 September 2024); Serkan Damla; (caretaker, 23 September–27 November); Mustafa Dalcı; (from 29 November)
Stadium	New Adana Stadium
Süper Lig	19th
Turkish Cup	Fifth round
	← 2023–24

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

Pre-season

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

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

In

Out

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

Pre-season

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
	Barası Gravillon Michut

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

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	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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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


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

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	A	B	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	B	L	D	L	L	L	L	W
Position	17	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19

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

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

10 August 2024 1	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Adana Demirspor	Istanbul
16:45 (UTC-3)	Oosterwolde 27' Džeko 34' Elmaz 90'	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)	Sarı 53' Güler 90+4' Barası 90+8' (pen.)	Report	Aliqulov 41' Sowe 74'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 6,345 Referee: Cihan Aydın

25 August 2024 3	Kasımpaşa	2–2	Adana Demirspor	Kasımpaşa
14:15 (UTC-3)	Hajradinović 30' Gül 57'	Report	Barası 13', 65' Manev 90+3'	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)	Burak 19' Aydoğan 40' Kol 50' Sarı 66' Gravillon 79' (pen.) Kalender 90'	Report	Aktürkoğlu 9' Güler 17' (o.g.) Yılmaz 31' Mertens 37' Bardakcı 60' Batshuayi 90+1'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 13,545 Referee: Kadir Sağlam

16 September 2024 5	Antalyaspor	2–1	Adana Demispor	Antalya
15:00 (UTC-3)	Kałuziński 27' Larsson 50' Samudio 90+8'	Report	Manev 79' Kavrazlı 84' Aktaş 90+10'	Stadium: Antalya Stadium Attendance: 6,375 Referee: Yasin Kol

22 September 2024 6	Adana Demispor	0–2	Alanyaspor	Adana
15:00 (UTC-3)	Manev 49'	Report	Hwang 4', 17', 45+3' Augusto 34' Christian 90+3'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 4,041 Referee: Emre Kargın

29 September 2024 7	Bodrum	3–1	Adana Demispor	Bodrum
14:00 (UTC-3)	Pușcaș 13', 82' Seferi 54', 81' Ajeti 58' Brazão 61'	Report	Kurtulan 50' Güler 58' Gravillon 60' Nourani 73' Karakuş 80' Manev 90+9'	Stadium: Bodrum District Stadium Attendance: 2,184 Referee: Turgut Doman

6 October 2024 8	Adana Demispor	1–3	Samsunspor	Adana
14:00 (UTC-3)	Barası 7' (pen.) Kavrazlı 14' Aymbetov 78' Burak 90'	Report	Šatka 25' Yavru 37' van Drongelen 39' Muja 58' Dimata 90+3' Aydoğdu 90+10'	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)	Barası 13' Güler 16' Aydoğan 37'	Report	Charisis 30' Turgunboev 36' Koita 38' Rodrigues 61' Manaj 66' Radaković 89' Biegański 90'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 5,001 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan

2 November 2024 11	Kayserispor	0–0	Adana Demispor	Kayseri
11:00 (UTC-3)	Yılmaz 36' Attamah 44' Bourabia 74' Bayazıt 90'	Report	Burak 8' Shehu 77' Kol 90+4'	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)	Burak 37' Güler 44'	Report	Kutucu 9' Yalçın 39' İlter 65' Akbunar 86'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 4,864 Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

25 November 2024 13	Trabzonspor	5–0	Adana Demispor	Trabzon
14:00 (UTC-3)	Saračević 3', 78', 84' Türkmen 22' Banza 50', 54'	Report	Maestro 30' Karakuş 80'	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)	Burak 9' Güler 90+6' Çelik 90+6'	Report	Boranijašević 29' Jevtović 78' Aleksić 90+1' Słowik 90+3'	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)	Bayrak 5' 76' Juan 39' Rômulo 42' Tijanić 59'	Report	Aydoğan 45+2' Aymbetov 87'	Stadium: Gürsel Aksel Stadium Attendance: 13,471 Referee: Ali Şansalan

16 December 2024 16	Adana Demispor	2–1	Beşiktaş	Adana
13:00 (UTC-3)	Barası 31' Aymbetov 39' Maestro 57' Çelik 70' Aydoğan 90+3'	Report	Topçu 17' Al-Musrati 72' Sanuç 76' Słowik 90+3'	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Attendance: 10,280 Referee: Oğuzhan Çakır

23 December 2024 17	Hatayspor	1–3	Adana Demispor	Mersin
14:00 (UTC-3)	Calvo 7' Yılmaz 15' Aboubakar 26' Sağlam 32' Demir 53' Fernandes 63' Bamgboye 79'	Report	Burak 56' Güler 61' Demirbağ 70' Aymbetov 75', 76' Ersoy 90+6'	Stadium: Mersin Stadium Referee: Direnç Tonusluoğlu

Turkish Cup

3 December 2024 Fourth round	Adana Demirspor	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Sebat Gençlik Spor	Adana
12:00 (UTC-3)	Kalender 51' Güler 60' Kurtulan 61', 104' Shehu 63' Çelik 80'	Report	Gülen 35', 41' Balcı 67' (pen.)	Stadium: New Adana Stadium Referee: Erkan Özdamar

19 December 2024 Fifth round	Kırklarelispor	2–0	Adana Demirspor	Kırklareli
8:30 (UTC-3)	Derici 65', 90+7'	Report	Aydoğan 58' Çelik 60' Burak 90+1'	Stadium: Kırklareli Atatürk Stadium Referee: Ömer Faruk Turtay

References

^ "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.

[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.

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