2023–24 Kocaelispor season

Kocaelispor
2023–24 season
Manager	Ertuğrul Sağlam
Stadium	Kocaeli Stadium
TFF First League	2nd
Turkish Cup	Fourth round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Douglas Tanque (8); All: ; Douglas Tanque (8)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season is Kocaelispor's 58th season in existence and first one back in the TFF First League, the second division of Turkish football. They will also compete in the Turkish Cup.

Players

First-team squad

As of 15 September 2023^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	Harun Tekin
2	DF	TUR	Alihan Kubalas
3	DF	TUR	Onur Atasayar
4	DF	TUR	Emir Ortakaya (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
7	FW	GER	Cem Ekinci
8	MF	NED	Cihat Çelik
9	FW	TUR	Atabey Çiçek
10	FW	POR	Daniel Candeias (vice-captain)
11	FW	SWE	Christian Kouakou
14	FW	GEO	Giorgi Beridze
19	DF	TUR	Atila Turan
20	MF	TUR	Mert Çölgeçen
21	FW	TUR	Bedirhan Yıldız
24	MF	GUI	Ibrahima Fofana (on loan from Hammarby)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	TUR	Emre Nefiz
32	DF	TUR	Mehmet Yılmaz
33	FW	TUR	Ömer Tuğ
35	GK	TUR	Gökhan Değirmenci (captain)
40	MF	TUR	Yusuf Emre Gültekin
41	MF	POR	João Amaral
45	MF	TUR	Mesut Can Tunalı
53	DF	TUR	Burak Öksüz
55	DF	TUR	Yusuf Abdioğlu
67	GK	TUR	Mehmet Enes Sarı
70	FW	TUR	Barış Alıcı (on loan from Samsunspor)
77	DF	TUR	Oğuz Ceylan
99	FW	BRA	Douglas Tanque

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Olcan Gökdemir


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Yağız Yolcu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	TUR	Eren Bilen (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Onur Öztonga (at Karacabey Belediyespor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Berat Kartal (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	AZE	Serhat Tasdemir (at Zonguldak Kömürspor until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	TUR	Yağız Gül (at Darıca Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Fatih Bektaş (at Zonguldak Kömürspor until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Hakan Özturk (at Gümüşhanespor until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Douglas Tanque	Samsunspor	Unisclosed	17 August 2023
MF	Giorgi Beridze	Ankaragücü	Free	12 September 2023

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 October 2023 Friendly	Fatih Karagümrük	2–1	Kocaelispor	Riva
		Report

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 %
TFF First League	13 August 2023	12 May 2024	Matchday 1		17	10	3	4	29	20	+9	058.82
Turkish Cup	5 December 2023		Fourth round	Fourth round	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Total					18	10	3	5	29	21	+8	055.56

Last updated: December 2023
Source: Soccerway

TFF First League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Bodrum (O, P)	34	15	12	7	43	22	+21	57	Qualification for the Süper Lig Playoff Quarter Finals
5	Çorum	34	16	8	10	55	36	+19	56
6	Kocaelispor	34	16	7	11	48	41	+7	55
7	Boluspor	34	15	8	11	33	35	−2	53
8	Gençlerbirliği	34	13	12	9	39	33	+6	51

Updated to match(es) played on 11 May 2024. Source: TFF
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
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: August 2023.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on August 2023. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 19 July 2023.^[2]

Turkish Cup

References

^ "Kocaelispor squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
^ Şafak, Yeni. "1. Lig 2023-2024 fikstür: Trendyol 1. Lig'de derbi maçları hangi hafta oynanacak? | Özgün Haberler". Yeni Şafak.

External links

Official website

[Current_squad-1] "Kocaelispor squad". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.

[2] Şafak, Yeni. "1. Lig 2023-2024 fikstür: Trendyol 1. Lig'de derbi maçları hangi hafta oynanacak? | Özgün Haberler". Yeni Şafak.

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