24.08.2026 20:20
Gençlerbirliği, who defeated Göztepe 1-0 in the Super League, started the 2026-2027 season with 2 wins in 2 matches. The Ankara-based team entered a season with two consecutive victories for the first time in 24 years.
Genclerbirligi, one of the league's established teams, started the Super Lig season with 2 wins in 2 matches after 24 years.
A FIRST IN 24 YEARS
Genclerbirligi, which beat Fenerbahce 2-1 at home in the opening week of the 2026-2027 Trendyol Super Lig season, visited Goztepe in the second week match. The Ankara-based team won the match played at ISONEM Park Gursel Aksel Stadium 1-0 with Sekou Koita's goal and rose to the top of the table with a game in hand. The red-and-black team last outperformed their opponents in the first 2 matches of the league in 2002. Genclerbirligi, under the management of head coach Ersun Yanal, had finished the 2002-2003 season in 3rd place, having started with 4 wins in 4 matches.
4 CONSECUTIVE WINS AFTER 10 YEARS
Genclerbirligi, who failed to earn any points in the first 5 matches of the Super Lig last season, managed to stay in the league by beating Kasimpasa and Trabzonspor in the last two weeks after Metin Diyadin returned to the head coach position. The Ankara-based team, which started the new season with 2 wins in 2 under Diyadin's management, thus won its 4th consecutive match in the league. Genclerbirligi last won 4 consecutive matches in the Super Lig in 2016.