Historic evening in Bursa, the Crocodile returns to the 1st League

Historic evening in Bursa, the Crocodile returns to the 1st League

26.04.2026 21:23

Bursaspor's championship joy was crowned with magnificent celebrations held at the Atatürk Matlı Stadium. Bursaspor players and managers, stepping onto the championship stage set up in the middle of the field, lifted the championship trophy in front of thousands of fans. When thousands of fans poured onto the field during the trophy ceremony, the scenes brought to mind Bursaspor's Süper Lig championship.

A celebration program was held at Atatürk Matlı Stadium for Bursaspor, who completed the 2025-2026 season as champions in the TFF 2nd League Red Group, with a ceremony that rivaled those of the three big clubs.

BURSASPOR LIFTED THE CUP 

The green-and-white fans gathered around the stadium from the early hours of the morning, celebrating their team's success with enthusiastic cheers.

During the event at the stadium, thousands of fans created an unforgettable atmosphere with torches, flags, and anthems. The management, technical staff, and players climbed onto the championship stage set up in the center of the field and greeted the fans. After the ceremony, thousands of fans poured onto the pitch all at once. Despite warnings issued weeks in advance, police and security personnel struggled to remove the fans who entered the field. Following announcements made by Bursaspor's cheerleaders, the fans returned to the stands.

When Bursaspor President Enes Çelik wanted to lift the cup together with Bursaspor cheerleader Selim Kurtulan, Kurtulan came down from the stands and joined the cup ceremony. TFF President İbrahim Hacıosmanoğlu, who attended the ceremony before the cup presentation, also congratulated Bursaspor's championship. Amid whistles rising from the stands, Hacıosmanoğlu kept his speech short and concluded by stating that he really liked Bursaspor cheerleader Selim Kurtulan. After security measures were taken and consecutive announcements were made, the championship cup was lifted with great enthusiasm.

RUMELİ EKREM AND GÖKHAN KIRDAR ON STAGE

Rumeli Ekrem and Gökhan Kırdar gave fans an unforgettable evening with their songs. While security measures were kept at the highest level during the celebrations, fans coming from all corners of Bursa continued the festivities in the city's squares. The championship excitement overflowed from Atatürk Matlı Stadium and spread throughout Bursa.

TİMSAH'S 2ND LEAGUE REPORT CARD

Bursaspor completed the 2025-2026 season as champions in the TFF 2nd League Red Group. The green-and-whites accumulated a total of 80 points in 34 matches, with 25 wins, 5 draws, and 4 defeats. They scored 87 goals and conceded only 19. In the last match of the championship run, they secured the cup by defeating Aliağa FK 5-0 away.

Bursaspor's top scorer was İdris Furat. He scored a total of 15 goals in the league, becoming the team's most important attacking weapon on the way to the championship. The team's experienced player İlhan Depe became the player with the most assists, providing 10 assists.

In the 2025-2026 season, Bursaspor's players with the most fouls and yellow cards came from the defensive line. The most disciplined players were the young ones. Musa Çağıran made 45 fouls in 27 matches, becoming the team's player with the most fouls. Hakkı Türker ranked second with 42 fouls in 24 matches, and Batuhan Yayıkcı ranked third with 39 fouls in 26 matches.

Bursaspor players particularly drew attention with their tough tackles, boosting the team's fighting spirit. In the ranking of players with the most cards, İlhan Depe received 8 yellow cards in 32 matches, Musa Çağıran 6 yellow cards in 27 matches, Batuhan Yayıkcı 6 yellow cards in 26 matches, and Hakkı Türker 5 yellow cards in 24 matches, making them the players with the most cards in a single season.

The players with the fewest cards were Kerem Matışlı, who never received a card in 25 matches, and Anıl Atağ, who never received a card in 11 matches. Young players (Efe Halaçlar, Salih Efe Fidan, Arda Gülmez) did not receive any cards in the matches they played. Young goalkeepers and players from the academy became role models for the team by not receiving any cards with their disciplined play.

Bursaspor's biggest win came away against Yeni Malatyaspor with a score of 8-0. Bursaspor's biggest defeat in the 2025-2026 season was a 4-1 loss against Güzide Gebzespor. This result went down as the heaviest score the green-and-whites suffered during their championship march. In their last match played yesterday, the green-and-whites defeated Aliağa FK 5-0 away and finished the league as champions.

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