20.05.2026 22:20
Konyaspor, which had tough days under Çağdaş Atan, rose from 14th to 9th place in the league and advanced to the final of the Ziraat Turkey Cup with the arrival of İlhan Palut.
Konyaspor, who finished the season in ninth place in the Super League, had three different technical directors during the 2025-2026 season.
THREE DIFFERENT MANAGERS AT KONYASPOR
In the green-white team, after a 3-1 defeat against Samsunspor in the 11th week of the Super League, they parted ways with Technical Director Recep Uçar. Konyaspor, under the management of Çağdaş Atan who replaced Uçar, achieved 5 draws and 4 losses in their league matches. The green-whites also parted ways with Çağdaş Atan after a 2-1 defeat against Beşiktaş in the 20th week of the Super League. Atan could not bring a victory joy to Konyaspor during his tenure.
SECOND ILHAN PALUT ERA
Konyaspor then re-signed with their former technical director İlhan Palut, achieving 6 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses under Palut's management. İlhan Palut managed to take the team from 14th place to 9th place at the end of the season. Additionally, Konyaspor under İlhan Palut succeeded in reaching the final by defeating Fenerbahçe in the quarter-finals and Beşiktaş in the semi-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup. The green-whites will face Trabzonspor in the final on Friday.
ILHAN PALUT ARRIVED, SPRING ARRIVED
At Konyaspor, after the defeat against Beşiktaş in the 20th week of the Super League, they parted ways with Technical Director Çağdaş Atan and appointed İlhan Palut. In the green-white team, which was shown as one of the most serious candidates for relegation, Palut stepped onto the field as the head of the team again after 1122 days as of the 21st week. In their first match under Palut's management, Konyaspor drew 0-0 at home against Göztepe. Then, after losing 2-1 away to Alanyaspor, the Konya representative gained morale by beating Galatasaray 2-0 at home the following week. Later, Konyaspor lost 2-0 away to RAMS Başakşehir, but after this defeat, they went on a rise. The green-whites drew 1-1 at home with Kasımpaşa, then defeated Kocaelispor 2-1 and Gençlerbirliği 1-0. After drawing away with Samsunspor in the 28th week, Konyaspor beat Fatih Karagümrük 3-0 at home, Antalyaspor 2-0 away, and Trabzonspor 2-1 at home in the following weeks. In the final part of the league, Konyaspor lost 3-2 to Çaykur Rizespor, 3-0 to Fenerbahçe, and 2-1 to Kayserispor, achieving 6 wins, 3 draws, and 5 losses under İlhan Palut's management. Palut managed to move the team from 14th place to 9th place.
6TH MOST CONCEDED GOALS, 8TH MOST SCORED GOALS
Konyaspor could not show the desired performance in defense this season and became the team that conceded the most goals in the Super League, ranking 6th. The green-white team found the net 43 times in the 34 matches they played, while they could not prevent 50 goals in their own goal. The Konya representative failed to score only against Fenerbahçe, but conceded goals from all opponents except Antalyaspor.
TOP SCORER IS UMUT NAYIR
In the distribution of the 43 goals scored in the league this season at Konyaspor, many players contributed to the score. Umut Nayir, who transferred to Trabzonspor during the mid-season break, became the team's top scorer with 8 goals. In the green-white team, Jackson Muleka stood out with 6 goals, while Enis Bardhi and Blaz Kramer each scored 5 goals. Adil Demirbağ, Berkan Kutlu, Diogo Gonçalves, and Yhoan Andzouana each scored 2 goals; Tunahan Taşçı, Deniz Türüç, Eren Cemali Yağmur, Jin-ho Jo, and Melih İbrahimoğlu each found the net once.
Pedrinho, whose contract was terminated, has 1 goal, Alassane Ndao has 2 goals, and Danijel Aleksic, who parted ways at the beginning of the season, also has 1 goal. In the first-half match against RAMS Başakşehir, Jerome Opoku scored an own goal, and in the match against Trabzonspor, Okay Yokuşlu scored an own goal.
6 OF THE 10 VICTORIES WERE UNDER PALUT
Of the 10 victories Konyaspor achieved in the Super League, 4 came in the first half of the season. In these matches, the green-whites defeated Eyüpspor 4-1, Gaziantep FK 3-0, RAMS Başakşehir 2-1, and Gençlerbirliği 2-1. The other 6 victories came under İlhan Palut. With Palut, Konyaspor beat Galatasaray 2-0, Kocaelispor 2-1, Gençlerbirliği 1-0, Fatih Karagümrük 3-0, Antalyaspor 2-0, and Trabzonspor 2-1.
TRANSFERS CONTRIBUTED 24 GOALS
The transfers of the green-white team, Marius Stefanescu, Enis Bardhi, Jackson Muleka, Jin-Ho Jo, Yhoan Andzouana, Kazeem Olaigbe, Rayyan Baniya, Adamo Nagalo, Diogo Gonçalves, Berkan Kutlu, Arif Boşluk, Sander Svendsen, Deniz Türüç, and Blaz Kramer who rejoined the team during the mid-season break, contributed a total of 24 goals.