19.04.2025 21:10
The first team to be promoted to the Trendyol Super League was Kocaelispor.
The first team to be promoted to the Trendyol Super League is Kocaelispor.
The green-blacks, who are at the top of the league, secured a place in the top two after the defeats of Erzurumspor FK and Fatih Karagümrük in today's matches, confirming their promotion.
Kocaelispor, who has 4 matches left in the league, will host Erokspor tomorrow. They will then face Boluspor, Iğdır FK, and Keçiörengücü in succession to complete the season.
With 69 points, coach İsmet Taşdemir's students have achieved 20 victories and 9 draws in the 34 matches they have played so far, while losing 5 matches. During this process, Kocaelispor scored 60 goals against their opponents while conceding 29 goals.
They ended a 16-year longing
Kocaelispor, who last competed in the Super League in the 2008-2009 season, will return to the highest level after 16 years.
The Gulf team, which once dropped to the Regional Amateur League, returned to professional leagues by becoming champions in the 2015-16 season.
After that, the team competed in the 3rd League for four consecutive seasons, and in the 2019-20 season, they became champions and were promoted to the 2nd League.
In the following season, Kocaelispor reached victory in the play-offs of the 2nd League and was promoted to the 1st League, but they could not remain in the league and were relegated to the 2nd League.
In the 2022-23 season, the green-blacks became champions in the 2nd League Red Group and had the success of playing in the play-offs in the 1st League they competed in last season.
This season, the Gulf team guaranteed promotion to the Super League with 4 matches remaining.