12.05.2025 08:20
Yeni Malatyaspor, which finished the 2024-2025 season in the Trendyol 1st League with a negative 21 points after conceding 153 goals, experienced a collapse filled with sporting and structural issues. Throughout the season, the team scored only 14 goals in 38 matches while conceding a total of 153 goals. The young and inexperienced squad structure was one of the main reasons for this failure.
Yeni Malatyaspor, which finished the 2024-2025 season in the Trendyol 1st League with 153 goals conceded and -21 points, experienced a collapse filled with records under the shadow of sporting and structural problems.
THEY CONCEDED 153 GOALS
Throughout the season, Yeni Malatyaspor scored only 14 goals in 38 matches while failing to prevent 153 goals against. Finishing the league in last place with a -139 goal difference, the Malatya representative ended the season with -21 points. With this score, they became one of the teams that conceded the most goals and finished the league with the lowest points in the history of not only the 1st League but also Turkish professional leagues.
THE DECLINE WAS CONFIRMED MONTHS AGO
Yeni Malatyaspor's relegation to the TFF 2nd League was mathematically confirmed after a 7-0 heavy defeat against Ankara Keçiörengücü in the 22nd week. Among the most striking defeats of the season were the 10-1 loss against Boluspor, the 9-0 defeat against Iğdır FK, and the 7-1 loss against Kocaelispor. The team consistently succumbed to their opponents by a wide margin in almost every match, highlighting a lack of organization in the defense line.
THEY FAILED TO DELIVER THE DESIRED SUCCESS
One of the main reasons for the failure on the field was the young and inexperienced squad structure. According to TFF data, the average age of the squad that Yeni Malatyaspor completed the season with was 21.5. A large portion of the players consisted of those who had risen from the youth team to the first team. While this picture offers hope for the future, it did not bring the desired success in the short term.
After failing to maintain their position in the Super League, Yeni Malatyaspor will compete in the TFF 2nd League next season. The community is preparing to enter a deep restructuring process following this historic decline. While it is expected that trust in players coming from the youth system will continue, radical decisions are on the agenda within the management.
Yeni Malatyaspor concluded the 2024-2025 season with a picture that will be remembered not only for the scores but also for systematic problems, economic difficulties, and the struggle of the youth.