31.12.2025 09:30
In 2025, the turnover of coaches in the Süper Lig reached its peak. Throughout the year, 17 clubs parted ways with a total of 31 coaches, excluding interim names. These changes positioned Turkey as the country with the highest number of coaching changes in Europe. The 16 departures that occurred in the first half of the season equaled the record of the last two seasons. There are only 3 coaches in the league whose tenure exceeds 1 year. This rapid change in the Süper Lig has surpassed that of the five major leagues in Europe.
The turnover of coaches in the Super League peaked in 2025. Throughout the year, 17 clubs parted ways with a total of 31 coaches, excluding interim names. The 16 separations reached in the first half matched the record of the last two seasons, placing Turkey at the top in Europe.
SUPER LEAGUE BREAKS COACH CHANGE RECORD
Coaching changes in the Super League continue unabated. In 2025, 17 clubs parted ways with 31 coaches, excluding interim coaches. It is noteworthy that 23 of these separations involved domestic coaches, while 8 were foreign coaches.
16 SEPARATIONS IN THE FIRST HALF: LAST 2 SEASONS MATCHED
With 16 coaches parting ways in the first half of the 2025-26 season, the number of changes in the last two seasons was equaled. The fact that 51% of the separations occurred in the first half of the season once again highlighted the extent of instability in the Super League.
4 CLUBS TOOK THE LEAD: EACH SACKED TWO COACHES
In terms of coach separations, Gaziantep FK, Antalyaspor, Gençlerbirliği, and Karagümrük stood out. It was noted that these four clubs led the change table by parting ways with two coaches each.
SHORTEST DURATION: 37 DAYS
When looking at the tenures of coaches, Volkan Demirel, who served only 37 days at Gençlerbirliği, was recorded as the coach with the shortest duration.
ONLY 3 COACHES HAVE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR OVER A YEAR
There are only 3 coaches in the league whose tenures exceed 1 year. These names are Okan Buruk, who has been in charge of Galatasaray for 3 years and 5 months, Stanimir Stoilov, who has been working at Göztepe for 2 years and 1 month, and Thomas Reis, who has been in charge of Samsunspor for 1 year and 5 months.
EUROPEAN PEAK: SURPASSED 5 MAJOR LEAGUES ALONE
The coaching separations in the Super League also drew attention in Europe. With 16 separations in the first half, Turkey ranked first among the 5 major leagues, surpassing the Bundesliga (5), Premier League (4), La Liga (4), Serie A (4), and Ligue 1 (2) in total.
COACH TURNOVER IN THE SUPER LEAGUE: NAMES THAT LEFT
Some of the coaches who parted ways with their teams in the first half of the season in the Super League are listed as follows:
Onur Can (Karagümrük), Erol Bulut (Antalyaspor), Burak Yılmaz (Gaziantep FK), Volkan Demirel (Gençlerbirliği), Şota Arveladze (Kasımpaşa), İlhan Palut (Çaykur Rizespor), Recep Uçar (Konyaspor), Marcel Licka (Fatih Karagümrük), Hüseyin Eroğlu (Gençlerbirliği), Emre Belözoğlu (Antalyaspor), Markus Gisdol (Kayserispor), Selçuk Şahin (Eyüpspor), Çağdaş Atan (Başakşehir), Jose Mourinho (Fenerbahçe), Solskjaer (Beşiktaş), İsmet Taşdemir (Gaziantep FK).