2017–18 KTFF Süper Lig
| Season | 2017–18 |
|---|---|
| Dates | 22 September 2017 – 23 May 2018 |
| Champions | Yenicami Ağdelen 9th title |
| Top goalscorer | Uğur Naci Gök (36 goals) |
← 2016–17 2018–19 → | |
The 2017–18 KTFF Süper Lig season was the 57th season of the Süper Lig in Northern Cyprus. Yenicami Ağdelen defended the title and achieved its fourth Süper Lig in five years and its ninth league overall.[1]
Format
The 2017–18 season changed its format as two last teams were directly relegated to the 1. Lig, while qualified teams between the 11th and the 14th position played a relegation stage where the last qualified was also relegated.
Teams
A total of sixteen teams contest the league, including thirteen sides from the 2016–17 season and three promoted from the 2016–17 KTFF 1. Lig. This includes the two top teams from the 1. Lig, and the winners of the promotion play-offs.
| Promoted from 2016–17 1. Lig |
Relegated from 2016–17 Süper Lig |
|---|---|
| Alsancak Yeşilova Ozanköy Yeniboğaziçi |
Değirmenlik Dumlupınar Mormenekşe |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yenicami Ağdelen (C) | 30 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 61 | |
| 2 | Doğan Türk Birliği | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 42 | +19 | 57 | |
| 3 | Çetinkaya | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 57 | 42 | +15 | 55 | |
| 4 | Binatlı Yılmaz | 30 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 50 | |
| 5 | Alsancak Yeşilova | 30 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 46 | 35 | +11 | 48 | |
| 6 | Baf Ülkü Yurdu | 30 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 63 | 43 | +20 | 45 | |
| 7 | Lefke | 30 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 44 | |
| 8 | Cihangir | 30 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 43 | |
| 9 | Küçük Kaymaklı | 30 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 61 | 62 | −1 | 42 | |
| 10 | Türk Ocağı Limasol | 30 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 41[a] | |
| 11 | Mağusa Türk Gücü (O) | 30 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 54 | 47 | +7 | 41[a] | Qualification for the relegation stage |
| 12 | Gençler Birliği (O) | 30 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 60 | −8 | 37 | |
| 13 | Gençlik Gücü (O) | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 40 | 65 | −25 | 34 | |
| 14 | Yalova (R) | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 45 | 68 | −23 | 25 | |
| 15 | Yeniboğaziçi (R) | 30 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 59 | −35 | 24 | Relegation to 1. Lig |
| 16 | Ozanköy (R) | 30 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 29 | 76 | −47 | 19 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Overall goal difference.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Relegation stage
Teams qualified between the 11th and the 14th position played a latter stage to determine the third relegated team. They were played only two out of the three rounds as the relegation position was determined.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation | LGB | MTG | GEG | YAL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gençler Birliği | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| 2 | Mağusa Türk Gücü | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 22 | 1–2 | 1–1 | ||||
| 3 | Gençlik Gücü | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 2–3 | |||||
| 4 | Yalova (R) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 20 | Relegation to the 1. Lig | 6–5 |
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uğur Naci Gök | Cihangir | 36 |
| 2 | John Okoye Ebuka | Yenicami | 33 |
| 3 | Peter Ebimobowei | Gençlik Gücü | 22 |
| 4 | Felix Obada | Yeniboğaziçi | 21 |
| 5 | Chinonso Offor | Binatlı Yılmaz | 20 |
| Burak Koçar | Türk Ocağı Limasol |
References
- ^ "9. kez şampiyon Yenicami" (in Turkish). Sporyeni. 21 April 2018.