Figures reflect the standings as of 22 October 2026: matchweek 8 was completed on 19 October. Matchweek 9 kicks off on Friday, 23 October, and ends with the Galatasaray–Fenerbahçe derby on Monday, 26 October.

Eight matchdays into the 2026/2027 Trendyol Super Lig, the table is starting to take shape – and the early surprises have not gone away. Galatasaray are back on top with 19 points, but newly promoted Amed SK are still right behind them on 17. Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor are level on 16, with Beşiktaş one point further back. Matchweek 9 begins on 23 October and ends with a Galatasaray–Fenerbahçe derby, so bookmark this page – the top of the table could look very different by next week.

What follows is a plain-English guide to how the Turkish top flight actually works: how points are earned, what decides who finishes above whom when clubs are level, which positions send teams into Europe, and which positions send them down a division. I have kept the football jargon to a minimum and added a short answers box so you can grab the fact you need without scrolling.

Where things stand after matchweek 8

Galatasaray have taken back first place. After the 4-0 defeat at Trabzonspor in matchweek 6, they responded with a 3-1 home win over Kasımpaşa and a 1-0 win away at Gençlerbirliği. Amed SK, top after six rounds, drew 2-2 at Gençlerbirliği before beating Konyaspor 1-0, and the promoted side remain only two points off the summit. The most impressive run belongs to Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor: both won their last two games without conceding and now sit on 16 points. Trabzonspor's 2-0 win over Beşiktaş on Monday also pushed Beşiktaş down to fifth.

Fenerbahçe have the league's best goal difference (+16), while Trabzonspor have conceded just five goals in eight games – the fewest in the division. Çorum FK climbed to sixth with back-to-back wins, and Göztepe, who were still without a win after six rounds, have now won two in a row (4-0 at Eyüpspor and 2-1 at Kocaelispor). At the bottom, Eyüpspor have only three points and have scored just twice all season, with Samsunspor (4) and Konyaspor (5) also in the drop zone.

Matchweek 9 fixtures (kick-off times in Turkish time, UTC+3):

• Fri 23 October, 20:00 – Alanyaspor vs Kocaelispor (Alanya Oba)
• Sat 24 October, 13:30 – Eyüpspor vs Kasımpaşa (Esenyurt Necmi Kadıoğlu)
• Sat 24 October, 16:00 – Gaziantep FK vs Erzurumspor FK (Gaziantep)
• Sat 24 October, 19:00 – Samsunspor vs Amed SK (Samsun 19 Mayıs)
• Sun 25 October, 16:00 – Konyaspor vs Gençlerbirliği (Konya Büyükşehir)
• Sun 25 October, 19:00 – Göztepe vs Çorum FK (Gürsel Aksel)
• Mon 26 October, 19:00 – Çaykur Rizespor vs Trabzonspor (Çaykur Didi)
• Mon 26 October, 19:00 – Beşiktaş vs Başakşehir (Beşiktaş Park)
• Mon 26 October, 21:30 – Galatasaray vs Fenerbahçe (RAMS Park)

How the points system works

The maths has not changed in a long time. A win is worth three points, a draw is worth one, and a defeat is worth nothing. Every club plays every other club twice – once at home and once away – which adds up to 34 games across the season. Multiply that out and a team that somehow won every single match would end on 102 points, a total no side has ever reached in reality.

Because a win is worth three times a draw, the modern Super Lig rewards teams that go for the throat rather than settling for a point. That is part of why the top of the table can swing so sharply from one weekend to the next: a single result between two rivals can move both of them several places at once.

What happens when clubs are level on points

This is the detail that trips up a lot of newcomers. In many leagues, goal difference is the first thing checked when two teams share the same points total. The Super Lig does it differently. The first tie-breaker here is the head-to-head record between the level clubs – the results of the matches they played against each other.

Only if those clubs are still inseparable after the head-to-head is checked does the league move on to broader measures such as overall goal difference and goals scored. In practice this means a team can sit above a rival with an identical or even slightly worse goal difference, simply because it won the meetings that mattered. It is worth remembering when you look at two sides tied on points and wonder why one is ranked higher.

One important nuance: the head-to-head record only comes into play once the level clubs have played both of their meetings. Until then, overall goal difference and then goals scored decide the order. That is exactly why Fenerbahçe currently sit above Trabzonspor – both have 16 points, but Fenerbahçe's goal difference is +16 against Trabzonspor's +13.

The European places

Finishing near the top is about far more than a trophy. The upper positions are gateways to continental football, and the money and prestige that come with it. The champion earns the country’s primary Champions League berth, with the runner-up following the same route through the qualifying stages. Below that, the next finishers move into the Europa League and the Conference League ladders.

For this season, the champion goes straight into the Champions League league phase and the runner-up enters the Champions League third qualifying round. Third place leads to the Europa League second qualifying round, and fourth place to the Conference League second qualifying round.

One extra wrinkle worth knowing: the winner of the Turkish Cup also claims a European ticket, which can shift the league’s allocation down a place if that cup winner has already qualified through its league position. So the “European line” you see in the table is a guide rather than an iron rule – keep half an eye on the cup as the season runs on.

The relegation battle

At the other end, the picture is blunt. The clubs stranded in the bottom places when the final whistle of matchday 34 blows are relegated to the 1. Lig, and the same number of clubs come up from that division to take their place. In the current 18-team format that means the bottom three – 16th to 18th. Survival fights are often tighter and more dramatic than the title race, with three or four teams separated by a single point going into the last weekend.

If you are following a club near the drop zone, this is the stretch of table to watch obsessively in the spring. A late win or a rival’s slip can be the difference between another season in the top flight and a summer of rebuilding a division lower.

Watching Super Lig matches live from abroad

Plenty of readers checking this table are not in Turkey at all – they are following their club from Germany, elsewhere in Europe, or further afield. The good news is that keeping up with every matchday is straightforward with the right subscription. For a full walk-through of the options, our guide on how to watch the Super Lig from abroad covers the practical steps.

If you are specifically based in Germany, we have a dedicated explainer on watching the Super Lig in Germany. And if you are still choosing a plan, the sports package page lays out what is included so you do not pay for channels you will never open. The free trial gives you three days to check the picture on your own connection first.

A couple of related reads that come up a lot: what VAR is and how it changes decisions, and who actually holds the Super Lig broadcast rights this season.

Reading the table as the season unfolds

Early on, treat the standings as a rough sketch rather than a verdict. A club that stumbles in August can be flying by October, and a fast starter can fade once injuries and fixture congestion bite. The table only starts to mean something around the ten-match mark, when the sample is large enough to separate form from luck. With eight matchdays played, we are almost there – and the Galatasaray–Fenerbahçe derby in matchweek 9 will tell us a lot about who can really sustain a title challenge.

Come back through the season and you will see the shape of it emerge: a small group pulling clear at the top, a congested middle where a few good weeks can lift a side from twelfth to seventh, and a nervy cluster at the bottom counting every point. That is the rhythm of the Super Lig, and this page will move with it.