Medipol Basaksehir win first ever Turkish Super Lig title
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- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:18 | 19 July 2020
- Modified Date: 11:56 | 19 July 2020
Medipol Başakşehir clinched the Turkish Super Lig title with a 1-0 victory over HK Kayserispor.
Playing at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Turkish midfielder Mahmut Tekdemir scored a goal in the 19th minute for Başakşehir.
With this goal, Medipol Başakşehir were crowned the league champions, winning the first domestic league title in the club's history.
Meanwhile, in the 33rd minute, Başakşehir was awarded a penalty with a VAR decision but Bosnian midfielder Edin Visca missed it.
Başakşehir's Mehmet Topal became the first player to reach the championship in the history of Turkish Super Lig with three different clubs.
Topal had won the league title with Galatasaray in 2008 and Fenerbahçe in 2014.
Başakşehir manager Okan Buruk became the fifth person who won the league title in the history of the Turkish Super Lig as both football player and coach.
Ertuğrul Sağlam, Aykut Kocaman, Hamza Hamzaoğlu and Şenol Güneş had clinched the league title as both player and head coach.