Super Lig action in Turkey will kick off on Friday

Turkey's top-tier football division, Super Lig, will kick off Friday with games in empty stadiums in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Çaykur Rizespor will host Fenerbahçe at 8.00 p.m. local time (1700GMT) on the season-opening day of the 2020/21 campaign.

This season, the Turkish Super Lig will have 21 clubs and four teams will be relegated from the league.

The second-tier TFF First league side Hatayspor, Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor and Fatih Karagümrük are the league's newcomers.

Hatayspor won the TFF First Lig and B.B. Erzurumspor, who finished in second spot, qualified for the Super Lig.

Karagümrük moved into the top division after defeating Adana Demirspor 6-5 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw in the playoff final.

The Black-Reds will be the sixth Istanbul team to be in the top-tier division with Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş, Medipol Başakşehir and Kasımpaşa.

There are two teams from Ankara, MKE Ankaragücü and Gençlerbirliği, and also two sides from Antalya city: Fraport TAV Antalyaspor and Alanyaspor.

GALATASARAY VS. FENERBAHÇE IN WEEK 3

The third week will see the first derby between fierce rivals as Galatasaray will meet Fenerbahçe at the Turk Telekom Arena.

Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş, another much anticipated derby of the league, will be played at Fenerbahçe's home ground, Ülker Stadium, in the 10th week.

The first half's last derby will be held between Beşiktaş and Galatasaray at the Vodafone Arena in the 19th Week.

In addition to derby games, Trabzonspor will meet Beşiktaş on Sunday in one of the first big games of the season.