All-time Süper Lig defenders face-off
The greatest defenders in Süper Lig history, by their honors. Line up all-time Süper Lig defenders two sides at a time and call every matchup: one side's better, or they're even.
Drag pictures onto both sides of a row to make a matchup
0–00 even
100 not in a matchup · drag one onto either side of a row (up to 4 a side)
Alexandru EpureanuDF · IBFK
Bülent KorkmazDF · GAL
Gheorghe PopescuDF · GAL
Alpay ÖzalanDF · BES
Fatih TerimDF · GAL
AEAbdel-Zaher El-Saqua
DF · GEN
Kenneth OmeruoDF · ALA
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Simon KjærDF · FEN
Servet ÇetinDF · GAL
Aurélien ChedjouDF · GAL
Ümit DavalaDF · GAL
Gökhan ZanDF · GAL
UOUche Okechukwu
DF · FEN
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GeremiMF/DF · GEN
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Abdullah ErcanDF · TRAB
Ogün TemizkanoğluDF · TRAB
Hakan ÜnsalDF · GAL
Naci ErdemDF · GAL
Frank de BoerDF · GAL
Recep ÇetinDF · BES
Michal KadlecDF · FEN
İbrahim ToramanDF · BES
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Serdar AzizDF · FEN
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Çağlar SöyüncüDF · FEN
BDBasri Dirimlili
DF · FEN
JHJes Høgh
DF · FEN
Deniz BarışDF · FEN
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Ahmet ÇalıkMF/DF · GAL
Bülent EkenDF · GAL
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Dany NounkeuDF · GAL
RTRazundara Tjikuzu
MF/DF · TRAB
Rashad SadygovDF · KOC
Adil RamiDF · FEN
Mortadha Ben OuanesDF · KAS
Edgar IéDF · TRAB
Mustafa DoğanDF · FEN
EAErcan Aktuna
DF · FEN
Albert RieraDF · GAL
Stefan SavićDF · TRAB
Leonardo BonucciDF · FEN
RERober Eryol
MF/DF · GAL
İbrahim KaşDF · BES
GKGökhan Keskin
DF · BES
OÖOsman Özköylü
DF · TRAB
Mahmut TekdemirDF · IBFK
Syam Ben YoussefDF · KAS
Serdar KurtuluşDF · BES
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Şener ÖzbayraklıDF · FEN
VOVedat Okyar
DF · BES
Filip DaemsDF · GEN
ABAli Beratlıgil
DF · GAL
Egemen KorkmazDF · TRAB
RZRahim Zafer
DF · GEN
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Antônio Carlos ZagoDF · BES
Ľubomír ŠatkaDF · SAM
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Samet AkaydınDF · FEN
Debatik CurriDF · GEN
Samuel JohnsonMF/DF · FEN
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Jamal SellamiDF · BES
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Murat YakinDF · FEN
ZAZekeriya Alp
DF · BES
CACan Arat
DF · FEN
Michael Amir MurilloDF · BES
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Mathias JørgensenDF · FEN
Ersan GülümDF · BES
CTCüneyt Tanman
DF · GAL
Yalçın AyhanDF · IBFK
Cem PamiroğluDF · FEN
Serdar KesimalDF · FEN
Vedat İnceefeDF · GAL
NGNedim Günar
DF · FEN
Lucas NeillDF · GAL
RÇRaşit Çetiner
DF · GAL
Burhan AtakDF · GAL
AYAhmet Yıldırım
DF · BES
Armand DeumiDF · GAZ
Önder TuracıDF · FEN
Hüseyin SaygunDF · BES
Orhan AkDF · KOC
Coşkun ÖzarıDF · GAL
Manuel da CostaDF · IBFK
IFIulian Filipescu
DF · GAL
TSTurgay Semercioğlu
DF · TRAB
Volkan YamanDF · GAL
Arkadiusz GłowackiDF · TRAB
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Merih DemiralDF · ALA
TÖTalat Özkarslı
DF · GAL
Dmitri KhlestovDF · BES
İsmail KurtDF · GAL
Naci ÖzkayaDF · GAL
Stéphane MbiaDF · TRAB
Marcin KuśDF · IBFK
NÖNecati Özçağlayan
DF · TRAB
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Lars OlsenDF · TRAB
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Tomáš HubočanDF · TRAB
LALahcen Abrami
DF · GEN
EAErdoğan Arıca
DF · FEN
Gabriel TamașDF · GAL
Mert KorkmazDF · GAL
KÖKadir Özcan
DF · TRAB
Top all-time Süper Lig defenders — November 2026
See the full top list →No top list yet this month — your picks and finished rankings start it.
What a face-off is for
Rows can be one against one, two against two, three against three, or uneven, so a whole team can face a single star.
Name the two sides, like two generations, two eras or two rosters, and fill each row with their closest counterparts.
The greatest defenders in Süper Lig history, by their honors.
Every pick and every finished ranking here counts toward the top all-time Süper Lig defenders for November 2026.
Step by step
- Pick how many rows and what mix of matchups to deal.
- Call each row: left, right or even.
- Share the score, or save it for others to try.
- The search box under the board finds anyone else you want to add.
- Download image saves a picture of your board with your name or logo on it, and Copy link shares this exact board.