Find out which Turkish team has a better home defensive record than Chelsea & Tottenham this season
Turkish league outfit Genclerbirligi sit comfortably in 8th place, ensuring Super Lig safety yet again.
Compared to Europe’s top five leagues – Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1 – only PSG have conceded fewer goals at home this sason (6).
Genclerbirligi have conceded just seven goals at home this season which is better than Chelsea (13), Tottenham (8), Juventus (9), Bayern Munich (8) and Atletico Madrid (13).
Chelsea have let in the least goals at home in the Premier League followed by second-placed Tottenham.
Interestingly enough in the Premier League, Serie A and Bundesliga the team that has conceded the fewest goals top their respective league.
In the Ligue 1 PSG are second, in La Liga Atletico Madrid are third. Only in the Turkish league is the team with the best defensive home record outside of the top four.
Genclerbirligi have only lost twice at home this season against Galatasaray and Adanaspor. The Ankara based outfit have not conceded more than one goal at home in a single game this season.
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Best defensive records in Europe (Fewest goals conceded)
Ligue 1
PSG – 6
Premier League
Chelsea – 13
Tottenham – 8
Bundesliga
Bayern Munich – 8
Serie A
Juventus – 9
La Liga
Atletico Madrid – 13
Genclerbirligi home results
Sun 21/08/16 Gençlerbirliği 2 – 0 Gaziantepspor
Sat 10/09/16 Gençlerbirliği 0 – 0 Alanyaspor
Sun 25/09/16 Gençlerbirliği 2 – 0 Karabükspor
Sat 15/10/16 Gençlerbirliği 0 – 1 Galatasaray
Fri 28/10/16 Gençlerbirliği 1 – 1 Beşiktaş
Sun 27/11/16 Gençlerbirliği 0 – 0 Trabzonspor
Sat 10/12/16 Gençlerbirliği 0 – 0 İstanbul Başakşehir
Mon 26/12/16 Gençlerbirliği 3 – 1 Bursaspor
Sun 29/01/17 Gençlerbirliği 1 – 1 Osmanlıspor
Sun 19/02/17 Gençlerbirliği 2 – 0 Konyaspor
Mon 06/03/17 Gençlerbirliği 2 – 0 Akhisar
Sun 19/03/17 Gençlerbirliği 1 – 0 Rizespor
Sat 08/04/17 Gençlerbirliği 1 – 1 Antalyaspor
Sat 22/04/17 Gençlerbirliği 2 – 1 Kayserispor
Sat 06/05/17 Gençlerbirliği 0 – 1 Adanaspor
Legendary Genclerbirligi club president Ilhan Cavcav passed away earlier in the season.
Cavcav served the Ankara based outfit for almost 40 years and was the longest serving club president in Turkey.
Genclerbirligi were playing in the lower leagues when Cavcav took charge. They’ve played in the top-tier since 1990.
In 1978 Gençlerbirliği had no training facilities but now have one of the largest youth programs in Turkey with 50 acres of grounds.
