Football Season Guide

When Rizepor were relegated from the Super League one year ago, the whole city believed that they would be back soon and they did it. They never lost their seriousness and won the title in the 1st League as everybody expected to see. Coach Ibrahim Uzulmez, who is the architect of this success, will continue to be in charge. Ahead of the new season, the club president said that "we took big risks, because our current financial situation tells us not to sign anybody, but we have to do in order to survive in the Super League. I hope we will get the rewards of these risks at the end of the season". Looking at all promoted teams, Rizespor have less problems than the others. First of all, their defence line is very good. At center back, they already had Saadane. To help him, they added Talbi, Jach and Brabec. As defensive wingers, Mehmet Uslu and Orhan Ovacikli did a great job on the promotion. Former Arsenal and Juventus man Armand Traore was also signed in. On the net, the fans will see Ujkani who has been playing for the Italian clubs since 2009. In the midfield, there are also great arrivals. From Osmanli, they loaned Aminu Umar and Musa Cagiran who have offered some great performances in the Super League during the last season. Besides him, former Konya man Ali Camdali is expected to increase the defensive quality of the team. Samu was the top goal scorer of the team with 20 goals during the last season. They managed to add him on a permanent deal. There is also Vedat Muriqi who scored some decisive goals during the last season. At this point, they can add another attacker, but it depends on Kweuke's health reports.