2008-09 in Turkish football - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2008—2009 season is the 105th season of competitive football in Turkey

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Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

Managerial changes

Name	Club	Date of departure	Replacement	Date of appointment
Safet Sušić Safet Sušic Safet "Pape" Sušić is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team. In his playing days, he operated as playmaking attacking midfielder...	Ankaraspor	May, 2008	Aykut Kocaman Aykut Kocaman Aykut Kocaman is a former Turkish footballer in the striker position and current manager of Fenerbahçe. He is the first person in the club's history to have won the Süper Lig in his playing and managerial career...	May, 2008
Güvenç Kurtar Güvenç Kurtar Güvenç Kurtar is a Turkish football manager and former forward who works as head coach for Diyarbakirspor.-Career:Born in Uşak, Kurtar began playing football with Beşiktaş J.K.. He played at Mersin Idman Yurdu, Bursaspor, Altay S.K...	Denizlispor Denizlispor Denizlispor is a sports club based in Denizli, Turkey. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, and gymnastics...	May, 2008	Ali Yalçın	June, 2008
Nejat Biyedić	Eskişehirspor Eskisehirspor Eskişehirspor is a football club in Eskişehir, Turkey. Also known as Kırmızı Şimşekler or The Star of Anatolia. The club was founded in 1965 and started a football revolution in Anatolia. Eskişehirspor started a long term stay in the first league in Turkey when they were founded. This term lasted...	June, 2008	Rıza Çalımbay Riza Çalimbay Rıza Çalımbay, is a former prominent Turkish international football player, and currently coach of Turkish side Sivasspor. He was one of the symbol names of Beşiktaş J.K. and was among the best players of his time...	June, 2008
Karl Heinz Feldkamp	Galatasaray Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü is a Turkish sports club based in Istanbul, most notable for its football section, also known as Galatasaray S.K.. It also fields teams in Athletics, Basketball, Wheelchair basketball, Volleyball, Water polo, Swimming, Rowing, Sailing, Judo, Bridge, Equestrian, Handball,...	April, 2008	Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe Michael Skibbe is a German football manager who coaches Eskişehirspor.-Club career:In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wattenscheid 09. Then he switched to the professional team of Schalke 04...	June, 2008
Zico Zico Arthur Antunes Coimbra , better known as Zico , is a Brazilian coach and former footballer. He is the current head coach of the Iraq national football team. Often called the "White Pelé", he is commonly considered one of the most skilled finishers and one of the best passers ever and possibly the...	Fenerbahçe	June, 2008	Luis Aragones Luis Aragonés José Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach....	June, 2008

National team

Date	Venue	Score	Competition	Turkey scorers	Match report
February 6, 2008	İnönü Stadium	0-0	Friendly		TFF TFF TFF may stand for:* TFF Rudolstadt, a music festival* Tangential Flow Filtration, a technique in biochemistry* Tanzania Football Federation* Telematics Freedom Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Rome, Italy* Tears For Fears... http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macID=72888
March 26, 2008	Dinamo Stadium Dinamo Stadium (Minsk) Dynama Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Minsk, Belarus. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Dynama Minsk. The stadium has a seating capacity for 40,000 people. Dynama Stadium was constructed in 1934, but was destroyed during World War II and rebuilt in... , Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...	2-2	Friendly	Tuncay Şanlı Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... , Tümer Metin Tümer Metin Tümer Metin is a Turkish international footballer. He is an attacking midfielder, and currently plays for Kerkyra.Metin was born in Zonguldak. After playing for four years at Samsunspor, he was transferred to Beşiktaş J.K., along with team-mate İlhan Mansız in 2001...	TFF TFF TFF may stand for:* TFF Rudolstadt, a music festival* Tangential Flow Filtration, a technique in biochemistry* Tanzania Football Federation* Telematics Freedom Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Rome, Italy* Tears For Fears... http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macID=72929
May 20, 2008	SchücoArena Bielefelder Alm Bielefelder Alm is a football stadium in Bielefeld, Germany. The stadium, which has a capacity of 27 300, is owned by the football club DSC Arminia Bielefeld and mostly used for the club's matches... , Bielefeld Bielefeld Bielefeld is an independent city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 323,000, it is also the most populous city in the Regierungsbezirk Detmold...	1-0	Friendly	Hakan Balta Hakan Balta Hakan Kadir Balta is a German-born Turkish footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Galatasaray.-Club career:...	http://www.cnnturk.com/SPOR/FUTBOL/haber_detay.asp?PID=177&haberID=461339 http://soccernet.espn.go.com/match?id=238893&league=FIFA.FRIENDLY&cc=5901
May 25, 2008	rewirpowerSTADION, Bochum Bochum Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...	2-3	Friendly	Arda Turan Arda Turan Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray.... , Nihat Kahveci Nihat Kahveci Nihat Kahveci is a Turkish footballer. Nihat plays as a Forward.-Biography:Nihat's family name, Kahveci, means "coffee maker." Many people in Turkey adopted the name of their profession as their family name in the early 20th century, suggesting that Nihat's ancestors were in the coffee business...	UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=700944.html#turkey+penalty+against+uruguay
May 29, 2008	MSV-Arena, Duisburg Duisburg - History :A legend recorded by Johannes Aventinus holds that Duisburg, was built by the eponymous Tuisto, mythical progenitor of Germans, ca. 2395 BC...	2-0	Friendly	Tuncay Şanlı Tuncay Sanli Tuncay Şanlı , or simply Tuncay, is a Turkish footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.His natural position is as a striker, but he can also play as an attacking midfielder or on either wing. Tuncay captains the Turkish national team... , Semih Şentürk Semih Sentürk Semih Şentürk is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe as a striker, and also the Turkish national team.-Fenerbahçe:...	http://www.ntvspor.net/pages/24291.asp
June 7, 2008	Stade de Genève Stade de Genève Stade de Genève is a stadium in the greater Geneva, Switzerland area . It has a capacity of 30,084.-Overview:The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A. after nearly three years of construction... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	0-2	UEFA Euro 2008 Group A		UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=300683/report=rp.html
June 11, 2008	St. Jakob-Park St. Jakob-Park ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	2-1	UEFA Euro 2008 Group A	Semih Şentürk Semih Sentürk Semih Şentürk is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe as a striker, and also the Turkish national team.-Fenerbahçe:... (57"), Arda Turan Arda Turan Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray.... (90")	UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=300690/report=rp.html
June 15, 2008	Stade de Genève Stade de Genève Stade de Genève is a stadium in the greater Geneva, Switzerland area . It has a capacity of 30,084.-Overview:The stadium was completed in 2003 by Zschokke Construction S.A. after nearly three years of construction... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	3-2	UEFA Euro 2008 Group A	Arda Turan Arda Turan Arda Turan is a Turkish footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid and the Turkish national team, as a left winger. At the age of 22, prior to the 2009–10 season he was made the captain of Galatasaray.... (75"), Nihat Kahveci Nihat Kahveci Nihat Kahveci is a Turkish footballer. Nihat plays as a Forward.-Biography:Nihat's family name, Kahveci, means "coffee maker." Many people in Turkey adopted the name of their profession as their family name in the early 20th century, suggesting that Nihat's ancestors were in the coffee business... (2) (87",90")	UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=300699/index.html
June 20, 2008	Ernst Happel Stadion Ernst Happel Stadion The Ernst Happel Stadium in Leopoldstadt, the 2nd district of Austria's capital Vienna, is the largest stadium in Austria. It was built between 1929 and 1931 for the second Workers' Olympiad to the design of German architect Otto Ernst Schweizer... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	0-0 (1-1 AET) (4-2 Pen.)	UEFA Euro 2008 Quarterfinals	Semih Şentürk Semih Sentürk Semih Şentürk is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe as a striker, and also the Turkish national team.-Fenerbahçe:... (120")	UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301700/index.html
June 25, 2008	St. Jakob-Park St. Jakob-Park ' is a Swiss sports stadium in Basel. It is the largest football venue in Switzerland and home to FC Basel. "Joggeli", as the venue is nicknamed by the locals, was originally built with a capacity of 33,433 seats. The capacity was increased to 42,500 for Euro 2008, which was hosted by Switzerland... , Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	2-3	UEFA Euro 2008 Semifinals	Uğur Boral Ugur Boral Uğur Boral is a Turkish footballer. He currently plays for Fenerbahçe as well as the Turkish national team.Boral is a gifted play-maker and surprises goalkeepers with his deceptive shot... (22"), Semih Şentürk Semih Sentürk Semih Şentürk is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Turkish Süper Lig side Fenerbahçe as a striker, and also the Turkish national team.-Fenerbahçe:... (86")	UEFA UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... http://en.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=727667.html#the+drama+kings+euro

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