Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)
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Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a Turkish
professional football club based in the district of Kadıköy
, Istanbul
, and part of the larger Fenerbahçe multisports club. Fenerbahçe is one of the most successful and best supported clubs in Turkey and the currently compete in Süper Lig.
They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar (Turkish
for "The Yellow Canaries") and play their home games at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
in Kadıköy.
in Istanbul
. The founders were Nurizade Ziya Bey (Ziya Songülen
), Ayetullah Bey
, Enver Necip Bey (Enver Necip Okaner). This group of individuals founded the club secretly in order to keep a low profile and not get into any trouble with the strict Ottoman rule. So strict in fact that the Sultan, Abdul Hamid II
, forbid that the Turkish youth may not set up a club nor engage in the game of football played by the English families that was watched in envy.
Ziya Songülen
was elected the first president of the club, Ayetullah Bey
became the first General Secretary, and Enver Necip Okaner was given the post of the General Captain. The lighthouse
situated on the Fenerbahçe cape was a big influence on the design of the club's first emblem, which sported the yellow and white colors of daffodils around the lighthouse. The kits were also designed with yellow and white stripes. The emblem and colors of the club were changed in 1910 when Topuz Hikmet redesigned the badge and Ziya Bey changed the colors to yellow and navy, still seen today. Fenerbahçe's activities were kept in secrecy until a legislation reform in 1908, when, under a new law, all football clubs had to register to exist legally. Fenerbahçe joined the Istanbul League in 1909, finishing fifth in their first year. The founding line-up included Ziya Songülen
, Ayetullah Bey
, Necip Okaner, Galip Kulaksizoglu, Hassan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Bespinar, Enver Yetiker, Sevkati Hulusi Bey, Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan, Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan, and Nasuhi Baydar.
Fenerbahce played against the staff of the Royal Navy
that occupied Istanbul during the Turkish War of Independence
. Some British soldiers formed football teams that were named after the players' speciality, for example Essex
Engineers, Irish Guards
, Grenadiers, and Artillery
. These teams played against each other and against local football teams in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe won many of these matches.
The Turkish Football Federation
founded a national league in 1959, which continues today under the name of the Süper Lig. Fenerbahçe won the first tournament
, beating Galatasaray
4–1 on aggregate. The next year, Fenerbahçe participated in the Champions League for the first time. They qualified through a 4–3 win over Csepel SC
. They lost their first round game to OGC Nice
1–5 in a playoff game after drawing on aggregate. Fenerbahçe became the most successful Turkish club of the 1960s. They were also runners-up three times. In the Balkans Cup 1966–67
(a competition set up for Eastern European clubs from Albania
, Bulgaria
, Greece
, Romania
, Turkey
, and Yugoslavia
that existed between the 1960–61 and 1993–94 seasons), Fenerbahçe won the cup after three matches against Greek
club AEK Athens FC
, making them the first Turkish club to win a non-domestic competition. This success would remain unparalleled by a Turkish club until Sarıyer
and Samsunspor
won the cup many years later in the 1990s.
The 1970s saw Galatasaray win four more league titles. The decade also saw the first non-Istanbul club and a club outside of Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş
, and Galatasaray
to win a league title. Trabzonspor
went on to win four titles during the decade. Fenerbahçe won three titles in the 1980s, titles Galatasaray and Beşiktaş dominated the Turkish League during the 1990s, combining to win nine out of 10 ti Fenerbahçe's only Turkish League success during the 1990s came in the 1995–1996 season under Carlos Alberto Parreira
.
Fenerbahçe won the league in 2001, denying Galatasaray a fifth consecutive title. They followed up the next season with a runners-up place behind Galatasaray with new coach Werner Lorant
. The next season, however, did not go so well as Fenerbahçe finished in sixth place with Ariel Ortega
in the squad. Despite this, that season is memorable to many Fenerbahçe fans due to a 6-0 win against arch-rivals Galatasaray in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
on 6 November 2002. After firing Werner Lorant, they hired another German coach, Christoph Daum
. Daum had previously coached in Turkey, winning the league with Besiktas in 1994–95. Fenerbahçe brought in players including van Hooijdonk
, Mehmet Aurélio, and Fabio Luciano
as a rebuilding process. These new players lead Fenerbahçe to their fifteenth title and third star (one being awarded for every 5 league titles won by a club). The next year was followed up by a narrow championship over Trabzonspor, winning the then record of sixteen Turkish First Football League championships. Fenerbahçe lost the title in the last week of the 2005–06 season to Galatasaray
. Fenerbahçe needed a win, but instead drew 1–1 with Denizlispor
while Galatasaray won 3–0 over Kayserispor
.
Soon after, Christoph Daum
stepped down as manager, and was replaced by Zico
on 4 July 2006. Zico began his reign by signing two new defenders, highly-touted Uruguayan international Diego Lugano
, and fellow Brazil
ian Edu Dracena
. Zico also signed two strikers, Serbian international Mateja Kežman
, and another Brazilian, Deivid
. Fenerbahçe's 2006–07 domestic season started off with a 6–0 win over relegation candidates Kayseri Erciyesspor
. In the 32nd week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe drew Trabzonspor 2–2, while Beşiktaş lost to Bursaspor
0–3, putting the former out of contention for the title. Fenerbahçe won their seventeenth Turkish Süper Lig title in 2007, the most in Turkey.
Fenerbahçe started off their 2007–08 season by signing Brazil
ian international Roberto Carlos. The deal saw the defender come for free after his contract was not extended by Real Madrid
. Young Turkish players like Gökhan Gönül
, Yasin Çakmak
, Ilhan Parlak
, Ali Bilgin
, Turkish-English attacker Kazım Kazım
, Turkish-Brazilian left back Gökçek Vederson
joined Fenerbahçe in the beginning of the season and Chile national football team
captain Claudio Maldonado joined the team in January '08 transfer window.
On 11 January 2007, Fenerbahçe was officially invited to G-14
. G-14 is an association which consists of top clubs worldwide. Fenerbahçe is the only Turkish club that have been invited to this association. On March 2008, Fenerbahçe's record application was accepted by Guinness World Records Menagement Team
, which envisages Fenerbahçe to have the highest number of medal and trophy achievements on the planet with its 9 branches entirely, total of 1134 cups and medals.
In the UEFA Champions League 1996–97 season Fenerbahçe completed the group stage with seven points and, amongst others, beat Manchester United
1–0 in Old Trafford
undoing the record of the English giants being unbeaten for 40 years in their homeground. Under Zico
’s command, Fenerbahçe qualified from the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 group stage for the first time in the club's history and went on to beat Sevilla
to become a quarter-finalist in the 2007–08 season. So far, Zico
is also the most successful manager of the team's history in the European arena.
After successful scores both in local league of Turkey and international matches, Zico
gained a new nickname from Fenerbahçe fans: Kral Arthur (meaning "King Arthur" in Turkish). Since 2000, Fenerbahçe improved the club's finances and facilities, bringing world stars to the club such as Haim Revivo
, Ariel Ortega
, Serhiy Rebrov
, Pierre van Hooijdonk
, Alex de Souza, Stephen Appiah
, Nicolas Anelka
and lately Mateja Kežman
, Roberto Carlos, and Dani Güiza.
Fenerbahçe's 2009-10
season ended in shock as they lost the title on the last day. The Fenerbahçe players were told a draw would be enough towards the end of the match only to find out that other games went against their favour as Bursaspor
beat Beşiktaş
2-1 to get the title. Despite the title loss, Fenerbahçe ended the season with the highest number of clean sheets (10), as well as the joint longest winning streak (8).
Fenerbahçe won a record 18th Turkish League title in the 2010–11
season. The team were nine points behind the leaders after 16 games, but went on an unbeaten run of 17 wins and one draw from the last 18 games of the season and won the title with 82 points. Trabzonspor
also finished on 82 points but finished second due head-to-head goal average in favor of Fenerbahçe. Alex
, became the top scorer of the season with 28 goals, the highest number of goals by a foreign player in history of Turkish football
. Following the season's end club president Aziz Yıldırım
was remanded in custody over allegations of match-fixing. Fenerbahçe is reported to have fixed the results of the last 18 weeks in which they had an unbeaten run. As a consequence of the match-fixing allegations, UEFA
demanded that Fenerbahçe withdraw from the 2011–12 Champions League. The club refused but, under pressure from UEFA
, the TFF
withdrew them from the competition, giving Fenerbahçe's place to second-placed Trabzonspor
.
In July 2011, Fenerbahçe fans invaded the pitch during a friendly against the Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk
. As punishment, Fenerbahçe was sentenced to two Turkish league games in empty stadia
. The TFF
later allowed those two games to be filled with spectators; the men were barred while women and children under twelve got in for free. The team plans to have similar promotions during the rest of the season in order to increase attendance and reduce violence.
multisport club Fenerbahçe in Fenerbahçe Museum
. At the end of World War I
, the Ottoman Empire
were considered defeated and its lands have been invaded by Italian
, French
, Greek
and British
troops. On 13 November 1918 British troops entered Istanbul
and invasion was official. During the course of invasion British
troops arranged football matches with local teams. It still is a policy conducted by troops in foreign lands, considered as a P.R. thing. Fenerbahçe took place in many games and won 41 of 50 games played and lost only 4 games ended with a draw. Fenerbahçe was secretly moving guns to the Anatolia
meanwhile from its club building near Kurbağalıdere (can be translated as Froggy Creek) by small boats. Also the club's players were going to fronts, fighting against the invading troops, returning to Istanbul
to play games and moving more guns and ammo. The British forces
realized this as well so they raided the club building but club members got early information about the raid so the guns and ammo were moved and hidden in club members' houses or warehouses. The invasion forces were not able to find anything but they stayed in the club building for days to prevent further action. The head commander of British troops was General Charles Harrington
and he was quite upset with this progress. He was looking for victory on the pitch as well as the war itself, while Turkish people
were fighting with incredible manner all over the country. It so happened that the Turk's
resistance was finally paying off, invasion forces was strongly pushed back, victories in many fronts by sacrifices of Turkish people
were taking place.
"The big three" clubs of Istanbul
, Beşiktaş
, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray
have a century-long history of rivalry. Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray
rivalry is the primary Istanbul
derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football
. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions. Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa
although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched.
Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".
. The emblem consists of five colours. The white section which includes the writing Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü 1907 represents purity and open heartedness, the red section represents love and attachment to the club and symbolises the Turkish flag
. The yellow middle section symbolises admiration and envy, while the navy symbolises nobility. The oak acorn leaf which rises from the navy and yellow section shows the power of Fenerbahçe. The green colour of the leaf shows the success of Fenerbahçe is imperative.
(simply known as Kadikoy) , in the Kadıköy
district of Istanbul, since 1908. Most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006, its capacity is 50,509. Unsually for a Turkish football stadium there is no running track around the outside of the pitch.
The club's museum has been situated in the stadium since 2005, after having been at a variety of locations.
During the Turkish War of Independence, Fenerbahçe played with many teams of the enemy and injected morale to the Turkish people by winning those games. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü’s football team has many records which are still not broken. Yet the success is not limited only with the football team. At the Olympics, the first gold medal was won by a Fenerbahçe athlete, Ruhi Sarıalp
, in a field other than wrestling. In athletics, the only club that wins the European Championship is Fenerbahçe. To view photos from our museum you should visit our Picture Gallery.
Club Supporters (the 12th Man)
8 Sezer Öztürk
20 Özer Hurmacı
53 Serdar Kesimal
92 Issiar Dia
13 Onur Tasasız
For the Academy team:
As of 7 December 2009
Golden Foot
Can Tener (2011)
FIFA World Player of the Year
3rd Can Tener (2011)
FIFA 100
Jay-Jay Okocha
Emre Belözoglu
Rüştü Reçber
Roberto Carlos Zico
Olympic Games
Winner Uche Okechukwu (USA 1996
) Jay-Jay Okocha
(USA 1996
)
Confederations Cup
Winner Jes Høgh
(S.Arabia 1995
) Brian Steen Nielsen
(S.Arabia 1995
)
European Championship
Winner Daniel Güiza
(Austria&Switzerland 2008)
African Cup of Nations
Winner Uche Okechukwu (Tunusia 1994
)
Afro-Asian Cup
Winner Uche Okechukwu (Afro-Asian Cup 1995
)
Copa America
Winner Alex
(Peru 2004
) Diego Lugano
(Argentina 2011)
|-
!Position
!Name
|-
|Head Coach
| Aykut Kocaman
|-
|Assistant Coach
| İsmail Kartal
|-
|Assistant Coach
|
Fahrudin Omerović
|-
|Coach
| Turgay Altay
|-
|Physical Fitness Coach
| Dr. Alper Aşçı
|-
|Goalkeeper Coach
| Murat Öztürk
|-
|Match Analyst
| Arda Keskin
|-
|Individual Player Coach
| Dolu Arslan
|-
|Doctor
| Ertuğrul Karanlık
|-
|Physiotherapist
| Orhan Şakir
|-
|-
!Season!!Div.!!Pos.!!Pl.!!W!!D!!L!!GS!!GA!!P!!Cup!!colspan=2|Europe
!!colspan=4|Other Competitions!!Manager
|-
|2003–04
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|23||align=center|7||align=center|4
|align=center|82||align=center|41||align=center|76
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"|Semi-final
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|
| Christoph Daum
|-
|2004–05
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|26||align=center|2||align=center|6
|align=center|77||align=center|24||align=center|80
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
||UCL
UC|||Group stage
Last 32
|colspan=4|
| Christoph Daum
|-
|2005–06
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|34||align=center|25||align=center|6||align=center|3
|align=center|90||align=center|34||align=center|81
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
|align=center|UCL||align=center|Group stage
|colspan=4|
| Christoph Daum
|-
|2006–07
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|20||align=center|10||align=center|4
|align=center|65||align=center|31||align=center|70
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"|Semi-final
||UCL
UC|||3rd QR
Last 32
|colspan=4|
|
Zico
|-
|2007–08
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|34||align=center|22||align=center|7||align=center|5
|align=center|72||align=center|37||align=center|73
|align=center|Quarter-final
|align=center|UCL
||align=center|Quarter-final
| colspan="4" style="background:gold;"|TSC
| Zico
|-
|2008–09
|1D
|align=center |4
|align=center|34||align=center|18||align=center|7||align=center|9
|align=center|60||align=center|36||align=center|61
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
|UCL
|align=center|Group stage
|colspan=4|
|
Luis Aragonés
|-
|2009–10
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|34||align=center|23||align=center|5||align=center|6
|align=center|61||align=center|28||align=center|74
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
|UEL
|align=center|Last 32
| colspan="4" style="background:gold;"|TSC
| Christoph Daum
|-
|2010–11
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|26||align=center|4||align=center|4
|align=center|84||align=center|34||align=center|82
|align=center|Group Stage
|UCL
UEL
|align=center|3rd QR
Play-off round
|colspan=4|
| Aykut Kocaman
|-
|2011–12
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|10||align=center|6||align=center|3||align=center|1
|align=center|15||align=center|9||align=center|21
|align=center|
|UCL
|align=center|Banned
| colspan="4" style=|TSC
| Aykut Kocaman
|-
|}
Last updated: November 04, 2011
Div. = Division; D1 = First Division; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
UCL = UEFA Champions League; UC = UEFA Cup; TSC = Turkish Super Cup; Cup = Turkish Cup
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up; Brown = third/semi-finalist
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
| Adidas
|| Main sponsor
|-
| Fenerium || Main sponsor
|-
| Avea
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Türk Telekom
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Ülker
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Acıbadem
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Aras Cargo || Official sponsor
|-
| Turkish Airlines
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Audi
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Doğuş Otomotiv || Official sponsor
|-
| Spor Toto || Official sponsor
|-
| Denizbank
|| Official sponsor
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
| Kiğılı || Official sponsor
|-
| VakıfBank
|| Official sponsor
|-
| Bilyoner.com || Official sponsor
|-
| Fenerbahçe Su || Official sponsor
|-
| Mail2Web
|| Internet service
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Years !! Shirt sponsors
|-
| 1980–1982 || Banker Kastelli
|-
| 1982–1983 || Istanbul Bankası – Hisar Bank
|-
| 1983–1984 || Istanbul Bankası
|-
| 1984–1987 || Türk Bank
|-
| 1988–1996 || Emlak Bankası
|-
| 1996–1997 || VakifBank
|-
| 1997–1998 || Emlak Bankası
|-
| 1998–1999 || Rifle
|-
| 1999–2000 || Proton 5x5
|-
| 2000–2002 || Telsim
|-
| 2002–2004 || Aria
|-
| 2004– || Avea
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Years !!Kit manufacturers
|-
| 1988–2000 || Adidas
|-
| 2000–2004 || Fenerium
|-
| 2004– || Adidas
|}
The channel launched in 2004 over satellite (Free-To-Air
on Turksat 3A located 42° East, 11804 V 24444 5/6, VPID: 516, APID: 690, SPID: 5), satellite network services and cable service.
, Fenerbahçe's average attendances haven't been in the top in Turkey
. Fenerbahçe have a number of supporters organisations, including Genç Fenerbahçeliler
(GFB), Kill For You
(KFY), Antu/Fenerlist, Group CK
(Cefakâr Kanaryalar), Anglofeb/FENatics and SUADFEB. The supporters motto is Hep Destek Tam Destek (Continuous Unwavering Support).
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
professional football club based in the district of Kadıköy
Kadiköy
Kadıköy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of İstanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus...
, Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, and part of the larger Fenerbahçe multisports club. Fenerbahçe is one of the most successful and best supported clubs in Turkey and the currently compete in Süper Lig.
They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar (Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
for "The Yellow Canaries") and play their home games at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
in Kadıköy.
History
Fenerbahçe was founded in 1907 in the province of KadıköyKadiköy
Kadıköy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of İstanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus...
in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. The founders were Nurizade Ziya Bey (Ziya Songülen
Ziya Songülen
Nurizade Ziya Songülen was the founder and first Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi giant Fenerbahçe SK between 1907-08. He has also played as a right back for the club. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College and bought Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium for 17 Ottoman golden coins.-External links:*-References:...
), Ayetullah Bey
Ayetullah Bey
Ayetullah Bey was the founder and second Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi giant Fenerbahçe SK between 1908-09. He is also played for the club. He graduated from Galatasaray High School.- External links :*...
, Enver Necip Bey (Enver Necip Okaner). This group of individuals founded the club secretly in order to keep a low profile and not get into any trouble with the strict Ottoman rule. So strict in fact that the Sultan, Abdul Hamid II
Abdul Hamid II
His Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdülhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire...
, forbid that the Turkish youth may not set up a club nor engage in the game of football played by the English families that was watched in envy.
Ziya Songülen
Ziya Songülen
Nurizade Ziya Songülen was the founder and first Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi giant Fenerbahçe SK between 1907-08. He has also played as a right back for the club. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College and bought Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium for 17 Ottoman golden coins.-External links:*-References:...
was elected the first president of the club, Ayetullah Bey
Ayetullah Bey
Ayetullah Bey was the founder and second Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi giant Fenerbahçe SK between 1908-09. He is also played for the club. He graduated from Galatasaray High School.- External links :*...
became the first General Secretary, and Enver Necip Okaner was given the post of the General Captain. The lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
situated on the Fenerbahçe cape was a big influence on the design of the club's first emblem, which sported the yellow and white colors of daffodils around the lighthouse. The kits were also designed with yellow and white stripes. The emblem and colors of the club were changed in 1910 when Topuz Hikmet redesigned the badge and Ziya Bey changed the colors to yellow and navy, still seen today. Fenerbahçe's activities were kept in secrecy until a legislation reform in 1908, when, under a new law, all football clubs had to register to exist legally. Fenerbahçe joined the Istanbul League in 1909, finishing fifth in their first year. The founding line-up included Ziya Songülen
Ziya Songülen
Nurizade Ziya Songülen was the founder and first Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi giant Fenerbahçe SK between 1907-08. He has also played as a right back for the club. He graduated from Saint Joseph's College and bought Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium for 17 Ottoman golden coins.-External links:*-References:...
, Ayetullah Bey
Ayetullah Bey
Ayetullah Bey was the founder and second Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi giant Fenerbahçe SK between 1908-09. He is also played for the club. He graduated from Galatasaray High School.- External links :*...
, Necip Okaner, Galip Kulaksizoglu, Hassan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Bespinar, Enver Yetiker, Sevkati Hulusi Bey, Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan, Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan, and Nasuhi Baydar.
Fenerbahce played against the staff of the Royal Navy
Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
that occupied Istanbul during the Turkish War of Independence
Turkish War of Independence
The Turkish War of Independence was a war of independence waged by Turkish nationalists against the Allies, after the country was partitioned by the Allies following the Ottoman Empire's defeat in World War I...
. Some British soldiers formed football teams that were named after the players' speciality, for example Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
Engineers, Irish Guards
Irish Guards
The Irish Guards , part of the Guards Division, is a Foot Guards regiment of the British Army.Along with the Royal Irish Regiment, it is one of the two Irish regiments remaining in the British Army. The Irish Guards recruit in Northern Ireland and the Irish neighbourhoods of major British cities...
, Grenadiers, and Artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
. These teams played against each other and against local football teams in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe won many of these matches.
The Turkish Football Federation
Turkish Football Federation
The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
founded a national league in 1959, which continues today under the name of the Süper Lig. Fenerbahçe won the first tournament
Turkish National League 1959
The 1959 Milli Lig was the first season of professional football in Turkey. The league was made up of sixteen clubs split into two groups: the Kırmızı Grup and Beyaz Grup , the colours of the Turkish flag...
, beating Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
4–1 on aggregate. The next year, Fenerbahçe participated in the Champions League for the first time. They qualified through a 4–3 win over Csepel SC
Csepel SC
Csepel SC is a Hungarian sports club based in the XXI district of Budapest, Csepel, which is on an island in the Danube in the south of the city...
. They lost their first round game to OGC Nice
OGC Nice
Olympique Gymnaste Club Nice Côte d'Azur is a French association football club based in Nice. The club was founded in 1904 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top-tier of French football. Nice plays its home matches at the Stade Municipal du Ray located within the city. In 2013, the club is...
1–5 in a playoff game after drawing on aggregate. Fenerbahçe became the most successful Turkish club of the 1960s. They were also runners-up three times. In the Balkans Cup 1966–67
Balkans Cup 1966–67
The Balkans Cup 1966-67 was an edition of the Balkans Cup, a football competition for representative clubs from the Balkan states. The Balkans Cup 1966-1967 season was won by Fenerbahçe of Turkey, who defeated AEK Athens of Greece in the final.-Group A:...
(a competition set up for Eastern European clubs from Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
that existed between the 1960–61 and 1993–94 seasons), Fenerbahçe won the cup after three matches against Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
club AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens FC
AEK Athens F.C. , the Athletic Union of Constantinople, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Athens, Greece. Outside Greece, the club is also known as AEK Athens, however, the word Athens is not part of the club's official title.Established in Athens in 1924 by Greek refugees...
, making them the first Turkish club to win a non-domestic competition. This success would remain unparalleled by a Turkish club until Sarıyer
Sariyer G.K.
Sarıyer Gençlik Kulübü or Sariyer G.K. is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B. Sarıyer G.K. also won Balkans Cup in 1991-92 season against Romanian club Oţelul Galaţi after 0-0 results.-External links:*...
and Samsunspor
Samsunspor
Samsunspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray. The club colours are red and white, and they play their home matches at Samsun 19 Mayıs...
won the cup many years later in the 1990s.
The 1970s saw Galatasaray win four more league titles. The decade also saw the first non-Istanbul club and a club outside of Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
, and Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
to win a league title. Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
went on to win four titles during the decade. Fenerbahçe won three titles in the 1980s, titles Galatasaray and Beşiktaş dominated the Turkish League during the 1990s, combining to win nine out of 10 ti Fenerbahçe's only Turkish League success during the 1990s came in the 1995–1996 season under Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira is a Brazilian former football manager. He managed Brazil to championships at the 1994 World Cup, the 2004 Copa América, and the 2005 Confederations Cup...
.
Fenerbahçe won the league in 2001, denying Galatasaray a fifth consecutive title. They followed up the next season with a runners-up place behind Galatasaray with new coach Werner Lorant
Werner Lorant
Werner Lorant is a former German football player and manager.-Playing career:The defender and defensive midfielder commenced his professional career 1970 in the second division with Westfalia Herne. 1971 he moved to Borussia Dortmund. There he was part of a side that lost 1-11 against Bayern...
. The next season, however, did not go so well as Fenerbahçe finished in sixth place with Ariel Ortega
Ariel Ortega
Arnaldo Ariel Ortega is an Argentine football attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" , thus he is called "Burrito Ortega"....
in the squad. Despite this, that season is memorable to many Fenerbahçe fans due to a 6-0 win against arch-rivals Galatasaray in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Sükrü Saracoglu Stadium
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
on 6 November 2002. After firing Werner Lorant, they hired another German coach, Christoph Daum
Christoph Daum
Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...
. Daum had previously coached in Turkey, winning the league with Besiktas in 1994–95. Fenerbahçe brought in players including van Hooijdonk
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk is a retired Dutch football player who played as a striker. His last spell was at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, scoring 21 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...
, Mehmet Aurélio, and Fabio Luciano
Fábio Luciano
Fábio Luciano is a former Brazilian football defender. He also has Italian citizenship. He played for Brazil's major clubs Corinthians and Flamengo, being very well recognized by the supports from both clubs and for several other clubs including Turkish team Fenerbahçe.-Career:His youth playing...
as a rebuilding process. These new players lead Fenerbahçe to their fifteenth title and third star (one being awarded for every 5 league titles won by a club). The next year was followed up by a narrow championship over Trabzonspor, winning the then record of sixteen Turkish First Football League championships. Fenerbahçe lost the title in the last week of the 2005–06 season to Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
. Fenerbahçe needed a win, but instead drew 1–1 with 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...
while Galatasaray won 3–0 over Kayserispor
Kayserispor
Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı . The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008...
.
Soon after, Christoph Daum
Christoph Daum
Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...
stepped down as manager, and was replaced by 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...
on 4 July 2006. Zico began his reign by signing two new defenders, highly-touted Uruguayan international Diego Lugano
Diego Lugano
Diego Alfredo "Tota" Lugano Moreno is a Uruguayan footballer who currently plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Uruguay national football team as a central defender....
, and fellow Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Edu Dracena
Edu Dracena
Eduardo Luis Abonízio de Souza, better known as Edu Dracena is a Brazilian footballer who plays as defender for Santos Futebol Clube. Dracena also holds Italian citizenship.-Club career:...
. Zico also signed two strikers, Serbian international Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
, and another Brazilian, Deivid
Deivid de Souza
Deivid de Souza, commonly known as Deivid , is a Brazilian football striker who plays for Flamengo.-Early career:...
. Fenerbahçe's 2006–07 domestic season started off with a 6–0 win over relegation candidates Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor
Kayseri Erciyesspor is a Turkish sports club based in Kayseri from the year 1932. Kayseri Erciyesspor currently plays in TFF 1. League. On 2004, Kayserispor switched names with Erciyesspor...
. In the 32nd week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe drew Trabzonspor 2–2, while Beşiktaş lost to Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...
0–3, putting the former out of contention for the title. Fenerbahçe won their seventeenth Turkish Süper Lig title in 2007, the most in Turkey.
Fenerbahçe started off their 2007–08 season by signing Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian international Roberto Carlos. The deal saw the defender come for free after his contract was not extended by Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
. Young Turkish players like Gökhan Gönül
Gökhan Gönül
Gökhan Gönül is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a right back for Fenerbahçe. Gönül is also a senior international for Turkey with 20 caps to his name...
, Yasin Çakmak
Yasin Çakmak
Yasin Çakmak is a Turkish football player. He currently plays central defender for Denizlispor in the TFF First League.Yasin was called up to the Turkey national football team for EURO 2008 qualifiers in March 2007...
, Ilhan Parlak
Ilhan Parlak
İlhan Parlak is a professional football player currently playing for Ankaraspor.Standing at 181 centimeters and weighing in at 75 kilograms, İlhan is a young Turkish striker with quick acceleration and pace. In July 2007, he was bought by Fenerbahçe from Kayserispor and signed a 5 year contract...
, Ali Bilgin
Ali Bilgin
Ali Bilgin is a German-born Turkish footballer. He plays for Turkish side Kayserispor, his versatility and ability to use both feet allows him to fill in at various positions if needed...
, Turkish-English attacker Kazım Kazım
Colin Kazim-Richards
Colin Kazim-Richards , commonly known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is an English-born Turkish footballer who plays for Galatasaray, and internationally for Turkey having qualified for Turkish nationality through his mother's ethnicity...
, Turkish-Brazilian left back Gökçek Vederson
Gökçek Vederson
Gökçek Vederson , is a Brazilian-Turkish footballer who currently playing for Bursaspor.-Career:...
joined Fenerbahçe in the beginning of the season and Chile national football team
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...
captain Claudio Maldonado joined the team in January '08 transfer window.
On 11 January 2007, Fenerbahçe was officially invited to G-14
G-14
The G-14 was an organisation of European football clubs that existed between 2000 and 2008. It consisted of 14 teams initially, later expanded to 18...
. G-14 is an association which consists of top clubs worldwide. Fenerbahçe is the only Turkish club that have been invited to this association. On March 2008, Fenerbahçe's record application was accepted by Guinness World Records Menagement Team
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
, which envisages Fenerbahçe to have the highest number of medal and trophy achievements on the planet with its 9 branches entirely, total of 1134 cups and medals.
In the UEFA Champions League 1996–97 season Fenerbahçe completed the group stage with seven points and, amongst others, beat Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
1–0 in Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
undoing the record of the English giants being unbeaten for 40 years in their homeground. Under 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...
’s command, Fenerbahçe qualified from the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 group stage for the first time in the club's history and went on to beat Sevilla
Sevilla FC
Sevilla Fútbol Club S.A.D. is a Spanish professional football club based in Seville, Spain that plays in the Spanish La Liga championship.They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football having won a 1 La Liga title, 5 Spanish "Copa del Rey" Cups, 1 Spanish Super Cup and 2 UEFA...
to become a quarter-finalist in the 2007–08 season. So far, 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...
is also the most successful manager of the team's history in the European arena.
After successful scores both in local league of Turkey and international matches, 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...
gained a new nickname from Fenerbahçe fans: Kral Arthur (meaning "King Arthur" in Turkish). Since 2000, Fenerbahçe improved the club's finances and facilities, bringing world stars to the club such as Haim Revivo
Haim Revivo
Haim Michael Revivo is a retired Israeli football player, and a businessman. He was especially famous for his free-kick goals and his entertaining celebrations after these goals.- From Ashdod to Tel Aviv :...
, Ariel Ortega
Ariel Ortega
Arnaldo Ariel Ortega is an Argentine football attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" , thus he is called "Burrito Ortega"....
, Serhiy Rebrov
Serhiy Rebrov
Serhiy Stanislavovych Rebrov is a retired Ukrainian football forward turned midfielder, currently assistant coach at Dynamo Kyiv reserves team. Rebrov gained international fame as an attacking partner of Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kyiv throughout the 1990s and remains top all-time scorer of the...
, Pierre van Hooijdonk
Pierre van Hooijdonk
Petrus Ferdinandus Johannes "Pierre" van Hooijdonk is a retired Dutch football player who played as a striker. His last spell was at Feyenoord Rotterdam. Van Hooijdonk was capped 46 times for the Dutch national team, scoring 21 goals, and played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Euro 2000 and Euro 2004...
, Alex de Souza, Stephen Appiah
Stephen Appiah
Stephen Leroy Appiah is a former Ghana International football midfielder and captain. He is currently a free agent. He has played for several European clubs since 1997 and is currently without a club. Appiah was a member of the Ghana national team, which he has represented at the youth, Olympic,...
, Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka
Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...
and lately Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman
Mateja Kežman is a Serbian football striker who plays for FC BATE Borisov of the Belarusian Premier League....
, Roberto Carlos, and Dani Güiza.
Fenerbahçe's 2009-10
2009–10 Süper Lig
The 2009–10 Süper Lig was the 52nd season since its establishment. The season commenced on 7 August 2009 with Istanbul B.B. hosting defending champions Beşiktaş at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. The last matches were played on 16 May 2010.Bursaspor won the league beating defending champions Beşiktaş 2–1...
season ended in shock as they lost the title on the last day. The Fenerbahçe players were told a draw would be enough towards the end of the match only to find out that other games went against their favour as Bursaspor
Bursaspor
Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed the Yeşil Timsahlar...
beat Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
2-1 to get the title. Despite the title loss, Fenerbahçe ended the season with the highest number of clean sheets (10), as well as the joint longest winning streak (8).
Fenerbahçe won a record 18th Turkish League title in the 2010–11
2010–11 Süper Lig
The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...
season. The team were nine points behind the leaders after 16 games, but went on an unbeaten run of 17 wins and one draw from the last 18 games of the season and won the title with 82 points. Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
also finished on 82 points but finished second due head-to-head goal average in favor of Fenerbahçe. Alex
Alexsandro de Souza
Alexsandro de Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.He is a former captain of the Brazilian national team, he has also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil and Parma in Serie A.-In Brazil:Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a...
, became the top scorer of the season with 28 goals, the highest number of goals by a foreign player in history of Turkish football
Football in Turkey
Association football is a national sport in Turkey, tracing its roots back to the Ottoman Empire. The first matches were played in Selanik, now known as Thessaloníki, in 1875. The sport was brought over by some lovely English people living in the area. The Turkish football league system currently...
. Following the season's end club president Aziz Yıldırım
Aziz Yildirim
Aziz Yıldırım is currently the 52nd chairman of the Turkish multi sport club Fenerbahçe. He is currently serving his fifth two-year term since coming to helm. He has a degree in civil engineering....
was remanded in custody over allegations of match-fixing. Fenerbahçe is reported to have fixed the results of the last 18 weeks in which they had an unbeaten run. As a consequence of the match-fixing allegations, 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....
demanded that Fenerbahçe withdraw from the 2011–12 Champions League. The club refused but, under pressure from 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....
, the TFF
Turkish Football Federation
The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
withdrew them from the competition, giving Fenerbahçe's place to second-placed Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...
.
In July 2011, Fenerbahçe fans invaded the pitch during a friendly against the Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
FC Shakhtar Donetsk is a Ukrainian professional football club from the city of Donetsk. Shakhtar has appeared in several European competitions and currently is often a participant of the UEFA Champions League. The club became the first Ukrainian club to win the UEFA Cup in 2009, the last year...
. As punishment, Fenerbahçe was sentenced to two Turkish league games in empty stadia
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
. The TFF
Turkish Football Federation
The Turkish Football Federation , also called the Turkish Football Association, is the governing body of football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923. It organizes the Turkish national teams and the Turkish football league. By 2004, there were 4,956 football clubs organized in Turkey, and a...
later allowed those two games to be filled with spectators; the men were barred while women and children under twelve got in for free. The team plans to have similar promotions during the rest of the season in order to increase attendance and reduce violence.
General Harington Cup
General Harington Cup is the most important cup for TurkishTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
multisport club Fenerbahçe in Fenerbahçe Museum
Fenerbahçe Museum
Fenerbahçe Museum is a museum in Kadıköy, Istanbul founded in 1908 by Ali Rıza Bey. Museum located in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.-Football championships:...
. At the end of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
were considered defeated and its lands have been invaded by Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
troops. On 13 November 1918 British troops entered Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
and invasion was official. During the course of invasion British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
troops arranged football matches with local teams. It still is a policy conducted by troops in foreign lands, considered as a P.R. thing. Fenerbahçe took place in many games and won 41 of 50 games played and lost only 4 games ended with a draw. Fenerbahçe was secretly moving guns to the Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
meanwhile from its club building near Kurbağalıdere (can be translated as Froggy Creek) by small boats. Also the club's players were going to fronts, fighting against the invading troops, returning to Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
to play games and moving more guns and ammo. The British forces
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
realized this as well so they raided the club building but club members got early information about the raid so the guns and ammo were moved and hidden in club members' houses or warehouses. The invasion forces were not able to find anything but they stayed in the club building for days to prevent further action. The head commander of British troops was General Charles Harrington
Charles Harington Harington
General Sir Charles Harington Harington GCB, GBE, DSO, DCL , was a British Army officer most noted for his service during the First World War and Chanak crisis...
and he was quite upset with this progress. He was looking for victory on the pitch as well as the war itself, while Turkish people
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
were fighting with incredible manner all over the country. It so happened that the Turk's
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
resistance was finally paying off, invasion forces was strongly pushed back, victories in many fronts by sacrifices of Turkish people
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
were taking place.
Istanbul derbies
"The big three" clubs of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Beşiktaş
Besiktas J.K.
Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...
, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K.
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,...
have a century-long history of rivalry. Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray
Galatasaray S.K.
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,...
rivalry is the primary Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football
Football in Turkey
Association football is a national sport in Turkey, tracing its roots back to the Ottoman Empire. The first matches were played in Selanik, now known as Thessaloníki, in 1875. The sport was brought over by some lovely English people living in the area. The Turkish football league system currently...
. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions. Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa
Kasimpasa S.K.
Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their home games in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium. The club was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ. They played in the Istanbul First League between 1939–1945 and 1946–1959. The club was promoted to the Turkish...
although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched.
Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".
Club crest and colours
Since the club's foundation, Fenerbahçe has used the same badge, which has only undergone minor alterations. It was designed by Topuz Hikmet who played left wing in 1910 and was made by Tevfik Haccar (Taşcı) in LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The emblem consists of five colours. The white section which includes the writing Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü 1907 represents purity and open heartedness, the red section represents love and attachment to the club and symbolises the Turkish flag
Flag of Turkey
The flag of Turkey is a red flag with a white crescent moon and a star in its centre. The flag is called Ayyıldız or Albayrak . The Turkish flag is referred to as Alsancak in the Turkish National Anthem....
. The yellow middle section symbolises admiration and envy, while the navy symbolises nobility. The oak acorn leaf which rises from the navy and yellow section shows the power of Fenerbahçe. The green colour of the leaf shows the success of Fenerbahçe is imperative.
Stadium
Fenerbahçe's football team play their home games at the Şükrü Saracoğlu StadiumSükrü Saracoglu Stadium
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
(simply known as Kadikoy) , in the Kadıköy
Kadiköy
Kadıköy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of İstanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus...
district of Istanbul, since 1908. Most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006, its capacity is 50,509. Unsually for a Turkish football stadium there is no running track around the outside of the pitch.
The club's museum has been situated in the stadium since 2005, after having been at a variety of locations.
Training facilities
- Can Bartu Training Facilities, the construction for this top quality training complex began in 1997 during Ali SenAli Haydar SenAli Haydar Şen is an ex-president of the Fenerbahçe S.K..- Biography :He worked as a journalist for a short time, before he first came to Fenerbahçe in 1975, when he was made head of the club's basketball branch...
’s presidency. The construction was completed in the year 2000. Serves the senior football team.
- Lefter Küçükandonyadis Training Facilities, serves Fenerbahçe A2 and is located at Dereagzi. Re-opened in 1989. Facilities also serve the athletics branchFenerbahçe AthleticsFenerbahçe Athletics is the men's and women's athletics section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe Athletics use Dereağzı Facilities.-Technical staff:-Men's squad:* Oğuz Akça* Halil Akkaş* Caner Alagöz...
, the boxing branchFenerbahçe BoxingFenerbahçe Boxing is the men's and women's boxing section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe Boxers use Dereağzı Facilities...
, the rowing branchFenerbahçe RowingFenerbahçe Rowing is the men's and women's rowing section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe Rowers use Dereağzı Facilities.-Technical staff:- International success:*Head of the Charles Regatta:...
and the sailing branchFenerbahçe SailingFenerbahçe SW is the men's and women's sailing and windsurfing section of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club in Istanbul, Turkey.The branch has optimist, laser, 420, 470 and windsurf teams and using Dereağzı Facilities.-Technical staff:-Notable player:...
.
Fenerbahçe Museum
Fenerbahçe has a huge leading profile over other clubs concerning trophies. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü has won many trophies at the currently active branches and at some other branches which have been discontinued.During the Turkish War of Independence, Fenerbahçe played with many teams of the enemy and injected morale to the Turkish people by winning those games. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü’s football team has many records which are still not broken. Yet the success is not limited only with the football team. At the Olympics, the first gold medal was won by a Fenerbahçe athlete, Ruhi Sarıalp
Ruhi Sarialp
Ruhi Sarıalp was a Turkish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the triple jump....
, in a field other than wrestling. In athletics, the only club that wins the European Championship is Fenerbahçe. To view photos from our museum you should visit our Picture Gallery.
Current squad
- As of 6 September 2011.
Out on Loan
Retired number(s)
12 – Club Supporters (the 12th Man)12th Man (football)
The 12th man or 12th player is a term used to describe the fans within a stadium during association football or American football games. This term has a different meaning in cricket, referring to the first substitute player who fields when a member of the fielding side is injured...
Players with dual nationality
8 Sezer ÖztürkSezer Öztürk
Sezer Öztürk is a Turkish football player. He currently plays attacking midfielder and striker for Fenerbahçe S.K. in the Turkish Super League...
20 Özer HurmacıÖzer Hurmaci
Özer Hurmacı is a Turkish football player on the Fenerbahçe squad. He was a regular on the Turkey national under-21 football team.-Ankaraspor:...
53 Serdar KesimalSerdar Kesimal
Serdar Kesimal is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a center back for Turkish club Fenerbahçe in the Süper Lig. Kesimal is also a youth international, having been capped at the U-20 and U-21 levels....
92 Issiar DiaIssiar Dia
Issiar Dia is a French-born Senegalese footballer. He currently plays for the Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe.-Amiens SC:...
13 Onur TasasızYouth teams
For the Reserve team:For the Academy team:
Former players
For details on former players, see List of Fenerbahçe S.K. players, List of Fenerbahce S.K. foreign players and :Category:Fenerbahçe footballers.Club captains
| Dates | Name | Notes |
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| 1907–1908 |  / Necip Okaner |
First captain of Fenerbahçe |
| 1908–1924 | / Galip Kulaksızoğlu |
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| 1924–1933 | Zeki Riza Sporel Zeki Riza Sporel Zeki Rıza Sporel was a Turkish football player. He plied his trade at the striker position for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national football team. His career started in the Fenerbahçe youth teams until he was promoted to the senior team. Zeki spent his entire career with the club, setting numerous... |
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| 1933–1942 | Fikret Arıcan Fikret Arican Fikret Arıcan was the Chairman of the Türkiye Süper Ligi team Fenerbahçe between 1984–86. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey.He started his football career with Fenerbahçe when he was 12... |
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| 1942–1951 | Cihat Arman Cihat Arman Cihat Arman , was a Turkish football goalkeeper and manager.He started playing football in his age of 15 and debuted in Ankaragücü. In 1936, Arman transferred to the Istanbul team Güneş. After the closure of this club, he moved to Fenerbahçe, where he uninterrupted played 308 games. He was... |
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| 1951–1956 | Fikret Kırcan |
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| 1956–1963 | Naci Erdem Naci Erdem Naci Erdem is the fifth most capped Turkish football player in Fenerbahçe football history, with 605 caps.He started his career with Karagümrükspor and transferred from Havagücü on 1955.... |
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| 1963–1968 | Seref Has Seref Has Şeref Has was the third most capped Turkish football player in Fenerbahçe football history with 605 appearances. He played as a forward and midfielder and was especially known for his headed goals. At his career end he also played as defender. He transferred from Beyoğluspor in 1955... |
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| 1968–1970 | Can Bartu Can Bartu Can Bartu is a Turkish former basketball and football player. He is currently a sports journalist.He started to play basketball for Fenerbahçe and was a six-time international representative with the national basketball team. He was invited by the football coach Fikret Arıcan to play football... |
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| 1970–1975 | Ziya Şengül Ziya Sengül Ziya Şengül is a retired Turkish football player. He is remembered for his commanding role during his career at Turkish club Fenerbahçe and also for his great effort at the famous drawn of Turkey national football team against Italy.... |
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| 1975–1980 | Cemil Turan Cemil Turan Cemil Turan, is a former Turkish football player and a topscorer and current Director of Fenerbahçe S.K. Academy.... |
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| 1980–1983 | Alpaslan Eratlı Alpaslan Eratli Alpaslan Eratlı is former Turkish footballer. Between 1973-1983, he played for Fenerbahçe, and was the captain of the team between 1980-83... |
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| 1983–1985 | Cem Pamiroğlu Cem Pamiroglu Cem Pamiroğlu is former Turkish football player for Fenerbahçe.He started his career in Fenerbahçe PAF then up to Fenerbahçe in 1975. He won 3 Turkish League titles and 2 Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe... |
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| 1985–1987 | Müjdat Yetkiner Müjdat Yetkiner Müjdat Yetkiner , known as Miço by supporters, is the most capped Turkish football player in Fenerbahçe football history for 763 times. He played the positions of sweeper, defender, fullback, defensive midfielder, midfielder, winger and attacking midfielder. He also played as a forward several... |
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| 1987–1988 | Şenol Çorlu Senol Çorlu Şenol Çorlu is a retired Turkish football player and currently Fenerbahçe SK academy director. He played as second forward and striker position at first.He was one of fan favourite when he was playing for Fenerbahçe.... |
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| 1988–1990 | Harald Schumacher Harald Schumacher Harald Anton Schumacher , commonly known as Toni Schumacher, is a German former football goalkeeper, and a member of the West German national team. He won the 1980 European Championship and lost two World Cup finals, in 1982 and 1986... |
First non-Turkish captain of Fenerbahçe |
| 1990–1991 | Şenol Çorlu Senol Çorlu Şenol Çorlu is a retired Turkish football player and currently Fenerbahçe SK academy director. He played as second forward and striker position at first.He was one of fan favourite when he was playing for Fenerbahçe.... |
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| 1991–1992 | Rıdvan Dilmen Ridvan Dilmen Rıdvan Dilmen is a former Turkish footballer who most notably played for Fenerbahçe and Turkey national football team. During his career Rıdvan established himself as one of the most skilled players of the Turkish Super League... |
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| 1992–1993 | Müjdat Yetkiner Müjdat Yetkiner Müjdat Yetkiner , known as Miço by supporters, is the most capped Turkish football player in Fenerbahçe football history for 763 times. He played the positions of sweeper, defender, fullback, defensive midfielder, midfielder, winger and attacking midfielder. He also played as a forward several... |
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| 1993–1996 | Oğuz Çetin Oguz Çetin Oğuz Çetin was a well-known football player in the Turkish Premier Super League.-Career:Born in Adapazarı, Çetin began playing football with local side Sakaryaspor. He started to play regularly for Fenerbahçe in 1988. He became one of the franchise players for Fenerbahçe and Turkish football... |
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| 1996–2000 | Rüstü Reçber Rüstü Reçber Rüştü Reçber is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig.He has played a key role in the success of the Turkish national squad, and it was at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where Turkey finished third, that he earned a selection to... |
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| 2000–2003 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu Ogün Temizkanoglu Ogün Temizkanoğlu is a Turkish former international footballer. He played mostly for Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe as a central defender. He also played for Konyaspor and Akçaabat Sebatspor... |
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| 2003–2007 | Ümit Özat Ümit Özat Ümit Özat is a retired Turkish footballer who is the manager of Süper Lig side Ankaragücü.-Career:He initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later, he was converted to a full back on the left side. He is right-footed, but still he can... |
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| 2007–present | Alex de Souza Alexsandro de Souza Alexsandro de Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.He is a former captain of the Brazilian national team, he has also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil and Parma in Serie A.-In Brazil:Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a... |
Second non-Turkish captain of Fenerbahçe |
As of 7 December 2009
Player records
- Most appearances: 763 - Müjdat YetkinerMüjdat YetkinerMüjdat Yetkiner , known as Miço by supporters, is the most capped Turkish football player in Fenerbahçe football history for 763 times. He played the positions of sweeper, defender, fullback, defensive midfielder, midfielder, winger and attacking midfielder. He also played as a forward several...
- Most goals: 470 - Zeki Rıza SporelZeki Riza SporelZeki Rıza Sporel was a Turkish football player. He plied his trade at the striker position for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national football team. His career started in the Fenerbahçe youth teams until he was promoted to the senior team. Zeki spent his entire career with the club, setting numerous...
- Most goals in one match: 8 - Zeki Riza SporelZeki Riza SporelZeki Rıza Sporel was a Turkish football player. He plied his trade at the striker position for Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national football team. His career started in the Fenerbahçe youth teams until he was promoted to the senior team. Zeki spent his entire career with the club, setting numerous...
v Anadolu, 1931; Melih Kotanca v Topkapi, 1940 - Most goals in one league match: 6 - Tanju Çolak v Karsiyaka, 1992–93
- Most goals in UEFA competitions: 14 - Alex de SouzaAlexsandro de SouzaAlexsandro de Souza, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Turkish club Fenerbahçe.He is a former captain of the Brazilian national team, he has also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil and Parma in Serie A.-In Brazil:Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a...
Award winners
Several players have won other competitions and individual awards during or for their time with FenerbahçeGolden Foot
Golden Foot award
The Golden Foot award is an international football award, given to players who stand out for their athletic achievements and for their personality...
Can Tener (2011)
FIFA World Player of the Year
FIFA World Player of the Year
The FIFA World Player of the Year was an association football award given annually to the male and female player who were thought to be the best in the world, based on votes by coaches and captains of international teams...
3rd Can Tener (2011)
FIFA 100
FIFA 100
The FIFA 100 is a list of the world-renowned Brazilian striker Pelé's choice of the "greatest living footballers". Unveiled on 4 March 2004 at a gala ceremony in London, the FIFA 100 marked part of the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Fédération Internationale de...
Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha
Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his stepovers, skill, technique, and being 'so good that they named him twice'...
Emre Belözoglu
Emre Belözoglu
Emre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments...
Rüştü Reçber
Rüstü Reçber
Rüştü Reçber is a Turkish international footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Süper Lig.He has played a key role in the success of the Turkish national squad, and it was at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, where Turkey finished third, that he earned a selection to...
Roberto Carlos 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...
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
Winner Uche Okechukwu (USA 1996
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....
) Jay-Jay Okocha
Jay-Jay Okocha
Augustine Azuka "Jay-Jay" Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is known for his stepovers, skill, technique, and being 'so good that they named him twice'...
(USA 1996
Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The association football competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held in Birmingham, Alabama; Washington, D.C; Orlando, Florida; Miami, Florida; and Athens, Georgia....
)
Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
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Winner Jes Høgh
Jes Høgh
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(S.Arabia 1995
1995 King Fahd Cup
-Group B:---------Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals Luis García2 goals Gabriel Batistuta Peter Rasmussen Daniel Amokachi1 goal José Chamot Ariel Ortega Sebastián Rambert Brian Laudrup Michael Laudrup...
) Brian Steen Nielsen
Brian Steen Nielsen
Brian Steen Nielsen is a former Danish professional footballer from Denmark, who most notably played 66 matches as a defensive midfielder for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals...
(S.Arabia 1995
1995 King Fahd Cup
-Group B:---------Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:3 goals Luis García2 goals Gabriel Batistuta Peter Rasmussen Daniel Amokachi1 goal José Chamot Ariel Ortega Sebastián Rambert Brian Laudrup Michael Laudrup...
)
European Championship
UEFA European Football Championship
The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA . Held every four years since 1960, in the even-numbered year between World Cup tournaments, it was originally called the UEFA European Nations Cup, changing to the current...
Winner Daniel Güiza
Daniel Güiza
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(Austria&Switzerland 2008)
African Cup of Nations
African Cup of Nations
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Winner Uche Okechukwu (Tunusia 1994
1994 African Cup of Nations
-Group B:---------Group C:---------Group D:---------Knockout Stages:-Quarterfinals:-------------Semifinals:-----Third place playoff:-Final:-Scorers:5 goals Rashidi Yekini4 goals Joël Tiéhi...
)
Afro-Asian Cup
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
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Winner Uche Okechukwu (Afro-Asian Cup 1995
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
The Afro-Asian Cup of Nations is played between the winners of the Asian Cup or the Asian Games and the winners of the Africa Cup of Nations. The first edition in 1978, where Iran defeated Ghana 3-0, the trophy was not awarded: because the second leg was cancelled due to political problems in Iran...
)
Copa America
Copa América
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Winner Alex
Alexsandro de Souza
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(Peru 2004
Copa América 2004
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) Diego Lugano
Diego Lugano
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(Argentina 2011)
Domestic competitions
- Süper Lig
- Winners (18): 1958-59, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1977–78, 1982–83, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2010–112010–11 Süper LigThe 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...
- Runners-up (17): 1960, 1961–62, 1966–67, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1979–80, 1983–84, 1989–90, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2005-06Süper Lig 2005-06The 2005–06 Süper Lig season began with Turkcell signing a 5 year sponsorship deal with the Turkish Football Federation to name the league Turkcell Süper Lig....
, 2007–08, 2009–10 2010–11 - Türkiye Kupası
- Winners (4): 1967-68, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1982-83
- Runners-up (9): 1962-63, 1964-65, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2004-052005 Turkish Cup FinalThe 2005 Turkish Cup Final was a football match played on 11 May 2005 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. It was the final and deciding match of the 2004–05 Türkiye Kupası .-Match details:-References:...
, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
- Süper KupaTurkish Super CupThe TFF Süper Kupa, as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as the Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası from 1966 to 1998. No competition was held between 1999 and...
- Winners (8): 1968, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2007, 2009
- Runners-up (7): 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1996
Defunct Domestic competitions
- Amatör Futbol Şampiyonası
- Winners (3): 1932-33, 1934-35, 1943-44
- Runners-up (2): 1939-40, 1946-47
- Milli Küme Şampiyonası
- Winners (6): 1936-37, 1939-40, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50
- Runners-up (2): 1943-44, 1946-47
- Chancellor CupChancellor CupThe Chancellor Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. It began in 1944 as a match between the winner of the Amateur Leagues and Milli Küme . It ran as a Milli Küme tournament until 1966....
- Winners (8): 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1972-73, 1979-80, 1988-89, 1992-93, 1997-98
- Runners-up (7): 1943-44, 1970-71, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1991-92, 1993-94, 1994-95
- TSYD CupTSYD CupThe TSYD Cup is a defunct football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout 6 regions of Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir, Konya, and Trabzon. The competition's major leg which was played between the Big Three of Turkey; Fenerbahçe SK, Galatasaray SK,...
- Winners (12): 1969-70, 1973-74, 1975-76, 1976-77, 1978-79, 1979-80, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1994-95, 1995-96
- Istanbul Football LeagueIstanbul Football LeagueIstanbul Lig or originally Constantinople Football Association League was founded by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears and started with the 1904-05 season with only four teams as "Istanbul Sunday League". The matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene FC, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were...
- Winners (15): 1911-121911–12 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1911–12 İstanbul Football League season was the 8th season of the league. Fenerbahçe won the league for the first time. Galatasaray protested Istanbul League Organization' s decision regarding Adnan İbrahim Pirioglu's penalty and did not join the league....
, 1913-141913–14 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1913–14 İstanbul Football League season was the 9th season of the league. Fenerbahçe won the league for the second time. Strugglers FC left the league after 6th match because they rejected to change their original kits. Telefoncular FC also left the league after 5th match...
, 1920-211920–21 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1920–21 İstanbul Football League season was the 14th season of the league. Fenerbahçe won the league for the third time.-Season:...
, 1922-231922–23 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1922–23 İstanbul Football League season was the 16th season of the league. Fenerbahçe won the league for the fourth time.-Season:...
, 1929-301929–30 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1929–30 İstanbul Football League season was the 22nd season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 5th time.-Season:-References:...
, 1932-331932–33 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1932–33 İstanbul Football League season was the 25th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 6th time.-Season:...
, 1934-351934–35 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1934–35 İstanbul Football League season was the 27th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 7th time.-Season:...
, 1935-361935–36 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1935–36 İstanbul Football League season was the 28th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 8th time.-Season:...
, 1936-371936–37 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1936–37 İstanbul Football League season was the 29th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 9th time.-Season:...
, 1943-441943–44 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1943–44 İstanbul Football League season was the 36th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 10th time.-Season:...
, 1946-471946–47 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1946–47 İstanbul Football League season was the 39th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 11th time.-Season:...
, 1947-481947–48 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1947–48 İstanbul Football League season was the 40th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 12th time.-Season:...
, 1952-531952–53 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1952–53 İstanbul Football League season was the 43rd season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 13th time.-Season:...
, 1956-571956–57 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1956–57 İstanbul Football League season was the 47th season of the league. Fenerbahçe SK won the league for the 14th time.-Season:...
, 1958-591958–59 İstanbul Football LeagueThe 1958–59 İstanbul Football League season was the 34th season of the league and also the last. This season was to pick which teams would compete in the first season of the Turkish First Football League. 8 teams would be picked. Fenerbahçe SK became champions for the 15th time in their... - Runners-up (18): 1915-161915–16 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1915–16 İstanbul Football League season was the 11th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the fifth time.-Season:-Matches:Galatasaray SK - Anadolu Üsküdar 1908 SK: 4-0Galatasaray SK - Fenerbahçe SK: 2-2...
, 1917-181917–18 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1917–18 İstanbul Football League season was the 13th season of the league. Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK won the league for the second time.-Season:...
, 1921-221921–22 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1921–22 İstanbul Football League season was the 15th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the sixth time.-Season:-References:* Tuncay, Bülent . Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6...
, 1925-261925–26 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1925–26 İstanbul Football League season was the 19th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 8th time. The tournament was single-elimination, not league as in the past.-Season:-Finals:Quarter Finals...
, 1926-271926–27 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1926–27 İstanbul Football League season was the 20th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 9th time.-Season:-References:* Tuncay, Bülent . Galatasaray Tarihi. Yapı Kredi Yayınları ISBN 975-08-0454-6...
, 1928-291928–29 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1928–29 İstanbul Football League season was the 21st season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 10th time.-Season:...
, 1930-311930–31 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1930–31 İstanbul Football League season was the 23rd season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 11th time.-Season:-References:...
, 1933-341933–34 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1933–34 İstanbul Football League season was the 26th season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the second time.-Season:...
, 1937-381937–38 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1937–38 İstanbul Football League season was the 30th season of the league. Güneş SK won the league for the first time.-Season:...
, 1938-391938–39 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1938–39 İstanbul Football League season was the 31st season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the third time.-Season:...
, 1939-401939–40 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1939–40 İstanbul Football League season was the 32nd season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 4th time.-Season:...
, 1940-411940–41 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1940–41 İstanbul Football League season was the 33rd season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 5th time.-Season:...
, 1942-431942–43 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1942–43 İstanbul Football League season was the 35th season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 7th time.-Season:...
, 1944-451944–45 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1944–45 İstanbul Football League season was the 37th season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 8th time.-Season:...
, 1945-461945–46 İstanbul Football LeagueThe 1945–46 İstanbul Football League season was the 38th season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 9th time. Beşiktaş JK, Fenerbahçe SK, İstanbulspor, Galatasaray SK qualified for the National League.-Season:...
, 1949-501949–50 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1949–50 İstanbul Football League season was the 40th season of the league. Beşiktaş JK won the league for the 10th time.-Season:...
, 1955-561955–56 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1955–56 İstanbul Football League season was the 46th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 14th time.-Season:...
, 1957-581957–58 Istanbul Football LeagueThe 1957–58 İstanbul Football League season was the 33rd season of the league. Galatasaray SK became champions for the 15th time in their history.-Season:-Topscorer:...
- Istanbul Futbol Kupası
Records
- First Turkish team to win a non-domestic trophy 1967
- All-time best in Turkish League cumulative standings with the highest number of wins and the least losses as well as the most scoring football team in history.
- Most goals scored in a season:
- 103 goals in season 1988–89
- Best winning percentage in a season:
- 29 wins and 6 draws in 36 matches, 0.888 in season 1988–89
- Best group stage finish for a Turkish club in Champions LeagueUEFA Champions LeagueThe UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
:- 11 points in 6 games against InterF.C. Internazionale MilanoFootball Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...
, CSKA Moscow and PSV Eindhoven, 2007–08
- 11 points in 6 games against Inter
- Best Champions League performance for a Turkish club (shared record):
- Played Quarter final stage, 2007–2008
- Record League victory – 6 goal margin:
Club league highs and lows
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Technical staff
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!Position
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|Head Coach
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Aykut KocamanAykut 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...
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|Assistant Coach
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İsmail KartalIsmail Kartal
İsmail Kartal is a former Turkish footballer and current assistant manager of Fenerbahçe where he played 10 seasons in the Turkish Super Lig.-International career:...
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|Assistant Coach
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Fahrudin OmerovićFahrudin Omerovic
Fahrudin Omerović is a retired Yugoslav/Bosnian football goalkeeper. He is assistant coach of Fenerbahçe. In Turkey he is known as Fahrettin Ömerli since he took Turkish citizenship while playing there.-Career:...
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|Coach
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Turgay Altay|-
|Physical Fitness Coach
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Dr. Alper Aşçı|-
|Goalkeeper Coach
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Murat ÖztürkMurat Öztürk
Murat Öztürk is a Turkish football coach and former goalkeeper. He started his professional football career with Gençlerbirliği. He is currently the coach of Fenerbahçe S.K.....
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|Match Analyst
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Arda Keskin|-
|Individual Player Coach
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Dolu Arslan|-
|Doctor
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Ertuğrul Karanlık|-
|Physiotherapist
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Orhan Şakir|-
Recent seasons
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!Season!!Div.!!Pos.!!Pl.!!W!!D!!L!!GS!!GA!!P!!Cup!!colspan=2|Europe
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....
!!colspan=4|Other Competitions!!Manager
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|2003–04
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|23||align=center|7||align=center|4
|align=center|82||align=center|41||align=center|76
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"|Semi-final
|colspan=2|
|colspan=4|
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Christoph DaumChristoph Daum
Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...
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|2004–05
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|26||align=center|2||align=center|6
|align=center|77||align=center|24||align=center|80
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
||UCL
UC|||Group stage
Last 32
|colspan=4|
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Christoph DaumChristoph Daum
Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...
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|2005–06
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|34||align=center|25||align=center|6||align=center|3
|align=center|90||align=center|34||align=center|81
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
|align=center|UCL||align=center|Group stage
|colspan=4|
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Christoph DaumChristoph Daum
Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...
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|2006–07
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|20||align=center|10||align=center|4
|align=center|65||align=center|31||align=center|70
| style="text-align:center; background:#c96;"|Semi-final
||UCL
UEFA Champions League 2006-07
The 2006–07 UEFA Champions League was the 15th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded from the European Cup, and the 52nd season overall. The final was contested by Milan and Liverpool on 23 May 2007...
UC|||3rd QR
Last 32
|colspan=4|
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ZicoZico
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...
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|2007–08
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|34||align=center|22||align=center|7||align=center|5
|align=center|72||align=center|37||align=center|73
|align=center|Quarter-final
Türkiye Kupası 2007–08
The Fortis Turkey Cup 2007–08 is the 45th edition of the annual Turkish Cup.-First qualifying round:-Second qualifying round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Quarter-finals:-Semi-finals:-Final:-References:...
|align=center|UCL
UEFA Champions League 2007–08
The 2007–08 UEFA Champions League was the 16th season of UEFA's premier European club football tournament, the UEFA Champions League, since it was rebranded in 1992, and the 53rd tournament overall....
||align=center|Quarter-final
| colspan="4" style="background:gold;"|TSC
Turkish Super Cup 2007
The 2007 Turkish Super Cup was a football match between the Turkish Super League Champion, Fenerbahçe S.K., and the Turkish Cup winner, Beşiktaş J.K.. Fenerbahçe won 2-1....
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ZicoZico
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...
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|2008–09
|1D
|align=center |4
|align=center|34||align=center|18||align=center|7||align=center|9
|align=center|60||align=center|36||align=center|61
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
Türkiye Kupasi 2008–09
Turkish Cup 2008–09 was the forty-seventh season of Turkey's annual cup competition. It was also known as Fortis Türkiye Kupası due to a sponsorship contract. The winners qualified for the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League. Kayserispor were the defending champions...
|UCL
UEFA Champions League 2008–09
The 2008–09 UEFA Champions League was the 54th edition of Europe's premier club football tournament and the 17th edition under the current UEFA Champions League format. The final was played at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009. It was the eighth time the European Cup final has been held in...
|align=center|Group stage
|colspan=4|
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Luis AragonésLuis Aragonés
José Luis Aragonés Suárez , usually referred to as Luis Aragonés and sometimes simply as Luis, is a former Spanish footballer and national coach....
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|2009–10
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|2
|align=center|34||align=center|23||align=center|5||align=center|6
|align=center|61||align=center|28||align=center|74
| style="text-align:center; background:silver;"|Final
|UEL
|align=center|Last 32
| colspan="4" style="background:gold;"|TSC
Turkish Super Cup 2009
-References:...
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Christoph DaumChristoph Daum
Christoph Daum is a German football coach, currently managing Club Brugge.-Career as a player:Daum began his football career in 1971 in the youth league with Hamborn 07, transferred in 1972 to Eintracht Duisburg and then in 1975 to 1...
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|2010–11
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|34||align=center|26||align=center|4||align=center|4
|align=center|84||align=center|34||align=center|82
|align=center|Group Stage
|UCL
UEL
|align=center|3rd QR
Play-off round
|colspan=4|
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Aykut KocamanAykut 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...
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|2011–12
2011–12 Süper Lig
The 2011–12 Süper Lig is the 54th season of the Süper Lig, the highest football league of Turkey. Fenerbahçe are defending champions...
|1D
| style="text-align:center; background:gold;"|1
|align=center|10||align=center|6||align=center|3||align=center|1
|align=center|15||align=center|9||align=center|21
|align=center|
2011–12 Turkish Cup
The 2011–12 Turkish Cup will be the 50th season of the Turkish Cup. It will begin in December 2011, with first qualifying round games and will conclude in May 2012 final. The winner will secure a berth in the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League and will qualify for the 2012 Turkish...
|UCL
|align=center|Banned
| colspan="4" style=|TSC
2011 Turkish Super Cup
-References:...
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Aykut KocamanAykut 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...
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Last updated: November 04, 2011
Div. = Division; D1 = First Division; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
UCL = UEFA Champions League; UC = UEFA Cup; TSC = Turkish Super Cup; Cup = Turkish Cup
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up; Brown = third/semi-finalist
Sponsorship
Companies that Fenerbahçe S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include.{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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| Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
|| Main sponsor
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| Fenerium || Main sponsor
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| Avea
Avea
AveA , the sole GSM 1800 mobile operator of Turkey, was founded in 2004 and has reached a nationwide customer base of 12.4 million by the end of June 2009.TT&TİM İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş...
|| Official sponsor
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| Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom
Türk Telekom is the formerly state owned Turkish telecommunications company. Türk Telekom was being separated from the Post Office in 1995. In November 2005 it was privatized to Oger Telecom....
|| Official sponsor
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| Ülker
Ülker
Ülker is a major Turkish manufacturer of food products, which are exported internationally, to 110 countries.The company's core products are cookies, crackers, and chocolates, although Ülker has expanded to other product categories....
|| Official sponsor
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| Acıbadem
Acibadem Healthcare Group
Turkey's leading healthcare institution, Acıbadem, operates with over 6000 employees in 20 different location through a network of 6 general hospitals, medical centers, outpatient clinics, 1 ophthalmology center and laboratories...
|| Official sponsor
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| Aras Cargo || Official sponsor
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| Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines is the national flag carrier airline of Turkey, headquartered in the Turkish Airlines General Management Building on the grounds of Atatürk Airport in Yeşilköy, Bakirköy district, Istanbul...
|| Official sponsor
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| Audi
Audi
Audi AG is a German automobile manufacturer, from supermini to crossover SUVs in various body styles and price ranges that are marketed under the Audi brand , positioned as the premium brand within the Volkswagen Group....
|| Official sponsor
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| Doğuş Otomotiv || Official sponsor
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| Spor Toto || Official sponsor
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| Denizbank
Denizbank
DenizBank A.Ş. is a private bank in Turkey controlled 99.79% by the French - Belgian bank Dexia since May 2006.DenizBank was established in 1938 as a state-owned bank to help finance the then emerging Turkish maritime industry...
|| Official sponsor
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
| Kiğılı || Official sponsor
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| VakıfBank
VakifBank
VakıfBank is the fifth largest bank in Turkey with its $46 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009. The company offers some of the largest services in Turkey, and operates 610 branches domestically...
|| Official sponsor
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| Bilyoner.com || Official sponsor
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| Fenerbahçe Su || Official sponsor
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| Mail2Web
Mail2web
Mail2web.com is an e-mail retrieval service started in 1997 by SoftCom Technology Consulting Inc., a private company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The service functions as an email application, such as Mozilla Thunderbird or Microsoft Outlook, but from a web interface.The service is used by...
|| Internet service
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Years !! Shirt sponsors
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| 1980–1982 || Banker Kastelli
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| 1982–1983 || Istanbul Bankası – Hisar Bank
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| 1983–1984 || Istanbul Bankası
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| 1984–1987 || Türk Bank
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| 1988–1996 || Emlak Bankası
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| 1996–1997 || VakifBank
VakifBank
VakıfBank is the fifth largest bank in Turkey with its $46 billion in assets as of December 31, 2009. The company offers some of the largest services in Turkey, and operates 610 branches domestically...
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| 1997–1998 || Emlak Bankası
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| 1998–1999 || Rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
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| 1999–2000 || Proton 5x5
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| 2000–2002 || Telsim
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| 2002–2004 || Aria
Aria
An aria in music was originally any expressive melody, usually, but not always, performed by a singer. The term is now used almost exclusively to describe a self-contained piece for one voice usually with orchestral accompaniment...
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| 2004– || Avea
Avea
AveA , the sole GSM 1800 mobile operator of Turkey, was founded in 2004 and has reached a nationwide customer base of 12.4 million by the end of June 2009.TT&TİM İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş...
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
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! Years !!Kit manufacturers
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| 1988–2000 || Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
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| 2000–2004 || Fenerium
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| 2004– || Adidas
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
|}
Fenerbahçe A2
Fenerbahçe A2 is the under-20 squad of Fenerbahçe S.K. They play in the Turkish A2 league, along with fellow A2 teams from other clubs. The team consists mainly of players between ages of eighteen and twenty. Players over the age of twenty are ineligible to play for the team. This means in practice, a player in the A2 team who is twenty-one is removed from the A2 squad and promoted to the senior squad.Fenerbahçe TV
Fenerbahçe TV (FB TV) is first sports club channel of TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
The channel launched in 2004 over satellite (Free-To-Air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
on Turksat 3A located 42° East, 11804 V 24444 5/6, VPID: 516, APID: 690, SPID: 5), satellite network services and cable service.
Supporters
Since rebuilding the Şükrü Saracoğlu StadiumSükrü Saracoglu Stadium
Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey, and is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K.. It was inaugurated in 1908 and renovated between 1999 and 2006...
, Fenerbahçe's average attendances haven't been in the top in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. Fenerbahçe have a number of supporters organisations, including Genç Fenerbahçeliler
Genç Fenerbahçeliler
Genç Fenerbahçeliler is a fan group of Turkish football team Fenerbahçe. Founded in 1998 by group leader Sefa Kalya .-Aim:Its aim is to unconditionally support Fenerbahçe.-GFB Europe:...
(GFB), Kill For You
Kill For You
Kill For You is a fan group of Turkish football team Fenerbahçe. Founded in 1996 by group leader Sebahattin Karabul .-Aim:Its aim is to unconditionally support Fenerbahçe.-External links:* *...
(KFY), Antu/Fenerlist, Group CK
Group CK
Group CK is a fan group of Turkish football team Fenerbahçe. Founded in 1999 by group leader Alpaslan Özçelik .-Aim:Its aim is to unconditionally support Fenerbahçe....
(Cefakâr Kanaryalar), Anglofeb/FENatics and SUADFEB. The supporters motto is Hep Destek Tam Destek (Continuous Unwavering Support).
See also
- Fenerbahçe vs GalatasarayKıtalar Arası DerbiKıtalar Arası Derbi , is the name given to any football match between Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK.It involves two of the most successful clubs in the Süper Lig. It is also a local derby, one of many involving Istanbul clubs...
- Fenerbahçe vs Beşiktaş