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Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club) (fe̞ˈnæɾbäht͡ʃɛ) is a professional sports club
based in Kadıköy
, Istanbul
, Turkey
. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe
neighbourhood of Istanbul
. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar The Yellow Canaries). Fenerbahçe is a multi-sports club and competes in football, basketball
, volleyball
, athletics, swimming
, sailing
, rowing
, boxing
and table tennis
with honours won in each branch. The club is also one of the major contributors of Turkish representatives for the Olympic Games
. The club has 219.456 members as of 12 Sep 2011.
, Istanbul
as a football club by local men Ziya Songülen
(then Nurizade Ziya Bey
), Ayetullah
Bey
and Enver Necip Okaner (then Enver Necip Bey
). 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. At that time the Sultan, Abdul Hamid II
, forbade the Turkish youth from setting up a club nor engaging in the game of football. Songülen was elected the first president of the club, Ayetullah Bey became the first General Secretary, and 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 Kulaksızoğlu, Hasan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Beşpınar, Enver Yetiker, Şevkati 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
. The club's basketball section
was founded in 1913.
The Turkish Football Federation
founded a national league in 1959. Fenerbahçe won the first tournament
, beating Galatasaray S.K.
4–1 on aggregate. The next year, Fenerbahçe participated in the European Cup 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 G.K.
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, Besiktas J.K.
, and Galatasaray S.K.
to win a league title. Trabzonspor
went on to win four titles during the decade. Fenerbahçe won three titles in the 1980s, titles Galatasaray S.K. and Besiktas J.K. 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 J.K. in 1994–95. Fenerbahçe brought in players including Pierre 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 Besiktas J.K. 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 Colin Kazim-Richards
, 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, Fenerbahce S.K. was officially invited to G-14
. G-14 is an association which consists of top clubs worldwide. Fenerbahçe S.K. 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 FC
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 S.K. 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 18th Süper Lig 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. On 24 August 2011 Fenerbahçe was withdrawn from the Champions League by Turkey's Football Federation because of an ongoing match-fixing investigation.
"The big three" clubs of Istanbul
, Beşiktaş J.K.
, Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K.
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".
It was designed by Hikmet Topuzer
, nicknamed Topuz Hikmet, who played as left winger, in 1910 and had made as lapel pins
by Tevfik Haccar Taşçı (then Tevfik Haccar) in London
. 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 section symbolises other ones' envy and jealousy about Fenerbahçe, while the navy symbolises nobility. The oak
leaf which rises from the navy and yellow section shows the force and the power of being a member of Fenerbahçe. The green colour of the leaf shows the success of Fenerbahçe is imperative.
Hikmet Topuzer
describes the story of the emblem as below:
(simply known as Kadikoy) , in the Kadıköy
district of Istanbul, since 1908. Most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006, its capacity is 50,509. Unusually 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.
The channel launched in 2004 over satellite (Free-To-Air
on Turksat 3A located 42° East, 11957 V 27500 5/6), satellite network services and cable service.
, Fenerbahçe's average attendances have 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), Vamos Bien, Anglofeb/FENatics, and SUADFEB. The supporters motto is Hep Destek Tam Destek, abbreviated as HDTD (Continuous Unwavering Support).
For A2 team's football:
For football academy:
For men's basketball
For women's basketball
For men's volleyball
For women's volleyball
also member of Fenerbahçe Athletics
branch and Esref Apak
was. American sprinter
Justin Gatlin
, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey
and Jamaica
born Slovenia
n sprinter Merlene Ottey
were also member of the team.
For athletics
who have Turkish champions. Atagün Yalçınkaya
, Gülsüm Tatar
and Sümeyra Kaya
also members of Fenerbahçe Boxing
branch.
For boxing
.
For rowing
; a famous model of Turkey
, is also a sailor of Fenerbahçe Sailing
Team.
For sailing
For table tennis
For swimming
Sports club
A sports club or sport club, sometimes athletics club or sports association is a club for the purpose of playing one or more sports...
based in 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...
, 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...
. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe
Fenerbahçe (Istanbul neighbourhood)
Fenerbahçe is the name of a neighbourhood in Kadıköy district, Istanbul, Turkey, located on the Asian side at the shore of the Sea of Marmara. The name means "lighthouse garden" in Turkish , referring to a historic lighthouse located at Fenerbahçe cape .The neighbourhood has given its name to...
neighbourhood 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...
. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar The Yellow Canaries). Fenerbahçe is a multi-sports club and competes in football, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
, athletics, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...
, rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
and table tennis
Table tennis
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...
with honours won in each branch. The club is also one of the major contributors of Turkish representatives for 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...
. The club has 219.456 members as of 12 Sep 2011.
History
Fenerbahçe S.K. was founded in 1907 in 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...
, 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...
as a football club by local men 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:...
(then Nurizade Ziya Bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
), Ayetullah
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 :*...
Bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
and Enver Necip Okaner (then Enver Necip Bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
). 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
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...
rule. At that time 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...
, forbade the Turkish youth from setting up a club nor engaging in the game of football. Songülen was elected the first president of the club, Ayetullah Bey became the first General Secretary, and 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
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 :*...
Bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
, Necip Okaner, Galip Kulaksızoğlu, Hasan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Beşpınar, Enver Yetiker, Şevkati Hulusi Bey
Bey
Bey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
, 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...
. The club's basketball section
Fenerbahçe Ülker
Fenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
was founded in 1913.
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. 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 S.K.
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 European Cup 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, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, Romania, 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 G.K.
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, Besiktas J.K.
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 S.K.
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 S.K. and Besiktas J.K. 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 J.K. in 1994–95. Fenerbahçe brought in players including 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...
, 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 Besiktas J.K. 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 Colin Kazim-Richards
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, Fenerbahce S.K. 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 S.K. 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 FC
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 S.K. 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 18th Süper Lig 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. On 24 August 2011 Fenerbahçe was withdrawn from the Champions League by Turkey's Football Federation because of an ongoing match-fixing investigation.
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 J.K.
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 S.K. and Galatasaray S.K.
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 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
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 Hikmet Topuzer
Hikmet Topuzer
Hikmet Topuzer, commonly known as Topuz Hikmet, was a former Turkish football player for Fenerbahçe, playing for them around 1910, and the designer of Fenerbahçe emblem.He was the uncle of artist Fikret Muallâ Saygı.-References:...
, nicknamed Topuz Hikmet, who played as left winger, in 1910 and had made as lapel pins
Lapel pin
A lapel pin is a small pin often worn on the lapel of a dress jacket. Lapel pins can be purely ornamental or can indicate the wearer's affiliation with an organization or cause; for example, American Flag lapel pins became very popular in the United States, especially among politicians, following...
by Tevfik Haccar Taşçı (then Tevfik Haccar) in London
London
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 section symbolises other ones' envy and jealousy about Fenerbahçe, while the navy symbolises nobility. The oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
leaf which rises from the navy and yellow section shows the force and the power of being a member of Fenerbahçe. The green colour of the leaf shows the success of Fenerbahçe is imperative.
Hikmet Topuzer
Hikmet Topuzer
Hikmet Topuzer, commonly known as Topuz Hikmet, was a former Turkish football player for Fenerbahçe, playing for them around 1910, and the designer of Fenerbahçe emblem.He was the uncle of artist Fikret Muallâ Saygı.-References:...
describes the story of the emblem as below:
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. Unusually 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.
Other facilities
Other club facilities include the social venue, the training complex, the club headquarters, the Dereagzi Metin Asik camp facilities, the youth academy football centre, the sports hall, the Fikirtepe facilities, the college, and the swimming pool.- Caferaga Sport HallCaferaga Sport HallCaferağa Sport Hall, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey and opened in 1982. It is owned by the Municipality of Kadıköy District and operated by the Directorate of Youth and Sport of Istanbul Province....
, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in KadıköyKadiköyKadıköy 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...
and opened in 1982. It is owned by the Municipality of Kadıköy District and operated by the Directorate of Youth and Sport of Istanbul ProvinceIstanbul ProvinceIstanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. It has an area of 5,196 km² and a population of 13,255,685. The population was 10,018,735 in 2000. It is surrounded by the provinces of Tekirdağ to the west, Kocaeli to the east, the Black Sea to the northern part and the Sea of...
.Women's basketball team (Fenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...
) and volleyball teams (Fenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Grundig is the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The senior team's name sponsor is Grundig....
and Fenerbahçe Women's VolleyballFenerbahçe Women's VolleyballFenerbahçe Universal , as known as Yellow Angels, is the women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey...
) play their league matches there.
- Fenerbahçe Ülker CityFenerbahçe Ülker CityÜlker Sports Arena, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Ataşehir district of Istanbul and planning to open in October 2011. It is owned and will be operated by Fenerbahçe S.K....
, will be new hall with a capacity of 12,500. It is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2011. The basketball teams (Fenerbahçe ÜlkerFenerbahçe ÜlkerFenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
and Fenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...
), volleyball teams (Fenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Grundig is the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The senior team's name sponsor is Grundig....
and Fenerbahçe Women's VolleyballFenerbahçe Women's VolleyballFenerbahçe Universal , as known as Yellow Angels, is the women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey...
) will play their league matches there.
- The Faruk IlgazFaruk IlgazFaruk Ilgaz was the Chairman of Türkiye Süper Ligi club Fenerbahçe SK between 1966–74 and 1976-80.He was also been Mayor of Istanbul Province Municipality between 12 March 1968 - 6 June 1968.-External links:*...
Social Venue, located next to the club’s headquarters, is the new venue for the club’s gatherings. It was initially opened 15 May 1969 but Aziz YildirimAziz YildirimAziz 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....
rebuilt a modern complex and re-opened it on 21 January 2004.
- Sancaktepe Can BartuCan BartuCan 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...
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.
- Dereağzı Lefter KüçükandonyadisLefter KüçükandonyadisLefter Küçükandonyadis , born 22 December 1925 in Istanbul, is a Turkish football player of Greek descent, who is recognised as one of the greatest footballers to play for Turkey.-Early life and club career:...
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:...
.
- Topuk Yaylası Facilities, serves Fenerbahçe SKFenerbahçe SKFenerbahçe Spor Kulübü is a professional sports club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Istanbul. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar )...
all sport branches and located in Kaynaşlı, DüzceDüzceDüzce is the capital city of Düzce Province in Turkey. The mayor is İsmail Bayram . The population is 125,240 which is an increase from 61.878 in 1990.- Overview :...
. The construction was started in 2010 and completed in 2011.
- Youth Football Academy, located next to the Metin Asik Camp Facilities. Built in 1999, serves the youth ranks of the football branch.
- The Fikirtepe Facilities, located on Yumurtaci Abdi Bey Road, KadıköyKadiköyKadıköy 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...
. Opened 1 July 1998, serves youth football development.
- Dereağzı Samim Göreç Basketball Hall, located on Munir Nurettin Selcuk Road Kiziltoprak. Refurbished 24 February 2001. First opened in 1982. Serves Fenerbahçe ÜlkerFenerbahçe ÜlkerFenerbahçe Ülker is the professional men's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major multisport club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The department has been sponsored by the Ülker since 2006. In 2006 Fenerbahçe S.K...
, Fenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe IstanbulFenerbahçe Women's Basketball is the women's basketball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey.Fenerbahçe play their matches in the 1.500-seated Caferağa Sport Hall...
.
- Dereağzı Muhtar Sencer Volleyball Hall, located on Munir Nurettin Selcuk Road Kiziltoprak. Serves Fenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Men's VolleyballFenerbahçe Grundig is the men's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey. The senior team's name sponsor is Grundig....
and Fenerbahçe Women's VolleyballFenerbahçe Women's VolleyballFenerbahçe Universal , as known as Yellow Angels, is the women's volleyball department of Fenerbahçe S.K., a major sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey...
teams.
- Vefa Küçük Swimming Pool, opened on 16 July 1999 and serves the swimming branch.
- Fenerbahçe Olympic Swimming Pool, is located in Fenerbahçe Island and opened in 2004. Serves the swimming branch.
Fenerbahçe Museum
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.
Club officials
Sponsorship
Companies that Fenerbahçe S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include.| 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 |
| Fenerium | Main sponsor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Aras Cargo | Official sponsor |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Doğuş Otomotiv Dogus Holding Doğuş Holding A.Ş. is one of the top three largest private-sector conglomerates in Turkey, with a portfolio of 25 companies that cross industry verticals, including one of Turkey's largest banks, Garanti Bank, as well as high-end Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen dealerships, retail and food stores,... |
Official sponsor |
| Spor Toto | Official sponsor |
| 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 |
| Kiğılı | Official sponsor |
| 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 |
| Bilyoner.com | Official sponsor |
| Fenerbahçe Su | Official sponsor |
| 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 |
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, 11957 V 27500 5/6), 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 have 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), Vamos Bien, Anglofeb/FENatics, and SUADFEB. The supporters motto is Hep Destek Tam Destek, abbreviated as HDTD (Continuous Unwavering Support).
Football
For A team's football:For A2 team's football:
For football academy:
Basketball
Fenerbahçe's second biggest branch is the men basketball team. Fenerbahçe's men basketball department is sponsored by Ülker. The women basketball branch is one of the most successful team of Fenerbahçe Sports Club. In last five years Fenerbahçe women basketball team won 13 of 15 cups that the team have competed.For men's basketball
For women's basketball
Volleyball
Fenerbahçe's third biggest branch is the women volleyball team . Fenerbahçe's men volleyball department sponsored by Grundig. Women volleyball team known as Yellow Angels, sponsored by Universal Hospitals.For men's volleyball
For women's volleyball
Athletics
Athletics is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Team has important athletes who have Turkish records. Halil AkkasHalil Akkas
Halil Akkaş is a Turkish middle distance runner. He was born in Kütahya.He won the 3000 m steeplechase at the 2005 World Student Games...
also member of Fenerbahçe Athletics
Fenerbahçe Athletics
Fenerbahçe 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...
branch and Esref Apak
Esref Apak
Eşref Apak is a Turkish hammer thrower.Apak took part at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens and won a surprising bronze medal with 79.51 m after the gold medalist Hungarian athlete Adrián Annus was disqualified by IOC for a doping violation...
was. American sprinter
Sprint (race)
Sprints are short running events in athletics and track and field. Races over short distances are among the oldest running competitions. The first 13 editions of the Ancient Olympic Games featured only one event—the stadion race, which was a race from one end of the stadium to the other...
Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin
Justin Gatlin is an American sprinter. He is an Olympic gold medalist, with a 100 m personal best of 9.85 seconds. He served a four-year ban from track and field for testing positive for a banned substance; Gatlin had appealed the ban in 2009, but it was later denied.- Biography :Gatlin attended...
, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey
Donovan Bailey is a retired Canadian sprinter, who once held the world record for the 100 metres race following his gold medal performance in the 1996 Olympic Games. He was the first Canadian to legally break the 10-second barrier in the 100 m...
and Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
born Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
n sprinter Merlene Ottey
Merlene Ottey
Merlene Joyce Ottey , is a Jamaican-born Slovenian track athlete. Ottey began her career representing Jamaica, but since 2002, has represented Slovenia, where she now resides...
were also member of the team.
For athletics
Boxing
Boxing is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Team has important boxersBoxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who have Turkish champions. Atagün Yalçınkaya
Atagün Yalçinkaya
Atagün Yalçınkaya is a Turkish boxer in the bantamweight division best known for winning the silver medal in the light-flyweight category at the 2004 Olympics.- Amateur :...
, Gülsüm Tatar
Gülsüm Tatar
Gülsüm Şeyma Tatar is a world and European champion Turkish female boxer. After having boxed seven years for the sports club Fenerbahçe Boxing in Istanbul, she transferred in 2010 to Birlikspor in Kayseri, Turkey....
and Sümeyra Kaya
Sümeyra Kaya
Sümeyra Kaya-Yazıcı, née Kaya, is a European champion Turkish female boxer competing in the flyweight division. She is a member of the Fenerbahçe Boxing club in Istanbul, Turkey....
also members of Fenerbahçe Boxing
Fenerbahçe Boxing
Fenerbahçe 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...
branch.
For boxing
Rowing
Rowing is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Team has the best rowers 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...
.
For rowing
Sailing
Sailing is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Çağla KubatÇagla Kubat
Çağla Kubat is a Turkish model, actress and windsurfer who is member of Fenerbahçe sailing & windsurfing team. She is 5 feet 10¾ tall....
; a famous model of 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...
, is also a sailor of Fenerbahçe Sailing
Fenerbahçe Sailing
Fenerbahçe 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:...
Team.
For sailing
Table tennis
Table tennis is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Sports Club.For table tennis
Swimming
Swimming is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Sports Club.For swimming