Fenerbahçe S.K.
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| Full name | Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Sarı-Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries) Sarı-Lacivertliler (Mostly used in Europe) |
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| Founded | May 3, 1907 | ||
| Ground | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey (Capacity: 55,586[1]) |
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| Chairman |  Aziz Yıldırım |
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| Manager |  Christoph Daum |
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| League | Turkcell Süper Lig | ||
| 2008-09 | Turkcell Süper Lig, 4th | ||
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 Athletics |
 Basketball (Men's) |
Basketball (Women's) |
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 Boxing |
 Football |
 Rowing |
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 Sailing |
 Swimming |
 Table Tennis |
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_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Volleyball (Men's) |
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Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (English: Fenerbahçe Sports Club), (pronounced [feneːɾbatʃe]), commonly known as Fenerbahçe , is a professional sports club based in the district of Kadikoy in Istanbul, Turkey. The name of the sports club and its sea side beautiful district derives their names from a famous lighthouse located in Fenerbahçe district of Kadikoy (the Turkish word fener means "beacon or lighthouse", while bahçe means "garden"). Fenerbahçe is the most popular sports club in Turkey, its football section is the most popular for the fans. Fenerbahçe's football team currently plays in Turkcell Süper Lig. They are nicknamed The Yellow Canaries (Turkish: Sarı Kanaryalar) and play their home games at Fenerbahçe Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Kadikoy.
Fenerbahçe is a multi-sports club therefore it also professionally competes in basketball, volleyball, athletics, swimming, sailing, rowing, boxing and table tennis with many honours won in each branch. The club is also one of the major contributors for Turkish representatives for the Olympic games.
History
Fenerbahçe S.K. was found in 1907 in the province of Kadiköy in Istanbul. The founders were Mr. Nurizade Ziya Songülen, Mr. Ayetullah and Mr. 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, Abdulhamit the 2nd, 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 Necip Okaner was given the post of the General Captain.[2] 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.[2] The emblem and colors of the club were changed in 1910 when Topuz Hikmet redesigned the badge and 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.[2] Fenerbahçe joined the Istanbul League in 1909, finishing fifth in their first year. The first line-up included Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey, Necip Okaner, Galip Kulaksızoğlu, Hassan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Beşpınar, Enver Yetiker, Şevkati Hulusi Bey, Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan, Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan, and Nasuhi Baydar.[3]
Fenerbahçe 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.[4]
The Turkish Football Federation founded a national league in 1959, which continues today under the name of the Turkcell Super League. Fenerbahçe won the first tournament, beating Galatasaray S.K. 4-1 on aggregate.[5] The next year, Fenerbahçe participated in the UEFA 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.[6] Fenerbahçe became the most successful Turkish club of the 1960s, winning five out of 10 leagues. They were also runners-up three times.[7][8] In the 1967 Balkans Cup (a competition set up for 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 Fenerbahçe win four more league titles. The decade also saw the first non-Istanbul club and a club outside of Fenerbahçe,Beşiktaş J.K., and Galatasaray S.K. to win a league title. Trabzonspor went on to win four titles during the decade.[8] Fenerbahçe won three titles in the 1980s, a period where each club in the "Big Four"[9] won at least two titles[8] Galatasaray S.K. and Beşiktaş J.K. dominated the Turkish League during the 1990s, combining to win nine out of 10 times. Fenerbahçe's only Turkish League success during the 1990s came in the 1995-1996 season under Carlos Alberto Parreira.[7][8]
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.[10] 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. [11] After firing Werner Lorant, they hired another German coach, Christoph Daum. Daum had previously coached in Turkey, winning the league with Beşiktaş 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).[12] The next year was followed up by a narrow championship over Trabzonspor, winning the then record of sixteen Turkish First Football League championships.[13] 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,[14] and was replaced by Zico on 4 July, 2006.[15] Zico began his reign by signing two new defenders, highly-touted Uruguayan international Diego Lugano, and fellow Brazilian Edu Dracena.[16][17] Zico also signed two strikers, Serbian international Mateja Kežman, and another Brazilian, Deivid.[18] Fenerbahçe's 2006-07 domestic season started off with a 6-0 win over relegation candidates Kayseri Erciyesspor.[19] In the 32nd week of the Turkcell Super League, Fenerbahçe drew Trabzonspor 2-2, while Beşiktaş J.K. lost to Bursaspor 0-3, putting the former out of contention for the title.[20][21] Fenerbahçe won their seventeenth Turkish Super League title in 2007, the most in Turkey.[22]
Fenerbahçe started off their 2007-08 season by signing Brazilian international Roberto Carlos.[23] 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, İlhan Parlak, Ali Bilgin, Turkish-English attacker Colin Kâzım-Richards, Turkish-Brazilian left back Wederson 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.[24] 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 most number of medal and trophy achievements on the planet with its 9 branches entirely, total of 1134 cups and medals.[25]
In the UEFA Champions League 1996–97 season Fenerbahçe completed group stages with seven points[26] and, amongst others beat Manchester United 1-0 in Old Trafford and undid the record of the English giants being unbeaten for 40 years in their homeground. However, under Zico’s command Fenerbahçe has qualified from UEFA Champions League 2007-08 groups stage for the first time of club's history and beat Sevilla FC to become a quarter-finalist in 2007-08 season. So far, Zico also is the most successful manager of 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 (means "King Arthur" in Turkish). For the team's nickname King Arthur and his Knights. Since 2000 Fenerbahçe S.K. improved club's finances with facilities, bringing world stars to the club such as Kennet Andersson, Haim Revivo, Ariel Ortega, Serhiy Rebrov, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Alex de Souza, Stephen Appiah, Nicolas Anelka and lately Mateja Kežman, Roberto Carlos ,Emre Belözoğlu, and Dani Güiza George Aksoz [27]
Historical players
When it was first founded in 1907, Fenerbahçe had a large squad. One of these players, Galip Kulaksızoğlu, was the longest serving player of the original squad. He spent seventeen years at the club, retiring in 1924 after 216 matches.[28] Zeki Rıza Sporel was the first product of the Fenerbahçe youth system. During his eighteen year career with the club, Zeki scored 470 goals in 352 matches, or 1.3 goals every match.[28] Zeki was also capped for the Turkey national football team sixteen times, bagging 15 goals.[29] Cihat Arman became the first in a long-line of long-serving goalkeepers at Fenerbahçe. Cihat played twelve seasons with the club, playing in 308 matches.[28]
Lefter Küçükandonyadis was one of the first Turkish football players to play in Europe. Lefter spent two seasons in Europe, playing for ACF Fiorentina and OGC Nice before returning to Fenerbahçe. In all, Lefter scored 423 goals in 615 matches for the club, helping them to two Istanbul Football League titles, and three Turkish First Football League titles.[30] Another player, Can Bartu, became the next big Turkish export to Europe. He was also the first Turkish player to play in a European competition final, doing so with ACF Fiorentina against Rangers on January 1, 1961.[31] Can also spent some seasons playing for Venezia A.C. and S.S. Lazio before returning to Fenerbahçe in 1967. He was a four-time league champion with Fenerbahçe and scored 162 goals in 330 matches.[32]
In recent decades, Fenerbahçe have gained an influx of foreigners who have helped the club to a joint-record of seventeen league titles. Among these include Uche Okechukwu, who after 13 seasons with Fenerbahçe and Istanbulspor became the longest serving foreigner in Turkey. During Uche's career with Fenerbahçe, he won two league titles and became a fan favourite.[33] In more recent times, Fenerbahçe has been the home to Brazilian-born Mehmet Aurélio (Marco Aurélio), who in 2006, became the first naturalized Turkish citizen to play for the Turkey national football team.[34] Wederson (Gökçek Vederson), another Brazilian-born naturalized Turkish citizen, was added to the squad in the beginning of the 2007-2008 unsuccessful season and now plays for Fenerbahçe.[35]
Club officials
- President - Aziz Yıldırım
- Deputy President - Nihat Özdemir
- Sporting Director - Aykut Kocaman
- Head Coach - Christoph Daum
- Assistant Coach - Roland Koch
- Assistant Coach - Ayhan Tumani
- For all Fenerbahçe Presidents see Category:Fenerbahçe S.K. presidents
- For all Fenerbahçe Managers see List of Fenerbahçe S.K. managers
Club crest and colours
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| Centennial year logo ( Turkish: Fenerbahce 100. yıl forması ) |
Since the club's foundation, Fenerbahçe has used the same badge, which has only undergone minor alterations.
It was designed by Topuz Hikmet (Hikmet Topuzer) who played left wing in 1910 and was made by Tevfik Haccar (Taşcı) 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 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.[36]
Hikmet Topuzer describes the story of the emblem:
| “ | After the change of the club’s colours from yellow and white to yellow and navy, it was an issue to create an emblem with our new colours. My friends left the design of this emblem to me. Firstly, I brought together the colours of our national flag, red and white. Then drew a heart shape over the red and gave it a yellow and navy colour, adding an acorn leaf that represents resistance, power and strength. I wrote the club name and foundation date on the white section. When drawing our emblem, I tried to give this meaning: Serving the club with dependence from heart. The design was favored by my friends and our new emblem was made through the guidance of Tevfik Haccar, who was in Germany at time. After the new alphabet was approved, the design was protected, but the club name on the emblem was changed to Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü - 1907.[36] | ” |
Achievements
Only official football achievements are shown below.
International success
- Champions League:
- Quarter-Final (1): 2007-08
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
- Quarter-Final (1): 1963-64
- UEFA Cup:
- Balkans Cup:
- Winners (1): 1966-67
Domestic success
Turkish Championships
- Turkish Football Championship: (record)
- Winners (3): 1933, 1935, 1944
- Runners-up (2): 1940, 1947
- National League: (record)
- Winners (6): 1936-37, 1939-40, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50
- Runners-up (2): 1943-44, 1946-47
- Turkish Super League: (shared-record)
- Winners (17): 1959, 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
- Runners-up (16): 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, 2005-06, 2007-08
Other competitions
- Turkish Cup:
- Winners (4): 1967-68, 1973-74, 1978-79, 1982-83
- Runners-up (8): 1962-63, 1964-1965, 1988-89, 1995-96, 2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09
- Turkish Super Cup / President Cup:
- Winners (7): 1968, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2007
- Runners-up (7): 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1996
- Chancellor Cup: (record)
- 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 Cup: (shared record)
- 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
- Atatürk Cup: (record)
- Winners (2): 1963-1964, 1998
- Istanbul Football League: (record)
- Winners (16): 1911-12, 1913-14, 1914-15, 1920-21, 1922-23, 1929-30, 1932-33, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1936-37, 1943-44, 1946-47, 1947-48, 1952-53, 1956-57, 1958-59
- Runners-up (18): 1915-16, 1917-18, 1921-22, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1928-29, 1930-31, 1933-34, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1939-40, 1940-41, 1942-43, 1944-45, 1945-46, 1949-50, 1955-56, 1957-58
- Istanbul Cup:
- Winners (1): 1945
- Istanbul Shield: (record)
- Winners (4): 1930, 1934, 1938, 1939
- Spor-Toto Cup:
- Winners (1): 1967
- Fleet Cup: (record)
- Winners (4): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
Records
- Only team to finish a Turkish league season without conceding a goal, establishing a world record - 1922-23
- First team to win the first professional Turkish football league - 1959
- First Turkish team to win a non-domestic trophy - Balkan Cup 1967
- Only Turkish team to win five competitions in one season - 1967-68: Turkish League, Turkish Cup, President Cup, Spor-Toto Cup, Balkan Cup)
- Most goals in one season - 103 goals in 36 matches, Turkish League 1988-89
- Record home victory - 7 goals
- 7-0 v Denizlispor, 07.10.1984
- 8-1 v Samsunspor, 01.05.1994
- 8-1 v Kayserispor, 20.11.1994 (was played in Izmir)
- 7-0 v Denizlispor, 25.05.1997
- 7-0 v Şekerspor, 14.12.1997
- 7-0 v Kayserispor, 20.02.2005
- 7-0 v Hacettepe, 14.02.2009
- Record away victory
- 10-3 v Alanyaspor, 23.01.2008
Club league highs and lows
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Club goal records
- Most League Goals In A Season:
- 103, 1988-89
- Top League Scorer In A Season:
- Aykut Kocaman (27) 1988-89
- Top Scorer In A Season: ?
- Most Goals In One Match:
Zeki Rıza Sporel (8) v Anadolu 1931 and Melih Kotanca (8) v Topkapı 1940
- Most Goals In One League Match:
Tanju Çolak (6) v Karşıyaka (home) 1992-93
Transfer record
- Biggest Transfer fee paid: €14 million to Real Mallorca for Dani Güiza July 2008
- Biggest Transfer fee received: €23 million from Real Madrid for Elvir Baljic July 1999
Recent seasons
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Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Other Competitions Manager 2003-04 1D 1 34 23 7 4 82 41 76 Semi-final Christoph Daum2004-05 1D 1 34 26 2 6 77 24 80 Final UCL Group stage Christoph Daum2005-06 1D 2 34 25 6 3 90 34 81 Final UCL Group stage Christoph Daum2006-07 1D 1 34 20 10 4 65 31 70 Semi-final UC Last 32 TSC 
Zico2007-08 1D 2 34 22 7 5 72 37 73 Quarter-final UCL Quarter-final Zico2008-09 1D 4 34 18 7 9 60 36 61 Final UCL Group stage 
Luis Aragonés
Last updated: 30 May 2009
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
Players
Current squad
As of June 30, 2009; according to the official website.[37]
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Players out on loan
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PAF
For Fenerbahçe PAF team squad,see Fenerbahçe PAF.
Former players
For details on former players, see List of Fenerbahçe S.K. 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 Rıza Sporel |
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| 1933–1942 | Fikret Arıcan |
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| 1942–1951 | Cihat Arman |
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| 1951–1956 | Fikret Kırcan |
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| 1956–1963 | Naci Erdem |
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| 1963–1968 | Şeref Has |
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| 1968–1970 | Can Bartu |
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| 1970–1975 | Ziya Şengül |
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| 1975–1980 | Cemil Turan |
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| 1980–1983 | Alpaslan Eratlı |
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| 1983–1985 | Cem Pamiroğlu |
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| 1985–1987 | Müjdat Yetkiner |
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| 1987–1988 | Şenol Çorlu |
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| 1988–1990 | Harald Schumacher |
First non-Turkish captain of Fenerbahçe |
| 1990–1991 | Şenol Çorlu |
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| 1991–1992 | Rıdvan Dilmen |
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| 1992–1993 | Müjdat Yetkiner |
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| 1993–1996 | Oğuz Çetin |
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| 1996–2000 | Rüştü Reçber |
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| 2000–2003 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu |
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| 2003–2007 | Ümit Özat |
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| 2007–2009 | Alex |
Second non-Turkish captain of Fenerbahçe |
| 2009–present | TBA |
Players records
Most appearances
| # | Name | Career | Appearances | Goals |
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| 1 | Müjdat Yetkiner |
1979 – 1995 | 763 | 20 |
| 2 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis |
1947 – 1951 1953 – 1965 |
615 | 423 |
| 3 | Şeref Has |
1955 – 1969 | 605 | 168 |
| 4 | Cem Pamiroğlu |
1976 – 1986 | 508 | 17 |
| 5 | Rüştü Reçber |
1994 – 2003 2004 – 2007 |
447 | – |
| 6 | Naci Erdem |
1953 – 1963 | 440 | 47 |
| 7 | Ziya Şengül |
1964 – 1975 | 426 | 31 |
| 8 | Nedim Doğan |
1961 – 1973 | 416 | 101 |
| 9 | Nedim Günar |
1949 – 1963 | 416 | 12 |
| 10 | Alpaslan Eratlı |
1973 – 1983 | 414 | 38 |
As of 7 December 2008
Most goals
| # | Name | Career | Goals | Appearances | Goals/Game Ratio |
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| 1 | Zeki Rıza Sporel |
1916 – 1934 | 470 | 352 | 1.335 |
| 2 | Lefter Küçükandonyadis |
1947 – 1951 1953 – 1965 |
423 | 615 | 0.688 |
| 3 | Alattin Baydar |
1916 – 1934 | 362 | 324 | 1.117 |
| 4 | Naci Bastoncu |
1934 – 1947 | 232 | 388 | 0.598 |
| 5 | Fikret Arıcan |
1927 – 1947 | 231 | 406 | 0.569 |
| 6 | Melih Kotanca |
1939 – 1948 | 204 | 185 | 1.103 |
| 7 | Cemil Turan |
1972 – 1980 | 194 | 366 | 0.53 |
| 8 | Aykut Kocaman |
1988 – 1996 | 188 | 315 | 0.597 |
| 9 | Şeref Has |
1955 – 1969 | 168 | 605 | 0.278 |
| 10 | Can Bartu |
1955 – 1961 1967–1970 |
162 | 330 | 0.491 |
As of 7 December 2008
Scorers in European competitions
| Goals | Player name |
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| 12 | Tuncay Şanlı |
| 11 | Alex |
| 9 | Semih Şentürk |
| 8 | Cemil Turan |
| 7 | Aykut Kocaman |
| 6 | Deivid |
| 5 | Ogün Altıparmak |
| 5 |  Stephen Appiah |
| 5 |  Elvir Bolic |
| 5 | Bülent Uygun |
| 4 | Osman Arpacıoğlu |
| 4 |  Mateja Kezman |
| 4 | Tümer Metin |
As of 7 December 2008
Award winners
Awards won by players whilst on the books of Fenerbahçe.
African Cup of Nations Winner
Stadium
| Kadıköy,Saracoğlu,Mabet (among supporters) | |
| Former names | Papazın Çayırı Union Club Sahası (1908-1915) İttihat Spor Sahası (1915-1929) Fenerbahçe Stadı (1929-1998) |
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| Location | Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Broke ground | 1908 |
| Opened | 1908 |
| Renovated | 1999 to 2006 |
| Owner | Fenerbahçe |
| Operator | Fenerbahçe |
| Architect | Zehra Aksu (Expansion) Adnan Aksu (Expansion) |
| Capacity | 53,586 |
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| Fenerbahçe | |
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium[38] is a football stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey.It is the home venue of Fenerbahçe S.K. It was inaugurated in 1908 and was renovated between 1999 and 2006, increasing the capacity. The Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium is rapidly becoming one of Europe’s elite football arenas. Fenerbahçe’s huge investments in top quality facilities since President Aziz Yıldırım’s election has been much appreciated by players and fans alike and the stadium has been the major part in this.
This style of stadium has never before existed in Turkey, as the stands are usually separated from the pitch by a running track. These stand include "corporate boxes" which have all been rented out from the club. These corporate boxes, equipped with TVs, Internet, work areas, dining facilities and many other luxuries, are the first of their kind in Turkey. The current total capacity of the stadium is 52.056.[1] Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, was selected to host the 2009 UEFA Cup final.[39]
Museum
Fenerbahçe has a huge leading profile over other clubs concerning trophies. Fenerbahçe S.K. 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 against many teams set up by the invading forces and injected morale to the Turkish people by winning those games. Fenerbahçe’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 medal won by a Turkish sportsperson in a field outside of wrestling was Fenerbahçe athlete, Ruhi Sarıalp. In athletics, the only Turkish club to have won the European Championship is Fenerbahçe S.K.
The museum was moved from location to location and has been renovated on several occasions during the club's history. Most recently the museum was moved to Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium and opened on October 19, 2005.[40]
Other facilities
Other club facilities include the social venue, the training complex, the club headquarters, the Dereağzı Metin Aşık camp facilities, the youth academy football centre, the sports hall, the Fikirtepe facilities, the college, and the swimming pool.[41]
- Caferağa Sport Hall, is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Kadıköy 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.[42]
Fenerbahce Stadium
Women's basketball team (Fenerbahçe İstanbul) and volleyball teams (Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball and Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball) play their league matches.
Fenerbahce Stadium at Night
- Atatürk Sport Hall, will be new hall with capacity 12.000 is to be built[43] in a few years. The basketball teams (Fenerbahçe Ülker and Fenerbahçe İstanbul), volleyball teams (Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball and Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball) will play their league matches.
- The Faruk Ilgaz 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 Yıldırım rebuilt a modern complex and re-opened it on 21 January 2004.
- Samandıra Training Complex; the construction for this top quality training complex began in 1997 during Ali Şen’s presidency. The construction was completed in the year 2000. Serves the senior football team.
- Dereağzı Metin Aşık Camp Facilities, serves Fenerbahçe PAF and is located at Dereağzı. Re-opened in 1989. Facilities also serve the athletics branch, the boxing branch, the rowing branch and the sailing branch.
- Youth Football Academy, located next to the Metin Aşık Camp Facilities. Built in 1999, serves the youth ranks of the football branch.
- The Fikirtepe Facilities, located on Yumurtacı Abdi Bey Road, Kadıköy. Opened July 1, 1998, serves youth football development.
- The Sports Hall, located on Munir Nurettin Selcuk Road Kızıltoprak. Refurbished 24 February.2001. First opened in 1982. Serves Fenerbahçe Ülker, Fenerbahçe Istanbul, Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball and Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball teams.
- Vefa Küçük Swimming Pool, opened on 16 July 1999 and serves the swimming branch.
Future plans
Stadium expansion and fully coveration was planned by board for after UEFA Cup 2009 Final.According to reports,seating capacity will up to 60000 and stadium will be fully covered.Construction may begin on June 2009.
Sponsorship
Companies that Fenerbahçe S.K. currently has sponsorship deals with include.
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Fenerbahçe TV
Fenerbahçe TV (FB TV) is first sports club channel of Turkey[44] The channel launched in 2004 over satellite (Free-To-Air on Turksat 2A located 42° East, 11804 V 24444 5/6), satellite network services and cable service.[45]
Support
Since rebuilding the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe's average attendances have been in the top in Turkey, though in the 2006-07 season Fenerbahçe's attendances fell slightly, to an average league attendance of approximately 39,425 which still is a much higher number of the capacity crowds that their arch-rivals Galatasaray and Besiktas have ever seen. Fenerbahçe's high attendance rates are unrivaled in Turkey and supporters create the most crowded and supportive performances of the Turkish League respectively.[46]
Fenerbahçe have several supporters organisations, including Genç Fenerbahçeliler, Kill For You, Antu/Fenerlist, UniFeb, Group Cefakâr Kanaryalar, Vamos Bien, SUADFEB, 1907 UniFeb, and Anglofeb/FENatics. The fans' motto is Hep Destek Tam Destek (English: Continuous Unwavering Support).
Notable Fans
Other branches
Basketball
Fenerbahçe's second biggest branch is men and women basketball teams. In 2006 Fenerbahçe's men basketball department was merged with Ülkerspor's department and women basketball department was sponsored by Aras Cargo. Although they were a weak team before this marriage, they won the championship twice after this event. The women basketball team is 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[47]
For women's basketball[48]
Volleyball
Fenerbahçe's third biggest branch is men and women volleyball teams. In 2008 Fenerbahçe's men volleyball department won the Turkish championship.
For men's volleyball[49]
For women's volleyball[50]
Athletics
Athletics is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Team has important athletes who have Turkish records. Halil Akkaş also member of Fenerbahçe Athletics branch and Eşref Apak was. American sprinter Justin Gatlin, Canadian sprinter Donovan Bailey and Jamaica born Slovenian sprinter Merlene Ottey were also member of the team.
For athletics[51]
Boxing
Boxing is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Team has important boxers who have Turkish champions. Atagün Yalçınkaya, Gülsüm Tatar and Sümeyra Kaya also members of Fenerbahçe Boxing branch.
For boxing[52]
Rowing
Rowing is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Team has the best rowers of Turkey.
For rowing[53]
Sailing
Sailing is an important branch of Fenerbahçe Spor Club. Çağla Kubat; a famous model of Turkey, is also a sailor of Fenerbahçe Sailing Team.
For sailing[54]
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
See also
Fenercell Mobile Network Operator of Fenerbahce S.K.
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