Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)

For the women's club, see Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football).

Fenerbahçe

Full name	Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Fenerbahçe Sports Club)
Nickname(s)	Sarı Kanaryalar (The Yellow Canaries) Sarı Lacivertliler (The Yellow-Navy Blues) Efsane (The Legend) Cumhuriyet (The Republic)
Short name	FB Fener
Founded	3 May 1907 (1907-05-03) as Phener-Bagtche Association Football Club
Ground	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Capacity	47,430 (all-seater)
President	Ali Koç
Head coach	José Mourinho
League	Süper Lig
2023–24	Süper Lig, 2nd of 20
Website	fenerbahce.org
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Turkish: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe], Fenerbahçe Sports Club), commonly known simply as Fenerbahçe or colloquially as Fener, is a professional football club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. They represent the men's football department of the Fenerbahçe S.K. sports club and compete in the Süper Lig, the top flight of Turkish football. In domestic football, Fenerbahçe have won a record 28 Turkish national championship titles, 9 Turkish Super Cup and 7 Turkish Cups. In international football, the club has won the Balkans Cup, which was the first non-domestic trophy won by a Turkish club.

Deriving its name from the neighbourhood of the same name, Fenerbahçe won the most top-flight titles prior to the establishment of the Süper Lig in 1959. They hold the joint-record for the longest uninterrupted top-flight streak and have won the most points in Süper Lig history. Fenerbahçe have played their home games at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium since 1908.

One of the most widely supported clubs in Turkey, the club also boasts sizeable international support on social media. Fenerbahçe are part of the "Big Three" alongside Galatasaray and Beşiktaş: the club's long-standing rivalry with Galatasaray consists of Turkish domestic football's biggest match, The Intercontinental Derby (Kıtalararası Derbi).

In its 101st year of 2008; with a market value of $2 billion, it surpassed Manchester United to become the world's most valuable club. Also, in March 2008, Fenerbahçe's record application was accepted by Guinness World Records, which envisages Fenerbahçe to have the highest number of medal and trophy achievements on the planet with its 9 departments entirely, a total of 1134 cups and medals.

History

Initiative, Prototype team (1906)

Ziya Songülen the founder and 1st president of club

The founder and first president of Fenerbahçe, Nurizade Ziya Songülen, was first introduced to the football in England, where he went for higher education after graduating from Istanbul Saint-Joseph College in 1903, and was inspired by the football teams in this country, where the sport of football was born. When he returned to the country in 1906, the first thing he did was to establish a football team in his hometown, Istanbul in June 1906. He first contacted his friends in the Kadıköy district and then Enver Yetiker, the literature teacher at the school he graduated from, and conveyed his intention to establish a football team to them and made them an offer. Nurizade Ziya Bey, who received a positive response to his offer, initially only went to training with the first Fenerbahçe football team in history, the prototype of which was created in June 1906. Because the team could only be completed as an 11-person team in the spring of 1907, the official foundation date of the club.

Early years (1907–1959)

The first team in 1907-08 season (The founder of the club Ziya Songülen, is fourth from the left standing)

Fenerbahçe were officially founded in 3 May 1907 in Kadıköy, Istanbul, by local men Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey and Necip Okaner. This group founded the club secretly in order to keep a low profile and not get into any trouble with the strict Ottoman rule, so strict that the Sultan Abdul Hamid II forbade the Turkish youth to set up a club or engage in the game of football played by the English families that was watched in envy. The three men came together and concluded that Kadıköy was in desperate need of its own football club, where locals would get a chance to practise the game of football. 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 general captain. The lighthouse situated on the Fenerbahçe cape was a big influence on the design of the club's first crest, which sported the yellow and white colors of daffodils around the lighthouse. The kits were also designed with yellow and white stripes. Founded by Ottoman Greeks, Strugglers F.C. played against Fenerbahçe in the final match of the tournament it organized in its name on June 5, 1910, and Fenerbahçe won the match 3-1, winning the first cup in its history. The crest of the club was changed in 1914 when Hikmet Topuzer redesigned the badge after Ziya Songülen had changed the colors to yellow and navy in the fall of 1908, 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.

Newspaper news about a match played by Fenerbahçe in the regional tournament on 1 March 1908

The founding line-up included Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey, Necip Okaner, Galip Kulaksızoğlu, Hassan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Beşpınar, Enver Yetiker, Şevkati Hulusi Bey, Tevfik Taşçı, Hüseyin Dalaklı, Çerkes Sabri, Mazhar Bey and Nasuhi Baydar. Struggling with financial difficulties, Fenerbahçe joined the Istanbul Football League in 1908, finishing fifth in their first year. The first coach of the Fenerbahçe football team was Enver Yetiker, a Literature teacher at Kadıköy Lycée Saint-Joseph, who also helped in the establishment of the club. Fenerbahçe won the 1911–12 season of the Istanbul Football League without losing. This championship was the club's first success in their long history. In the 1913–14 and 1914–15 seasons, the team under the coaching of Galip Kulaksızoğlu won the Istanbul Football League. Fenerbahçe gained the sympathy of some members of the Ottoman Dynasty, especially the princes, after the successful results it achieved in the early years of its establishment. For example, General Osman Fuad, the grandson of Sultan Murad V, served as the honorary president of the club between 1911 and 1913, and Prince Ömer Faruk, the son of the last Ottoman Caliph, Abdulmecid II, became the president of Fenerbahçe until 1924, when the abolition of the Ottoman sultanate. Fenerbahçe finished the seasons 1920–21 and 1922–23 as champions in the Istanbul Friday League. Fenerbahçe completed the season with a score of 58–0 without losing or conceding goals in the season of 1922–23.

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. The most known match played against the British was the match that would determine the winner of the General Harrington Cup. Fenerbahçe won the match held on 29 June 1923 at Taksim Stadium with two goals scored by Zeki Rıza Sporel, one of the important players of the period.

Fenerbahçe won the championship 6 times in 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946 and 1950, and became the team that achieved the most victories in the Turkish National Division. Lefter Küçükandonyadis, one of the important names of Fenerbahçe, scored 423 goals in 615 matches between 1947–1951 and 1953–64. Fenerbahçe won the Istanbul Football League 16 times, the Turkish National Division 6 times, and the former Turkish Football Championship 3 times, all of them records, profiling themselves as forerunners and dominating side in Turkish football before the introduction of the professional nationwide league in 1959.

Domestic dominance (1959–1969)

Under the guidance of Ignác Molnár, the club won many trophies

The Turkish Football Federation founded a professional national league in 1959, which continues today under the name of the Süper Lig. Fenerbahçe won the first tournament, beating archrivals Galatasaray 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, being the first Turkish club to advance to the next round by eliminating its opponent. They lost their first-round match to Nice 1–5 in a playoff game after drawing on aggregate. Fenerbahçe reached the quarter-final of the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup where it was eliminated by MTK Budapest.

Fenerbahçe won four more league titles in the 1960s and were runners-up three times, making it the most successful club of that era. Fenerbahçe was coached by Ignác Molnár at the time, a famous Hungarian coach who had introduced a new style of football in Turkey. Under his guidance, Fenerbahçe managed to eliminate English champions Manchester City in the first round of the 1968–69 European Cup.

Fenerbahçe's Balkan Cup championship

In the 1966–67 Balkans Cup (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 final matches against Greek club AEK Athens, making them the first Turkish club to win a non-domestic competition. This success would remain unparalleled by a Turkish club until Sarıyer and Samsunspor won the cup many years later in the 1990s, when the competition lost much of its popularity.

Interval and rebound (1969–2007)

Didi coached the club between 1972 and 1975, winning eight trophies

The 1970s saw Fenerbahçe bring in the famous Didi as their new coach. Fenerbahçe won four more league titles, including a double with Cemil Turan being the top goal scorer three times. The 1970s also established a rivalry with Trabzonspor, where for almost a decade Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor were competing with each other for the title. The 1980s saw Fenerbahçe win three more league titles. Under the guidance of Kálmán Mészöly, Fenerbahçe managed to eliminate French champions Bordeaux in the first round of the 1985–86 European Cup. This victory marked a turning point as for almost a decade no Turkish club managed to get past the first round in European competitions.

Galatasaray and Beşiktaş dominated the Turkish League during the 1990s, combining to win nine out of ten titles. Fenerbahçe's only Turkish League success during the 1990s came in the 1995–96 season under the guidance of Carlos Alberto Parreira. In the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League season, Fenerbahçe completed the group stage with seven points and, among others, defeated Manchester United 1–0 at Old Trafford, undoing the record of the English giants being unbeaten for 40 years in their homeground.

Fenerbahçe won the league title in 2001, denying Galatasaray a fifth consecutive title. It followed up the next season with a second-place behind Galatasaray with new coach Werner Lorant. However, the next season did not go so well as Fenerbahçe finished in sixth place. Despite this, that season is memorable to many Fenerbahçe fans due to a 6–0 win against arch-rivals Galatasaray at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 6 November 2002. After firing Werner Lorant, the club hired another German coach, Christoph Daum. Daum had previously coached in Turkey, winning the league with Beşiktaş in 1994–95. Fenerbahçe brought in players including Pierre van Hooijdonk, Mehmet Aurélio and Fábio Luciano as a rebuilding process. These new players lead Fenerbahçe to its 15th title and third star (one being awarded for every five league titles won by a club).

100th year celebration of the club

The next year was followed by a narrow championship over Trabzonspor, winning a then record 16 Turkish 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 resigned 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 Zico's fellow Brazilian Edu Dracena. Zico also signed two strikers in Serbian international Mateja Kežman and another Brazilian, Deivid. Fenerbahçe's 2006–07 domestic season started with a 6–0 win over relegation candidates Kayseri Erciyesspor. In the 32nd week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe drew Trabzonspor 2–2, while Beşiktaş lost to Bursaspor 0–3, putting the former out of contention for the title. Fenerbahçe won its 17th Süper Lig title in 2006–07.

Modern era (2007–present)

Zico coached the club between 2006 and 2008

On 11 January 2007, Fenerbahçe were officially invited to G-14. G-14 was an association which consists of top European clubs.

Under Zico's command, Fenerbahçe qualified from the 2007–08 Champions League group stage for the first time and went on to beat Sevilla to become a quarter-finalist in the 2007–08 season. Zico is also the most successful manager of the team's history in the Champions League. After successful scores both in the Turkish league and international matches, Zico gained a new nickname from the Fenerbahçe fans: Kral Arthur (meaning "King Arthur" in Turkish). In February 2009, Fenerbahçe became the first Turkish club to enter the Deloitte Football Money League. Since 2000, Fenerbahçe improved the club's finances and facilities, bringing world stars to the club such as Ariel Ortega, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Alex, Stephen Appiah, Nicolas Anelka and, more recently, Mateja Kežman, Roberto Carlos, Dani Güiza, Dirk Kuyt, Diego, Nani, Robin van Persie, and Mesut Özil.

Fenerbahçe against Chelsea in the second leg of the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals which they lost 2–0

In the 2009–10 season Fenerbahçe lost the title on the last matchday; Fenerbahçe players were told that a draw would be enough towards the end of the match only to find out that the other critical game went against their favour, as Bursaspor beat Beşiktaş 2–1 to win the title. Despite the title loss, Fenerbahçe ended the season with the most clean sheets (10), as well as the joint longest winning streak (8). In July 2011, Fenerbahçe fans invaded the pitch during a friendly against the Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk. As punishment, Fenerbahçe were sentenced to two Süper Lig games in an empty stadium. The TFF later allowed those two games to be filled with spectators; men were barred, while women and children under 12 were admitted for free.

On 29 October 2012, Antalyaspor ended Fenerbahçe's 47-match unbeaten run in the Süper Lig at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. Fenerbahçe had not lost a match at home since they were beaten 2–3 by eventual champions Bursaspor in week 22, on 22 February 2010. Fenerbahçe won 38 and drew 9 in the 47 matches they played within 980 days since 22 February 2010. On 3 November 2012, Fenerbahçe pecked Akhisar Belediyespor to break a 181-day away jinx.

On 2 May 2013, Fenerbahçe were eliminated by Benfica 3–2 on aggregate in the semi-final of the 2012–13 Europa League, one of the biggest successes in Fenerbahçe's history in UEFA competitions. On 28 June 2013, Ersun Yanal agreed to take charge of Fenerbahçe to replace Aykut Kocaman, who resigned in late May.

Ersun Yanal's appointment coincided with tough times for Fenerbahçe, who had just been banned from European competitions for two seasons over their alleged involvement in a domestic sports corruption scandal. Fenerbahçe, which finished second in the Süper Lig in 2012–13, thus missed-out on the 2013–14 Champions League, which it had been due to enter in the third qualifying round. Fenerbahçe finished the 2014–15 season as runners-up, forcing the board of directors to undertake some major changes.

For the 2015–16 season, Fenerbahçe brought in Vítor Pereira as their new coach. Portuguese star Nani, Danish defender Simon Kjær and Robin van Persie were added to the squad to fulfill the club's ambitions to be successful in the Süper Lig and European competitions. On 10 December 2015, Fenerbahçe played their 200th European game against Celtic. On 12 October 2022, Fenerbahçe played their 250th European game against AEK Larnaca.

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  Roberto Carlos played for the club between 2007 and 2009
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  Dirk Kuyt in 13-14 season
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  Nani in 2015
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  Robin van Persie in 2016

Notable players

Main article: List of Fenerbahçe S.K. players

The photograph of Fenerbahçe football player Lefter Küçükandonyadis on the cover of the 79th issue of Fenerbahçe Magazine, published in 1948.

When it was first founded in 1907, Fenerbahçe had a large squad. The first team captain of the Fenerbahçe football team was Turkish Naval School student Necip Okaner, the club's 3’th founding member. The first goalkeeper of the team was Asaf Beşpınar, a student of Kadıköy Lycée Saint-Joseph. Galip Kulaksızoğlu, was the longest serving player of the original squad, spending 17 years at the club, retiring in 1924 after 216 matches. Zeki Rıza Sporel and Bekir Refet, the first Turkish footballer ever to play abroad, were among the first products of the Fenerbahçe youth system. During his 18-year career with the club, Zeki Rıza scored 470 goals in 352 matches, or 1.3 goals every match, making him the all-time top scorer of Fenerbahçe. Zeki Rıza was also capped for the Turkish national team 16 times, scoring 15 goals.

Cihat Arman, one of the club's legendary goalkeepers, was given the nickname "Sarı Kanarya" (Yellow Canary) by the fans for the saves he made while wearing the "yellow jersey" in every match, and this nickname has become an icon of the club that has been carried to this day

Cihat Arman became the first in a long-line of long-serving goalkeepers, playing 12 seasons and in 308 matches with the club. Lefter Küçükandonyadis was one of the first Turkish football players to play in Europe. Lefter spent two seasons in Europe, playing for Fiorentina and Nice before returning to Fenerbahçe. All in all, Lefter scored 423 goals in 615 matches for the club, helping them to two Istanbul Football League titles and three Turkish League titles.

Another notable player, Can Bartu, became the next big Turkish export to Europe. He was also the first Turkish football player to play in a European competition final, doing so with Fiorentina against Atlético Madrid in 1962. Can also spent some seasons playing for Venezia and Lazio before returning to Fenerbahçe in 1967. He was a four-time league champion with Fenerbahçe and scored 162 goals in 330 matches. Some of the other most notable Turkish players who played for Fenerbahçe include: Fikret Arıcan, Fikret Kırcan, Halit Deringör, Melih Kotanca, Burhan Sargun, Nedim Doğan, Cemil Turan, Selçuk Yula, Müjdat Yetkiner, Oğuz Çetin, Rıdvan Dilmen, Aykut Kocaman, Rüştü Reçber and Tuncay Şanlı.

Former Romania goalkeeper Ilie Datcu was the first foreigner to reach 100 caps for Fenerbahçe. In recent decades, Fenerbahçe have gained an influx of foreigners who have helped the club to 19 Süper Lig titles. Among these is Uche Okechukwu, who after 13 seasons with Fenerbahçe and İstanbulspor became the longest serving foreigner in Turkey. During Uche's career with Fenerbahçe, he won two league titles and became a fan favourite. More recently, Fenerbahçe have been the home to Brazilian-born Mehmet Aurélio who, in 2006, became the first naturalized Turkish citizen to play for the Turkish national team.

Alex, captain of Fenerbahçe from 2007 to 2012 and the most successful foreign player in the history of the club and the Turkish Super League.

Alex is another Brazilian player who scored the most goals of all foreign players who have played for Fenerbahçe. He managed to become top scorer of the Turkish Süper Lig on two occasions (in 2006–07 and 2010–11), Turkish Footballer of the Year twice (in 2005 and 2010), as well as assist leader in the 2007–08 season of the UEFA Champions League. Based on all those achievements, as well as his exemplary character and sportsmanship on and off the field, acknowledged by fans of Fenerbahçe and their rivals alike, he became the most successful and renowned foreign player to have ever played for the club and one of a few whose statue has been erected by the supporters of the club in the Yoğurtçu Park, in the near of Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.

Some of the other foreign top players who played for Fenerbahçe over the years include: Toni Schumacher (1988–91), Jes Høgh (1995–99), Jay-Jay Okocha (1996–98), Elvir Bolić (1995–2000), Kennet Andersson (2000–02), Ariel Ortega (2002–03), Pierre van Hooijdonk (2003–05), Nicolas Anelka (2005–06), Stephen Appiah (2005–08), Mateja Kežman (2006–09), Diego Lugano (2006–11), Roberto Carlos (2007–09), Dirk Kuyt (2012–15), Raul Meireles (2012–16), Robin van Persie (2015–18), Nani (2015–16), Simon Kjær (2015-17), Mesut Özil (2021–22), Leonardo Bonucci (2022-23), Dušan Tadić, (2023-Today), Edin Džeko (2023-Today)

Zeki Rıza Sporel, who scored 473 goals in 352 matches and achieved an average of 1.34 goals per match, went down in Turkish football history as one of the players who scored the most goals. He also scored the first goal of the Turkish national football team in 1923

Players with the most appearances

Period	Players
1934 - 1956 (22 years, 412 Match)	Fikret Kırcan
1927 - 1947 (20 years, 406 Match)	Fikret Arıcan
1915 - 1934 (19 years, 325 Match)	Zeki Rıza Sporel
2002 - 2019 (17 years, 526 Match)	Volkan Demirel
1907 - 1924 (17 years, 257 Match)	Galip Kulaksızoğlu
1916 - 1932 (16 years, 324 Match)	Alaattin Baydar
1979 - 1995 (16 years, 763 Match)	Müjdat Yetkiner
1947 - 1964 (15 years, 615 Match)	Lefter Küçükandonyadis
1939 - 1953 (14 years, 308 Match)	Cihat Arman
1925 - 1939 (14 years, 252 Match)	Cevat Seyit
1955 - 1969 (14 years, 605 Match)	Şeref Has
1932 - 1945 (13 years, 368 Match)	Esat Kaner
1934 - 1947 (13 years, 388 Match)	Naci Bastoncu

Team captains

Necip Okaner, the first captain of the team.

Edin Džeko, the incumbent captain since 2023.

Period	Team captain
3 May 1907 – 1908	Necip Okaner
1908 - 7 March 1924	Galip Kulaksızoğlu
7 March 1924 - 1 June 1934	Zeki Rıza Sporel
1 June 1934 - 16 May 1943	Fikret Arıcan
16 May 1943 - 1951	Cihat Arman
1951 - 7 October 1956	Fikret Kırcan
7 October 1956 - 11 June 1963	Naci Erdem
11 June 1963 - 24 June 1968	Şeref Has
27 June 1968 - 6 September 1970	Can Bartu
7 September 1970 - 3 August 1975	Ziya Şengül
11 August 1975 - 15 August 1980	Cemil Turan
24 August 1980 - 29 July 1983	Alpaslan Eratlı
2 August 1983 - 17 May 1985	Cem Pamiroğlu
28 June 1985 - 6 April 1987 20 September 1992 - 19 June 1993	Müjdat Yetkiner
8 June 1987 - 23 May 1988 7 May 1990 - 11 July 1990	Şenol Çorlu
23 May 1988 - 7 May 1990 5 July 1990 - 21 May 1991	Tony Schumacher
28 May 1991 - 21 June 1992	Rıdvan Dilmen
21 June 1992 - 24 May 1996	Oğuz Çetin
24 May 1996 - 1 June 2000	Rüştü Reçber
1 June 2000 - 18 March 2003	Ogün Temizkanoğlu
18 March 2003 - 26 May 2007	Ümit Özat
26 June 2007 - 1 October 2012	Alex de Souza
2 October 2012 - 2 February 2013 7 June 2015 - 2 July 2019	Volkan Demirel
2 February 2013 - 7 June 2015 2 July 2019 - 25 July 2020	Emre Belözoğlu
10 August 2020 - 13 July 2021	Gökhan Gönül
13 August 2021 - 24 March 2022	Mesut Özil
24 March 2022 - 14 August 2022	Altay Bayındır
14 August 2022 - 12 July 2023	Arda Güler
12 July 2023 - Today	Edin Džeko

Support

Main article: Fenerbahçe S.K. supporters

In the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals match against Chelsea

Fenerbahçe have developed a strong following since their foundation in 1907. They are one of the most popular clubs in Turkey, with about 35% of the fans supporting them, and the most popular in Istanbul and Ankara. They have a large fanbase throughout the country, in Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan and in the Turkish diaspora. Since the rebuilding of the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Fenerbahçe's average attendances have been among the highest in Turkey.

Fenerbahçe have several supporter organisations, including Genç Fenerbahçeliler (GFB), Kill For You (KFY), Antu/Fenerlist, EuroFeb (Fenerbahçe supporters in Europe), Group CK (Cefakâr Kanaryalar), 1907 ÜNİFEB, Vamos Bien, and SUADFEB. Many fanzines, blogs, podcasts, forums and fan websites have been dedicated to the club.

Relationships with other clubs

More recently, in November 2011 Fenerbahçe's Genç Fenerbahçeliler created a friendly relationship with Torcida Sandžak, the organized supporters of Serbian club Novi Pazar. During a Süper Lig match against İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor at the Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium, the Genç Fenerbahçeliler and 1907 Gençlik stand deployed a giant banner reading "Kalbimiz Seninle Novi Pazar" ("Novi Pazar, Our Hearts Are With You") and later, in the game against Radnički Kragujevac in the Serbian SuperLiga, Torcida Sandžak members deployed a giant banner reading "Sancak'ta atıyor, Fenerbahçe'nin kalbi" ("The heart of Fenerbahçe beats in Sandžak"). On 2 March 2012, Fenerbahçe's Genç Fenerbahçeliler and 1907 Gençlik members were invited to Novi Pazar for the match against Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga. Thousands of Torcida Sandžak members welcomed Genç Fenerbahçeliler and 1907 Gençlik's 17 members.

Rivalries

Fenerbahçe against Galatasaray in 1914

Main articles: The Intercontinental Derby (football) and Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry (football)

"The big three" clubs of Istanbul, Beşiktaş, Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, have a century-long history of rivalry. The Fenerbahçe–Galatasaray rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football; matches between the two teams are known as The Intercontinental Derby (Turkish: Kıtalararası Derbi). The rivalry started on 23 February 1934, when a friendly game between both clubs turned into a riot, forcing the match to be abandoned. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions. Torches, smoke, flags, and giant posters are used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".

Stadium

Main article: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Top view of Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

Fenerbahçe play their home matches at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, their own traditional home ground in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, since 1908. Most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006, its capacity is 47,430. The club's museum has been situated in the stadium since 2005, after having been housed at a variety of locations. Before Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium was built, the field was known as Papazın Çayırı ("The field of the priest"). The field, however, became the first football pitch of Turkey, where the first league games of the Istanbul Football League were all held successively. In 1908, local teams of the league needed a regular football field, so this land was leased from the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II for 30 Ottoman gold pounds a year. The total construction cost was 3,000 Ottoman gold pounds. The name was changed to the Union Club Field after the club which made the highest donation for the construction.

The Union Club Field was used by many teams in İstanbul, including the owner, Union Club (which changed its name to İttihatspor after World War I), Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, and Beşiktaş. However, it had lost its importance when a bigger venue, the Taksim Stadium, was built in 1922, inside the courtyard of the historic Taksim Topçu Kışlası (Taksim Artillery Barracks), which was located at the present-day Taksim Gezi Parkı (Taksim Park). İttihatspor (which had close relations with the political Committee of Union and Progress), was forced to sell it to the state, in which Şükrü Saracoğlu was a member of the CHP government. Thus, the ownership of the stadium passed to the state, but the field was immediately leased to Fenerbahçe.

Later, on 27 May 1933, Fenerbahçe purchased the stadium from the government when Şükrü Saracoğlu was the president of Fenerbahçe, for either the symbolic amount of 1 TL or the worth of the stadium which was 9,000 TL. The name of the field was changed to Fenerbahçe Stadium, and this made Fenerbahçe the first football club in Turkey to own their stadium, with the help of the government. In the following years, Fenerbahçe renovated the stadium and increased its seating capacity. By 1949, Fenerbahçe Stadium was the largest football venue in Turkey, with a seating capacity of 25,000. The name of the stadium was changed once more in 1998, becoming Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, named after Fenerbahçe's president and Turkey's fifth Prime Minister, Şükrü Saracoğlu. In 1999, the latest round of renovations and capacity increasing projects started. The tribunes on the four sides of the stadium were torn down one at a time, as the Turkish Super League seasons progressed, and the entire renewal and construction project was finalised in 2006, with the efforts of Fenerbahçe president Aziz Yıldırım and the team's board of directors.

A panoramic view of the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in 2014

Club crest, kits and colours

Fenerbahçe's first jersey (yellow-white striped) used in the 1906-07 season

Fenerbahçe changed their colours to yellow and navy blue in 1908

Fenerbahçe's first coat of arms was the famous Fenerbahçe Lighthouse, which gave its name to the Fenerbahçe area in Istanbul's Kadıköy district and was built by Emperor Suleiman the Magnificent in 1562, but the club, which was restructured in 1911, revised its identity and updated its crest of club in 1914 year. It was designed by Hikmet Topuzer, nicknamed Topuz Hikmet, who played as a right winger, in 1914 and had made as lapel pins by Tevfik Haccar Taşçı in London. The crest 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 that the success of Fenerbahçe is imperative. Hikmet Topuzer describes the story of the emblem as below:

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 ★.

Since Fenerbahçe was founded in spring, the club's colors were chosen as yellow and white, inspired by the yellow and white daisies blooming in the meadows of the Fenerbahçe district. The founding-president of the club, Nurizade Ziya Bey, designed Fenerbahçe's first jerseys; he purchased sports products from the store of the famous merchant of the time, Frank Sugg, located on Lord Street in Liverpool, England, where he spent his education between 1903 and 1906 and was introduced to the sport of football during these periods. Fenerbahçe's first jerseys that came from England were made of flannel fabric, long-sleeved and winter. The jerseys were causing problems for the players as the weather got hotter in the following days. For this reason, the club's president, Nurizade Ziya Bey, went to the shop of the British merchant Baker in the Tünel district of Beyoğlu in 1908 to order summer jerseys for the team. Baker said that the jerseys to be ordered will not be available in time for the summer. Thereupon, he offered to give the yellow-navy blue striped summer shirts he had on hand. Nurizade Ziya Bey, who accepted the offer due to the lack of places where other sports products were sold in Istanbul and the summer heat, bought all the jerseys and decided that the team's colors would be yellow-navy blue And with this decision taken in 1908, Fenerbahçe's future colors were determined.

The club badge for the 2023–24 season contains 5 stars to represent 28 championships as an act of protest against the TFF's lack of recognition of the club's pre-1959 titles. However, the Federation has not allowed Fenerbahçe to display the badge in league matches.

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  The first version of the logo that Fenerbahçe uses today was created by footballer Hikmet Bey in 1914. After the Turkish language was Latinized as a result of the Turkish Alphabet Reform in 1928, this logo was revised to its current formation.
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  The cover of the Ottoman sports magazine İdman with Fenerbahce's original color tones (28 June 1913).

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturers	Shirt sponsors
1977–1978	Admiral	Pereja / Şekerbank
1978–1980	—	—
1980–1982		Banker Kastelli
1982–1983		Hisar Bank
1983–1984		İstanbul Bankası
1984–1985	Adidas	Türk Bank
1985–1987	Güner
1987–1988		Tamek
1988–1989	Adidas	Emlak Bankası
1989–1996
1996–1997		VakıfBank
1997–1998		Emlak Bankası
1998–1999		Rifle / Proton 5x5
1999–2000		Proton 5x5
2000–2001	Fenerium	Telsim
2001–2004		Aria
2004–2012	Adidas	Avea
2012–2014		Türk Telekom
2014–2015		—
2015–2016		Yandex / Turkish Airlines1
2016–2017		Nesine.com / Borajet Airlines1
2017–2018		Acıbadem / Borajet Airlines1
2018–2021		Avis
2021–2023	Puma
2023–2025		Otokoç
2025–	Adidas

¹ European Shirt sponsor

Honours

For a comprehensive listing of Fenerbahçe honours, see List of Fenerbahçe S.K. records and statistics § Honours.

Domestic competitions

Turkish football championships: 28 titles (record)

• Süper Lig (since 1959)

Winners (19): 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, 2010–11, 2013–14

Runners-up (25): 1959–60, 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, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

• Turkish National Division (1937–1950)

Winners (6) (record): 1937, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1950

Runners-up (2): 1944, 1947

• Turkish Football Championship (1924–1951)

Winners (3) (shared-record): 1933, 1935, 1944

Runners-up (2): 1940, 1947

National cups (26)

• Turkish Cup

Winners (7): 1967–68, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1982–83, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2022–23

Runners-up (11): 1962–63, 1964–65, 1988–89, 1995–96, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2015–16, 2017–18

• Turkish Super Cup

Winners (9): 1968, 1973, 1975, 1984, 1985, 1990, 2007, 2009, 2014

Runners-up (10): 1970, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1989, 1996, 2012, 2013, 2023

• Prime Minister's Cup

Winners (8) (record): 1945, 1946, 1950, 1973, 1980, 1989, 1993, 1998

Runners-up (7): 1944, 1971, 1976, 1977, 1992, 1994, 1995

• Atatürk Cup

Winners (1) (shared-record): 1998

• Spor Toto Cup

Winners (1): 1967

Regional competitions

• Istanbul Football League

Winners (16) (record): 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 Football Cup

Winners (1): 1944–45

Runners-up (2): 1941–42, 1943–44

• Istanbul Shield

Winners (4) (record): 1929–30, 1933–34, 1937–38 , 1938–39

Runners-up (1): 1932–33

International competitions

• Balkans Cup

Winners (1): 1966–67

Other competitions

• Atatürk Cup

Winners (1) (shared-record): 1963–64

• General Harrington Cup

Winners (1): 1923

• Fleet Cup

Winners (4) (record): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985

• TSYD Cup

Winners (12) (shared-record): 1969, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995

• TSYD Challenge Cup

Winners (2) (record): 1976, 1980

Doubles and Trebles

• Doubles

League and Cup: 1967–68, 1973–74, 1982–83

• Domestic Trebles

League, Cup and Super Cup: 1967–68

• International Trebles

League, Cup and Balkan Cup: 1968

European statistics

Main article: Fenerbahçe S.K. in European football

Best achievements

As of 18 April 2024

Season	Achievement	Notes
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
1963–64	Quarter-finalist	eliminated by MTK Budapest 0–2 in Budapest, 3–1 in Istanbul, 0–1 in Rome
Balkans Cup
1966–67	Champion	won against AEK Athens 1–2 in Athens, 1–0 in Istanbul, 3–1 in Istanbul
UEFA Champions League
2007–08	Quarter-finalist	eliminated by Chelsea 2–1 in Istanbul, 0–2 in London
UEFA Europa League
2012–13	Semi-finalist	eliminated by Benfica 1–0 in Istanbul, 1–3 in Lisbon
UEFA Europa Conference League
2023–24	Quarter-finalist	eliminated by Olympiacos 2–3 in Athens, 1–0 (2–3 after penalties) in Istanbul

Statistics of UEFA competitions

As of 11 December 2024

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Champions League	111	34	22	55	128	186	–58
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	9	3	1	5	11	11	0
UEFA Europa League	142	62	35	45	198	180	+18
UEFA Europa Conference League	18	12	0	6	44	23	+21
Total	280	111	58	111	381	400	–19

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

UEFA club coefficient ranking

See also: UEFA coefficient

As of 11 December 2024

Rank	Team	Points
44	Copenhagen	43.500
45	Fenerbahçe	42.000
46	Salzburg	42.000

UEFA club coefficient ranking over years

Year	Rank	Points
2014–15	75	30.020
2015–16	52	40.920
2016–17	39	51.840
2017–18	61	23.500
2018–19	45	31.500
2019–20	52	31.500
2020–21	85	19.500
2021–22	107	14.500
2022–23	58	30.000
2023–24	53	36.000

  Placement has improved to the previous year   Placement has deteriorated to the previous year   No change in placement to the previous year

Statistics of Non-UEFA competition

As of 31 August 1968

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Balkans Cup	29	10	6	13	34	45	–11
Total	29	10	6	13	34	45	–11

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

Players

Current squad

As of 23 October 2024.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	TUR	İrfan Can Eğribayat
3	DF	TUR	Samet Akaydin
4	DF	TUR	Çağlar Söyüncü
5	MF	TUR	İsmail Yüksek
6	DF	GHA	Alexander Djiku
8	MF	TUR	Mert Hakan Yandaş
9	FW	BIH	Edin Džeko (captain)
10	FW	SRB	Dušan Tadić
13	MF	BRA	Fred
16	DF	TUR	Mert Müldür
17	FW	TUR	İrfan Kahveci
18	MF	SRB	Filip Kostić (on loan from Juventus)
19	FW	MAR	Youssef En-Nesyri
20	FW	TUR	Cengiz Ünder

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
21	DF	NGA	Bright Osayi-Samuel
22	DF	TUR	Levent Mercan
23	FW	TUR	Cenk Tosun
24	DF	NED	Jayden Oosterwolde
28	MF	TUR	Bartuğ Elmaz
34	MF	MAR	Sofyan Amrabat (on loan from Fiorentina)
40	GK	CRO	Dominik Livaković
50	DF	BRA	Rodrigo Becão
53	MF	POL	Sebastian Szymański
54	GK	TUR	Ertuğrul Çetin
70	FW	TUR	Oğuz Aydın
95	DF	TUR	Yusuf Akçiçek
97	FW	FRA	Allan Saint-Maximin (on loan from Al-Ahli)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	TUR	Doğukan Demir (at Tokat Belediye Plevnespor until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	TUR	Emir Ortakaya (at Westerlo until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	EGY	Omar Fayed (at Beerschot until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	TUR	Mustafa Akyıldız (at Belediye Kütahyaspor until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	TUR	Necat Aydın (at 68 Yeni Aksarayspor until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	TUR	Yiğit Efe Demir (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2025)
—	DF	TUR	Yiğit Fidan (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	TUR	Emre Demir (at Sakaryaspor until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	BRA	Lincoln Henrique (at Red Bull Bragantino until 31 December 2024)
—	MF	SVN	Miha Zajc (at Toulouse until 30 June 2025)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	KOR	Jo Jin-ho (at Radnički Niš until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	CIV	Marius Tresor Doh (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	TUR	Emirhan Arkutcu (at Menemen until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	TUR	Eren Balaban (at Karaköprü Belediyespor until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	TUR	Efekan Karayazı (at Floridsdorfer AC until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	TUR	Samet Sargın (at Balıkesirspor until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	TUR	Emre Mor (at Eyüpspor until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	TUR	Bora Aydınlık (at Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	TUR	Çağrı Fedai (at Gençlerbirliği until 30 June 2025)

Other players under contract

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	TUR	Serdar Aziz

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	TUR	Burak Kapacak

Retired number(s)

Main article: Retired numbers in football

• 12, dedicated to the supporters of the club

Managers

Name	Nat.	F	T	Honours	Notes
Enver Yetiker		1906	1907
Hüseyin Dalaklı		1907	1910
Galip Kulaksızoğlu		1910	1915	Istanbul Football League (3)
Fuad Hüsnü Kayacan		1915	1921
Mustafa Elkatipzade		1921	1924
Sami Coşar		1924	1926
Hikmet Mocuk		1926	1929
Necmettin Çakar		1929	1932	Istanbul Football League, Istanbul Shield
József Schweng		1932	1935	Turkish Football Championship, Istanbul Football League, Istanbul Shield
Jimmy Elliott		1935	1938	National League, Turkish Football Championship (2), Istanbul Football League, Istanbul Shield
József Schweng		1938	1939	Istanbul Shield (2)
Sándor Nemes		1939	1940	National League
Alexander Prior		1940	1944	National League, Turkish Football Championship, Istanbul Football League
Mitsos Dimitropoulos		1944	1945	Istanbul Football League
Fikret Arıcan		1945	1947	Istanbul Cup, National League, Chancellor Cup, Istanbul Football League
Ignác Molnár		1947	1948
Cihat Arman		1948	1949
Peter Molloy		1949	1951	National League, Chancellor Cup
Jimmy McCormick		1951
László Székely		1951	1953	Istanbul Football League (2)
Žarko Mihajlović		1953	1955
Imre Markos		1955
Fikret Arıcan		1955	1956
László Székely		1956	1957
Ignác Molnár		1957	1960	Süper Lig, Istanbul Football League
László Székely		1960	1962	Süper Lig
Necdet Erdem		1962
Mirko Kokotović		1962	1964	Süper Lig
Oscar Hold		1964	1965	Süper Lig, Atatürk Cup
Selahattin Torkal		1965
Necdet Erdem		1965	1966
Abdulah Gegić		1966	1967	Balkans Cup, Spor Toto Cup
Ignáce Molnár		1967	1969	Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup
Fikret Kırcan		1969		TSYD Cup
Traian Ionescu		1969	1970	Süper Lig, TSYD Cup
Constantin Teaşcă		1970	1971
Sabri Kiraz		1971	1972
Didi		1972	1975	Süper Lig (2), Turkish Cup, Turkish Super Cup (2), TSYD Cup (2), Chancellor Cup
Necdet Niş		1975
Abdulah Gegić		1975	1976
Ilie Datcu		1976		TSYD Cup
Nedim Günar		1976
Tomislav Kaloperović		1976	1978	Süper Lig, TSYD Cup
Necdet Niş		1978	1979	Turkish Cup, TSYD Cup
Şükrü Ersoy		1979		TSYD Cup
Ziya Şengül		1979	1980	TSYD Cup
Friedel Rausch		1980	1982	TSYD Cup, Chancellor Cup
Enver Katip		1982
Branko Stanković		1982	1984	Süper Lig, Turkish Cup, TSYD Cup, Fleet Cup (2)
Todor Veselinović		1984	1985	Süper Lig, TSYD Cup, Chancellor Cup (3), Fleet Cup (2)
Kálmán Mészöly		1985	1986
Branko Stanković		1986	1987
Teoman Çakır		1987
Yılmaz Yücetürk		1987
Birol Pekel		1987
Pál Csernai		1987	1988
Todor Veselinović		1988	1990	Süper Lig
Ömer Kaner		1990
Guus Hiddink		1990	1991
Erol Togay		1991
Jozef Vengloš		1991	1993
Holger Osieck		1993	1994	TSYD Cup, Chancellor Cup
Tomislav Ivić		1994	1995
Parreira		1995	1996	Süper Lig, TSYD Cup
Lazaroni		1996	1997
Todor Veselinović		1997
Otto Barić		1997	1998	Chancellor Cup
Cemşir Muratoğlu		1998
Joachim Löw		1998	1999	Atatürk Cup
Rıdvan Dilmen		1999
Zdeněk Zeman		1999	2000
Turhan Sofuoğlu		2000
Mustafa Denizli		2000	2001	Süper Lig
Werner Lorant		2002
Oğuz Çetin		2002	2003
Tamer Güney		2003
Christoph Daum		2003	2006	Süper Lig (2)
Zico		2006	2008	Süper Lig, Turkish Super Cup
Luis Aragonés		2008	2009
Christoph Daum		2009	2010	Turkish Super Cup
Aykut Kocaman		2010	2013	Süper Lig, Turkish Cup (2)
Ersun Yanal		2013	2014	Süper Lig
İsmail Kartal		2014	2015	Turkish Super Cup
Vítor Pereira		2015	2016
Dick Advocaat		2016	2017
Aykut Kocaman		2017	2018
Phillip Cocu		2018
Erwin Koeman		2018
Ersun Yanal		2018	2020
Tahir Karapınar		2020
Erol Bulut		2020	2021
Emre Belözoğlu		2021
Vitor Pereira		2021
İsmail Kartal		2022
Jorge Jesus		2022	2023	Turkish Cup
İsmail Kartal		2023	2024
José Mourinho		2024

Records

Past seasons

Main article: List of Fenerbahçe S.K. seasons

Domestic results since 1959
Season	Place	G	W	D	L	GS	GA	Pts	Turkish Cup
1959	1	16	13	2	1	33	8	26	–
1959–60	2	38	27	6	5	88	38	60	–
1960–61	1	38	26	9	3	81	29	61	–
1961–62	2	38	23	7	8	64	30	53	–
1962–63	3	42	24	12	6	73	28	60	Runners-up
1963–64	1	34	21	11	2	55	14	53	Third round
1964–65	1	30	18	11	1	52	13	47	Runners-up
1965–66	4	30	10	12	8	32	25	32	Semi-finals
1966–67	2	32	17	9	6	37	20	43	Quarter-finals
1967–68	1	32	19	11	2	38	12	49	Winners
1968–69	4	30	13	9	8	34	25	35	Semi-finals
1969–70	1	30	17	10	3	31	6	44	First round
1970–71	2	30	14	13	3	43	23	41	Semi-finals
1971–72	3	30	14	11	5	37	21	39	Semi-finals
1972–73	2	30	16	10	4	42	17	42	Semi-finals
1973–74	1	30	15	13	2	39	15	43	Winners
1974–75	1	30	15	13	2	43	18	43	Quarter-finals
1975–76	2	30	14	12	4	40	18	40	Fourth round
1976–77	2	30	12	15	3	31	17	39	Quarter-finals
1977–78	1	30	17	8	5	48	24	42	Quarter-finals
1978–79	3	30	15	8	7	41	23	38	Winners
1979–80	2	30	12	11	7	31	27	35	Quarter-finals
1980–81	10	30	9	11	10	31	27	29	Semi-finals
1981–82	3	32	15	11	6	48	26	41	Quarter-finals
1982–83	1	34	18	13	3	43	20	49	Winners
1983–84	2	34	17	11	6	46	24	45	Semi-finals
1984–85	1	34	18	14	2	65	25	50	Quarter-finals
1985–86	5	36	13	16	7	40	32	42	Fifth round
1986–87	5	36	13	13	10	46	39	39	Quarter-finals
1987–88	8	38	15	10	13	45	43	55	Fourth round
1988–89	1	36	29	6	1	103	27	93	Runners-up
1989–90	2	34	22	4	8	70	38	70	Semi-finals
1990–91	5	30	12	8	10	53	53	44	Semi-finals
1991–92	2	30	23	2	5	81	35	71	Round of 16
1992–93	5	30	18	4	8	75	41	58	Semi-finals
1993–94	2	30	21	6	3	69	26	69	Quarter-finals
1994–95	4	34	20	7	7	78	35	67	Semi-finals
1995–96	1	34	26	6	2	68	19	84	Runners-up
1996–97	3	34	22	7	5	79	25	73	Quarter-finals
1997–98	2	34	21	8	5	61	25	71	Quarter-finals
1998–99	3	34	22	6	6	84	29	72	Banned
1999–00	4	34	17	10	7	59	44	61	Round of 32
2000–01	1	34	24	4	6	82	39	76	Runners-up
2001–02	2	34	24	3	7	70	31	75	Fourth round
2002–03	6	34	13	12	9	55	42	51	Second round
2003–04	1	34	23	7	4	82	41	76	Semi-finals
2004–05	1	34	26	2	6	77	24	80	Runners-up
2005–06	2	34	25	6	3	90	34	81	Runners-up
2006–07	1	34	20	10	4	65	21	70	Semi-finals
2007–08	2	34	22	7	5	72	37	73	Quarter-finals
2008–09	4	34	18	7	9	60	36	61	Runners-up
2009–10	2	34	23	5	6	61	28	74	Runners-up
2010–11	1	34	26	4	4	84	34	82	Group stage
2011–12	2	34	20	8	6	61	34	68	Winners
2012–13	2	34	18	7	9	56	39	61	Winners
2013–14	1	34	23	5	6	74	33	74	Fourth round
2014–15	2	34	22	8	4	60	29	74	Semi-finals
2015–16	2	34	22	8	4	60	27	74	Runners-up
2016–17	3	34	18	10	6	60	32	64	Semi-finals
2017–18	2	34	21	9	4	78	36	72	Runners-up
2018–19	6	34	11	13	10	44	44	46	Round of 16
2019–20	7	34	15	8	11	58	46	53	Semi-finals
2020–21	3	40	25	7	8	72	41	82	Quarter-finals
2021–22	2	38	21	10	7	73	38	73	Round of 16
2022–23	2	36	25	5	6	87	42	80	Winners
2023–24	2	38	31	6	1	99	31	99	Quarter-finals

Most

Outline	Record	Year
Most wins	31	2023–24
Most draws	16	1985–86
Most defeats	13	1987–88
Most wins in a row	12	2005–06
Most defeats in a row	3	1966–67, 1980–81, 1987–88, 1992–93, 2018–19, 2021–22
Most goals scored	103	1988–89
Most goals conceded	53	1990–91
Highest number of points in any half of a season	49/51	2010–11

Fewest

Outline	Record	Year
Fewest wins	9	1980–81
Fewest draws	2	1959, 1991–92, 2004–05
Fewest defeats	1	1959, 1963–64, 1988–89, 2023–24
Fewest goals scored	31	1969–70, 1976–77, 1979–80
Fewest goals conceded	6	1969–70

Player records

Most goals

Outline	Player	Record
Most goals in all-time	Zeki Rıza Sporel	470
Most goals in Süper Lig	Aykut Kocaman	140
Most goals in one match	Melih Kotanca & Zeki Rıza Sporel	8
Most goals in one league match	Tanju Çolak	6
Most goals in UEFA competitions	Alex de Souza	15

Note: Zeki Rıza Sporel scored his record eight goals against Anadolu in 1931, Melih Kotanca repeated this record against Topkapı in 1940. Tanju Çolak scored six goals against Karşıyaka in the 1992–93 season.

Most appearances

Outline	Player	Record
Most appearances in all-time	Müjdat Yetkiner	763
Most appearances in UEFA competitions	Volkan Demirel	86

Club officials

See also: List of Fenerbahçe S.K. presidents and List of Fenerbahçe S.K. managers

Board members

Position	Name
President	Ali Koç
Deputy Chairman	Erol Bilecik
Board Member	Burak Çağlan Kızılhan
Board Member	Acun Ilıcalı
Board Member	Mehmet Dereli
Board Member	Fethi Pekin
Board Member	Acar Sertaç Komsuoğlu
Board Member	Simla Türker Bayazıt
Board Member	Hüseyin Arslan
Board Member	Esin Güral Argat
Board Member	Nüket Küçükel Ezberci
Board Member	Ahmet Ketenci
Board Member	Mustafa Kemal Danabaş

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Technical staff

Position	Name
Sporting Director	Mário Branco
Assistant to the Sporting Director	Okan Özkan
Administrative Manager	Emir Yolaç
Head Coach	José Mourinho
Assistant Coach	Salvatore Foti
Assistant Coach	Luca Fatiga
Assistant Coach	Zeki Murat Göle
Tactical and Performance Analyst	Ricardo Formosinho
Analyst Expert	Roberto Merella
Analyst	Giovanni Cerra
Analyst	Mehmet Turhan Demir
Athletic Performance Coach	Stefano Rapetti
Athletic Performance Coach	Halil Filik
Athletic Performance Coach	Cihan Mert Cengiz
Tactical Analysis Expert	Melikşah Sezgin
Goalkeeping Coach	Sandro Žufić
Goalkeeping Coach	Yasin Cirav
Media Officer	Alper Yemeniciler
Interpreter	Sinan Levi
Interpreter	Saruhan Karaman
Doctor	Dr. Ahmet Kulduk
Doctor	Dr. Osman İlhan
Physiotherapist	Umut Şahin
Physiotherapist	Ata Özgür Ercan
Physiotherapist	Rıza Özdemir
Dietician	Cenk Özyılmaz
Masseur	Özkan Alaca
Masseur	Veysel Çabşek
Masseur	Eyüp Emre Yeşiller
Masseur	Selçuk Açarol
Material Manager	Dursun Çetin
Material Manager	Erdal Kurt
Material Manager	Rıfat Bayraklı

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Trivia

• Fenerbahçe went through the 1922–23 season of the Istanbul Football League undefeated (11W, 1D) without conceding a single goal (58-0).
• First Turkish team to win a non-domestic trophy (1966–67 Balkans Cup)
• All-time best record in the Turkish Super Lig cumulative standings with the highest number of wins and the fewest losses.
• Best winning percentage in a season:

29 wins and 6 draws in 36 matches, 0.888 in the 1988–89 season

• Best group stage finish for a Turkish club in the Europa League:

15 points in 6 games against Twente, Sheriff Tiraspol and Steaua București, in the 2009–10 season

• In the 1988–89 season, Fenerbahçe set a record for the highest goals scored in a single season with 103 goals scored in 36 matches of the regular season.
• The team that contributed the most to Turkey's UEFA country score.

See also

• Fenerbahçe S.K.
• Fenerbahçe Women's Football
• Turkish Super League
• 2011 Turkish football match-fixing scandal
• List of unrelegated association football clubs

References

Sources

• Yüce, Mehmet (2014). Osmanlı Melekleri: Futbol Tarihimizin Kadim Devreleri Türkiye Futbol Tarihi – Birinci Cilt (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 9789750515804.
• Yüce, Mehmet (2015). İdmancı Ruhlar: Futbol Tarihimizin Klasik Devreleri: 1923–1952 Türkiye Futbol Tarihi – 2. Cilt (in Turkish). Istanbul: İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 9789750516955.

External links

• Media related to Fenerbahçe SK (association football) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Turkish and English)
• Official website of 1907 Fenerbahçe Association (in Turkish)