Galatasaray S.K. (football team) and
Fenerbahçe S.K. Are Most Popular and Their Historical Achievement -
Full name | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü | |||
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Nickname(s) | Cim bom Aslanlar (The Lions) Sarı-Kırmızılılar (Yellow-Reds) Avrupa Fatihi (Conqueror of Europe) | |||
Founded | October 20, 1905 | |||
Ground | Türk Telekom Arena (Capacity: 52,695) | |||
Chairman | Adnan Polat | |||
Manager | Gheorghe Hagi | |||
League | Süper Lig | |||
2009–10 | Süper Lig, 3rd | |||
Website | http://www.galatasaray.org/ | |||
Current season |
Active departments of Galatasaray | ||
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Football | Volleyball (Men's) | Volleyball (Women's) |
Basketball (Men's) | Basketball (Women's) | Wheelchair Basketball |
Athletics | Bridge | Equestrian |
Judo | Rowing | Sailing |
Swimming | Water Polo (Men's) | Water Polo (Women's) |
SL Formula |
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ɡaɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby], Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray multi-sport club. Galatasaray is one of the major clubs in Turkey, holding the joint record for the Turkish League title, and highest number of Turkish Cups.
The club's colors are red and yellow, and their home stadium is the Ali Sami Yen Stadium which is scheduled to be replaced by the currently under-construction Türk Telekom Arena in 2010–2011 Süper Lig mid-season.
There are many successful footballers that have played for Galatasaray and made their mark on Turkish football history. Few examples may be 1930s national hero Eşfak Aykaç, Boduri who died aged 21, Mehmet Leblebi who scored a domestic record of 14 goals in a single match, Gündüz Kılıç nicknamed Baba (father) who was the coach but also the player of his team in 1950s with great success on both, Bülent-Reha Eken brothers, Suat Mamat who made a hat-trick in 1954 FIFA World Cup, Coşkun Özarı a life devoted to Galatasaray, Turgay Şeren the heroic goalkeeper that called "the Panther of Berlin", Fatih Terim the team captain of Galatasaray and Turkish National Football team for years and the current coach, Metin Oktay the legendary six time top scorer of the Turkish league, Zoran Simović another skilled goalkeeper known for his penalty saves, Cüneyt Tanman who played a record of 342 games for Galatasaray, Tanju Çolak an extraordinary goalscorer and European Golden Boot 1988 winner with Galatasaray, Cevad Prekazi an Albanian teammate of Tanju specializing in free kicks, Taffarel the world cup winner goalkeeper of Brazil, Gheorghe Hagi, the Romanian football hero who is still described as the best foreign player ever to play in Turkey, Brazilian striker Mário Jardel, who was called Super Mário by the fans and scored Galatasarays only two goals in the European Super Cup Final in 2000 against Real Madrid, and last but not least, Hakan Şükür, the player who scored most goals in the first division of Turkish football history (249 goals).
Stadium-
Stadium history:
# | Stadium | Years |
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1 | Papazın Çayırı | 1905–1922 |
2 | Taksim Stadi | 1922–1940 |
3 | Şeref Stadi | 1940–1948 |
4 | Dolmabahçe Stadi | 1948–1966 |
5 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi | 1966–1972 |
6 | Dolmabahçe Stadi | 1972–1980 |
7 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi | 1980–1984 |
8 | Dolmabahçe Stadi | 1984–1986 |
9 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi | 1986–2003 |
10 | Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadi | 2003–2004 |
11 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi | 2004–2011 |
12 | Türk Telekom Arena | 2011– |
# | Stadium | Years played |
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1 | Ali Sami Yen Stadi | 34 |
2 | Dolmabahçe Stadi | 28 |
3 | Taksim Stadi | 18 |
4 | Papazın Çayırı | 17 |
5 | Şeref Stadi | 8 |
6 | Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadi | 1 |
7 | Türk Telekom Arena | 0 |
Ali Sami Yen-
Galatasaray played its first years in different fields, since there were not any stadiums in Istanbul. In 1921, the first stadium, Taksim Stadium opened. Galatasaray played there until 1940. When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished, Galatasaray decided to build a large, modern stadium. Due to difficulties stemming from World War II, construction was delayed for over two decades. In this period, they played in İnönü Stadium.
On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. It is in Mecidiyeköy quarter of the Şişli district at the center of the city. In 1964, the stadium had capacity over 35,000. Today, due to improvements in security and prohibition of non-seater spectators, it has an all-seater capacity of 24,990.
After 2002, when Atatürk Olympic Stadium was built for Istanbul's Olympic Games bid, Galatasaray started to play European Cup matches there. The attendance record among Turkish stadiums was broken there, in Galatasaray–Olympiacos match played in front of 79,414 spectators. Yet, Ali Sami Yen Stadium has historic importance for Galatasaray fans although it is smaller and older.
Players-
First-team squad:
- As of 6 January 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan-
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club captains-
Period | Name |
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1990–1994 | Tugay Kerimoglu |
1994–05 | Bülent Korkmaz |
2005–08 | Hakan Şükür |
2008–09 | Ümit Karan |
2009– | Arda Turan |
Player records-
Süper Lig most appearance
# | Name | Career | Apps |
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1 | Bülent Korkmaz | 1987–2005 | 430 |
2 | Cüneyt Tanman | 1973–1974 1976–1991 | 404 |
3 | Hakan Şükür | 1992–1995 1995–2000 2003–2008 | 392 |
4 | Arif Erdem | 1991–2000 2001–2005 | 349 |
5 | Fatih Terim | 1974–1985 | 317 |
6 | Ergün Penbe | 1994–2007 | 304 |
Süper Lig most goals-
# | Name | Career | Goals | Apps | Par |
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1 | Hakan Şükür | 1992–1995 1995–2000 2003–2008 | 228 | 392 | 0.753 |
2 | Metin Oktay | 1959–1961 1962–1969 | 217 | 253 | 0.858 |
3 | Tanju Çolak | 1987–1991 | 116 | 124 | 0.935 |
4 | Arif Erdem | 1991–2000 2001–2005 | 105 | 349 | 0.301 |
5 | Gökmen Özdenak | 1968–1980 | 99 | 297 | 0.424 |
Scorers in European competitions-
- As of 19 August 2010
Goals | Player name |
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37 | Hakan Şükür |
16 | Arif Erdem |
15 | Metin Oktay |
13 | Ümit Karan |
12 | Milan Baroš |
12 | Shabani Nonda |
11 | Mário Jardel |
11 | Gheorghe Hagi |
10 | Harry Kewell |
10 | Gökmen Özdenak |
8 | Arda Turan |
Players in bold are still active
Scorers at Türkiye Kupası-
- As of 30 September 2010
Goals | Player name |
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22 | Metin Oktay |
20 | Gökmen Özdenak |
18 | Hakan Şükür |
14 | Tanju Çolak |
13 | Arif Erdem |
13 | Ümit Karan |
11 | Tarık Kutver |
Award winners-
Several players have won individual and international honours whilst on the books of Galatasaray:
European Golden Boot
- Tanju Çolak - 1987–88
FIFA 100-
- Emre Belözoğlu
- Gheorghe Hagi
The 100 Greatest Players of the 20th century
- Gheorghe Hagi - #25
UEFA Jubilee Awards (Golden Players)
- Gheorghe Hagi
- Hakan Şükür
Transfers-
Highest transfer fees paid:
# | Name | Club | Fee | Date |
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1 | Mário Jardel | FC Porto | €14.7m | 2000 |
2 | Abdul Kader Keïta | Olympique Lyonnais | €8.5m | 2009 |
3 | Elano | Manchester City FC | €8.0m | 2009 |
4 | Serkan Aykut | Samsunspor | €7.75m | 2000 |
5 | Zvjezdan Misimović | VfL Wolfsburg | €7.0m | 2010 |
6 | Milan Baroš | Olympique Lyonnais | €5.5m | 2008 |
7 | Lincoln | FC Schalke 04 | €5.0m | 2007 |
Highest transfer fees received-
# | Name | Club | Fee | Date |
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1 | Hakan Şükür | FC Internazionale Milano | €8.2m | 2001 |
2 | Abdul Kader Keïta | Al-Sadd Sports Club | €8.15m | 2010 |
3 | Fernando Meira | FC Zenit St. Petersburg | €5.8m | 2009 |
4 | Ümit Davala | AC Milan | €5.0m | 2001 |
5 | Mehmet Topal | Valencia CF | €5.0m | 2010 |
Honours and achievements-
International competitions
- UEFA Cup:
- Winners (1): 1999-2000
- UEFA Super Cup:
- Winners (1): 2000
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League:
- Quarter Final (4): 1962-1963, 1969-1970, 1993-1994, 2000-2001
- Semi Final (1): 1988-1989
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
- Quarter Final (1): 1991–1992
Club officials-
Football Management Trade I.C.
Position | Name |
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Football Management Trade Manager | Adnan Sezgin |
Financial Director | Erdal Aslan |
Facilities Director | Sabit Sır |
Manager of Team | Cenk Ergün |
Press and Operations Officer | Hasan Tankaya |
Fenerbahçe S.K. Club-
Active departments of Fenerbahçe | |||
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Athletics | Basketball (Men's) | Basketball (Women's) | |
Boxing | Football | Football A2 | |
Rowing | Sailing | Swimming | |
Table Tennis | Volleyball (Men's) | Volleyball (Women's) |
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [feneɾbahtʃe]; English: Fenerbahçe Sports Club) is a professional sports club based in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The sports club derives its name from the Fenerbahçe neighbourhood of Kadıköy. Fenerbahçe is one of the biggest and the best supported clubs in Turkey, holding the joint record for the Turkish League title, and highest number of Turkish Super Cups. Fenerbahçe's football team currently plays in Süper Lig. They are nicknamed The Yellow CanariesTurkish: Sarı Kanaryalar) and play their home games at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Kadıköy.
Fenevbahçe 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. Fenerbahçe is the most successful Turkish football club, having won 87 official titles.
Club crest and colours-
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Centennial year kit. |
Since the club's foundation, Fenerbahçe has used the same badge, which has only undergone minor alterations.
It was designed by Topuz Hikmet (Hepimiz Topuz) 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. 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 ★. | ” |
Stadium-
Fenerbahçe play their home games at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, since 1908. Most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006, its capacity is 53,586. Unsually for a Turkish football stadium there is no running track around the outside of the pitch.
The club's museum has been situated in the stadium since 2005, after having been at a variety of locations.
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.
- 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.
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- Fenerbahçe Ülker City, will be new hall with a capacity of 12,500. It is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2011. 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.
- Can Bartu Training Facilities, 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.
- Lefter Küçükandonyadis Training Facilities, serves Fenerbahçe A2 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.
Players-
Current squad:
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Club captains-
Dates | Name | Notes |
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1907–1908 | / Necip Okaner | First captain of Fenerbahçe |
1908–1924 | / Galip Kulaksızoğlu | |
1924–1933 | Zeki Rıza Sporel | |
1933–1942 | Fikret Arıcan | |
1942–1951 | Cihat Arman | |
1951–1956 | Fikret Kırcan | |
1956–1963 | Naci Erdem | |
1963–1968 | Şeref Has | |
1968–1970 | Can Bartu | |
1970–1975 | Ziya Şengül | |
1975–1980 | Cemil Turan | |
1980–1983 | Alpaslan Eratlı | |
1983–1985 | Cem Pamiroğlu | |
1985–1987 | Müjdat Yetkiner | |
1987–1988 | Şenol Çorlu | |
1988–1990 | Harald Schumacher | First non-Turkish captain of Fenerbahçe |
1990–1991 | Şenol Çorlu | |
1991–1992 | Rıdvan Dilmen | |
1992–1993 | Müjdat Yetkiner | |
1993–1996 | Oğuz Çetin | |
1996–2000 | Rüştü Reçber | |
2000–2003 | Ogün Temizkanoğlu | |
2003–2007 | Ümit Özat | |
2007–present | Alex de Souza | Second non-Turkish captain of Fenerbahçe |
As of 7 December 2009
Player 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 | / Alaaddin 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
- Most Goals In One Match – 8:
- Zeki Rıza Sporel v Anadolu, 1931
- Melih Kotanca v Topkapı, 1940
- Most Goals In One League Match – 6:
- Tanju Çolak v Karşıyaka, 1992–93
Scorers in European competitions-
Goals | Player name |
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14 | Alex de Souza |
12 | Tuncay Şanlı |
9 | Semih Şentürk |
8 | Cemil Turan |
7 | Aykut Kocaman |
6 | Deivid |
6 | Daniel Güiza |
5 | Stephen Appiah |
5 | Elvir Bolić |
5 | Ogün Altıparmak |
4 | André Santos |
4 | Kazim Kazim |
4 | Mateja Kežman |
4 | Tümer Metin |
As of 1 October 2009
Award winners-
Several players have won other competitions and individual awards during or for their time with Fenerbahçe
Golden Foot
- Roberto Carlos (2008)
FIFA 100-
- Jay-Jay Okocha
- Rüştü Reçber
- Emre Belözoğlu
- Roberto Carlos
- Zico
Olympic Games Winner-
- Uche Okechukwu (USA 1996)
- Jay-Jay Okocha (USA 1996)
Confederations Cup Winner-
- Jes Høgh (S.Arabia 1995)
- Brian Steen Nielsen (S.Arabia 1995)
European Championship Winner-
- Daniel Güiza (Austria&Switzerland 2008)
African Cup of Nations Winner
- Uche Okechukwu (Tunusia 1994)
Afro-Asian Cup Winner
- Uche Okechukwu (Afro-Asian Cup 1995)
Copa America Winner
- Alex (Peru 2004)
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. 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. Zeki was also capped for the Turkey national football team sixteen times, bagging 15 goals. 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.
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. 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. 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. – – 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 İstanbulspor became the longest serving foreigner in Turkey. During Uche's career with Fenerbahçe, he won two league titles and became a fan favourite. 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. Wederson (Gökçek Vederson), another Brazilian-born naturalized Turkish citizen, was added to the squad in the beginning of the 2007–2008 season and now plays for Bursaspor since June 14, 2010, after his release by Fenerbahçe on May 31, 2010.
Honours and achievements-
Only official football honours and achievements are shown below.
International competitions-
UEFA Champions League
- Quarter-finalists: 2007–08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
- Quarter-finalists: 1963–64
UEFA Cup
- Round of 32: 2004–05, 2006–07
Europa League
- Round of 32: 2009–10
Balkans Cup:
- Winners: 1966–67
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 Daum 2004–05 1D 1 34 26 2 6 77 24 80 Final UCL
UCGroup stage
Last 32
Christoph Daum 2005–06 1D 2 34 25 6 3 90 34 81 Final UCL Group stage
Christoph Daum 2006–07 1D 1 34 20 10 4 65 31 70 Semi-final UCL
UC3rd QR
Last 32
Zico 2007–08 1D 2 34 22 7 5 72 37 73 Quarter-final UCL Quarter-final TSC Zico 2008–09 1D 4 34 18 7 9 60 36 61 Final UCL Group stage
Luis Aragonés 2009–10 1D 2 34 23 5 6 61 28 74 Final UEL Last 32 TSC Christoph Daum 2010–11 1D 3 16 9 3 4 35 18 30 Group Stage UCL
UEL3rd QR
Play-off round
Aykut Kocaman
Last updated: November 22, 2010
Div. = Division; D1 = First Division; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
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
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