Galatasaray S.K., İstanbul

                                       <span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: x-large;"><strong>GALATASARAY SK</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: black;"><strong>Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (<small>Turkish pronunciation: </small></strong><span class="IPA" title="Pronunciation in IPA"><strong>[ɡa</strong> <strong>ɫatasaˈɾaj ˈspoɾ kulyˈby]</strong></span><strong>, <i>Galatasaray Sports Club</i>) is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding the joint record for the Turkish Super League titles until the 2010–11 season, and the highest number of Turkish Cups.It is one of the three European clubs to ever achieve a <i>continental quadruple</i>, by winning the UEFA Cup, the UEFA Super Cup, the Turkish Super League Championship and the Turkish Cup in 2000. The club's colors are red and yellow, and their home stadium is the Türk Telekom </strong></span><span style="color: black;"><strong>Arena.</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Officiall Web Site    : </span><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.galatasaray.org/">http://www.galatasaray.org/</a></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Facebook Fan Page :</span><span style="color: #741b47;"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Galatasaray">http://www.facebook.com/Galatasaray</a></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fan Page : <a href="http://www.webaslan.com/">http://www.webaslan.com/</a></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>Photos/Wallpapers</strong></span> </span><span style="color: black;"><strong></strong></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-M4RFL6NwUdunYWUtdVizgT1Zo7icGpY702MYhXjJo6NmtMP5rbyrpiz4p5IQ8xGNDHZmXCuk4L2mxBkYfXWzYhq3bcNPJxxFyfP0MRJy553g4Zlv8Y63v3fLtnryCSG4bPaqNRWc3zn/s1600/galatasaray_hd_logo1111.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; height: 567px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; width: 401px;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-M4RFL6NwUdunYWUtdVizgT1Zo7icGpY702MYhXjJo6NmtMP5rbyrpiz4p5IQ8xGNDHZmXCuk4L2mxBkYfXWzYhq3bcNPJxxFyfP0MRJy553g4Zlv8Y63v3fLtnryCSG4bPaqNRWc3zn/s400/galatasaray_hd_logo1111.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><a name="more"></a><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwybyJYobl5vhPcTs7g0_CZkJnQLXkKoO3tl3wujqj6eS7LjiCPmXcJcC0GOUdMZPAxXL7pMW7FjgZSOFjKOJ4Rvab-o86V-_klqO3Ujc1XtmtZsin4z_-1idzpPilSh6vGMfssVplXnGV/s1600/376e0galatasaray-logo222222.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwybyJYobl5vhPcTs7g0_CZkJnQLXkKoO3tl3wujqj6eS7LjiCPmXcJcC0GOUdMZPAxXL7pMW7FjgZSOFjKOJ4Rvab-o86V-_klqO3Ujc1XtmtZsin4z_-1idzpPilSh6vGMfssVplXnGV/s400/376e0galatasaray-logo222222.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">  </div><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"><strong><span style="background-color: white;">            </span></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">            <span style="background-color: yellow; font-size: x-large;">History</span></span></span></strong><br /><br /><strong>Galatasaray Sports Club was founded in the fall of 1905, by Galatasaray High School <i>(a high school founded in 1481)</i> students as a football club. Galatasaray's first president was Ali Sami Yen. Their first match was against Cadi-Keuy FC and they won this match by 2–0.There were discussions about the club's name, in which some suggested <i>Gloria</i> (victory) and others <i>Audace</i> (courage), but it was decided that its name would be Galatasaray.</strong><br /><strong>The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese colony of Galata. Galatasaray translates directly as 'Galata palace'.</strong><br /> <br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz7xKtGZXYmCFrmePXUMxT31V_JgW9kduakvsVJvPFOglyuBdh2GDf9yAAhawUJEaukw9OXddqXeOBrZ3m3MJOK4VDAgLblEdXB4ohJdAZiZBe7FC5OUuH2ZslMSxpFUROjR6j-BEaig7/s1600/220px-GS_Kuruculari.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSz7xKtGZXYmCFrmePXUMxT31V_JgW9kduakvsVJvPFOglyuBdh2GDf9yAAhawUJEaukw9OXddqXeOBrZ3m3MJOK4VDAgLblEdXB4ohJdAZiZBe7FC5OUuH2ZslMSxpFUROjR6j-BEaig7/s400/220px-GS_Kuruculari.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><em>First photo of Galatasaray SK (1905)</em></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <strong>According to researcher Cem Atabeyoğlu, Galatasaray took its name from one of its first matches. In that match, Galatasaray won 2–0 over Rûm club and the spectators called them "Galata Sarayı efendileri" (in English: Gentlemen of City Palace), and, after this incident, they adopted that name and started to call their club "Galata Sarayı". In 1905, during the era of the <span style="color: black;">Ottoman Empire</span>, there were no laws for associations so the club could not be registered officially, </strong><br /><strong>but, after the 1912 Law of </strong><br /><strong>Association, the club registered legally.</strong><br /><br /><table class="rquote floatleft" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; float: left; margin: 0.5em 0.75em; width: 33%;"><tbody><tr style="text-align: left; vertical-align: top;"><td style="color: #b2b7f2; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 3.3em; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; width: 0.5em;">“</td><td style="padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 0px;"><strong>Our aim is to play together, to have a color and a name and to beat the teams of outside of Turkey.</strong></td><td style="color: #b2b7f2; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 3.3em; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; padding-right: 2px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: right; vertical-align: bottom; width: 0.5em;">”</td></tr><tr><td class="rquotecite" colspan="3" style="padding-top: 10px;"><div style="font-size: smaller; line-height: 1em; text-align: right;"><strong>—<span style="color: #0645ad;"><u>Ali Sami Yen</u></span></strong></div></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><strong>Among with the founder Ali Sami Yen, the co-founders were the ones who were keen to do this sport, such as Asim Tevfik Sonumut, Reşat Şirvani, Cevdet Kalpakçıoğlu, Abidin Daver and Kamil.</strong><br /><strong>At first, the colors of the Galatasaray Sports Club were red and white. These are the colors in the <span style="color: black;">Turkish flag</span>. However, the Turkish Republic was not founded at that time. Therefore, this inspiration caused repressive administration of the day feel uncomfortable and the administration hounded the footballers.For this reason, the colors were changed to yellow and dark blue until 1907. In 1908, new colors were chosen as red and yellow. <span style="color: #0645ad;">Ali Sami Yen</span> stated, "After we have been in and out of several shops, we saw two different elegant-looking wool materials in Fatty Yanko’s store at Bahçekapısı (between Eminönü and Sirkeci in Istanbul, now called Bahçekapı). One of them was quite dark red, resembling the cherry color, and the other a rich yellow with a touch of orange. When the sales clerk made the two fabrics fly together with a twist of his hand they became so bright that it reminded us the beauty of a goldfinch. We thought we were looking at the colors flickering in burning fire. We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did."</strong><br /><strong>Since there were not any Turkish teams, Galatasaray joined the Istanbul League that was consisting of English and Greek teams in the season of 1905–1906. With their first championship title they won in 1907–1908, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history.</strong><br /><strong>While the football in Turkey began to fully develop, Galatasaray won ten more <i>Istanbul League</i> titles, six <i>Sunday League</i> titles and three <i>Friday League</i> titles until 1952. Upon recognition of professional football in 1952, the first professional but non-national league of Turkey, <i>Istanbul Professional League</i> played between 1952 and 1959. Galatasaray won three of these seven titles. Galatasaray is also the first Turkish team among the big teams (Besiktas, Fenerbahce) who is relegated to 2nd division.</strong><br /><strong><i>Türkiye Profesyonel 1. Ligi</i> (<span style="color: black;">Turkcell Super League</span> today) formed in 1959. This is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 17 league titles since then.</strong><br /><strong>The Turkish Football Federation starts to organize "Turkish Cup" (today it is organized with the name <span style="color: black;">Fortis Turkey Cup</span>) in the 1962–63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the <span style="color: black;">UEFA</span> competitions. This is the only national cup competition in Turkey. Galatasaray joined all seasons and won 14 trophies since then.</strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><strong>Probably the greatest record that club holds is winning national championships in 15 different sport branches in 1986–87 season.</strong><br /><strong>Galatasaray's most successful era came in late 1990s, when the club become the first Turkish football club ever to win a European trophy. They were aided in this by one of Turkey's best generation of home grown footballers who went on to finish third in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and played quarter finals of UEFA Euro 2000. Besides the talented players, visiting teams also disliked traveling into Ali Sami Yen Stadium which is literally called "Hell" by the supporters of Galatasaray due to the intimidating atmosphere provided by the fans including chants and riots in the crowds.</strong><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wE99l6uOxHAE0RALL_3eVFPYWNR4fBKsddH0bwddM0xNnrsRV0hW_0yRH7doNsA0gtetYD37QPbOgYKfgp34A3Pwe64uDoNXZPyfKAOdMtxxQqTeXO0TqRopSy8BJdIjZo7ZEar6xiM6/s1600/Gs-17052000-lineup.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wE99l6uOxHAE0RALL_3eVFPYWNR4fBKsddH0bwddM0xNnrsRV0hW_0yRH7doNsA0gtetYD37QPbOgYKfgp34A3Pwe64uDoNXZPyfKAOdMtxxQqTeXO0TqRopSy8BJdIjZo7ZEar6xiM6/s400/Gs-17052000-lineup.png" width="290" /></a><strong>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 <i>Baba</i> (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 won Uefa Cup at 2000 as the 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).</strong></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnf_DFqyUuICLXq-byphe4oyUw5b4scRXG3_5FrRQnXkab2EpfUsTS9ED_XOpTiwZvPP5owhIPQIr4XNIvB_cSwhXb5d1SLd7KMrd0n3aNAbT8Hfkm93mH97Zte3uADL7dLKKe-S-ozDh_/s1600/000000.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnf_DFqyUuICLXq-byphe4oyUw5b4scRXG3_5FrRQnXkab2EpfUsTS9ED_XOpTiwZvPP5owhIPQIr4XNIvB_cSwhXb5d1SLd7KMrd0n3aNAbT8Hfkm93mH97Zte3uADL7dLKKe-S-ozDh_/s400/000000.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Name_and_Pronunciation"><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>Name and Pronunciation</strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="mw-headline"></span><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: black;">The name Galatasaray itself comes from that of Galatasaray High School, which in turn takes its name from Galata Sarayı Enderûn-u Hümâyûn (Galata Palace Imperial School), the name of the original school founded on the site in 1481, and which in turn took its name from the nearby medieval Genoese colony of Galata. Galatasaray translates directly as 'Galata Palace'.</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: black;">There is no diminutive form of Galatasaray. Fans refer to the club either by its full name or by its nickname "Cim Bom Bom" (pronounced 'Jim Bom Bom') or the shortened 'Cim Bom'. The shortened form 'Gala' is sometimes used in Europe/Americas.</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><strong><span style="color: black;">It is important to keep in mind Galatasaray is a compound word and it is pronounced as such. The most common mistake that is done by non-Turkish speakers is to intonate as Gala-tasaray, while the correct enunciation should be Galata-Saray with a very brief pause between the two words.</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline">                                                        <strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">Team colors and kit</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Galatasaray wore red and white colors when founded, then played in dark yellow and dark blue in 1907-1908 season. For a match against the British Royal Navy cruiser HMS Barham football team played in 8 December 1908, Galatasaray finally settled on playing in red and yellow. Ali Sami Yen, the main founder of Galatasaray wrote the following in his diaries: “Our goalkeeper Asım Tevfik, left-forwarder Emin Bülent and right midfielder Ali Sami Yen are commissioned for the task of determining new team colors. “After we have been in and out of several shops, we saw two different elegant-looking wool materials in Fatty Yanko’s store at Bahçekapısı (between Eminönü and Sirkeci in Istanbul, now called Bahçekapı). One of them was quite dark red, resembling the cherry color, and the other a rich yellow with a touch of orange. When the sales clerk made the two fabrics fly together with a twist of his hand they became so bright that it reminded us the beauty of a goldfinch. We thought we were looking at the colors flickering in burning fire. We were picturing the yellow-red flames shining on our team and dreaming that it would take us to victories. Indeed it did.” The red and yellow were inspired from the colors of the roses which Gül Baba offered to Sultan Bayezid II.</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Kit_history">                                                                  <span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>Kit history</strong></span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3OoiEuFL-Ta33jiywtiZwxPYynxbX4wxANMM7HXNIbotW7PUB7yF8pbOz_it9xv5DSkjRIRgokZp2LMsHKQwnQiKXnhDLV0e-wU8Nyuf09S-OwkO2ByxbRRDyw9ZtCblc0qFN8wD4LQ2/s1600/450px-GalatasarayKitHistory10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3OoiEuFL-Ta33jiywtiZwxPYynxbX4wxANMM7HXNIbotW7PUB7yF8pbOz_it9xv5DSkjRIRgokZp2LMsHKQwnQiKXnhDLV0e-wU8Nyuf09S-OwkO2ByxbRRDyw9ZtCblc0qFN8wD4LQ2/s640/450px-GalatasarayKitHistory10.png" width="563" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Stadium"><strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">Stadium</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;">When Galatasaray were formed no Turkish teams had their own home ground, and all games in the Istanbul Football League took place at Papazın Çayırı - now the site of Fenerbahçe's Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. In 1921 the city's first proper football stadium was constructed, Taksim Stadium, which was used as the home ground for all of Istanbul's teams. When historic Taksim Stadium was demolished in 1940, 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 Şeref Stadi and Dolmabahçe Stadi.</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">Ali Sami Yen Stadium</span></strong></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAP7PWUNtfo-m3QRuCvFlBisEBhPLLHq-Cntei5zF11uGrXBWhApYPac3KyyzYGiF4hYMs29zzI-comlqQA-ZXrpUpuLZ9OiG0S_LsyTDK7eLdRFf2zyjtNscoxu0pyV1whfVJuGzFBOr/s1600/300px-Ali_Sami_Yen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYAP7PWUNtfo-m3QRuCvFlBisEBhPLLHq-Cntei5zF11uGrXBWhApYPac3KyyzYGiF4hYMs29zzI-comlqQA-ZXrpUpuLZ9OiG0S_LsyTDK7eLdRFf2zyjtNscoxu0pyV1whfVJuGzFBOr/s400/300px-Ali_Sami_Yen.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"<strong><span style="font-size: small;">Galatasaray fans at the stadium"</span></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><strong><span style="color: black;">On 20 December 1964, Ali Sami Yen Stadium opened.Named after the founder of Galatasaray, Ali Sami Yen, it is in the 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.</span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline" id="T.C3.BCrk_Telekom_Arena">                                                          <strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">Türk Telekom Arena</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;">The new home ground of Galatasaray is the newly built Türk Telekom Arena in the Aslantepe quarter near Maslak financial district in Şişli. The new stadium, which was opened 15 January 2011, has a capacity of 52,695 seats, making it the largest private stadium owned by a club in Turkey.</span></strong></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Stadium_Anthem">                                                            <strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"> Stadium Anthem</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;">Since 1998, after every goal scored by Galatasaray, the last part of the song "I Will Survive" by the "Hermes House Band" played. Although the song is in English, the part used has no lyrics except "la la la la". In addition, before every game the Florida State Warchant is played accompanied by what the fans call a "scarf show" where fans display and wave their Galatasaray scarves, banners and flags.A lot of people call stadium "<span style="color: red;">Cehennem</span>" (<span style="color: red;">hell</span>) because of stadium anthem.</span></strong></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Player_records">                                                              <strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">Player records</span></strong></span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"></span></strong></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><li><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Most Süper Lig appearances</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><ul><li><span class="flagicon"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><img alt="Turkey" class="thumbborder" height="15" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" width="22" /></a></span> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/B%C3%BClent_Korkmaz" title="Bülent Korkmaz"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Bülent Korkmaz</span></a> – 430</li></ul></li><br /><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Most Süper Lig goals</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span></div><ul><li><span class="flagicon"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey"><img alt="Turkey" class="thumbborder" height="15" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/22px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png" width="22" /></a></span> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Hakan_%C5%9E%C3%BCk%C3%BCr" title="Hakan Şükür"><span style="color: #0645ad;">Hakan Şükür</span></a> – 228</li></ul><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline" id="Supporters_and_rivalries"><span style="background-color: white;">                                 </span><strong><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">Supporters and rivalries</span></strong></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" style="background-color: yellow; color: red;"><strong><em>European matches</em></strong></span></span><br /><u></u><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"></span></span></span><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">Galatasaray fans attach high importance to European competitions, and Galatasaray is known as the <i>Conqueror of Europe</i> by their fans. This nickname underlines the importance of the UEFA Cup and Super Cup Galatasaray managed to win during the 1999–2000 season. Galatasaray fans also have a reputation in Europe as being one of the fiercest in the world, along with </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">ultrAslan</span><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;">. Ryan Giggs once said <i>I've never experienced anything like Galatasaray. Two hours before kick-off, we went out to have a look at the pitch and the stadium was packed! The chanting was brilliant: one side starts, then the other, then quiet, then all of them chanting! The players really enjoyed it. Before it was good, after it wasn't!'</i></span></span></strong></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Record"><u></u></span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"><u>Record</u></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"></span></span></span></span><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><strong>Galatasaray fans broke the "loudest crowd roar at a sport stadium" record on 18 March 2011 at Galatasaray’s new stadium Türk Telekom Arena in Istanbul. A peak reading of 131.76 dBA was recorded.</strong></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Istanbul_derbies"><span style="background-color: white;">                                                          </span><span style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;">İstanbul derbies</span></span></span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI-xWtQpN96S-v_GPRX59VzYPJvqtyvSDe2nN4QxcuZxNEKiBVOjM3CuPvSQK97jJ8jRiWNsTmInSQKDv94l3lJWbojO5Occ4D5gIxXGq1pcRJDUhLZFMjlFAtTrGKYgXfoUB5nNNUsyg/s1600/250PX-%257E1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsI-xWtQpN96S-v_GPRX59VzYPJvqtyvSDe2nN4QxcuZxNEKiBVOjM3CuPvSQK97jJ8jRiWNsTmInSQKDv94l3lJWbojO5Occ4D5gIxXGq1pcRJDUhLZFMjlFAtTrGKYgXfoUB5nNNUsyg/s400/250PX-%257E1.JPG" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><u><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">"The first Kıtalar Arası Derbi on 17 January 1909 at Papazın Çayırı"</span></em></u></strong></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="background-color: white; color: black;"><strong></strong></span><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: black;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: white;">"The big three" clubs of İstanbul, Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K. have a</span> century-long history of rivalry. Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions.Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; İstanbul BB and Kasımpaşa although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched.</span> <span style="font-size: small;">Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".</span></strong></span></span><span class="mw-headline" id="Honours_and_achievements"><span style="background-color: white;">  </span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="background-color: white;">                        </span><span style="background-color: yellow;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"></span><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black;">  <span style="background-color: white;">  </span></span><span style="background-color: white;">         </span></span></span></strong></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: white;">                                 </span>Honours and achievements</span></span></strong></span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: red;"><span style="background-color: yellow;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline">International competitions</span></span></span></strong></span></span><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><ul><li><b><u><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">UEFA Super Cup</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">:</span></em></u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Winners (1):</b> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2000</span></li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><b><u><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">UEFA Europa League</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">:</span></em></u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Winners (1):</b> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1999-2000</span></li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><b><u><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">UEFA Champions League</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">:</span></em></u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">Semi-Finals (1): </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1988–1989</span></li><li><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">Quarter-Finals (4): </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1962–1963</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1969–1970</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1993–1994</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2000–2001</span></li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><b><u><em><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">UEFA Cup Winners' Cup</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">:</span></em></u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">Quarter-Finals (1): </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1991–1992</span></li></ul></li></ul><span class="mw-headline" id="Domestic_competitions" style="background-color: yellow; color: red; font-size: large;"><strong>Domestic competitions</strong></span><br /><br /><span class="mw-headline"><ul><li><b><u><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"><em>Süper Lig</em></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"><em>:</em></span></u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Winners (17):</b> </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1961-62</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1962-63</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1968-69</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1970-71</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1971-72</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1972-73</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1986-87</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1987-88</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1992-93</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1993-94</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1996-97</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1997-98</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1998-99</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1999-2000</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2001-02</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2005-06</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2007-08</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Runners-up</i> (9): </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1959</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1960-61</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1965-66</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1974-75</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1978-79</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1985-86</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1990-91</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2000-01</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2002-03</span></li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><b><em><u><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">Türkiye Kupası</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">: (record)</span></u></em></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Winners (14):</b> 1963, 1964, 1965, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">1966</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2000</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2005</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Runners-up</i> (5): 1969, 1980, 1994, 1995, 1998</span></span></span></li></ul></li></ul><ul><li><b><em><u><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">Süper Kupa</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">: (record)</span></u></em></b><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;"> </span><ul><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>Winners (11):</b> 1966, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2008</span></li><li><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i>Runners-up</i> (7): 1971, 1973, 1976, 1985, 1994, 1998, </span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-size: small;">2006</span></li></ul></li></ul><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_squad"><span style="background-color: white;">                                         </span></span><span class="mw-headline"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

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<h2 style="text-align: center;">Manchester United Football Club | Man Utd Football Team | Man United FC | Manchester United News | Manchester United News Now | Manchester United Latest News | Latest Manchester United News | Ferdinand and Chicharito Manchester United | Ferdinand and Chicharito Injury | Man Utd Squad and Player | Stoke City vs Manchester United | Season 2011-2012</h2><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAML1czDTiidqsHhyphenhyphenSYRnWVi9E7p0-8_ptIrJ9se-bWIbxDMhqOEy2nlj3ifD8RUxbv_WUHwyvH-EQnstWnZAv5wqiimqnKuaSvs9-XfCUJZbFPKBXwuFOXYV1VuFCap4N9TfS-O5z1uue/s1600/Rio+Ferdinand+and+Javier+Hernandez+Man+Utd.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Rio Ferdinand and Chicharito Hernandez Manchester United Away kit 2011-2012" border="0" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAML1czDTiidqsHhyphenhyphenSYRnWVi9E7p0-8_ptIrJ9se-bWIbxDMhqOEy2nlj3ifD8RUxbv_WUHwyvH-EQnstWnZAv5wqiimqnKuaSvs9-XfCUJZbFPKBXwuFOXYV1VuFCap4N9TfS-O5z1uue/s400/Rio+Ferdinand+and+Javier+Hernandez+Man+Utd.jpg" title="Manchester United : Ferdinand and Chicharito back against Stokes City" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr style="color: #444444;"><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ferdinand and Chicharito back against Stokes City</td></tr></tbody></table><h5 style="color: #444444; text-align: center;">Ferdinand and Chicharito News | Ferdinand and Chicharito Latest News  | Ferdinand and Chicharito News Now | Ferdinand and Chicharito Pictures and Wallpaper | Ferdinand and Chicharito Photos | 2011-2012</h5><div style="text-align: justify;">Manchester United News - <b>Defender Rio Ferdinand</b> and <b>striker Chicharito</b> who before his injury, is rumored to be appearing for Manchester United against Stoke City in the Barclays Premier League.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Rio Ferdinand</b> absent several weeks because of a thigh injury. When Manchester United meet Chelsea, Ferdinand could not play. Ferguson is hoping Ferdinand could play as Manchester United meet Stoke City.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><a name="more"></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Addition, <b>Striker Chicharito Hernandez</b> who suffered injury when Manchester United meet Chelsea. Latest news about injury Chicharito, Javier Hernandez is rumored to be fit and able to play against Stoke City on Saturday 24 September 2011.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="color: #444444;">How do you think about Man Utd News : Ferdinand and Chicharito back against Stokes City?</b><br /><br /><b>More</b> : <a href="http://manchesterunited-fansclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/result-leeds-united-0-vs-3-manchester.html" target="_blank"><b>Man Utd News</b></a> | <a href="http://manchesterunited-fansclub.blogspot.com/2011/09/man-utd-news-owen-wanted-to-be-role.html" target="_blank"><b>Michael Owen News</b></a></div>

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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VHm3xO5nXYQHYYu5f60kegaQGJSSSUOcNMY1p7PDdmF0K2iU9j-RqBBzKYC4K2xtok9-9D0x9YVDp6EopZ3hfUAVIJah37DrXacSIo5MXtpsJPQlh7iJodAOwSzzzAHKqdq8rMf4zq_t/s1600/FBLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VHm3xO5nXYQHYYu5f60kegaQGJSSSUOcNMY1p7PDdmF0K2iU9j-RqBBzKYC4K2xtok9-9D0x9YVDp6EopZ3hfUAVIJah37DrXacSIo5MXtpsJPQlh7iJodAOwSzzzAHKqdq8rMf4zq_t/s1600/FBLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VHm3xO5nXYQHYYu5f60kegaQGJSSSUOcNMY1p7PDdmF0K2iU9j-RqBBzKYC4K2xtok9-9D0x9YVDp6EopZ3hfUAVIJah37DrXacSIo5MXtpsJPQlh7iJodAOwSzzzAHKqdq8rMf4zq_t/s1600/FBLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VHm3xO5nXYQHYYu5f60kegaQGJSSSUOcNMY1p7PDdmF0K2iU9j-RqBBzKYC4K2xtok9-9D0x9YVDp6EopZ3hfUAVIJah37DrXacSIo5MXtpsJPQlh7iJodAOwSzzzAHKqdq8rMf4zq_t/s1600/FBLOGO.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a>          <strong><span style="color: blue;"><span style="background-color: yellow;">  <u><span style="font-size: large;"> Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü</span><span style="font-size: small;"></span></u></span></span></strong><br /><br /><strong>       Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈneɾbahtʃe]; </strong><u><span style="color: blue;"> </span></u><strong>English: Fenerbahçe Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, and part of the larger Fenerbahçe S.K. multisports club. Fenerbahçe is one of the most successful and best supported clubs in Turkey and the currently compete in Süper Lig. They are nicknamed Sarı Kanaryalar (Turkish for "The Yellow Canaries") and play their home games at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in Kadıköy.</strong><br /><br /><br /><b style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Officiall Web Site    :</span> <a href="http://www.fenerbahce.org/%20" style="color: #073763;">http://www.fenerbahce.org/%20</a></b><br /><div style="color: #3d85c6;"><b>Facebook Fan Page: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Fenerbahce"><span style="color: #073763;">http://www.facebook.com/Fenerbahce</span></a></b></div><strong></strong><br /><br /><h2 style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Photos/Wallpapers </span></span></span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NhCX1gFDUVbcpV8plL-U0nbai533WTgwJdDSu6i9SjCQ6dKVY2LeY6cPsl-6d5YsvoSfXOcMxvOuXRgHv9e5wHVC2OigV8w9Plpxr_icV5O9InG7VlQXGN8gHX-hRS_OEo_9MC9ROkT1/s1600/2da497e5a97e401134552ae25e3d9052_1285184293.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5NhCX1gFDUVbcpV8plL-U0nbai533WTgwJdDSu6i9SjCQ6dKVY2LeY6cPsl-6d5YsvoSfXOcMxvOuXRgHv9e5wHVC2OigV8w9Plpxr_icV5O9InG7VlQXGN8gHX-hRS_OEo_9MC9ROkT1/s320/2da497e5a97e401134552ae25e3d9052_1285184293.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2SnvALO-tYjf88Xttj0vMTgfJuazcYcaecAbgLzbYENGwKZdUMdJKNbp8PgCMhMAs-IPgeesFt7JSrQBM9wryU5VBqFBdf3iVwlNnEjl7yn8q-8UvOqDA0w2WN59XR8hNHx3O-ik6EoY/s1600/r_cot2q3lx4ljel27n3eu8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2SnvALO-tYjf88Xttj0vMTgfJuazcYcaecAbgLzbYENGwKZdUMdJKNbp8PgCMhMAs-IPgeesFt7JSrQBM9wryU5VBqFBdf3iVwlNnEjl7yn8q-8UvOqDA0w2WN59XR8hNHx3O-ik6EoY/s320/r_cot2q3lx4ljel27n3eu8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h2 style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="color: #0b5394;"> </span> </span></span></h2><h2 style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="History">                             <span style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;">History</span></span></span></h2><h2 style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="mw-headline" id="History"><span style="color: #444444;">Fenerbahçe was founded in 1907 in the province of Kadıköy in Istanbul. The founders were Nurizade Ziya Bey (Ziya Songülen), Ayetullah Bey, Enver Necip Bey (Enver Necip Okaner). This group of individuals founded the club secretly in order to keep a low profile and not get into any trouble with the strict Ottoman rule. So strict in fact that the Sultan, Abdul Hamid II, forbid that the Turkish youth may not set up a club nor engage in the game of football played by the English families that was watched in envy. Ziya Songülen was elected the first president of the club, Ayetullah Bey became the first General Secretary, and Enver Necip Okaner was given the post of the General Captain.[3] The lighthouse situated on the Fenerbahçe cape was a big influence on the design of the club's first emblem, which sported the yellow and white colors of daffodils around the lighthouse. The kits were also designed with yellow and white stripes. The emblem and colors of the club were changed in 1910 when Topuz Hikmet redesigned the badge and Ziya Bey changed the colors to yellow and navy, still seen today. Fenerbahçe's activities were kept in secrecy until a legislation reform in 1908, when, under a new law, all football clubs had to register to exist legally. Fenerbahçe joined the Istanbul League in 1909, finishing fifth in their first year. The founding line-up included Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey, Necip Okaner, Galip Kulaksizoglu, Hassan Sami Kocamemi, Asaf Bespinar, Enver Yetiker, Sevkati Hulusi Bey, Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan, Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan, and Nasuhi Baydar.</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">Fenerbahce played against the staff of the Royal Navy that occupied Istanbul during the Turkish War of Independence. Some British soldiers formed football teams that were named after the players' speciality, for example Essex Engineers, Irish Guards, Grenadiers, and Artillery. These teams played against each other and against local football teams in Istanbul. Fenerbahçe won many of these matches. The Turkish Football Federation founded a national league in 1959, which continues today under the name of the Süper Lig. Fenerbahçe won the first tournament, beating Galatasaray 4–1 on aggregate. The next year, Fenerbahçe participated in the Champions League for the first time. They qualified through a 4–3 win over Csepel SC. They lost their first round game to OGC Nice 1–5 in a playoff game after drawing on aggregate. Fenerbahçe became the most successful Turkish club of the 1960s. They were also runners-up three times. In the Balkans Cup 1966–67 (a competition set up for Eastern European clubs from Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania, Turkey, and Yugoslavia that existed between the 1960–61 and 1993–94 seasons), Fenerbahçe won the cup after three matches against Greek club AEK Athens FC, making them the first Turkish club to win a non-domestic competition. This success would remain unparalleled by a Turkish club until Sarıyer and Samsunspor won the cup many years later in the 1990s.</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">The 1970s saw Galatasaray win four more league titles. The decade also saw the first non-Istanbul club and a club outside of Fenerbahçe, Beşiktaş, and Galatasaray to win a league title. Trabzonspor went on to win four titles during the decade. Fenerbahçe won three titles in the 1980s, titles Galatasaray and Beşiktaş dominated the Turkish League during the 1990s, combining to win nine out of 10 ti Fenerbahçe's only Turkish League success during the 1990s came in the 1995–1996 season under Carlos Alberto Parreira. Fenerbahçe won the league in 2001, denying Galatasaray a fifth consecutive title. They followed up the next season with a runners-up place behind Galatasaray with new coach Werner Lorant. The next season, however, did not go so well as Fenerbahçe finished in sixth place with Ariel Ortega in the squad. Despite this, that season is memorable to many Fenerbahçe fans due to a 6-0 win against arch-rivals Galatasaray in Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium on 6 November 2002. After firing Werner Lorant, they hired another German coach, Christoph Daum. Daum had previously coached in Turkey, winning the league with Besiktas in 1994–95. Fenerbahçe brought in players including van Hooijdonk, Mehmet Aurélio, and Fabio Luciano as a rebuilding process. These new players lead Fenerbahçe to their fifteenth title and third star (one being awarded for every 5 league titles won by a club). The next year was followed up by a narrow championship over Trabzonspor, winning the then record of sixteen Turkish First Football League championships. Fenerbahçe lost the title in the last week of the 2005–06 season to Galatasaray. Fenerbahçe needed a win, but instead drew 1–1 with Denizlispor while Galatasaray won 3–0 over Kayserispor.</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">Soon after, Christoph Daum stepped down as manager, and was replaced by Zico on 4 July 2006. Zico began his reign by signing two new defenders, highly-touted Uruguayan international Diego Lugano, and fellow Brazilian Edu Dracena. Zico also signed two strikers, Serbian international Mateja Kežman, and another Brazilian, Deivid. Fenerbahçe's 2006–07 domestic season started off with a 6–0 win over relegation candidates Kayseri Erciyesspor. In the 32nd week of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe drew Trabzonspor 2–2, while Beşiktaş lost to Bursaspor 0–3, putting the former out of contention for the title. Fenerbahçe won their seventeenth Turkish Süper Lig title in 2007, the most in Turkey. Fenerbahçe started off their 2007–08 season by signing Brazilian international Roberto Carlos. The deal saw the defender come for free after his contract was not extended by Real Madrid. Young Turkish players like Gökhan Gönül, Yasin Çakmak, Ilhan Parlak, Ali Bilgin, Turkish-English attacker Kazım Kazım, Turkish-Brazilian left back Gökçek Vederson joined Fenerbahçe in the beginning of the season and Chile national football team captain Claudio Maldonado joined the team in January '08 transfer window.</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">On 11 January 2007, Fenerbahçe was officially invited to G-14. G-14 is an association which consists of top clubs worldwide. Fenerbahçe is the only Turkish club that have been invited to this association. On March 2008, Fenerbahçe's record application was accepted by Guinness World Records Menagement Team, which envisages Fenerbahçe to have the highest number of medal and trophy achievements on the planet with its 9 branches entirely, total of 1134 cups and medals. In the UEFA Champions League 1996–97 season Fenerbahçe completed the group stage with seven points and, amongst others, beat Manchester United 1–0 in Old Trafford undoing the record of the English giants being unbeaten for 40 years in their homeground. Under Zico’s command, Fenerbahçe qualified from the UEFA Champions League 2007–08 group stage for the first time in the club's history and went on to beat Sevilla to become a quarter-finalist in the 2007–08 season. So far, Zico is also the most successful manager of the team's history in the European arena. After successful scores both in local league of Turkey and international matches, Zico gained a new nickname from Fenerbahçe fans: Kral Arthur (meaning "King Arthur" in Turkish). Since 2000, Fenerbahçe improved the club's finances and facilities, bringing world stars to the club such as Haim Revivo, Ariel Ortega, Serhiy Rebrov, Pierre van Hooijdonk, Alex de Souza, Stephen Appiah, Nicolas Anelka and lately Mateja Kežman, Roberto Carlos, and Dani Güiza.</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">Fenerbahçe's 2009-10 season ended in shock as they lost the title on the last day. The Fenerbahçe players were told a draw would be enough towards the end of the match only to find out that other games went against their favour as Bursaspor beat Beşiktaş 2-1 to get the title. Despite the title loss, Fenerbahçe ended the season with the highest number of clean sheets , as well as the joint longest winning streak .</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">Fenerbahçe won a record 18th Turkish League title in the 2010–11 season. The team were nine points behind the leaders after 16 games, but went on an unbeaten run of 17 wins and one draw from the last 18 games of the season and won the title with 82 points. Trabzonspor also finished on 82 points but finished second due head-to-head goal average in favor of Fenerbahçe. Alex, became the top scorer of the season with 28 goals, the highest number of goals by a foreign player in history of Turkish football. Following the season's end club president Aziz Yıldırım was remanded in custody over allegations of match-fixing. Fenerbahçe is reported to have fixed the results of the last 18 weeks in which they had an unbeaten run. As a consequence of the match-fixing allegations, UEFA demanded that Fenerbahçe withdraw from the 2011–12 Champions League. The club refused but, under pressure from UEFA, the TFF withdrew them from the competition, giving Fenerbahçe's place to second-placed Trabzonspor.</span><br style="color: #444444;" /><br style="color: #444444;" /><span style="color: #444444;">In July 2011, Fenerbahçe fans invaded the pitch during a friendly against the Ukranian champions Shakhtar Donetsk. As punishment, Fenerbahçe was sentenced to two Turkish league games in empty stadia. The Turkish Football Federation later allowed those two games to be filled with spectators; the men were barred while women and children under twelve got in for free. The team plans to have similar promotions during the rest of the season in order to increase attendance and reduce violence.</span></span></span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VHm3xO5nXYQHYYu5f60kegaQGJSSSUOcNMY1p7PDdmF0K2iU9j-RqBBzKYC4K2xtok9-9D0x9YVDp6EopZ3hfUAVIJah37DrXacSIo5MXtpsJPQlh7iJodAOwSzzzAHKqdq8rMf4zq_t/s200/FBLOGO.png" width="200" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline" style="background-color: yellow; color: blue;"><strong>İstanbul Derbies</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline"></span></div><br />"The big three" clubs of <span style="color: #0645ad;">Istanbul</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">Beşiktaş J.K.</span>, Fenerbahçe S.K. and <span style="color: #0645ad;">Galatasaray S.K.</span> have a century-long history of rivalry. Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rivalry is the primary Istanbul derby and the most important rivalry in Turkish football. The rivalry has led to violence among supporters on numerous occasions.Other top level İstanbul derbies include the teams; <span style="color: #0645ad;">İstanbul BB</span> and <span style="color: #0645ad;">Kasımpaşa</span> although these teams pose a minor rivalry as the history and the nation-wide attention to the derbies among the big three is unmatched.<br />Torches, smoke, drums, flags and giant posters used to create visual grandeur and apply psychological pressure on visiting teams, which fans call "welcoming them to hell".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC74mGpfp71LgcgA55bplURsVOih0iTB7bsyYHrWhh2hJUtCECz0-Tn9e9dFTxqzM31z8IkCf2yPAzw6zvJ7oPGLPylcuArFAdsS9R38uiC1Q9yK5upWHAFykqN_kRDY3eYg6Mejd_SUQ/s1600/240PX-%257E1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoC74mGpfp71LgcgA55bplURsVOih0iTB7bsyYHrWhh2hJUtCECz0-Tn9e9dFTxqzM31z8IkCf2yPAzw6zvJ7oPGLPylcuArFAdsS9R38uiC1Q9yK5upWHAFykqN_kRDY3eYg6Mejd_SUQ/s400/240PX-%257E1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"The first Kıtalar Arası Derbi on 17 January 1909 at Papazın Çayırı"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="mw-headline" id="Club_crest_and_colours"><strong><span style="color: blue;">Club crest and colours</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O4On2vAon1pnXlzs-MurM6QNWdqWgRBAcMO9HCV_NJUzjuiiTZBiCWjGAvQ4264FxL8hMy6L8kugtonGJG3ozVJHWKsb8oPkbzTROzlb4oYYC3CvD24l8rPwytYrrkmyV5jTj9gL0pVT/s1600/111111.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5O4On2vAon1pnXlzs-MurM6QNWdqWgRBAcMO9HCV_NJUzjuiiTZBiCWjGAvQ4264FxL8hMy6L8kugtonGJG3ozVJHWKsb8oPkbzTROzlb4oYYC3CvD24l8rPwytYrrkmyV5jTj9gL0pVT/s1600/111111.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5YWwj7sd40LYP-ZZQjGbT3F99W9MovXkG2LiMQY4V3tPRMmlmIUNUjSJMBXe0ulvDxjY3XJsPsQfech7t3vYmkp9Tw9ZL2f2ZgPkQZfMGckHx-iCLeXeOvzQA_pZ4h3DjI8Hw_j7Rcj6/s1600/3333333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hca="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX5YWwj7sd40LYP-ZZQjGbT3F99W9MovXkG2LiMQY4V3tPRMmlmIUNUjSJMBXe0ulvDxjY3XJsPsQfech7t3vYmkp9Tw9ZL2f2ZgPkQZfMGckHx-iCLeXeOvzQA_pZ4h3DjI8Hw_j7Rcj6/s1600/3333333.jpg" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><strong>Since the club's foundation, Fenerbahçe has used the same badge, which has only undergone minor alterations.</strong><br /><strong>It was designed by</strong> <strong><span style="color: black;">Topuz Hikmet</span></strong> <strong>who played left wing in 1910 and was made by Tevfik Haccar (Tasci) in<span style="color: black;"> London</span>. The emblem consists of five colours. The white section which includes the writing <i>Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü 1907</i> represents purity and open heartedness, the red section represents love and attachment to the club and symbolises the <span style="color: black;">Turkish flag</span>. The yellow middle section symbolises admiration and envy, while the navy symbolises nobility. The <i>oak acorn</i> 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.<span style="color: black;">Hikmet Topuzer</span> describes the story of the emblem:</strong><br />"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 <span style="color: black;">new alphabet</span> was approved, the design was protected, but the club name on the emblem was changed to Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü  1907."<br /><span class="mw-headline" id="Stadium">                                                                       <strong><span style="color: blue;">  </span></strong></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: blue;">                                                                          Stadium</span></strong></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;"></span></strong></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe's football team play their home games at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium (simply known as Kadikoy) , in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, since 1908. Most recently renovated between 1999 and 2006, its capacity is 50,509. Unsually for a Turkish football stadium there is no running track around the outside of the pitch. The club's museum has been situated in the stadium since 2005, after having been at a variety of locations.</span></strong></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_facilities">                                                                 <strong><span style="color: blue;"> </span></strong></span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: blue;">                                                                    <span class="mw-headline" id="Other_facilities">Other facilities</span></span></strong></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: black;"></span></span></span></strong></span></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: blue;"><span class="mw-headline"><span style="color: black;">Other club facilities include the social venue, the training complex, the club headquarters, the Dereagzi Metin Asik camp facilities, the youth academy football centre, the sports hall, the Fikirtepe facilities, the college, and the swimming pool.</span></span></span></strong></span></span></span><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline" id="Fenerbah.C3.A7e_Museum"></span></span></div><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><i><span style="color: black;">Caferaga Sport Hall</span></i><span style="color: black;">, is a multi-purpose </span><span style="color: black;">indoor arena</span><span style="color: black;"> located in </span><span style="color: black;">Kadıköy</span><span style="color: black;"> and opened in 1982. It is owned by the Municipality of Kadıköy District and operated by the Directorate of Youth and Sport of </span><span style="color: black;">Istanbul Province</span><span style="color: black;">.Women's basketball team (</span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Istanbul</span><span style="color: black;">) and volleyball teams (</span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball</span><span style="color: black;">) play their league matches there.</span></li></ul><ul><li><i><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Ülker City</span></i><span style="color: black;">, will be new hall with a capacity of 12,500. It is scheduled to be completed in summer of 2011. The basketball teams (</span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Ülker</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Istanbul</span><span style="color: black;">), volleyball teams (</span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball</span><span style="color: black;">) will play their league matches there.</span></li></ul><ul><li><i><span style="color: black;">The </span><span style="color: black;">Faruk Ilgaz</span><span style="color: black;"> Social Venue</span></i><span style="color: black;">, located next to the club’s headquarters, is the new venue for the club’s gatherings. It was initially opened 15 May 1969 but </span><span style="color: black;">Aziz Yildirim</span><span style="color: black;"> rebuilt a modern complex and re-opened it on 21 January 2004.</span></li></ul><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><i><span style="color: black;">Sancaktepe </span><span style="color: black;">Can Bartu</span><span style="color: black;"> Training Facilities</span></i><span style="color: black;">, the construction for this top quality training complex began in 1997 during </span><span style="color: black;">Ali Şen</span><span style="color: black;">’s presidency. The construction was completed in the year 2000. Serves the </span><span style="color: black;">senior football team</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></li></ul><ul><li><i><span style="color: black;">Dereağzı </span><span style="color: black;">Lefter Küçükandonyadis</span><span style="color: black;"> Training Facilities</span></i><span style="color: black;">, serves </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe A2</span><span style="color: black;"> and is located at Dereagzi. Re-opened in 1989. Facilities also serve the </span><span style="color: black;">athletics branch</span><span style="color: black;">, the </span><span style="color: black;">boxing branch</span><span style="color: black;">, the </span><span style="color: black;">rowing branch</span><span style="color: black;"> and the </span><span style="color: black;">sailing branch</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: black;"><i>Topuk Yaylası Facilities</i>, serves </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe SK</span><span style="color: black;"> all sport branches and located in </span><span style="color: black;">Kaynaşlı, Düzce</span><span style="color: black;">. The construction was started in 2010 and completed in 2011.</span></li></ul><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Youth Football Academy</i>, located next to the Metin Asik Camp Facilities. Built in 1999, serves the youth ranks of the football branch.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: black;"><i>The Fikirtepe Facilities</i>, located on Yumurtaci Abdi Bey Road, </span><span style="color: black;">Kadıköy</span><span style="color: black;">. Opened July 1, 1998, serves youth football development.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: black;"><i>Dereağzı Samim Göreç Basketball Hall</i>, located on Munir Nurettin Selcuk Road Kiziltoprak. Refurbished 24 February 2001. First opened in 1982. Serves </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Ülker</span><span style="color: black;">, </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Istanbul</span><span style="color: black;">.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: black;"><i>Dereağzı Muhtar Sencer Volleyball Hall</i>, located on Munir Nurettin Selcuk Road Kiziltoprak. Serves </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Men's Volleyball</span><span style="color: black;"> and </span><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Women's Volleyball</span><span style="color: black;"> teams.</span></li></ul><ul><li style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="color: black;"><i>Vefa Küçük Swimming Pool</i>, opened on 16 July 1999 and serves the swimming branch.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="color: black;"><i>Fenerbahçe Olympic Swimming Pool</i>, is located in Fenerbahçe Island and opened in 2004. Serves the swimming branch.<sup class="Template-Fact" style="white-space: nowrap;"></sup></span></li></ul><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">                                    <strong><span style="color: blue;">   </span></strong></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br /></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: blue;">                                                                 Fenerbahçe Museum</span></strong></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;"></span></strong></span></span><br /><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><strong><span style="color: black;">Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü has won many trophies at the currently active branches and at some other branches which have been discontinued.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color: black;">During the Turkish War of Independence, Fenerbahçe played with many teams of the enemy and injected morale to the Turkish people by winning those games. Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü’s football team has many records which are still not broken.Yet the success is not limited only with the football team.At the Olympics, the first gold medal was won by a Fenerbahçe athlete, Ruhi Sarıalp, in a field other than wrestling.In athletics, the only club that wins the European Championship is Fenerbahçe.</span></strong><br /><span class="mw-headline" id="Domestic_competitions">                                                                 </span></span></span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline"><span class="mw-headline">                                                                 <strong><span style="color: blue;">Domestic competitions</span></strong></span></span></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><table class="cquote" style="background-color: transparent; border-bottom-style: none; border-collapse: collapse; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; margin: auto; width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="color: #b2b7f2; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 35px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: left;" valign="top" width="20"></td><td style="padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 4px;" valign="top"></td><td style="color: #b2b7f2; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 35px; font-weight: bold; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 10px; text-align: right;" valign="bottom" width="20"><span style="color: black;"></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><span class="mw-headline"></span><br /><a name="more"></a><br /><ul><li><b><span style="color: #0645ad;">Süper Lig</span></b></li></ul><dl><dd><i><strong>Winners (18):</strong></i> <span style="color: #0645ad;">1958-59</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1960–61</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1963–64</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1964–65</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1967–68</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1969–70</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1973–74</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1974–75</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1977–78</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1982–83</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1984–85</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1988–89</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1995–96</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2000–01</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2003–04</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2004–05</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2006–07</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2010–11</span>,</dd><dd><i><strong>Runners-up (17):</strong></i> <span style="color: #0645ad;">1960</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1961–62</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1966–67</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1970–71</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1972–73</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1975–76</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1976–77</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1979–80</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1983–84</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1989–90</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1991–92</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1993–94</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1997–98</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2001–02</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2005-06</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2007–08</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2009–10</span></dd></dl><ul><li><b><span style="color: #0645ad;">Türkiye Kupası</span></b></li></ul><dl><dd><i><strong>Winners (4):</strong></i> <span style="color: #0645ad;">1967-68</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1973-74</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1978-79</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1982-83</span></dd><dd><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><i><strong>Runners-up (9):</strong></i> <span style="color: #0645ad;">1962-63</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1964-65</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1988-89</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1995-96</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2000-01</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2004-05</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2005–06</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2008–09</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2009–10</span></div></dd></dl><ul><li><b><span style="color: #0645ad;">Süper Kupa</span></b></li></ul><dl><dd><i><strong>Winners (8):</strong></i> <span style="color: #0645ad;">1968</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1973</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1975</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1984</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1985</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1990</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2007</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">2009</span></dd><dd><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><i><strong>Runners-up (7):</strong></i> <span style="color: #0645ad;">1970</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1974</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1978</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1979</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1983</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1989</span>, <span style="color: #0645ad;">1996</span></div></dd></dl>

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