Logo of Fenerbahçe SK

Fenerbahçe SK is the most popular Turkish football club from İstanbul. Its colours are yellow and navy. It plays on its Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadyumu with a seating capacity of 42,500 that will expand to 52,000 in the year 2005. Its symbol is canary. Considering the number of fans, internationally reputed Galatasaray is following Fenerbahçe, which have won the Turkish title 16 times and enjoys the support of over 30 million fans. Fenerbahce Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Fenerbahce Logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked logo. ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... This article is about the city. ... Yellow is the color of light whose wavelength is between 565 nm and 590 nm. ... Navy blue is an especially dark shade of blue. ... Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadyumu is the home ground of the Turkish football club Fenerbahçe SK. It is located in Kadiköy close to Fenerbahçe in Istanbul. ... Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (Galatasaray Sports Club) is a Turkish sports club based in İstanbul which is most famous for its football section. ...

History

Fenerbahçe was founded in 1907 in the district of Kadikoy in Istanbul. The founders were Nurizade Ziya Songülen (the first president), Osmanli Bank employee Mr. Ayetullah and Naval School student Necip Okaner, together with Hasan Sami Kocameme and Asaf Baspinar known as "Hintli". They met at the Besbiyik Street in Moda, in the basement of house number 3. 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Kadikoy is the largest district in Anatolian side of Istanbul and the citys second most important cultural and popular center after the Beyoglu district. ... This article is about the city. ...

Fenerbahçe's activities had to be conducted in secrecy until a change of Ottoman legislation in 1908, after which the club was officially registered. The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

The first football team joined the Istanbul League in 1909. The new team of the 1912-1913 season won the championship for the first time, and without a single defeat at that. 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

Fenerbahçe

Full name	Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
Nickname	Sarı Kanaryalar (Yellow canaries)
Founded	1907
Ground	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadyumu, Istanbul, Turkey
Capacity	42,500
Chairman	Aziz Yıldırım
Manager	Christoph Daum
League	Türkiye Süper Ligi
2003-04	Türkiye Süper Ligi, 1st
Home colours 　 Away colours

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The Emblem

Emblem (http://www.fenerbahce.org.tr/getpage.asp?pg=amblem&lang=EN)

Championships

Turkish football league was founded in 1959 as a national competition. Fenerbahçe was the first club to win the Turkey's national football league. 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• National League

1. 1959
2. 1960-1961
3. 1963-1964
4. 1964-1965
5. 1967-1968
6. 1969-1970
7. 1973-1974
8. 1974-1975
9. 1977-1978
10. 1982-1983
11. 1984-1985
12. 1988-1989
13. 1995-1996
14. 2000-2001
15. 2003-2004
16. 2004-2005

• 12 TSYD Cup
• 6 Başbakanlık Kupası (Prime Minister Cup)
• 3 Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası (President Cup)
• 1 Türkiye Kupası (Turkish Cup)
• 1 Atatürk Kupası (Ataturk Cup)
• 1 Balkan Kupası (Balkan Cup)

Famous Fenerbahçe Players

• Nicolas Anelka
• Tanju Çolak
• Rıdvan Dilmen
• Pierre van Hooijdonk
• Aykut Kocaman
• Jay Jay Okocha
• Ariel Ortega
• Rüştü Reçber
• Tuncay Şanlı
• Alex de Souza
• Selcuk Yula
• Haim Revivo

Nicolas Anelka (born 14 March 1979 in Versailles) is a French football player, playing in the forward position, currently for Fenerbahçe. ... Tanju Çolak, born 1963 in Samsun, Turkey, is a successful Turkish footballer in striker position. ... Ridvan DILMEN is one of the best left legged football player that played in Turkish 1st league. ... Pierre van Hooijdonk, (born in 29 November 1969 in the Netherlands),plays for Fenerbahçe SK, and is a forward for the Netherlands national football team also. ... Aykut Kocaman, born on May 4, 1965 in Geyve, a town in Sakarya, Turkey, is a successful former Turkish footballer in striker position and recently a coach. ... Jay-Jay Okocha is a Nigerian midfielder. ... Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born March 4, 1974 in Ledesma) is an Argentinian footballer, who currently plays for Newells Old Boys. ... Rüştü Reçber. ... Tuncay Sanli is the first Turkish player to score a hat-trick in the Champions League. ... Alex celebrating one of his 64 goals scored for Cruzeiro Alex, real name Alexsandro de Souza, (born September 14, 1977 in Curitiba) is a Brazilian football (soccer) attcking midfielder, who currently plays for Fenerbahce in Turkey. ...

External links

• Official site (http://www.fenerbahce.org/)
• Antu.com (Largest Fan Site) (http://antu.com/)
• Bilkentli Fenerbahçeliler (The Organization of Fenerbahçe Fans in Bilkent University) (http://bilkentlifenerbahceliler.org/)