The Intercontinental Derby ( tr, Kıtalararası Derbi) is any
football
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[See The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) for the same rivalry in basketball] match between rivals
Fenerbahçe SK and
Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
. The fixture is widely regarded as the biggest football match in Turkey, and one of the biggest matches in international football
because of the success both clubs have had in
Turkish football, the intensity of the matches, and the immense hate between the two teams.
The fixture has been in existence for more than a century and has developed into one of the greatest, most intense and often bitter derbies in the world, traditionally attracting very large attendances and nearly equal support for both teams throughout the country.
The derby is known as "intercontinental" because Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray are two of the major Turkish teams from the Asian and the European parts of Istanbul respectively.
History
![Galatasaray-Fenerbahçe 1913-14](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Galatasaray-Fenerbah%C3%A7e_1913-14.jpg)
The first game played between the two sides was a
friendly game
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on Sunday, 17 January 1909. The game, staged at Papazın Çayırı where
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium () (Known for sponsorship reasons as Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi, or Ülker Stadium for short) is a football stadium located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is th ...
is located today, finished 2–0 in favour of Galatasaray. Fenerbahçe achieved their first victory over Galatasaray when they defeated them 4–2 in the 4th gameweek of the
Istanbul Football League
The Istanbul Football League ( tr, İstanbul Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional football league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in Istanbul, the capital of the former Ottoman Emp ...
on Sunday, 4 January 1914.
On 21 September 2003, the two clubs played the Süper Lig game in front of a record attendance of 71,334 people, with drawing the game 2–2. The biggest win is achieved by Galatasaray with winning 7–0 on 12 February 1911. This match, however, was only mentioned by Galatasaray and due to the absence of neutral third-party sources, the line-ups and details of the match are disputed and not completely verifiable, because there were close to no witnesses of this event.
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/ref> The biggest modern-day victory is when Fenerbahçe achieved their biggest win against Galatasaray on 6 November 2002 with 6–0, where four goals were scored when Fenerbahçe was one man down. Fenerbahçe are known for rarely losing at home in derbies, in the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
The Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium () (Known for sponsorship reasons as Ülker Stadyumu Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Spor Kompleksi, or Ülker Stadium for short) is a football stadium located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is th ...
, Galatasaray could not defeat Fenerbahçe for 20 years (in 23 consecutive matches) until 23 February 2020, when Galatasaray finally defeated Fenerbahçe, marking the first time Galatasaray won a game at Şükrü Saraçoğlu (away) after 20 years, since 22 December 1999.
Idea to merge Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray
The first league games in Turkey were held in Istanbul in 1904. This league was called Istanbul Football League
The Istanbul Football League ( tr, İstanbul Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional football league under the name Constantinople Football Association League by James La Fontaine and Henry Pears in Istanbul, the capital of the former Ottoman Emp ...
originally. The teams participating were called Cadi-Keuy FC
Cadi-Keuy FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.
History
Cadi-Keuy FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen James Lafontaine and Horace Armitage in 1899. Its name is a foreign rendering of Kadıköy, its home ground, as ...
, Moda FC
Moda FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.
History
Moda FC was a club which was founded by Englishmen in 1903.
Honours
*Istanbul Football League:
**Winners: 1907–1908
League tables
*Istanbul Football League:
*1904–05 ...
, Elpis FC
Elpis FC (Greek:Ελπίς), is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.
Matches
20 March 1910 Fenerbahçe SK – Elpis FC: 1–1
League tables
*Istanbul Football League:
*1904–05 Istanbul Football League: 1) HMS Imogene FC ...
and HMS Imogene.
These teams were made up of the English, Greek, and Armenian minorities living in Turkey. Galatasaray SK joined the league in 1906–07 and Fenerbahçe SK in 1909–10. Galatasaray SK did not participate in the 1911–12 season and the club suggested to loan Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu
Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu (1886 – 28 November 1942) was a Turkish footballer, poet, and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club. His grandfather was Serdar-ı Ekrem Ömer Pasha and his father ...
, Celal Ibrahim and two other Galatasaray SK players to Fenerbahçe SK for the match against Strugglers FC
Strugglers FC was an association football club which was founded in İstanbul by Greek immigrants in 1908.
Honours
*Istanbul Football League
The Istanbul Football League ( tr, İstanbul Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional football league ...
. But Fenerbahçe SK did not accept this offer. In 1912 Galatasaray SK president Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri (20 May 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. After the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, ...
and Fenerbahçe SK president Galip Kulaksızoğlu made a meeting.
They arranged a protocol and agreed to form a strong Turkish team against the non-Turkish teams in the league.
According to this agreement the new club would have been called ''Türkkulübü'' (The Turkish Club), full white kit with a red star. Additionally they also agreed to set up a museum. On 23 August 1912 they presented the petition to the ''International Olympic Committee – Ottoman section''. Due to the Balkan Wars
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in 1913, this agreement could not be enforced.
Beginning of the rivalry
1934 Riots
Friday 23 February 1934 was the day when unexpected riots happened at a supposed to be friendly match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray played at Taksim Stadium
Taksim Stadium ( tr, Taksim Stadı) was the first football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Originally the 19th century Taksim Artillery Barracks ('' Taksim Topçu Kışlası'') it was transformed into a stadium in 1921 and was located next to today' ...
. Milliyet
''Milliyet'' ( Turkish for "''nationality''") is a Turkish daily newspaper published in Istanbul, Turkey.
History and profile
''Milliyet'' came to publishing life at the Nuri Akça press in Babıali, Istanbul as a daily private newspaper on 3 ...
reported the match by saying "those who went to watch the match yesterday watched the police case, not football." Both teams wanted to win badly and therefore the match had to be stopped many times because of hard fouls. The high tension on the pitch caused high tension on the stands as well. The game ended with players fighting. The referee had no choice except to abandon the match. It was the end of friendly displays between both clubs.
Professionalisation of Turkish football
The professional nationwide league (known as Süper Lig today) was formed in 1959, a few years after the foundation of UEFA
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in 1954. It is the top-flight professional league in Turkish nationwide football, and the most popular sporting competition in the country. The 1959 ''Millî Lig'' (National League) was the first season of the professional league in Turkey. The league was made up of sixteen clubs split into two groups: the Kırmızı Grup (Red Group) and Beyaz Grup (White Group), the colours of the Turkish flag. The first season took place in the calendar year of 1959, instead of 1958–59, because the qualifying stages took place in 1958. The final consisted of two legs took place between the winners of each group. Galatasaray won the Red Group and Fenerbahçe won the White Group, so both teams played each other to determine the champion. Galatasaray won the first match 1–0. Metin Oktay
Metin Oktay (2 February 1936 – 13 September 1991) nicknamed the Uncrowned King ( tr, Taçsız Kral) by Galatasaray fans, was a Turkish footballer and one of the most successful goal scorers in Turkey.
Early life
Metin Oktay was born in Ka ...
scored the goal and the ball ripped the net, but Fenerbahçe won the second leg 4–0, winning 4–1 on aggregate.
Graeme Souness flag incident
In the 1995–96 season, when Galatasaray reached the cup final against Fenerbahçe, Fenerbahçe were expected to win easily. However, Galatasaray beat Fenerbahçe in the first leg by a Dean Saunders
Dean Nicholas Saunders (born 21 June 1964) is a Welsh football manager and former professional footballer.
As a player, he was a striker in a career which lasted from 1982 until 2001. He played for Liverpool and Aston Villa in the 1990s, and s ...
penalty. Galatasaray manager Graeme Souness took a large Galatasaray flag after the match and planted it in the center of the pitch. According to Souness, he did it as a result of an insult from a Fenerbahce manager.
"The water derby" incident
During the 2006-07 Süper Lig season, Fenerbahçe guarenteed to be the champions before the derby on May 19, 2007. Because of thousands of plastic water bottles, stadium seats and other materials thrown by Galatasaray fans in Ali Sami Yen Stadium
Ali Sami Yen Stadium ( tr, Ali Sami Yen Stadyumu) was the home of the football club Galatasaray S.K. in Istanbul, Turkey, from 1964 to 2010. It is named after the founder of the club, Ali Sami Yen. The stadium had a capacity of 23,477 (all-seater) ...
, the match earned the nickname "water derby" ( Turkish: ''sulu derbi''). The match ended with a Fenerbahçe victory.
Fan rivalry
Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK are the most popular Turkish clubs; both sides have large fanbases that follow them in domestic and international matches. Football hooliganism
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is a common phenomenon between their fans in recent years, featuring anything from breaking seats, cursing, fighting, fireworks and street rioting. The hatred is so intense that many violent incidents have taken place in several regions of Istanbul as well as in rest of Turkey, especially before or after a derby.
Incidents
In 2006, Galatasaray supporters opened a racist banner which targeted Mehmet Aurélio
Mehmet Aurélio (born Marco Aurélio Brito dos Prazeres, 15 December 1977) is a Brazilian-born Turkish football coach and retired footballer, who played as a midfielder. He was most recently an assistant coach of Fenerbahçe.
Club career
T ...
, a Fenerbahçe and Turkish national team player with Brazilian roots. The Fenerbahçe supporters protested which resulted in them getting attacked by Galatasaray fans.
On 13 May 2013, a Fenerbahçe fan was stabbed multiple times to death after the Intercontinental Derby
The Intercontinental Derby ( tr, Kıtalararası Derbi) is any footballSee The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) for the same rivalry in basketball match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. The fixture is widely regarded as the ...
. After the match, which resulted in a 2–1 victory for Fenerbahçe, the 19 year old Fenerbahçe fan was on his way home after the match when he and his companions were attacked by Galatasaray fans.
Rivalry
Both clubs compete with each other for the title of the most successful football club in Turkey, as well as the greatest Turkish sports club overall.
In football, Fenerbahçe SK is more successful in the Intercontinental Derby games but Galatasaray won the Turkish Super League championship 22 times and Fenerbahçe 19 times. Fenerbahçe's request for 9 championships before the Turkish Super League has not yet received a positive response from the Turkish Football Federation. Apart from this, Galatasaray won the Turkish Cup 18 times, while Fenerbahçe won it 6 times to date. Galatasaray has been a more successful club than Fenerbahçe in almost every period of European cups. Apart from the 2000 UEFA Cup champion and 2000 UEFA Super Cup champion titles, it has played quarter-finals many times in the European Cup and the Champions League and has the title of the Turkish club that has collected the most points in the Champions League until today. Fenerbahçe's greatest achievements in European cups are the Champions League quarter-finals in the 2007–2008 season and the Europa League semi-finals in the 2012–2013 season.
Culture
The rivalry between the two top Turkish clubs can be traced back to some social, cultural, and regional differences. Galatasaray were founded in 1905 by Galatasaray High School
Galatasaray High School ( tr, Galatasaray Lisesi, french: Lycée de Galatasaray), established in what was then Constantinople and is now Istanbul, in 1481, is the oldest high school in Turkey. It is also the second-oldest Turkish educational in ...
students in the district of Beyoğlu
Beyoğlu (, ota, بكاوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meani ...
. In the early decades of Turkish football Galatasaray were considered the classic representative of the high class
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French influenced society of Istanbul. On the other hand, Fenerbahçe were founded by middle class Muslim & Greek men in the district of Kadıköy
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in 1907. Fenerbahçe were known as the people's club and were considered the representative of the blue-collar worker
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s. In the 70s, Fenerbahçe were supported by 60% of the country while Galatasaray were still heavily supported by the high class society of Istanbul, however Galatasaray managed to close the gap between the two clubs after the club started to rise and match Fenerbahçe's strength from 1987 onward especially in the 1990s eventually winning the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000. The class differences between the fanbases have slowly faded out and the social gap that once separated the two sides has closed over the years. Nowadays, both clubs boast fanbases that represent all the social classes.
Fenerbahçe's 21-year long home undefeated streak 1999–2020: ''Kadıköy curse''
On 22 December 1999, Galatasaray won against Fenerbahçe at Kadıköy 2–1. Galatasaray completed the season with a treble, winning the national league, national cup and the second level European competition, UEFA Cup
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. Since then, Galatasaray were winless at away territory for 20 years which added another dimension to the history of these derby matches, which became one of the most famous streaks and curses
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in Turkish sports history. Fenerbahçe, being a strong team at home turf also managed to create undefeated streaks against other rivals such as Beşiktaş
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and Trabzonspor
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. These 20 years included Yellow Canaries' thrashings such as 6–0 in 2002, 4–0 in 2006 and 4–1 in 2008. Galatasaray also had unlucky misses ending in draws, including 2–2 in 2012. While Galatasaray did not develop a similarly invincible form against Fenerbahçe at their home stadia, Ali Sami Yen
Ali Sami Yen, born Ali Sami Frashëri (20 May 1886 – 29 July 1951) was an Albanian-Turkish sports official best known as the founder of the Galatasaray Sports Club. After the enactment of law on family names in 1934, he took the surname Yen, ...
and Nef Stadium
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, Galatasaray still had the upper hand at home. Instead, Galatasaray were dominant at neutral grounds, including a 5-1 win at Ataturk Olympic Stadium at 2005 Turkish Cup Final and 2012
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and 2013
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Turkish Super Cup matches played at Erzurum
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and Kayseri
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respectively.
During the life of the streak, Fenerbahçe won six league titles, while Galatasaray won eight. The streak highly contributed to the "derby psychology" in favor of Fenerbahçe. Fenerbahçe fans gleefully celebrated the streak with ''İşte böyle, her sene böyle'' chants ''(This is how it is, it's the same every year).'' Instead, Galatasaray fans argued that matches at continental scene and national championships are more important than winning against Fenerbahçe.
The streak was attributed to Yusuf Fahir Ataer, also known as ''Yusuf Fahir Baba,'' who was a Bektashi
The Bektashi Order; sq, Tarikati Bektashi; tr, Bektaşi or Bektashism is an Islamic Sufi mystic movement originating in the 13th-century. It is named after the Anatolian saint Haji Bektash Wali (d. 1271). The community is currently led by ...
sheikh and a player for the precursor of Fenerbahçe, Black Stockings and then Fenerbahçe itself. His home, where was also a tekke, was next to Papazın Çayırı, where now Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium stands. When the stadium was expanded, the stadium grounds included his former home. It was told that his spirit and magic protected Fenerbahçe no matter what.
In 2012, two matches were played at Kadıköy due to the ''Süper Final'' format. At the regular season match on 17 March 2012, Galatasaray came back and equalized the score, 2–2, and striker Milan Baroš
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In 2005, he was part of the Liverpool team which won the UEFA Champions League. He went on to win Ligue ...
' shot hit the goalpost at stoppage time, denying The Lions a win. On 12 May 2012, at the latest matchday of Süper Final group which determined the champion, the third derby and the second derby at Kadıköy in two months ended goalless. While the streak was extended, the draw was enough for Galatasaray to claim the championship at away territory. After the match, riot police were deployed in and outside the stadium. Galatasaray executives insisted to lift the trophy and celebrate at their rivals' pitch, much to the chagrin of Fenerbahçe executives and supporters. Stadium officials turned the stadium lights off and unwelcome Galatasaray celebrated their championship at Kadıköy under camera lights. Then Fenerbahçe executive Nihat Özdemir
Nihat Özdemir (born 5 April 1950) is a Turkish business man, owner of Limak holding and former president of the Turkish Football Federation. He was the Deputy President and Press Spokesman for Turkish Süper Lig football club Fenerbahçe SK.
...
told "I will never forgive them for what they have done."
In 2016, Fenerbahçe won their last match in the streak, winning 2–0. Then, for three years, derbies at Kadıköy ended in a draw as both teams played cautious and defensive.
On 23 February 2020, the streak ended as Galatasaray won 3–1 at Kadıköy. The stoppage time for second half of the game was 10 minutes and Henry Onyekuru scored the third goal of The Lions at minute 90+7. Fenerbahçe president Ali Koç argued with Fenerbahçe fans and even jumped to the below deck from his seat, finding himself in an altercation with the fans. Fatih Terim
Fatih Terim (born 4 September 1953) is a Turkish association football manager and former player. He is the former manager of Galatasaray, a position he previously held four times.
Terim has managed several clubs in Italy (Milan and Fiorentina) ...
, who is the manager of Galatasaray, saw both matches starting and ending the streak as the manager, on 1999 and 2020.
The next season, Fenerbahçe had their worst home record in decades, losing seven matches out of twenty. Another rival Fenerbahçe managed to develop a home undefeated streak, Beşiktaş, won against Fenerbahçe 4–3 at Kadıköy and broke their fateful streak as well. On 6 February 2021, Galatasaray denied Fenerbahçe the chance to rebound as mid-season transfer Mostafa Mohamed scored the only goal of the match for The Lions. After the match, a Fenerbahçe fan tried to assault Galatasaray executive Abdurrahim Albayrak while Albayrak was giving an interview, only to find himself beaten by Albayrak's bodyguards. Though Galatasaray had now developed their own streak of invincibility at the away ground, it would not last for long, as they would go on to lose 2-0 to Fenerbahçe the following year.
Honours
''Note= Calculated based on official tournaments.''
Supporters
* In a 2011 poll, 1.4 million Turkish citizens were asked for the team that they support in Turkey by bilyoner.com, the results ended with Galatasaray scoring 35% of the votes while Fenerbahçe scored 34% making up almost seven tenths of the fans.[poll made by bilyoner.com](_blank)
/ref> Fenerbahçe claimed the poll was inaccurate for many reasons such as the number of people asked compared to whole population and regions the poll was conducted in. Club officials stated Fenerbahçe is "always indisputably the most popular club in Turkey", with many football commentators and world class players supporting this claim.
* In the research conducted by Socios company in July 2022 and with the participation of 45,774 people in Turkey, Galatasaray has 37.6% and Fenerbahçe 32.3%.
Highest attendance
List of all matches
Head-to-head ranking in Süper Lig
• Total: Fenerbahçe with 33 higher finishes, Galatasaray with 31 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2021–22 season).
Biggest difference wins
Fenerbahçe 6–0 Galatasaray (2002)
Fenerbahçe 6–0 Galatasaray was the league match between Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
in the sixth week of the 2002–03 Süper Lig season. Fenerbahçe received two red cards while Galatasaray received one, and the match ended with Fenerbahçe with 9 players left winning 6–0 against Galatasaray with 10 players left. The match was played on 6 November 2002 at Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. The match went down in history as the most different victory in the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray derby in the Süper Lig
The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
, the highest league of the country since 1959. In the derby, also known as the Intercontinental Derby
The Intercontinental Derby ( tr, Kıtalararası Derbi) is any footballSee The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) for the same rivalry in basketball match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. The fixture is widely regarded as the b ...
, Fenerbahçe's goals were scored by Tuncay Şanlı
Tuncay Şanlı (; born 16 January 1982), known as Tuncay, is a Turkish former footballer and currently the manager of the Turkish club Sakaryaspor.
He naturally played as a striker, but was also positioned as an attacking midfielder and on eit ...
, Ariel Ortega
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Ariel Ortega first played f ...
, Serhat Akın
Niyazi Serhat Akın (born 5 June 1981) is a retired Turkish footballer who played as a striker.
Career Fenerbahçe
He played for Fenerbahçe SK between 2000–2005 and played 140 matches (147 for the Süper Lig), after which he went to Ander ...
(2), Ceyhun Eriş
Ceyhun Eriş (born 15 May 1977) is a Turkish retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Club career
Eriş began his professional career with local club Galatasaray in 1995. He made his cup debut against Denizlispor on ...
and Ümit Özat
Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player.
Club career
Born in Ankara, Özat initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later ...
.
Match details
Fenerbahçe 0–7 Galatasaray (1911)
According to Galatasaray, the 1910–11 Istanbul Football League
The 1910–11 Istanbul Football League season was the 7th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the third time.
Season
Matches
Galatasaray – Fenerbahçe SK: 5–0
Galatasaray – Fenerbahçe SK: 7–0
Galatasaray – Progre ...
match between Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club'') is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul in Turkey. Most notable for its association football department, the club also consists of various other de ...
and Fenerbahçe at Union Club Field took place on Sunday 12 February 1911. While some sources state that such a match was possibly played in 1911; due to the absence of neutral third-party sources the line-ups, details and even the outcome of the match are disputed and not completely verifiable and all information comes from Galatasaray. Large score differences were common and considered normal in early days of Turkish football, but still since there is no coverage by neutral third-party sources about this match at all, any and all information about this game comes from the club of Galatasaray.
On 12 February 1911, Galatasaray allegedly achieved the club's highest Intercontinental Derby
The Intercontinental Derby ( tr, Kıtalararası Derbi) is any footballSee The Intercontinental Derby (basketball) for the same rivalry in basketball match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. The fixture is widely regarded as the ...
win by beating Fenerbahçe 7–0. According to the club of Galatasaray, they started the match with only six players since they could not cross the Bosphorus
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by ferry due to a heavy storm. Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu
Emin Bülent Serdaroğlu (1886 – 28 November 1942) was a Turkish footballer, poet, and one of the founders of Galatasaray. He spent the entirety of his career with his hometown club. His grandfather was Serdar-ı Ekrem Ömer Pasha and his father ...
could join the team after the match started. Galatasaray played with seven players ten minutes into the game. Fenerbahçe started the match with 10 players but finished the game with only 9 due to injuries. After the injury of Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper, the remaining players replaced each other to keep the goal post.
Statistics
Head to head
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Biggest wins (5+ goals)
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Most consecutive wins
Most consecutive draws
Most consecutive matches without a draw
Longest undefeated runs
Highest scoring matches
Most consecutive matches without conceding a goal
Most consecutive games scoring
Player
Most appearances
Top scorers
Most goals by a player in a match
Crossing the Bosphorus
(In bold: Transfer between both clubs)
Players
Galatasaray to Fenerbahçe
* Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan (Gala 1905–1912, Fener 1912–1913)
* Galip Kulaksızoğlu (Gala 1906–1907, Fener 1907–1922)
* Hasan Kâmil Sporel (Gala 1910–1911, Fener 1918–1923)
* Hikmet Topuzer (Gala 1909, Fener 1909–1915)
* Ismail Kurt (Gala 1956–1960, Fener 1960–1966)
* Mehmet Oğuz (Gala 1967–1979, Fener 1979–1980)
* Engin Verel (Gala 1973–1975, Fener 1975–1979/1983–1986)
* Güngör Tekin (Gala 1975–1980, Fener 1981–1983)
* Erdoğan Arıca
Erdoğan Arıca (24 July 1954 – 10 April 2012) was a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and coach. As a footballer, he played defender. He was also the brother of the singer Soner Arıca and the nephew of Kadir İnanır.
Career
Arıc ...
(Gala 1977–1981, Fener 1981–1986)
* Semih Yuvakuran (Gala 1983–1990, Fener 1990–1995)
* Tanju Çolak
Tanju Çolak (born 10 November 1963 in Samsun) is a Turkish retired footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
He made his debut for Samsun Yolspor. From there he was transferred to Samsunspor in 1981 where he was the top scorer in both t ...
(Gala 1987–1991, Fener 1991–1993)
* Mustafa Yücedağ (Gala 1990–1992, Fener 1992–1993)
* Benhur Babaoğlu (Gala 1993–1994, Fener 1996–1997)
* Elvir Bolić
Elvir Bolić (; born 10 October 1971) is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a striker.
He spent most of his 18-year professional career in Turkey, appearing for seven clubs including Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. He also played three ye ...
(Gala 1992–1993, Fener 1995–2000)
* Emre Belözoğlu
Emre Belözoğlu (, born 7 September 1980) is a Turkish former professional footballer and manager who is currently serving as the manager of İstanbul Başakşehir. During his playing career, he played as a midfielder. He was named in the FIFA ...
(Gala 1994–2001, Fener 2008–2012/2013–2015/2019–2020)
* Sedat Balkanlı (Gala 1994–1995, Fener 1996)
* Saffet Sancaklı
Saffet Sancaklı ( sr-Cyrl, Сафет Санџакли, Safet Sandžakli; born 27 February 1966) is a Turkish former international footballer and current politician. He is a deputy of Nationalist Movement Party, representing city of Kocaeli ...
(Gala 1994–1995, Fener 1996–1998)
* Fatih Akyel
Fatih Akyel (born 26 December 1977) is a Turkish football manager and former professional player. He played as a defender for clubs such as Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe during his 15-year career. He was capped by the Turkey national team 64 t ...
(Gala 1997–2001, Fener 2002–2004)
* Mehmet Yozgatlı
Mehmet Yozgatlı (born January 9, 1979) is a Turkish former footballer who played as a winger and currently an assistant manager of Fenerbahçe.
Career
Club
Mehmet signed a -year contract with Fenerbahçe on January 30, 2004. His debut for Fen ...
(Gala 1999–2001, Fener 2004–2007)
* Caner Erkin
Caner Erkin (, born 4 October 1988) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays for Süper Lig club İstanbul Başakşehir and the Turkey national team.
Club career
Early years
Erkin began his professional career at the start of the 2004 ...
(Gala 2009–2010, Fener 2010–2016/2020–)
* Mehmet Topal
Mehmet Topal (born 3 March 1986) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He was nicknamed ''Örümcek'' (Spider), due to his ability to use his long legs to win loose balls or cut passes.
He spent most o ...
(Gala 2006–2010, Fener 2012–2019)
* Tolga Ciğerci
Tolga Ciğerci (; born 23 March 1992) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Hertha BSC. He represented Germany at under-19 and under-20 level, before switching his allegiance to Turkey.
Club c ...
(Gala 2016–2018, Fener 2018–2021)
* Serdar Aziz (Gala 2016–2019, Fener 2019–)
* Garry Rodrigues
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...
(Gala 2017–2019, Fener 2019–2020)
* Sinan Gümüş
Sinan Gümüş (born 15 January 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish TFF First League club Eyüpspor.
Club career Early years
Born in Pfullendorf to Turkish parents, Gümüş is a youth product of TSV Aa ...
(Gala 2014–2019, Fener 2020–2022)
* Emre Mor
Emre Mor (born 24 July 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe and the Turkey national team.
Early life
Emre Mor was born and raised in Brønshøj, Copenhagen, Denmark, to a Turkish ...
(Gala 2019–2020, Fener 2022–)
* Bruma
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*Bruma (footballer) (born 1994), Portuguese football winger
* Jeffrey Bruma (born 1991), Dutch football defender, brother of Marciano
* Marciano Bruma (born 1984), Dutch football defender, brother of Jeffrey
*Eddy Bruma ( ...
(Gala 2013–2017, Fener 2022–)
Fenerbahçe to Galatasaray
* Dalaklı Hüseyin (Fenerbahçe 1907–1911, Galatasaray 1911–1913)
* Horace Armitage
Horace Armitage was an English football player and manager who managed Galatasaray
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(Fener 1908, Gala 1908–1911)
* Bekir Refet (Fener 1912–1914, Gala 1921)
* Niyazi Tamakan (Fener 1952–1960, Gala 1960–1962)
* Naci Erdem
Naci Erdem (28 January 1931 – 28 March 2022) was a Turkish footballer who played as a centre-back. He is Fenerbahçe's fifth most capped footballer, with 605 caps.
He started his career with Fatih Karagümrük, and transferred from Havagü ...
(Fener 1953–1964, Gala 1964–1966)
* Raşit Çetiner (Fener 1978–1981, Gala 1981–1986)
* Hasan Vezir (Fener 1988–1989, Gala 1989–1991)
* Selçuk Yula (Fener 1979–1986, Gala 1991–1993)
* Erhan Önal (Fener 1981–1982, Gala 1985–1992)
* İlyas Tüfekçi
İlyas Tüfekçi (born February 3, 1960 in Istanbul) is a retired football striker and later manager.
During his club career, Tüfekçi played in Germany and Turkey for Stuttgart, Schalke, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Zeytinburnuspor
Zeytin ...
(Fener 1983–1986, Gala 1986–1990)
* Emre Aşık
Emre Aşık (born 13 December 1973) is a Turkish former international footballer. He played centre-back for several clubs in the Turkish Süper Lig, most notably, Galatasaray. Aşık began his career with Sönmez Filamentspor in the TFF Third Le ...
(Fener 1993–1996, Gala 2000–2003/2006–2007/2008–2010)
* Ahmet Yıldırım
Ahmet Yıldırım (born 25 February 1974 in Amasya) is a Turkish former professional footballer and coach who is currently the manager of Sarıyer.
Club career
Yıldırım has played for Fenerbahçe S.K., Samsunspor, Ankaragücü, İstanbul ...
(Fener 1993–1994, Gala 1999–2001)
* Elvir Baljić
Elvir Baljić (born 8 July 1974) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player.
As a player, Baljić's biggest success was winning the UEFA Champions League with Spanish giant Real Madrid in the 1999–2000 season. Apart from ...
(Fener 1998–1999, Gala 2002–2004)
* Abdullah Ercan
Abdullah Ercan (born 8 December 1971 in Istanbul, Turkey) is a retired Turkish international footballer and manager.
Coaching career
Honours
Trabzonspor
*Turkish Cup: 1992, 1995
*Turkish Super Cup: 1995
*Chancellor Cup: 1994, 1996
Fenerbah ...
(Fener 1999–2003, Gala 2003–2004)
* Sergen Yalçın
Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın (born 5 November 1972), known as Sergen Yalçın, is a Turkish football commentator, coach and former international footballer who played as a midfielder.
Coming through the Beşiktaş Youth Infrastructure which he en ...
(Fener 1999–2000, Gala 2000/2001–2002)
* Haim Revivo
Haim Michael Revivo ( he, חיים מיכאל רביבו; born 22 February 1972) is a retired Israeli football player who played as a midfielder, and a businessman.
Sports career
Revivo is Jewish and was born to a traditional Mizrahi Jewish fa ...
(Fener 2000–2002, Gala 2002–2003)
* Servet Çetin
Servet Çetin (born 17 March 1981) is a Turkish footballer who last played for Mersin Idmanyurdu in the Süper Lig. He received the nickname ''Ayıboğan'' which literally means; ''a man who could choke a bear'', due to his height and strength. ...
(Fener 2003–2006, Gala 2007–2012)
* Stjepan Tomas (Fener 2003–2004, Gala 2004–2007)
* Colin Kazim-Richards
Colin Kazim-Richards (born 26 August 1986), also known as Colin Kâzım, Kâzım or Kâzım Kâzım, is a professional footballer as a forward for Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük S.K.
Born and raised in England, he qualified for Turkish n ...
(Fener 2007–2011, Gala 2011–2012)
* Burak Yılmaz
Burak Yılmaz (born 15 July 1985) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard.
Yılmaz is one of nine players to play for each of the Big Three clubs of Turkey, and one of only two players w ...
(Fener 2008–2010, Gala 2012–2016)
* Olcan Adın
Olcan Adın (, born 30 September 1985) is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a left back or winger.
Club career
Olcan started his career for Fenerbahçe, where he played 18 times and scored three goals for the youth team, ...
(Fener 2003–2008, Gala 2014–2016)
* Bilal Kısa (Fener 2000–2003, Gala 2015–2016)
* Şener Özbayraklı (Fener 2015–2019, Gala 2019–2021)
Manager
Galatasaray to Fenerbahçe
* Peter Molloy (Gala 1947–1949, Fener 1949–1951)
* Tomislav Kaloperović
Tomislav Kaloperović (; 31 January 1932 – 15 January 2002) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer and coach.
External links
*
Tomislav Kaloperovićat the Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team ( sr, Фудба ...
(Gala 1968–1970, Fener 1976–1978)
* Tomislav Ivić
Tomislav Ivić (; 30 June 1933 – 24 June 2011) was a Croatian professional football player and manager. Often described as a brilliant strategist, Ivić is credited with helping develop the modern style of the game. In April 2007, Italian spo ...
(Gala 1983–1984, Fener 1995)
* Mustafa Denizli
Mustafa Denizli (born 10 November 1949) is a Turkish football coach and former player. He has managed many notable Turkish football clubs, including ''"Istanbul Big Three"'' ( Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) and has won the Süper L ...
(Gala 1987–1989/1990–1992, 2015–2016 Fener 2000–2002)
Fenerbahçe to Galatasaray
* Jozsef Svensk (Fener 1932–1935/1938–1939, Gala 1947)
* László Székely (Fener 1951–1953, Gala 1953–1954)
See also
* Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry
*Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry
Beşiktaş J.K., Beşiktaş–Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray is a Turkish Association football, football Major football rivalries, rivalry involving two of the most successful clubs in the Süper Lig. It is also a local derby, one of ma ...
* The Intercontinental Derby (basketball)
*Major football rivalries
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*Sports rivalry
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The intensity of the rivalry can range anywhere from a light hearted banter to serious violen ...
*Big Three (Turkey)
The Big Three ( Turkish: "Üç Büyükler") is the colloquial name given to Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K., the three most successful sports clubs in Turkey. They all are based in Istanbul.
The three-way rivalry
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Notes
External links
Fenerbahçe SK official website
Galatasaray SK official website
References
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Turkey football rivalries
Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)
Galatasaray S.K. (football)