The 2010–11 season was

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's 36th consecutive season in the

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. Trabzonspor's primary objective was to regain the Süper Lig title for the first time since 1984. They also aimed to defend their

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title, which would allow them to surpass

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for second-most Turkish Cups of all time, with nine. Having won the

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, the club competed in the

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against league champions

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. Trabzonspor won 3–0 thanks to a hat-trick from forward

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ian forward Jackson Coelho, nicknamed Jajá, signed for the club on the same day of the Super Cup. The club started their domestic league season against Ankaragücü on 15 August 2010, winning 2–0, with both goals coming from Gutiérrez. They also competed in the

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, beginning their campaign against three-time winners

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, and were knocked out after losing 1–3 on aggregate.

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Pre-season

It was announced on 25 May 2010 that Trabzonspor would begin their pre-season preparations in

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on 27 June. They played their first friendly of the new season on 8 July against

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. The match ended with no goals scored by either team. The club spent thirteen days in Isparta before traveling to Germany on 12 July for nineteen days. The second camp consisted of six friendly matches against FC Wegberg-Beek,

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and

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. Trabzonspor signed

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defender

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for a reported

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1 million on 13 June. Before joining the

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club, Głowacki was named the best defender of the

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in 2009.

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on 22 June 2010.

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was named captain on 26 June following former captain

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's departure. Rumours were leaked on 13 July that stated forward

was looking to leave the club before their departure to Germany on 12 July. Gutiérrez was unable to obtain a visa when he first transferred to Turkey in January, and had not done so since then. As a result, Gutiérrez was unable to travel with the team to their pre-season camp in Germany, and was instead left in Istanbul. He was expected to join the team on 15 July. The

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n forward joined the squad on 17 July 2010. The club finished their pre-season preparations with a record of five wins, one draw, and two losses.

August

Because Trabzonspor won the

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, they took part in the

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. The final took place at

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on 7 August against league champions

. To commemorate the event,

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manufactured a special kit. Trabzonspor won the match 3–0, with all three goals coming from

. The list of fixtures for the first half of the Süper Lig season were released on 21 July. Trabzonspor started their season on the road against Ankaragücü, before playing their first home match against Fenerbahçe. Trabzonspor opened up the domestic season by defeating Ankaragücü two to nil, with two second half goals from Teófilo Gutiérrez sealing the match. Trabzonspor transferred former

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youth product

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from feeder club

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on 17 August. He was immediately loaned out to Trabzonspor's other feeder club,

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. Trabzonspor started their European campaign against

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in the play-off round of the

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on 19 August 2010. The club previously faced the then-English champions in the second round of the

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, with Trabzonspor winning the first leg 1–0, but losing the second leg 0–3. Liverpool went on to win the competition. Trabzonspor lost the first leg 0–1 at

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. They would go on to lose the second leg 1–2, and were knocked out of the competition by a score of 1–3 on aggregate. Trabzonspor signed A2 defender Mert Ege Özeren to a three-year deal on 23 August following

's injury. Trabzonspor played their first derby of the year when they faced Fenerbahçe on 23 August 2010. The Black Sea club struck first in the 14th minute, adding two more goals over a 15-minute span. Fenerbahçe scored two goals, but were unable to score a third in the second half. The win pushed Trabzonspor to the top of the table after two rounds, tied on points with

and

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. The club closed out the month with a love-love draw against

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on 30 August. Teófilo Gutiérrez was voted player of the month for August by TrabzonCell subscribers. The prolific goalscorer netted six goals in all competitions for the month of August.

September

The club hit the first international break having played five matches in a 15-day span. A friendly against

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was organized and played on 4 September. The match finished 2–1 in Trabzonspor's favour, with Engin Baytar and

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providing both goals. The club restarted the league season with a 6–1 win over regional rivals

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and

bagged a brace each, while

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and

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filled out the scorers' sheet. Trabzonspor travel once during the month of September to face

October

Trabzonspor play four matches in the month of October, with two at home and two on the road. They opened up the month against

at home, winning one to nil.

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provided the lone goal of the match in his first appearance for the club. The club travel to

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to face Kasımpaşa, before going back home a week later to face Gençlerbirliği. They close the month out in

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to face

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on 31 October.

November

The club continue the same schedule of two home and two away matches in November, starting off with a home match against

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. Trabzonspor will then travel to face league champions

, whom they bested earlier in the season with a three to nil win in the

. The club go back home to face

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, before traveling to face

December

Having won the

the previous year, Trabzonspor will begin their quest for a repeat in the group stages of the

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. The club is automatically seed first in one of four groups, along with clubs who placed first to third in the league (or first to fourth, if the Turkish Cup winner finishes in the top three). Trabzonspor, along with

, Fenerbahçe, and

, will be drawn into separate groups and will be joined by sixteen clubs who progress past the play-off round.Pekin, Ce
2009 2010
turkish-soccer.com, accessed 9 August 2010

Review

Pre-season

August

September

October

November

December

Match results

Süper Lig

Turkish Cup

Turkish Super Cup

UEFA Europa League

Friendlies

Tables

Süper Lig

Turkish Cup

Squad statistics

Transfers

In

Out

Loans out

See also

References