2007–08 Fenerbahçe S.K. season
Fenerbahçe 2007–08 football season
| 2007–08 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Aziz Yıldırım | |||
| Head coach | Zico | |||
| Stadium | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium | |||
| Süper Lig | 2nd | |||
| Turkish Cup | Quarter-finals | |||
| Turkish Super Cup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | Semih Şentürk (17) | |||
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← 2006–07 2008–09 → | ||||
During the 2007–08 Turkish football season, Fenerbahçe competed in the Süper Lig.
Season summary
Fenerbahçe recorded their best-ever European performance as they reached the Champions League quarter-finals. However, they failed to retain the Süper Lig title. Coach Zico did not sign a contract extension, and resigned on June 10.
Kit
Fenerbahçe's kit was manufactured by German apparel company Adidas and sponsored by Turkish telecommunications company Avea.
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Süper Lig
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray (C) | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 23 | +41 | 79 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 37 | +35 | 73[a] | Qualification to Champions League second qualifying round |
| 3 | Beşiktaş | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 32 | +26 | 73[a] | Qualification to UEFA Cup second qualifying round |
| 4 | Sivasspor | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 57 | 29 | +28 | 73[a] | Qualification to Intertoto Cup second round |
| 5 | Kayserispor | 34 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 31 | +19 | 55 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[b] |
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ a b c Fenerbahçe were ahead of Beşiktaş and Sivasspor on head-to-head points and Beşiktaş were ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head goal difference: Fenerbahçe: 12 pts; Beşiktaş: 3 pts, 5–7 (–2); Sivasspor: 3 pts, 4–8 (–4).
- ^ Kayserispor have won the 2007–08 Turkish Cup competition and thus are qualified for the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Champions League
Third qualifying round
Fenerbahçe 
v 
Anderlecht
v 
Anderlecht | 15 August 2007 First leg | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | Anderlecht | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:00 | Alex  32' | Report | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
Anderlecht v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 29 August 2007 Second leg | Anderlecht | 0–2 (0–3 agg.) | Fenerbahçe | Anderlecht, Belgium |
| 20:30 | Report | Kežman 4' Alex 73' | Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
Group stage
| Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Internazionale | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Fenerbahçe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | |
| 3 |  PSV Eindhoven | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 |  CSKA Moscow | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 1 |
Source: RSSSF
Fenerbahçe v 
Internazionale
v Internazionale | 19 September 2007 1 | Fenerbahçe | 1–0 | Internazionale | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Deivid 43' | Report MatchCentre | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 44,212 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain) |
CSKA Moscow 
v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 2 October 2007 2 | CSKA Moscow | 2–2 | Fenerbahçe | Moscow, Russia |
| 18:30 | Krasić 48' Vágner Love 53' (pen.) | Report MatchCentre | Alex 9' Deivid 86' | Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany) |
PSV 
v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 23 October 2007 3 | PSV | 0–0 | Fenerbahçe | Eindhoven, Netherlands |
| 20:45 | Report MatchCentre | Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England) |
Fenerbahçe v PSV
v PSV | 7 November 2007 4 | Fenerbahçe | 2–0 | PSV | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Marcellis 28' (o.g.) Şentürk 30' | Report MatchCentre | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 46,229 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
Internazionale v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 27 November 2007 5 | Internazionale | 3–0 | Fenerbahçe | Milan, Italy |
| 20:45 | Cruz 55' Ibrahimović 66'Jiménez 90+2' | Report MatchCentre | Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 24,736 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
Fenerbahçe v CSKA Moscow
v CSKA Moscow | 12 December 2007 6 | Fenerbahçe | 3–1 | CSKA Moscow | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Alex 32' Boral 45+1', 90' | Report MatchCentre | Edu Dracena 30' (o.g.) | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 45,745 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy) |
Round of 16
Fenerbahçe v 
Sevilla
v 
Sevilla | 20 February 2008 First leg | Fenerbahçe | 3–2 | Sevilla | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Kežman 17' Lugano 57'Şentürk 87' | Report | Edu Dracena 23' (o.g.) Escudé 66' | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 46,210 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany) |
Sevilla v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 4 March 2008 Second leg | Sevilla | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (2–3 p) | Fenerbahçe | Seville, Spain |
| 20:45 | Alves 6' Keita 9'Kanouté 41' | Report | Deivid 21', 80' | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 38,626 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland) |
| Penalties | ||||
Kanouté  Escudé  Dragutinović Maresca Alves | Vederson Edu Dracena Aurélio Kežman | |||
Quarter-finals
Fenerbahçe v 
Chelsea
v 
Chelsea | 2 April 2008 First leg | Fenerbahçe | 2–1 | Chelsea | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 20:45 | Kazim-Richards 65' Deivid 81' | Report | Deivid 13' (o.g.) | Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Attendance: 49,055 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) |
Chelsea v Fenerbahçe
v Fenerbahçe | 8 April 2008 Second leg | Chelsea | 2–0 (3–2 agg.) | Fenerbahçe | London, England |
| 20:45 | Ballack 4' Lampard 87' | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 38,369 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany) |
Notes
- ^ Vederson also holds Turkish citizenship.
- ^ Kazim-Richards was born in Waltham Forest, England, but also qualified to represent Antigua and Barbuda through his father and Turkey through his mother and made his international debut for Turkey in March 2007.
- ^ Aurélio was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but also qualified to represent Turkey internationally and made his international debut for Turkey in August 2006.
- ^ Turacı was born in Brussels, Belgium, and represented them at U-18, U-19, and U-21 level, but also qualified to represent Turkey through his parents and made his international debut for Turkey in August 2004.
References
- ^ "FootballSquads - Fenerbahçe - 2007/08". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
