Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Fenerbahçe or simply Fener, is a Turkish professional multi-sport club based in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. Fenerbahçe is parent to a number of different competitive departments including football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, athletics, swimming, sailing, boxing, rowing, and eSports, which have won European and domestic titles over the club's history.
The Istanbul Football League 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 Empire, in 1904. The Istanbul League was the first football organization ever in the Ottoman Empire and later Turkey. In the inaugural 1904–05 season the matches between the four teams, Moda FC, HMS Imogene, Elpis FC, and Cadi-Keuy FC were played on Sundays, leading to the name of the league, Istanbul Sunday League. Henry Pears, an Englishman and one of the three founders, promised to ultimately award the shield to the club with the most championships won during the initial 10 years.
Football was introduced to the Ottoman Empire by Englishmen living in the area. The first matches took place in Selanik, now known as Thessaloniki, in 1875. F.C. Smyrna was the first football club established in Turkey. The same men brought football from İzmir to Istanbul in 1895. The first competitive matches between İzmir and Istanbul clubs took place in 1897, 1898, 1899, and 1904. The İzmir team won every match.
The history of Galatasaray S.K. covers over 100 years of the sports from the club based in Istanbul, Turkey. Established in 1905, the club became the most successful club in the history of Turkish football.
Horace Armitage was an English football player and manager who managed Galatasaray between 1908 and 1911. He also played for Fenerbahçe before going to Galatasaray SK. He was one of the founders of Cadi-Keuy.
The Intercontinental Derby is any football match between rivals Fenerbahçe SK and Galatasaray SK. 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 rivalry 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.
Moda FC is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire.
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, commonly known simply as Fenerbahçe or colloquially as Fener, is a professional football club based in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. They represent the men's football department of the Fenerbahçe S.K. sports club and compete in the Süper Lig, the top flight of Turkish football. In domestic football, Fenerbahçe have won a record 28 national championship titles and seven Turkish Cups. In international football, the club has won the Balkans Cup, which was the first non-domestic trophy won by a Turkish club.
The 1906–07 İstanbul Football League season was the third season of the league. Cadi-Keuy FC won the league for the second time.
The 1909–10 İstanbul Football League season was the 6th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the second time.
The 1910–11 Istanbul Football League season was the 7th season of the league. Galatasaray won the league for the third time.
The 1911–12 İstanbul Football League season was the 8th season of the league. Fenerbahçe won the league for the first time. Galatasaray protested Istanbul League Organization' s decision regarding Adnan İbrahim Pirioglu's penalty and did not join the league.
The 1916–17 İstanbul Football League season was the 12th season of the league. Altınordu İdman Yurdu SK won the league for the first time. NB: 3-2-1 point system.
The 1925–26 İstanbul Football League season was the 19th season of the league. Galatasaray SK won the league for the 8th time. The tournament was single-elimination, not league as in the past.
Elpis FC, is a defunct sports club of Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. The colours of the club were blue and white as in the Greek flag.
The 1906–07 season was Galatasaray SK's 3rd in existence and the club's 1st in the Istanbul Football League.
Black Stockings FC were a Turkish football club based in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. The club were the first football club in Turkish football history. They dissolved in 1901.
The 1907–08 season was Galatasaray SK's 4th in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the Istanbul Football League. Ali Sami Yen broke his leg during the Moda FC match and then he announced his retirement from football.
Hamit Hüsnü Kayacan was a Turkish intellectual and sports executive, who played a major role in the development of football in Turkey. He was the older brother of Fuat Hüsnü Kayacan. Being one of the principal founders of Galatasaray SK, he left the club after a disagreement with the Galatasaray board members and switched to Fenerbahçe SK which he also served as a president.
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü Kadın Futbol Takımı, currently also known as Fenerbahçe Petrol Ofisi for sponsorship reasons, is the women's football branch of Fenerbahçe S.K., founded originally in 1995, and re-founded in 2021. The team plays in the Turkish Women's Football Super League.
