Fenerbahçe is a historic Istanbul sports institution founded in 1907, with football at the centre of its identity. Based in Kadıköy on the city’s Asian side, the club is associated with yellow and navy blue, the Yellow Canaries nickname and the charged atmosphere of Ülker Stadium. This team page brings together the club’s recorded 2026 squad, coaching chronology, recent transfer activity and competition history, while placing the football department within Fenerbahçe’s broader cultural and sporting tradition.
Fenerbahçe Upcoming matches by league
Süper Lig
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- Regular Season - 5
Gaziantep FK
Fenerbahçe
Gaziantep Stadyumu -
- Regular Season - 6
Fenerbahçe
Eyüpspor
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- Regular Season - 7
RizesporNo H2HFenerbahçe
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- Regular Season - 8
FenerbahçeNo H2HAlanyaspor
UEFA Champions League
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- Group Stage
Aston Villa
Fenerbahçe
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- Group Stage
Fenerbahçe
Slavia Praha
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- Group Stage
Fenerbahçe
Liverpool
Fenerbahçe Last matches by league
Süper Lig
UEFA Champions League
Friendlies Clubs
Türkiye Kupası
UEFA Europa League
Super Cup
Fenerbahçe Team Roster
Fenerbahçe’s recorded squad contains 41 players: 10 attackers, 13 defenders, six goalkeepers and 12 midfielders. The attacking group includes R. Lukaku, V. Muriqi and C. Ünder, while the defence features Ç. Söyüncü, M. Škriniar, N. Aké and Nélson Semedo. Ederson and M. Günok are among the named goalkeepers. Midfield options include Marco Asensio, Talisca, N. Kanté, M. Guendouzi, İ. Kahveci and İ. Yüksek. Shirt numbers range from 3 to 94, and one listed attacker has no number recorded. The positional spread covers all four main units.
position Goalkeeper
Tarık Çetin
Ederson Santana de Moraes
Fehmi Mert Günok
Engin Can Biterge
Kuzey Sapaz
position Defender
Archibald Norman Brown
Çağlar Söyüncü
Yiğit Efe Demir
Nathan Benjamin Aké
Mert Müldür
Kojo Peprah Oppong
Münir Levent Mercan
Jayden Quinn Oosterwolde
Nélson Cabral Semedo
Milan Škriniar
Rodrigo Nascimento França
Kamil Efe Üregen
Ognjen Mimović
position Midfielder
İsmail Yüksek
Mattéo Elias Kenzo Guendouzi Olié
Marco Asensio Willemsen
İrfan Can Kahveci
Bartuğ Elmaz
Alaettin Ekici
N'Golo Kanté
position Attacker
Amara Diouf
A. Yesilyurt
Muhammed Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli
Mason Will John Greenwood
Vedat Muriqi
Nene Dorgeles
Oğuz Aydın
Last Fenerbahçe Coachs
The most recent recorded coaching appointment is Domenico Tedesco, who began on 1 July 2025, but the dated chronology does not establish that he held the role. José Mourinho is recorded from 1 June 2024, following İ. Kartal’s spell from 1 June 2023 to 1 May 2024. Jorge Jesus is recorded from 1 June 2022 to 1 June 2023, while an earlier İ. Kartal spell ran from 1 January to 1 May 2022. The sequence is therefore a dated coaching history rather than a confirmed current appointment.
Domenico Tedesco
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domenico Tedesco | Italy | 1 July 2025 | |
| José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix | Portugal | 1 June 2024 | |
| İsmail Kartal | Türkiye | 1 June 2023 | 1 May 2024 |
| Jorge Fernando Pinheiro de Jesus | Portugal | 1 June 2022 | 1 June 2023 |
| İsmail Kartal | Türkiye | 1 January 2022 | 1 May 2022 |
| Zeki Murat Göle | Türkiye | 1 December 2021 | |
| Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira | Portugal | 1 July 2021 | 1 December 2021 |
| 1 April 2021 | |||
| Erol Bulut | Germany | 1 August 2020 | 1 March 2021 |
| Tahir Karapınar | Türkiye | 1 June 2020 | 1 July 2020 |
| Kazım Ersun Yanal | Türkiye | 1 December 2018 | 1 March 2020 |
| Phillip John-William Cocu | Netherlands | 1 June 2018 | 1 October 2018 |
| Aykut Kocaman | Türkiye | 1 June 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| Dirk Nicolaas Advocaat | Netherlands | 1 August 2016 | 1 June 2017 |
| Vítor Manuel de Oliveira Lopes Pereira | Portugal | 1 June 2015 | 1 August 2016 |
| İsmail Kartal | Türkiye | 1 August 2014 | 1 May 2015 |
| Kazım Ersun Yanal | Türkiye | 1 July 2013 | 1 August 2014 |
| Dirk Kuijt | Netherlands | 1 August 2012 | 1 May 2015 |
| Aykut Kocaman | Türkiye | 1 June 2010 | 1 June 2013 |
| Christoph Daum | Germany | 1 July 2009 | 1 June 2010 |
| Christoph Daum | Germany | 1 July 2003 | 1 June 2006 |
| Mustafa Denizli | Türkiye | 1 August 2000 | 1 December 2001 |
| Turhan Sofuoğlu | Türkiye | 1 January 2000 | 1 May 2000 |
| Joachim Löw | Germany | 1 July 1998 | 1 May 1999 |
| Carlos Alberto Gomes Parreira | Brazil | 1 July 1995 | 1 May 1996 |
| Guus Hiddink | Netherlands | 1 July 1990 | 1 June 1991 |
Fenerbahçe Transfers
Recent recorded arrivals include transfers for R. Lukaku from Napoli, M. Greenwood from Marseille, N. Aké from Manchester City, A. Yesilyurt from Karsiyaka, S. Cherif from Angers and V. Muriqi from Mallorca. A. Diouf arrived as a free agent from Génération Foot. S. Amrabat, Emir Akyildiz, C. Fedai, Y. Ekiz, D. Demir, A. Akgün, Omar Fayed, C. Ünder, D. Livaković, Diego Carlos, B. Kapacak, İ. Kahveci and Rodrigo Becão are recorded as returns from loan. The listed arrivals do not represent a complete seasonal total.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| K. Peprah Oppong |
Nice
|
Transfer | 27 August 2026 |
| R. Lukaku |
Napoli
|
Transfer | 11 August 2026 |
Fenerbahce U19
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Raise | 31 July 2026 | |
| M. Greenwood |
Marseille
|
Transfer | 13 July 2026 |
| N. Aké |
Manchester City
|
Transfer | 2 July 2026 |
| A. Diouf |
Génération Foot
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Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| V. Muriqi |
Mallorca
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
| S. Cherif |
Angers
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Transfer | 30 June 2026 |
Karsiyaka
|
Transfer | 30 June 2026 | |
| O. MimoviÄ |
Pafos
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Yiğit Fidan |
Pendikspor
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| İ. Eğribayat |
Samsunspor
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Demir |
Sakaryaspor
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| B. Elmaz |
Fatih Karagümrük
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Rodrigo Becão |
Kasımpaşa
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Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
The departures listed include a loan for Yiğit Fidan to Muğlaspor and Emir Akyildiz to Elazığspor, while D. Livaković, B. Elmaz, Rodrigo Becão and İ. Eğribayat also left on loan. E. Mor, Ahmet Kose, Haydar Karataş, C. Tosun and B. Kapacak are listed as free-agent departures. Transfers include Y. Sen to Sarıyer, Y. En-Nesyri to Al-Ittihad FC and S. Szymański to Rennes. E. Álvarez, S. Cherif and J. Durán are recorded as returns from loan. This is a capped selection, not a complete departure total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talisca |
Al-Jazira
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Free agent | 2 September 2026 |
| Diego Carlos |
Parma
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Loan | 31 August 2026 |
| S. Amrabat |
Ajax
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Free agent | 29 August 2026 |
| C. Ünder |
Çorum FK
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Free agent | 27 August 2026 |
| D. Livaković |
Barcelona
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Transfer | 26 August 2026 |
| E. Demir |
Alanyaspor
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Free agent | 24 August 2026 |
| E. Demir |
Alanyaspor
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- | 23 August 2026 |
| C. Fedai |
Kütahyaspor
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Loan | 20 August 2026 |
| Omar Fayed |
Frosinone
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Transfer | 18 August 2026 |
| A. Musaba |
Norwich
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Loan | 18 August 2026 |
| S. Cherif |
Coventry
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Transfer | 18 August 2026 |
| Omar Fayed |
Frosinone
|
Transfer | 17 August 2026 |
| Fred |
Atletico-MG
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Transfer | 13 August 2026 |
| İ. Eğribayat |
Gençlerbirliği S.K.
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Free agent | 12 August 2026 |
| Yiğit Fidan |
Muğlaspor
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Loan | 27 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The listed movement points to several distinct pathways rather than a single transfer type. Incoming activity includes direct transfers such as R. Lukaku from Napoli, M. Greenwood from Marseille and N. Aké from Manchester City alongside A. Diouf’s free-agent arrival and numerous returns from loan. Departures combine loans, free agents, transfers and returns from loan, with exits including Y. En-Nesyri to Al-Ittihad FC and S. Szymański to Rennes. Several players appear in both directions in the recorded entries: S. Cherif, C. Ünder, Rodrigo Becão, İ. Kahveci, B. Kapacak, Emir Akyildiz and D. Livaković have an incoming return or transfer entry alongside a departure entry at another date. This indicates that the movement list spans changing loan and registration situations, but it does not establish a complete net balance.
Leagues Fenerbahçe has participated in
Recent recorded participation covers Friendlies Clubs, Süper Lig, Türkiye Kupası, UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, with each competition listed through 2025. Süper Lig and Türkiye Kupası begin in 2011, the Champions League in 2012, the Europa League in 2015 and Friendlies Clubs in 2020. The Super Cup is recorded from 2012 to 2023, while the UEFA Europa Conference League spans 2021 to 2023; both are historical entries rather than recent participation. The competition profile combines domestic league and cup football with European campaigns and friendly fixtures, without implying results or qualification.
More about Fenerbahçe
Founded in 1907, Fenerbahçe is an Istanbul sports club whose football department is one of the defining institutions of Turkish football. Its home is Kadıköy, on the Asian side of the city, and the club’s name is linked to the lighthouse at Fenerbahçe Cape. Ülker Stadium, historically known as Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, stands at the centre of this local identity. Its close-to-the-pitch setting and intense atmosphere have made the ground a powerful expression of the club’s relationship with its neighbourhood.
Yellow and navy blue are the unmistakable colours of Fenerbahçe, whose supporters commonly use the Sarı Kanaryalar, or Yellow Canaries, nickname. The traditional striped shirt and circular crest reinforce a visual language built on continuity. The badge’s oak leaf represents strength and resilience, while its colours carry symbolic associations with purity, national attachment, nobility and success.
Fenerbahçe is widely recognised as one of Turkey’s Big Three and is a permanent top-flight presence, having never been relegated from the league since it began in 1959. Its football ecosystem includes regular domestic competition in the Süper Lig and Türkiye Kupası, alongside a recorded history in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League. The Intercontinental Derby with Galatasaray gives the club’s calendar an especially charged dimension, connecting the Asian and European sides of Istanbul through one of the country’s most prominent rivalries.
Beyond football, Fenerbahçe operates as a member-owned sports club, with the president and board elected by club congress members. That structure sits alongside a broader multi-sport tradition, while the football squad reflects Istanbul’s international character by combining Turkish players with talent from across Europe and beyond. The result is a club identity shaped simultaneously by place, supporters, visual heritage, democratic governance and national prominence.
Last matches statistics for Fenerbahçe
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gornik Zabrze
1 - 1
Fenerbahçe
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2 / 14 |
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86 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
|
Fenerbahçe
2 - 0
Sturm Graz
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10 / 17 |
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90 | 10 | - | 1 |
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Sturm Graz
0 - 1
Fenerbahçe
|
6 / 11 |
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80 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
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Gençlerbirliği S.K.
2 - 1
Fenerbahçe
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11 / 29 |
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90 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
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Fenerbahçe
1 - 1
Lyon
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5 / 12 |
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86 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
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Fenerbahçe
4 - 2
Konyaspor
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8 / 18 |
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92 | 8 | - | 6 |
|
Lyon
1 - 2
Fenerbahçe
|
7 / 16 |
|
79 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
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Samsunspor
0 - 2
Fenerbahçe
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7 / 15 |
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85 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
|
Fenerbahçe
1 - 2
Beşiktaş
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2 / 9 |
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0% | 18 | 4 | 4 |
|
Fenerbahçe
1 - 1
AS Roma
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5 / 11 |
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0% | 12 | 4 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Fenerbahçe
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Fenerbahçe vs AS Roma
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1635659
Fenerbahçe vs Beşiktaş
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584397
Samsunspor vs Fenerbahçe
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584393
Lyon vs Fenerbahçe
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1622630
Fenerbahçe vs Konyaspor
Süper Lig 2026 - 1584380
Fenerbahçe vs Lyon
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1622621
2025-2026
1st shirt
2025-2026
2nd shirt
2025-2026
3rd shirt
2025-2026
4th shirt
2022-2023
1st shirt
2022-2023
2nd shirt
2022-2023
3rd shirt
2022-2023
4th shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
3rd shirt
2021-2022
4th shirt