2012 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 39th edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match was contested between the 2011–12 Süper Lig champions Galatasaray and the 2011–12 Turkish Cup winners Fenerbahçe, making the game the 372nd edition of Kıtalar Arası Derbi. The game was the first to take place since 2010 Turkish Super Cup, as the 2011 Turkish Super Cup was cancelled because of the 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal.TFF Süper Kupa, 12 Ağustos'ta Erzurum'da oynanacak Turkish Football Federation , accessed
Background This was the 4th overall national super cup matchup between the teams since 1966, and the first matchup since 2006, when the cup was rebranded as TFF Süper Kupa. Galatasaray last won the cup in 2008 against Kayserispor, while Fenerbahçe last won the cup in 2009 against Beşiktaş. In their three previous finals, Fenerbahçe won two, in 1973 and 1985, while Galatasaray won in 1996.
Path to the final Galatasaray were champions in the regular season, finishing 9 points ahead of Fenerbahçe. In the championship playoffs, Fenerbahçe caught up with Galatasaray, but Galatasaray were crowned eventual champions, finishing 1 point ahead of Fenerbahçe. In the regular season, Galatasaray collected 77 points with 23 wins, 8 draws, and 3 losses. Fenerbahçe collected 68 points with 20 wins, 8 draws, and 6 losses.2011–12 Süper Lig table Turkish Football Federation , accessed At the beginning of the championship playoffs, the regular season points were halved. Galatasaray finished collecting 48 points by 2 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss. Fenerbahçe had a better run in the playoffs, by 4 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. But they only collected 47 points and Galatasaray became champions of 2011–12 Süper Lig, securing a berth in the Turkish Super Cup final.
Although runners-up of the league, Fenerbahçe performed better in the domestic cup. They entered the tournament at the third round. They won their third-round match against Konya Torku Şekerspor. In the fourth round, they beat Samsunspor. The quarter-final was the toughest match for Fenerbahçe, as they struggled against Kayserispor, but were winners after a penalty shoot-out. In the semi-finals stage, they played against Karabükspor. In the 2012 Turkish Cup Final they were crowned champions against rivals Bursaspor by a decisive 4–0 win, which was their first domestic cup win in 29 years, since 1983. By winning the cup, Fenerbahçe secured a berth in the Turkish Super Cup final.Fenerbahçe win Ziraat Turkish Cup Turkish Football Federation, accessed
Match details
GK 25 Fernando MusleraDF 27 Emmanuel EbouéDF 13 Dany Nounkeu DF 26 Semih KayaDF 22 Hakan Balta (c)MF 4 Hamit AltıntopMF 50 Engin Baytar MF 8 Selçuk İnan MF 52 Emre Çolak FW 19 Umut Bulut FW 9 Johan Elmander Substitutes:GK 86 Ufuk CeylanDF 5 Gökhan ZanDF 7 Aydin Yilmaz MF 11 Albert RieraMF 35 Yekta KurtuluşMF 53 Nordin Amrabat FW77 Necati Ateș Manager: Fatih Terim Assistant referees:Bahattın DuranTarik Ongun Fourth official:Süleyman Abay GK 1 Volkan Demirel DF 67 Orhan Sam DF 2 Egemen KorkmazDF 4 Bekir Irtegün DF 3 Hasan Ali KaldırımDF 5 Mehmet Topal MF 16 CristianMF 38 Mehmet Topuz MF 10 Alex (c) MF 88 Caner ErkinFW 11 Dirk KuytSubstitutes:GK 24 Mert Günok DF 7 Moussa Sow DF 9 Miroslav StochMF 17 Recep NiyazMF 21 Selçuk SahinMF 23 Semih SentürkMF 27 Milos Krasić Manager: Aykut Kocaman
See also 2011–12 Süper Lig 2011–12 Turkish Cup
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