The 2013–14 season is Fenerbahçe's 56th consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 107th year in existence. They also competed in the UEFA Champions League starting in the third qualifying round after being second in the 2012–13 domestic season. At the same time, Fenerbahçe was banned from European football, the Champions League third qualifying round spots shifted down after a match-fixing scandal. On 18 July 2013, Fenerbahçe's will enter the Champions League third qualifying round on Friday despite its UEFA ban for match-fixing scandal after winning an emergency ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Season overview

On 22 May 2013, Alper Potuk completed a move to Fenerbahçe in 5-year contract. The transfer involved Henri Bienvenu moving in the opposite direction, to Eskişehirspor, while Fenerbahçe also paid €6.25 million. On 29 May 2013, Aykut Kocaman submits his resignation as Fenerbahçe coach, saying that he is ‘exhausted.’ The former goal-scoring great is set to leave the club only a week after leading the Istanbul club to a second successive Turkish Cup. On 6 June 2013, Fenerbahçe has come to an end on the negotiations with Zenit’s Bruno Alves. Our club has 3 years agreement with 32 years old Portuguese player, for a fee of €5.5 million. On 14 June 2013, Fenerbahçe has agreed on the terms of transfer of Czech left wing Michal Kadlec for 3 years, with €4.5 million transfer fee in 3 years contract. On 18 June 2013, Fenerbahçe has agreed on the terms with Swedish midfielder Samuel Holmén. The contract will be valid for 3 years. On 25 June 2013, UEFA announced on Wednesday that Turkish side Fenerbahçe has been banned from next two season's Champions League over match-fixing allegations. Fenerbahçe have been handed a two-year ban and will miss this season's Champions League, where they were due to enter in the third qualifying round. A third year has been suspended over a five-year probation period. On 28 June 2013, Ersun Yanal has agreed to take charge of Fenerbahçe, replacing Aykut Kocaman who resigned at the end of May, the club said on Friday. His appointment coincides with tough times for the Fenerbahçe who have been banned from European competition for two seasons over their involvement in a domestic match-fixing scandal. Fenerbahçe, who finished second in the Süper Lig last season, will miss out on next season's Champions League which they had been due to enter in the third qualifying round. On 1 July 2013, Fenerbahçe, open new season with training session. Yanal, addressing his players, said the absolute goal was winning the Süper Lig championship. “I have gotten to know you. You will get to know me and we will get to know each other much better. Let's keep our eyes on the prize and hope for the best next season,” he noted. On 11 July 2013, Fenerbahçe which applied to the Union of European Football Associations Appeals Body after it was banned from European club competitions by the UEFA disciplinary board last month, defended itself for seven hours during a hearing held in Nyon, Switzerland, on Wednesday. On 15 July 2013, Turkish clubs Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş have failed in their bids to overturn bans from European competition, The Union of European Football Associations said on Monday. Fenerbahçe, who were due to compete in this season's Champions League, were banned from European soccer for two seasons and Beşiktaş, who had qualified for the Europa League, for one season. On 18 July 2013, Fenerbahçe said today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) had suspended the execution of UEFAs decision banning the club from European competition for two years over their involvement in a domestic match-fixing scandal. "Fenerbahçe soccer team will attend the UEFA Champions League draws on Friday and continue on its path," Fenerbahçe chairman Aziz Yıldırım told the club's official television channel. On 19 July 2013, Fenerbahçe has been pitted against Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round, after the top-level UEFA competition draw was made on July 19, a day after its match-fixing scandal ban was stayed. On 24 July 2013, Within the scope of pre-season camp, Fenerbahçe has competed to Dutch representative PSV at Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. Our team left the ground with 0–2 loss where our opponent’s goals came from Tim Matavž in the minute of 15 and Jürgen Locadia in 71st minute. Prior to the friendly, our Professional Football Team’s 2013–14 Jersey’s has been launched with a giant show. On 31 July 2013, The Ersun Yanal's first official match, Fenerbahçe made the most of their UEFA Champions League lifeline with a 1–1 draw against Red Bull Salzburg in the first leg of their Third qualifying round tie on Wednesday. On 6 August 2013, Fenerbahçe defeated Red Bull Salzburg in UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round with a 3–1 win. Also this match was the first official win the game for the new manager Ersun Yanal. On 7 August 2013, Emmanuel Emenike came back to Fenerbahçe for four-year deal after playing 2 seasons for Spartak Moscow. Fenerbahçe agreed to pay €13 million, while Emenike will get €2.4 million each season. On the same date Miroslav Stoch was loaned out to PAOK for €1 million. On 9 August 2013, Fenerbahçe have been drawn against Arsenal in the play-off round of the Champions League for a place in the elite 32-team group stages. The first leg was played on 21 August 2013 and the second on 28 August 2013. On 11 August 2013, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray kicked off the new season of Turkish soccer in the Super Cup which was played in Kayseri. This was the 375th meeting between the two sides in history. Both sides played decent attacking soccer, but it was Galatasaray who had the last laugh with Didier Drogba heading home the only goal in the first half of Extra Time. On 18 August 2013, Ersun Yanal's first league match with Fenerbahçe, paid the price for its distraction as they squandered a 2–0 first half lead to eventually lose 3–2 to newcomer Torku Konyaspor in their Süper Lig opener at Konya Atatürk Stadium on Saturday evening. On 18 August 2013, Fenerbahçe will have a mountain to climb to reach the group stages of the Champions League after being crushed 3–0 by an efficient Arsenal at their caldron of Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in the first leg of the play-off round. On 27 August 2013, Fenerbahçe in desperate bid against rival Arsenal with lose 2–0 and 5–0 on aggregate, also on 28 August, they will be unable to compete in the UEFA Europa League this season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a UEFA-imposed two-year ban from European competition over a match-fixing scandal on Wednesday. On 3 November 2013, Aziz Yıldırım has been re-elected as Fenerbahçe chairman for a record 11th term, which ensures that he will become the longest-serving figure heading one of Turkey's biggest and most popular clubs. On 27 April 2014, Yanal's team Fenerbahçe won the Süper Lig title with three games to spare on Sunday after a 0–0 draw at home to Çaykur Rizespor, in front of a crowd made up exclusively of women and children.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas Main sponsor: Türk Telekom

Back sponsor: Ülker Sleeve sponsor: Avea

Short sponsor: MNG Kargo Socks sponsor: –

Transfers

Football Transfers Summer 2013Players transferred inDatePos.NameClubFeeRef.22 May 2013MFAlper PotukEskişehirspor€6,250,0006 June 2013DFBruno AlvesZenit St. Petersburg€5,500,00014 June 2013DFMichal KadlecBayer Leverkusen€4,500,00018 June 2013MFSamuel Holménİstanbul BBFree10 August 2013FWEmmanuel EmenikeSpartak Moscow€13,000,000Players transferred outDatePos.NameClubFeeRef.4 June 2013FWHenri BienvenuEskişehirsporUndisclosed2 July 2013DFOrhan ŞamKasımpaşaUndisclosed8 July 2013MFSezer ÖztürkBeşiktaş€1,500,0005 September 2013GKSerkan KırıntılıÇaykur RizesporUndisclosedPlayers loan outDatePos.NameClubFeeRef.7 August 2013MFMiroslav StochPAOK€1,000,00030 August 2013MFMiloš KrasićBastia€800,000Players releasedDatePos.NameSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.19 June 2013FWSemih ŞentürkAntalyaspor

Total spending: €29,250,000

Total income: €3,300,000

Line-up

No.Pos.NameGSNote1 GKVolkan Demirel33Mert Günok has 7 starts77RBGökhan Gönül29Mehmet Topuz has 10 starts, Bekir İrtegün has 1 start2CDEgemen Korkmaz22Bekir İrtegün has 11 starts, Joseph Yobo has 5 starts, Michal Kadlec has 2 starts15CDBruno Alves29Bekir İrtegün has 7 starts, Michal Kadlec has 3 starts, Serdar Kesimal has 1 start88LBCaner Erkin30Michal Kadlec has 7 starts, Hasan Ali Kaldırım has 3 starts5CMMehmet Topal29Selçuk Şahin has 10 starts, Emre Belözoğlu has 2 starts14 CMRaul Meireles21Alper Potuk has 14 starts, Cristian Baroni has 4 starts, Emre Belözoğlu has 1 start25CMEmre Belözoğlu15Cristian Baroni has 14 starts, Samuel Holmén has 5 starts, Alper Potuk has 3 starts, Salih Uçan has 3 starts12RWDirk Kuyt34Samuel Holmén has 2 starts, Emmanuel Emenike has 2 starts, Alper Potuk has 2 starts7LWMoussa Sow32Mehmet Topuz has 2 starts, Dirk Kuyt has 2 starts, Emmanuel Emenike has 2 starts, Hasan Ali Kaldırım has 1 start, Caner Erkin has 1 start9CFEmmanuel Emenike20Pierre Webó has 18 starts, Moussa Sow has 1 start, Dirk Kuyt has 1 start

Squad

First team squad

No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers 1 Volkan Demirel GK Kartalspor 2002 23 Mert Günok GK Youth system 2009 Defenders 2 Egemen Korkmaz DF Beşiktaş 2012 3 Hasan Ali Kaldırım DF Kayserispor 2012 4 Bekir İrtegün DF Gaziantepspor 2009 22 Bruno Alves DF Zenit 2013 24 Michal Kadlec DF Bayer Leverkusen 2013 53 Serdar Kesimal DF Kayserispor 2011 77 Gökhan Gönül DF Hacettepe 2007 Midfielders 5 Mehmet Topal MF Valencia 2012 8 Samuel Holmén MF İstanbul Başakşehir 2013 14 Raul Meireles MF Chelsea 2012 16 Cristian Baroni MF Corinthians 2009 21 Selçuk Şahin MF Istanbulspor 2003 25 Emre Belözoğlu MF Atlético Madrid 2013 26 Alper Potuk MF Eskişehirspor 2013 38 Mehmet Topuz MF Kayserispor 2009 48 Salih Uçan MF Bucaspor 2012 88 Caner Erkin MF CSKA Moscow 2010 Forwards 7 Moussa Sow FW Lille 2012 9 Pierre Webó FW İstanbul Başakşehir 2013 11 Dirk Kuyt FW Liverpool 2012 29 Emmanuel Emenike FW Spartak Moscow 2013

Reserve squad

Squad statistics No.Nat.PlayerSüper LigTürkiye KupasıIncludes 2013 Turkish Super CupChampions LeagueTotalAppsAppsAppsApps 1 Volkan Demirel | 29|| 0 || 1 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 33 || 0 || 1 || 0 2 Egemen Korkmaz | 20|| 2 || 4 || 1 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 21 || 2 || 5 || 1 3 Hasan Ali Kaldırım | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 4 Bekir İrtegün | 19|| 1 || 3 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 22 || 1 || 4 || 0 5 Mehmet Topal | 26|| 3 || 3 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 30 || 3 || 3 || 0 6 Joseph Yobo | 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 5 || 0 || 0 || 1 7 Moussa Sow | 30|| 15|| 2 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 | 35 || 16 || 2 || 0 8 Samuel Holmén | 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 9 Pierre Webó | 26|| 9 || 2 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 31 || 10 || 4 || 0 11 Dirk Kuyt | 32||10 || 3 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 37 || 10 || 3 || 0 14 Raul Meireles | 20|| 1 || 2 || 1 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 24 || 2 || 3 || 1 16 Cristian Baroni | 17|| 4 || 2 || 1 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 | 22 || 5 || 2 || 1 21 Selçuk Şahin | 17|| 0 || 2 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 21 || 0 || 2 || 0 22 Bruno Alves | 25|| 2 || 6 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 2 || 1 | 4 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 30 || 2 || 9 || 1 23 Mert Günok | 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 24 Michal Kadlec | 9 || 2 || 0 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 14 || 2 || 1 || 0 25 Emre Belözoğlu | 20|| 6 || 7 || 1 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 1 || 0