2007–08_Fenerbahçe_S.K._season

2007–08 Fenerbahçe S.K. season

2007–08 Fenerbahçe S.K. season

Fenerbahçe 2007–08 football season

During the 2007–08 Turkish football season, Fenerbahçe competed in the Süper Lig.

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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

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Süper Lig

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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. 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).
  2. 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

15 August 2007 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–0 Belgium Anderlecht Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 Alex 32' Report Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
29 August 2007 Second leg Anderlecht Belgium 0–2
(0–3 agg.)		 Turkey Fenerbahçe Anderlecht, Belgium
20:30 Report Kežman 4'
Alex 73'		 Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium
Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Group stage

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group G

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19 September 2007 1 Fenerbahçe Turkey 1–0 Italy Internazionale Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 Deivid 43' Report MatchCentre Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 44,212
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)
2 October 2007 2 CSKA Moscow Russia 2–2 Turkey 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)
23 October 2007 3 PSV Netherlands 0–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe Eindhoven, Netherlands
20:45 Report MatchCentre Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Howard Webb (England)
7 November 2007 4 Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–0 Netherlands PSV Istanbul, Turkey
20:45 Marcellis 28' (o.g.)
Şentürk 30'		 Report MatchCentre Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Attendance: 46,229
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
27 November 2007 5 Internazionale Italy 3–0 Turkey Fenerbahçe Milan, Italy
20:45 Cruz 55'
Ibrahimović 66'
Jiménez 90+2'		 Report MatchCentre Stadium: San Siro
Attendance: 24,736
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
12 December 2007 6 Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–1 Russia 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

20 February 2008 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 3–2 Spain 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)
4 March 2008 Second leg Sevilla Spain 3–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–5 agg.)
(2–3 p)		 Turkey 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 soccer ball with check mark
Escudé soccer ball with red X
Dragutinović soccer ball with check mark
Maresca soccer ball with red X
Alves soccer ball with red X		 soccer ball with check mark Vederson
soccer ball with red X Edu Dracena
soccer ball with check mark Aurélio
soccer ball with check mark Kežman

Quarter-finals

2 April 2008 First leg Fenerbahçe Turkey 2–1 England 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)
8 April 2008 Second leg Chelsea England 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Turkey Fenerbahçe London, England
20:45 Ballack 4'
Lampard 87'		 Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 38,369
Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Notes

  1. [N 1]
    Vederson also holds Turkish citizenship.
  2. [N 2]
    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.
  3. [N 3]
    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.
  4. [N 4]
    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

  1. [1]
    "FootballSquads - Fenerbahçe - 2007/08". www.footballsquads.co.uk.
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