Matches begin on 23 October and continue on 6 and 27 November, then 3/4 and 17/18 December with each club in action on four of those match days and fixtures to be confirmed shortly. In the Round of 32 draw on 19 December, the teams finish first and third will be paired, with the runners-up meeting the sides currently competing in the UEFA Champions League. This is the last year that the tournament will be in its current format before being relaunched as the UEFA Europa League.
Group B
SL Benfica (POR)
Olympiacos CFP (GRE)
Galatasaray AŞ (TUR)
Hertha BSC Berlin (GER)
FC Metalist Kharkiv (UKR)
Source:UEFA
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
BESIKTAS COACH ERTUGRUL SAGLAM RESIGNED!
"Life goes on" these words said by Ertugrul Saglam, after the another disaster defeat in the European competition against Ukrainian team Metalist Kharkiv.
well, life will go on for him, not as the coach of Besiktas anymore!.....
On Tuesday, He resigned from the post after winning the League match against Hacettepespor.
The hammer came on Ertugrul Saglam, because of poor results in the European competition
Two unsuccessful season in the European competition under Saglam's belt, cost him the job.
In The Press conference Ertugrul saglam said , "The 4-1 loss to Metalist in the UEFA Cup deeply saddened us. I apologize for this to all Besiktas fans and the Turkish nation. I believe I represented Beşiktaş in the best possible way and I could have resigned earlier, but the game against Hacettepe was important. I wanted to say farewell with a win."
Also, General Manager of the Besiktas team, Sinan Engin, resigned too.
MORE INJURIES WORRIES FATIH TERIM!....
MORE INJURIES WORRIES FATIH TERIM....
Fatih Terim will be without several of his first-choice team after he named his 24-man squad ahead of their two World Cup qualifiers.
Gokhan Zan, Mehmet Topal, Gokdeniz Karadeniz and Emre Belozoglu were excused from the squad along with Gokhan Gonul and Gokhan Unal.
Injuries have restricted his attacking options with Nihat Kahveci, Tuncay Sanli, Semih Senturk and Hamit Altintop all unavailable for selection.
That has forced Terim to look elsewhere with Turgay Bahadir(Kayserispor) and Yusuf Simsek(Bursaspor) earning call ups.
Turkish National Team resume their World Cup qualification campaign against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Istanbul on Sunday before travelling to Tallinn to play Estonia four days later on wendsday.
Squad: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahce), Serdar Kulbilge (Kocaelispor), Tolga Zengin (Trabzonspor); Serdar Kurtulus (Besiktas), Sabri Sarioglu (Galatasaray), Servet Cetin (Galatasaray), Ceyhun Gulselam (Trabzonspor), Ibrahim Kas (Getafe), Hakan Kadir Balta (Galatasaray), Caglar Birinci (Denizlispor), Ugur Boral (Fenerbahce); Colin Kazim-Richards (Fenerbahce), Aydin Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Ayhan Akman (Galatasaray), Mehmet Aurelio (Real Betis), Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund), Caner Erkin (CSKA Moscow), Arda Turan (Galatasaray), Turgay Bahadir (Kayserispor), Yusuf Simsek (Bursaspor); Halil Altintop (Schalke), Mevlut Erdinc (Sochaux), Batuhan Karadeniz (Besiktas), Mehmet Yildiz (Sivasspor).
Fatih Terim will be without several of his first-choice team after he named his 24-man squad ahead of their two World Cup qualifiers.
Gokhan Zan, Mehmet Topal, Gokdeniz Karadeniz and Emre Belozoglu were excused from the squad along with Gokhan Gonul and Gokhan Unal.
Injuries have restricted his attacking options with Nihat Kahveci, Tuncay Sanli, Semih Senturk and Hamit Altintop all unavailable for selection.
That has forced Terim to look elsewhere with Turgay Bahadir(Kayserispor) and Yusuf Simsek(Bursaspor) earning call ups.
Turkish National Team resume their World Cup qualification campaign against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Istanbul on Sunday before travelling to Tallinn to play Estonia four days later on wendsday.
Squad: Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahce), Serdar Kulbilge (Kocaelispor), Tolga Zengin (Trabzonspor); Serdar Kurtulus (Besiktas), Sabri Sarioglu (Galatasaray), Servet Cetin (Galatasaray), Ceyhun Gulselam (Trabzonspor), Ibrahim Kas (Getafe), Hakan Kadir Balta (Galatasaray), Caglar Birinci (Denizlispor), Ugur Boral (Fenerbahce); Colin Kazim-Richards (Fenerbahce), Aydin Yilmaz (Galatasaray), Ayhan Akman (Galatasaray), Mehmet Aurelio (Real Betis), Nuri Sahin (Borussia Dortmund), Caner Erkin (CSKA Moscow), Arda Turan (Galatasaray), Turgay Bahadir (Kayserispor), Yusuf Simsek (Bursaspor); Halil Altintop (Schalke), Mevlut Erdinc (Sochaux), Batuhan Karadeniz (Besiktas), Mehmet Yildiz (Sivasspor).
BESIKTAS CAPTURES THE THIRD PLACE...
Mert Nobre scored Besiktas' winner goal in a 2-1 win over Hacettepe that moves them two points off the lead in the Turkish Turkcell Super League.
Besiktas young striker Batuhan Karadeniz celebrated being called up to the Turkey squad for two World Cup qualifiers this month with a goal after seven minutes.
Kadir Bekmezci scored in the 20th minute to level the scores, but Nobre proved the match-winner with his goal after 64 minutes.
Unbeaten Trabzonspor lead the table in the Turkcell Super League after six games.
Besiktas the other only team in the league yet to taste defeat.
But, Besiktas team is in uncertainty with their board of directors and coaching position!...
Getting routed of of the UEFA CUP, hurt club's future, in my opinion!...
Besiktas young striker Batuhan Karadeniz celebrated being called up to the Turkey squad for two World Cup qualifiers this month with a goal after seven minutes.
Kadir Bekmezci scored in the 20th minute to level the scores, but Nobre proved the match-winner with his goal after 64 minutes.
Unbeaten Trabzonspor lead the table in the Turkcell Super League after six games.
Besiktas the other only team in the league yet to taste defeat.
But, Besiktas team is in uncertainty with their board of directors and coaching position!...
Getting routed of of the UEFA CUP, hurt club's future, in my opinion!...
Monday, October 6, 2008
MANCESTER UNITED SCOUT SERCAN YILDIRIM ON SUNDAY
If you read,listen or watch the Turkish media , you probably did not hear this news!..
According to Triballfootball.com web site, scouts from Man U , were in Bursa , this past Sunday .
They attended the match between Bursaspor v Galatasaray and scout the young Bursaspor player Sercan Yildirim.
Sercan Yildirim has already revealed contact with United officials and his effort in the victory over Galatasaray was the Yildrim's fifth goal in six games.
He is the Top scorer in the Turkey's Turkcell Super League with five goals,so far.
AHMET TURGUTTURKISHSOCCER.COM/ EDITOR
According to Triballfootball.com web site, scouts from Man U , were in Bursa , this past Sunday .
They attended the match between Bursaspor v Galatasaray and scout the young Bursaspor player Sercan Yildirim.
Sercan Yildirim has already revealed contact with United officials and his effort in the victory over Galatasaray was the Yildrim's fifth goal in six games.
He is the Top scorer in the Turkey's Turkcell Super League with five goals,so far.
AHMET TURGUTTURKISHSOCCER.COM/ EDITOR
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL(SOCCER) IN THE TURCELL SUPER LEAGUE
Tukey's Turkcell Super League's sixth week last match will be played on Monday night in Turkey.
This is the second Monday Night match since the season started.
The team with a lot of chaos, and rumors will face Hacettepe in their own turf.
After getting demolish in the UEFA CUP, Besiktas fans are furies about the results.
There is definitely problem between players and Coach Ertugrul Saglam.
After this match Besiktas team could hire a new coach...
Ertugrul Saglam's days with Besiktas , it is over , in my opnion!...
He has giving many chance that no Turkish coach has giving!,,,,
He did not take advantage of this!.....
Coming back to Monday Night match, If Besiktas wins the match against Hacettepe, we could see Besiktas,in the second place with 14 points.
Two points behind Leader Trabzonspor and one points behind second place team Bursaspor.
Follow this match on www.turkishsoccer.com Live.....
AHMET TURGUT
This is the second Monday Night match since the season started.
The team with a lot of chaos, and rumors will face Hacettepe in their own turf.
After getting demolish in the UEFA CUP, Besiktas fans are furies about the results.
There is definitely problem between players and Coach Ertugrul Saglam.
After this match Besiktas team could hire a new coach...
Ertugrul Saglam's days with Besiktas , it is over , in my opnion!...
He has giving many chance that no Turkish coach has giving!,,,,
He did not take advantage of this!.....
Coming back to Monday Night match, If Besiktas wins the match against Hacettepe, we could see Besiktas,in the second place with 14 points.
Two points behind Leader Trabzonspor and one points behind second place team Bursaspor.
Follow this match on www.turkishsoccer.com Live.....
AHMET TURGUT
TURKCELL SUPER LEAGUE SUNDAY WRAP
WORST START FOR FENERBAHCE UNDER ARAGONES!
Luis Aragones insists he has no intention of stepping down as Fenerbahce coach in the wake of Sunday's 4-1 home drubbing to Kayserispor.
Aragones, who took over Fenerbahce this summer after leading Spain to the Euro 2008 title, has suffered a hugely disappointing start to his reign and this latest loss has further increased the pressure on the 70-year-old Spaniard.
However, Aragones is adamant he is not going to fall on his sword, saying in comments reported by Marca: "To lose 4-1 is a bad result, but I have not come here to resign now. I'm here to do what I do best. Of course I'm not thinking about resigning."
The Kayserispor defeat leaves Fenerbahce 12th in the Turkcell Super League having lost four of their opening six games, winning the other two.
Fenerbahce have also picked up just one point from their opening two Champions League Group G matches, with last month's draw with Dynamo Kiev ending a run of eight successive home victories in Europe.
Last season, under the guidance of former coach Zico, Fenerbahce reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finished as runners-up in the Turkcell Super League.
The Fenerbahce fans were chanting "I Love You Zico" as they were leaving the match early......
BURSASPOR MOVE TO SECOND PLACE.....
BURSASPOR moved into second spot in the Turkcell Super League table with a 2-1 win over Harry Kewell's Galatasaray.
Mustafa Sarp opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Sercan Yildirim doubled the hosts' lead three minutes into the second half.
Arda Turan pulled one back for Galatasaray eight minutes later but they could not find the equaliser.
Bursaspor are a point behind league leader Trabzonspor.
Kayserispor are four points behind Bursaspor in fourth place after they triumphed 4-1 at Fenerbahce thanks to Julius Aghahowa's hat-trick.
Aghahowa grabbed his first in the 21st minute and doubled his and his side's tally four minutes from half-time.
Roberto Carlos grabbed one back for the hosts just before the hour mark, but Turgay Bahadir restored Kayserispor's two-goal advantage in the 63rd minute before Aghahowa completed his hat-trick 11 minutes later.
Kocaelispor remain bottom of the table after a last-gasp goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Eskisehirspor.
Souleymane Youla opened the scoring in the 13th minute but Volkan Bekiroglu equalised for the visitors 10 minutes from half-time.
Kocaelispor thought they were going to pick up only their second point of the season until Youla pounced again in the dying seconds.
Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK are only two points above Kocaelispor after they lost 2-1 at Denizlispor.
Yusuf Kurtulus put the hosts into the lead in the 15th minute before Roman Kratochvil doubled their advantage from the spot 11 minutes from half-time.
Marcos Marquinhos grabbed one back two minutes after the interval but the visitors could not find the equalizer.
Ankaragucu have only a point more and are still winless at home following their 2-0 loss to Genclerbirligi.
Carlos Kahe broke the deadlock in the 63rd minutes and Engin Baytar grabbed the other 12 minutes later.
Luis Aragones insists he has no intention of stepping down as Fenerbahce coach in the wake of Sunday's 4-1 home drubbing to Kayserispor.
Aragones, who took over Fenerbahce this summer after leading Spain to the Euro 2008 title, has suffered a hugely disappointing start to his reign and this latest loss has further increased the pressure on the 70-year-old Spaniard.
However, Aragones is adamant he is not going to fall on his sword, saying in comments reported by Marca: "To lose 4-1 is a bad result, but I have not come here to resign now. I'm here to do what I do best. Of course I'm not thinking about resigning."
The Kayserispor defeat leaves Fenerbahce 12th in the Turkcell Super League having lost four of their opening six games, winning the other two.
Fenerbahce have also picked up just one point from their opening two Champions League Group G matches, with last month's draw with Dynamo Kiev ending a run of eight successive home victories in Europe.
Last season, under the guidance of former coach Zico, Fenerbahce reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League and finished as runners-up in the Turkcell Super League.
The Fenerbahce fans were chanting "I Love You Zico" as they were leaving the match early......
BURSASPOR MOVE TO SECOND PLACE.....
BURSASPOR moved into second spot in the Turkcell Super League table with a 2-1 win over Harry Kewell's Galatasaray.
Mustafa Sarp opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Sercan Yildirim doubled the hosts' lead three minutes into the second half.
Arda Turan pulled one back for Galatasaray eight minutes later but they could not find the equaliser.
Bursaspor are a point behind league leader Trabzonspor.
Kayserispor are four points behind Bursaspor in fourth place after they triumphed 4-1 at Fenerbahce thanks to Julius Aghahowa's hat-trick.
Aghahowa grabbed his first in the 21st minute and doubled his and his side's tally four minutes from half-time.
Roberto Carlos grabbed one back for the hosts just before the hour mark, but Turgay Bahadir restored Kayserispor's two-goal advantage in the 63rd minute before Aghahowa completed his hat-trick 11 minutes later.
Kocaelispor remain bottom of the table after a last-gasp goal condemned them to a 2-1 defeat at Eskisehirspor.
Souleymane Youla opened the scoring in the 13th minute but Volkan Bekiroglu equalised for the visitors 10 minutes from half-time.
Kocaelispor thought they were going to pick up only their second point of the season until Youla pounced again in the dying seconds.
Istanbul Buyuksehir BSK are only two points above Kocaelispor after they lost 2-1 at Denizlispor.
Yusuf Kurtulus put the hosts into the lead in the 15th minute before Roman Kratochvil doubled their advantage from the spot 11 minutes from half-time.
Marcos Marquinhos grabbed one back two minutes after the interval but the visitors could not find the equalizer.
Ankaragucu have only a point more and are still winless at home following their 2-0 loss to Genclerbirligi.
Carlos Kahe broke the deadlock in the 63rd minutes and Engin Baytar grabbed the other 12 minutes later.
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