2008–09 Beşiktaş J.K. season

Beşiktaş J.K.
2008–09 season
PresidentYıldırım Demirören
Head coachMustafa Denizli
StadiumBJK İnönü Stadium
Süper Lig 1st
(13th title)
Turkish CupWinners
(8th title)
UEFA CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Bobô (12 goals)

All:
Bobô (20 goals)

The 2008–09 season was Beşiktaş' 105th football season. Also it was the 50th year of the Süper Lig. Beşiktaş won the domestic double of the league title and cup.

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Rüştü Reçber
2 DF Turkey TUR Serdar Kurtuluş
4 MF France FRA Édouard Cissé
5 DF Turkey TUR Gökhan Zan
6 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Sivok
7 DF Croatia CRO Anthony Šerić **
8 MF Turkey TUR Uğur İnceman *
10 MF Argentina ARG Matías Delgado (captain)
11 FW Brazil BRA Mert Nobre (vice-captain)
13 FW Brazil BRA Bobô
14 MF Chile CHI Rodrigo Tello
15 MF Turkey TUR Necip Uysal
17 MF Turkey TUR Ekrem Dağ *
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF Turkey TUR İbrahim Üzülmez
20 MF Turkey TUR Aydın Karabulut *
21 MF Turkey TUR Serdar Özkan
22 MF Turkey TUR Ali Tandoğan
23 FW Slovakia SVK Filip Hološko
25 GK Turkey TUR Erdem Köse
26 DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Zápotočný
35 DF Turkey TUR Tuna Üzümcü
58 DF Turkey TUR İbrahim Toraman
78 GK Turkey TUR Korcan Çelikay
84 GK Turkey TUR Hakan Arıkan
99 FW Turkey TUR Batuhan Karadeniz

 * Also holds Germany German citizenship.  ** Also holds Australia Australian citizenship.

Transfers

Transfers in

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Zápotočný (from Udinese)
DF Czech Republic CZE Tomáš Sivok (from Udinese)
MF Turkey TUR Ekrem Dağ (from Gaziantepspor)
DF Turkey TUR Tuna Üzümcü (from Gençlerbirliği)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Croatia CRO Anthony Šerić (from Panathinaikos)
MF Turkey TUR Uğur Inceman (from Manisaspor)
FW Turkey TUR Mert Safa Yılmaz (from Boluspor)

Transfers out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Turkey TUR Baki Mercimek (to Ankaraspor)
FW Turkey TUR Adem Büyük (to Manisaspor)
MF Turkey TUR Fahri Tatan (to Konyaspor)
MF Turkey TUR Ergun Aydın (to Diyarbakırspor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Yozgatlı (to Gaziantepspor)
GK Turkey TUR Murat Şahin (to Gaziantepspor)
MF Turkey TUR Mustafa Aşan (to Manisaspor)
FW Turkey TUR Rıza Burak Kahriman (to Yalovaspor)

Loans out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Turkey TUR Abdullah Eryılmaz (on loan to Akçaabat Sebatspor)
MF Turkey TUR Burak Tahir Ateş (on loan to Gaziosmanpaşaspor)
DF Turkey TUR Bülent Uzun (on loan to Kasımpaşa)
FW Turkey TUR Can Erdem (on loan to Altay)
FW Turkey TUR Can Gümrükcü (on loan to İnegölspor)
MF Turkey TUR Emirhan Satar (on loan to Fatih Karagümrük)
DF Turkey TUR Emre İncemollaoğlu (on loan to Giresunspor)
MF Turkey TUR Erdem Özkurt (on loan to Sarıyer)
DF Turkey TUR Erkan Reşmen (on loan to Çorumspor)
DF Turkey TUR Ethem Yılmaz (on loan to Gaziosmanpaşaspor)
FW Turkey TUR Gökhan Aydaş (on loan to Akçaabat Sebatspor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Turkey TUR Kenan Özer (on loan to Kayseri Erciyesspor)
DF Turkey TUR Koray Şanlı (on loan to Akçaabat Sebatspor)
DF Turkey TUR Mehmet Sedef (on loan to Altay)
MF Turkey TUR Metin Erdem (on loan to Elazığspor)
FW Turkey TUR Nail Tilbaç (on loan to Erzincanspor)
DF Turkey TUR Özgür Özkaya (on loan to Fatih Karagümrük)
GK Turkey TUR Rasim Mutlu (on loan to Elazığspor)
MF Turkey TUR Rıza Şen (on loan to Kasımpaşa)
MF Turkey TUR Serkan Çelik (on loan to Akçaabat Sebatspor)
DF Turkey TUR Sezer Sezgin (on loan to Boluspor)
MF Turkey TUR Soner Ergençay (on loan to Bozüyükspor)
DF Turkey TUR Zafer Doğan (on loan to Lüleburgazspor)

Süper Lig

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 2009-12-24. Source: tff.org
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

First Half

September 1, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 2–0 Turkey Konyaspor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
October 6, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 2–1 Turkey Hacettepe Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
October 24, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–1 Turkey Sivasspor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
November 7, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 5–2 Turkey Kocaelispor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
November 16, 2008 Bursaspor Turkey 0–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Bursa, Turkey
Stadium: Bursa Atatürk Stadium
December 6, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–3 Turkey Ankaraspor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
December 21, 2008 Galatasaray Turkey 4–2 Turkey Beşiktaş Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: Ali Sami Yen Stadium
January 24, 2009 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–0 Turkey Denizlispor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium

Second half

February 1, 2009 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–0 Turkey Antalyaspor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
February 8, 2009 Konyaspor Turkey 0–0 Turkey Beşiktaş Konya, Turkey
Stadium: Konya Atatürk Stadium
February 15, 2009 Beşiktaş Turkey 1–1 Turkey Trabzonspor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
February 27, 2009 Beşiktaş Turkey 2–1 Turkey İstanbul BB Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
March 21, 2009 Sivasspor Turkey 1–1 Turkey Beşiktaş Sivas, Turkey
Stadium: Sivas 4 Eylül Stadium
April 19, 2009 Beşiktaş Turkey 0–0 Turkey Bursaspor Istanbul, Turkey
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Beşiktaş (C) 34 21 8 5 60 30 +30 71 Qualification to Champions League group stage
2 Sivasspor 34 19 9 6 54 28 +26 66 Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
3 Trabzonspor 34 19 8 7 54 34 +20 65 Qualification to Europa League play-off round
4 Fenerbahçe 34 18 7 9 60 36 +24 61 Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round
5 Galatasaray 34 18 7 9 57 39 +18 61 Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round[a]
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th head-to-head away goals scored; 6th goal difference; 7th goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ 2008–09 Turkish Cup was won by Champions League-qualified side Beşiktaş. Since cup runners-up Fenerbahçe secured a place in the European competitions via league position, the spot allocation for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League effectively reverted to league positions.

Turkish Cup

After finishing in the top four of the previous season's Süper Lig, Beşiktaş qualified for the group stages. Beşiktaş was placed in Group A, along with Antalyaspor, Gaziantepspor, Trabzonspor and Gaziantep B.B. Beşiktaş finished first.

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Beşiktaş 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 12
2 Antalyaspor 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 7
3 Gaziantepspor 4 2 0 2 6 5 +1 6
4 Trabzonspor 4 1 1 2 6 8 −2 4
5 Gaziantep BB 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source: tff.org (in Turkish)
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
October 30, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 3–0 Turkey Antalyaspor Istanbul, Turkey
Cissé 72'
Hološko 75'
Tello 77'
Report Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Referee: Özgür Türkalp

Quarter-finals

January 28, 2009 Antalyaspor Turkey 0–2 Turkey Beşiktaş Antalya, Turkey
Report Bobô 18', 62' Stadium: Antalya Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Deniz Çoban

Beşiktaş won 5-1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Beşiktaş won 4-3 on aggregate

Final

May 13, 2009 Beşiktaş Turkey 4–2 Turkey Fenerbahçe İzmir, Turkey
Şimşek 6'
Bobô 57', 75'
Hološko 80'
Report Güiza 27'
Alex 89' (pen.)
Stadium: İzmir Atatürk Stadium
Referee: Bünyamin Gezer

UEFA Cup

After finishing third in the previous season's Süper Lig, Beşiktaş qualified for the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, but was eliminated in the first round.

Second qualifying round

August 28, 2008 Beşiktaş Turkey 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Široki Brijeg Istanbul, Turkey
İnceman 14'
Özkan 49'
Bobô 58'
Tello 85'
Stadium: BJK İnönü Stadium
Referee: René Rogalla

Beşiktaş won 6-1 on aggregate

First round

Beşiktaş lost 2–4 on aggregate

References

  1. ^ "Turkcell Süper Lig Puan Cetveli ve Fikstürü" (in Turkish). tff.org.tr. Retrieved 2008-08-14.