Turkish football clubs in European competitions
34 Turkish clubs have competed in Europe since 1956.
Turkish football clubs have participated in European competitions since 1956, when Galatasaray entered the European Cup. A total of 34 Turkish clubs have taken part in these tournaments. The greatest success came in 2000, when Galatasaray won both the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Super Cup.
Quick Facts
- Best result
- Galatasaray won UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup (2000)
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Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Statistics exclude matches before group or league stages. Bolded clubs won their competition that season. Zürich eliminated Galatasaray via a coin toss after a 2–2 play-off draw. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian clubs played home games at neutral venues.
Appearances in UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League
Clubs in bold won the competition that season. Trabzonspor was ordered by UEFA to play its home leg on 14 September behind closed doors after objects were thrown and a smoke bomb ignited during a qualifying round match against APOEL. The appeal was rejected on 13 September, and a second closed-doors game was deferred for two years. Fenerbahçe, the 2010–11 Süper Lig champions, was banned by the Turkish Football Federation from the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League due to a match-fixing investigation; Trabzonspor replaced them and later advanced to the Europa League knockout phase.
Turkish women's football clubs in European competitions
Trabzonspor, as 2008–09 Turkish women's league winners, played in the 2009–10 UEFA Women's Champions League qualification group, the first Turkish women's team to do so. They won against ŽNK Krka but lost to Torres Calcio Femminile and Slovan Duslo Šaľa. Later, Gazi Üniversitesispor, Ataşehir Belediyespor, and Konak Belediyespor also participated. Konak Belediyespor became the first Turkish women's team to reach the Round of 16, in the 2013–14 season.
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