Template:Short description Template:Redirect Template:Use dmy dates Template:EngvarB Template:Short description{{#invoke:Infobox|infobox}}Template:Template other{{#invoke:Check for unknown parameters|check|unknown=Template:Main other|preview=Page using Template:Infobox football club with unknown parameter "_VALUE_"|ignoreblank=y| alt | American | body1 | body2 | body3 | capacity | caption | chairman | chrtitle | clubname | coach | coordinates | current | dissolved | founded | fullname | ground | image | image_size | kit_alt1 | kit_alt2 | kit_alt3 | league | leftarm1 | leftarm2 | leftarm3 | manager | mgrtitle | nickname | owner | owntitle | pattern_b1 | pattern_b2 | pattern_b3 | pattern_la1 | pattern_la2 | pattern_la3 | pattern_name1 | pattern_name2 | pattern_name3 | pattern_ra1 | pattern_ra2 | pattern_ra3 | pattern_sh1 | pattern_sh2 | pattern_sh3 | pattern_so1 | pattern_so2 | pattern_so3 | position | rightarm1 | rightarm2 | rightarm3 | season | short name | shorts1 | shorts2 | shorts3 | socks1 | socks2 | socks3 | stadium | title | upright | website }}{{#if:| }}{{#if:BJK| }} Template:Beşiktaş J.K. sections Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, Template:Literal translation), abbreviated as BJK, is a Turkish professional sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most successful teams in the country, having never been relegated to a lower division. It was the first registered sports club in the country and one of the few that acquired the right to bear the Turkish flag on its crest.

Its football team has won 21 league titles including 16 Turkish Süper Lig, three Turkish National Division and two Turkish Football Championship titles, along with 11 Turkish Cup titles. Beşiktaş is also the only team to have won the Süper Lig undefeated, in the 1991–92 campaign. The team last won the Turkish Süper Lig title during the 2020–21 season and the Turkish Cup in the 2023-24 season. The club's home ground is Beşiktaş Stadium, a 42,590-capacity all-seater stadium located by Dolmabahçe Palace. The stadium has been considered one of the best in the world for location, design, comfort, technology, atmosphere, and transportation.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The team also participates in European competitions regularly. Beşiktaş reached the quarter-finals of the 1986–87 European Cup and displayed the best Turkish team performance in the Champions League group stage by earning 14 points and progressing undefeated in the 2017–18 campaign. Beşiktaş have also reached the UEFA Europa LeagueTemplate:Efn quarter-finals twice, in the 2002–03 and 2016–17 seasons. Based on its UEFA coefficient, Beşiktaş is currently the 5th highest ranked Turkish team and is ranked second all-time after its rival Galatasaray.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The club's fan base, Çarşı, is well known globally.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> They were chosen as the best fan group in voting conducted by American sports viewers due to their 132-decibel noise record at a 2007 match against Liverpool.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The group is involved with sociopolitical causes and is traditionally considered to be working-class and left-wing, supporting what is known as "the people's team".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The highest ever football attendance in Turkish league history was recorded in a Beşiktaş-Galatasaray derby with 76,127 spectators.<ref name="Super Lig Attendance Record (1)">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Super Lig Attendance Record (2)">Template:Cite news</ref>

The club also competes in other sports such as women's football, basketball (men's, women's and wheelchair), volleyball (men's and women's), handball, athletics, beach football, boxing, bridge, chess, gymnastics, athletics, parasports, rowing, table tennis, wrestling and esports.<ref name="Official Website Departments">Template:Cite news</ref>

HistoryEdit

1902–1911: establishment of the clubEdit

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Members of Beşiktaş JK in 1903

Bereket Gymnastics Club was founded on 3 March 1903 under special permission from the authorities.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Better source needed example Their sporting activities gained more freedom with the declaration of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1908. After the political events of 31 March 1909, Fuat Balkan and Mazhar Kazancı, who were in Edirne,Template:Sfn came to Istanbul with the National Movement.<ref name="Official website Founding Years">Template:Cite news</ref> After the restoration of political order, Fuat Balkan, a proven fencing coach, and Mazhar Kazancı, a wrestler and weight lifter, found the youths involved in gymnastics in Serencebey and persuaded them to train together.<ref name="Official website Founding Years"/> Refik Bey and Şerafettin Bey, friends of Fuat Bey, were also fencing practitioners. Fuat Balkan made the first floor of his own home as the club's headquarters, located in Ihlamur neighbourhood of Beşiktaş.<ref name="Official website Founding Years"/> The title of "Bereket Gymnastics Club" was renamed as "Beşiktaş Ottoman Gymnastics Club". The club was turned into a more comprehensive structure, in which gymnastics, wrestling, boxing, fencing and athletics were emphasized. Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı, one of the founding members, was elected the first president of the club.<ref name="Official website Founding Years"/>

On 13 January 1910, the club became the first registered Turkish sports club in Ottoman Empire, with the encouragement of the Governor of Beyoğlu District.Template:Sfn The interest among the youths of the neighbourhood in the sports club grew, and the number of members involved in sports quickly grew to 150. The headquarters of the club was moved from Ihlamur, Beşiktaş to Building No. 49 in Akaretler, Beşiktaş. When this building became too small, Building 84, also in Akaretler, Beşiktaş, became their headquarters.Template:Sfn The yard behind this building was turned into a sports pitch.Template:Sfn

Some of the young patriots from the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul formed two football clubs called "Valideçeşme" and "Basiret" under the leadership of Şeref Bey. Local football clubs "Valideçeşme" and "Basiret" joined the club, in 1911.Template:Sfn<ref name="Official website Besiktas and Football">Template:Cite news</ref>

For years, the original colours of Beşiktaş were believed to be "Red and White"; and then temporarily changed into "Black and White", commemorating the martyrs of Balkan Wars, including players of the club.Template:Sfn Although most written sources endorse this claim, a detailed study carried out for Beşiktaş's 100th anniversary documentary had shown that colour red was never used in club's first colours; and colours of the club were always "black and white".<ref name="Official website Crest and Colors">Template:Cite news</ref>

1911–1959: initial years of footballEdit

With football becoming the main sport of the Ottoman Empire around 1910, Beşiktaş members slowly started to give more attention to football.Template:Efn In August 1911, Ahmed Şerafettin started the football team. With the outbreak of World War I following the Balkan Wars, sporting activities at the club effectively came to a halt as many athletes left to serve on the front lines.<ref name="Official website Besiktas and Football"/> While the end of the war allowed surviving athletes to return, the team faced a difficult period during the Occupation of Istanbul, but was able to recover with the hard work of Şeref Bey.<ref name="Official website War Years">Template:Cite news</ref> Beşiktaş did not enter the Istanbul Friday and Sunday leagues, and did not have any championships until 1918, when they won the Istanbul Turkish 1st Sports League.

In 1921, that particular league's final season, they won it again. In 1924, Beşiktaş entered the Istanbul Football League along with Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and other Istanbul teams. Beşiktaş became the league's first champion of 1923–24 season,Template:Sfn but was unable to have more success in the league. Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe were the two dominant teams through the middle of the 1930s.

Beşiktaş won their 2nd Istanbul League title in 1933–34 season,Template:Sfn as well as their first Turkish Football Championship in the same year, beating Altay in the final 3–1 on 29 October 1934.Template:Sfn In 1937, the Turkish National League was formed. In 1936–37 Istanbul Football League season prior to the National League's inaugural season, Beşiktaş finished in fourth place, which earned them a berth in the National League.Template:Sfn Beşiktaş finished 3rd place in the National League, behind Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray.Template:Sfn In 1937–38 season, Beşiktaş finished in 3rd place in the Istanbul LeagueTemplate:Sfn and, 2nd place in the National League, behind Güneş.Template:Sfn Beşiktaş won a record five consecutive Istanbul League championships between 1939 and 1943.Template:Sfn In the National League, Beşiktaş finished 4th in 1939, 5th in 1940,Template:Sfn 1st in 1941Template:Sfn and 3rd in 1943 (in 1942 the league was not held). The club won 1944–45Template:Sfn and 1945–46 seasonsTemplate:Sfn in Istanbul League, as well as the national league in 1944Template:Sfn and 1947.Template:Sfn The team visited the United States for a month-long visit in May 1950, and on their return to Turkey, visited president Celâl Bayar.Template:Sfn

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21 May 1950 Template:Flagicon New York All-Stars 3–5 Beşiktaş
25 May 1950 Template:Flagicon New England All-Stars 1–1 Beşiktaş
28 May 1950 Template:Flagicon Chicago All-Stars 2–5 Beşiktaş
1 June 1950 Template:Flagicon USA All-Stars 0–5 Beşiktaş
6 June 1950 Template:Flagicon Philadelphia All-Stars 1–7 Beşiktaş
9 June 1950 Template:Flagicon American League All-Stars 1–3 Beşiktaş
11 June 1950 Template:Flagicon Manchester United 2–1 Beşiktaş

1959–2001: from Milli Lig to Süper LigEdit

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Former Turkish international Feyyaz Uçar was the top scorer of 1989–90 season with 28 goals.<ref name="Süper Lig Top Scorer">Template:Cite news</ref>
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Former Turkish international Rıza Çalımbay was most played football player with 602 matches.

Professionalism in football in Turkey entered into force in 1952.<ref name="TFF Profesionalism">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1959, the Millî Lig was formed, the nation's first professional football league.<ref name="Formation of Milli Lig">Template:Cite news</ref> Finishing in 2nd place at White Group and failing to reach the 2-legged-final in inaugural year of the competition,Template:Sfn Beşiktaş won their first title in the following season.Template:Sfn In 1960, the club also participated in the European Cup, becoming the first Turkish team ever to participate in the tournament. In subsequent years, Beşiktaş finished third in both 1961 and 1962,Template:Sfn as well as second in 1963,Template:Sfn 1964Template:Sfn and 1965.Template:Sfn In 1966 and 1967, meanwhile, the club won back-to-back championship titles,Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn and in the latter year, they also won their first Turkish Super Cup. In 1968, Beşiktaş finished second.Template:Sfn

After 1967, Beşiktaş's performance declined slightly, finishing in 8th, 12th, 5th, 4th many times, while Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe and occasionally Galatasaray continued their success. Beşiktaş only finished in second place once in the decade, in 1973–74 season.Template:Sfn

Following a period of 15 seasons with no league title, Beşiktaş put an end to their poor performances in 1981–82 season with a surprise championship title under the management of Yugoslav trainer Đorđe Milić,Template:Sfn earning another in 1985–86 season.Template:Sfn They finished the league as runners-up four times in the second half of the decade.Template:Sfn

Hooliganism was a major problem that had started in Europe and had also spread throughout Turkey. Beşiktaş fan hooliganism had been an issue with many fights inside and outside the stadium, although this has become less of an issue in more recent years.Template:Citation needed

1987–1993: Gordon Milne eraEdit

Template:See also Beşiktaş had their most successful run in the Süper Lig with three consecutive championships under the management of Gordon Milne in the early 1990s.Template:Sfn Three players of the squad – Metin Tekin, Ali Gültiken and Feyyaz Uçar – were notable for significant contributions to the team during this period.<ref name="MAF (1)">Template:Cite news</ref> These players were known as Metin-Ali-Feyyaz ("MAF") and they formed the front of the team's line-up.<ref name="MAF (2)">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=sabah1>Template:Cite news</ref> The trio is regarded by supporters as the best ever attacking line of the club.Template:Sfn The supporters composed various chants for the trio devoted to their delighting style on the pitch, their goals, and above all for their friendship and modesty.

The only three-in-a-row title term in club history occurred in the 1989–90, 1990–91 and 1991–92 seasons. Most notably, Beşiktaş became the first and only undefeated champions in Süper Lig history.Template:Sfn<ref name="1991–92 TFF record">Template:Cite news</ref>

Under Milne's management, the team adopted the 4–4–2 system. By playing down the lines, crossing and winning balls in the air, the team were in fine form and scored many goals. On 15 October 1989, Beşiktaş broke the Süper Lig record for the biggest winning margin in a game with a 10–0 victory over Adana Demirspor.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This match was designated as one of the 16 biggest matches in club history.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Collecting 79 points in 34 matches, Beşiktaş won the 1994–95 1. Lig with the German coach Christoph Daum with 79 points, 3 points ahead of Trabzonspor.Template:Sfn<ref name="1994–95 1.Lig title">Template:Cite news</ref>

2001–present: recent yearsEdit

The club won the Süper Lig title in 2002–03, the centenary year of its existence, under management of Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu,<ref name="2002–03 Süper Lig title">Template:Cite news</ref> Following a major squad change with 9 arrivals in summer transfer window, including the return of former players Sergen Yalçın and Serdar Topraktepe, winning all 4 Istanbul derbies, losing only 1 game in league fixtures, Beşiktaş secured the title in the penultimate round against Galatasaray with a last minute winner by Sergen Yalçın, concluding the game 1–0 at İnönü Stadium.<ref name="2002-03 season">Template:Cite news</ref> They also reached the quarter-finals of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.<ref name="2002–03 UEFA Cup QF">Template:Cite news</ref> In the 2008–09 season, Beşiktaş won the league title with coach Mustafa Denizli.<ref name="2008–09 Süper Lig title">Template:Cite news</ref>

Following the arrival of Şenol Güneş as the head coach in 2015, Beşiktaş won the league back to back in 2015–16 and 2016–17. Following season, they made history as they became the first Turkish club to advance to the UEFA Champions League knockout phase undefeated.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Beşiktaş won the league again in 2020–21, under the management of former player and club legend Sergen Yalçın.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On October 27, chaos broke out at the team general assembly, as supporters of the previous presedint and the current one clashed.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On June 5, the club signed Giovanni van Bronckhorst as its coach.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> On November 30 the club fired him following a 3-1 defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Europa league.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

GroundsEdit

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Opened in 2016, Beşiktaş Stadium is the home stadium of the club.

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Template:For Between establishing their football department and entering the Istanbul Football League, Beşiktaş played at various grounds. From 1924Template:Sfn they started to play their games at Taksim Stadium.Template:Sfn

İnönü Stadium hosted the home games of Beşiktaş for 66 years, between 1947 and 2013. The first football match was played there on 23 November 1947, when Beşiktaş hosted Swedish side AIK, in a friendly game which ended 3–2 in favour of the away team.Template:Sfn<ref name="Inonu Opening">Template:Cite news</ref> The club hosted their testimonial game against Gençlerbirliği in the 33rd match-day of the 2012–13 season, which ended in favour of the home side 3–0, on 11 May 2013.<ref name="Inonu Farewell">Template:Cite news</ref>

Since 2016, Beşiktaş have played their home games at Beşiktaş Stadium, the successor of İnönü Stadium.<ref name=VodafoneArenaofficial>Template:Cite news Template:In lang</ref> The inaugural encounter was held between Beşiktaş and Bursaspor on week 28 of 2015–16 season, ending 3–2 as the first ever win of the hosting Beşiktaş, on 11 April 2016.<ref name="Vodafone Inaugration 1">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Vodafone Inaugration 2">Template:Cite news</ref>

HonoursEdit

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Type Competition Titles Seasons
Domestic Super Lig 16 1956–57, 1957–58, 1959–60, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1981–82, 1985–86, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2008–09, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21
Turkish Cup<ref name="TFF Turkish Cup">Template:Cite news</ref> 11 1974–75, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2020–21, 2023–24
Turkish Super Cup<ref name="TFF Super Cup">Template:Cite news</ref> 10 1967, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2021, 2024
Prime Minister's Cup 6 1944, 1947, 1974, 1977, 1988, 1997
Turkish National Division 3 1941, 1944, 1947
Turkish Football Championship 2 1934, 1951
Atatürk Cup 1Template:Smallsup 2000
Spor Toto Cup 3 1966, 1969, 1970
Regional Istanbul Football League 13 1923–24, 1933–34, 1938–39, 1939–40, 1940–41, 1941–42, 1942–43, 1944–45, 1945–46, 1949–50, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1953–54
Istanbul Football Cup 2Template:Smallsup 1944, 1946

OthersEdit

European recordEdit

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112 Template:Flagicon Zorya Luhansk 16.000
113 Template:Flagicon Beşiktaş 15.000
114 Template:Flagicon Lens 12.500

Recent seasonsEdit

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PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

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Current coaching staffEdit

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Notable playersEdit

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Statue of Süleyman Seba, pictured in 2020, at Vişnezade Park, Beşiktaş

There are two players who served the club both as player and president, respectively Hakkı Yeten and Süleyman Seba, whom were also given title "Honorary President" by the club.<ref name="Seba Honorary">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Yeten Honorary">Template:Cite news</ref> Out of the two, Yeten served the club as first team manager between 1949 and 1951, as well.<ref name="Official Site Coaches"/> In cooperation with Beşiktaş Municipality, the club erected a statue of Süleyman Seba near their headquarters, in Akaretler neighbourhood of Beşiktaş, in October 2008.<ref name="Seba Statue (1)">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="Seba Statue (2)">Template:Cite news</ref>

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Ricardo Quaresma (154 Süper Lig appearances) was a part of Portugal squad, winning their first European Championship in 2016, while being a contracted player with Beşiktaş.

Along with Yeten and Seba, there are 11 players who spent their career entirely at Beşiktaş, including 9, whose spell lasted over 10 years with over 100 appearances for the club, except Süleyman Seba and Süleyman Oktay.<ref name="BJK oneclub men"/> Hakkı Yeten, Rıza Çalımbay, Samet Aybaba, Rasim Kara and Sergen Yalçın served the club both as player and manager. Amongst these persons, Yalçın is the only one who won Süper Lig titles both as player and manager.<ref name="Notable Yalcin">Template:Cite news</ref> There are also 6 players who represented their nation with over 30 caps at senior level while playing at the club, those are Rıza Çalımbay (39 caps and 1 goal between 1981 and 1992), Recep Çetin (58 caps and 1 goal between 1988 and 1997), Mehmet Özdilek (31 caps between 1990 and 1997), Tayfur Havutçu (44 caps and 6 goals between 1994 and 2004), İbrahim Üzülmez (37 caps and 1 goal 2003 and 2009) and Oğuzhan Özyakup (43 caps and 1 goal since 2013). Five out of these six players possessed the team captaincy at least for two consecutive seasons, except Özyakup.

In 2003, centennial year its foundation, the club held a survey through the validated votes from its supporters, in order to determine the "squads of century".<ref name="Centennial squads (1)"/> Out or 110 players nominated, there were three eleven-man squads selected, respectively referred to as "golden", "silver" and "bronze" teams.<ref name="Centennial squads (1)"/><ref name="Centennial Prom">Template:Cite news</ref> Results of the poll were announced in a prom, held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the club, hosted by Beşiktaş fan celebrities Çağla Kubat and Yılmaz Erdoğan, on 21 June 2003.<ref name="Centennial Prom"/><ref name="Centennial squads (2)"/>

There are Beşiktaş players who represented their nations in top level international competitions governed by FIFA or UEFA. Former team captain Tayfur Havutçu and İlhan Mansız were part of Turkey's squad in 2002 FIFA World Cup, where they reached semi-finals.<ref name="2002 FIFA WC(1)">Template:Cite news</ref> Mansız scored a golden goal in the quarter-final encounter against Senegal,<ref name="2002 FIFA WC (2)">Template:Cite news</ref> advancing Turkey into semi-final against Brazil.<ref name="2002 FIFA WC (3)">Template:Cite news</ref> Mansız also scored twice in 3rd place game against the hosting side South Korea.<ref name="2002 FIFA WC SF (4)">Template:Cite news</ref> Ahmet Yıldırım and former club captain İbrahim Üzülmez competed at 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in which Turkey finished in third place.<ref name="2003 FIFA CC">Template:Cite news</ref> Ricardo Quaresma was a part of Portugal winning Euro 2016, which saw the country win its first ever international title, scoring once at Round of 16 against Croatia.<ref name=Euro>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Domagoj Vida represented Croatia, his nation, in the final of 2018 FIFA World Cup up against France, which he lost eventually 4–2.<ref name="Notable Vida (1)">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In the final encounter, he also provided an assist to his compatriot Ivan Perišić.<ref name="Notable Vida (1)"/><ref name="Notable Vida (2)">Template:Cite news</ref>

Squads of centuryEdit

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Joined in 1958, Necmi Mutlu is the longest-serving goalkeeper of club's history with 241 professional games in 13 seasons.<ref name="Necmi Mutlu">Template:Cite news</ref>
Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century
Team #<ref name="Centennial squads (1)"/> Golden Team Silver Team Bronze Team
Goalkeeper 1 Template:Flagicon Sabri Dino Template:Flagicon Necmi Mutlu Template:Flagicon Rasim Kara
Right back 2 Template:Flagicon Rıza Çalımbay Template:Flagicon Recep Çetin Template:Flagicon Hristo Kostanda
Centre back 4 Template:Flagicon Gökhan Keskin Template:Flagicon Vedat Okyar Template:Flagicon Eşref Özmenç
Centre back 5 Template:Flagicon Ali İhsan Karayiğit Template:Flagicon Ronaldo Guiaro Template:Flagicon Ulvi Güveneroğlu
Left back 3 Template:Flagicon Zekeriya Alp Template:Flagicon Vedii Tosuncuk Template:Flagicon Ahmet Berman
Right Midfielder 7 Template:Flagicon Metin Tekin Template:Flagicon Nihat Kahveci Template:Flagicon Ahmet Özacar
Midfielder 8 Template:Flagicon Hakkı Yeten Template:Flagicon Recep Adanır Template:Flagicon Mehmet Özdilek
Midfielder 10 Template:Flagicon Yusuf Tunaoğlu Template:Flagicon Sergen Yalçın Template:Flagicon Şeref Görkey
Left Midfielder 6 Template:Flagicon Sanlı Sarıalioğlu Template:Flagicon Hüseyin Saygun Template:Flagicon İbrahim Üzülmez
Forward 9 Template:Flagicon Kemal Gülçelik Template:Flagicon Ali Gültiken Template:Flagicon Güven Önüt
Forward 11 Template:Flagicon Şükrü Gülesin Template:Flagicon Feyyaz Uçar Template:Flagicon Daniel Amokachi

One-club menEdit

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Former team captain Hüsnü Savman (left) alongside Fikret Arıcan, former player, coach and president of Fenerbahçe during Istanbul derby (1932). The duo also represented Turkey at 1936 Summer Olympics.

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1927–1944 Template:Flagicon Hüsnü Savman 294 42 <ref name="Notable Savman">Template:Cite news</ref>
1930–1950 Template:Flagicon Şeref Görkey Template:Tooltip 320 <ref name="Notable Gorkey">Template:Cite news</ref>
1931–1948 Template:Flagicon Hakkı Yeten 439 382 <ref name="Notable Yeten">Template:Cite news</ref>
1932–1947 Template:Flagicon Mehmet Ali Tanman 354 0 <ref name="Notable Tanman">Template:Cite news</ref>
1938-1948 Template:Flagicon Sabri Gençsoy 137 61
1943–1955 Template:Flagicon Faruk Sağnak 273 25 <ref name="Notable Sagnak">Template:Cite news</ref>
1946–1954 Template:Flagicon Süleyman Seba Template:Tooltip 44 <ref name="Notable Seba">Template:Cite news</ref>
1955–1971 Template:Flagicon Ahmet Özacar 313 100 <ref name="Notable Ozacar">Template:Cite news</ref>
1962–1975 Template:Flagicon Sanlı Sarıalioğlu 314 65 <ref name="Notable Sarialioglu">Template:Cite news</ref>
1977–1984 Template:Flagicon Süleyman Oktay 117 5 <ref name="Notable Oktay">Template:Cite news</ref>
1980–1996 Template:Flagicon Rıza Çalımbay 401 37 <ref name="Notable Calimbay">Template:Cite news</ref>
2009– Template:Flagicon Necip Uysal 462 6 <ref name="Notable Uysal">Template:Cite news</ref>
2017– Template:Flagicon Ersin Destanoğlu 119 0 <ref name="Notable Destanoğlu">Template:Cite news</ref>
2022– Template:Flagicon Semih Kılıçsoy 84 16 <ref name="Notable Kılıçsoy">Template:Cite news</ref>

Coaching historyEdit

Template:Updated<ref name="Official Site Coaches">Template:Cite news</ref> The football team was managed by Turkish and European coaches over 100 years of its existence. The first known coach of the team was Şeref Bey who managed team between 1911 and 1925.Template:Sfn He is also the longest serving coach of the team, coaching for 14 years. The most successful coach is Gordon Milne, winning the league three times in a row along with other trophies, as well.Template:Sfn

 
Name Nationality Tenure
Şeref Bey Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1911–1925
Imre Zinger Template:Flagicon 1925–1935
Refik Osman Top Template:Flagicon 1935–1944
Charles Howard Template:Flagicon 1944–1946
Refik Osman Top Template:Flagicon 1946–1948
Giuseppe Meazza Template:Flagicon 1948–1949
Hakkı Yeten Template:Flagicon 1949
Eric Keen Template:Flagicon 1949–1950
Hakkı Yeten Template:Flagicon 1950–1951
Alfred Cable Template:Flagicon 1951–1952
Sadri Usuoğlu Template:Flagicon 1952–1953
Sandro Puppo Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1953–30 Jun 1954
Cihat Arman Template:Flagicon 1955–1956
József Mészaros Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1956–30 Jun 1957
Eşref Bilgiç Template:Flagicon 1957
Leandro Remondini Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1957–31 Dec 1958
Hüseyin Saygun Template:Flagicon 1959
András Kuttik Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1959–30 Jun 1960
Sandro Puppo Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1960–30 Jun 1961
Şeref Görkey Template:Flagicon 1961
András Kuttik Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1961–30 Jun 1962
Ljubiša Spajić Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1962–30 Jun 1963
Ernst Melchior Template:Flagicon 1963–1964
Ljubiša Spajić Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1964–30 Jun 1967
Jane Janevski Template:Flagicon 1967–1968
Krum Milev Template:Flagicon 1968–1969
Milovan Ćirić Template:Flagicon 1969–1970
Dumitru Teodorescu Template:Flagicon 1970–1971
Gündüz Kılıç Template:Flagicon 1971–1972
Abdulah Gegić Template:FlagiconTemplate:Flagicon 1 Jul 1972–1973
Metin Türel Template:Flagicon 1973–1974
Horst Buhtz Template:Flagicon 1974–1975
Gündüz Tekin Onay Template:Flagicon 1975–1976
İsmet Arıkan Template:Flagicon 1977
Miloš Milutinović Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1977–30 Jun 1978
Doğan Andaç Template:Flagicon 1978–1979
Serpil Hamdi Tüzün Template:Flagicon 1979–1980
Metin Türel Template:Flagicon 1980
Đorđe Milić Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1980–30 Jun 1983
 
Name Nationality Tenure
Ziya Taner Template:Flagicon 1983–1984
Branko Stanković Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1984–30 Jun 1986
Miloš Milutinović Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1986–30 Jun 1987
Gordon Milne Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1987–31 Dec 1993
Christoph Daum Template:Flagicon 6 Jan 1994–6 May 1996
Rasim Kara Template:Flagicon 2 Jul 1996–30 Jun 1997
John Toshack Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 1997–23 Feb 1999
Karl-Heinz Feldkamp Template:Flagicon 24 Feb 1999–15 Sep 1999
Hans-Peter Briegel Template:Flagicon 16 Sep 1999–30 Jun 2000
Nevio Scala Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 2000–6 Mar 2001
Christoph Daum Template:Flagicon 7 Mar 2001–11 May 2002
Mircea Lucescu Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 2002–1 May 2004
Vicente Del Bosque Template:Flagicon 8 Jun 2004–27 Jan 2005
Rıza Çalımbay Template:Flagicon 1 Feb 2005–17 Oct 2005
Jean Tigana Template:Flagicon 31 Oct 2005–21 May 2007
Ertuğrul Sağlam Template:Flagicon 6 Jul 2007–7 Oct 2008
Mustafa Denizli Template:Flagicon 9 Oct 2008–4 Jun 2010
Bernd Schuster Template:Flagicon 1 Jul 2010–15 Mar 2011
Tayfur Havutçu Template:Flagicon 17 Mar 2011–13 Jul 2011
Roland Koch Template:Flagicon 14 Jul 2011–1 Aug 2011
Carlos Carvalhal Template:Flagicon 2 Aug 2011–2 Apr 2012
Tayfur Havutçu Template:Flagicon 2012
Samet Aybaba Template:Flagicon 16 Jun 2012–27 May 2013
Slaven Bilić Template:Flagicon 26 Jun 2013–31 May 2015
Şenol Güneş Template:Flagicon 1 Jun 2015–31 May 2019
Abdullah Avcı Template:Flagicon 1 Jun 2019–24 Jan 2020
Sergen Yalçın Template:Flagicon 29 Jan 2020–9 Dec 2021
Önder Karaveli (caretaker)<ref name="Caretaker Karaveli">Template:Cite news</ref> Template:Flagicon 9 Dec 2021–12 Jan 2022
Önder Karaveli Template:Flagicon 13 Jan 2022–25 March 2022
Valérien Ismaël Template:Flagicon 25 Mar 2022–26 October 2022
Şenol Güneş Template:Flagicon 28 Oct 2022–6 October 2023
Burak Yılmaz (caretaker) Template:Flagicon 10 Oct 2023–10 Nov 2023
Rıza Çalımbay Template:Flagicon 10 Nov 2023–22 Dec 2023
Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker) Template:Flagicon 22 Dec 2023–7 Jan 2024
Fernando Santos Template:Flagicon 7 Jan 2024–13 Apr 2024
Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker) Template:Flagicon 13 Apr 2024–5 Jun 2024
Giovanni van Bronckhorst Template:Flagicon 5 Jun 2024–30 Nov 2024
Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker) Template:Flagicon 30 Nov 2024–18 Jan 2025
Ole Gunnar Solskjær Template:Flagicon 18 Jan 2025–Present

Presidential historyEdit

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Years Nationality Name
1903–08 Template:Flagicon (1) Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı
1908–11 Template:Flagicon (2) Şükrü Paşa
1911–18 Template:Flagicon (3) Fuat Paşa
1918–23 Template:Flagicon (4) Fuat Balkan
1923–24 Template:Flagicon (5) Salih Bey
1924–26 Template:Flagicon (6) Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni
1926–28 Template:Flagicon Fuat Balkan
1928–30 Template:Flagicon Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni
1930–32 Template:Flagicon (7) Emin Şükrü Kunt
1932–35 Template:Flagicon (8) A. Ziya Karamürsel
1935–38 Template:Flagicon Fuat Balkan
1938–39 Template:Flagicon A. Ziya Karamürsel
1939–41 Template:Flagicon (9) Yusuf Ziya Erdem
1941–42 Template:Flagicon A. Ziya Karamürsel
1942–50 Template:Flagicon (10) A. Ziya Kozanoğlu
1950 Template:Flagicon (11) Ekrem Amaç
 
Years Nationality Name
1950–52 Template:Flagicon (12) Salih Keçeci
1952–55 Template:Flagicon A. Ziya Kozanoğlu
1955–56 Template:Flagicon (13) Tahir Söğütlü
1956–57 Template:Flagicon (14) Danyal Akbel
1957 Template:Flagicon (15) Ferhat Nasır
1957–58 Template:Flagicon (16) Nuri Togay
1958 Template:Flagicon (17) Enver Kaya
1958–60 Template:Flagicon Nuri Togay
1960–63 Template:Flagicon (18) Hakkı Yeten
1963–64 Template:Flagicon (19) Selahattin Akel
1964–66 Template:Flagicon Hakkı Yeten
1966–67 Template:Flagicon (20) Hasan Salman
1967–68 Template:Flagicon Hakkı Yeten
1968–69 Template:Flagicon (21) Talat Asal
1969–70 Template:Flagicon (22) Rüştü Erkuş
1970 Template:Flagicon Nuri Togay
 
Years Nationality Name
1970–71 Template:Flagicon (23) Agasi Şen
1971–72 Template:Flagicon (24) Himmet Ünlü
1972–73 Template:Flagicon (25) Şekip Okçuoğlu
1973–77 Template:Flagicon (26) Mehmet Üstünkaya
1977–79 Template:Flagicon (27) Gazi Akınal
1979 Template:Flagicon (28) Hüseyin Cevahir
1979–80 Template:Flagicon Gazi Akınal
1980–81 Template:Flagicon (29) Rıza Kumruoğlu
1981–84 Template:Flagicon Mehmet Üstünkaya
1984–00 Template:Flagicon (30) Süleyman Seba
2000–04 Template:Flagicon (31) Serdar Bilgili
2004–12 Template:Flagicon (32) Yıldırım Demirören
2012–19 Template:Flagicon (33) Fikret Orman
2019–23 Template:Flagicon (34) Ahmet Nur Çebi
2023–24 Template:Flagicon (35) Hasan Arat

SponsorshipsEdit

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2020–21 season team kits with main sponsporship of Beko, exhibited in front of Beşiktaş Stadium

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List of kit suppliers and sponsorships of Beşiktaş J.K. men's football department
Season Kit Supplier Shirt Sleeve Backside Shorts
1977–78 Pereja
1980–81 KİP
1981–82 Shirt: Umbro, Shorts: Adidas Bako
1982–83 Umbro Anka
1983–84 Doysan, Bağbank
1984–85 Sony
1985–86 Sport
1986–87 Adidas Beslen Makarna
1987–88 Toshiba, Titibank
1988–89 Titibank, Bozkurt Mensucat
1989–90 Demirdöküm, Aygaz Fırın
1990–91 Beko
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99 Reebok
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02 Puma Avea
2002–03
2003–04 Turkcell
2004–05 Turkcell
2005–06 Umbro Cola Turka Avea
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10 Adidas
2010–11
2011–12 Toyota Ülker
2012–13
2013–14 Kalde Bahçeşehir Koleji
2014–15 Vodafone Kalde Beko
2015–16 Coca-Cola
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19 Bahçeşehir Koleji
2019–20
2019–20 Aksa
2020–21 Beko Güriş Aksa
2021–22 Sompo Japan
2022–23 Rain Aksa Beko Nesine.com
2023–24 Nesine.com, Papara Pasha Group
2024–25 Beko Nesine, Papara Safi Çimento Bahçeşehir University, Pasha Group

Affiliated clubsEdit

The following clubs are currently affiliated with Beşiktaş J.K.:

ReferencesEdit

Notes

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Citations

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Books

External linksEdit

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