2007–08 Fenerbahçe S.K. season

Fenerbahçe S.K.
2007–08 season
Manager	Zico
Stadium	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
Süper Lig	2nd
Turkish Cup	Quarter-finals
Turkish Super Cup	Winners
Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	Semih Şentürk (17)

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

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 10th.

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.

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Volkan Demirel
2	DF	Diego Lugano
3	DF	Roberto Carlos
4	MF	Stephen Appiah
5	DF	Yasin Çakmak
6	DF	Gökçek Vederson^{[notes 1]}
7	MF	Kemal Aslan
8	FW	Colin Kazim-Richards^{[notes 2]}
9	FW	Mateja Kežman
15	MF	Mehmet Aurélio^{[notes 3]}
17	DF	Can Arat
18	MF	Ali Bilgin
19	DF	Önder Turacı^{[notes 4]}
20	MF	Alex

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Selçuk Şahin
22	GK	Serdar Kulbilge
23	FW	Semih Şentürk
24	MF	Deniz Barış
25	MF	Uğur Boral
32	MF	Gürhan Gürsoy
33	MF	Claudio Maldonado
36	DF	Edu Dracena
38	FW	İlhan Parlak
77	DF	Gökhan Gönül
85	DF	Uğur Arslan Kuru
88	GK	Volkan Babacan
89	GK	Mert Günok
99	FW	Deivid

Left club during season

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

No.		Position	Player
11		MF	Tümer Metin (on loan to Larissa)

Results

Champions League

Third qualifying round

15 August 2007	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Anderlecht	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:00	Alex 32'	Report		Referee: Howard Webb (England)

29 August 2007	Anderlecht	0–2	Fenerbahçe	Constant Vanden Stock Stadium, Anderlecht
20:30		Report	Kežman 4' Alex 73'	Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Fenerbahçe won 3–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

19 September 2007	Fenerbahçe	1–0	Internazionale	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Deivid 43'	Report MatchCentre		Attendance: 44,212 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo (Spain)

2 October 2007	CSKA Moscow	2–2	Fenerbahçe	Lokomotiv Stadium, Moscow
18:30	Krasić 48' Vágner Love 53' (pen.)	Report MatchCentre	Alex 9' Deivid 86'	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

23 October 2007	PSV Eindhoven	0–0	Fenerbahçe	Philips Stadion, Eindhoven
20:45		Report MatchCentre		Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

7 November 2007	Fenerbahçe	2–0	PSV Eindhoven	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Marcellis 28' (o.g.) Semih 30'	Report MatchCentre		Attendance: 46,229 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

27 November 2007	Internazionale	3–0	Fenerbahçe	San Siro, Milan
20:45	Cruz 55' Ibrahimović 66' Jiménez 90+2'	Report MatchCentre		Attendance: 24,736 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

12 December 2007	Fenerbahçe	3–1	CSKA Moscow	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Alex 32' Boral 45+1', 90'	Report MatchCentre	Edu 30' (o.g.)	Attendance: 45,745 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)

First knockout round

20 February 2008	Fenerbahçe	3–2	Sevilla	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Kežman 17' Lugano 57' Semih 87'	Report	Edu 23' (o.g.) Escudé 66'	Attendance: 46,210 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

4 March 2008	Sevilla	3–2 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Fenerbahçe	Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium, Seville
20:45	Dani Alves 6' Keita 9' Kanouté 41'	Report	Deivid 21', 80'	Attendance: 38,626 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)
		Penalties
	Kanouté Escudé Dragutinović Maresca Alves		Wederson Edu Aurélio Kežman

Fenerbahçe 5–5 Sevilla on aggregate. Fenerbahçe won 3–2 on penalties.

Quarter-finals

2 April 2008	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Chelsea	Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul
20:45	Kazim-Richards 65' Deivid 81'	Report	Deivid 13' (o.g.)	Attendance: 49,055 Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

8 April 2008	Chelsea	2–0	Fenerbahçe	Stamford Bridge, London
20:45	Ballack 4' Lampard 87'	Report		Attendance: 38,369 Referee: Herbert Fandel (Germany)

Chelsea won 3–2 on aggregate.

References

↑ "FootballSquads - Fenerbahçe - 2007/08". www.footballsquads.co.uk.

Notes

↑ Vederson also holds Turkish citizenship.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.

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

[2] Vederson also holds Turkish citizenship.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

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