2008–09 in Turkish football

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The 2008-09 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Turkey.

## Managerial changes

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Safet Sušić | Ankaraspor | May, 2008[1] | Aykut Kocaman | May, 2008 |
Güvenç Kurtar | Denizlispor | May, 2008[2] | Ali Yalçın | June, 2008 |
Nejat Biyedić | Eskişehirspor | June, 2008[3] | Rıza Çalımbay | June, 2008 |
Karl Heinz Feldkamp | Galatasaray | April, 2008 | Michael Skibbe[4] | June, 2008 |
Zico | Fenerbahçe | June, 2008 | Luis Aragonés[5] | June, 2008 |

## Uefa competitions

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### UEFA Champions League

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League

#### Group stage

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Champions League group stage

### Group G

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1  |  Porto | 6  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 12  | Advance to knockout phase |  | -- | 2–0 | 0–1 | 3–1
2  |  Arsenal | 6  | 3  | 2  | 1  | 11  | 5  | +6  | 11  |  | 4–0 | -- | 1–0 | 0–0
3  |  Dynamo Kyiv | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 0  | 8  | Transfer to UEFA Cup |  | 1–2 | 1–1 | -- | 1–0
4  |  Fenerbahçe | 6  | 0  | 2  | 4  | 4  | 11  | −7  | 2  |  |  | 1–2 | 2–5 | 0–0 | --

Source: RSSSF

### UEFA Europa League

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Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Europa League

#### Group stage

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#### Group B

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1  |  Metalist Kharkiv | 4  | 3  | 1  | 0  | 3  | 0  | +3  | 10  | Advance to knockout stage |  | -- | -- | 1–0 | 0–0 | --
2  |  Galatasaray | 4  | 3  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 1  | +3  | 9  |  | 0–1 | -- | 1–0 | -- | --
3  |  Olympiacos | 4  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 9  | 3  | +6  | 6  |  | -- | -- | -- | 4–0 | 5–1
4  |  Hertha BSC | 4  | 0  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 6  | −5  | 2  |  |  | -- | 0–1 | -- | -- | 1–1
5  |  Benfica | 4  | 0  | 1  | 3  | 2  | 9  | −7  | 1  |  | 0–1 | 0–2 | -- | -- | --

Source: RSSSF

## National team

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Date  | Venue  | Opponents  | Score[6] | Competition  | Turkey scorers  | Match report

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February 6, 2008  | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |  Sweden | 0-0  | Friendly  |  | TFF[1]
March 26, 2008  | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk |  Belarus | 2-2  | Friendly  | Tuncay Şanlı, Tümer Metin | TFF[2]
May 20, 2008  | SchücoArena, Bielefeld |  Slovakia | 1-0  | Friendly  | Hakan Balta | [3][4]
May 25, 2008  | rewirpowerSTADION, Bochum |  Uruguay | 2-3  | Friendly  | Arda Turan, Nihat Kahveci | UEFA[5]
May 29, 2008  | MSV-Arena, Duisburg |  Finland | 2-0  | Friendly  | Tuncay Şanlı, Semih Şentürk | [6][permanent dead link]
June 7, 2008  | Stade de Genève, Switzerland |  Portugal | 0-2  | UEFA Euro 2008 Group A  |  | UEFA[7]
June 11, 2008  | St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 2-1  | UEFA Euro 2008 Group A  | Semih Şentürk (57"), Arda Turan (90")  | UEFA[8]
June 15, 2008  | Stade de Genève, Switzerland |  Czech Republic | 3-2  | UEFA Euro 2008 Group A  | Arda Turan (75"), Nihat Kahveci (2) (87",90")  | UEFA[9]
June 20, 2008  | Ernst Happel Stadion, Austria |  Croatia | 0-0 (1-1 AET) (4-2 Pen.)  | UEFA Euro 2008 Quarterfinals  | Semih Şentürk (120")  | UEFA[10]
June 25, 2008  | St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland |  Germany | 2-3  | UEFA Euro 2008 Semifinals  | Uğur Boral (22"), Semih Şentürk (86")  | UEFA[11]
August 20, 2008  | Kocaeli İsmetpaşa Stadium, Kocaeli |  Chile | 1-0  | Friendly  | Halil Altıntop |
September 6, 2008  | Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan |  Armenia | 2-0  | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5  | Tuncay Şanlı, Semih Şentürk |
September 10, 2008  | Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul |  Belgium | 1-1  | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5  | Emre Belözoğlu |
October 11, 2008  | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2-1  | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5  | Arda Turan, Mevlüt Erdinç |
October 15, 2008  | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn |  Estonia | 0-0  | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5  |  |
November 19, 2008  | Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna |  Austria | 4-2  | Friendly  | Mehmet Aurélio Tuncay Şanlı (3)  |
February 11, 2009  | İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir |  Ivory Coast | 1-1  | Friendly  | Gökhan Ünal |
March 28, 2009  | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid |  Spain | 0-1  | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5  |  |
April 1, 2009  | Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul |  Spain | 1-2  | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5  | Semih Şentürk |
June 2, 2009  | Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri |  Azerbaijan | 2-0  | Friendly  | Halil Altıntop, İbrahim Üzülmez |
June 5, 2009  | Stade de Gerland, Lyon |  France | 0-1  | Friendly  |  |

## Transfer deals

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Main article: List of Turkish football transfers 2008-09

## Retirements

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* Mert Korkmaz

## References

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1. ^ "Ankaraspor'da 2.Aykut Kocaman dönemi". TRT (in Turkish). 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
2. ^ "Ali Yalçın resmen Denizlispor'da" (in Turkish). 2008-06-27. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
3. ^ "Çalımbay, Eskişehirspor'da". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-06-05.
4. ^ "Skibbe İstanbul'da". NTV (in Turkish). 2008-06-17. Retrieved 2008-06-25.[permanent dead link]
5. ^ "Aragones resmen Fenerbahçe'de". Fanatik (in Turkish). 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
6. ^ Turkeys' score given first.

Seasons in Turkish football

* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14

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2008–09 in Turkish football

Domestic leagues|

* Süper Lig
* TFF First League
* TFF Second League
* TFF Third League

Domestic cups|

* Turkish Cup (Final)
* Turkish Super Cup

European competitions|

* Champions League
* UEFA Cup
* Intertoto Cup

Related to national team|

* 2010 FIFA World Cup (Qualifying: Group 5)
* Fatih Terim

Club seasons

Süper Lig|

* Ankaragücü
* Ankaraspor
* Antalyaspor
* Beşiktaş
* Bursaspor
* Denizlispor
* Eskişehirspor
* Fenerbahçe
* Galatasaray
* Gaziantepspor
* Gençlerbirliği
* Hacettepe
* İstanbul BB
* Kayserispor
* Kocaelispor
* Konyaspor
* Sivasspor
* Trabzonspor

TFF Second League|

* Mersin İdmanyurdu

*[Pos]: Position
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*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points