The 2008–09 season was the 105th season of competitive football in Turkey.
Managerial changes Name Club Date of departure Replacement Date of appointmentSafet Sušić Ankaraspor May, 2008 Aykut Kocaman May, 2008 Güvenç Kurtar Denizlispor May, 2008 Ali Yalçın June, 2008 Nejat Biyedić Eskişehirspor June, 2008 Rıza Çalımbay June, 2008 Karl Heinz Feldkamp Galatasaray April, 2008 Michael Skibbe June, 2008 Zico Fenerbahçe June, 2008 Luis Aragonés June, 2008
Uefa competitions UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Group G
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Group B
National team DateVenueOpponentsScoreTurkeys' score given first.CompetitionTurkey scorersMatch reportFebruary 6, 2008BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul0-0FriendlyTFFMarch 26, 2008Dinamo Stadium, Minsk2-2FriendlyTuncay Şanlı, Tümer MetinTFFMay 20, 2008SchücoArena, Bielefeld1-0FriendlyHakan BaltaMay 25, 2008rewirpowerSTADION, Bochum2-3FriendlyArda Turan, Nihat KahveciUEFAMay 29, 2008MSV-Arena, Duisburg2-0FriendlyTuncay Şanlı, Semih ŞentürkJune 7, 2008Stade de Genève, Switzerland0-2UEFA Euro 2008 Group AUEFAJune 11, 2008St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland2-1UEFA Euro 2008 Group ASemih Şentürk (57"), Arda Turan (90")UEFAJune 15, 2008Stade de Genève, Switzerland3-2UEFA Euro 2008 Group AArda Turan (75"), Nihat Kahveci (2) (87",90")UEFAJune 20, 2008Ernst Happel Stadion, Austria0-0 (1-1 AET) (4-2 Pen.)UEFA Euro 2008 QuarterfinalsSemih Şentürk (120")UEFAJune 25, 2008St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland2-3UEFA Euro 2008 SemifinalsUğur Boral (22"), Semih Şentürk (86")UEFAAugust 20, 2008Kocaeli İsmetpaşa Stadium, Kocaeli1-0FriendlyHalil AltıntopSeptember 6, 2008Hrazdan Stadium, Yerevan2-02010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5Tuncay Şanlı, Semih ŞentürkSeptember 10, 2008Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul1-12010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5Emre BelözoğluOctober 11, 2008BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul2-12010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5Arda Turan, Mevlüt ErdinçOctober 15, 2008A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn0-02010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5 November 19, 2008Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna4-2FriendlyMehmet Aurélio Tuncay Şanlı (3)February 11, 2009İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir1-1FriendlyGökhan Ünal March 28, 2009Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid0-12010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5April 1, 2009Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul1-22010 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA) Group 5Semih ŞentürkJune 2, 2009Kayseri Kadir Has Stadium, Kayseri2-0FriendlyHalil Altıntop, İbrahim ÜzülmezJune 5, 2009Stade de Gerland, Lyon0-1Friendly
Transfer deals
Retirements Mert Korkmaz
References