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Full name	Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Kara Kartallar (lit. Black Eagles) Siyah Beyazlılar (lit. Black and Whites)
Short name	BJK
Founded	19 March 1903; 121 years ago (1903-03-19) as Bereket Jimnastik Kulübü 1909 as Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü
Stadium	Beşiktaş Stadium (currently known as Tüpraş Stadium due to sponsorship reasons)
Ground Capacity	42,590
President	Hasan Arat
Head coach	Fernando Santos
League	Süper Lig
2021–22	Süper Lig, 6th of 20
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (lit. Beşiktaş Gymnastics Club), also known simply as Beşiktaş (Turkish pronunciation: [beˈʃiktaʃ]), 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. Its market value as of January 2024^[update] is €128.2 million. 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. 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 and Turkish Cup during the 2020–21 season. Its 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.

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 League 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.

The club's fan base, Çarşı, is well known globally. 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. 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". The highest ever football attendance in Turkish league history was recorded in a Beşiktaş-Galatasaray derby with 76,127 spectators.

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.

History

1902–1911: establishment of the club

Members of Beşiktaş JK in 1903

Bereket Gymnastics Club was founded on 3 March 1903 under special permission from the authorities. 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, came to Istanbul with the National Movement. 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. 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. 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.

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. 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. The yard behind this building was turned into a sports pitch.

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.

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. 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".

1911–1959: initial years of football

1923–24 Istanbul Football League champion squad

With football becoming the main sport of the Ottoman Empire around 1910, Beşiktaş members slowly started to give more attention to football. 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. 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. 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, but was not able 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, as well as their first Turkish Football Championship in the same year, beating Altay in the final 3–1 on 29 October 1934. 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. Beşiktaş finished 3rd place in the National League, behind Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray. In 1937–38 season, Beşiktaş finished in 3rd place in the Istanbul League and, 2nd place in the National League, behind Güneş. Beşiktaş won a record five consecutive Istanbul League championships between 1939 and 1943. In the National League, Beşiktaş finished 4th in 1939, 5th in 1940, 1st in 1941 and 3rd in 1943 (in 1942 the league was not held). The club won 1944–45 and 1945–46 seasons in Istanbul League, as well as the national league in 1944 and 1947.

1959–2001: from Milli Lig to Süper Lig

Former Turkish international Feyyaz Uçar was the top scorer of 1989–90 season with 28 goals.

Former Turkish international Rıza Çalımbay was most played football player with 602 matches.

Professionalism in football in Turkey entered into force in 1952. In 1959, the Millî Lig was formed, the nation's first professional football league. Finishing in 2nd place at White Group and failing to reach the 2-legged-final in inaugural year of the competition, Beşiktaş won their first title in the following season. 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, as well as second in 1963, 1964 and 1965. In 1966 and 1967, meanwhile, the club won back-to-back championship titles, and in the latter year, they also won their first Turkish Super Cup. In 1968, Beşiktaş finished second.

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.

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, earning another in 1985–86 season. They finished the league as runners-up four times in the second half of the decade.

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.

1987–1993: Gordon Milne era

Beşiktaş had their most successful run in the Süper Lig with three consecutive championships under the management of Gordon Milne in the early 1990s. Three players of the squad – Metin Tekin, Ali Gültiken and Feyyaz Uçar – were notable for significant contributions to the team during this period. These players were known as Metin-Ali-Feyyaz ("MAF") and they formed the front of the team's line-up. The trio is regarded by supporters as the best ever attacking line of the club. 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.

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. This match was designated as one of the 16 biggest matches in club history. 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.

2001–present: recent years

Team during the 2015–16 season

The club won the Süper Lig title in 2002–03, the centenary year of its existence, under management of Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, 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. They also reached the quarter-finals of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup. In the 2008–09 season, Beşiktaş won the league title with coach Mustafa Denizli.

Later on, Beşiktaş won the league three times in 2015–16, 2016–17 and 2020–21. In addition, they reached the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League Quarter-finals, and the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League Round of 16.

Grounds

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

Between establishing their football department and entering the Istanbul Football League, Beşiktaş played at various grounds. From 1924 they started to play their games at Taksim Stadium.

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. 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.

Since 2016, Beşiktaş have played their home games at Beşiktaş Stadium, the successor of İnönü Stadium. 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.

Honours

Domestic leagues

• Süper Lig
  • Winners (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
  • Runners-up (14): 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1973–74, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1992–93, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2006–07
• Turkish National Division
  • Winners (3): 1941, 1944, 1947
  • Runners-up (3): 1938, 1945, 1946
• Turkish Football Championship
  • Winners (2): 1934, 1951
  • Runners-up (2): 1941, 1946
• Istanbul Football League
  • Winners (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

Domestic cups

• Turkish Cup
  • Winners (10): 1974–75, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2020–21
  • Runners-up (6): 1965–66, 1976–77, 1983–84, 1992–93, 1998–99, 2001–02
• Turkish Super Cup
  • Winners (9): 1967, 1974, 1986, 1989, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2021
  • Runners-up (12): 1966, 1975, 1977, 1982, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2017
• Prime Minister's Cup
  • Winners (6): 1944, 1947, 1974, 1977, 1988, 1997
  • Runners-up (2): 1987, 1996

Others

• TSYD Cup
  • Winners (12) (shared-record): 1964–65, 1965–66, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1996–97
• Turkish Amateur Football Championship
  • Winners (2): 1985, 1988
• Alpen Cup
  • Winners (1): 2004
• Efes Cup
  • Winners (1): 2006
• Soma Tournament
  • Winners (1): 2014
• International Royal Cup
  • Winners (1): 2015

European record

Statistics

UEFA club points ranking

Rank	Team	Points
119	Beşiktaş	12.000
120	Rijeka	12.000
121	Omonia	12.000

Recent seasons

Players

Current squad

24 September 2023 Beşiktaş - Kayserispor match squad

No. Position Player 1 GK Ersin Destanoğlu 2 DF Jonas Svensson 4 DF Onur Bulut 5 DF Tayyip Talha Sanuç 6 DF Omar Colley 7 FW Ante Rebić 8 MF Salih Uçan 9 FW Cenk Tosun 10 FW Vincent Aboubakar 11 FW Milot Rashica 12 DF Daniel Amartey 14 DF Emrecan Uzunhan 15 MF Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 17 DF Joe Worrall (on loan from Nottingham Forest) 18 FW Rachid Ghezzal 19 MF Amir Hadžiahmetović 20 MF Necip Uysal (captain) 21 MF Demir Ege Tıknaz

No. Position Player 22 MF Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov 23 MF Ernest Muçi 26 DF Arthur Masuaku 28 MF Al-Musrati 34 GK Mert Günok 40 FW Jackson Muleka 64 FW Mustafa Erhan Hekimoğlu 65 MF Yakup Arda Kılıç 75 DF Tayfur Bingöl 77 DF Umut Meraş 79 DF Emrecan Terzi 83 MF Gedson Fernandes 88 MF Gökhan Inler 90 FW Semih Kılıçsoy 94 GK Göktuğ Baytekin 97 GK Utku Yuvakuran MF Berkay Vardar

Out on loan

No. Position Player GK Emre Bilgin (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2024) DF Bilal Ceylan (at Karşıyaka until 30 June 2024) DF Badra Cissé (at CSU Alba Iulia until 30 June 2024) DF Ahmet Gülay (at Alanya Kestelspor until 30 June 2024) DF Erdoğan Kaya (at Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı until 30 June 2024) DF Javi Montero (at Arouca until 30 June 2024) DF Burak Selver Yıldız (at Ergene Velimeşe S.K. until 30 June 2024) MF Oğuzhan Akgün (at Sarıyer until 30 June 2024) MF Abdullah Aydın (at Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2024)

No. Position Player MF Necati Bilgiç (at Adana 1954 FK until 30 June 2024) MF Halil Çiçek (at Silivrispor until 30 June 2024) MF Ajdin Hasić (at Sarajevo until 30 June 2024) MF Kartal Yılmaz (at Kayserispor until 30 June 2024) MF Jean Onana (at Marseille until 30 June 2024) DF Valentin Rosier (at Nice until 30 June 2024) MF Kerem Atakan Kesgin (at Sivasspor until 30 June 2024) FW Emrecan Bulut (at Ümraniyespor until 30 June 2024)

Current coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Fernando Santos
Assistant coaches	João Carlos Viana Cunha Costa Paulo Mendes Serdar Topraktepe
Goalkeeping coaches	Hakan Çalışkan Fernando Justino
Athletic performance coaches	Barış Gürol Miguel Peiró Montañana
Analysts	Ricardo Miguel Cândido de Sousa Santos Jorge Manuel Caetano do Rosário Bruno Miguel Nunes Pereira

Notable players

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. Out of the two, Yeten served the club as first team manager between 1949 and 1951, as well. In cooperation with Beşiktaş Municipality, the club erected a statue of Süleyman Seba near their headquarters, in Akaretler neighbourhood of Beşiktaş, in October 2008.

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. 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. 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". Out or 110 players nominated, there were three eleven-man squads selected, respectively referred to as "golden", "silver" and "bronze" teams. 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.

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. Mansız scored a golden goal in the quarter-final encounter against Senegal, advancing Turkey into semi-final against Brazil. Mansız also scored twice in 3rd place game against the hosting side South Korea. Ahmet Yıldırım and former club captain İbrahim Üzülmez competed at 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup in which Turkey finished in third place. 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. Domagoj Vida represented Croatia, his nation, in the final of 2018 FIFA World Cup up against France, which he lost eventually 4–2. In the final encounter, he also provided an assist to his compatriot Ivan Perišić.

Squads of century

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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.

Beşiktaş J.K. Squads of Century
Team	#	Golden Team	Silver Team	Bronze Team
Goalkeeper	1	Sabri Dino	Necmi Mutlu	Rasim Kara
Right back	2	Rıza Çalımbay	Recep Çetin	Hristo Kostanda
Centre back	4	Gökhan Keskin	Vedat Okyar	Eşref Özmenç
Centre back	5	Ali İhsan Karayiğit	Ronaldo Guiaro	Ulvi Güveneroğlu
Left back	3	Zekeriya Alp	Vedii Tosuncuk	Ahmet Berman
Right Midfielder	7	Metin Tekin	Nihat Kahveci	Ahmet Özacar
Midfielder	8	Hakkı Yeten	Recep Adanır	Mehmet Özdilek
Midfielder	10	Yusuf Tunaoğlu	Sergen Yalçın	Şeref Görkey
Left Midfielder	6	Sanlı Sarıalioğlu	Hüseyin Saygun	İbrahim Üzülmez
Forward	9	Kemal Gülçelik	Ali Gültiken	Güven Önüt
Forward	11	Şükrü Gülesin	Feyyaz Uçar	Daniel Amokachi

One-club men

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.

Years	Nat	Name	Apps	Goals	Ref
1927–1944		Hüsnü Savman	294	42
1930–1950		Şeref Görkey	N/A	320
1931–1948		Hakkı Yeten	439	382
1932–1947		Mehmet Ali Tanman	354	0
1938-1948		Sabri Gençsoy	137	61
1943–1955		Faruk Sağnak	273	25
1946–1954		Süleyman Seba	N/A	44
1955–1971		Ahmet Özacar	313	100
1962–1975		Sanlı Sarıalioğlu	314	65
1977–1984		Süleyman Oktay	117	5
1980–1996		Rıza Çalımbay	494	41
2009–		Necip Uysal	451	6
2017–		Ersin Destanoğlu	161	0

Coaching history

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. 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.

Name Nationality Tenure Şeref Bey 1911–1925 Imre Zinger 1925–1935 Refik Osman Top 1935–1944 Charles Howard 1944–1946 Refik Osman Top 1946–1948 Giuseppe Meazza 1948–1949 Hakkı Yeten 1949 Eric Keen 1949–1950 Hakkı Yeten 1950–1951 Alfred Cable 1951–1952 Sadri Usuoğlu 1952–1953 Sandro Puppo 1 Jul 1953–30 Jun 1954 Cihat Arman 1955–1956 József Mészaros 1 Jul 1956–30 Jun 1957 Eşref Bilgiç 1957 Leandro Remondini 1 Jul 1957–31 Dec 1958 Hüseyin Saygun 1959 András Kuttik 1 Jul 1959–30 Jun 1960 Sandro Puppo 1 Jul 1960–30 Jun 1961 Şeref Görkey 1961 András Kuttik 1 Jul 1961–30 Jun 1962 Ljubiša Spajić 1 Jul 1962–30 Jun 1963 Ernst Melchior 1963–1964 Ljubiša Spajić 1 Jul 1964–30 Jun 1967 Jane Janevski 1967–1968 Krum Milev 1968–1969 Milovan Ćirić 1969–1970 Dumitru Teodorescu 1970–1971 Gündüz Kılıç 1971–1972 Abdulah Gegić 1 Jul 1972–1973 Metin Türel 1973–1974 Horst Buhtz 1974–1975 Gündüz Tekin Onay 1975–1976 İsmet Arıkan 1977 Miloš Milutinović 1 Jul 1977–30 Jun 1978

Name Nationality Tenure Doğan Andaç 1978–1979 Serpil Hamdi Tüzün 1979–1980 Metin Türel 1980 Đorđe Milić 1 Jul 1980–30 Jun 1983 Ziya Taner 1983–1984 Branko Stanković 1 Jul 1984–30 Jun 1986 Miloš Milutinović 1 Jul 1986–30 Jun 1987 Gordon Milne 1 Jul 1987–31 Dec 1993 Christoph Daum 6 Jan 1994–6 May 1996 Rasim Kara 2 Jul 1996–30 Jun 1997 John Toshack 1 Jul 1997–23 Feb 1999 Karl-Heinz Feldkamp 24 Feb 1999–15 Sep 1999 Hans-Peter Briegel 16 Sep 1999–30 Jun 2000 Nevio Scala 1 Jul 2000–6 Mar 2001 Christoph Daum 7 Mar 2001–11 May 2002 Mircea Lucescu 1 Jul 2002–1 May 2004 Vicente Del Bosque 8 Jun 2004–27 Jan 2005 Rıza Çalımbay 1 Feb 2005–17 Oct 2005 Jean Tigana 31 Oct 2005–21 May 2007 Ertuğrul Sağlam 6 Jul 2007–7 Oct 2008 Mustafa Denizli 9 Oct 2008–4 Jun 2010 Bernd Schuster 1 Jul 2010–15 Mar 2011 Tayfur Havutçu 17 Mar 2011–13 Jul 2011 Roland Koch 14 Jul 2011–1 Aug 2011 Carlos Carvalhal 2 Aug 2011–2 Apr 2012 Tayfur Havutçu 2012 Samet Aybaba 16 Jun 2012–27 May 2013 Slaven Bilić 26 Jun 2013–31 May 2015 Şenol Güneş 1 Jun 2015–31 May 2019 Abdullah Avcı 1 Jun 2019–24 Jan 2020 Sergen Yalçın 29 Jan 2020–9 Dec 2021 Önder Karaveli (caretaker) 9 Dec 2021–12 Jan 2022 Önder Karaveli 13 Jan 2022–25 March 2022 Valérien Ismaël 25 Mar 2022–26 October 2022 Şenol Güneş 28 Oct 2022–6 October 2023 Burak Yılmaz (caretaker) 10 Oct 2023–10 Nov 2023 Rıza Çalımbay 10 Nov 2023–22 Dec 2023 Serdar Topraktepe (caretaker) 22 Dec 2023–7 Jan 2024 Fernando Santos 7 Jan 2024–present

Presidential history

Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı, one of the founding members and first president of Beşiktaş JK

Former Turkish international frontman Hakkı Yeten (shooting player in picture), who served the club as athlete and football manager, is also the first honorary president of the club, elected for 3 different tenures.

Years Nationality Name 1903–08 (1) Mehmet Şamil Şhaplı 1908–11 (2) Şükrü Paşa 1911–18 (3) Fuat Paşa 1918–23 (4) Fuat Balkan 1923–24 (5) Salih Bey 1924–26 (6) Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni 1926–28 Fuat Balkan 1928–30 Ahmet Fetgeri Aşeni 1930–32 (7) Emin Şükrü Kunt 1932–35 (8) A. Ziya Karamürsel 1935–38 Fuat Balkan 1938–39 A. Ziya Karamürsel 1939–41 (9) Yusuf Ziya Erdem 1941–42 A. Ziya Karamürsel 1942–50 (10) A. Ziya Kozanoğlu 1950 (11) Ekrem Amaç

Years Nationality Name 1950–52 (12) Salih Keçeci 1952–55 A. Ziya Kozanoğlu 1955–56 (13) Tahir Söğütlü 1956–57 (14) Danyal Akbel 1957 (15) Ferhat Nasır 1957–58 (16) Nuri Togay 1958 (17) Enver Kaya 1958–60 Nuri Togay 1960–63 (18) Hakkı Yeten 1963–64 (19) Selahattin Akel 1964–66 Hakkı Yeten 1966–67 (20) Hasan Salman 1967–68 Hakkı Yeten 1968–69 (21) Talat Asal 1969–70 (22) Rüştü Erkuş 1970 Nuri Togay

Years Nationality Name 1970–71 (23) Agasi Şen 1971–72 (24) Himmet Ünlü 1972–73 (25) Şekip Okçuoğlu 1973–77 (26) Mehmet Üstünkaya 1977–79 (27) Gazi Akınal 1979 (28) Hüseyin Cevahir 1979–80 Gazi Akınal 1980–81 (29) Rıza Kumruoğlu 1981–84 Mehmet Üstünkaya 1984–00 (30) Süleyman Seba 2000–04 (31) Serdar Bilgili 2004–12 (32) Yıldırım Demirören 2012–19 (33) Fikret Orman 2019–23 (34) Ahmet Nur Çebi 2023– (35) Hasan Arat

Sponsorships

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

Affiliated clubs

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

• Adanaspor (2015–present)
• KF 2 Korriku (2021–present)
• Kartal Bulvarspor (2022–present)

See also

In Spanish: Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü para niños