- Address: Recep Peker Caddesi, Istanbul
- Country: Türkiye
- Capacity: 47,000
- Opened: 1908
- Main use: Football
- Tenants: Fenerbahçe (football)
Extra stadium info – Ülker Stadyumu
The Ülker Stadyumu is located in Kadıköy, a cosmopolitan district on the Asian side of Istanbul. It was renovated several times. Ülker, a food and beverage manufacturer based in Istanbul, secured naming rights of the venue in 2015. In 2009, the stadium hosted the last UEFA Cup final. The tournament is currently known as the UEFA Europa League. It is known as the second-tier competition in European club football. The 2009 UEFA Cup was won by Shakhtar Donetsk from Ukraine after beating Werder Bremen from Germany 2-1. 37,000 people attended the final.
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü, nicknamed Sari Kanaryalar (Yellow Canaries), use the Ülker Stadyumu for football games. The club was founded in 1907. Several former presidents of Türkiye became Fenerbahçe fans. The first president of Türkiye, who died in 1938 as Kemal Atatürk, was known as a Fenerbahçe supporter. Fenerbahçe won the Turkish top-flight football league in 1959 for the first time in their history. The club from Istanbul became the first club with 10 Turkish top-flight football league titles, followed by Beşiktaş and Galatasaray. The fierce rivalry between Fenerbahçe SK and the two other clubs from Istanbul named Beşiktaş and Galatasaray has led to violence among fans on several occasions.
Famous players
Several world famous players signed with Fenerbahçe. Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha is one of those players. The Brazilian football legend, who played hundreds of matches for the world famous Spanish football side Real Madrid, is widely considered one of the greatest left backs in history. He won several world championship titles. Mesut Özil and Robin van Persie also signed with Fenerbahçe. They are among the first football players with 10 million followers on their main social media page. Mesut Özil played numerous games for the national football team of Germany and Robin van Persie played numerous games for the national football team of the Netherlands.
