# 2008–09 Fenerbahçe S.K. season

The 2008–09 Fenerbahçe S.K. season was the club's 51st consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 102nd year in existence. They also competed in the UEFA Champions League, starting the competition in the group stage.

## Team squad
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | TUR | Volkan Demirel |
| 2 | DF | URU | Diego Lugano |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roberto Carlos |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Edu Dracena |
| 5 | MF | TUR | Emre Belözoğlu |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Gökçek Vederson |
| 7 | MF | TUR | Burak Yılmaz |
| 8 | MF | TUR | Colin Kazim-Richards |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Alex (Captain) |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Dani Güiza |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Josico |
| 17 | DF | TUR | Can Arat |
| 18 | MF | TUR | Ali Bilgin |
| 19 | DF | BEL | Önder Turacı |
| 20 | MF | TUR | Gökhan Emreciksin |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | TUR | Selçuk Şahin |
| 23 | FW | TUR | Semih Şentürk (Vice-captain) |
| 24 | MF | TUR | Deniz Barış |
| 25 | MF | TUR | Uğur Boral |
| 32 | MF | TUR | Gürhan Gürsoy |
| 33 | MF | CHI | Claudio Maldonado |
| 38 | FW | TUR | İlhan Parlak |
| 53 | DF | TUR | Yasin Çakmak |
| 55 | MF | TUR | Özgür Çek |
| 77 | DF | TUR | Gökhan Gönül |
| 88 | GK | TUR | Volkan Babacan |
| 89 | GK | TUR | Mert Günok |
| 91 | MF | TUR | Abdülkadir Kayalı |
| 99 | MF | BRA | Deivid |

## Transfers

| In | Transfer fee | From |
| Summer |||
| Luis Aragonés | Free | Spain |
| Emre Belözoğlu | €4,500,000 | Newcastle United |
| Burak Yılmaz | Not Disclosed + 3 loan | Vestel Manisaspor |
| Dani Güiza | €14,000,000 | Mallorca |
| Josico | €1,000,000 | Villarreal |
| Winter |||
| Gökhan Emreciksin | €1,000,000 | Ankaragücü |
| Abdülkadir Kayalı | €1,000,000 | Ankaragücü |
| Furkan Aydın | €225,000 | Sakaryaspor |
| Onur Karakabak | €225,000 | Sakaryaspor |
| Out | Transfer Fee | To |
| Summer |||
| Zico | Free | Bunyodkor |
| Serdar Kulbilge | Free | Kocaelispor |
| Mehmet Aurélio | €1,000,000 (Compensation) | Real Betis |
| Kemal Aslan | Not Disclosed | Kocaelispor |
| Olcan Adın | Loan | Gaziantepspor |
| Mateja Kežman | Loan | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Winter |||
| Tümer Metin | Free | Larissa |

## Süper Lig

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Sivasspor | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 54 | 28 | +26 | 66 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
| 4 | Fenerbahçe | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 60 | 36 | +24 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League third qualifying round |
| 5 | Galatasaray | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 39 | +18 | 61 | Qualification to Europa League second qualifying round |
| 6 | Bursaspor | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 47 | 36 | +11 | 58 | |
* ↑ 2008–09 Turkish Cup was won by Champions League-qualified side Beşiktaş. Since cup runners-up Fenerbahçe secured a place in the European competitions via league position, the spot allocation for the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League effectively reverted to league positions.

### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Competition Matches

## UEFA Champions League

All times are EET

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | POR | ARS | DKV | FEN |
| 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 | Advance to knockout phase | 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 | — |

## Turkish Cup

All times are EET

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Fenerbahçe | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bursaspor | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| 3 | Eskişehirspor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 |
| 4 | MKE Ankaragücü | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 |
| 5 | Tokatspor | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 1 |