Big Three (Turkey)

The Big Three (Turkish: "Üç Büyükler") is the colloquial name given to Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K., the three most successful sports clubs in Turkey. They all are based in Istanbul.

Locations of Big Three in Istanbul

The three-way rivalry
Vodafone Park
Nef Stadium
Şükrü Saraçoğlu Stadium

Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray
Main article: The Intercontinental Derby (football)

Fenerbahçe vs. Beşiktaş
Main article: Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry

Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray
Main article: Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry

Trophies
As of 6 January 2022:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Competition Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş
Turkish football champions 22 19 16
Turkish Cup 18 6 10
Turkish Super Cup 16 9 9
Prime Minister's Cup 5 8 6
Atatürk Cup — 2 1
Spor Toto Cup — 1 4
UEFA Europa League 1 — —
UEFA Super Cup 1 — —
TSYD Cup 12 12 12
Total 75 57 58

Players who have played for the three clubs
As of 2021, along with Burak Yılmaz and Mehmet Topal, Caner Erkin (pictured) is one of the three active players who played at all three parties
As of 6 September 2021:[8]
  • Refik Osman Top (Beşiktaş 1912–1913, 1923–1924, Fenerbahçe 1913–1915 and 1923, Galatasaray 1915–1917, 1921–1922, 1923 and 1924)
  • Ali Soydan (Galatasaray 1951–1957, Fenerbahçe 1959–1960, Beşiktaş 1963–1964)
  • Saffet Sancaklı (Beşiktaş 1987–1991, Galatasaray 1994–1995, Fenerbahçe 1996–1998)
  • Sergen Yalçın (Beşiktaş 1991–1997 and 2002-2006, Fenerbahçe 1999–2000, Galatasaray 2000 and 2001–02)
  • Ahmet Yıldırım (Fenerbahçe 1993–1994, Galatasaray 1999–2001, Beşiktaş 2001–2005)
  • Emre Aşık (Fenerbahçe 1993–1996, Galatasaray 2000–2003 and 2006–2010, Beşiktaş 2003–2006)
  • Mehmet Yozgatlı (Galatasaray 1999–2000, Fenerbahçe 2004–2007, Beşiktaş 2007–2008)
  • Burak Yılmaz (Beşiktaş 2006–2008 and 2019–2020, Fenerbahçe 2008–2010, Galatasaray 2012–2016)
  • Caner Erkin (Galatasaray 2009–2010, Fenerbahçe 2010–2016 and 2020–2021, Beşiktaş 2016–2020)
  • Mehmet Topal (Galatasaray 2006–2010, Fenerbahçe 2012–2019, Beşiktaş 2021–...)

Managers who have managed the three clubs
Former Turkish international footballer and current manager Mustafa Denizli is the only manager who won Süper Lig titles with Big Three
As of 26 June 2021:[8][9]
  • Mustafa Denizli (Galatasaray 1987–1989, 1990–1992, 2015–2016, Fenerbahçe 2000–2002, Beşiktaş 2008–2010)

See also

References
  1. "Turkey – List of Prime Minister's Cup and Atatürk Cup Finals". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. "Süper Lig Şampiyonlukları". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. "Türkiye Kupası Tarihçesi". tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  4. https://www.fenerbahce.org/club/achievements/achievements-football
  5. "Türkiye Kupası Tarihçe ve Arşiv TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  6. "TFF Süper Kupa Tarihçesi TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  7. "Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Resmi İnternet Sitesi Ana Sayfa TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  8. "Türkiye'de 3 Büyük Takımda Da Forma Giymiş 8 Futbolcu" [The 8 Footballers Who Played In Three Big [Teams] in Turkey] (in Turkish). 90min.com. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. "Süper Lig'in şampiyon teknik direktörleri" [Title Winning Managers of Süper Lig] (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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