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HISTORY of FENERBAHÇE |
Fenerbahce was founded nearly a century ago in the province of Kadikoy in Istanbul.
The founders were Mr. Nurizade Ziya Songülen, Mr. Ayetullah and Mr. Necip Okaner.
This group of individuals founded the club secretly in order to keep a low
profile and not get into any trouble with the strict Ottoman rule. So strict
in fact that the Sultan, Abdulhamit the 2nd, forbid that the Turkish youth may
not set up a club nor eandn engage in the game of football played by the English
families that was watched in envy. After the first meeting of the founders however,
Nurizade Ziya Songulen is elected the first President, whilst Mr. Ayetullah
is the General Secretary and Mr Necip Okaner assumes General Captaincy. The
first emblem of the club is the Lighthouse which is situated on Fenerbahce cape
whilst the first colours of the club are the colours of the daffodils, white
and yellow, scattered around the Fenerbahce peninsula. The emblem and colours were
to be changed in 1910 when the badge was redesigned by Topuz Hikmet and the
colours were changed as Yellow and Navy. Until a change of legislation in 1908, Fenerbahce's activities are run under strict secrecy. After this date however, the new law requires that clubs must register in order to exist legally. From that day on, the club was to take it's place amongst the top of the Turkish club's and achieve much success. Fenerbahce Spor Kulubu's first football team included Asaf, Ziya Hasan, Sami, Ayetullah, Mazhar, Necip Fethi, Galip, Huseyin, Hasan and Nevzat. This team joined the Istanbul League in 1909 but achieved nothing in it's first three seasons. In the 1912-1913 season a team with Ali Said, Galip, Arif, Izzi, Huseyin, Sabri, Hikmet, Said, Hasan Kamil, Nuri and Mico win the first championship of the club. Apart from being the first championship it had more significance as it was won without a single defeat throughout the season. Emblem The Fenerbahce emblem was designed by Topuz Hikmet who played left wing in 1910 and was made by Tevfik Haccar (Tasci) in London. The emblem consists of five colours. The white section which includes the writing 'Fenerbahce Spor Kulübü 1907' represents purity and open heartedness, the red section represents love and attachment to the club and symbolises the Turkish flag. The yellow middle section symbolises admiration and envy, while the navy symbolises nobility. The 'oak acorn' leaf which rises from the navy and yellow section shows the power of Fenerbahce. The green colour of the leaf shows the success of Fenerbahce is imperative. Presidents 1907 - 1908 Nurizade Ziya Songulen 1908 - 1909 Ayetullah Bey 1910 - 1911 Hakki Saffet Tasci 1911 Galip Kulaksızoglu 1911 - 1912 Sehzade Osman Fuat 1912 Emirzade Arif 1912 - 1914 Hamit Hasan Kayacan 1914 - 1915 Nafia Naziri Hulusi Bey 1915 - 1916 Sabri Toprak 1916 - 1918 Nazim Bey 1918 - 1919 Ahmet Nuri 1919 - 1924 Sehzade Omer Faruk Efendi 1924 - 1925 Nasuhi Baydar 1926 - 1927 Ali Naci Karacan 1928 - 1932 Muvaffak Menemencioglu 1932 - 1933 Sait Selahattin Cihanoglu 1933 - 1934 Hayri Celal Atamer 1934 - 1950 Sukru Saracoglu 1950 - 1951 Ali Muhittin Hacibekir 1951 - 1953 Osman Kavrakoglu 1953 - 1954 Bedii Yazici 1954 - 1955 Osman Kavrakoglu 1955 - 1957 Zeki Riza Sporel 1957 - 1959 Agah Erozan 1960 Medeni Berk 1960 - 1961 Hasan Kamil Sporel 1961 - 1962 Razi Trak 1962 - 1966 Ismet Ulug 1966 - 1974 Faruk Ilgaz 1974 - 1976 Emin Cankurtaran 1977 - 1980 Faruk Ilgaz 1980 - 1981 Razi Trak 1981 - 1983 Ali Sen 1984 - 1986 Fikret Arican 1986 - 1989 Tahsin Kaya 1989 - 1993 Metin Asik 1993 - 1994 Guven Sazak 1994 Hasan Özaydin 1994 - 1998 Ali Sen 1998 Aziz Yildirim |
