Beşiktaş J.K. is a professional sports club based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. After winning the 1957–58 Federation Cup, a tournament that was held to designate Turkey's representative in the European Cup, the club first participated in the European Cup in 1958. Since then, Beşiktaş have regularly participated in European tournaments. The club managed to reach the quarter-finals of the 1986–87 European Cup, 2002–03 UEFA Cup, and 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

In the following tables the first score is always that of Beşiktaş.

Overall record Accurate as of 17 September 2026

CompetitionWin%

Best campaigns

Season Achievement Notes European Cup / UEFA Champions League 1986–87 Quarter-finals eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv 0–2 in İzmir, 0–5 in Kyiv European Cup Winners' Cup 1993–94 Last 16 eliminated by Ajax 1–2 in Amsterdam, 0–4 in Istanbul 1994–95 Last 16 eliminated by Auxerre 2–2 in Istanbul, 0–2 in Auxerre 1998–99 Last 16 eliminated by Vålerenga 0–1 in Oslo, 3–3 in Istanbul UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League 2002–03 Quarter-finals eliminated by Lazio 0–1 in Rome, 1–2 in Istanbul 2016–17 Quarter-finals eliminated by Lyon 1–2 in Lyon, 2–1 in regular time and 6–7 on penalties in Istanbul

European Cup / UEFA Champions League The European Cup was inaugurated in 1955, and Beşiktaş entered this competition for the first time in 1958, after winning the 1957–58 Federation Cup. The major success of the club is to play in the quarter-finals of 1986–87 European Cup, where they were eliminated by then-Soviet champions Dynamo Kyiv. After the European Cup became the Champions League in 1992, Beşiktaş managed to play in the group stage six times, reaching the knockout stage once in 2018.

SeasonRoundOpposing team Home Away Aggregate Reference 1958–59 Preliminary round Olympiacos First round Real Madrid 1–1 0–2 1–3 1960–61 Preliminary round Rapid Wien 1–0 0–4 1–4 1966–67 First round Ajax 1–2 0–2 1–4 1967–68 First round Rapid Wien 0–1 0–3 0–4 1982–83 First round Aston Villa 0–0 1–3 1–3 1986–87 First round Dinamo Tirana 2–0 1–0 3–0 Second round APOEL Quarter-final Dynamo Kyiv 0–5 0–2 0–7 1990–91 First round Malmö FF 2–2 2–3 4–5 1991–92 First round PSV Eindhoven 1–1 1–2 2–3 1992–93 First round Göteborg 2–1 0–2 2–3 1995–96 Qualifying round Rosenborg 3–1 0–3 3–4 1997–98 Second qualifying round Maribor 0–0 3–1 3–1 Group E Bayern Munich 0–2 0–2 3rd Paris Saint-Germain 3–1 1–2 Göteborg 1–0 1–2 1999–2000 Second qualifying round Hapoel Haifa 1–1 0–0 1–1 (a) 2000–01 Second qualifying round Levski Sofia 1–0 1–1 2–1 Third qualifying round Lokomotiv Moscow 3–0 3–1 6–1 Group H Milan 0–2 1–4 4th Leeds United 0–0 0–6 Barcelona 3–0 0–52003–04 Group G Chelsea 0–2 2–0 3rd Sparta Prague 1–0 1–2 Lazio 0–2 1–1 2007–08 Second qualifying round Sheriff Tiraspol 1–0 3–0 4–0 Third qualifying round Zürich 2–0 1–1 3–1 Group A Porto 0–1 0–2 4th Liverpool 2–1 0–8 Marseille 2–1 0–2 2009–10 Group B Manchester United 0–1 1–0 4th CSKA Moscow 1–2 1–2 VfL Wolfsburg 0–3 0–0 2014–15 Third qualifying round Feyenoord 3–1 2–15–2 Play-off round Arsenal 0–0 0–1 0–1 2016–17 Group B Napoli 1–1 3–2 3rd Benfica 3–3 1–1 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 0–6 2017–18 Group G Porto 1–1 3–1 1st RB Leipzig 2–0 2–1 Monaco 1–1 2–1 Round of 16 Bayern Munich 1–3 0–5 1–8 2020–21 Second qualifying round PAOK 1–31–3 2021–22 Group C Ajax 1–2 0–2 4th Sporting CP 1–4 0–4 Borussia Dortmund 1–2 0–5

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

SeasonRoundOpposing team Home Away Reference 1975–76 First round Fiorentina 0–3 0–3 0–6 1977–78 First round Diósgyőri 2–0 0–5 2–5 1984–85 First round Rapid Wien 1–1 1–4 2–5 1989–90 First round Borussia Dortmund 0–1 1–2 1–3 1993–94 First round Košice 2–0 1–2 3–2 Second round Ajax 0–4 1–2 1–6 1994–95 First round HJK 2–0 1–1 3–1 Second round Auxerre 2–2 0–2 2–4 1998–99 First round Spartak Trnava 3–0 1–2 4–2 Second round Vålerenga 3–3 0–1 3–4

UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League

SeasonRoundOpposing team Home Away Reference 1974–75 First round Steagul Roșu Brașov 2–0 0–3 2–3 1985–86 First round Athletic Bilbao 0–1 1–4 1–5 1987–88 First round Inter Milan 0–0 1–3 1–3 1988–89 First round Dinamo Zagreb 1–0 0–2 1–2 1996–97 Qualifying round Dinamo Minsk 2–0 1–2 3–2 First round Molenbeek 3–0 0–03–0 Second round Legia Warsaw 2–1 1–13–2 Third round Valencia 2–2 1–3 3–5 2002–03 First round Sarajevo 2–2 5–07–2 Second round Alavés 1–0 1–12–1 Third round Dynamo Kyiv 3–1 0–03–1 Fourth round Slavia Prague 4–2 0–14–3 Quarter-final Lazio 1–2 0–11–3 2003–04 Third round Valencia 0–2 2–32–5 2004–05 First round Bodø/Glimt 1–0 1–12–1 Group B Athletic Bilbao 3–1 4th Steaua București 1–2 Parma 2–3 Standard Liège 1–1 2005–06 Second qualifying round Vaduz 5–1 1–06–1 First round Malmö FF 0–1 4–14–2 Group H Sevilla 0–3 4th Zenit Saint Petersburg 1–1 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Vitória 3–1 2006–07 First round CSKA Sofia 2–0 2–2 4–2 Group B Tottenham Hotspur 0–2 4th Dinamo București 1–2 Bayer Leverkusen 1–2 Club Brugge 2–1 2008–09 Second qualifying round Široki Brijeg 4–0 2–16–1 First round Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 1–42–4 2010–11 Second qualifying round Víkingur 3–0 4–07–0 Third qualifying round Viktoria Plzeň 3–0 1–14–1 Play-off round HJK Helsinki 2–0 4–06–0 Group L Porto 1–3 1–1 2nd Rapid Wien 2–0 2–1 CSKA Sofia 1–0 2–1 Round of 32 Dynamo Kyiv 1–4 0–41–8 2011–12 Play-off round Alania 3–0 0–23–2 Group E Stoke City 3–1 1–2 1st Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 0–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–1 3–2 Round of 32 Braga 0–1 2–02–1 Round of 16 Atlético Madrid 0–3 1–31–6 2013–14 Play-off round Tromsø 2–0 1–23–2 2014–15 Group C Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 1–1 1st Asteras Tripolis 1–1 2–2 Partizan 2–1 4–0 Round of 32 Liverpool 1–0 0–11–1 Round of 16 Club Brugge 1–3 1–22–5 2015–16 Group H Lokomotiv Moscow 1–1 1–1 3rd Sporting CP 1–1 1–3 Skënderbeu 2–0 1–0 2016–17 Round of 32 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 2–1 3–15–2 Round of 16 Olympiacos 4–1 1–15–2 Quarter-final Lyon 2–1 1–23–3 2018–19 Second qualifying round B36 Tórshavn 6–0 2–08–0 Third qualifying round LASK 1–0 1–2 2–2 (a) Play-off round Partizan 3–0 1–1 4–1 Group I Genk 2–4 1–1 3rd Malmö 0–1 0–2 Sarpsborg 08 3–1 3–2 2019–20 Group K Braga 1–2 1–3 4th Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 0–4 Slovan Bratislava 2–1 2–4 2020–21 Third qualifying round Rio Ave1–1 1–1 2024–25 Play-off round Lugano 5–1 3–3 8–4 League phase Ajax 0–4 28th Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 Lyon 1–0 Malmö FF 2–1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1–3 Bodø/Glimt 1–2 Athletic Bilbao 4–1 Twente 0–1 2025–26 Second qualifying round Shakhtar Donetsk 2–4 0–2 2–6 2026–27 Second qualifying round Midtjylland 1–0 2–0 3–0 Third qualifying round Hradec Králové 1–0 1–0 2–0 Play-off round Kauno Žalgiris 3–0 0–1 3–1 League phase Marseille 4–1 TSG Hoffenheim Crystal Palace Celtic Hapoel Be'er Sheva Bayer Leverkusen Union Saint-Gilloise Omonia

UEFA Conference League SeasonRoundOpposing team Home Away Reference 2023–24 Second qualifying round Tirana 3–1 2–0 5–1 Third qualifying round Neftçi 2–1 3–1 5–2 Play-off round Dynamo Kyiv 1–0 3–2 4–2 Group D Club Brugge 0–5 1–1 3rd Lugano 2–3 2–0 Bodø/Glimt 1–2 1–3 2025–26 Third qualifying round St Patrick's Athletic 3–2 4–1 7–3 Play-off round Lausanne-Sport 0–1 1–1 1–2

Statistics by club/country Accurate as of 17 September 2026 CountryClub AlbaniaDinamo Tirana220030+3Skënderbeu220030+3Tirana220051+4 Subtotal6600111+10 AustriaLASK2101220Rapid Wien8314714–7 Subtotal10415916–7 AzerbaijanNeftçi220052+3 Subtotal220052+3 BelarusDinamo Minsk210132+1 Subtotal210132+1 BelgiumClub Brugge5113512–7Genk201135–2RWD Molenbeek211030+3Standard Liège1010110 Subtotal102441218–6 Bosnia HerzegovinaSarajevo211072+5Široki Brijeg220061+5 Subtotal4310133+10 BulgariaCSKA Sofia431073+4Levski Sofia211021+1 Subtotal642094+5 CroatiaDinamo Zagreb210112–1 Subtotal210112–1 Czech RepublicHradec Králové220020+2Slavia Prague210143+1Sparta Prague2101220Viktoria Plzeň211041+3 Subtotal8512126+6 DenmarkMidtjylland220030+3 Subtotal220030+3 EnglandArsenal201101–1Aston Villa201113–2Bolton Wanderers1010110Chelsea2101220Leeds United201106–6Liverpool4202310–7Manchester United2101110Stoke City210143+1Tottenham Hotspur311123–1Wolverhampton Wanderers200205–5 Subtotal2265111435 Faroe IslandsB36 Tórshavn220080+8Víkingur Gøta220070+7 Subtotal4400150+15 FinlandHJK431091+8 Subtotal431091+8 FranceAuxerre201124–2Lyon320143+1Marseille320164+2Monaco211032+1Paris Saint-Germain210143+1 Subtotal126241916+3 GermanyBayer Leverkusen100112–1Bayern Munich4004112–11Borussia Dortmund4004210–8Eintracht Frankfurt100113–2RB Leipzig220041+3VfL Wolfsburg201103–3 Subtotal142111931–22 GreeceAsteras Tripolis2020330Olympiacos211052+3PAOK100113−2 Subtotal513198+1 HungaryDiósgyőri210125–3 Subtotal210125–3 IrelandSt Patrick's Athletic220073+4 Subtotal220073+4 IsraelHapoel Be'er Sheva220052+3Hapoel Haifa2020110Maccabi Tel Aviv320196+3 Subtotal7421159+6 ItalyFiorentina200206–6Inter Milan201113–2Lazio401326–4Milan200216–5Napoli211043+1Parma100123–1 Subtotal131391027–17 LiechtensteinVaduz220061+5 Subtotal220061+5 LithuaniaKauno Žalgiris210131+2 Subtotal210131+2 MoldovaSheriff Tiraspol220040+4 Subtotal220040+4 NetherlandsAjax7007318–15Feyenoord220052+3PSV Eindhoven201123–1Twente100101–1 Subtotal122191024–14 NorwayBodø/Glimt511357–3Rosenborg210134–1Sarpsborg 08220063+3Tromsø210132+1Vålerenga201134–1 Subtotal135262021–1 Poland Legia Warsaw211032+1 Subtotal211032+1 PortugalBenfica2020440 Braga410346–2Porto612369–3Rio Ave1010110Sporting CP4013312–9Vitória110031+2 Subtotal183692133–12 RomaniaBrașov210123–1Dinamo București100112–1FCSB100112–1 Subtotal410347–3 RussiaAlania Vladikavkaz210132+1CSKA Moscow200224–2Lokomotiv Moscow422083+5Zenit Saint Petersburg1010110 Subtotal93331410+4 SerbiaPartizan4310102+8 Subtotal4310102+8 SlovakiaKošice210132+1Slovan Bratislava210145–1Spartak Trnava210142+2 Subtotal6303119+2 SloveniaMaribor211031+2 Subtotal211031+2 SpainAlavés211021+1Athletic Bilbao420287+1Atlético Madrid200216–5Barcelona210135–2Real Madrid201113–2Sevilla100103–3Valencia4013510–5 Subtotal1743102035–15 SwedenIFK Göteborg420245–1Malmö FF72141011–1 Subtotal114161416–2 SwitzerlandLausanne-Sport201112-1Lugano4211127+5Zürich211031+2 Subtotal83321610+6 UkraineDynamo Kyiv124261026Metalist Kharkiv210124–2Shakhtar Donetsk200226–4 Subtotal165291436–22 Total26510350112360397–37

Player and coach statistics Accurate as of 1 June 2026

Top-scoring players in European competitions PlayerCountryGoalsAppsRatioOktay Derelioğlu1429Cenk Tosun1340Vincent Aboubakar1319Bobô1237Ricardo Quaresma1250Daniel Pancu927Demba Ba812Mehmet Özdilek746Ryan Babel720Talisca717Players with most European appearances PlayerCountryAppsNecip Uysal75İbrahim Üzülmez63Oğuzhan Özyakup52Ricardo Quaresma50Mehmet Özdilek46Tayfur Havutçu45İbrahim Toraman43Atiba Hutchinson42Sergen Yalçın42Cenk Tosun40Coaches with most European appearances CoachCountryAppsŞenol Güneş44Mircea Lucescu18Gordon Milne16Slaven BilićBernd Schuster14Ertuğrul SağlamCarlos Carvalhal12John ToshackJean Tigana10Nevio Scala9

UEFA club ranking

Current ranking

Rank Team Points108 APOEL14.500109 Sparta Prague 14.000 Astana Beşiktaş112 Wolfsberger AC13.500

Ranking history

Season Rank Points Ref.196053 0.500196160 0.500196275 0.500196395 0.5001975149 1.0001976151 1.0001977152 1.000197892 2.000197993 2.0001980155 1.0001981153 1.0001982149 1.0001983204 0.5001984199 0.5001985149 1.0001986149 1.000198784 2.250198886 2.250198957 3.250199073 2.750199162 3.250199269 2.500199358 3.000199476 2.500199550 3.500199655 3.000199743 3.666199844 3.499199976 29.175200084 26.925200173 33.987200297 26.362200376 33.495200468 32.656200555 37.872200659 38.634200750 43.791200860 40.469200964 32.445201062 33.890201157 37.010201252 41.810201366 34.900201466 32.840201558 36.520201662 34.920201743 45.840201826 57.000201925 62.000202027 54.000202129 49.000202249 33.0002023109 14.000

Non-UEFA competitions

Statistics

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDInternational Soccer League7124819Balkans Cup16259933Total2337131752–35

Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

International Soccer League