The 2015–16 season was Fenerbahçe's 58th consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 109th year in existence.

Season overview

On 10 April 2015, Dirk Kuyt has signed to Feyenoord to play next year since his contract expired on 31 May 2015. On 11 June 2015, Fenerbahçe have released a statement on their official website confirming that Portuguese manager Vítor Pereira has been appointed manager on a two-year deal. On 17 June 2015, Centre back Simon Kjær signed a four-year contract with Fenerbahçe from Lille for a €7.65 million fee. On 22 June 2015, Mert Günok has signed a three-year contract with Bursaspor after his contract expired on 31 May 2015. On 23 June 2015, Fenerbahçe officially signed a four-year contract with Bursaspor former right back Şener Özbayraklı for ₺5.0 million. On 25 June 2015, Fenerbahçe have completed the signing of Atlético Paranaense striker Fernandão on a four-year deal the club revealed. On 27 June 2015, Fenerbahçe part ways with Emre Belözoğlu. The club said that the 34-year-old central midfielder is not in the team manager's future plans thus his deal has not been renewed. On 2 July 2015, Fenerbahçe has taken on loan two players, Brazilian goalkeeper Fabiano and Senegalese centre-back Abdoulaye Ba, from the Portuguese club Porto for one season. On 3 July 2015, Fenerbahçe are in talks to sign winger Nani from Manchester United. The club announced the news on social media on Thursday night, saying on Twitter: "Fenerbahçe has begun talks with Nani and his club Manchester United to transfer the player. Nani will be in Istanbul on Sunday for a medical check up." On 3 July 2015, Fenerbahçe have completed the signing of São Paulo defensive midfielder Souza for an €8 million transfer fee the club revealed. On 4 July, have released a statement on their official website confirming that talks are underway with both São Paulo and their midfielder Josef de Souza. On 7 July 2015, Souza was named an official Fenerbahçe player. On 6 July 2015, Fenerbahçe have completed the signing of Manchester United winger Nani. Fenerbahçe have announced the signing of Nani from Manchester United for €6 million. On 8 July 2015, Nigerian striker Emmanuel Emenike has joined United Arab Emirates Pro League side Al-Ain on loan until the end of the season. On 9 July 2015, Fenerbahçe has begun to transfer talks with Robin van Persie and his club Manchester United. On 12 July 2015, Manchester United striker Robin van Persie has arrived in Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport on Sunday at 8:00pm local time with his family in a private plane to complete his move to Fenerbahçe. On 13 July van Persie underwent health screening in Istanbul. On 14 July 2015, Robin van Persie has completed his move from Manchester United to Fenerbahçe for an undisclosed fee. The Netherlands striker, 31, was unveiled in front of about 10,000 supporters inside the club's stadium. He said: "I promise you one thing - I will do everything in my power to help Fenerbahce win as many trophies to make you happy. Let's do it together." On 17 July 2015, Fenerbahçe is to face Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League third qualifying round following a draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Friday. The Ukrainian side will travel to Istanbul in the first leg to face Fenerbahçe, which returns to UEFA competitions after two years. On 5 August 2015, Fenerbahçe was sent crashing out of the UEFA Champions League by Shakhtar Donetsk after lose with 3–0 in Arena Lviv. On 7 August 2015, Fenerbahçe, drawn against Atromitos of Greece in the UEFA Europa League play-off round. On 13 August 2015, Fenerbahçe officially signed a five-year contract with Ozan Tufan by €7.0M. On 14 August 2015, Fenerbahçe officially signed a three-year contract with Volkan Şen by €1.0M.

Kits

Supplier: Adidas Main sponsor: Yandex Main sponsor (Europe): Turkish Airlines

Back sponsor: Halley Sleeve sponsor: Coca-Cola

Short sponsor: Integral Forex Socks sponsor: –

Kit information Adidas and Fenerbahçe extended their kit deal in February 2014 at least until 2018–19, while it is reported that the Adidas Fenerbahçe is worth $8.5M season. Adidas produces the new Fenerbahçe 2015–16 Kits which feature no shirt sponsor as of now. The new Fenerbahçe 15–16 Away and Third Kits were released on 7 July 2015.

Transfers

In

Out

Total spending: €42,780,000

Total income: €20,500,000

Expenditure: €22,280,000

Squad

First team squad No. Name Position (s) Nationality Place of Birth Date of Birth (Age) Club caps Club goals Signed from Date signed Fee Contract End Goalkeepers 1 Volkan Demirel GK Istanbul 410 0 Kartalspor 6 August 2002 Free 30 June 2017 40 Fabiano GK Mundo Novo, Brazil 17 0 Porto 2 July 2015 Free 30 June 2016 25 Ertuğrul Taşkıran GK Istanbul 3 0 Academy 1 July 2010 Trainee 30 June 2019 54 Erten Ersu GK Istanbul 2 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2019 Defenders 3 Hasan Ali Kaldırım DF Neuwied, Germany 106 3 Kayserispor 1 July 2012 €3,750,000 30 June 2017 4 Simon Kjær DF Horsens, Denmark 45 2 Lille 17 June 2015 €7,650,000 30 June 2019 19 Şener Özbayraklı DF Borçka 32 2 Bursaspor 23 June 2015 €1,630,000 30 June 2019 22 Bruno Alves DF Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal 101 4 Zenit 1 July 2013 €5,500,000 30 June 2016 24 Michal Kadlec DF Vyškov, Czech Republic 63 4 Bayer Leverkusen 1 July 2013 €4,500,000 30 June 2016 41 Hakan Çinemre DF Kocaeli 1 0 Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2016 53 Abdoulaye Ba DF Saint-Louis, Senegal 18 1 Porto 2 July 2015 Free 30 June 2016 77 Gökhan Gönül DF Samsun 339 12 Hacettepe 1 July 2007 €1,400,000 30 June 2016 88 Caner Erkin DF Balıkesir 213 16 CSKA Moscow 30 June 2010 €2,000,000 30 June 2016 Midfielders 5 Mehmet Topal MF Malatya 176 14 Valencia 1 July 2012 €4,500,000 30 June 2016 6 Souza MF Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 48 4 São Paulo 7 July 2015 €8,000,000 30 June 2019 8 Ozan Tufan MF Orhaneli 45 1 Bursaspor 13 August 2015 €7,000,000 30 June 2020 10 Diego MF Ribeirão Preto, Brazil 75 8 Atlético Madrid 11 July 2014 Free 30 June 2017 14 Raul Meireles MF Porto, Portugal 105 8 Chelsea 3 September 2012 €10,000,000 30 June 2016 15 Uygar Mert Zeybek MF Osmangazi 19 1 Academy 1 July 2015 Trainee 30 June 2016 17 Nani MF Praia, Cape Verde 53 14 Manchester United 6 July 2015 €6,000,000 30 June 2018 20 Volkan Şen MF Bursa 43 7 Bursaspor 14 August 2015 €1,000,000 30 June 2018 26 Alper Potuk MF Afyonkarahisar 115 9 Eskişehirspor 22 May 2013 €6,250,000 30 June 2018 38 Mehmet Topuz MF Yozgat 216 13 Kayserispor 13 June 2009 €9,000,000 30 June 2016 50 Lazar Marković MF Čačak, Serbia 21 2 Liverpool 30 August 2015 Loan 30 June 2016 Miroslav Stoch MF Nitra, Slovakia 107 15 Chelsea 1 July 2010 €5,500,000 30 June 2018 Forwards 9 Fernandão FW Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 55 25 Atlético Paranaense 25 June 2015 €3,400,000 30 June 2019 11 Robin van Persie FW Rotterdam, Netherlands 48 22 Manchester United 14 July 2015 €5,500,000 30 June 2018 As of 26 May 2016

Squad statistics No.Nat.PlayerSüper LigTurkish CupEuropeTotalAppsAppsAppsApps 1 Volkan Demirel | 32 || 0 || 3 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 2 || 0 | 40 || 0 || 5 || 0 3 Hasan Ali Kaldırım | 26 || 1 || 4 || 1 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 38 || 1 || 5 || 1 4 Simon Kjær | 28 || 2 || 5 || 0 | 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 11 || 0 || 4 || 1 | 45 || 2 || 10 || 1 5 Mehmet Topal | 33 || 1 || 4 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 2 || 0 | 13 || 2 || 2 || 1 | 53 || 3 || 8 || 1 6 Souza | 31 || 1 || 6 || 0 | 5 || 1 || 2 || 0 | 12 || 2 || 3 || 0 | 48 || 4 || 11 || 0 8 Ozan Tufan | 26 || 0 || 4 || 0 | 10 || 0 || 2 || 0 | 9 || 1 || 2 || 0 | 45 || 1 || 8 || 0 9 Fernandão | 28 || 13 || 5 || 0 | 11 || 6 || 2 || 0 | 13 || 6 || 1 || 0 | 52 || 25 || 8 || 0 10 Diego | 28 || 2 || 3 || 0 | 7 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 10 || 0 || 1 || 1 | 45 || 3 || 5 || 1 11 Robin van Persie | 31 || 16 || 2 || 0 | 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 | 12 || 1 || 2 || 0 | 49 || 23 || 4 || 0 14 Raul Meireles | 11 || 1 || 2 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 21 || 1 || 3 || 0 15 Uygar Mert Zeybek | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 7 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 9 || 1 || 1 || 0 17 Nani | 33 || 9 || 5 || 0 | 7 || 4 || 1 || 1 | 13 || 1 || 5 || 0 | 53 || 14 || 11 || 1 19 Şener Özbayraklı | 14 || 1 || 3 || 0 | 10 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 8 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 32 || 2 || 5 || 0 20 Volkan Şen | 25 || 5 || 3 || 0 | 8 || 2 || 2 || 0 | 10 || 0 || 0 || 1 | 43 || 7 || 5 || 1 22 Bruno Alves | 26 || 1 || 9 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 12 || 0 || 3 || 0 | 41 || 1 || 12 || 0 24 Michal Kadlec | 10 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 11 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 5 || 0 || 2 || 0 | 26 || 0 || 4 || 0 25 Ertuğrul Taşkıran | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 26 Alper Potuk | 27 || 4 || 7 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 11 || 1 || 1 || 1 | 45 || 5 || 9 || 1 38 Mehmet Topuz | 3 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 8 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 11 || 1 || 2 || 0 40 Fabiano | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 17 || 0 || 0 || 0 41 Hakan Çinemre | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 53 Abdoulaye Ba | 6 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 5 || 0 || 1 || 0 | 18 || 1 || 2 || 0 50 Lazar Marković | 14 || 0 || 3 || 0 | 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 | 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 | 21 || 2 || 3 || 0 54 Erten Ersu | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 77 Gökhan Gönül | 22 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 | 30 || 1 || 1 || 0 88 Caner Erkin | 13 || 0 || 4 || 0 | 4 || 1 || 1 || 0 | 10 || 0 || 4 || 0 | 27 || 1 || 9 || 0As of 26 May 2016

Statistics

Goals Pl.Nat.PlayerSüper LigTürkiye KupasıEuropeTOTAL1Fernandão 1366252Robin van Persie 1651223Nani 941144Volkan Şen 52075Alper Potuk 40156Souza 11247Diego 2103Ramazan Civelek 0303Mehmet Topal 102310Simon Kjær 2002Lazar Marković 0112Şener Özbayraklı 110213Bruno Alves 1001Abdoulaye Ba 1001Caner Erkin 0101Gökhan Gönül 1001Hasan Ali Kaldırım 1001Raul Meireles 1001Ozan Tufan 0011Mehmet Topuz 0101Uygar Mert Zeybek 0101Yasir Subaşı 0101

Assists Pl.Nat.PlayerSüper LigTürkiye KupasıEuropeTOTAL1Nani 831122Alper Potuk 5117Caner Erkin 2237Volkan Şen 42175Hasan Ali Kaldırım 50166Diego 4105Gökhan Gönül 12258Şener Özbayraklı 12149Mehmet Topal 3003Robin van Persie 300311Lazar Marković 200212Bruno Alves 1001Fernandão 1001Michal Kadlec 0101Raul Meireles 0011Ozan Tufan 1001Ramazan Civelek 0101Souza 1001

Club hierarchy

Board of directors

Management

Overall TrophyStarted roundFirst matchLast matchResult Süper Lig Matchday 1 14 August 2015 19 May 2016Runners–up Türkiye Kupası Group Stage 16 December 2015 26 May 2016Runners–up UEFA Champions League Third qualifying round 28 July 2015 5 August 2015 Third qualifying round UEFA Europa League Play-off round 20 August 2015 17 March 2016 Round of 16

Pre-season friendlies DateOpponentsStadiumResultF–AAttendanceNotes1 July 2015 VoluntariTopuk Yaylası2–1NA7 July 2015 ŞanlıurfasporTopuk Yaylası1–0NA11 July 2015 Zob Ahan18 Temmuz Stadyumu7–0NA14 July 2015 SivassporSivas 4 Eylül Stadium3–2NA15 July 2015 DniproŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium0–1NA18 July 2015 VitóriaŞükrü Saracoğlu Stadium3–1NA21 July 2015 OlympiacosAfyon Arena3–2NA22 July 2015 MarseilleAfyon Arena3–1NA

Süper Lig

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Turkish Cup

Group stage

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Notes

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Notes

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Group stage

Round of 32

Round of 16

See also 2015–16 Süper Lig 2015–16 Türkiye Kupası 2015–16 UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Notes

References