Fenerbahce S.K. (Football) (Turkish: [feˈnaɾbahtʃe]), is the football department of Fenerbahce S.K., a Turkish professional sports club based in Istanbul, Turkey with many major honours won in each department. Fenerbahce, known informally as Fener, are one of the most successful and best supported football teams in Turkey, having never been relegated, and currently compete in the Turkish Super League, the Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League.
They are nicknamed Sari Kanaryalar (Turkish for "Yellow Canaries") and play their home games at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, their own traditional home ground in Kadikoy, Istanbul. The club's name translates as "Lighthouse in the Garden" and comes from the Fenerbahce neighbourhood of the Kadikoy district in Istanbul.
Fenerbahce has won 19 Turkish Super League titles, 6 Turkish Cups and 9 Turkish Super Cups, among others. With 28 Turkish championships in total (19 Super League, 6 National Division, and 3 former Turkish Football Championship titles) Fenerbahce holds the record for most national championship titles won. The club also leads the all-time table of the Turkish Super League.
In international club football, Fenerbahce has won the Balkans Cup in 1968, which is marked as the first ever non-domestic trophy won by a Turkish football club. In UEFA competitions, Fenerbahce has reached the quarter-finals in the 1963–64 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and in the 2007–08 UEFA Champions League. The club's semi-final performance in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League is marked as one of its greatest achievements in European competitions. Fenerbahce is a member of the European Club Association.
They are one of the most popular clubs in Turkey, and the most popular in Istanbul and Ankara. Fenerbahce have a large fanbase throughout the country, in Northern Cyprus,Azerbaijan,South Korea and in the Turkish diaspora. In their home at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium, Fenerbahce's average attendances have been among the highest in Turkey. Fenerbahce's longest-running and deepest
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