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Big Three (Turkey)

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

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Locations of Big Three in Istanbul
Flags of the 'Big Three' in Gezi Park protests.

Galatasaray is the team with the most championships with 24. Fenerbahce have won 19 championships and Beşiktaş have won 16 Turkish championships. None of the trio have been relegated since 1959. The worst places the side have finished in league history were 10th for Fenerbahçe in 1980–81, 11th for Beşiktaş in 1975–76, and 13th for Galatasaray in 2021–22.[1]

The big three started to compete in Europe after the 1950s. Galatasaray is only Turkish team to have won a European trophy, having won both the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000.

A reported 90% of the fans in Turkey support the Big Three. A survey by a fan-token platform showed support for Galatasaray in 65 out of 81 provinces of Turkey while its crosstown rival Fenerbahçe had the highest number of fans in 18 provinces, and Beşiktaş, the other member of Turkish football's "Big Three", had more fans than other clubs only in the eastern province of Iğdır. According to the survey, 40% of the fans support Galatasaray, 35% support Fenerbahçe and 20% support Beşiktaş.[2][3]

The three-way rivalry

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Beşiktaş Stadium
 
Rams Park
 
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
As of 28 October 2024

Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray

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Main article: The Intercontinental Derby (football)
Team [4] Pl W D L GF GA
Fenerbahçe 401 149 123 129 542 502
Galatasaray 401 129 123 149 502 542

Fenerbahçe vs. Beşiktaş

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Main article: Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry (football)
Team [5] Pld W D L GF GA
Fenerbahçe 359 135 97 127 499 457
Beşiktaş 359 127 97 135 457 499

Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray

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Main article: Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry
Team [6] Pld W D L GF GA
Galatasaray 356 130 114 112 509 466
Beşiktaş 356 112 114 130 466 509

Statistics

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League placements

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Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Total Top 3
Galatasaray 24 11 16 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 66 51
Fenerbahçe 19 25 8 5 4 2 1 1 1 66 52
Beşiktaş 14 14 14 10 5 5 2 2 66 42

Head-to-head ranking in Süper Lig

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P. 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
10 10
11 11 11 11
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• Total: Galatasaray with 26 higher finishes, Fenerbahçe with 25 higher finishes, Beşiktaş with 15 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2023–24 season).

Honours comparison

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As of 3 August 2024
  •   Numbers with this background indicate the record in the competition.
Organization Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş
National
Süper Lig 24 19 16
Turkish Cup 18 7 11
Turkish Super Cup 17 9 10
Turkish Football Championship — 3 2
Turkish National Division 1 6 3
Prime Minister's Cup 5 8 6
Spor Toto Cup — 1 3
Atatürk Cup — 1 1
50th Anniversary Cup 1 — —
Aggregate 66 54 52
Local
Istanbul Football League 15 16 13
Istanbul Football Cup 2 1 2
Aggregate 17 17 15
Europe
UEFA Super Cup 1 — —
UEFA Europa League 1 — —
Aggregate 2 — —
Total 85 71 67

Note: Calculated based on official tournaments. Preparatory and special tournaments are not included.

European competitions

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Honours

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As of 24 October 2024
Club UEFA Super Cup European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League / Conference League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Winner Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Winner Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist
Galatasaray 2000 1989 1963, 1970, 1994, 2001, 2013 2000 - - - 1992
Fenerbahçe - - 2008 - 2013 - 2024 1964
Beşiktaş - - 1987 - - 2003, 2017 - -

Standings

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Ranking Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Galatasaray 321 115 85 121 438 482 −44 430
2 Fenerbahçe 277 110 58 109 378 394 −16 388
3 Beşiktaş 247 93 49 105 330 376 −45 328

UEFA 5-year Club Ranking of the Big Three

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Ranking [7] Team 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 Total Points
  53 Fenerbahçe - - 5.00 17.00 14.00 36.000
  60 Galatasaray 6.00 2.50 15.00 - 8.00 31.500
  123 Beşiktaş 3.00 2.00 4.00 - 3.00 12.000

Players who have played for the three clubs

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Caner Erkin
  •   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 2021–2022)
  •   Michy Batshuayi (Beşiktaş 2021–2022, Fenerbahçe 2022–2024, Galatasaray 2024-)

Managers who have managed the three clubs

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Former Turkish international footballer and current manager Mustafa Denizli is the only manager who won Süper Lig titles with Big Three.
  •   Mustafa Denizli (Galatasaray 1987–1989, 1990–1992, 2015–2016, Fenerbahçe 2000–2002, Beşiktaş 2008–2010)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Süper Lig Tarihçe Şampiyonluklar Arşiv Gol Krallığı TFF". TFF. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Socios'un Türkiye Taraftarlık Anketi'nin sonuçları açıklandı! - Futbol Haberleri - Spor - Sayfa 5". Fanatik (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Sabah, Daily (22 July 2022). "Galatasaray dominates Turkey's 'fan map' ahead of Fenerbahçe". Daily Sabah. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rekabetinde 396. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ^ "Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe rekabetinde 356. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. ^ "Beşiktaş-Galatasaray rekabetinde 352. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Archived from the original on 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  7. ^ "UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2023". kassiesa.net. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
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