Big Three (Turkey)

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

Locations of Big Three in Istanbul

Galatasaray is Turkey's most champion team with 22 championships. Fenerbahçe won 19 championships (The club claims to have won 28 championships[1]), Beşiktaş won 16 Turkish championships (14 Süper Lig + 2 Turkish Federation Cup). None of the trio have been relegated since 1959. Here are the worst places they have finished in league history: Fenerbahce is 10th (1980–81), Beşiktaş is 11th (1975–76) and Galatasaray is 13th (2021–22).[2]

While Galatasaray is superior in the number of trophies, Fenerbahçe is more successful in derbies played between 3 teams. Galatasaray is the only team in the country to win trophies from Europe.[3][4]

90% of the fans in Turkey support the Big Three. A survey by a fan-token platform showed overwhelming support for Galatasaray in 60 out of 81 provinces of Turkey. Its crosstown rival Fenerbahçe had the highest number of fans in 17 provinces, while 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, 37.6% of the fans support Galatasaray, 32.3% support Fenerbahçe and 20.8% support Beşiktaş.[5][6]

The three-way rivalry
Vodafone Park
Nef Stadium
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
As of 2 April 2023

Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray
Main article: The Intercontinental Derby (football)
Team [7] Pld W D L GF GA
Fenerbahçe 397 148 122 127 543 490
Galatasaray 397 127 122 148 490 543

Fenerbahçe vs. Beşiktaş
Main article: Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry
Team [8] Pld W D L GF GA
Fenerbahçe 356 133 97 126 494 455
Beşiktaş 356 126 97 133 455 494

Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray
Main article: Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry
Team [9] Pld W D L GF GA
Galatasaray 352 125 114 113 492 460
Beşiktaş 352 113 114 125 460 492

Trophies
As of 5 January 2022:[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Competition Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş
Süper Lig 22 19 16
Turkish Cup 18 6 10
Turkish Super Cup 16 9 9
Turkish National Division (defunct) 1 6 3
Turkish Football Championship (defunct) 0 3 2
Prime Minister's Cup (defunct) 5 8 6
Atatürk Cup (defunct) 0 1 1
50th Anniversary Cup (defunct) 1 0 0
Spor Toto Cup (defunct) 0 1 3
Balkans Cup (defunct) 0 1 0
Istanbul Football League (defunct) 15 16 13
Istanbul Cup (defunct) 2 1 2
UEFA Europa League 1 0 0
UEFA Super Cup 1 0 0
Total 82 71 65

Big Three (Turkey) in European competitions
As of 16 March 2023
UEFA Super Cup European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Intertoto Cup
Club Winner Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Winner Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Joint Winner
Galatasaray 2000 1989 1963, 1970, 1994, 2001, 2013 2000 - - 1992 -
Fenerbahçe - - 2008 - 2013 - 1964 -
Beşiktaş - - 1987 - - 2003, 2017 - -
Ranking Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Galatasaray 302 106 81 115 401 448 −47 399
2 Fenerbahçe 254 95 55 104 326 367 −41 340
3 Beşiktaş 230 84 47 99 299 346 −47 299

UEFA 5-year Club Ranking of the Big Three
Ranking [17] Team 18/19 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 Total Points
Decrease 55 Galatasaray S.K. 8.00 6.00 2.50 15.00 - 31.500
Increase 58 Fenerbahçe S.K. 8.00 - - 5.00 17.00 31.000
Decrease 109 Beşiktaş J.K. 5.00 3.00 2.00 4.00 - 14.000

Head-to-head ranking in Süper Lig
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
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
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
7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
10 10
11 11 11 11
12
13 13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

• Total: Fenerbahçe with 25 higher finishes, Galatasaray with 24 higher finishes, Beşiktaş with 15 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2021–22 season).

Players who have played for the three clubs
As of 2021, along with Burak Yılmaz and Mehmet Topal, Caner Erkin (pictured) is one of the three active players who played at all three parties.
As of 19 July 2022:[18]
  • Turkey Refik Osman Top (Beşiktaş 1912–1913, 1923–1924, Fenerbahçe 1913–1915 and 1923, Galatasaray 1915–1917, 1921–1922, 1923 and 1924)
  • Turkey Ali Soydan (Galatasaray 1951–1957, Fenerbahçe 1959–1960, Beşiktaş 1963–1964)
  • Turkey Saffet Sancaklı (Beşiktaş 1987–1991, Galatasaray 1994–1995, Fenerbahçe 1996–1998)
  • Turkey Sergen Yalçın (Beşiktaş 1991–1997 and 2002–2006, Fenerbahçe 1999–2000, Galatasaray 2000 and 2001–02)
  • Turkey Ahmet Yıldırım (Fenerbahçe 1993–1994, Galatasaray 1999–2001, Beşiktaş 2001–2005)
  • Turkey Emre Aşık (Fenerbahçe 1993–1996, Galatasaray 2000–2003 and 2006–2010, Beşiktaş 2003–2006)
  • Turkey Mehmet Yozgatlı (Galatasaray 1999–2000, Fenerbahçe 2004–2007, Beşiktaş 2007–2008)
  • Turkey Burak Yılmaz (Beşiktaş 2006–2008 and 2019–2020, Fenerbahçe 2008–2010, Galatasaray 2012–2016)
  • Turkey Caner Erkin (Galatasaray 2009–2010, Fenerbahçe 2010–2016 and 2020–2021, Beşiktaş 2016–2020)
  • Turkey Mehmet Topal (Galatasaray 2006–2010, Fenerbahçe 2012–2019, Beşiktaş 2021–2022)

Managers who have managed the three clubs
Former Turkish international footballer and current manager Mustafa Denizli is the only manager who won Süper Lig titles with Big Three.
As of 26 June 2021:[18][19]
  • Turkey Mustafa Denizli (Galatasaray 1987–1989, 1990–1992, 2015–2016, Fenerbahçe 2000–2002, Beşiktaş 2008–2010)

See also

References
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