Fenerbahçe, who finished second in last season’s Trendyol Super League, and Samsunspor, who finished in third place, will face each other in the semifinals of the Turkcell Super Cup.
TOP 11
Fenerbahçe: Ederson, Mert, Skriniar, Oosterwolde, Levent, Ismail, Bartug, Musaba, Asensio, Kerem, Duran.
Samsunspor: Okan, Zeki, Satka, Borevkovic, Tomasson, Makoumbou, Yunus Emre, Celil, Holse, Ceasay, Mouandilmadji.
The match, which will start at 8:30 p.m. at the New Adana Stadium, will be officiated by referee Ali Şansalan. Şansalan’s assistants will be Mehmet Emin Tuğral and Mehmet Kısal. Batuhan Kolak will be the fourth referee of the competition.
The dark yellow-blue team will face Galatasaray at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium on January 10, if they win the match, which will be played using the single elimination method.
HE WILL PLAY HIS FIRST MATCH IN THE NEW FORMAT
Fenerbahçe will play their first match in the new Turkcell Super Cup format against Samsunspor.
In the new format, the competitions are played for the first time with four teams. In the semi-final matches, the Super League champion meets the Turkish Cup finalist and the Turkish Cup winner meets the league finalist.
Fenerbahce, who finished second in the Super League last season, faced Samsunspor, who finished in third place, in the semi-final.
FIRST MEETING IN SUPER COUPE
Fenerbahçe and Samsunspor will face each other for the first time in the organization contested under the name of Super Cup since 2006.
The dark yellow-blue team and the representative of the Black Sea have never met in the Presidential Cup, where the champions of the Super League and the Turkish Cup have already met.
11 MISSING FROM FENERBAHÇE
At Fenerbahçe, İrfan Can Eğribayat, Archie Brown, Nelson Semedo, Edson Alvarez, Fred, Anderson Talisca, Dorgeles Nene, Youssef En Nesyri, İrfan Can Kahveci, Rodrigo Becao and Cenk Tosun were not included in the squad.
SAMSUNSPOR SIDE
At Samsunspor, Emre Kılınç, Tanguy Coulibaly, Oliver Ntcham, Afonso Sousa and Bedirhan Çetin will not be able to play against Fenerbahçe due to their injuries. Senegalese striker Chérif Ndiaye will not be able to be part of the team because he is participating in the Africa Cup of Nations.
MUSABA IS IN THE TEAM
New Fenerbahçe transfer Anthony Musaba will play his first match in the dark yellow-blue jersey.
Musaba will wear the dark yellow-blue jersey for the first time against his former team, if Tedesco entrusts him with this task.
FENERBAHÇE CONTINUES 4TH SUPER CUP VICTORY
Fenerbahçe aims to win the Turkcell Super Cup for the 4th time in its history.
The dark yellow-blue team has already achieved this happiness three times, in 2007, 2009 and 2014.
Fenerbahçe lost the cup in 2012, 2013 and 2024.
PRESIDENTIAL CUP
Fenerbahçe left the beaten field in 1969-70, 1973-74, 1977-78, 1978-79, 1982-83, 1988-89 and 1995-96.
THE LAST 4 MATCHES FINISHED IN A NATURAL
Fenerbahçe and Samsunspor could not lose in the last 4 matches of the competition.
In these matches, which all took place in the Super League, there were 0-0 draws twice and 1-1 and 2-2 draws once.
