Besiktas walked away with 5-2 win

Eagles bet bottom-club Kocaeli 4-2 by coming from behind in the opening match of Week 10 of the Turkcell Super League.

In spite of starting off the game with well organized wing attacks, Besiktas fell 1-0 behind unexpectedly with a 15th minute goal by Taner Gülleri thanks to deadly mistakes of home side and put Kocaelispor to an early lead.
Just 1 minutes later, Semavi added another who cleverly netted the ball with header to Taner's cross from close range to give visitors a valuable 2-0 advantage.
Despite falling behind so early, Besiktas took the control of the game and pulled one back with Nobre’s 30th minute goal.
After receiving a long-range pass from Tello, Filip Holosko dribbled so fast and found himself in a one on one situation with the goalkeeper and his finish leveled the score at 43-minute mark.
In the second half, Besiktas carried the game completely into visitors half of the field. Matias Delgado curled a classy shot in the right-hand corner, leaving Serdar Kulbilge helpless that gave Eagles a much needed 3-2 lead for the first time in the game at 67th minute.
After perfect passing with Delgado, Mert Nobre rewarded the fourth goal who fired a 72nd minute bullet from outside the box.
78th minute substitute Bobo redirected Serdar Ozkan’s clever pass with brillant shot into Kocaelispor net for a 5-2 Besiktas lead in the dying moments of the game. That goal was the 50th of Da Silva Bobo in the offical games with Besiktas.
Black Eagles raised their point to 21 with that 5-2 victory.

07.11.2008

Black Eagles loses lead with first defeat

Black Eagles suffered their first loss this season in the Turkcell Super League.

The first half of the match staged a typical mid-field contest. Besiktas initiated threatening attacks against the home side in the some periods of the game with Tello and Nobre.
While both side started off the second half without making any substitution, Besiktas preferred to display a more attacking performance compared to first half.
Five minutes from the time, Kayseri went ahead 1-0 with Turgay Bahadır struck as Besiktas defense hesitated in clearing the ball.
Despite Black & Whites carried the game completely into hosts half of the field to attempt to level the score, home side held on to its lead for the rest of the game.
Eagle's reign at the top ended with that defeat and Trabzon climb to the top spot of the Turkcell Super League.

02.11.2008

Eagles went victory with 3 goals in 5 minutes

Besiktas’s first group contest of 2008-09 season Turkish Cup was played at BJK Inönü Stadium.Black & Whites cruises to a 3-0 victor over Antalyaspor by the 2nd half goals that following one after another into 5 minutes portion of the game.





The first half of the match passed largely without incident, as both sides sized each other up. Neither team was even able to came closer to scoring, so the first 45 minutes completed in a goalless tie.

Besiktas came out with clear intent in the second half and it was 2nd half substitute Cisse that broke the deadlock as he finished with header from close range to 72th minute corner-kick.





Black Eagles extended their lead just 3 minutes later. Da Silva Bobo made a mess of a clearance, allowing Holosko space to slot past Antalya defenders and sent the ball into the visitor's net.





Chilean leftie Rodrigo Tello's attempt to roll the ball in from a long range paid off in the 77th minute.





Besiktas walked out of the field with a solid 3-0 win at the first group match of the Turkish Cup.





30.10.2008

Besiktas lost the first points at home: 1-1

Besiktas drew 1-1 at home to Sivasspor and lost the change of decreasing the point difference with their rivals in the 8th match day of Turkish Super League.

Besiktas fell 1-0 behind unexpectedly with a 4th minute goal by Mehmet Yıldız who cleverly netted the ball thanks to Zapotocny's deadly mistake.

Nobre caught the opposing defense off-guard and Matias Delgado buried Bobo's pass into Sivasspor net with a brilliant drive that made a quick equalizer for Eagles in the 13th minute.

Despite the consistent scoring attempts of Besiktas coming from accurate through balls, the first half was completed in a 1-1 tie.

Black Eagles created serious scoring chances with Bobo, Delgado and Nobre but they were not able to manage to score at second half.

The late substitutions of Holosko and Serdar Özkan for Bobo and Tello did not alter the course of the match, as well during the remaining minutes.Visitor's scoring attempts without any result into the last period and the game ended with neither side gaining the upper hand.

24.10.2008

Eagles turned back to the league summit

Besiktas downed host Genclerbirliği 3-1 on 7th week of Turkcell Super League game. This solid win moved Black Eagles into the first place in the standings.

Besiktas made a blistering start into the game and Rodrigo Tello drew first blood by forced the ball which came from Filip Holosko in the 3rd minute.

Defender Tomas Sivok made second with a header off Delgado corner-kick in the 11th minute.

Just 2 minutes later, Mert Nobre took a brilliant pass from Tello and headed the ball past Genclerbirligi’s goalkeeper into the host's net to make it 3-0 for Besiktas.

Black and White went into the locker room at the half with 3 goals advantage.

Home side's consolation goal came from a penalty converted by Kahe in the 62nd minute. Da Silva Bobo's clean header hit the cross bar.

Besiktas were able to fend off a late challenge from Genclerbirliği, as they ran out 3-1 victors.

Besiktas moved up the title as the only unbeaten team in the league so far after previous leader Trabzon suffer a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Galatasaray.

19.10.2008

Turkish Cup draw was anounced

The draw for the Fortis Turkish Cup took place. Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, Gaziantepspor, Antalyaspor and Gaziantep BBS will battle it out in Group A.

A total of 20 teams entered the draw. There are 4 groups comprised of 5 teams each. The games will be played between October 29, 2008 and January 11, 2009.

The first two teams from each group will advance to quarter finals.

Here are the groups:
Group A: Beşiktaş, Trabzonspor, Gaziantepspor, Antalyaspor, Gaziantep BBS
Group B: Galatasaray, Kayserispor, Ankaraspor, Altay, Malatyaspor
Group C: Sivasspor, Denizlispor, Konyaspor, Manisaspor, Alanyaspor
Group D: Fenerbahçe, Ankaragücü, Bursaspor, Eskişehirspor, Tokatspor
The schedule for the Group A games is as follows:
October 29, 2008Beşiktaş-AntalyasporGaziantepspor-Trabzonspor
November 12, 2008Gaziantep BBS-GaziantepsporTrabzonspor-Beşiktaş
December 28, 2008Antalyaspor-TrabzonsporBeşiktaş-Gaziantep Bş. Bld.
January 7, 2009Gaziantepspor-BeşiktaşGaziantep BBS-Antalyaspor
January 11, 2009Trabzonspor-Gaziantep BBS Antalyaspor-Gaziantepspor

January 18, 2009 Quarterfinals First Leg

January 28, 2009 Quarterfinals Second Leg

March 4, 2009 Semifinals First Leg

April 22, 2009 Semifinals Second Leg

May 13, 2009 Final

17.10.2008

Good start from Besiktas basketball team: 90-76

Beşiktaş Cola Turka Men’s basketball team hosted Kepez Belediyesi on the opening match of 2008-09 season and walked away with a well-deserved 90-76 victory.

Muratcan Güler finished the game with 18 points, followed by Mehmet Yağmur and Marcus V. Faison who each chipped in 15. Jovo Stanojeviç (14), Mario Austin (14), Adem Ören (7), Haluk Yıldırım (3) Cevher Özer (2) and Mire De Juan Chatman (2) also contributed to the Black and White’s offensive effort.

1st Period: 21-14

Half: 41-38

3rd Period: 67-59

5 fouls: Min. 32.42 Melih (Kepez Belediyesi)

BEŞİKTAŞ COLA TURKA: 90 - KEPEZ BELEDİYESİ: 76

Saloon: BJK Cola Turka Arena

Refrees: Recep Ankaralı xx, Serdar Ünal xx, Sencer Yılmaz xx

Beşiktaş Cola Turka: Chatman x 2, Muratcan xxxx 18, Faison xxx 15, Austin xxx 14, Adem xx 7, Mehmet Yağmur xxx 15, Stanojevic xxx 14, Haluk xx 3, Cevher x 2, Ömer x

Kepez Belediyesi: Taylor xxx 15, Melih x 2, Bavcic xx 8, Martin xxx 20, Hakan xx 12, Levent x 6, Ali x 3, Arda x 5, Mesut x 5

17.10.2008

The new coach of Eagle is Mustafa Denizli

Mustafa Denizli was officially announced that he signed a one-year contract with Besiktas at a ceremony held at the Nevzat Demir Facilities.

Former manager of the Turkish national team Mustafa Denizli, has agreed to train the Beşiktaş until the end of this season following the recent resignation of Ertuğrul Sağlam.

Club also have appointed former Besiktas player Tayfur Havutçu as an assistant coach of Denizli.Denizli revealed that he declined Beşiktaş’s two-year offer, because he always signed one-year contracts with the clubs he worked for.

The coach began his career at Galatasaray in 1987. His rich resume also includes a stint at Fenerbahçe and two spells with the Turkish national team.

08.10.2008

Besiktas coach Ertuğrul Sağlam quit his post

Saglam announced his resignation in a press conference in İstanbul.

38-year-old coach of Besiktas resigned following their UEFA Cup exit last week. "The 4-1 loss to Metalist in the UEFA Cup deeply saddened us. We are apologizing to our supporters for the bad game" he said. He also thanked the Besiktas community for its support during his time with the club.

07.10.2008

Besiktas grabbed the vital 3 points: 2-1

Black Eagles defeated Capital side Hacettepe 2-1 in week 6 of Turkcell Super League. There were expressive atmosphere in Inonu stadium against terrorism. The huge Turkish flag was hanged down grandstand which ''Martyrs never dies'' writen on it.

Besiktas took the lead early in the game with young striker Batuhan's 7th minute volley. Kadir leveled the score for visitors. neither team was able to change the score during remaining of the first half. Holosko's 64th minute header hit the goal post and came back to the box where Nobre drilled in the leading goal. That 2-1 victory put Besiktas to 3rd place where two points back from the leader Trabzon.

06.10.2008

Ferwell to UEFA CUP with 4-1 defeat

Besiktas failed to join them in the group stage as they were unable to build on their 1-0 first-leg lead, crashing to a heavy 4-1 loss at Metalist Kharkiv.

Black Eagles crumbled literally like a house of cards in Ukraine, bowing 4-1 to Metalist and farewell to Europe this season; Metalist advanced 4-2 on aggregate.

Coelho Jackson scored two for Metalist in the 16th and 70th while Seweryn Daniel Gancarczyk added another two in the 26th and 75th. The Eagle's consolation goal came from striker Mert Nobre in the 90th.

02.10.2008

Besiktas JK moved down in IFFHS rankings

According to International Football History and Statistics Federation (IFFHS), Besiktas football team moved down to 82nd place. Spanish team Barcelona is at the top on rankings with 710 points.

Black Eagle settled on 82nd place in IFFHS rankings with the total of 68 points points. While Galatasaray took the 42th, Fenerbahce remained in the 89th place.

28.09.2008

2 points lost with 2 disallowed goals:1-1

Besiktas were held to an 1-1 draw at away by Istanbul BBS in the 5th match day of Turkcell Super League.

Black Eagles took the lead early in the game with Slovakian striker Filip Holosko's 4th minute strike to Ekrem's pass. Adriano equalized for the host in the 59th.

Referee Bülent Yildirim disallowed two Besiktas goals due to fictive fault which was scored by Mert Nobre and Matias Delgado at second half.

27.09.2008

Besiktas enjoyed success with a 3-0 victory

Eagles routed their 3rd-placed opponents Gaziantepspor 3-0 at home and were back on the league title.

Besiktas made a blistering start into the game and jumped out to an early lead on 3rd minutes. Da Silva Bobo drew first blood with a strong strike to longe-range goal kick from keeper Hakan Arikan. Eagles mounted numerous dangerous attacks to double the lead but wasted a flurry of chances and went into the locker room with one goal advantage.

Eduardo, who received a yellow card at the first half, grabbed his second and visiting Gaziantep had to carry on with 10 men from the 47th minute onwards.

The game’s balance went into the favor of the Besiktas and it took just six minutes for home side to find second goal as Nobre found unmarked Serdar Ozkan inside the box who drilled the ball into the right corner. Nobre took a brilliant pass from Zapotocny in the dying seconds and slid the ball past Gaziantep’s ex-Besiktas goalkeeper Murat Sahin into the visitor's net to make it 3-0 for Black and whites.

21.09.2008

Besiktas took slender first leg advantage with one goal

Besiktas secured 1-0 wins against Metalist Kharkiv in the UEFA Cup 1st qualifying round 1st leg in Istanbul and emerged from their trip to Ukraine with an one goal lead advantage.

Besiktas initiated effective attacks from both wings and applied pressure on opponent’s side in search of an early lead while visiting Metalist Kharkiv kept extra men in its defense and relied on fast counter-attacks based on long balls. Black Eagles broke the deadlock on 51 minutes through Filip Holosko's clever touch in front of visitors net.

Nobre and 2nd half substitute Bobo missed golden opportunities to increase Besiktas’s advantage even further. Holosko grabbed the only goal of the game and Eagles left the field with an 1-0 victory that put them heading into the return meeting.

18.09.2008

Scoreless game at Black Sea night

Black Eagles were held to a goalless draw at away by Trabzonspor in the 3th match day of Turkcell Super League.

Filip Holosko, Gokhan Zan and Ibrahim Toraman was not included to 18 men rooster because of they got injuried before the match.

The most of the game stages were a typical mid-field struggle by both teams. Home side implemented an effective press all over the field that prevented the Besiktas have any viable impact in the game. Black& Whites looked more offensive at the last 15 minutes but their effort could not brought more movement to their forward line. Since neither team managed to change the score the game ended in a 0-0 draw.

14.09.2008

Young Eagles hold U21 National Team up to playoffs

Young players of Besiktas; Aydin Karabulut and Batuhan Karadeniz played key roles at UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying group games.

Turkey Under-21 team beat the Czech Republic 2-0 with two second-half goals by Aydin Karabulut to topple the Czechs from the top of group. Besiktas's 20 years old midfielder Aydin's classy moves and shot was magnificent at the first goal. Video includes Aydin's show:

Aydın Karabulut

Turkish national U21 football squad beat Armenian national 4-0 at the last group game and advanced to the playoffs thanks to 17 years old Besiktas striker Batuhan Karadeniz's double strike and Aydin Karabulut's 3 asists. Batuhan scored second with a fantastic bicycle kick. Video includes Batuhan's goals:

Batuhan Karadeniz

11.09.2008

Black Eagle climb up on the title: 2-0

The second half goals from Matias Delgado and Filip Holosko gave Besiktas a 2-0 home victory and reached to the top of the Turkcell Super League.

Both teams displayed a tentative game and could not managed to score any goal at the first half. Following an impressive start of second half, Besiktas went ahead Delgado’s 50th minute cross-shot ball from the left side. Referee awarded a penalty kick at 72nd but Matias Delgado targeted the ball to goalkeeper then upper post and missed the chance to double the score. Filip Holosko sent the ball came from Bobo's long range cross into the Konyaspor net 2 minutes later.

Besiktas walked way to league title with that 2-0 win.

01.09.2008

Besiktas have been drawn against Metalist Kharkiv

UEFA Cup first round draw conducted in Monaco. Besiktas will face Ukranian side Metalist Kharkiv in the first round of the UEFA Cup.

Black and Whites will be at home for the first leg as they take on the Ukranian side. First leg to take place on 18 September at Istanbul Inonu Stadium, with the return leg down for 2 October at Ukraine.

29.08.2008

Eagles eased into the 1st round with a 4-0 win over Siroki

Black eagles trounced NK Siroki Brijeg of Bosnia-Herzegovina 4-0 with goals from Ugur Inceman (14), Serdar Ozkan(49), Bobo (58) and Tello (86) in the UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying round 2nd leg in Istanbul. Besiktas, who had won the first leg 2-1, advanced to the first round of UEFA Cup 6-1 on aggregate.

Ugur İnceman drew first blood with a clever move and shot at the first half. Another midfielder Serdar Ozkan took a brilliant pass from Bobo in the 49th and slid the ball into the visitor's net to make it 2-0. Da Silva Bobo scored Tello’s cross from the left flank and put the Black and White three up 10 minutes later. Rodrigo Tello’s sealed the game’s fate with a classy shot as the Eagles cruised to a 4-0 win.

28.08.2008

Eagles flew to a 2-3 victory after falling 2-0 back

Two goals from Deivson Bobo saw Besiktas begin their Turkcell Super Lig campaign with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Antalyaspor.

First half goals from Jaroslaw Bieniuk and Serge Djiehoua looked to have given Antalyaspor the points, but a late charge from Besiktas turned the result on its head.

Matias Delgado pulled a goal back in the 79th minute and Da Silva Bobo equalised two minutes later. Bobo took the lead and grabbing the winner in the dying seconds for the Black Eagles.

24.08.2008

Good start of Besiktas for the UEFA Cup: 1-2

Black eagles have made a good start to their UEFA Cup campaign in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Besiktas defeated NK Siroki Brijeg 2-1 in UEFA Cup 2nd qualifying round 1st leg in Mostar.

Matias Delgado put the eagles ahead with a stylish header to Aydin Karabulut's cross in the 19th and Marcio Nobre doubled the score in the 83rd minutes. Dalibor Šilic pulling one back for the home side in the dying moments of the game. Besiktas took advantage as they snatched two away goals.

14.08.2008

Transfers of Besiktas Basketball Team for the 2008-09 Season

Besiktas Basketball Team has succeeded in signing American Mire Chatman, who played for the Russian Triumph Lyubertsy team last season, to a 2-year contract with a 1-year option. Chatman not only wore the jersey of the mighty Italian team Lottomatica Roma previously but also won the ULEP Cup with the Russian team Dynamo Moscow in 2006.





Beşiktaş signed Serbian Center, Jovo Stanojevic to a 1-year contract. Besides wearing Polish team Prokoms’s jersey in Euro League last year, the Serbian Center also played for German Alba Berlin, Serbian Partizan, Israeli Maccabi Raanana and again Serbian Redstar. He averaged 10.3 points, 4,5 rebounds and 1,5 assists per game in his 35 games with the Polish club last season.

Besiktas has added American Center Mario Trevon Austin to its roster for the upcoming season. Born in 1982, the 2.06 tall Mario Trevon weighs 118 kilos and has been transferred from the Italian team Benetton. The American, who could play both no. 4 and 5 positions, was with Israeli Jerusalem, Italian Angelico, American Mississippi HH and Russian CSKA previously.

Besiktas signs U.S. player Marcus Faison. The club's web-site stated on Thursday that it signed a two-year contract with 1.95 meter Faison. Faison, born in 1978, played for Ukrainian BC Kiev team last season. He plays on forward position.

01.08.2008

Black Eagles were drawn in the UEFA Cup second qualifying round against Sroki Brijeg of Bosnia

Draw for the Uefa Cup second qualifying round in Nyon paired Besiktas JK will play Bosnian side NK Široki Brijeg. Games will be played on 14 and 28 August.

The 37 Uefa Cup first qualifying round winners were joined by 27 clubs entering the competition at this stage, including (for the last time) eleven progressing from the Intertoto Cup. The first round draw will be held on 29th August in Nyon, with the ties to be held over two legs on 18th September and 2nd October. In that draw, the 32 winners of the final qualifying round will be joined by 48 other clubs - including AC Milan and the 16 sides eliminated in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The 40 first-round winners will then take part in the Uefa Cup group stage.

01.08.2008

Transfers of Besiktas Football Team for the 2007/2008 Season

Black eagles has signed defenders Anthony Seric from Panathinaikos, Tomas Zapotocny from Udinese and Ayhan Tuna Üzümcü from Gençlerbirliği. The Eagles have also acquired midfielders Ekrem Hayyam Dağ from Gaziantepspor, Uğur İnceman from Vestel Manisaspor and Tomas Sivok from Udinese.

Eagles trounced Manisa and qualified for next year’s UEFA Cup: 5-1

Black and White exploded out of the gates and scored 4 goals in just over 10 minutes.

Nobre drew first blood with a clever header in the opening minute. Ibrahim Kas’s finish during a goal-line scrimmage put the Eagles two up 3 minutes later. Ali Tandogan took a brilliant pass from Delgado in the 7th and slid the ball past Manisaspor’s goalkeeper into the visitors net to make it 3-0 for Besiktas. Before Manisaspor got over the shock, Ibrahim Kas headed in his second goal off Delgado’s cross from the right flank to complete the scoring in the first half.

Visitors pulled one back in the 83rd to trim the deficit to 4-1. Pilip Holosko sealed the game’s fate with an injury time goal, as the Black and White cruised to a 5-1 win.

The Black and White finished regular season in the third place with 73 points and earned the right to representing the country in the UEFA cup next season.

10.05.2008

Besiktas basketball team advances to semifinals

Besiktas Cola Turka Men’s Basketball Team claims a 102-96 victory over Bandırma City representative Banvit in Game 3 of its quarterfinal playoff series and advances to semifinals with a 3-1 series lead.

Black Eagles set to face with Turk Telekom on semifinal. Because lost two matches on regular season over Turk Telekom, Besiktas starts the series 1-0 behind.

10.05.2008

Besiktas claims a victory over Ankaragücü: 0-2

Eagle came back from the Capital with 3 points at Ankara 19 Mayis Stadium in Week 33 of TSL with goals from Delgado and Tello.

Hosts turned in a fine display of attacking football in the early going, but our goalkeeper Rüstü Recber pulled off a number of clutch saves and kept them at bay. Despite a wet pitch which made it difficult to get the ball under control, the Black and White was awarded a penalty shot after Serdar Özkan was brought down inside the box during the injury time, and Delgado put his club 1-0 in front before the teams headed into the locker room at the half.

Besiktas slowed the game down in the second half but maintained control rest of the way. A 77th minute Tello free-kick from the left flank found the back of the net after hitting the cross bar and keeper Serkan’s leg. Black Eagles cruised to 2-0 victory, raising their point tally to 70.

04.05.2008

Besiktas basketball team finishes the season at top

Besiktas squeezed out a 95-91 victory over Casa TED Ankara Kolejliler to finish the regular season at top the table.

At the end of a 30-week marathon, Besiktas Cola Turka finished its regular games in the Beko Basketball League at top the standings with 54 points. It aims to repeat this success in the playoffs and capture the championship title at the end of the season.

29.04.2008

Eagle cruises to a victor over Bursaspor: 3-0

The match was played at Adana 5 Ocak Stadium due to Turkish Federation’s disciplinary sanction imposed on Besiktas JK. Thousands of Besiktas fans filled the stands and cheered their team on throughout the entire game at Adana.

The Black and White made a blistering start into the game and jumped out to an early lead the 11th. Flip Holosko found unmarked Serdar Özkan inside box who drilled the ball into the left corner to make it 1-0 for Besiktas. A classy Holosko drive in the 33rd minute doubled the score, as the Eagles took a 2-0 lead going into the locker room at the half. Da Silva Bobo blasted a superb shot from the tight angle past goalkeeper in the 89th to seal the 3-0 victory.

26.04.2008

Besiktas took breathe with away win: 1-2

Visiting Black Eagles edged past Caykur Rizespor 2-1 in Week 31 of TSL with goals from Ibrahim Kas and Delgado.

Black and White's got off to a fine start and displayed an attacking football in search of an early goal. But it was the home side which drew the first blood with 15th minute goal by Mehmet Cicek. Besiktas pressed hard to get back on level terms and Ibrahim Kas tied the score in injury time off Tello’s long-cross with a brilliant strike to end the first half.

Matias Delgado put his team in front with superb 77th minute drive from the left corner of the box. Playing solid defense, Eagles were able to fend off a late challenge from Rizespor, as they ran out 2-1 victors.

20.04.2008

Unexpected lost at Inonu: 0-1

Black Eagles, beaten 1-0 by Genclerbirligi OFTAS on 30th week of the Turkcell Super League, are almost out of the race.

After a sluggish start, the Black and White created a few good chances in front of the net but could not take advantage of them, as the first half ended in a scoreless tie.

Game was played behind closed doors because of the disciplinary sanction imposed on Besiktas over fan behavior. Besiktas made a much better start to the second half and came close to score a goal but Nobre squandered them. Visiting GB Oftas went ahead in the 57th minute on a goal by Kadri. Eagles pressed hard for an equalizer but could not find the back of the net.

12.04.2008

Eagles still in the running for the title:1-2

Besiktas won away game against Sivasspor 2-1 to draw level with their 3rd-placed opponents, 5 points behind the leaders.

Black Eagles took the lead early in the game with Slovakian striker Filip Holosko's 10th minute header to Aydin Karabulut's cross. Holosko struck again 4 minutes later. These goals gave Besiktas a 2-0 lead at halftime.

Defender Ibrahim Kas, who received a yellow card at the first half, grabbed his second and Besiktas had to carry on with 10 men from the 78th minute onwards. Black & Whites defended resolutely thereafter until Mehmet Yıldız's injury time goal and Eagles ran out 2-1 winners over their mighty hosts.

06.04.2008

Besiktas's title hopes snapped:1-2

Championship ambitions of the Black Eagles stumbled with heartrending defeat to Fener on Inonu Stadium.

It was Fenerbahce who made the breakthrough barely 11 minutes into the game, when Alex headed a Colin's cross into the back of the Eagles net. This goal spurred on the Besiktas lads, who pushed forward in a desperate bid to even the score but neither team was able to change the score during remaining of the first half, as hosts clung to a 1-0 lead heading into locker room at the break.

The second half started off as tightly as the first, with the Black Eagles, cheered on by their flag-waving fans, taking the game to the Canaries. And they were rewarded for their efforts in the 75th minute, when Serdar Ozkan scored the equalizer. Besiktas conceded a goal in the 87th minute and lost the last derby of the season. That 2-1 defeat put Besiktas 5 points back from the leader.

29.03.2008

Eagles lost the league summit with unexpected defeat:2-1

Black Eagles suffered a 2-1 defeat to Istanbul B.B.S. in a Week 27 game of the TSL which played on Ataturk Olimpic Staduim.

Home side took the lead by ex-Besiktas player Ibrahim Akin at 6th minute. The early goal forced the eagles to come out of their shells and attack for an equalizer. Pilip Holosko's 19th minute effort leveled the score. Eagles set the pressure on their opponents for the lead but could not find the back of net. Bobo received red card from referee due to an unnecessary challange in the last minutes of the half and Besiktas had to play one man short.

Besiktas could not organized to apply pressure at the second half with ten man. Necati put Istanbul B.B.S. 2-1 ahead once again that snatched the win five minutes from time. Black Eagles lost the league summit with that score. Following Besiktas’s unexpected defeat to Istanbul B.B.S., “We worried about loosing 3 points and leadership, but we have to win Fenerbahce game and took the title back next week, we will” said coach Ertuğrul Saglam.

22.03.2008

Besiktas won the ticket to Turin by 81-69 victory over Red Star

Besiktas basketball team won the two-leg series 161-149 on aggregate against Red Star by 81-69 home victory and reached the last 8 of the ULEB Cup.

Black Eagles set to face with another Turkish side Galatasaray in one of the quarterfinal games in Turin, Italy on April.

The devoted Besiktas fans packed BJK Arena to cheer on their beloved Black and Whites throughout the entire game.

Preston Shumpert and Rick Apodaca both scored 24 points, Christian Dalmau added 9 points and 5 assists and Predrag Drobnjak chipped in 8 points and 6 rebounds as Besiktas Cola Turka advanced to the ULEB Cup Final Eight. Team shared the enjoyment of reaching quarterfinals of the ULEB Cup with huge crowded fans after the game and celebrated the big win.

18.03.2008

Besiktas maintained their lead at the top:3-0

Black Eagles maintained their one-point lead at the top of the table with a solid 3-0 win against Trabzonspor at the BJK Inonu Stadium.

Mert Nobre putting the ball coming off Pilip Holosko’s pass after his long rapid dribbling into Trabzon’s net to put the Eagles up at 6th minute. Matias Delgado doubled the lead with a classy free-kick just before the half-time.

Despite being reduced to 10 men following Ibrahim Toraman's dismissal at 49th, Turkish national goalkeeper Rustu pulled of brilliant saves to prevent the visitors from equalizer during the first minutes of the second half. Black & Whites recovered to score a third through substitute Aydin Karabulut.

Besiktas securing their spot at the top of the league with that comprehensive victory.

16.03.2008

Preston Shumpert awarded as MVP for the ULEB CUP Last 16

Besiktas Basketball team's guard Preston Shumpert awarded as the most valuable player for the Last 16's first leg by the official site of ULEB Cup. He not only earned Last 16 first-leg MVP honors, but was also the week’s top scorer with 32 points.

Shumpert was unstoppable against Red Star, pouring in 32 points on 9-for-12 two-point, 2-for-4 three-point and 8-for-10 free-throw shooting. He added 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 7 fouls drawn to amass a performance index rating of 35, more than any other player in the first-leg games of eight Last 16 series.

12.03.2008

Besiktas returned from Belgrad with draw:80-80

Besiktas basketball team earned an 80-80 tie at Pionir Arena in Belgrade, Serbia. Black Eagles carried the decision its ULEB Cup, Last 16 series with Red Star to Istanbul next week.

Shumpert scored 32 as top scorer, Predrag Drobnjak added 12 points and Kaya Peker had 10 for the Eagles. Black & Whites who ended the regular season undefeated, has a nice chance to reach the Final 8 in Torino by that result.

The ticket to the Final Eight will be decided next week in a winner-takes-all contest on Besiktas’s home court BJK Arena, where the team is 6-0 in ULEB Cup action this season.

11.03.2008

Another last minute goal,another victory:1-2

Besiktas grabbed a valuable 2-1 road win over Genclerbirligi in week 26 of the TSL with second half goals from Ibrahim Toraman and Bobo. Eagles retained its position in the league with that away victory.

First half of the game were played out mainly in midfield. Both teams were locked in scoreless draw before heading to their dressing rooms at the half.

Black & Whites pushed hard in the early going of the second half and evened the score at 1-0 with Ibrahim Toraman’s header off Rodrigo Tello’s free-kick in the 60th minute. Home side leveled the score with Kerem after 9 minutes.

Besiktas had trouble finding its offensive rhythm and regrouping to apply extra pressure to go ahead again until dying moments of the match. Da Silva Bobo drilled Tello’s corner-kick into Genclerbirligi’s net to give his team a 2-1 lead in the last minute of injury time and Black Eagles left the field with 4th last minute victory.

Besiktas remained at the top of Turkcell Super League with that valuable 3 points.

07.03.2008

Besiktas reached the top of the league:1-0

Black Eagles defeated Galatasaray 1-0 in a thrilling İstanbul derby at Inonu Stadium. Besiktas became the new leaders of the Turkcell Super League first time in last four years.

Besiktas fans showed great interest and expressed their beliefs for win with activities through creative flags, banners, chants and opening up a giant Turkish flag before the match.

The early minutes of the game staged a typical mid-field contest. Besiktas applied pressure and initiated effective attacks just before the break.Black & Whites came close to scoring by Tello and Holosko but the first half was completed in a scoreless tie.

Eagles created more serious scoring chances in the closing minute of second half and Mert Nobre managed to send Delgado’s 56th minute corner-kick into Galatasaray net with a well-timed header that put Besiktas 1-0 ahead. Eagles displayed an effective performance initiated mainly from the wings after the lead by Pilip Holosko's dribblings. Nobre was not able to managed to double by Holosko's passes after these wing attacks. Black & Whites walked out of the field with a 1-0 well-deserved victory over previous leader. Besiktas were back on top of the league after 137 weeks with this result.

02.03.2008

Black Eagles won the game but were eliminated from Turkey Cup

Despite a 3-2 victory against Caykur Rize at Inonu Stadium, Besiktas got knocked out of the Fortis Turkish Cup. Having lost the first leg 1-0 at Rize,it was eliminated from the competition at second-leg quarterfinals.

Filip Holosko gave the Eagles a 19th minute lead after perfect dribbling and finish. Suat Usta leveled the score in the 26th.

After the interval, Besiktas applied pressure and took the lead again with Rodrigo Tello’s goal thanks to fake pass from Matias Delgado in 59th minute. Visitors equalized 6 minutes later again by Riberio. In the 74th, Nobre scored the winning goal for Black & Whites, but it was not enough to advanced team to the semifinals and Besiktas was eliminated from the tournament even though 3-2 lead.

27.02.2008

Besiktas clinched a spot in the Last 16 of ULEB Cup:73-53

Besiktas Basketball team prevailed over Hap. J'lem 73-53 in the second leg of ULEB Cup Round 2. Black eagles used a 14-0 4th quarter run to eclipse an 88-73 loss in the first leg last week in israel.


Eagles held Hapoel scoreless for over six minutes on deciding period to build an insurmountable 20-point lead en route to a 73-53 victory. Rick Apodaca led Besiktas with 15 points, and Dalmau, Kaya Peker and Sandro Nicevic added 13 each. Peker also had 4 steals and Nicevic grabbed 10 rebounds.

26.02.2008

Eagles downed Denizli with 2 goals in 3 minutes:1-2

Besiktas ran out 2-1 winners over the host Denizlispor in the opening match of Week 23 of the Turkcell Super League.

Slovakian forward Holosko put Black and Whites ahead with a 31th minute goal off Ricardinho cross. Nobre made second with a simple finish after a clever pass from Filip Holosko just 3 minutes later.

Besiktas started to 2nd half with confidince of 2 goals lead but right-winger Ali Tandogan was punished to sent off in the 62th minute. Eagles set back for the Denizli attacks. Besiktas defenders prevented dangers until a 81th Serhat pulled one back for the hosts. The last attempts of Denizli did not change the score as Black Eagles cruised to a 2-1 victory.

22.02.2008

Besiktas down by 15 in the first-leg

Besiktas basketball team made history when they became the first ever side to go through the regular season stage with a perfect 10-0 record but they now have to overcome a big 15 point deficit in the second-leg of in Istanbul if they are to go through.

Hapoel Jerusalem prevailed over Besiktas 88-73 in the first leg of ULEB Cup Round 2. Jamie Arnold had a massive game for the israelis as he helped himself to a double-double of 28 points and 11 rebounds. Both teams will face each other again at BJK Cola Turka Arena on February 26th.

19.02.2008

Besiktas woke up from nightmare by the last minute goal:3-2

Black & Whites won 22nd Turkcell Super League match against Ankaraspor which played at BJK Inönü Stadium on a snowy night. Absence of Bobo, Tello and Serdar Ozkan made coach Ertugrul Saglam worried before the struggle.

Besiktas took the lead early in the game with Mert Nobre's 11th minute header. Black eagles went into their locker room with a 1-0 lead at the half.

Besiktas created a flurry of chances to double the lead and Filip Holosko made one of them happen at 60th by powering a shot into the corner past keeper Senecky which is his team mate from Slovak national team. 83rd minute was the time begining of the nightmare for Eagles. De Nigris put the ball by classy header into Besiktas's net at that time, then he leveled the score with another just 3 minutes after. Besiktas got over the shock in the last period of the game and Turkish national defender Ibrahim Toraman put the Black & Whites in front again in the dying seconds. Besiktas ran out 3-2 victors at the end by that golden shot.

16.02.2008

Eagles lost against Kayseri:2-0

Besiktas lost 2-0 hard away game against 5th place team Kayserispor. Recent injuries of Cisse and Bobo effected to team badly. Black & Whites could not create any chances for goal, there were not any shot on target in the game statistics for Besiktas.

Black eagles could not get organized well and had even no attempt for goal throughout the game. Koray drilled in the opening goal for hosts just before the break. Turkish national Gokhan Unal added the finishing touch by powering a shot past Rustu Rencber in the extra time.

09.02.2008

Transfers of Besiktas in the midseason

New Signings:
Filip Holosko from Vestel Manisa

Gordon Schienfield from Dinamo Zagreb
Released:

İbrahim Akin to Istanbul B.B.S.

Burak Yilmaz to Vestel Manisa exchange with Filip Holosko

Koray Avci to Vestel Manisa exchange with Filip Holosko

Lamine Diatta released by mutual consent

Murat Sahin to Gaziantep(loaned)

Federico Higuaín to CF América(loaned)

07.02.2008

Bobo is in the Brazilian national squad

Brazil coach Dunga has called up young striker of Besiktas Bobo to replace injured player Pato for friendly match against Ireland in Dublin.

The Brazilian Soccer Confederation announced on its web site that Besiktas 23-year-old striker Deivson Rogerio Da Silva Bobo has called into Brazil’s team for Wednesday’s friendly against Ireland. It is Bobo's first call-up in the national squad. He has been in excellent form for Besiktas so far.

05.02.2008

Can't win if you can't score

Black Eagles lost 1-0 against host Caykur Rize at first-leg of Fortis Turkish Cup quarterfinal match.

Besiktas dominated almost the entire game but missed clear chances with Da Silva Bobo mostly at the first half. Rize's Brazilian striker Anderson scoring the only goal of the game thanks to crucial mistake of Besiktas defender Ibrahim Kas in the 74th minute. Return leg will be played on 27th February in İstanbul.

02.02.2008