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.