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