Fenerbahçe S.K. (football)

Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈnæɾbahtʃe spoɾ kuˈlyby], Fenerbahçe Sports Club), simply known as Fenerbahçe or Fener, is the football branch of the Fenerbahçe Sports Club organisation. Based in Istanbul, the team compete in the Süper Lig, the top division of Turkish football. Founded in 1907, Fenerbahçe is one of Turkey's most successful and widely supported clubs, boasting a record 28 Turkish national championship titles, including victories in the National Division (six times), Turkish Football Championship (three times) and the Süper Lig (19 times) era, of which only 19 league championship titles are counted by the Turkish Football Federation for the awarding of the championship star. The club has also won 10 Turkish Super Cups and 7 Turkish Cups, making them one of the most decorated teams in Turkish football history. Their home matches have been played at the Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul since 1908. Fenerbahçe won its first major honour in domestic football in the early 20th century and continued to become champion in Turkish football before the establishment of the Süper Lig in 1959. Prior to this, the club won multiple Turkish Football Championship titles, asserting its place as one of Turkey's footballing powerhouses. Since the creation of the Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe has remained one of the most successful teams, regularly contending for the title and winning numerous league championships. Counting since the official football federation of the country, the Turkish Football Federation, abbreviated TFF, Fenerbahçe have won 28 national championship titles respectively, making it the most successful so far in Turkey. The club holds the joint-record for the longest uninterrupted top-flight streak in Turkish football history. Internationally, Fenerbahçe won the Balkans Cup in 1966–67, becoming the first Turkish club to claim an international trophy. In modern European competitions, they reached the quarter-finals...