Big Three (Turkey)

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Locations of Big Three in Istanbul

The Big Three (Turkish: Üç Büyükler) is the colloquial name given to Beşiktaş J.K., Fenerbahçe S.K. and Galatasaray S.K., the three most successful sports clubs in Turkey. They all are based in Istanbul.

Galatasaray is the team with the most championships in Turkey with 23 championships. Fenerbahçe have won 19 championships and Beşiktaş have won 16 Turkish championships. None of the trio have been relegated since 1959. The worst places the side have finished in league history were 10th for Fenerbahçe in 1980–81, 11th for Beşiktaş in 1975–76, and 13th for Galatasaray in 2021–22.[1]

The big three started to compete in Europe after the 1950s. Galatasaray is only Turkish team to have won a European trophy, having won both the UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2000.

A reported 90% of the fans in Turkey support the Big Three. A survey by a fan-token platform showed support for Galatasaray in 60 out of 81 provinces of Turkey while its crosstown rival Fenerbahçe had the highest number of fans in 17 provinces, and Beşiktaş, the other member of Turkish football's "Big Three", had more fans than other clubs only in the eastern province of Iğdır. According to the survey, 37.6% of the fans support Galatasaray, 32.3% support Fenerbahçe and 20.8% support Beşiktaş.[2][3]

The three-way rivalry[edit]

Beşiktaş Stadium
Rams Park
Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium
As of 11 April 2024

Fenerbahçe vs. Galatasaray[edit]

Main article: The Intercontinental Derby (football)
Team [4] Pl W D L GF GA
Fenerbahçe 399 148 123 128 540 499
Galatasaray 399 128 123 148 499 540

Fenerbahçe vs. Beşiktaş[edit]

Main article: Beşiktaş–Fenerbahçe rivalry (football)
Team [5] Pld W D L GF GA
Fenerbahçe 358 134 97 127 497 456
Beşiktaş 358 127 97 134 456 497

Beşiktaş vs. Galatasaray[edit]

Main article: Beşiktaş–Galatasaray rivalry
Team [6] Pld W D L GF GA
Galatasaray 355 127 114 114 496 464
Beşiktaş 355 114 114 127 464 496

Statistics[edit]

League placements[edit]

Club 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th Total Top 3
Galatasaray 23 11 16 3 4 3 2 1 1 1 65 50
Fenerbahçe 19 24 8 5 4 2 1 1 1 65 51
Beşiktaş 14 14 14 10 5 4 2 2 65 42

Head-to-head ranking in Süper Lig[edit]

P. 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
7 7
8 8 8 8
9 9 9 9
10 10
11 11 11 11
12
13 13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22

• Total: Fenerbahçe with 25 higher finishes, Galatasaray with 25 higher finishes, Beşiktaş with 15 higher finishes (as of the end of the 2022–23 season).

Honours comparison[edit]

As of April 8, 2024
Competition Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş
National
Süper Lig 23 19 16
Turkish Cup 18 7 10
Turkish Super Cup 17 9 9
Süper Lig & Cup 58 35 35
Turkish Football Championship (defunct) — 3 2
National Division (defunct) 1 6 3
Prime Minister's Cup (defunct) 5 8 6
Ataturk Cup (defunct) — 1 1
Spor Toto Cup (defunct) — 1 3
50th Anniversary Cup (defunct) 1 — —
Istanbul Football League (defunct) 15 16 13
Istanbul Cup (defunct) 2 1 2
Defunct total 24 36 30
Europe
UEFA Europa League 1 — —
UEFA Super Cup 1 — —
Europe total 2 0 0
Total 84 71 65

Note: Calculated based on official tournaments. Preparatory and special tournaments are not included.

European competitions[edit]

As of 24 October 2023
Club European Cup / UEFA Champions League UEFA Cup / Europa League UEFA Europa Conference League UEFA Cup Winners' Cup UEFA Super Cup
Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Winner Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Quarter-finalist Winner
Galatasaray 1989 1963, 1970, 1994, 2001, 2013 2000 - - - 1992 2000
Fenerbahçe - 2008 - 2013 - 2024 1964 -
Beşiktaş - 1987 - - 2003, 2017 - - -
Ranking Club Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Galatasaray 316 113 84 119 427 472 −45 423
2 Fenerbahçe 270 107 55 108 366 384 −18 376
3 Beşiktaş 242 91 48 103 320 365 −45 321

UEFA 5-year Club Ranking of the Big Three[edit]

Ranking [7] Team 19/20 20/21 21/22 22/23 23/24 Total Points
Increase 53 Fenerbahçe - - 5.00 17.00 14.00 36.000
Decrease 60 Galatasaray 6.00 2.50 15.00 - 8.00 31.500
Decrease 123 Beşiktaş 3.00 2.00 4.00 - 3.00 12.000

Players who have played for the three clubs[edit]

As of 2023, Caner Erkin is the only currently active player who played at all three parties.
As of 19 July 2022:[8]
  • Turkey Refik Osman Top (Beşiktaş 1912–1913, 1923–1924, Fenerbahçe 1913–1915 and 1923, Galatasaray 1915–1917, 1921–1922, 1923 and 1924)
  • Turkey Ali Soydan (Galatasaray 1951–1957, Fenerbahçe 1959–1960, Beşiktaş 1963–1964)
  • Turkey Saffet Sancaklı (Beşiktaş 1987–1991, Galatasaray 1994–1995, Fenerbahçe 1996–1998)
  • Turkey Sergen Yalçın (Beşiktaş 1991–1997 and 2002–2006, Fenerbahçe 1999–2000, Galatasaray 2000 and 2001–02)
  • Turkey Ahmet Yıldırım (Fenerbahçe 1993–1994, Galatasaray 1999–2001, Beşiktaş 2001–2005)
  • Turkey Emre Aşık (Fenerbahçe 1993–1996, Galatasaray 2000–2003 and 2006–2010, Beşiktaş 2003–2006)
  • Turkey Mehmet Yozgatlı (Galatasaray 1999–2000, Fenerbahçe 2004–2007, Beşiktaş 2007–2008)
  • Turkey Burak Yılmaz (Beşiktaş 2006–2008 and 2019–2020, Fenerbahçe 2008–2010, Galatasaray 2012–2016)
  • Turkey Caner Erkin (Galatasaray 2009–2010, Fenerbahçe 2010–2016 and 2020–2021, Beşiktaş 2016–2020)
  • Turkey Mehmet Topal (Galatasaray 2006–2010, Fenerbahçe 2012–2019, Beşiktaş 2021–2022)

Managers who have managed the three clubs[edit]

Former Turkish international footballer and current manager Mustafa Denizli is the only manager who won Süper Lig titles with Big Three.
As of 26 June 2021:[8][9]
  • Turkey Mustafa Denizli (Galatasaray 1987–1989, 1990–1992, 2015–2016, Fenerbahçe 2000–2002, Beşiktaş 2008–2010)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Süper Lig Tarihçe Şampiyonluklar Arşiv Gol Krallığı TFF". TFF. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Socios'un Türkiye Taraftarlık Anketi'nin sonuçları açıklandı! - Futbol Haberleri - Spor - Sayfa 5". Fanatik (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  3. ^ Sabah, Daily (22 July 2022). "Galatasaray dominates Turkey's 'fan map' ahead of Fenerbahçe". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray rekabetinde 396. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  5. ^ "Beşiktaş-Fenerbahçe rekabetinde 356. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  6. ^ "Beşiktaş-Galatasaray rekabetinde 352. randevu". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  7. ^ "UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2023". kassiesa.net. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
  8. ^ a b "Türkiye'de 3 Büyük Takımda Da Forma Giymiş 8 Futbolcu" [The 8 Footballers Who Played In Three Big [Teams] in Turkey] (in Turkish). 90min.com. 31 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  9. ^ "Süper Lig'in şampiyon teknik direktörleri" [Title Winning Managers of Süper Lig] (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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