2006 Turkish Super Cup

The 2006 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa 2006) was a football match between 2005–06 Süper Lig champions Galatasaray, and the 2005–06 Turkish Cup winners Beşiktaş. The match was played in Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. It was the 34th edition of the Turkish Super Cup, since its establishment as Presidential Cup, and was the first time under the rebranded TFF Süper Kupa name. Also this final marked the re-establishment of the national super cup matches in Turkey, sanctioned by Turkish Football Federation. The last edition was in 1998, and there was an 8-year hiatus.

2006 Turkish Super Cup

Galatasaray Beşiktaş 0 1
Date	30 July 2006 (2006-07-30)
Venue	Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt
Man of the Match	Mert Nobre (Beşiktaş)
Referee	Bülent Demirlek (Turkey)
Attendance	25,500

Background

Beşiktaş footballers celebrating their Turkish Super Cup win and saluting the supporters in Commerzbank-Arena.

Galatasaray won their 16th Süper Lig championship with 26 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, just ahead of rivals Fenerbahçe. Galatasaray were the winning club in both of the regular season league matches against Beşiktaş. They beat Beşiktaş 3–2 at home, and 2–1 away. Collecting a total of 83 points, they were the Turkish champions and qualified for the Turkish Super Cup final.

Second finalists and eventual winners of the Turkish Super Cup, Beşiktaş finished third in the Süper Lig. But they succeeded to win their 6th Turkish Cup title throughout the season and gain a berth in the Turkish Super Cup final. Through previous season's league position, they entered the tournament in the group stage. With 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, Beşiktaş finished the group stage in 2nd place, just behind Samsunspor. In the quarter-finals, Beşiktaş beat Kayserispor 2–1 on aggregate score. In the semi-finals, they beat Gaziantepspor 5–1 on aggregate. Beşiktaş played the 2006 Turkish Cup Final in İzmir Atatürk Stadium against Fenerbahçe. Beşiktaş were winners of the cup by 3–2 score after extra time.

Match details

2006 Turkish Super Cup

30 July 2006 (2006-07-30)

19:45 EST (UTC+02)

Final

Galatasaray	0–1	Beşiktaş
	Report (in Turkish)	Nobre 59'

Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt

Referee: Bülent Demirlek

Galatasaray
GK	1	Faryd Mondragón
DF	4	Rigobert Song	55'
DF	28	Tolga Seyhan	85'
DF	55	Sabri Sarıoğlu		77'
DF	67	Ergün Penbe
MF	11	Hasan Şaş	48'
MF	19	Cihan Haspolatli
MF	22	Saša Ilić		72'
MF	24	Mehmet Güven
FW	9	Hakan Şükür (c)
FW	10	Necati Ateş		72'
Substitutes:
GK	17	Fevzi Elmas
DF	2	Stjepan Tomas
MF	18	Ayhan Akman		72'
DF	25	Ferhat Öztorun
MF	26	Aydın Yılmaz		77'
FW	27	Özgürcan Özcan		72'
MF	66	Arda Turan
Manager:
Eric Gerets
Man of the match:
Mert Nobre (Beşiktaş)

Beşiktaş
GK	1	Vedran Runje
DF	58	İbrahim Toraman
DF	5	Gökhan Zan
DF	8	Baki Mercimek
DF	19	İbrahim Üzülmez (c)
MF	41	Koray Avcı
MF	15	José Kléberson
MF	53	Fahri Tatan		70'
MF	10	Matias Delgado	89'
FW	11	Mert Nobre
FW	9	Gökhan Güleç	68'	70'
Substitutes:
GK	29	Murat Şahin
DF	22	Ali Tandoğan
FW	13	Bobô		70'
MF	3	Mehmet Sedef
MF	2	Serdar Kurtuluş		70'
DF	4	Mustafa Doğan
MF	55	İbrahim Akın
Manager:
Jean Tigana