dünden bugüne... Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu History of TFF

dünden bugüne... Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu History of TFF

Haluk Ulusoy TFF Baflkan / President TFF Baflkanvekilleri / Vice Presidents Kemal Kapulluo lu, Affan M. Keçeci Yönetim Kurulu / Board of Directors Ender Alkoçlar, Galip Asal Erdal Batmaz, Metehan Berktafl Tahir K ran, Rafet K rg z Cihangir Onger, Süheyl Önen Turan Özen, Mustafa Urhan brahim Usta, M. Kemal Ünsal TFF Genel Sekreteri / General Secretary Lutfi Ar bo an 3

4 Ü lkemizde futbolun ilk olarak 19. yüzy l n son çeyre inde oynanmaya bafllad bilinmektedir. Osmanl döneminde Selanik'te yak lan ilk atefl, zamanla Bornova çay rlar na kadar yay lm flt r. lk futbol kulübü ise yine zmir'de ngilizler taraf ndan kurulmufltur. Daha sonra ise stanbul'a bulaflan bu güzel salg n, Kad köy ve Moda çay rlar n etkisine almas yla beraber neredeyse tüm kentin ilgisini çekmeyi baflarm flt r. 1897 y l nda zmir'den gelen karman n stanbul karmas yla karfl laflmas, Türk topraklar ndaki ilk futbol maç olarak tarihe not düflülmüfltür. lk Türk futbol tak m ise Fuad Hüsnü Bey ile Reflat Danyal Bey taraf ndan devrin hafiyelerinden kaçabilmek ad na ngilizce isimle kurulan Black Stocking olmufltur. Bu tak m n Rumlarla Papaz n çay r nda 1901'de oynad maç ise bir Türk tak m n n ilk futbol maç olarak kay tlara geçmifltir. Genelde stanbul'da yaflayan ngilizlerin bafl çekti i, ayr ca Rumlar n da kat l m yla geniflleyen futbol sevgisi, arka arkaya futbol kulüplerinin kurulmas sonucunu do urmufltur. ngilizlerin ve Rumlar n ortaklafla kurdu u Kad köy Futbol Kulübü bu anlamda stanbul'un ilk kulübüdür. Fakat ç kan anlaflmazl klar neticesinde ngilizler Moda Futbol Kulübü'nü kurmufl, ard ndan Kad köylü Rumlar, Elpis ve Imogene kulüplerini kurarak ngilizleri takip etmifltir. Bunun ard ndan ayn tak mlar n kat l m yla 1903 y l nda stanbul Futbol Ligi kurulmufltur. stanbul'da bir futbol liginin kurulmas, bu co rafyada futbolun daha da yayg nlaflaca n n ilk iflareti olmufltur. Türk gençlerinin de bu yeni kurulan tak mlara olan ilgisi, zamanla Biz niye bir futbol tak m kurmuyoruz? fikrine dönüflünce ilk resmi futbol tak m m z da ortaya ç km flt r.

I t is known that the game of football was first played in the last quarter of the 19th century in Turkey. It all started in Thessaloniki during the Ottoman period and spread down to the meadows of Bornova. The first football club was formed by a group of English people in Izmir. Spreading further to Istanbul and being played in the meadows of Kad köy and Moda, the fever for football managed to attract the attention of almost all the city. The first match played between the Izmir selection and the stanbul selection in 1897 was recorded as the first football match ever played on the Turkish territory. The first Turkish football team was formed by Fuad Hüsnü Bey and Reflat Danyal Bey under an English name, Black Stocking, as Turkish people were forbidden to play football at the time. The match was played between this team and the team formed by Greeks at Papaz n Çay r (literally Priest's Meadow) in 1901 was the first match played by a Turkish team. The football fever which was started by a group of English people and spread further with the involvement of a group of Greeks resulted in the formation of many football clubs one after the other. Kad köy Football Club, formed by a group of English and Greek people jointly, was the first football club of Istanbul. However, due to certain disputes arose between the two groups, the English formed Moda Football Club. Some Greek people from Kad köy formed Elpis and Imogene clubs. All these teams came together and formed the Istanbul Football League in 1903. This League was the sign that football was about to spread further in this country. The interest of Turkish youth in those newly formed teams turned into 5

6 1905'te Mekteb-i Sultani'nin 10. s n f ö rencileri, arkadafllar Ali Sami Yen'in önderli inde Galatasaray' kurmufltur. Galatasaray, 1905-1906 sezonunda stanbul Ligi'ne kat lm fl, 1907-1908'de ise kazand ilk flampiyonlukla Türk futbol tarihi için bambaflka bir bafllang c müjdelemifltir. Ard ndan Fenerbahçe ve Befliktafl onlar takip edince Türk futbolu yeni bir boyuta do ru ilerlemeye bafllam flt r. Türkiye'de futbolun tam olarak yeflermeye bafllad periyot 1908-1923 y llar aras d r. II. Meflrutiyet sonras esen özgürlük havas nda yeni tak mlar kurulmufl, bu arada Türk tak mlar da varl klar n ciddi bir flekilde teyit ettirmifltir. stanbul'un ard ndan zmir, Ankara, Eskiflehir, Bursa, Adana ve Trabzon flehirlerinde futbol büyük bir h zla yay lmaya bafllam flt r. Pazar Ligi, Cuma Ligi, stanbul Türk dman Birli i Ligi ve stanbul fiampiyonlu u Ligi bu dönemin önemli organizasyonlar olmufltur. Daha sonras nda yaflanan savafllarla beraber futbol, yaklafl k 11 y ll k bir sekteye u ram flt r. Erken Cumhuriyet dönemi, Türkiye'de baflka birçok alanda oldu gibi futbolda da ilk önemli hamlelerin at ld bir dönüflüm süreci olmufltur. Kazan lan zaferin getirdi i rüzgârla yeni bir ulusun temelleri at l rken, modernleflme ve dünyan n ileri medeniyetleri seviyesine eriflme emeli bu yeni ulusun ilk hedefidir. Bilim, sanat ve spor olmak üzere her alanda yeni bir yap lanma ve oluflum söz konusudur.

an enthusiasm and they formed Turkey's first official football team. A group of grade 10 students studying at Galatasaray High School (named as Mekteb-i Sultani at the time) formed Galatasaray SK under the leadership of their friend Ali Sami Yen. Galatasaray entered the Istanbul League in the season of 1905-1906 and, with their first championship title they won in 1907-1908, they heralded the beginning of Turkish football history. Galatasaray was followed by the formation of Fenerbahçe SK and Befliktafl JK, giving Turkish football a new perspective. Football in Turkey began to fully develop between 1908 and 1923. New football teams were formed as the winds of freedom started to blow in the post-second Constitutionalist era, while Turkish teams strongly confirmed their own existence. Following these developments in Istanbul, football started spreading rapidly in Izmir, Ankara, Eskiflehir, Bursa, Adana and Trabzon. Among the most popular leagues of the time were Sunday League, Friday League, Istanbul Turkish Training Union League and Istanbul Championship League. Later, when the World War I started, football in Turkey came to a standstill for nearly 11 years. The early Republican Period was a turning point where a number of initiatives were taken in football, like many other areas, in Turkey. After the war was won, the foundations of a new nation were laid, while modernity and holding a place among the world's most civilized nations became the priority of that new nation, a process of collective restructuring and formation began in a number of fields including science, art and sports. 7

TÜRK YE FUTBOL FEDERASYONU KURULUYOR Türk sporunun ilk teflkilat olan Türk dman Cemiyetleri ttifak 'n n kurulmas n n ard ndan Yusuf Ziya Önifl baflkanl nda ilk Türk Futbol Federasyonu 1923 y l nda fiehzadebafl 'ndaki Letafet Apartman salonunda yap lan toplant da Futbol Hey'et-i Müttehidesi ad yla kurulmufltur. Ard ndan FIFA'ya baflvurulmufl ve Türkiye 21 May s 1923 tarihinde FIFA'n n 26. üyesi olmufltur. FIFA üyesi Türkiye, ilk milli maç n Cumhuriyetin ilan ndan üç gün önce oynar. 26 Ekim 1923 tarihinde stanbul Taksim Stad 'nda Romanya'yla oynanan bu maç 2-2 sonuçlanm flt r. Ard ndan gelen dönemde Milli Tak m' 1924 Paris Olimpiyatlar 'na haz rlamas için skoçya'dan Billy Hunter getirtilmifltir. Hunter, Türk futbolculara ça dafl futbolu tan tan ve sistemli bir flekilde çal flt ran ilk teknik adam olmufltur. Yine 1924 Paris Olimpiyatlar 'nda Çekoslovakya'yla oynanan ve 5-2 kaybedilen maç, kay tlara Milli Tak m' n yurtd fl ndaki ilk maç olarak geçmifltir. 1936'ya kadar süren bu dönemde ilk Türkiye fiampiyonas Ankara'da yap lm fl ve flampiyon Harbiye olmufltur. 1924'te FIFA'n n iste iyle Sovyetler Birli i-türkiye maç n Hamdi Emin Çap' n yönetmesi ise bir Türk hakemin ilk kez bir milli maçta görev yapmas anlam na gelir. lk kez hakem ve antrenör kursu aç lmas da yine bu döneme rastlam fl, ilk deplasmanl lig kapsam ndaki Milli Küme maçlar da yine bu dönemde tertip edilmifltir. 1938 y l nda Türk Spor Kurumu'nun kald r lmas ve Beden Terbiyesi Genel Müdürlü ü'nün Türk sporuna hâkim olmas yla beraber futbol da devlet yönetimine geçmifl olur. 8

BIRTH OF THE TURKISH FOOTBALL FEDERATION Following the formation of the Union of Turkish Training Associations, being Turkey's first sports authority, the Turkish Football Federation was established under the name Futbol Hey'et-i Müttehidesi at a meeting held in the meeting hall of Letafet Apartment House in fiehzadebafl in 1923, and Yusuf Ziya Önifl was elected first President. Following the Federation's establishment, Turkey applied to FIFA for membership and became FIFA's 26th member on 21 May 1923. As a FIFA member, the Turkish National Team played their first international match against Romania at the Istanbul Taksim Stadium on 26 October 1923, only three days before the Republic of Turkey was declared. The match ended with a 2-2 draw. Later, Billy Hunter of Scotland was hired to prepare the Turkish National Team for the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Hunter was the first coach to introduce Turkish footballers to modern football and train them systematically. The match played and lost 5-2 against Czechoslovakia during the 1924 Paris Olympic Games was Turkey's first official match abroad. During that period up until 1936, the first Turkish Championship was held in Ankara, with Harbiye winning the title. The first Turkish referee who officiated the USSR-Turkey match in 1924 at the request of FIFA was Hamdi Emin Çap. The first referee and coaching courses were also opened and the initial away matches under the National League were played in the same period. Along with the revocation of the Turkish Sports Agency in 1938 and placement of Turkish sports under the rule of the General Directorate of Physical Training, the state started to govern football. 9

MERHABA DÜNYA KUPASI Bir sonraki dönem, Türk futbolunun geliflmesinin devam diye özetlenebilir. 1952'de profesyonelli in kabulü, 1954'te Milli Tak m' n sviçre'de düzenlenen Dünya Kupas 'na ilk kez kat lmas, yine bu dönemde baz Türk oyuncular n yurtd fl nda top koflturmas önemli geliflmelerdir. Türk Milli Tak m asl nda 1950 y l nda, tarihinde ilk defa Dünya Kupas finallerinde mücadele etme hakk n kazan r. kinci Dünya Savafl 'n n ard ndan, Dünya Kupas 'n n yeniden düzenlenmesine karar verilmifltir. Finaller, savafltan yeni ç kan Avrupa'da de il, s ras gelen Amerika k tas nda oynanacakt r. FIFA, bu konuda fazla düflünmez ve Dünya Kupas finallerini düzenlemek için can atan Brezilya'da karar k lar. Ancak bu karar Türkiye için ciddi bir darbe olmufltur. Çünkü elemelerde Suriye'yi 7-0 gibi ezici bir üstünlükle ma lup eden Milli Tak m m z, ülkenin içinde bulundu u ekonomik koflullar nedeniyle dünyan n öbür ucundaki Brezilya'ya gidemeyecektir. Yine de Dünya Kupas hasretimiz çok uzun sürmez. 1954 Dünya Kupas finalleri sviçre'de oynanacakt r. Milli Tak m m z elemelerde spanya ile eflleflir. Bütün dünya gibi sviçreliler de spanya'n n finallere kat laca na o kadar inanm flt r ki, hat ra eflyalar na spanyol bayraklar n bile ifllettirmifltir. Milli Tak m m z, Madrid'de oynanan ilk maç 4-1 kaybetti inde hiç kimse flafl rmaz zaten. Ama bu iflin bir de stanbul'u vard r. Ay-y ld zl on birimiz, rövanfl maç n 1-0 kazan r. O dönemlerde averaj kural uygulanmamaktad r. 10

HELLO, WORLD CUP! The following decade can be summarized as the continuous development of Turkish football. Upon recognition of professional football in 1952, first qualification of Turkish National Team for the 1954 World Cup finals held in Switzerland and hiring of some Turkish players by foreign clubs are among the important developments of this period. In fact, the Turkish National Team were qualified for the 1950 World Cup finals for the first time. After World War II, FIFA decided to continue to hold World Cup finals. The finals were not to be in the war-worn continent of Europe, but in the continent of America, which was up next. Without thinking much, FIFA picked Brazil which was dying to host the World Cup finals. However, that decision was a serious blow to Turkey. Because, due to the country's financial problems, Turkey, who carried a 7-0 trashing of Syria in a play-off, could not afford to go to Brazil. However, Turkey did not wait long for the next World Cup. The 1954 World Cup finals were going to be held in Switzerland. Turkey played against Spain in a qualifier. Swiss people, like many others across the world, believed in a victory by Spain so much that they placed Spanish flags in their World Cup memorabilia. It was no surprise to any one when our National Team lost to Spain 4-1 in the first leg in Madrid. However, there was yet another 90 minute-game in Istanbul. Our National Team won the second leg 1-0. At the time, the goal average rule did not apply. A play-off had to be played at a neutral venue to qualify for the finals. The venue was Rome, Italy. At the end 11

12 sviçre'deki finallere gidecek tak m belirlemek için tarafs z sahada üçüncü bir maç n daha oynanmas gerekmektedir. Tarafs z saha ise talya'n n baflkenti Roma'd r. 90 dakikan n sonunda skor tabelas na 2-2'lik sonuç as lm flt r. Dönemin statüsünde uzatmalar ya da penalt lar yoktur. sviçre biletini alacak tak m kura at fl belirleyecektir. Kaptan m z Turgay fieren in gözüne top toplay c olarak görev yapan bir çocuk iliflir ve tercihi onun yapmas n ister. Maçtan önce Türk futbol tarihine geçece inden habersiz olan Franco isimli çocuk, hakemin ve kaptanlar n yan na gelir. Turgay fieren in sorusu üzerine Franco "Yaz " demifltir. Hakemin paray havaya f rlatmas yla küçük metal parças n n yere düflmesi aras nda geçen süre sanki bir as r gibidir. Merakl gözler paran n üzerine e ildi inde, yaz bölümünün Milli Tak m m za sviçre yolunu iflaret etti ini görür. Türkiye, tarihinde ilk defa Dünya Kupas finallerindedir. Ancak finallerdeki performans m z umulan n çok gerisindedir. lk rakibimiz Federal Almanya karfl s nda 2. dakikada Suat Mamat' n att golle 1-0 öne geçsek de 14. dakikada Schaefer, 52. dakikada Klodt, 60. dakikada O. Walter ve 81. dakikada Morlock'un gollerine engel olamayarak sahadan 4-1'lik yenilgiyle ayr l r z. kinci maçtaki rakibimiz zay f Güney Kore'dir. Suat' n 10 ve 30, Lefter'in 24, Burhan' n 37, 64 ve 70, Erol'un da 76. dakikada att gollerle Güney Kore'yi sahaya ç kt na piflman ederiz: 7-0. Bu arada Almanlar Macaristan'a yenilmifl ve bir kez daha rakibimiz olmufltur. Ancak Milli Tak m m z Almanlar karfl s nda ilk karfl laflmadaki kadar bile direnç gösteremez. 22. dakikada Mustafa ve 82. dakikada Lefter'le buldu umuz gollere 7. dakikada O. Walter, 12 ve 79. dakikalarda Schafer, 31, 60 ve 71. dakikalarda Morlock, 62. dakikada da F. Walter'le karfl l k veren Almanlar maç 7-2 kazan p ümitlerimizi sona erdirir.

of the game, the score was 2-2. According to the rules, no extra time was played and no penalty kick tie-breakers were applied. Finally, the qualifier was going to be named by a coin toss. Our Captain Turgay fieren recognized a ballboy and asked him to choose. The boy's name was Franco, who did not know that his name would be mentioned in Turkish football history, comes near the referee and both teams' captains. Upon Turgay fieren s question, Franco says Tails. The time that passed between Franco's flip of the coin into the air and the coin's fall to the ground felt like a century. Curious eyes focused on the coin laying on the ground; it was tails, directing Turkey towards Switzerland. Turkey were to take their place in the finals for the first time in history. But, Turkish National Team's performance in the finals was worse than expected. Playing against West Germany, Turkey were the first to score (by Suat Mamat) in the second minute, but lost 4-1, failing to prevent the goals scored by Schaefer at 14', Klodt at 52', O. Walter at 60' and Morlock at 81'. Our second match was against the weak S. Korea side which we defeated 7-0 by goals scored by Suat at 10' and 70', Lefter at 24', Burhan at 37', 64' and 70', and Erol at 76'. By the way, Germany were defeated by Hungary and became our opponent once again. But, our National Team's performance against the German side was even worse than the first match and lost out 2-7 to Germany for a quick trip back home. Our two goals were scored by Mustafa at 22' and Lefter at 82', while Germany's goals were scored by O. Walter at 7', Schaefer at 12' and 79', Morlock at 31', 60' and 71' and F. Walter at 62'. 13

UEFA'YA ÜYE OLUYORUZ 1950'lerden 1960'lara uzanan sürecin kilometre tafllar, stanbul, Ankara ve zmir'de profesyonel futbol liglerinin kurulmas, di er flehirlerde futbol kulüplerinin h zla ço almas, Avrupa kupalar nda Galatasaray, Göztepe ve Fenerbahçe'nin elde etti i baflar l sonuçlar, ayr ca baz kulüplerde oynamaya bafllayan yabanc futbolcular olmufltur. 1962 y l nda UEFA, Türkiye'nin tam üye oldu unu duyurur. Yine 1962-63 sezonundan itibaren Avrupa Kupa Galipleri Kupas 'na kat lacak tak mlar belirlemek üzere Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Türkiye Kupas organize eder. Ayr ca 1967 y l nda 20. UEFA Genç Milli Tak mlar fiampiyonas Türkiye'de düzenlenir. 70'ler tüm dünyada oldu u gibi Türkiye'de de önemli bir de iflim sürecini getirmifltir. Bunun en belirginlerinden biri yabanc teknik direktörlerin Türkiye'de daha fazla boy göstermesidir. Nitekim önce ngiliz Brian Birch, ard ndan Brezilyal Didi çal flt rd klar tak mlarla Türkiye Ligi'nde baflar l sonuçlara imza atm fllard r. Ayn tarihler içinde Milli Tak m istikrars z sonuçlar almaya bafllam flt r ve ayn durum kulüplerimizin Avrupa kupas maçlar için de geçerlidir. Ayr ca bu dönemde çok say da Yugoslav oyuncu da liglerde top koflturur ki, bu durum neredeyse 90'l y llara kadar devam eder. 70'ler, Türk futbolunda "Anadolu htilali"nin yafland dönemdir ayn zamanda. Trabzonspor, 1974 y l nda yükseldi i Türkiye Ligi'nde ikinci sezonunda flampiyonlu a ulaflm fl, çok k sa bir süreçte 6 flampiyonluk 14

BECOMING A UEFA MEMBER The milestones of Turkish football between 1950 and 1960 were as follows: the professional football leagues were formed in Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir; the number of football clubs in other cities rapidly increased; Galatasaray, Göztepe and Fenerbahçe achieved successful results in European cups; and foreign players started to play for Turkish clubs. In 1962, UEFA declares Turkey's full membership. The Turkish Football Federation started to organize Turkish Cup in the 1962-63 season for Turkish clubs to qualify for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Additionally, in 1967, the 20th European U-21 Football Championship was hosted by Turkey. The 1970s introduced a series of important changes in Turkey and the world alike. One of the most striking of these changes was that an increasing number of Turkish clubs started to employ foreign coaches. Brian Birch of England and Didi of Brazil performed successfully with the teams they coached in the Turkish First Division. In the same period, the Turkish National Team started to perform poorly while Turkish clubs were never satifactory in the European cups. In that period, many Yugoslavian players played in our leagues up until the 1990s. The 1970s witnessed an Anatolian Revolution in Turkish football. Trabzonspor achieved the championship title in their second year in the Turkish League which they were promoted in 1974. Trabzonspor achieved a total of 6 League championships in a short period of time and played a leading role in football's spread across Anatolia. In the 1980s, though the approach to club 15

16 elde ederek futbolun Anadolu'ya yay lmas nda da öncü bir rol üstlenmifltir. 80'li y llarda de iflen yönetim anlay fl yla beraber futbolda da ayn süreç hüküm sürer. Birkaç münferit baflar n n yan nda çok kayda de er geliflmeler yaflanmaz. Ama Jupp Derwall'in Türkiye'ye gelmesi ve Galatasaray' sistemli futbol oynayan bir tak m haline getirmesi, bir fleylerin de iflece inin ilk göstergelerinden biri olmufltur. Nitekim Galatasaray' n Derwall döneminde yard mc l n yapan Mustafa Denizli yönetiminde 80'li y llar n sonunda Avrupa fiampiyon Kulüpler Kupas 'nda yar final oynamas her fleyin bambaflka bir bak fl aç s yla de iflebilece inin ilk göstergelerinden biri olur. Ayn dönemlerde, 1989 y l nda devrin Baflbakan Turgut Özal' n da deste iyle Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu Baflkanl na fienes Erzik atanm fl ve bu da Türk futbolu için önemli milatlardan biri olmufltur. Erzik'le beraber altyap ya verilen önem artm fl, daha sistematik çal flma flartlar oluflturulmufltur. 90'lar bu anlamda Türk futbolunun at l m ve devrim y llar d r. 1990 y l nda Erzik, UEFA Kongresi'nde ilk Türk temsilci olarak cra Kurulu üyeli ine getirilirken, iki önemli komisyonun da Asbaflkanl na seçilmifltir. Tüm altyap yat r mlar 1992'de meyvesini vermifl ve A Genç Milli Tak m tarihte ilk defa Avrupa fiampiyonu olmufltur. Bu baflar n n tesadüfi olmad, sonraki y llarda elde edilen di er sonuçlarla desteklenmifl, gençlerimiz, 1994 ve 2005 y llar nda iki kez daha Avrupa fiampiyonlu u'nu elde etmifltir.

management changes, we witness no important change in the level of football played, except a few successful results. However, with the arrival of Jupp Derwall, who turned Galatasaray into a team playing football with a certain system, in Turkey was one of the indicators showing that somethings were about to change. The first of these indicators was that Galatasaray, which was coached then by Mustafa Denizli, who served as an assisstant coach during the Derwall period, played in the semi finals of the European Champions Cup in the late 1980s. In the same period, fienes Erzik was appointed President of the Turkish Football Federation with the support of Turgut Özal, the then Prime Minister of Turkey, in 1989 and fienes Erzik had been a milestone in Turkish football history. During his presidency, insfrastructural programs were given priority and more systematic training conditions were created. Turkish football took a series of initiatives and revolutionary decisions in the 1990s. In 1990, Erzik was elected by the UEFA Congress to UEFA's Executive Committee as the first Turkish delegate, and later appointed as Vice-Chairman of two major Committees. All the infrastructural investments made paid off in 1992 and our U-19 National Team achieved their first European Championship title. The successful results, such European Championships achieved in 1994 and 2005, obtained in the following years proved that the first European Championship title was not achieved by chance. 17

ÖZERKL K VE TAR H BAfiARILAR 1992 y l nda Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu özerkli e kavuflur. Futboldaki geliflim ve de iflim, futbolun sadece bir spor dal olmad n da ortaya ç kartm flt r. Futbolun yaratt ekonomik de erlerin giderek büyümesi ve futbola olan ilginin yayg nlaflmas, lokal federasyonlar nezdinde bu spor dal n n ba ms z bir yap içerisinde yönetilmesini zorunlu k lm flt r. 17.06.1992 tarihinde 3813 say l Kanunla Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu özerk hale getirilir. Kanunun 1. maddesiyle, futbol faaliyetlerini millî ve milletleraras kurallara göre yürütmek, teflkilatland rmak ve Türkiye'yi futbol konusunda yurtiçinde ve yurtd fl nda temsil etmek üzere özel hukuk hükümlerine tabi, tüzel kiflili e sahip, özerk Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu kurulur. Faaliyete geçti i günden beri özerk Futbol Federasyonu, çal flmalar n büyük bir baflar yla sürdürür. Özerkli in ard ndan 1996 y l nda uygulamaya konulan Havuz Sistemi ile kulüplerin naklen yay n gelirleri yüz milyon dolarlarla telaffuz edilen boyutlara ulaflt r lm flt r. lerleyen y llarda ise özellikle Milli Tak m m z n elde etti i baflar lar sponsorluk yolunu açm fl, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu dev anlaflmalarla futbol ekonomisinde milyonlarca dolarl k bir katma de er oluflturmufltur. Futbol ekonomisinin önemi kulüpler taraf ndan da anlafl lm fl, sponsorluk gelirleri bu alanda da devreye sokulmufltur. 1993 y l da Türk futbolu için hareketli geçen bir dönem olmufltur. 16 yafl alt Avrupa Futbol fiampiyonas TFF taraf ndan organize edilmifl ve Profesyonel Türkiye Ligleri'nde Fair Play uygulamas n n start verilmifltir. Yine ayn sene dopingle mücadele kapsam nda bafllat lan çal flmalardan olumlu sonuçlar al nmaya 18

AUTONOMY AND HISTORIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Turkish Football Federation earned autonomy in 1992. The developments and changes in football showed that it was more than a sport. The financial values increasingly created by football and the widening interest in football showed that football had to be governed by an autonomous organization. Law No. 3813, adopted on 17 June 1992, and granted autonomy to the Turkish Football Federation. Pursuant to Article 1 of the Law, the Turkish Football Federation was established as an autonomous organization and as being subject to private law for the purposes of conducting and organizing football activities in line with national and international rules and representing Turkey in and outside Turkey in the field of football. Ever since its establishment as an autonomous organization, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) has been continuing its operations successfully. The Pool System, which was introduced in 1996, helped our clubs generate broadcasting revenues in hundreds of millions of US Dollars. The successful results obtained, particularly those of our National Team, in the following years paved the path towards sponsorship and helped TFF sign huge agreements, providing added value of millions of US Dollars to Turkish football economy. The importance of football economy was also realized by club managements which later signed sponsorship agreements. 1993 was also an active year for TFF. TFF hosted U-16 European Championship and introduced the Fair Play principle in the Turkish Leagues. Also, the anti-doping programs implemented in the same 19

bafllanm flt r. 1994 senesinde Viyana'da düzenlenen toplant da TFF Baflkan fienes Erzik, UEFA Asbaflkanl 'na ve FIFA cra Kurulu'na seçilmifltir. Ayn dönemde ilk kez bir bayan hakemimiz, Lale Orta FIFA kokart takm flt r. Yine ayn süreçte tesisleflme hamlesi bafllat lm fl, Beylerbeyi'ndeki Atatürk E itim ve Araflt rma Merkezi, Levent'teki TFF Merkez Binas ve Riva'daki Milli Tak mlar Kamp ve E itim Tesisleri arka arkaya tamamlanm flt r. Tesisleflme hamlesi kulüplere de yay lm fl, birçok kulübümüz Futbol Federasyonu'nun ay rd fonlar sayesinde yeni tesislere kavuflmufltur. 1992 y l nda seçimle iflbafl na gelen ilk TFF Baflkan da yine fienes Erzik olmufltur. LK KEZ AVRUPA fiamp YONASI F NALLER NDEY Z Ayn y l A Milli Tak m bir ilki baflararak ngiltere'de düzenlenen Avrupa Futbol fiampiyonas Finalleri'ne kat lmaya hak kazanm flt r. Fatih Terim yönetiminde 1991'de Akdeniz Oyunlar 'nda finale ç kan ve 1993 te de flampiyon olan genç jenerasyon, Türk Futbol Tarihi'nde milat olmufltur. Fatih Terim, Sepp Piontek'in yerine Milli Tak m' n bafl na geçti inde, 1991'den itibaren bir araya getirdi i bu jenerasyonla tarihi bir baflar ya imza atm flt r. Milli Tak m m z, 1996 Avrupa fiampiyonas elemelerinde sviçre, sveç, Macaristan ve zlanda ile birlikte 3. Grup'ta yer alm flt r. Milli Tak m m z 8 maç 4 galibiyet, 3 beraberlik ve 1 yenilgiyle sviçre'nin ard ndan ikinci s rada tamamlam fl ve sveç'i ard nda b rak p o günkü statüye göre en iyi ikinciler aras nda yer alarak ngiltere'deki finallerin yolunu tutmufltur. 20

year paid off well. TFF President fienes Erzik was elected UEFA Vice- President and member of FIFA Executive Committee during the meeting held in Vienna in 1994. In the same period, Lale Orta, a Turkish female referee, was accredited by FIFA, and the construction of a number of facilities, including the Atatürk Education and Research Center in Beylerbeyi, TFF Headquarters in Levent and the National Teams Camping and Training Facility in Riva, were completed. Many of our clubs took similar initiatives and started to construct new facilities with the funding projects offered by TFF. fienes Erzik was the first person elected in 1992 to hold the presidential office of TFF. FIRST QUALIFICATION FOR EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP FINALS In 1996 again, our National Team achieved a first in their history and qualified for the European Championship which was to be held in England. The young generation, which played in the 1991 Mediterranean Games final and won the 1993 tournament under the management of Fatih Terim, undersigned a first in Turkish football history. When Fatih Terim took Sepp Piontek's place to coach our National Team, the young squad that he compiled beginning from 1991 achieved historic successes. Our National Team were drawn to play Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Iceland in Group 3 in the 1996 European Championship Qualifiers and won 4 games, drew 3 and lost one in a total of 8 matches, ranking second behind Switzerland, leaving Sweden behind, and went to the finals as the 21

22 Ancak finaller Milli Tak m m z ve ülkemiz için bir hayal k r kl olur. Milli Tak m m z, oynad futbolun karfl l n alamaz. Nottingham'daki ilk iki maçta H rvatistan ve Portekiz'e 1-0, Sheffield'daki son karfl laflmada ise Danimarka'ya 3-0 yenilen millilerimiz, grubu gol atamadan, puan alamadan tamamlayarak elenir. Fakat büyük finallere kat lman n yolu da art k aç lm flt r. 1997'de fienes Erzik'in b rakmas yla k sa bir süreli ine Abdullah Ki l 'n n üstlendi i Futbol Federasyonu Baflkanl 'na, Aral k ay nda Haluk Ulusoy seçilmifltir. 1998'de TFF'nin yurtd fl nda yaflayan yeni yetenekleri kazanmak ve keflfetmek amac yla Almanya'da Avrupa Futbol Temsilcili i Bürosu hizmete girmifltir. Bu arada TFF Onursal Baflkan fienes Erzik, Dublin'deki toplant da UEFA Yönetim Kurulu'na girmifl ve FIFA Hakem Komitesi Baflkanl 'na seçilmifltir. Haluk Ulusoy baflkanl nda girilen 2000'li y llar n ilk dönemi Türk futbolunun en p r lt l günleri diye adland r labilir. Altyap ya, e itime ve tesisleflmeye yap lan yat r mlar sonuçlar n vermeye bafllam fl hem Milli Tak m m z n hem de kulüp tak mlar m z n baflar lar yla neredeyse kemikleflmifltir.

best second ranking team in the qualifying stage. However, our National Team's performance was really poor in the tournament. Their good play was not paid off. They lost their first two games 1-0 to Croatia and Portugal in Nottingham and the last one 3-0 to Denmark played in Sheffield, and did not even manage to score a goal or receive a point. However, the road to big finals were already paved. In 1997, as fienes Erzik left his office of President, which was held by Abdullah Ki l for a short period of time, Haluk Ulusoy was elected President of TFF in December. In 1998, TFF opened its European Football Office in Germany in order to explore and obtain young Turkish talents living in Europe. By the way, fienes Erzik, the Honorary President of TFF, was elected to UEFA's Executive Committee and as FIFA's Referee Committee Chairman at the meeting held in Dublin. The early 2000s of TFF under the management of Haluk Ulusoy could be named as Turkish football's golden years. The investments made in footballing infrastructure, training and facilities started to pay off and the achievements of our National Team and clubs started to become a classic. 23

UEFA KUPASI LK KEZ TÜRK YE'DE Türk futbolunun kulüpler düzeyinde en önemli uluslararas baflar s 2000 y l nda elde edilmifltir. Ligde 1998-99 sezonunu flampiyon olarak tamamlayan Galatasaray, 11 A ustos 1999'da Rapid Wien'i 3-0 ve 1-0'l k sonuçlarla yenerek girdi i fiampiyonlar Ligi'nde, Chelsea, Hertha Berlin ve Milan' n da yer ald gruptan ç kamasa da Milan' ard nda b rakarak yoluna UEFA Kupas 'nda devam etme hakk n kazanm flt r. fiampiyonlar Ligi'nden elenmenin hüznü de UEFA Kupas 'nda elde edilen tarihi zaferin bafllang c olmufltur. S ras yla talya'n n Bologna, Almanya'n n Borussia Dortmund, spanya'n n Real Mallorca ve ngiltere'nin Leeds United tak mlar n, üstelik oynad 8 maçta hiç yenilmeden ve tam 5 kez kazanarak eleyen Galatasaray, finalde bir baflka ngiliz tak m Arsenal'in rakibi olmufltur. Danimarka'n n Baflkenti Kopenhag'daki Parken Stad, 17 May s 2000 günü Türk futbol tarihine alt n harflerle geçecek bir baflar ya ev sahipli i yapmaktad r. Taffarel, Capone, Popescu, Bülent, Okan, Ümit, Hagi, Hakan Ünsal, Ergün, Arif, Hasan fiafl, Ahmet Y ld r m, Suat ve Hakan fiükür'den oluflan Fatih Terim'in tak m, normal süresi ve alt n gol uygulamas yap lan uzatma bölümleri 0-0 sona eren maç n nihayetinde, penalt at fllar nda Arsenal'e 4-1 üstünlük kurarak UEFA Kupas 'n n sahibi olmufltur. 28 A ustos 2000 tarihi de Türk futbolu için önemli kilometre tafllar ndan biridir. UEFA Kupas sahibi Galatasaray, o sezonun fiampiyonlar Ligi flampiyonu Real Madrid'le, Monaco'nun II. Louis Stad 'nda Süper Kupa için karfl karfl ya gelmifltir. 24

UEFA CUP VICTORY FOR THE FIRST TIME The most remarkable international success of Turkish football at club level was achieved in 2000. Galatasaray, which held the title at the end of the 1998-99 season, qualified for the Champions League on 11 August by beating Rapid Wien 3-0 and 1-0 in both playoff games. Galatasaray was drawn to play Chelsea, Hertha Berlin and Milan in their group, and finished the group stage in the third place above Milan and continued their route to the UEFA Cup. The sorrow of being eliminated from the Champions League was the starting point of a historic victory achieved in the UEFA Cup. Eliminating Bologna of Italy, Borussia Dortmund of Germany, Real Mallorca of Spain and Leeds United of England without losing any one, and winning 5, out of these 8 matches, Galatasaray played Arsenal of England in the final. Parken Stadium of Copenhagen, Denmark, witnessed a historic success achieved by a Turkish team on 17 May 2000. Fatih Terim's squad of Taffarel, Capone, Popescu, Bülent, Okan, Ümit, Hagi, Hakan Ünsal, Ergün, Arif, Hasan fiafl, Ahmet Y ld r m, Suat and Hakan fiükür won the UEFA Cup when the final whistle was blown in the game which, including the extra time, ended with no scoring. However, Galatasaray defeated Arsenal on penalties 4-1 and won the UEFA Cup. The date of 28 August 2000 was also a milestone in Turkish football history. The UEFA Cup champion Galatasaray played Real Madrid, which won the Champions League title in the same year, for the Super Cup at Louis the Second Stadium in Monaco. This time the team was coached by Mircea Lucescu instead of Fatih Terim. 25

Tak m n bafl nda Fatih Terim'in yerine Mircea Lucescu vard r art k. Taffarel-Capone (Fatih), Bülent, Popescu, Hakan Ünsal-Ümit, Okan (Hasan), Suat, Emre-Hagi (Bülent Ak n) ve Jardel'den oluflan Galatasaray tak m 1-1'lik beraberlikle uzatmaya giden maç 2-1 kazanarak Süper Kupa'y da Türkiye'ye getirmifltir. Galatasaray'a ve Türk futboluna bu tarihi zaferi kazand ran golleri 41 ve 103. dakikalarda Jardel kaydederken, Real Madrid'e 79. dakikada Raul'ün att gol yetmemifltir. AVRUPA fiamp YONASI'NDA ÇEYREK F NAL Türk futbolunun Galatasaray'la elde etti i bu iki tarihi baflar n n aras nda Milli Tak m m z n 2000 Avrupa Futbol fiampiyonas 'nda çeyrek final oynamas yer alm flt r. Mustafa Denizli yönetiminde, Hollanda ve Belçika'n n ortaklafla düzenledi i 2000 Avrupa fiampiyonas finallerinin yolunu tutan Milli Tak m m z, talya, evsahibi Belçika ve sveç'le birlikte B Grubu'nda yer alm flt r. Arnhem'deki 2-1'lik talya yenilgisi ile turnuvaya kötü bir bafllang ç yapan Milli Tak m m z, Eindhoven'da sveç'le 0-0 berabere kald ktan sonra grubun finali niteli indeki karfl laflmada evsahibi Belçika'y Brüksel'de 2-0 yenmeyi baflarm flt r. Bu galibiyet, ay-y ld zl ekibimize talya'n n arkas ndan grup ikincili ini ve futbol tarihimizde bir ilk olan çeyrek finali getirmifltir. Ancak Amsterdam'da oynanan maçta Portekiz karfl s nda u ran lan 2-0'l k yenilgi, Milli Tak m m z n daha ilerilere gitmesini engellemifltir. Ülkemize Avrupa fiampiyonas 'nda ilk çeyrek finali yaflatan Milli Tak m m z flu oyunculardan oluflmufltur: Rüfltü Reçber, 26

Galatasaray, composed of Taffarel, Capone (Fatih), Bülent, Popescu, Hakan Ünsal, Ümit, Okan (Hasan), Suat, Emre, Hagi (Bülent Ak n) and Jardel, and Real Madrid were level at the end of 90 minutes and Galatasaray won the game 2-1 at the end of the extra time, with goals scored by Jardel at 41 and 103 minutes. Real Madrid's goal which was scored by Raul at 79 min. was not enough. QUARTER FINAL IN EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP In between these two historic successes achieved by Galatasaray, our National Team played in the 2000 European Championship quarter final. Then coached by Mustafa Denizli, our National Team, which were qualified for the 2000 European Championship finals hosted by Holland and Belgium jointly, were drawn to play Italy, host side Belgium and Sweden in Group B. Starting the tournament with 2-1 defeat against Italy in Arnheim, our National Team drew with Sweden 0-0 in Eindhoven but defeated host side Belgium 2-0 in their last group stage game which was a must-win situation. This win over Belgium ranked our team second in the group behind Italy and brought Turkey into the last eigth of the European Championship for the first time in Turkey's history. However, the 2-0 defeat against Portugal in the quarter final match in Amsterdam sent our team back home. Our National Team, which made us enjoy a quarter final in the European Championship, were composed of the following players : Rüfltü Reçber, Ogün Temizkano lu, Alpay Özalan, Abdullah Ercan, Tayfun Korkut (Fenerbahçe), Fatih Akyel, Hakan Ünsal, Okan Buruk, 27

Ogün Temizkano lu, Alpay Özalan, Abdullah Ercan, Tayfun Korkut (Fenerbahçe), Fatih Akyel, Hakan Ünsal, Okan Buruk, Ümit Davala, Suat Kaya, Ergün Penbe, Sergen Yalç n, Arif Erdem, Hakan fiükür (Galatasaray), Fevzi Tuncay, Tayfur Havutçu, Ayhan Akman (Befliktafl), Ömer Çatk ç, Oktay Derelio lu (Gaziantepspor), Osman Özköylü (Trabzonspor), Tugay Kerimo lu (Glasgow Rangers), Mustafa zzet (Leicester City) 2002: TAR H N ALTIN SAYFASI Türk futbolunun zirve yapt tarih 2002'nin yaz mevsimidir. Ancak bu tarihin yaklafl k iki y l öncesine gidip Japonya ve Güney Kore'nin ortaklafla düzenleyece i Dünya Kupas 'n n elemelerinden bafllamak gerekir maceraya. Milli Tak m m z, Avrupa elemelerinin 4. Grubu'nda sveç, Slovakya, Makedonya, Moldova ve Azerbaycan'la mücadele etmifltir. 10 maç n sonunda al nan 6 galibiyet, 3 beraberlik ve 1 yenilgi, sveç'i geçmeye yetmez. stanbul'da sveç'le oynanan maç 2-1 kaybedilince Kuzeyliler grup birincisi olarak Uzakdo u'nun yolunu tutar, bize de Avusturya ile baraj maç oynamak kal r. fienol Günefl yönetimindeki Milli Tak m m z da ilk ciddi patlamas n iflte bu baraj maçlar nda yapm flt r. Viyana'da oynanan ilk maç Okan' n golüyle 1-0 kazanarak Türkiye'ye avantajl bir skorla dönen ay-y ld zl ekibimiz, Ali Sami Yen Stad 'ndaki rövanfla bu rahatl kla ç kar ve tarihi bir skorla galip gelerek tarihi bir sonuç elde eder. Y ld ray Bafltürk'ün 21, Hakan fiükür'ün 30, Okan Buruk'un 45, Arif Erdem'in de 69 ve 84. dakikalarda att goller, Milli Tak m m za 28

Ümit Davala, Suat Kaya, Ergün Penbe, Sergen Yalç n, Arif Erdem, Hakan fiükür (Galatasaray), Fevzi Tuncay, Tayfur Havutçu, Ayhan Akman (Befliktafl), Ömer Çatk ç, Oktay Derelio lu (Gaziantepspor), Osman Özköylü (Trabzonspor), Tugay Kerimo lu (Glasgow Rangers), and Mustafa zzet (Leicester City). 2002: THE GOLDEN PAGE OF HISTORY Turkish football enjoyed its most remarkable days in the summer of 2002. But, the adventure starts back in the qualifiers of the World Cup hosted by Japan and South Korea jointly in 2000. Our National Team played Sweden, Slovakia, Macedonia, Moldova and Azerbaijan in Group 4 of the European leg. 6 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss at the end of 10 games did not suffice to leave Sweden behind. As our team loses against Sweden 2-1 in the game played in Istanbul, the Swedish side went to the finals as the leader of the group stage, forcing Turkey to play a play-off with Austria. Then coached by fienol Günefl, our team made their first serious show in that two-legged play-off, winning the first match 1-0 played in Vienna with the goal scored by Okan and defeated Austria with a smashing 5-0 in the second leg played at Ali Sami Yen Stadium with goals scored by Y ld ray Bafltürk at 21', Hakan fiükür 30', Okan Buruk at 45', Arif Erdem at 69' and 84', gaining our team a 5-0 win and qualification for the World Cup after a pause of 48 years. But, we had to wait a little longer for the historic victory. The coach fienol Günefl called up the following players fo the finals in Japan and S. Korea: Rüfltü Reçber, Fatih Akyel, Ümit Özat 29

30 5-0'l k galibiyetin yan s ra tam 48 y ll k aradan sonra Dünya Kupas finallerine kat lma hakk n da getirmifltir. Ama tarihin yazaca gerçek zafer için biraz daha beklemek gerekmektedir. Teknik Direktör fienol Günefl, Japonya-Güney Kore yolculu una Rüfltü Reçber, Fatih Akyel, Ümit Özat, Abdullah Ercan (Fenerbahçe), Bülent Korkmaz, Emre Afl k, Arif Erdem, Hasan fiafl (Galatasaray), Tayfur Havutçu, lhan Mans z (Befliktafl), Emre Belözo lu, Okan Buruk (Inter), Tugay Kerimo lu, Hakan Ünsal (Blackburn Rovers) Hakan fiükür (Parma), Ümit Davala (Milan), Alpay Özalan (Aston Villa), Y ld ray Bafltürk (Bayer Leverkusen), Mustafa zzet (Leicester City), Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad), Ömer Çatk ç (Gaziantepspor) ve Zafer Özgültekin'den (Ankaragücü) oluflan kadroyu götürmüfltür. C Grubu'nda Brezilya, Kosta Rika ve Çin'le birlikte yer alan Milli Tak m m z n ilk rakibi, turnuvan n sonunda kupay kald racak olan Brezilya'd r. Ulsan'da 3 Haziran'da oynanan maçta Hasan fiafl' n golüyle öne geçen Milli Tak m m z, 50. dakikada Ronaldo ve 87. dakikada penalt dan Rivaldo'nun att gollere engel olamay nca sahadan 2-1'lik yenilgiyle ayr l r. 9 Haziran'daki rakibimiz Kosta Rika'd r ve maç Incheon'da oynanmaktad r. 56. dakikada Emre Belözo lu'nun golüyle öne geçen Milli Tak m m z, 86. dakikada Wilson Parks'tan yedi i golle 1-1'lik sonuca raz olur. Art k her fley Çin'le oynanacak son maça kalm flt r. Üstelik averaj hesaplar n n yap ld grupta Brezilya'n n da Kosta Rika'y farkl bir skorla yenmesi gerekmektedir. 13 Haziran'da Seul'de Çin'i 6. dakikada Hasan fiafl, 9. dakikada Bülent Korkmaz ve 85. dakikada Ümit Davala'n n

and Abdullah Ercan (Fenerbahçe), Bülent Korkmaz, Emre Afl k, Arif Erdem and Hasan fiafl (Galatasaray), Tayfur Havutçu and lhan Mans z (Befliktafl), Emre Belözo lu and Okan Buruk (Inter Milan), Tugay Kerimo lu and Hakan Ünsal (Blackburn Rovers), Hakan fiükür (Parma), Ümit Davala (Milan), Alpay Özalan (Aston Villa) Y ld ray Bafltürk (Bayer Leverkusen), Mustafa zzet (Leicester City), Nihat Kahveci (Real Sociedad), Ömer Çatk ç (Gaziantepspor) and Zafer Özgültekin (Ankaragücü). Playing Brazil, Costa Rica and China in Group C, Turkey's first opponent was Brazil, who won the cup at the end of the tournament. Turkey lost against Brazil 2-1 in the game played in Ulsan on 3 June, where, though Hasan fiafl scored a lead, Ronaldo scored at 50' and Rivaldo at 87' from a penalty. Our next opponent was Costa Rica. The game was played in Incheon on 9 June. As Emre Belözo lu gave Turkey the lead on 56 minutes, Wilson Parks levelled the score on 86 minutes, finishing the game 1-1. The deciding match was to be played against China. Moreover, in the group where goal differences mattered, we were expecting Brazil to score a few goals against Costa Rica. Defeating China 3-0 with goals scored by Hasan fiafl on 6', Bülent Korkmaz on 9' and Ümit Davala on 85', our National Team booked, though on a goal average, their place in the next round, thanks to Brazil's 5-2 win against Costa Rica. We were to face host side Japan in the next round. So, it was time for our team to travel from South Korea to Japan. Japan, which was going to play on 18 June in Miyagi, finished their Group H, where they played Belgium, Russia and Tunisia, with 7 points without losing any game. 31

32 golleriyle 3-0 yenen Milli Tak m m z, Brezilya'n n da Kosta Rika'y 5-2 ma lup etmesiyle, averajla da olsa bir üst tura yükselmeyi baflar r. kinci turdaki rakibimiz, ev sahibi tak mlardan Japonya'd r. Milli Tak m m z için de Güney Kore'den Japonya'ya geçmenin zaman gelmifltir. 18 Haziran'da Miyagi'de oynanacak maçtaki rakibimiz Japonya, H Grubu'nda Belçika, Rusya ve Tunus'la yapt mücadeleden 7 puanla nama lup lider ç km flt r. Ancak buraya kadard r iflte. 12. dakikada Ümit Davala'n n att gol Japonlar n iflini bitirip Milli Tak m m za çeyrek finalin kap s n açm flt r. Yeni rakibimiz Senegal, Fransa'y yenmifl, Danimarka ile Uruguay' n da bulundu u gruptan ikinci s rada ç kt ktan sonra sveç'i elemifl sürpriz bir ekiptir. Milli Tak m m z, Osaka'da son derece keyifli ve heyecanl bir 90 dakikan n golsüz sona ermesinin ard ndan uzatmaya giden karfl laflmay 94. dakikada lhan Mans z' n att golle 1-0 kazan r. Türkiye yar finaldedir art k ve rakibimiz grup maç nda 2-1 yenildi imiz Brezilya'd r. Millilerimiz 26 Haziran'da Saitama'da sambac larla baflabafl bir futbol oynamas na ra men 49. dakikada Ronaldo'nun golüne engel olamaz ve final flans n kaybeder. Yeni hedef dünya üçüncülü üdür bundan böyle. Ve rakip de bir baflka ev sahibi Güney Kore'dir. Japonya'dan Güney Kore'ye dönen Milli Tak m m z, 29 Haziran'da Deagu'da Güney Kore'nin karfl s na ç kar. Tribünler tamamen ev sahibi tak m taraftarlar n n iflgalindedir do al olarak. Dünya Kupas tarihi zevksiz ve keyifsiz üçüncülük maçlar yla doludur ama bu kez öyle olmayacakt r. Bir tak m n ev sahibi, di erinin ise baflar ya bu denli aç oluflu ortaya final gibi bir müsabaka ç kart r.

But, that was all! Turkey defeated Japan with a goal scored by Ümit Davala on 12 minutes, securing a spot in the quarter finals. Our new opponent was Senegal, a surprising team, that defeated France and ranked second in their group where they played also Denmark and Uruguay and sent Sweden home in the second round. A spectacular and mouthwatering one, the game in Osaka finished with no goal scored and our National Team beat Senegal 1-0 on a golden goal scored by lhan Mans z on 94 minutes in extra time, giving Turkey another game against Brazil, which beat Turkey 2-1 in the group stage, to book their place in the semi-finals. Though our nationals performed really well against Brazil during the game played at Saitama on 26 June, Ronaldo was there to score his goal on 49 minutes, causing Turkey to lose the chance of playing in the final. Now facing co-hosts S. Korea, Turkey's new aim was to hold the third place in World Cup. Turning back to South Korea from Japan, our nationals faced South Korea on 29 June at Deagu, with the stands fully occupied by the home team's fans naturally. The history of World Cup is full of dull and unexciting third-place matches, but this was going to be different. The fact that that one of the teams being the host and the other hungry for success turned the game into a little final. Hakan fiükür gave Turkey the lead as he hit the fastest goal of World Cup finals history after 11 seconds. South Korea regained their hope as Lee Yong scored an equalizer on 9 minutes. But lhan Mans z finished their hope with the goals he scored on 13 and 32 minutes. The goal scored by Song Chong Gug in injury time only embellished the scoreboard. A 3-2 win 33

Milli Tak m m z, Hakan fiükür'ün Dünya Kupas tarihinin en erken at lan golüyle öne geçer. 9. dakikada Lee Yong'un golüyle ümitlenen Korelilere, Millilerimiz lhan Mans z' n 13 ve 32. dakikadaki golleriyle bitirici karfl l verir. Güney Kore'nin kay p zamanda Song Chong Gug'la att gol sadece skor tabelas n zenginlefltirir. 3-2'lik skor Milli Tak m m z n dünya üçüncülü ünün teyididir. Ama Türkiye Uzakdo u'da sadece dünya üçüncülü ünü elde etmekle kalmaz. Deagu'da, kendi evinde kaybetmenin üzüntüsüyle gözyafllar na bo ulan Güney Korelilerin ellerinden tutup tribünleri hep birlikte selamlayan ve kazand klar zaferi paylaflma büyüklü ünü gösteren futbolcular m z, Fair Play ödülünün de sahibi olmufltur. FRANSA'DA SA LAMASINI YAPTIK 2002 Dünya Kupas 'nda elde edilen üçüncülü ün sa lamas Fransa'da düzenlenen Konfederasyon Kupas 'nda yap lm flt r. Bu organizasyona, Dünya fiampiyonu ve finalisti ile k ta flampiyonu milli tak mlar davetlidir. Dünya Kupas finalisti Almanya'n n turnuvaya kat lmayaca n aç klamas n n ard ndan dünya üçüncüsü Türkiye'ye davetiye ç kart l r. Milli Tak m m z B Grubu'nda Dünya fiampiyonu Brezilya, Afrika fiampiyonu Kamerun ve CONCACAF fiampiyonu ABD ile eflleflmifltir. fienol Günefl yönetimindeki tak m m z ilk maç n 19 Haziran günü ABD ile oynar. Saint Etienne kentindeki Geoffroy Guichard Stad 'ndaki karfl laflmada Beasley'nin 36. dakikada att golle 1-0 geriye düflen tak m m z, 39. dakikada Okan Y lmaz' n penalt dan verdi i karfl l kla eflitli i yakalar, 70. dakikada da 34

over South Korea confirmed Turkey's third place in the World Cup. But, it was not only the third place that Turkey achieved in Far East, they were also granted the Fair Play award for demonstrating fair play to the last by saluting the South Korean fans hand in hand with South Korean players who were crying for their loss of the match at their home, Deagu. STRENGTH CONFIRMED IN FRANCE The third rank achieved by Turkey in the 2002 World Cup was confirmed during the Confederations Cup held in France. The World Cup Champions and the runner up and the champions of the continents were invited to this event. When the World Cup finalists Germany declared that they were not going to attend the tournament, Turkey were invited as the World Cup's third ranking team. Our team were to play the World Cup Champions Brazil, the African Champions Cameroon, and the CONCACAF Champions USA in Group B. Coached by fienol Günefl at the time, Turkey played their opener against the USA on 19 June at Geoffroy Guichard Stadium in Saint Etienne. The USA took a 37th minute lead after Beasley headed in, but, in the 39th minute, Okan Y lmaz made it 1-1 from the penalty spot and Tuncay fianl made it 2-1 in the 70th minute giving Turkey their first victory in the group. However, Turkey was not that good during the match played against Cameroon on 21 June at Stade de France in Paris. Cameroon won the game with a 90th minute goal scored by Geremi from the penalty 35