2014 Turkish Super Cup

2014 Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: TFF Süper Kupa) was the 41st edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966. The match was contested between the 2013–14 Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe and the 2013–14 Turkish Cup winners Galatasaray, making the game the 378th edition of Kıtalar Arası Derbi. The game was a rematch of the 2013 Turkish Super Cup, which was won by title holders Galatasaray.

Background

The fixture was the sixth overall national super cup matchup between the teams since 1966, and the third matchup since 2006 and 2013. Galatasaray last won the cup in 2013 against Fenerbahçe, while Fenerbahçe last won the cup in 2009 against Beşiktaş. In their previous finals, Galatasaray won in 1996, 2012 and 2013 editions, while Fenerbahçe in 1973 and 1985.

Path to the final

Fenerbahçe were champions in the regular season, finishing nine points ahead of Galatasaray. In the regular season, Fenerbahçe collected 74 points by 23 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses. They were trailed by Galatasaray, who collected 65 points by 18 wins, 11 draws and 5 losses.^[1]

Although runners-up of the league, Galatasaray performed better in the domestic cup. They entered the tournament at the fourth round. They won their fourth round match against Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyespor. In the fifth round, they beat Balıkesirspor. In the group stage, they were drawn against Antalyaspor, Elazığspor, and Tokatspor but were second position in the group. The semi-finals were the toughest home and away matches for Galatasaray, as they struggled against Bursaspor but were winners. In the 2014 Turkish Cup Final they were crowned champions against rivals Eskişehirspor by a decisive 1–0 win. This was a 15th win for Galatasaray since 1962, its first edition.

Match

Details

25 August 2014 (2014-08-25)

20:30 EEST (UTC+03)

Fenerbahçe	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Galatasaray
	Report
Penalties
Kuyt Erkin Topuz Meireles Kadlec	3–2	Adın İnan Melo Kurtuluş Yılmaz

Manisa 19 Mayıs Stadium, Manisa

Attendance: 16,597

Referee: Mustafa Kâmil Abitoğlu

Fenerbahçe

Galatasaray

GK 1 Volkan Demirel  120' RB 77 Gökhan Gönül CB 22 Bruno Alves  35'  82' CB 4 Bekir İrtegün LB 88 Caner Erkin CM 5 Mehmet Topal CM 14 Raul Meireles CM 20 Emre Belözoğlu (c)  31'  88' RW 11 Dirk Kuyt  90' LW 7 Moussa Sow  116' CF 29 Emmanuel Emenike  58' Substitutes: GK 23 Mert Günok DF 3 Hasan Ali Kaldırım DF 24 Michal Kadlec  82' MF 21 Selçuk Şahin MF 26 Alper Potuk  88' MF 38 Mehmet Topuz  116' FW 9 Pierre Webó Manager: İsmail Kartal

GK 1 Fernando Muslera RB 88 Veysel Sarı  58' CB 21 Aurélien Chedjou CB 26 Semih Kaya LB 13 Alex Telles  92'  104' CM 3 Felipe Melo  120' CM 8 Selçuk İnan (c)  29' RW 29 Olcan Adın AM 10 Wesley Sneijder  60' LW 23 Yasin Öztekin  60' CF 17 Burak Yılmaz  68' Substitutes: GK 38 Sinan Bolat DF 22 Hakan Balta  104' MF 20 Furkan Özçal MF 35 Yekta Kurtuluş  60' MF 53 Nordin Amrabat MF 11 Bruma  60' FW 9 Umut Bulut Manager: Cesare Prandelli

See also

• 2013–14 Süper Lig
• 2013–14 Turkish Cup

References