| Event | Turkish Super Cup | ||||||
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| Date | August 2, 2009 | ||||||
| Venue | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Alex de Souza (Fenerbahçe) | ||||||
| Referee | Yunus Yıldırım (Turkey) | ||||||
| Weather | Fine | ||||||
TFF Süper Kupa 2009 (English: TFF Super Cup) was the 37th edition the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment.[1] This was the first time, Turkish Super Cup was held in Istanbul.[2] The match was the first official football encounter in Turkey before the 2009–10 season, held on 2 August 2009, in Atatürk Olympic Stadium.[3] The previous versions were organized in German cities of Frankfurt, Köln, and Duisburg.[4]
Beşiktaş, the defending champions of both Süper Lig and Turkish Cup and Fenerbahçe, the finalist of Turkish Cup, were the competing sides for the triumphant.[5]
The two teams had their first meeting for the cup in 2007, in which Fenerbahçe had won 2–1.[4] Additionally, Istanbul rivals had faced each other in Atatürk Olympic Stadium for the first time.[2]
There were injured players who missing the match of both sides; Delgado, Üzülmez and Dağ for Beşiktaş and, Roberto Carlos and Hurmacı for Fenerbahçe.[6] Statistically, this encounter was the 324th one since of 85-year-long rivalry, in which Fenerbahçe lead in having the most wins, 120 to 119 that far, scoring 438 goals in total.[6]