2023 Turkish Super Cup

2023 Turkish Super Cup
EventTurkish Super Cup
Galatasaray Fenerbahçe
3 0
Forfeited
Date7 April 2024[1]
VenueŞanlıurfa 11 Nisan Stadium, Şanlıurfa
RefereeVolkan Bayarslan[2]
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The 2023 Turkish Super Cup, also known as 2023 Turkcell Super Cup (Turkish: 2023 Turkcell Süper Kupa) for sponsorship reasons, was the 50th edition of the Turkish Super Cup since its establishment as Presidential Cup in 1966, the annual Turkish football match contested by the winners of the previous season's top league and cup competitions (or cup runner-up in case the league- and cup-winning club is the same). The game, originally scheduled for 29 December 2023, between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, was intended to take place at the Al-Awwal Park in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; however, it did not proceed as planned due to disagreements between the involved clubs and Saudi authorities.[3]

Following this development, the Turkish Football Federation announced that the rescheduled game would take place on 7 April 2024 at the Şanlıurfa 11 Nisan Stadium in Şanlıurfa, Turkey.[1]

The match was abandoned after just 1 minute, when Fenerbahçe (who fielded their U19's squad) walked off the pitch in protest of an alleged unfair testament, resulting in the referee to have no option but to abandon the game. As a result of this, Galatasaray celebrated winning the Super Cup.[4] On 11 April 2024, TFF announced that Fenerbahçe had been sanctioned with a forfeit with a 3–0 loss of the game.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "2023 Turkcell Süper Kupa Maçı 7 Nisan'da Şanlıurfa'da Oynanacak". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. ^ "2023 Turkcell Süper Kupa Müsabakasını Volkan Bayarslan Yönetecek". Turkish Football Federation (in Turkish). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference prematch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Fenerbahce field U19 side then leave pitch in Super Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Fenerbahce players walk off after one minute to concede Turkish Super Cup". Reuters. Reuters. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. ^ "PFDK Kararları - 11.04.2024". www.tff.org (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 11 April 2024.