Trabzonspor, which will face Hungarian representative Ferencvaros at home tomorrow evening at 20.00 in the first match of the UEFA Europa League play-offs, will play its 156th match in the history of European cups. Fatih Tekke, the coach of the claret-blue team, will be on the field at the head of his team in a European cup competition for the first time in his coaching career.
Trabzonspor, one of the experienced representatives of Turkish football in European cups, will play its 156th match in the European arena with the match against Ferencvaros. The claret-blue team has won 56 wins, 39 draws and 60 defeats in 155 matches played in European cups to date. While he scored 194 goals in these matches, he conceded 208 goals.
In its European adventure, which first started in the 1976-1977 season, Trabzonspor played 30 matches in the Champion Clubs' Cup - UEFA Champions League, 97 matches in the UEFA Cup - UEFA Europa League, 12 matches in the European Cup Winners' Cup, 8 matches in the UEFA Intertoto Cup and 8 matches in the UEFA Conference League.
The claret-blue team got their biggest win in the European cups against Albania's Vllaznia team. The Black Sea representative defeated the Albanian representative 6-0 at home in the UEFA Intertoto Cup of the 2007-2008 season, achieving its biggest victory in the remaining 155 matches.
The Black Sea team suffered the most different defeat in the European cups against Spain's Barcelona team. Trabzonspor was defeated by Barcelona 7-2 away in the 1st round rematch of the European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1990-1991 season.
The player who scored the most goals in the history of European cups of the claret-blue team was Hami Mandıralı. Trabzonspor's unforgettable striker scored a total of 23 goals in European cups.
Ferencvaros, one of the most successful clubs in Hungarian football, is not a foreign rival to Trabzonspor. The claret-blue people previously faced the Hungarian representative in the UEFA Europa League Group H in the 2022-2023 season. While Trabzonspor lost 3-2 to Ferencvaros in their away match, they managed to beat their opponent 1-0 at home. However, the claret-blue people could not continue their way in Europe by passing the group that season.
Trabzonspor has played 4 matches with Hungarian representatives in European cups so far. The claret-blue team faced Fehervar FC, whose name was Videoton FC at the time, in the UEFA Europa League Play-Off Round in the 2012-2013 season. While both matches between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw, Trabzonspor lost 4-2 in the penalty shootout and bid farewell to the European cups.
The balance sheet of the claret-blue team against Ferencvaros was recorded as one win and one loss.
Fatih Tekke, who had a successful period at the head of Trabzonspor last season, will have his first European Cup test in his coaching career. Tekke, who won the UEFA Cup championship during his football career, will this time take part in the European stage as the coach of the claret-blue team.
Trabzonspor aims to strengthen its tour hopes by getting an advantageous score against Ferencvaros in the first match to be played at home. The claret-blue team wants to use the advantage of the field and the audience before the rematch with their opponent.
