Tedesco fails to reach his target in Fenerbahce

After Fenerbahçe suffered a heavy defeat in the derby and suffered a heavy wound in the championship race, radical decisions were taken regarding the technical committee. As a result of the Board of Directors meeting held yesterday, it was decided to part ways with Technical Director Domenico Tedesco and his technical team, Sporting Director Devin Özek and Football Coordinator Berke Çelebi. Assistant Coach Zeki Murat Göle will take the field for the remaining matches of the Football A team in the Super League.

Inaugurated, president changed

Fenerbahçe started the season with Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, but after being eliminated by Benfica in the UEFA Champions League play-off round, the decision was made to leave on August 29, 2025. The management headed by Ali Koç and Sporting Director Devin Özek brought Domenico Tedesco, with whom they reached an agreement in a short time, to Istanbul. Tedesco made his debut against Trabzonspor. Three days after this game, a postponed match against Alanyaspor in extra time and the loss of points turned the arrows of criticism against the management, and an elective general assembly was held at the end of the following week. Sadettin Saran became the new president of the yellow-lacivert club, leaving Ali Koç, who had been the president for 7 years, behind. In the minutes after the election results were announced, Fenerbahçe played away against Kasımpaşa and ended up with a draw; three days later, the team suffered a defeat against Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League. While these consecutive results were the first break for the team, the new management announced that they trust Tedesco and the players.

He implanted his system in the team

The Italian coach solved the physical and mental problems of the team he took over during the election process in a short time and implemented his own system. Afterwards, Tedesco achieved successful results and joined the championship race. Tedesco's students, who had 7 wins and 3 draws in their first 10 league matches, managed to leave the field with 3 points despite being 2-0 down in Beşiktaş and Çaykur Rizespor away.Tedesco also reflected his team's rising graph on the pitch in the UEFA Europa League. With 3 wins and 2 draws in the 5 games played in Europe before the break in the leagues, the yellow-lacivertliler reached 11 points at the end of the 6th week.

Away goalscorers have formed a team

Fenerbahçe's identity as a fighting team in Super League, especially on the away field, and its goal-scoring victories have led to an undefeated streak. Between Gaziantep FC in the 10th week of the league and Trabzonspor in the 22nd week of the league, the yellow-laciverians won 7 and drew 1 in 8 away matches and scored 24 goals in the matches during this period. As of the 31st week, Fenerbahçe is at the top in this field by scoring 34 goals in 16 away matches. The Canaries had 9 wins, 5 draws and 2 defeats away from home.

He won the Super Cup

In the Super Cup, which underwent a change in the status quo, Fenerbahçe reached the final with a 2-0 win against Samsunspor in the semifinals in Adana. On January 10, in the final match against arch-rival Galatasaray at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Fenerbahçe won the trophy with goals from Matteo Guendouzi and Jayden Oosterwolde. Domenico Tedesco was the man who won this trophy after 11 years for Fenerbahçe, which reached the happy end for the 4th time in the organization. Tedesco won a trophy at Fenerbahçe 4 months after he took office.

Undefeated streak ended in week 26

Fenerbahçe suffered its first defeat in the league this season in the 26th week against Fatih Karagümrük. Tedesco, who had 2 wins and 1 draw in the week he took office, turned the team into an undefeated team with 16 wins and 9 draws after 25 weeks. The Sarı-lacivertliler improved their record after 20 years with 25 weeks. Having suffered their first defeat against the red-blacks, the Yellow-Navy could not carry this title into the remaining weeks.

After this defeat, the Fenerbahçe Board of Directors held a meeting about the situation and future of the technical staff. President Sadettin Saran said after the meeting that they were moving on with Tedesco and Devin Özek and that the necessary ultimatums had been given to ensure that nothing like this would happen again.

Targeted summer training camp

In the press conference after the Gaziantep FC match played on March 17, Tedesco stated that there was a great trust between the players in the team and each other and conveyed his goal with the following words:

"We evaluate the situation within ourselves after every match. I am just starting. I have played 40 matches, it has been 6 months since I arrived. My idea is to build something here. I would be very happy if I can spend a summer preparation period here with the team. It would be great if I spend the summer transfer period with the team, it would be like a dream. We, the technical staff, are working day and night. It is important for you to look in the mirror."

Goodbye to the Europa League with a win

Under Tedesco, Fenerbahçe finished 19th in the UEFA Europa League league stage with 12 points. The Canaries defeated Nice, Stuttgart and Brann, while drawing with Viktoria Plzen, Ferencvaros and FCSB. They lost against Dinamo Zagreb and Aston Villa. The Yellow-Navy sent 10 goals into the opponent's nets and conceded 7 goals. Fenerbahçe was paired with English team Nottinham Forest in the last 16 play-off round. After losing 3-0 in Kadikoy, Fenerbahçe won 2-1 away in the rematch but bid farewell to the cup.

Collected 13 points in big matches

Unlike last year, Fenerbahçe has achieved successful results in big matches this season under Tedesco. The Yellow-Navy won both of their matches against Beşiktaş and beat Trabzonspor 1-0 at home and 3-2 away. The Canaries drew 1-1 at home against Galatasaray and lost 3-0 away from home. In the 6 matches played against their arch-rivals in the league this season, Fenerbahçe recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, and scored 13 points.

26 wins in 45 matches

Under Tedesco, Fenerbahçe recorded 26 wins, 12 draws and seven defeats in 45 competitions in the 2025-2026 season, including 28 in the Trendyol Super League, 10 in the Europa League, five in the Turkish Cup and two in the Turkcell Super Cup. The 40-year-old coach, who has averaged 2.00 points in all competitions, has averaged 2.14 points in the Super League.