Fenerbahçe S.K.

Istanbul's Fenerbahçe found some relief in a stunning 5-0 win against a strong Kardemir Karabükspor on Oct. 30 at home, following a historically bad start to the Turkish league.

Fener coach Dick Advocaat was happy with the win but poor attendance at the game bothered the experienced Dutchman. 

Two erstwhile Turkish also-rans, Osmanlıspor and Atiker Konyaspor, secured draws against strong rivals in the UEFA Europa League late on Oct. 20, but Istanbul giants Fenerbahçe were sent packing by the Premier League's Manchester United away. 

France's Paul Pogba struck twice as Manchester United invigorated its Europa League campaign with a classy 4-1 home victory over Fenerbahçe.

Fenerbahçe will be chasing another historic success when the Istanbul club visits Manchester United on Oct. 20 for a Europa League game. 

A plane transporting members of Fenerbahçe was forced to make an emergency landing in Hungary on Oct. 19 after a crack appeared in the front window, according to the club's official Twitter account.

The club said in a statement that the plane made an emergency landing after it collided with a bird, adding that the situation was not worrying.

A plane transporting members of Fenerbahçe was forced to make an emergency landing in Hungary on Oct. 19 after a crack appeared in the front window, the club said.

The club said in a statement that the plane made an emergency landing after it collided with a bird, adding that the situation was not worrying.

Fenerbahçe's sputtering season continued over the weekend after the team failed to beat 10-man Aytemiz Alanyaspor in a Spor Toto Super League game on Oct. 16, fueling rumors of an early departure for Dutch coach Dick Advocaat.

Osmanlıspor and Fenerbahçe will clash this weekend in the Spor Toto Super League, immediately on the heels of separate Europa League clashes on Sept. 29.
Fenerbahçe left the Şükrü Saraçoğlu pitch in Istanbul happy after beating Feyenoord 1-0 while Osmanlıspor left its unbeaten record in Zurich, losing 2-1 to the home side.

A heavy Dutch presence in the Fenerbahçe ranks will ensure plenty of intrigue as Dick Advocaat's team welcomes Feyenoord on Sept. 29 in a Europa League Group A match.

Advocaat will be on the opposite bench from one of his old charges, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, in a game that will give the winner a major advantage in the race to advance from the group stage.

Fenerbahçe, whose new coach won the UEFAEurope League with Zenit in 2008, will kick off its campaign with a Group A encounter with Ukraine's Zorya, while Osmanlıspor, the other Turkish team in the competition, will take on Steaua Bucureşti. 

Zorya Luhansk will face a stern test in their debut match in a UEFA group stage when it plays host to European regular Fenerbahçe.

The draws for the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round were made in Nyon on July 15, with Turkey's Fenerbahçe drawing Monaco. 

The first game will be played in Istanbul on July 26 or 27 and the return match will be in Monaco on Aug. 2 or 3.