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Football match
The 2006 Turkish Super Cup (
Turkish : TFF Süper Kupa 2006 ) was a
football match between
2005–06 Süper Lig champions
Galatasaray , and the
2005–06 Turkish Cup winners
Beşiktaş . The match was played in
Commerzbank-Arena in
Frankfurt ,
Germany . It was the 34th edition of the
Turkish Super Cup , since its establishment as
Presidential Cup , and was the first time under the rebranded TFF Süper Kupa name. Also this final marked the re-establishment of the national
super cup matches in
Turkey , sanctioned by
Turkish Football Federation . The last edition was in
1998 , and there was an 8-year hiatus.
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Background
Beşiktaş footballers celebrating their
Turkish Super Cup win and saluting the supporters in
Commerzbank-Arena .
Galatasaray won their 16th
Süper Lig championship with 26 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses, just ahead of rivals
Fenerbahçe . Galatasaray were the winning club in both of the regular season league matches against Beşiktaş. They beat Beşiktaş 3–2 at home, and 2–1 away. Collecting a total of 83 points, they were the Turkish champions and qualified for the
Turkish Super Cup final.
Second finalists and eventual winners of the
Turkish Super Cup ,
Beşiktaş finished third in the
Süper Lig . But they succeeded to win their 6th
Turkish Cup title throughout the season and gain a berth in the Turkish Super Cup final. Through
previous season's league position, they entered the tournament in the group stage. With 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, Beşiktaş finished the
group stage in 2nd place, just behind
Samsunspor . In the
quarter-finals , Beşiktaş beat
Kayserispor 2–1 on
aggregate score . In the
semi-finals , they beat
Gaziantepspor 5–1 on aggregate. Beşiktaş played the
2006 Turkish Cup Final in
İzmir Atatürk Stadium against
Fenerbahçe . Beşiktaş were winners of the cup by 3–2 score
after extra time .
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Match details
References
Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası TFF Süper Kupa Winners