First qualification for European Championship finals
In 1996, again achieved our national team for the first time in their history and qualified for the European Championship to be held in England.
The young generation, who played in the 1991 Mediterranean Games final under the direction of Fatih Terim has signed a first in Turkish football history. When Fatih Terim took Sepp Piontek’s place to coach our national team, the young team, which he collected at the beginning of 1991 achieved historic successes. Our team have been drawn to Switzerland to play for Sweden, won in Hungary and Iceland in Group 3 in the 1996 European Championship qualification and 4 games, drew three and lost one in a total of eight hits, second only to Switzerland, leaving Sweden behind , and went to the final “best second-highest team in the qualification round.
However, our national team’s performance was really bad in the tournament. Their good play was not worth it. They lost their first two games 1-0 Croatia and Portugal in Nottingham and played the final 3-0 to Denmark in Sheffield, and not even manage to score a goal or get a point.However, the road to big finals were already paved.
In 1997, how? Enes Erzik left office of the President, which was held by Abdullah Ki? L? for a short time, Haluk Ulusoy was elected President of TFF in December. Established in 1998, TFF’s “Football Championship Office in Germany to explore and to obtain live young talents of Turkish origin in Europe. By the way,? Enes Erzik, was the Honorary President of TFF, get elected, the UEFA Executive Committee and held as a FIFA Referee’s Committee Chairman at the meeting in Dublin.
The early 2000s, the TFF under the direction of Haluk Ulusoy could be named as Turkish football golden years. The investments made in the footballing infrastructure, training and equipment and to pay off the achievements of our national team and clubs began started to become a classic.
The most remarkable international success of Turkish football at club level was reached in 2000.Galatasaray, which the track at the end of the 1998/99 season take place at the Champions League for the 11th August qualified against Rapid Vienna 3-0 and 1-0 in two playoff games.Galatasaray has been created to Chelsea, Hertha BSC Berlin and Milan to play in their group, and finished the group stage in third place above Milan and continued their way into the UEFA Cup. The sorrow of being eliminated from the Champions League is the starting point for an historic victory in the UEFA Cup was achieved. Elimination of Bologna in Italy, Borussia Dortmund, Germany, Games Real Mallorca of Spain and Leeds United in England, with no one, and won five out of these 8, Galatasaray played Arsenal of England in the final.
Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, witnessed a historic success by a Turkish team on 17 Reached in May 2000. Fatih Terim squad Taffarel, Capone, Popescu, Bülent, Okan, Ümit, Hagi, Hakan Ünsal, Ergün, Arif, Hasan? A?, Ld Ahmet Y? R? M, Suat and Hakan? Ükür won the UEFA Cup when the final whistle was the game that even the extra time blown, ended without score. However, Galatasaray defeated Arsenal 4-1 on penalties and won the UEFA Cup.
The date of 28 August 2000 was a milestone in Turkish football history. played the UEFA Cup champion Galatasaray Real Madrid, who won the Champions League title in the same year for the Super Cup in the second Louis Stadium in Monaco. This time the team instead of Mircea Lucescu Fatih Terim was trained. Galatasaray composed of Taffarel, Capone (Fatih), Bülent, Popescu, Hakan Ünsal, Ümit, Okan (Hasan), Suat, Emre, Hagi (Bülent Ak? N) and Jardel and Real Madrid were level at the end of 90 minutes and Galatasaray won the game 2-1 at the end of the extension, achieved with the goals Jardel at 41 and 103 minutes. Real Madrid’s goal, which was achieved by Raul at 79 min. was not enough.
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