1996 Turkish Cup final

The 1996 Turkish Cup final was a football match played over two legs in April 1996.{{Cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2021/06/11/flags-flares-and-fights-graeme-souness-mad-year-in-turkey/|title=Flags, flares and fights: Graeme Souness’ mad year in Turkey|first=Alex|last=Roberts|date=June 10, 2021}} It was the final and deciding match of the 1995–96 Turkish Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wsc.co.uk/the-archive/32-Managers/6854-least-said-souness-forgotten|title=Least said Souness forgotten|first=David|last=O'Byrne|website=When Saturday Comes}}

First leg

{{Football box

| date = 11 April 1996

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Galatasaray

| score = 1 – 0

| report = [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=46925 Report]

| team2 = Fenerbahçe

| goals1 = Saunders {{goal|5}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul

| attendance =

| referee = Ahmet Çakar

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|colspan="4"|GALATASARAY:

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1{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Friedel
2{{flagicon|NED}} Ulrich van Gobbel
3{{flagicon|TUR}} Bülent Korkmaz
4{{flagicon|TUR}} Feti Okuroğlu{{yel|35}}
5{{flagicon|TUR}} Tugay Kerimoğlu{{yel|60}}
6{{flagicon|TUR}} Arif Erdem
7{{flagicon|WAL}} Dean Saunders{{suboff|70}}
8{{flagicon|TUR}} Evren Nuri Turhan{{yel|65}}
9{{flagicon|TUR}} Hakan Şükür
10{{flagicon|TUR}} Ufuk Talay{{suboff|60}}
11{{flagicon|TUR}} Ergün Penbe{{suboff|80}}
colspan=3|Substitutes
12{{flagicon|TUR}} Hayrettin Demirbaş
13{{flagicon|TUR}} Mert Korkmaz{{subon|70}}
14{{flagicon|TUR}} İlyas Kahraman{{subon|80}}
15{{flagicon|TUR}} Ceyhun Eriş
16{{flagicon|TUR}} Hakan Ünsal{{subon|60}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Souness

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|colspan="4"|FENERBAHÇE:

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1{{flagicon|TUR}} Rüştü Reçber{{yel|4}}
2{{flagicon|TUR}} İlker Yağcıoğlu{{yel|84}}
3{{flagicon|NGR}} Uche Okechukwu
4{{flagicon|DEN}} Jes Høgh
5{{flagicon|TUR}} Oğuz Çetin{{yel|72}}
6{{flagicon|TUR}} Erol Bulut{{suboff|60}}
7{{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Korkut
8{{flagicon|TUR}} Kemalettin Şentürk{{yel|17}}{{suboff|60}}
9{{flagicon|BIH|1992}} Elvir Bolić
10{{flagicon|ENG}} Dalian Atkinson
11{{flagicon|TUR}} Bülent Uygun
colspan=3|Substitutes
12{{flagicon|TUR}} Engin İpekoğlu
13{{flagicon|TUR}} Aygün Taşkıran{{subon|60}}
14{{flagicon|TUR}} Halil İbrahim Kara{{subon|60}}
15{{flagicon|TUR}} Aykut Kocaman
16{{flagicon|TUR}} Saffet Akbaş
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Alberto Parreira

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Man of the Match:



Referee:


{{flagicon|TUR}} Ahmet Çakar


Assistant Referees:


{{flagicon|TUR}} Turgay Güdü


{{flagicon|TUR}} Akif Uğurdur


Fourth Referee:


{{flagicon|TUR}} Serdar Çakır

Second leg

{{Football box

| date = 24 April 1996

| time = 19:00

| team1 = Fenerbahçe

| score = 1 – 1

| aet = yes

| report = [http://www.tff.org.tr/Default.aspx?pageID=29&macId=47145 Report]

| team2 = Galatasaray

| goals1 = Aykut {{goal|34}}

| goals2 = Saunders {{goal|116}}

| stadium = Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, Istanbul

| attendance =

| referee = Ayhan Yücebilgiç

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|colspan="4"|FENERBAHÇE:

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1{{flagicon|TUR}} Rüştü Reçber
2{{flagicon|TUR}} İlker Yağcıoğlu{{yel|48}}
3{{flagicon|NGR}} Uche Okechukwu
4{{flagicon|DEN}} Jes Høgh
5{{flagicon|TUR}} Oğuz Çetin{{suboff|106}}
6{{flagicon|TUR}} Erol Bulut
7{{flagicon|TUR}} Tayfun Korkut
8{{flagicon|TUR}} Kemalettin Şentürk{{suboff|40}}
9{{flagicon|BIH|1992}} Elvir Bolić
10{{flagicon|TUR}} Bülent Uygun
11{{flagicon|TUR}} Aykut Kocaman{{suboff|70}}
colspan=3|Subsitues
12{{flagicon|TUR}} Engin İpekoğlu
13{{flagicon|TUR}} Tarık Daşgün{{subon|106}}
14{{flagicon|TUR}} Halil İbrahim Kara
15{{flagicon|ENG}} Dalian Atkinson{{subon|70}}
16{{flagicon|TUR}} Saffet Akbaş{{subon|40}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|BRA}} Carlos Alberto Parreira

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|colspan="4"|GALATASARAY:

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1{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Friedel
2{{flagicon|NED}} Ulrich van Gobbel{{yel|62}}
3{{flagicon|TUR}} Bülent Korkmaz
4{{flagicon|TUR}} Feti Okuroğlu
5{{flagicon|TUR}} Tugay Kerimoğlu
6{{flagicon|TUR}} Arif Erdem{{suboff|65}}
7{{flagicon|WAL}} Dean Saunders
8{{flagicon|TUR}} Hakan Ünsal
9{{flagicon|TUR}} Hakan Şükür{{yel|43}}
10{{flagicon|TUR}} Suat Kaya{{yel|42}}{{suboff|115}}
11{{flagicon|TUR}} Ergün Penbe{{suboff|83}}
colspan=3|Substitutes
12{{flagicon|TUR}} Hayrettin Demirbaş
13{{flagicon|TUR}} Mert Korkmaz
14{{flagicon|TUR}} Okan Buruk{{subon|65}}
15{{flagicon|TUR}} Ufuk Talay{{subon|115}}
16{{flagicon|TUR}} İlyas Kahraman{{subon|83}}
colspan=3|Manager:
colspan=4|{{flagicon|SCO}} Graeme Souness

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Man of the match:



Referee:


{{flagicon|TUR}} Ayhan Yücebilgiç


Assistant Referee:


{{flagicon|TUR}} Münir Takpak


{{flagicon|TUR}} Ünal Salcıoğlu


Fourth Assistant:


{{flagicon|TUR}} Sadık İlhan

Aftermath

The iconic image of Souness planting the Galatasaray flag after winning the final against Fenerbahçe drew comparisons with Turkish hero Ulubatlı Hasan, who was killed as he planted the Ottoman flag at the end of the Siege of Constantinople. This earned Souness the nickname "Ulubatlı Souness".{{cite web|title=Ulubatli Souness (In Turkish) |publisher=cimbombom.8k.com |url=http://www.cimbombom.8k.com/ulubatli.html |access-date=19 June 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622184920/http://www.cimbombom.8k.com/ulubatli.html |archive-date=22 June 2007 }}

References

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{{Turkish Cup}}

{{1995–96 in Turkish football}}

{{Fenerbahçe S.K. matches}}

{{Galatasaray S.K. matches}}

1996

Turkish Cup Final 1996

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