The 2013–14 season was Beşiktaş' 56th consecutive year in the Süper Lig, and their 110th season. They finished the season in third place in the Süper Lig, were knocked out of the Turkish Cup by Bucaspor at the fourth round stage and they defeated Tromsø in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League before they were disqualified from the competition.
Squad
Players and squad numbers last updated on 18 August 2013.[1]Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Source: tff.org Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions Notes:
^ abcdAlthough Fenerbahçe would have qualified for the Champions League group stage as champions, they were barred from participating in next season's European competitions due to UEFA sanctioning because of the 2011 Turkish football match-fixing scandal, with this season also counting for that ban.[17] As a result, the runners-up of the league (Galatasaray) entered the Champions League group stage instead of the third qualifying round, the third-placed team of the league (Beşiktaş) entered the Champions League third qualifying round instead of the Europa League play-off round, and the fourth-placed team of the league (Trabzonspor) entered the Europa League play-off round instead of the third qualifying round.
^ abTrabzonspor finished ahead of Sivasspor on head-to-head record: Trabzonspor–Sivasspor 0–0, Sivasspor–Trabzonspor 0–4.
^Sivasspor were banned from European competitions by UEFA due to match-fixing.[18] As a result, their Europa League spot was passed down the league to the next eligible team (Karabükspor).
On 30 August 2013, Beşiktaş was disqualified from the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League as per final ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[21] They were replaced in the group stage draw by Tromsø, which lost to Beşiktaş in the play-off round.[22]
References
^"A Takım" [First Team]. Beşiktaş JK (in Turkish). Retrieved 13 February 2013.