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This article documents the History of Beşiktaş J.K. football department, based in Beşiktaş, Istanbul. For a general overview of the club, see Beşiktaş J.K..

1903–1911: Inauguration
In 1902 Autumn, a group of young athletics practitioners including Mehmet Şamil and his brother Hüseyin Bereket used to train gymnastics, weight lifting, wrestling at Şeyhhül Harem Osman Paşa Konağı, Serencebey Neighbourhood, Beşiktaş District of Istanbul. Shortly after in 1902, the group were taken into custody since it was İstibdat period of Ottoman Empire and playing football was prohibited, however they have been released following unfolded fact that they were practising athletics, individually -rather than playing football. On contrary, Şehzade Abdülhalim, son of Şehzade Selim Süleyman, and grandson of Emperor Abdulmejid, appointed Kenan Bey, a then-well-known boxer and wrestler.

In 1903, the Group founded Beşiktaş Bereket Jimnastik Kulübü (officially registered as Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü in 1911).



1945–1959: Transition years
Following instition of professionalism by TFF, club management secured successful negotiations to sign professional contracts with all squad before 1952 season without any exception.

1959–1964: Milli Küme years
Founded in 1959, Beşiktaş took a part of Milli Lig which is the initial seasonal football competition on professional level, since its very beginning. Formulated into two groups, Beşiktaş competed at White Group (Tur: Beyaz Grup) in 1959 season, finished the group on second place, 8 points behind Fenerbahçe, the eventual champions of inaugural season. Following the season end, the board assembled under chairman Nuri Togay decided to start scouting activities and find talented young players and assigned former players Hakkı Yeten, Faruk and Fevzi for searching players which gathered 66 players. Hungarian Andras Kuttik who spent his entire playing and prior managing career in Italy was hired for next season for managing the team. Formulated as one ladder of 20 teams, 1959-60 season started in 30 August 1959. Beşiktaş started the season with a 4–1 victory over Vefa S.K.. Drawn 1–1 with Beykozspor, Beşitaş beat Feriköy G.K. 3–0. Team then gained victories over Karagümrük, Altınordu, Göztepe S.K. respectively. Beşiktaş took the lead of the ladder following the wins over Ankara Demirspor with 1–0 and Altay S.K. with 3–0 final scores. They also beat İzmir teams İzmirspor and Karşıyaka S.K. with respective 1–0 and 6–0 clean sheet results. Since team has a substantially new roster, the supporters created new chants dedicated to Arif Özataç, Şenol and Birol, the players of front line parallel with the success of team. Beşiktaş beat Galatasaray 1–0 where Nazmi scored the only point of the game. The outfit beat Şeker Hilal, Ankaragücü, Gençlerbirliği and, Hacettepe respectively, with conceding only 1 goal. On 3 January 1960, Beşitaş faced Fenerbahçe at İnönü stadium where they beat their opponent 1–0 after the only goal scored by Arif Özataç and successive saves of then-23-year-old goalkeeper Necmi Mutlu. By this victory, the team topped the ladder undefeated, before mid-season break. Beşktaş were beaten by İzmirspor in week 32 by 3–1. 6 weeks later, the team gained the title by 5 points adrift over Fenerbahçe and qualified for 1960–61 European Cup for the next season. Having won 13 matches consecutively between week 10th and 22nd weeks, Beşiktaş gained the record for most consecutive wins in the league, which is still hold by the team as of 2013.

Beşiktaş drawn Rapid Wien at Preliminary Round of European Cup. First match was resulted 4–0 at Ernst-Happel-Stadion on 14 September 1960 and rematch ended 1–0 in favor of Turkish side and Beşiktaş were eleminated 4–1 in aggregate. Hired Sandro Puppo as the 3rd Italian manager of the club history, Beşiktaş finished the 1960-61 season in 3rd position, 6 points after Fenerbahçe. Following season, team finished the league in third spot as the second time in a row, this time 9 points behind the champion Galatasaray. The outfit had their best league results 6–0 against Beykoz, as the biggest away win of the season. Other notable final scores were 4–0 against İzmirspor and Kasımpaşa and Altınordu. There were several changes made at the squad for the next season, team competed at 20 match-day length Beyaz Grup of the split laddered campaign, finished the group phase as leader, 2 points ahead of Fenerbahçe, beating Vefa and İzmirspor 4–0 and Yeşildirek 6–1. At final group phase, Beşiktaş acquired numerous victories over opponents, where they beat Altay 6–2, Karşıyaka 5–0, İzmirspor and Demirspor 4–0 with the biggest margins. On 26 June 1963, Beşiktaş encountered Galatasaray in İnönü Stadium, where Beşiktaş needed a draw to get the title. Italian referee Francesco de Robbio was appointed for the encounter. By a penalty shot of Metin Oktay on 50th minute, Galatasaray scored the only goal of the game in which Beşiktaş failed to score after a shot Bülent hit the crossbar on 62th minute. Final score announced Galatasaray as the champions of the season, only 1 point ahead of Beşiktaş following their victory at İnönü Stadium.

1964–1970: Foundation of 1. Lig
Team had lost their two favorite player Şenol and Birol as they joined Fenerbahçe before the start of 1963–64 1.Lig. . To compensate the loss of strength of outfit, two youngsters promoted to senior level, Sanlı Sarıalioğlu and Yusuf Tunaoğlu and Suat Mamat, one of the strikers of fierce rival Galatasaray also joined the club where his service will last for 4 seasons. Beşiktaş ended the season on 2nd spot, 1 point behind Fenerbahçe and provided clean sheet scores with scores 4–0 against Gençlerbirliği, Karşıyaka and Kasımpaşa, 3–0 against İstanbulspor, 2–0 against Altay, Beykoz, Hacettepe, Altınordu and İzmirspor, scoring 57 goals and conceding 19 overall. Scored 19 goals within the season, Güven Önüt became the very first top scorer of club history on professional level football. Following season, team finalized the fixture on 2nd sport for the 3rd time in a row, 6 points behind the Fenerbahçe as they retained their 2nd consecutive championship.

Hired Ljubiša Spajić for his second stint at the club, Beşiktaş started 1965–66 1.Lig with a 3–0 victory over Feriköy S.K., followed by another win over İstanbulspor with same final score. Team were overwhelmed by Beykoz 3– in match-day 3, followed by another defeated against Galatasaray 1–0 next week. The outfit gathered strength after the upsets, beat Fenerbahçe 2–0 which led team to set an unbeaten record for 17 games, without conceding a single goal. This unbeaten streak let the team achieve their first title since 1960–61 season, 6 points ahead of Galatarasay. This was a prolific season for Ahmet Şahin where he scored 14 goals as the top scorer of the team. Next season, team retained their title with 45 points after 32 matches, 2 points ahead of Fenerbahçe, where they beat Eskişehirspor 6–0, Ankara Demirspor 5–0 as the biggest wins of the season. This was the last title of Beşiktaş for 14 seasons until 1981–82 season.

After 3 respective chairmanship periods of Hakkı Yeten between 1963–68, Talat Asal, attorney and former New Turkey Party deputy of city of Edirne, was elected as the chairman in 1968. Beşiktaş scored 42 goals and conceded 24 in total of 32 matches and finalized the season on 2nd spot, 7 points behind champions Fenerbahçe. Beşiktaş encountered Galatasaray in the ending week of the season. The final score was 4–4 which was the most number of goals scored in Beşiktaş seasonal fixture. Sanlı Sarıalioğlu and Metin Oktay scored twice for each side. 1968–69 1.Lig was held for 30 weeks and Beşiktaş gained 3rd place after Galatasaray and Eskişehirspor, collected 38 points, scored 30 goals and conceded 20.

1969–70 season was a decent remorse for the team. In the first 12 weeks of the campaign, the squad could obtain only 2 wins over Vefa and Şekerspor. The club board resigned on 25 November 1969, followed by several handovers for the office. An ad-interim board took the office for around a month, consisting Rüştü Erkuş as chairman and Ferhan Dinçer, Necmettin Avar, Ertuğrul Barış and, Doğan Besler as the members. A new board took charge on 29 December 1969 consisting Rüştü Erkuş as chairman once again and Necmettin Avar, Ertuğrul Barış, Orhan Erkuş and Doğan Besler as members who were collectively resigned on 7 February 1970, followed by new board of Nuri Togay as chairman and Hakkı Yeten, Nazmi Ökten, Muzaffer Erden and İsmail Yalçın as the members. Later on 1970, another handover occurred for the club board where Agasi Şen was assigned as the chairman and the team finished the season on 9th place, as one of the worst final league position of the club history, following the serial of transitions for the board. Team record was 10 wins, 10 draws and 10 defeats after 30 weeks, putting 26 goals away and conceding 26 in return.

1970–1980: Silent 1970s
1970–71 was not a glorious season for Beşiktaş as team gained 6th place on the final fixture with 33 points, 9 points behind Galatasaray, the champion of the season. The outfit were able to score 31 goals, conceding 20, getting 3–0 and 4–1 against Karşıyaka and Boluspor final scores as the biggest wins of the season 1971–72 and 1972–73 seasons were disheartening for the team, yet again, as the team finished the campaign 4th and 6th respectively. During 1971-72 season, Finnish international Tommy Lindholm scored 10 goals in 29 matches for the team. Team recuperated in 1973–74 season and finished the table on 2nd place, 3 points behind Fenerbahçe. During the season, team did not lose a derby game against fierce rivals, beating Galatasaray twice with 2–1 and 1–0 and drawing Fenerbahçe twice with 0–0 and 1–1 final scores. In the meantime, Mehmet Üstünkaya was elected as 36th president of clubs history in 1973 January.

1974–75 season was yet another agony for the squad, as they have finalized the season on 5th spot and qualified for European Cup Winners' Cup. Despite the disappointing results taken in the 1. Lig, team displayed positive results in Turkish Cup, beating Şekerspor in quarter and Boluspor in semi-finals. Beşiktaş faced Trabzonspor in the two-legged final in May 1975. Beşiktaş were beaten by Trabzon in first leg on 7 May 1975, with 1–0 final score, in which Kadir Özcan scored for home side on 58th minute. 2nd leg of the final took place in İnönü Stadium on 21 May 1975, on 17:30 local time. Niko Kovi opened the scoresheet on 31st minute for Beşiktaş and first half ended 1–0 for home side. Beşiktaş extended their lead by two after the header of Lütfi Isıgöllü on 75th minute. The final score was 2–0 for Beşiktaş, making them achieve 1974–75 Turkish Cup with 2–1 on aggregate final score, beating their opponents with goals of two defenders. This was the first Turkish Cup title of club's history.

Beşiktaş draw Italian side Fiorentina in 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup first leg, beaten by their opponent with 3–0 final scores on both matches. 1. Lig campaign did not go well for Kara Kartallar in 1975–76, team finished the table on 11th place, winning only 5 matches out of 30. Team could not win a single derby game, moreover, they also could not beat Trabzonspor, getting 3 draws in 6 matches. Following season, Trabzonspor retained the title where Beşiktaş gained 4th place, 10 points behind the champions. Team beat Adana Demirspor 4–1 abd Zonguldakspor 4–0 and 3–0 and Göztepe 3–0 as the biggest wins of the season. In 1977–78 season, Beşiktaş finalized the fixture on 5th place with 34 points. Likewise 1975-76 season, the outfit failed to achieve a single victory agains fierce rivals Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor. In 1978, Ziya Doğan, Süleyman Oktay and Fuat Yaman were promoted from youth section onto senior team. In 1978–79 and 1978–79 seasons, Beşiktaş underwent another two unsuccessful seasons of their history, finished the table 9th and 11th, respectively. Team finished 1979-80 season with minus goal difference, scoring 25 and conceding 27 in 30 matches, beating Galatasaray on both occasions by 2–0 and 2–1.

1980–1984: Yugoslav influence
Hired Metin Türel as new manager before the 1980–81 season, Beşiktaş faced financial difficulties which led Gazi Akınal the chairman to resign on 28 September 1980. Rıza Kumruoğlu took the office temporarily and succeeded by Mehmet Üstünkaya, shortly after. This was 2nd assignment of Üstünkaya as president after his spell between 1973 and 1977.

In same season, Erdoğan Demirören, businessman, founder of Demirören Group and father of future chairman Yıldırım Demirören denoted 40 million Lira and Üstünkaya gathered 60 million lira, combined a solid 100 million funds for the team in 1980. Đorđe Milić replaced Metin Türel for manager seat in the second halve of the season and finished the ladder on 5th place, where Trabzonspor celebrated their 3rd consecutive title.

Beşiktaş transferred only Ali Kemal Denizci from Fenerbahçe, due 1981–82 season upon the request of manager Milić. Team beat Fenerbahçe in a preseason friendly held in Frankfurt, Germany, by 3–0 final score. Towards the season end, Beşiktaş competed Trabzonspor for the title, reaching the final match week by 1 point ahead. Last matches held on 13 June 1982 when Beşiktaş to face Eskişehirspor who were trying to deny the relegation, in the meantime, Trabzonspor were to encounter Adanaspor as home side. Refereed by Talat Tokat, game was played for around 18,000 spectators and televised on TRT live. Beşiktaş scored the opened on 32nd minute by Ziya Doğan. Ekişehir made the equalizer on 51st minute on Zafer Tüzün's shot. Beşiktaş took the lead as Ziya scored his second on 76th minute. On 8 minutes to the final whistle, a foreign material thrown from the stands hit the linesman Hüseyin Karaca on his head, game was stopped and the referee pulled the match off in disfavor of Eskişehirspor, eventually caused Beşiktaş to be announced as the champions. The final score was enrolled 3–0 for Beşiktaş. Team achieved their 4th title in 1. Lig history after 15 years where Eskişehir relegated after 16 years long presence in 1. Lig. Collected 44 points, one point ahead Trabzonspor, team had 14 wins out of 32 matches, including 16 draws and 2 losses, scoring 38 and conceding 17.

During 1982–83 pre-season, Metin Tekin, who will be serving the team for 17 consecutive seasons, joined the team from Kocaelispor youth squad, Feyyaz Uçar promoted to senior level. Qualified for European Cup First Round, Beşiktaş faced Aston Villa on a 2-legged elimination phase. English side opened to score sheet with on 4th minute with Peter Withe, followed by Tony Morley's score on 9th. Villa scored another goal on 29th minute by Dennis Mortimer which stretched the lead by 3 before the halftime whistle. Beşiktaş replied the opposition by Mehmet Ekşi's goal on 74th minute and encounter ended 3–1 for home side. On 29 September 1982, second match was held in Inönü Stadium, which ended as a goalless draw and Aston Villa advanced the second leg. In domestic competition, collected 49 points at the 34-week-long competition, Beşiktaş gained 16 victories, 7 draws and 11 defeats and finalized the ladder on 5th spot. Team achieved 11 clean sheets as they beat Antalyaspor 6–0 as the biggest win of the season.

Beşiktaş prepared next season with arrivals of Gökhan Keskin and Bora Öztürk. Following the resignation of Đorđe Milić, Ziya Taner who was the assistant coach of Milić took the manager seat over.

2012–2019: Presidency of Orman
On 25 March 2012, Fikret Orman was elected as 33rd president of the club, receiving 4,025 of the 4,545 votes cast in an extraordinary congress held, following resignation of Yıldırım Demirören due to becoming President of Turkish Football Federation.

Along with English Premier League contestant Chelsea F.C., Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe organized a charity event named "Soma Tournament" in in order to donate the families of victims of Soma mine disaster, on 8 August 2014, in which teams played each other for 45-minutes-long encounters on same day, eventually won by Beşiktaş.

2017–18 Turkish Cup Semi-final 1st leg game was abandoned on 57th minıte by referee Mete Kalkavan after Beşiktaş manager Şenol Güneş was hit on his head by a thrown object and hospitalized. Beşiltaş refused to play the second leg and game was enrolled 3–0 in favour of Fenerbahçe.

Being in contention with other candidate Hürser Toktay, Fikret Orman was elected for 5 consecutive time subsequent to the election of ordinary congress held on 12 May 2019.

On 24 September 2019, Orman announced his resignation from Beşiktaş J.K.. Following the announcement, being traded at Borsa Istanbul, share values of Beşiktaş Sportif Yatırım A.Ş. had %5 increased in 15 minutes from TRY1.69 to TRY1.78, on same day.

2019– : Presidency of Çebi
Following resignation of Fikret Orman on 24 September 2019, Çebi ran his own presidency campaign and he was elected as the 34th President of Beşiktaş J.K. during the extraordinary general assembly with election on 24 October 2019.