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Fenerbahçe accepts İsmail Kartal’s resignation after Galatasaray defeat
Fenerbahçe has accepted coach İsmail Kartal’s resignation after the club lost 2-1 to Galatasaray.
The Istanbul team fell six points behind league leaders Galatasaray after the defeat in the Turkish Süper Lig.
Kartal had also resigned after a Champions League match against Roma on September 10, but returned after the club’s management backed him.
This was his fourth spell as Fenerbahçe coach.
Before his departure was confirmed, Vincenzo Montella and Mattia Croci-Torti were named as possible replacements in reports about a potential coaching change.
Montella recently left his role as Turkey’s national team coach, while Croci-Torti is in charge of Swiss club Lugano.
No new Fenerbahçe coach has been confirmed in the available information.
Fenerbahçe accepted İsmail Kartal’s resignation after the team lost 2-1 to Galatasaray.
Kartal submitted his resignation to the board after a meeting at Samandıra, and the club accepted it.
The defeat left Fenerbahçe six points behind league leaders Galatasaray.
It was Kartal’s second resignation in about six weeks; he had previously stepped down after a Champions League match against Roma on 10 September, then returned with the board’s support.
- Who
- Fenerbahçe and head coach İsmail Kartal.
- What
- The club accepted Kartal’s resignation after he submitted it to the board.
- When
- 27 October 2026, according to the reports.
- Where
- The resignation was submitted after a meeting at Samandıra. The defeat was at RAMS Park.
- Why
- Fenerbahçe had lost 2-1 to Galatasaray and fallen six points behind the league leaders.
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Kartal resigned after Fenerbahçe’s Champions League match against Roma.
Kartal withdrew his resignation with the board’s support and returned to the team.
Fenerbahçe lost 2-1, leaving the club six points behind the league leaders.
Kartal submitted his resignation after a meeting at Samandıra, and the board accepted it.
- Derby result
- Fenerbahçe 1-2 Galatasaray
- Gap to leaders
- 6 points
- Resignation
- Accepted by Fenerbahçe’s board
- Meeting location
- Samandıra
- Potential coaching candidates
- Vincenzo Montella and Mattia Croci-Torti were reported as possible options in the event of a change