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Fenerbahçe appoint Emre Belözoğlu as head coach
Fenerbahçe have appointed Emre Belözoğlu as head coach of the Istanbul club, replacing İsmail Kartal.
Kartal left the role after Fenerbahçe made an inconsistent start to its league and European campaigns.
The club dropped talks with Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição after the sides failed to agree on contract terms.
Belözoğlu, 46, was coaching Kasımpaşa, and that club has published a farewell message for him and his staff.
He has previously served Fenerbahçe as a player and sporting director, and briefly coached the team in 2021.
Fenerbahçe were sixth in the Süper Lig with 16 points from 10 matches, nine behind leaders Galatasaray.
Belözoğlu faces Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday, followed by a league match against Çorum Futbol Kulübü at the weekend.
Fenerbahçe announced Emre Belözoğlu as its new head coach on November 3, 2026.
Belözoğlu, 46, left his role as Kasımpaşa head coach to take charge of the Istanbul club.
His appointment followed the departure of İsmail Kartal, whose fourth spell ended by mutual agreement on October 27.
Fenerbahçe had ended negotiations with Portuguese coach Sergio Conceição over contract disagreements.
Belözoğlu has previously served Fenerbahçe as a player, sporting director and head coach.
- Who
- Fenerbahçe appointed Emre Belözoğlu, 46, as head coach.
- What
- The club announced Belözoğlu as its new manager.
- When
- November 3, 2026.
- Where
- Fenerbahçe, in Istanbul, Türkiye.
- Why
- The appointment followed İsmail Kartal's departure. Fenerbahçe had ended talks with Sergio Conceição over contract terms.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
İsmail Kartal's fourth spell as Fenerbahçe head coach ended by mutual agreement.
Fenerbahçe announced Emre Belözoğlu as its new head coach.
- Appointment date
- November 3, 2026
- New head coach
- Emre Belözoğlu, 46
- Previous club
- Kasımpaşa
- Former head coach
- İsmail Kartal
- Contract talks abandoned
- Sergio Conceição's negotiations ended over disagreements on contract terms
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