Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1958–59 Beşiktaş J.K. season

Beşiktaş J.K.
1958–59 season
PresidentTurkey Nuri Togay
ManagerItaly Leandro Remondini / Turkey Hüseyin Saygun
Istanbul Football League5th
European CupFirst Round (eliminated)

The 1958–59 season was the club's 40th official season and their 56th year in existence. The club participated in the final season of the Istanbul Football League finishing in 5th place, behind Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Karagümrük and İstanbulspor. By finishing in the top 8, the team qualified for the inaugural season of the new national league; Turkish First Football League. By winning the Turkish Federation Cup a season ago Beşiktaş qualified for the European Cup, but lost to Real Madrid 1-3 on aggregate (0-2 away, 1-1 home) in the first round. Real Madrid however would go on to win the cup for a 4th time. Beşiktaş was placed into the "White Group" along with Fenerbahçe, Altay, Izmirspor, Ankaragücü, Hacettepe, Beykoz and İstanbulspor. Beşiktaş finished 2nd place behind Fenerbahçe missing the final match, where Fenerbahçe would beat Galatasaray for the title.

Istanbul Football League

Beşiktaş played in the final season of the Istanbul Football League. They finished 5th.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Fatih Karagümrük S.K. 18 9 3 6 27 25 +2 21 Qualified for the Turkish National League
4 İstanbulspor 18 6 7 5 19 19 0 19
5 Beşiktaş J.K. 18 8 2 8 28 26 +2 18
6 Beykoz 1908 S.K.D. 18 6 6 6 23 29 −6 18
7 Adalet SK 18 5 5 8 16 31 −15 15
Source: [1]

Turkish First Football League

In the first season of the Turkish First Football League (now Turkish Super League), Beşiktaş finished 2nd behind Fenerbahçe, thereby failing to qualify for the final.

White Group

Results

Home \ Away ADA ADS GAL GEN GÖZ KAG KRŞ VEF
Adalet 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1
Ankara Demirspor 2–1 0–2 0–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1
Galatasaray 2–1 1–2 0–0 5–0 1–0 1–1 0–0
Gençlerbirliği 1–1 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–1 0–3
Göztepe 2–3 4–2 0–0 2–1 3–0 3–2 0–1
Karagümrük 3–0 1–2 2–3 1–0 1–1 2–2 1–2
Karşıyaka 3–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 2–0
Vefa 2–2 0–0 1–1 3–0 3–2 1–0 3–0
Source: [2]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

White group

Table

Season

European Cup

Beşiktaş became the first Turkish team to qualify for the European Cup. They qualified in 1957 but the Turkish Football Federation didn't send their name for the draw, therefore being disqualified. They beat Olympiacos F.C. in the preliminary round by a w/o because Olympiacos withdrew from the competition. In the first round they played the defending champions Real Madrid. In the first leg Beşiktaş lost 0-2 and in the second leg they tied 1-1. Real Madrid won 3-1 on the aggregate.

Preliminary round

First round

November 13, 1958 Real Madrid Spain 2 – 0 Turkey Beşiktaş Madrid, Spain
Santisteban 57'
Kopa 90'
Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Pietro Bonetto (Italy)
November 27, 1958 Beşiktaş Turkey 1 – 1 Spain Real Madrid Istanbul, Turkey
Köstepen 64' Santisteban 13' Stadium: Mithatpaşa Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Cesare Jonni (Italy)

Beşiktaş lost 1-3 on aggregate.

References

  1. ^ Türkiye İstanbul Ligi (in Turkish)
  2. ^ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1959 Milli Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 20 June 2010