As Turkish Süper Lig’s Başakşehir gear up for his or her fifty fifth European match in opposition to Ireland’s St. Patrick’s Athletic within the UEFA Europa Conference League playoff first leg, the Istanbul-based aspect displays on their combined European historical past.
In their 54 earlier European outings, Başakşehir has secured 21 victories, drawn 12 instances and suffered 21 defeats, scoring 80 objectives whereas conceding 76.
Under coach Çağdaş Atan, Başakşehir will face their fifth European check.
Atan’s tenure has been flawless up to now, with the crew profitable all 4 matches he has overseen in European competitions.
In these matches, they’ve netted 13 objectives and conceded only one.
Atan’s European debut noticed Başakşehir thrash San Marino’s La Fiorita 6-1 at residence and 4-0 away.
In their third European encounter underneath Atan, Başakşehir defeated Iberia Tbilisi 1-0 in Georgia and 2-0 in Istanbul.
Dealing with away day
Başakşehir will embark on their twenty eighth European away sport in opposition to St. Patrick’s Athletic.
The crew’s away report stands at 9 wins, 5 attracts, and 13 losses from 27 matches.
They have scored 37 objectives and conceded 47 on the street.
Edin Visca, now with Trabzonspor, stays Başakşehir’s prime European scorer with 14 objectives.
He is adopted by Stefano Okaka and Danijel Aleksic, every with six objectives.
Other notable contributors embody İrfan Can Kahveci with 5 objectives, Krzysztof Piatek and Berkay Özcan with 4 every and several other gamers who’ve scored three or two objectives.
Başakşehir first entered European competitors within the 2015-16 season however was eradicated within the third qualifying spherical of the UEFA Europa League by AZ Alkmaar.
Their first breakthrough got here within the 2016-17 season once they superior previous Rijeka, a milestone achieved by drawing 0-0 at residence and 2-2 away.
The 2017-18 season noticed Başakşehir safe their first European victory by overcoming Club Brugge with a 2-0 residence win after a 3-3 draw away.
Their first UEFA Europa League last-32 look got here within the 2019-20 season, adopted by reaching the final 16 by defeating Sporting Lisbon.
Başakşehir made their Champions League debut within the 2020-21 season, marking their first win and aim within the competitors with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United.
İrfan Can Kahveci additionally made historical past by scoring a hat trick in opposition to Leipzig.
In the 2022-23 UEFA Conference League, Başakşehir superior to the Round of 16 after drawing 1-1 with Maccabi Netanya of their opening match.
Their most important European win got here within the 2024-25 season’s second qualifying spherical, with a 6-1 victory over San Marino’s La Fiorita.
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