Trabzonspor

Turkey's last remaining participants in European competition, Beşiktaş and Trabzonspor, will face difficult respective tests against Liverpool and Napoli in the Europa League Round of 32 following a draw on Dec. 15 in Nyon, Switzerland.

Turkey’s Spor Toto Super League leader Beşiktaş will face Trabzonspor, the Black Sea giant that has enjoyed a comeback under new coach Ersun Yanal, in the game of the week on Dec. 7 in the Central Anatolian province of Konya.  

Trabzonspor crushed Galatasaray 3-0 in Istanbul during the 10th week of the Spor Toto Super League on Nov. 22, in its first test under new coach Ersun Yanal.

The loss at home further increased pressure on Galatasaray coach Cesare Prandelli, whose decision to use Dutch star Wesley Sneijder as a substitute against Trabzonspor was severely criticized by supporters and pundits.

Galatasaray is set to ask difficult questions to former national coach Ersun Yanal, who clinched the league title with Fenerbahçe last year, before returning to the Black Sea team this year New Trabzonspor coach Ersun Yanal will face his first test this weekend when the Black Sea side visits Galatasaray for a Spor Toto Super League match.

Turkish Spor Toto Super League club Trabzonspor has parted ways with its Bosnian manager, Vahid Halilhodzic, in a mutual agreement, the club announced Nov. 9.

Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor played out a goalless draw in the first big game of the Spor Toto Super League season on Sept. 14

Trabzonspor may become the second Turkish football club after Kasımpaşa to have its home named after former Prime Minister and freshly elected President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Trabzonspor has landed three players, including Greek international Avraam Papadopoulos and Ghana starlet Abdul-Majeed Waris, while Galatasaray and Beşiktaş also completed deals on a busy transfer deadline day.

Two Turkish teams, Kardemir Karabükspor and Trabzonspor, hope to protect their advantages and cruise to the Europa League group stages tonight.

Kardemir Karabükspor plays against Saint-Etienne and Trabzonspor meets Rostov in the UEFA Europa League playoff second leg tonight.

Kardemir Karabükspor and Trabzonspor cruised to victories on a good night for Turkish clubs in the UEFA Europa League playoffs on Aug. 21.