Fenerbahce Museum in Kadıköy, Turkey

Fenerbahçe Museum is located inside Fenerbahçe’s stadium complex in Kadıköy and documents the history of Fenerbahçe Sports Club through trophies, medals, photographs, uniforms, membership records, match material and other club archives. The museum occupies an approximately 980 m² area beneath the Maraton Stand, with displays covering football as well as the club’s other sporting branches.

How the Museum Developed

The museum in its present stadium location opened on October 19, 2005, but Fenerbahçe’s practice of preserving sporting trophies dates back much further. According to Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the club won its first trophy on June 5, 1910, after defeating the Istanbul club Strugglers 3–1.

By 1913, the club had accumulated enough trophies and commemorative objects to require a display cabinet at its Altıyol premises. When Fenerbahçe moved to a two-story wooden clubhouse in Kuşdili in 1914, a room on the upper floor was set aside for the collection. More display cases were added as the number of awards grew.

A fire destroyed the Kuşdili clubhouse during the night of June 5–6, 1932. The collection, which by then represented the club’s first 25 years and included more than 150 trophies and other awards, was largely lost with the building. Fenerbahçe began assembling a new collection after the fire, and trophies, plaques and shields from later decades were eventually displayed at several club facilities before the present museum was established inside the stadium.

What Is Displayed Inside

The museum is not limited to football championships. Its purpose is to document Fenerbahçe as a multi-sport club, including achievements from branches that have operated during different periods of its history. Sporting awards are displayed alongside documents and personal or institutional objects that help place those results in context.

Displays include trophies, shields, medals, certificates, photographs and historical documents associated with the club’s teams and athletes. Clothing from different eras, including original examples of jerseys and other sporting garments, shows how Fenerbahçe’s visual identity and equipment changed over time.

The documentary material extends beyond competition results. Early club regulations, membership cards, sports licenses, match tickets and club lottery tickets are among the types of records preserved in the museum. These objects provide evidence of how the organization functioned away from the playing field.

The Stadium and Club History Displays

One part of the museum follows the development of Fenerbahçe’s home ground from the former Union Club Field through later stages of the stadium that became Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium. The venue is now officially branded as Chobani Stadium Fenerbahçe Şükrü Saracoğlu Sports Complex, so visitors may encounter both the traditional and sponsored stadium names when looking for the museum.

Other historical sections reconstruct moments associated with the club’s early years. These include a representation of an early founding meeting and a display concerning the club during the occupation period following World War I. Another section records Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’s visit to the club on May 3, 1918, including his signing of the club’s honor book.

The collection also reflects international sporting achievements. Among the events represented is Fenerbahçe football’s 1968 Balkans Cup, won in a competition involving clubs from southeastern Europe. Historical films and Fenerbahçe documentaries form another part of the museum presentation.

Visiting Through the Stadium and Museum Tours

Fenerbahçe operates the museum within its official Fenerbahçe Legend Stadium and Museum Tours program. A museum-only tour is available in addition to routes that include other parts of the stadium.

As listed by Fenerbahçe in August 2026, the museum-only tour is scheduled at 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 15:15, 16:15 and 17:00 on operating days. The listed museum-tour ticket prices are:

• Full ticket: 250 TL
• Discounted ticket: 225 TL
• Member ticket: 200 TL

The tour calendar changes around home matches. During weeks when Fenerbahçe has a home match, stadium and museum tours are closed on the match day and the preceding day. During weeks without a home match, tours are closed on Mondays. Special events can also alter the published schedule, so the club’s official tour page should be checked before traveling to the stadium.

Fenerbahçe’s tour FAQ notes that the Museum Tour route is among the routes considered more suitable for guests with disabilities. Visitors who require specific accessibility arrangements should contact the tour operation in advance because access conditions can differ between the museum-only route and routes that pass through additional stadium areas.

Finding the Museum in Kadıköy

The museum is in Zühtüpaşa, Kadıköy, on Istanbul’s Asian side. The stadium occupies a prominent position near the Söğütlüçeşme transport area and Bağdat Caddesi. Official museum information gives the address as Zühtüpaşa Mahallesi, Bağdat Caddesi, Kızıltoprak, 34724 Kadıköy, Istanbul.

Because the museum forms part of an active stadium rather than a separate museum building, access arrangements can depend on matches, stadium operations and the type of tour booked. Visitors looking specifically for the historical collection should select the Museum Tour rather than assume that every stadium visit automatically follows the same museum route.