1958–59 Beşiktaş J.K. season

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 İstanbul 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.

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

İstanbul Football League

Beşiktaş played in the final season of the İstanbul 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

Beyaz Grup
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Fenerbahçe 14 12 2 0 29 7 +22 26
2 Beşiktaş 14 8 2 4 22 16 +6 18
3 Altay 14 5 5 4 18 16 +2 15
4 İzmirspor 14 4 5 5 11 12 1 13
5 MKE Ankaragücü 14 5 3 6 16 19 3 13
6 Hacettepe 14 5 1 8 14 20 6 11
7 Beykoz 14 3 4 7 17 21 4 10
8 İstanbulspor 14 1 4 9 6 22 16 6
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Season

Fenerbahçe 10 Beşiktaş İstanbul, Turkey
Stadium: Fenerbahçe Stadium

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

Beşiktaş lost 1-3 on aggregate.

References

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