UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Şükrü Saracoğlu - Istanbul Thursday 22 October 2015 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Fenerbahçe SK Group A - Matchday 3 AFC Ajax Last updated 16/12/2015 10:21CET

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1 Fenerbahçe SK - AFC Ajax Thursday 22 October 2015 - 21.05CET (22.05 local time) Match press kit Şükrü Saracoğlu, Istanbul

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Fenerbahçe SK made a miserable start at home in UEFA Europa League Group A and have reason for concern as they welcome an AFC Ajax team who have won all of their previous games against Turkish clubs. Previous meetings • The sides' only previous UEFA meetings came in the second round of the 1968/69 European Champion Clubs' Cup, Rinus Michels' Ajax beating Ignác Molnár's Fenerbahçe 2-0 home and away. • Fenerbahçe's record in 16 games against Dutch opponents is W4 D3 L9 (W3 D1 L4 in Istanbul – W1 D2 L5 in the Netherlands). • Ajax have won all eight of their previous matches against Turkish teams, scoring 21 goals and conceding just two. However, they have not met Süper Lig opponents since November 1993. Form guide • Fenerbahçe are without a win in Group A, having unexpectedly lost 3-1 at home to Molde FK in their first fixture and then drawn 2-2 with Celtic FC. • Ajax have drawn their last three European games: 1-1, 2-2, 0-0. • Both sides entered this season's UEFA Europa League play-offs following elimination from the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. • Semi-finalists in 2012/13, Fenerbahçe have made it through to the round of 32 in all three of their UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns (2006/07, 2009/10 and 2012/13). • Ajax have made it through to the round of 32 in all three of their previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. They have featured at one stage or another in the last nine editions of the competition, meaning they are the only ever-present club in the seven seasons of the UEFA Europa League. Trivia and links • The journey from Amsterdam to Istanbul is around 2,200km. • Fenerbahçe's Netherlands striker Robin van Persie has yet to score a UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League goal in 12 appearances. The one-time Feyenoord man last faced Ajax with Arsenal FC in the 2005/06 UEFA Champions League group stage, coming on as a substitute in a 0-0 draw. • Fenerbahçe defender Simon Kjær could come up against Denmark team-mates , Nicolai Boilesen and Lasse Schöne. • Fenerbahçe defenders Michal Kadlec and Gökhan Gönül can make their 50th UEFA club competition appearances in this game. The coaches • Fenerbahçe coach since June, Portuguese technician Vítor Pereira was André Villas-Boas's assistant when FC Porto won the 2010/11 UEFA Europa League. He later claimed two league titles as the Dragons' coach and a domestic double in Greece with Olympiacos FC in 2014/15. • has been in charge of Ajax since 2010, and in 2014 became the first coach to lead the club to four successive titles. The defender lifted the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League as an Ajax player. • De Boer played for Fenerbahçe's city rivals Galatasaray SK in 2003/04, scoring one goal in 15 Süper Lig outings.

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Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com.

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