1996 Turkish Cup final explained

The 1996 Turkish Cup final was a football match played over two legs in April 1996.^[1] It was the final and deciding match of the 1995–96 Turkish Cup.^[2]

First leg

GALATASARAY:
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	1	Brad Friedel
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Substitutes
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Manager:
Graeme Souness

FENERBAHÇE:
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Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:

Referee:

Ahmet Çakar
Assistant Referees:

Turgay Güdü

Akif Uğurdur
Fourth Referee:

Serdar Çakır

Second leg

FENERBAHÇE:
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	1	Rüştü Reçber
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Subsitues
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Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

GALATASARAY:
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Manager:
Graeme Souness

Man of the match:

Referee:

Ayhan Yücebilgiç
Assistant Referee:

Münir Takpak

Ünal Salcıoğlu
Fourth Assistant:

Sadık İlhan

Aftermath

The iconic image of Souness planting the Galatasaray flag after winning the final against Fenerbahçe drew comparisons with Turkish hero Ulubatlı Hasan, who was killed as he planted the Ottoman flag at the end of the Siege of Constantinople. This earned Souness the nickname "Ulubatlı Souness".^[3]

Notes and References

Web site: Flags, flares and fights: Graeme Souness’ mad year in Turkey. Alex. Roberts. June 10, 2021.
Web site: Least said Souness forgotten. David. O'Byrne. When Saturday Comes.
Web site: Ulubatli Souness (In Turkish) . cimbombom.8k.com . 19 June 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070622184920/http://www.cimbombom.8k.com/ulubatli.html . 22 June 2007 .