TFF statement on the Super Cup: At the specified time and place...
The Turkish Football Federation has issued a statement regarding the Super Cup match to be played between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. The Turkish Football Federation announced that the Super Cup will be played in Şanlıurfa on April 7. The statement also provided a response to Fenerbahçe's remarks regarding Olympiakos.
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The TFF has announced that the 2024 Super Cup match will be played at the specified date and time.
The statement from the TFF is as follows:
The Turkcell Super Cup match has been decided to be played on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 21:30 in Şanlıurfa, which was affected by the February 6 earthquake disaster, in order to provide financial and moral support to our earthquake-affected citizens, following consultations with the Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray clubs and evaluating Fenerbahçe's proposal for the match to be played in the earthquake zone.
As we officially announced on February 21, 2024, and reiterated on March 24, 2024, to address the questions raised in the public sphere, the 2023 Turkcell Super Cup match will be played in Şanlıurfa on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 21:30.
PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS
Furthermore, as we officially announced on March 12, 2024, with the consent of both clubs, the ticket proceeds from the match will be donated to be used for the benefit of our earthquake-affected citizens.
Contrary to what is known in the public sphere, the match that Fenerbahçe's UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final opponent, Olympiakos, is scheduled to play away in the Greek Super League on April 7, 2024, has not been postponed. The match on April 14, 2024, between the two matches Olympiakos will play against Fenerbahçe, has been postponed. The Turkish Football Federation had proposed that the match Fenerbahçe is scheduled to play against VavaCars Fatih Karagümrük in the Trendyol Super League on April 14, 2024, which falls between the two matches against Olympiakos, be postponed to a later date; however, Fenerbahçe did not accept this proposal from the TFF.
Regarding the 2023 Turkcell Super Cup match, the written application made by the Fenerbahçe Sports Club on April 3, 2024, which included the statement, "If the 2023 Turkcell Super Cup match is not played on May 23, 2024, under the management of foreign referees, we will not take the field with our A-Team," was not accepted, taking into account the preparations and camp program of our A-National Football Team for the European Football Championship, and a referee appointment has been made from the Central Referee Committee (MHK) staff. The 2023 Turkcell Super Cup match will be played at the Şanlıurfa 11 Nisan Stadium on Sunday, April 7, 2024, as previously announced.