Jose Mourinho has left his position as Fenerbahce head coach following their failure to qualify for the league section of the Champions League.
Mourinho joined the Istanbul giants in June 2024, having been sacked by Roma earlier that 12 months.
He oversaw a second-placed end within the Turkish Tremendous Lig final marketing campaign, although Fenerbahce completed 11 factors behind champions Galatasaray.
In addition they misplaced to their fierce rivals within the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup and exited the Europa League within the final 16, shedding on penalties to Rangers.
Fenerbahce additionally did not navigate the Champions League qualifiers in 2024-25, and it was an identical story this week, as they have been overwhelmed 1-0 on combination by Benfica within the play-off spherical.
They’ve now failed to succeed in the group or league section of UEFA’s premier membership competitors since 2008-09, and their newest close to miss has value Mourinho his job.
A membership assertion stated: “Our first group’s technical director, Jose Mourinho, who has been finishing up his duties ranging from the 2024-2025 season, has parted methods with us.
“We thank him for his efforts for our group till in the present day and want him success in his future profession.”
Fenerbahce are simply the second membership Mourinho has did not win a significant trophy with since he joined Porto in 2002, having additionally did not deliver silverware to Tottenham.
FT | Benfica 1-0 Fenerbahçe pic.twitter.com/X4qafOj6E8
— Fenerbahçe English (@Fenerbahce_EN) August 27, 2025
Mourinho will not be the one former Manchester United boss to lose his job at a Turkish Tremendous Lig membership this week, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer being sacked by Besiktas.
Solskjaer solely joined Besiktas in January and led them to a fourth-placed end final season, however they won’t characteristic in Europe this time period after shedding within the Convention League play-offs.
Instantly after a 1-0 residence defeat to Swiss facet Lausanne-Sport on Thursday, which confirmed a 2-1 combination loss, Besiktas introduced Solskjaer’s contract had been terminated.
They stated: “Our contract with supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been terminated following a call made at a board assembly.
“Following the assembly, our chairman, Serdal Adali, thanked Solskjaer for his companies thus far.”
