Fenerbahce Logo PNG
The team’s players are nurtured like green sprouts. With care and protection, they become strong athletes for Turkey’s glory. The Fenerbahçe logo tells the story of one of the country’s landmarks and of the legacy the club passes on to younger generations.
On May 3, 1907, Ziya Songülen, Ayetullah Bey, and Necip Okyuner secretly founded Fenerbahçe S.K. in Kadıköy, Istanbul, under restrictions imposed by Abdul Hamid II. The name referred to the Fenerbahçe district, and its early yellow-and-white colors reflected local imagery.
In 1908, after legal reforms, the club registered officially and soon recorded an 8:0 win over Pera Club. It joined the Istanbul League and won the 1911–12 title. In 1910, Hikmet Topuzer designed a new crest with yellow and dark blue.
By 1912, under Hamit Hüsnü Bey, the club expanded into a multi-sport organization. It remained among the leading teams and won a national title in 1933. With the launch of the Turkish Super League in 1959, Fenerbahçe won the inaugural championship and remained in the top division alongside Galatasaray S.K. and Beşiktaş J.K.
Between 1964 and 1975, the club secured six league titles and developed a strong rivalry with Galatasaray. In 1968, it won the Balkan Cup, the first international trophy for a Turkish club. In 1996–97, Fenerbahçe reached the Champions League group stage and defeated Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The early 2000s brought three titles in 2003–04, 2004–05, and 2006–07. In 2007–08, the club reached the Champions League quarter-finals, eliminating Inter Milan. Players included Roberto Carlos, Nicolas Anelka, and Alex de Souza.
In 2011, a match-fixing investigation led to exclusion from the Champions League, though later court rulings cleared the club. Fenerbahçe won another title in 2013–14. José Mourinho joined in 2023 and left in August 2025 after disputes with football authorities.
Meaning and History
The lighthouse influenced the players’ names and shapes and was reflected in the first Fenerbahçe emblem, which was yellow and white. But then Ziya Songülen chose the club’s new official colors: blue and yellow. The original design was changed in 1910 to match the graphic sign.
What is Fenerbahçe?
Fenerbahçe is a professional football team from Turkey. Based in Istanbul, it is a member of the Super League and has never been relegated. It is the country’s most successful sports club and competes in the UEFA Europa League and the Turkish Cup. The club was founded in 1907.
1910 – 1912
Hikmet Topuzer, Fenerbahçe’s right-winger, designed the logo. He drew a red circle containing a blue-and-yellow shield with three green oak leaves and two acorns.
1912 – 1914
The designers extended the shield and rounded the bottom corner so it no longer fit within the circle. The oak branch turned brownish-green. An A-frame appeared within a white ring outlined in black, with the club’s name written in Arabic letters.
1914 – 1928
The new emblem uses dark shades of the same colors as before. Only black and brown are gone: the inscription, the outlines, and the oak branch are now golden.
1928 – 1959
Another redesign took place in 1928, immediately after the Turkish language reform. Arabic letters were replaced with European ones, so the inscription on the ring became “FENERBAHÇE SPOR KULÜBÜ 1907.” At the same time, it turned black again, leaving only the outline.
The oak branch is completely green; it doesn’t even have a dark outline. The shield has been reduced to fit entirely within the red circle. The primary colors are lighter and brighter than in the previous version.
1959 – 1963
The designers have updated the centerpiece to include a circle, a shield, and an oak branch, replacing the previous centerpiece with the Hikmet Topuzer emblem. They also expanded the outer outline and separated the club’s founding year with two bold dots.
1963 – 1964
The inscription’s font has changed: the letters are now blue, thin, small, and virtually unspaced. The dots next to the number “1907” became two five-pointed stars. The graphic part also changed: acorns on the branch became two additional leaves. The shield and circle used very intense colors.
1964 – 1968
Fenerbahçe returned the 1959-1963 logo but retained a five-leafed oak and two stars separating the club’s name from the foundation year. The palette is muted again.
1968 – 1979
The lettering and outlines around the ring have turned blue. The extra leaves turned into acorns again. The remaining three leaves have detailed veins. The colors are lighter than they have been in many years.
1979 – 1983
The contours and letters are thin. The oak branch is enlarged, taking up almost all the space on the shield. The color scheme includes dark and very pale shades.
1983 – 1986
The designers expanded the white ring by reducing the red circle on the shield. The oak branch also became smaller, and the top leaf shape changed noticeably. The logo’s lettering and outer outline are blue. The colors are less muted than in the previous version.
1986 – 1989
The shield became triangular, which violated the proportions of the red circle. The white ring is outlined in black on both sides. The letters and numbers are also black, increasing in size and moving closer to the center.
1989 – 1990
The red circle expands again; the shield’s underside around the oak branch grows larger and more detailed; and the color palette becomes less bright.
1990 – 1992
All contours, except the outer one, have disappeared again. Items in the white ring turn blue. The oak branch matches the schematic from the 1979-1983 period.
1992 – today
The current emblem looks brighter and more proportional. The red circle is smaller, and the letters and numbers are evenly distributed around the ring. Oak leaves no longer take up the entire space. Only the shield’s cut-off bottom corner disrupts the harmony, as it doesn’t fit within the circle. On the T-shirts, the top’s logo is complemented by three stars, which indicate the number of championships won.
Font and Colors
The modern graphic sign is based on the drawing of the soccer player Hikmet Topuzer. The designers have completed it with a white ring to represent the name and year of the Fenerbahçe Foundation. The oak leaves symbolize the club’s strength.
The font is considered grotesque because the letters lack serifs. Green stands for success, blue for generosity, yellow for opponents’ envy, red for Turkey’s flag and love, and white for sincerity and purity.