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Beşiktaş is a professional football club in Istanbul, Turkey, that competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. Founded in 1903, the club is one of the most successful in Turkish football, having won 16 Süper Lig titles and 17 Turkish Cups. Beşiktaş is also a regular participant in European competitions, having reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League in the 2003–04 season. The club is widely supported by its fans, who are known as the "Çarşı", and it has a fierce rivalry with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. The club's home ground is Vodafone Park, which has a capacity of 41,903. Beşiktaş has been regularly covered in the news in recent years due to its on-field successes and off-field controversies. In 2018, the club won its 16th Süper Lig title, and in 2019 it reached the round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League. The club has also been the subject of numerous scandals, including the 2013 match-fixing scandal that resulted in the club being banned from European competition for two seasons.