Having finished fourth in the Süper Lig the previous season, Fenerbahçe qualified for the rebranded UEFA Europa League third qualifying round and for the group stage of the rebranded Turkish Cup, the Ziraat Turkish Cup.

The club competed in the 2008–09 Süper Lig, 2008–09 Turkish Cup in domestic and 2008–09 UEFA Champions League in European competitions.

Fenerbahçe progressed past Hungarian side MTK Hungária in the second qualifying round, then defeated Serbian club Partizan in the third qualifying round to advance to the group stage.

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Source: fenerbahçe.org and tff.org Fenerbahçe played their 52nd consecutive season in the league.