This allowed Bursaspor to rise to the top of the table, a position they held for seven consecutive weeks from 8 March to 19 April.
Bursaspor won 2–1, while Fenerbahçe drew 1–1, unable to recover from Burak Yılmaz's first half goal.
[5] The 2009–10 Turkish Cup started on 2 September 2009, with group stage matches taking place during the winter break.
Defending champions Beşiktaş were drawn into Group D alongside İstanbul B.B., Manisaspor, Kasımpaşa, and Konya Şekerspor.
Meanwhile, Fenerbahçe, Bursaspor, Manisaspor, Denizlispor, Antalyaspor, Galatasaray, İstanbul B.B., and Trabzonspor progressed to the quarter-finals.
[6] Arif Çoban of Tokatspor and Umut Bulut of Trabzonspor finished joint top scorers with seven goals each.
Beşiktaş were drawn into Group B alongside Manchester United F.C., PFC CSKA Moscow, and VfL Wolfsburg.
They also finished first in their group, but were also eliminated in the first round, losing 2–3 on aggregate to eventual champions Atlético Madrid.
[11] The Turkey national football team did not qualify for the 2010 FIFA World Cup after finishing third in their group.
On 17 February 2010, it was announced that Guus Hiddink would replace Fatih Terim at the helm of the national team.