[2] The match was the first official football encounter in Turkey before the 2009–10 season, held on 2 August 2009, in Atatürk Olympic Stadium.
[3] The previous versions were organized in German cities of Frankfurt, Köln, and Duisburg.
[4] Additionally, Istanbul rivals had faced each other in Atatürk Olympic Stadium for the first time.
[2] There were injured players who missing the match of both sides; Delgado, Üzülmez and Dağ for Beşiktaş and, Roberto Carlos and Hurmacı for Fenerbahçe.
[6] Statistically, this encounter was the 324th one since of 85-year-long rivalry, in which Fenerbahçe lead in having the most wins, 120 to 119 that far, scoring 438 goals in total.