They will play in the 2010–11 Süper Lig and the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, starting in the second qualifying round.

This year Beşiktaş has one of its best squads in team history with the transfers of well known players, such as Ricardo Quaresma, Guti and Roberto Hilbert.

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In the playoff round, Beşiktaş defeated Mersin İdman Yurdu 3–0 in extra time to secure a berth in the group stage.

Their opponents in the group stage of the competition were FC Porto of Portugal, CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria and Rapid Wien of Austria.