Beşiktaş were the defending champions of the Turkish Cup and participated in the group stage.

The team also competed in the UEFA Europa League for a second consecutive year after being eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the round of 32 the previous year.

By winning the Turkish Cup last year, Beşiktaş qualified for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League, entering in the play-off round.

After defeating Alania Vladikavkaz on aggregate, Beşiktaş was seeded in Group E, along with Stoke City, Dynamo Kyiv and Maccabi Tel Aviv Beşiktaş won 3–2 on aggregate

Beşiktaş won 2–1 on aggregate Beşiktaş lost 6–1 on aggregate Appearances for competitive matches only