The first half of the 2009/10 Turkcell Süper Lig season came to an end last week and Fenerbahçe entered the winter break in style taking the top spot of the league standings. With Ankaraspor's early relegation there were only sixteen games played. Let's take a look at Fenerbahçe's players statistics from the first half of the season; who scored the most goals, who made the most assists and who took the most shots on target, etc.  

The Yellow Canaries finished the first half of the 2009/10 Turkcell Süper Lig season with a very slim edge over their opponents, but they have a favourable fixture in the second half that could possibly help them maintain their top spot and clinch the league title in May.

With one week to go before New Year's, let's take an in-depth look at Fenerbahçe's performance from the first half of the seaon. Which Yellow Canary scored the most goals? Which Fenerbahçe player made the most assists? Who completed the most passes? Who took the most shots on goal?

Fenerbahçe's top scorers in the first half of the season were Alex de Souza and Dani Güiza who scored seven goals a piece. While the Yellow Canaries captain took the most shots on target (20 shots), it was the Spanish archer that had the most goal attempts (25 attempts).

Statistics also point out to an impressive performance from new transfer Cristian Baroni. While the defensive midfielder completed an amazing 855 passes, he also received the ball a total of 1085 times. Meanwhile, Cristian Baroni and Volkan Demirel appeared in all sixteen TSL fixtures, totalling a maximum of 1440 minutes on the field.

Completed passes: Cristian Baroni (855)
Completed crosses: Gökçek Vederson (15)
Shots on target: Alex de Souza (20)
Balls won: Fabio Bilica (276)
Balls lost: Gökhan Gönül (252)
Top scorers: Alex de Souza & Dani Güiza (7)
Most goal attempts: Dani Güiza (25)
Most assists: Dani Güiza & Alex de Souza (4)
Most passes received: Cristian Baroni (1085)
Most ruled offside: Dani Güiza (17)
Most fouls committed: Colin Kazım-Richards (29)
Most fouls suffered: Emre Belözoğlu (34)
Most cards: Colin Kazım-Richards (5 yellow & 1 red)
Most minutes: Cristian Baroni & Volkan Demirel (1440 mins.)

(Statistics courtesy of Milliyet)

(Photo courtesy of Fenerbahce.org archives)