Trabzon is the most popular sport in Trabzon. The city's top sports club, Trabzonspor, was until 2010 the only Turkish football club in Anatolia to win the Süper Lig (six times), which was previously (until Trabzonspor's first championship title in the 1975–76 season) won only by the "Big Three" clubs of Istanbul, namely Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe and Beşiktaş. Due to Trabzonspor's success, the decades-old term "Big Three" which defined the most successful football clubs in Turkey had to be modified into the "Big Four". Trabzonspor is also one of the most successful Turkish clubs in the European Cups, managing to beat numerous
2010–11 Trabzonspor season day of the 2010 Turkish Super Cup. The club started their domestic league season against Ankaragücü on 15 August 2010. Trabzonspor won 2–0, with both goals coming from Teófilo Gutiérrez. They also competed in the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League, beginning their campaign against three-time winners of the competition, Liverpool F.C. Trabzonspor were knocked out, losing 1–3 on aggregate. It was announced on 25 May 2010 that Trabzonspor would begin their pre-season preparations in Isparta on 27 June. They played their first friendly of the new season on 8 July against Gaziantepspor. The match ended with no goals scored by either