The 2010–11 season was Trabzonspor's 36th consecutive season in the Süper Lig. Trabzonspor's primary objective was to regain the Süper Lig title for the first time since 1984. They also aimed to defend their Turkish Cup title, which would allow them to surpass Beşiktaş for second-most Turkish Cups of all time, with nine. Having won the 2009–10 Turkish Cup, the club competed in the 2010 Turkish Super Cup against league champions Bursaspor. Trabzonspor won 3–0 thanks to a hat-trick from forward Teófilo Gutiérrez. Brazilian forward Jackson Coelho, nicknamed Jajá, signed for the club on the same day of the Super Cup. The club started their domestic league season against Ankaragücü on 15 August 2010, winning 2–0, with both goals coming from Gutiérrez. They also competed in the UEFA Europa League, beginning their campaign against three-time winners Liverpool, and were knocked out after losing 1–3 on aggregate. Review Pre-season 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 team. The club spent thirteen days in Isparta before traveling to Germany on 12 July for nineteen days. The second camp consisted of six friendly matches against FC Wegberg-Beek, F.C. Porto, SC Fortuna Köln, Standard Liège, K.R.C. Genk and Fortuna Sittard. Trabzonspor signed Polish defender Arkadiusz Głowacki for a reported €1 million on 13 June. Before joining the Black Sea club, Głowacki was named the best defender of the Ekstraklasa in 2009. Barış Ataş became the club's third signing of the season when he joined on a free transfer from Diyarbakırspor on 22 June 2010. Ibrahim Yattara was named captain on 26 June following former captain Rigobert Song's departure. Rumours were leaked on 13 July that stated forward Teófilo Gutiérrez was looking to leave the club before their departure to Germany on 12 July. Gutiérrez was unable to obtain a visa when he first transferred to Turkey in January, and had not done so since then. As a result, Gutiérrez was unable to travel with the team to their pre-season camp in Germany, and was instead left in Istanbul. He was expected to join the team on 15 July. The Colombian forward joined the squad on 17 July 2010. The club finished their pre-season preparations with a record of five