 Finally, he was transferred by Ünyespor, where he managed one year long until January 2007.In 2006, Yücel Uyar's name was mentioned in a sports corruption scandal in relation with an investigation into match fixing between Samsunspor and Fenerbahçe S.K.in the 2000–01 Süper Lig season, after which the latter took the league championship title.