İstanbulspor

İstanbulspor
Full name	İstanbulspor Kulübü A.Ş.
Nickname(s)	Boğalar (Bulls); İstanbul'un Takımı (Istanbul's Team); Halkın Takımı (People's Team)
Founded	4 January 1926; 97 years ago
Ground	Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium,; İstanbul, Turkey
Capacity	4,491
Chairman	Ecmel Faik Sarıalioğlu
Manager	Fatih Tekke
League	Süper Lig
2022–23	Süper Lig, 12th of 19
Website	Club website
	Current season

İstanbulspor Kulübü is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF First League. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and well-developed professional football club from Istanbul, coming after Beşiktaş, Galatasaray, and Fenerbahçe. After being bought by the Uzan Family in 1990,^[2] it has been repossessed by the government and resold to third companies.

Their greatest success is the Turkish championship title won in 1932.^[3]

History Edit

İstanbulspor was founded by Kemal Halim Gürgen and Istanbul High School students on 4 January 1926, being one of the first sports clubs of the Turkish Republican period. In the 1931–32 season, İstanbulspor won both the Istanbul League and Turkish Football Championship.

A newspaper headline about the return of Turkish champions Istanbulspor to Istanbul on 22 October 1932

Until 1990, the club was managed by Istanbul High School foundation. During this period, İstanbulspor has relegated from and promoted to the top division for several times. Also, it relegated to Amateur Level in 1979 and played on amateur level for two seasons. In 1984, club was relegated to third league. In 1990, Uzan Holding, led by Turkish businessman Cem Uzan, has bought the club and converted it into İstanbulspor A.Ş., İstanbulspor incorporation. After that, Istanbulspor was funded by Uzan Family and promoted back to first league in 1995. Istanbulspor became one of the most successful Turkish football clubs again, as they reached the fourth place in the 1997–98 season and played in the UEFA Cup. Uzan Family withdrew its support from İstanbulspor in 2001. Because of this, İstanbulspor fell into financial crisis, and became ninth in the 2002–03 season.

Eventually, in 2003, the Turkish government took over the financially collapsed club. However, Istanbulspor were relegated to the second league in 2004–05. In 2006, İstanbulspor have been resold by the government to former Turkish player Saffet Sancaklı's Marmara Spor Faaliyetleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş. for $3,250,000. In 2007, Ömer Sarıalioğlu, a Turkish businessman, bought the club from Saffet Sancaklı. İstanbulspor tried to avoid relegation at the last two seasons. İstanbulspor escaped from relegation in the 2008–09 season after finishing sixth in the Third Group. However, İstanbulspor finished the Second Group of the 2nd League next season as second from last and were finally relegated to the Third League, which is the fourth level of the Turkish football system. They played in the promotion play-offs in the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons but failed to achieve success. İstanbulspor finally promoted to the Second League, after defeating Zonguldak Kömürspor and Çorum Belediyespor successively in promotion play-offs in the 2014–15 season.

Colours and crest Edit

The colours of İstanbulspor are yellow and black, which are the colours of Istanbul High School. Also white is accepted as a third colour, but this is not official. Having represented Turkey in an international competition, İstanbulspor was granted the privilege to use the Turkish flag in its emblem, located on the top left corner. The emblem of Istanbul High School is at the middle.

League participations Edit

Süper Lig (24): 1959–67, 1968–72, 1995–2005, 2022–
TFF First League (18): 1967–68, 1972–75, 1981–84, 1992–95, 2005–08, 2017–2022
TFF Second League (16): 1975–79, 1984–92, 2008–10, 2015–17
TFF Third League (5): 2010–15
Turkish Regional Amateur League (35): 1926-59, 1979–81

European history Edit

As of 27 August 1998

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Cup	2	1	0	1	4	4	0
UEFA Intertoto Cup	6	4	1	1	12	6	+6
Total	8	5	1	2	16	10	+6

UEFA Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1998–99	Q2	Argeș Pitești	4–2	0–2	4–4 (a)

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1997	Group Stage	Vasas	2–0	—	1st
		Werder Bremen	—	0–0
		Öster	3–2	—
		Universitāte Rīga	—	5–1
	Semi-final	Lyon	2–1	0–2	2–3

Honours Edit

1931–32 Istanbul Football League champions

European competitions Edit

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Semi-finals (1): 1997

Domestic competitions Edit

Turkish Football Championship

Winners (1): 1932

TFF First League

Winners (1): 1967–68

Runners-up (1): 1994–95

TFF Second League

Winners (2): 1991–92, 2016–17

TFF Third League

Winners (1): 2014–15

Regional competitions Edit

Istanbul Football League

Winners (1): 1931–32

Istanbul Shield

Winners (1): 1931–32

Istanbul 2. Football League

Winners (1): 1926–27

Others Edit

Spor Toto Cup

Winners (1): 1970–71

TSYD Cup

Winners (2): 1996, 2000

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors Edit


Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor	Ref
1924-77	-	-
1977-78		Pereja	^[4]
1978-81		-
1981-82		Arko
1982-83		Dokusan
1983-84		-
1984-85		Kazal
1985-88		-
1988-91		Emlak Bankası
1991-92	Adidas	Conti/Rowenta
1992-93	-	-
1993-94	Diadora	Seat
1994-95	Adidas	-
1995-96	Umbro	Lee
1996-2000	Umbro	Telsim
2000-01	Umbro
2001-02	Umbro	Netbul
2002-03	Umbro	Netbul
2003-04	Umbro	-
2004-05	Le Coq Sportif	Turkcell

Club Officials Edit

Position	Name
Manager	Fatih Tekke
Assistant Manager	Vacant
Goalkeeper Coach	Yasin Caliskan
Athletic Coach	Mustafa Kurtoglu
Match Analyst	Cüneyt Alibeyogullari
Physiotherapist	Alp Eren Küçüker Berkay Subaşı
Massur	Mehmet Zeki Yakut Murat Bayrak
Nutritionist	Seda Bildiren
Outfitter	Mustafa Eryaşar Umut Can
Interpreter	Derda Vatansever
General Manager	Eren Mert

Players Edit

Current squad Edit

As of 1 September 2023^[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	DEN	David Jensen
4	DF	TUR	Mehmet Yeşil
5	MF	TUR	Eslem Öztürk
6	MF	LTU	Modestas Vorobjovas
7	MF	GAB	David Sambissa
8	MF	TUR	Vefa Temel
9	FW	TUR	İbrahim Yılmaz
10	MF	ALB	Eduard Rroca
11	MF	TUR	Kubilay Köylü
12	MF	SEN	Mendy Mamadou
13	DF	SEN	Racine Coly
14	DF	CIV	Simon Deli
15	MF	TUR	Berkay Tekke
16	MF	COD	Giannelli Imbula
18	FW	SEN	Alassane Ndao


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
19	FW	TUR	Emir Kaan Gültekin
21	DF	ENG	Demeaco Duhaney
23	DF	GER	Okan Erdoğan
24	MF	TUR	Muammer Sarıkaya
26	GK	TUR	Mücahit Serbest
27	MF	MKD	Valon Ethemi
34	MF	KOS	Florian Loshaj
59	GK	TUR	Alp Arda
66	DF	BEL	Ali Yaşar
88	FW	CIV	Djakaridja Junior Traoré
99	FW	BRA	Jackson
—	MF	TUR	Egehan Gök
—	MF	TUR	Kağan Bağış
—	MF	TUR	İzzet Topatar
—	FW	TUR	Özcan Şahan

Other players with contract Edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Out on loan Edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	NGA	Michael Ologo (at Çorum F.K. until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Abdullah Dıjlan Aydın (at Amed S.F.K. until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Muhammed Enes Durmuş (at Amed S.F.K. until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	TUR	Alperen Mehmet Çaylak (at Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Berk Ali Nizam (at Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı FK until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Berkay Görmez (at Aliağa F.K. until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	TUR	Yusuf Özer (at Beyoğlu Yeni Çarşı FK until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Ahmet Can Özer (at Artvin Hopaspor until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	TUR	Erdem Secgin (at Vanspor FK until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	KOS	Jetmir Topalli (at Manisa FK until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	TUR	Mustafa Sol (at Osmaniyespor FK until 30 June 2024)