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Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Antalya. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and 1986 and finished as runners-up for the Turkish Cup of 2000 and 2021.

Antalyaspor
Full nameAntalyaspor A.Ş.
Nickname(s)Akrepler (Scorpions)
Founded2 July 1966; 57 years ago (1966-07-02)
GroundAntalya Stadium
Capacity32,537
PresidentSinan Boztepe
Head coachSergen Yalçın
LeagueSüper Lig
2022–23Süper Lig, 13th of 19
WebsiteClub website
Current season
Antalyaspor supporters

History edit

Antalyaspor was established in 1966. The club competed in the lower divisions of the Turkish football league system before being promoted to the Süper Lig in 1982–83. Their first stint of top-flight football lasted for two years, and they were relegated to the TFF First League at the end of the 1984–85 season. Though promoted to the next season they were relegated again. They competed in the TFF First League until the end of the 1993–94 season when they beat İstanbulspor 3–2 in the final playoffs. Their longest stint of top-flight football lasted until 2001–02.

During that time span, the club competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup twice and the UEFA Cup once. They reached the finals of the Turkish Cup in 2000 but lost 5–3 to Galatasaray. Antalyaspor competed in the UEFA Cup the following season, defeating Werder Bremen 2–0 before losing 6–0 in the second leg.[1]

The club was relegated at the end of the 2001–02 season, finishing one point below the relegation zone. The club was promoted back to the Süper Lig after placing second in the 2005–06 1.Lig. On 3 December 2006, Pavol Straka scored the club's 500th goal in top-flight football. In the following year they were relegated back to the TFF First League, but were promoted again the next season. They finished ninth at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2]

Finishing the regular fixtures of 2014–15 TFF First League season at 4th place, Antalyaspor beat Samsunspor at play-off finals with 6–3 after Penalty shoot-outs on 7 June 2015 and were promoted to Süper Lig once again, spending only one season at TFF First League.[3]

Colours and badge edit

The club emblem includes capital letters A and S which stands for Antalya and Spor (sport in Turkish) respectively. In the middle of these letters, there is the figure of Yivli Minare which is one of the several symbols of the city of Antalya. Three rectangular shapes on the Yivli Minare represent the unity of the three teams of Antalya.[4]

Stadium edit

See also: Antalya Stadium

Antalya's first stadium was Antalya Atatürk Stadium which fell into disrepair from 2009 onwards. That forced the team to relocate to Akdeniz University Stadium which holds 7,083 spectators. In 2013 Antalyaspor began construction of Antalya Stadium. This stadium, which opened in the summer of 2015, seating 33,032 spectators, is nicknamed 100. Yıl (Centenary), after the major boulevard of the same name, 100. Yıl Bulvarı", which is located directly south of the stadium. [citation needed]

Honours edit

League affiliation edit

  • Süper Lig: 1982–85, 1986–87, 1994–02, 2006–07, 2008–14, 2015–
  • TFF First League: 1966–82, 1985–86, 1987–94, 2002–06, 2007–08, 2014–15

Statistics edit

Domestic seasons edit

Main article: List of Antalyaspor seasons

European history edit

As of 28 September 2000
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup 4 3 0 1 9 6 +3
UEFA Intertoto Cup 8 3 1 4 9 11 –2
Total 12 6 1 5 18 17 +1
European participations
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup GS
Group 7 		  Rotor Volgograd 2–1 — 3rd
  Basel 2–5 —
  Shakhtar Donetsk — 0–1
  Ataka-Aura Minsk — 3–0
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup GS
Group 11 		  Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod — 0–1 4th
  Publikum — 1–1
  Proleter Zrenjanin 1–0 —
  Maccabi Haifa 0–2 —
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR   Kapaz 5–0 2–0 7–0
1R   Werder Bremen 2–0 0–6 2–6

UEFA Ranking history:

See also: UEFA coefficient
As of 2005
Season Rank Points Ref.
2001 133   16.987 [5]
2002 143   16.362 [6]
2003 152   16.495 [7]
2004 155   12.656 [8]
2005 164   11.872 [9]

Players edit

Current squad edit

As of 24 January 2024[10]

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   BRA Helton Leite
3 DF   TUR Bahadır Öztürk
4 DF   KOS Amar Gërxhaliu
5 MF   TUR Mevlüt Han Ekelik
6 MF   MKD Erdal Rakip
7 DF   TUR Bünyamin Balcı
8 MF   BIH Dario Šarić (on loan from Palermo)
9 FW   POL Adam Buksa (on loan from Lens)
10 FW   SWE Sam Larsson
11 DF   TUR Güray Vural
12 GK   TUR Kağan Arıcan
16 MF   ISR Ramzi Safouri
17 DF   GER Erdoğan Yeşilyurt
18 MF   POL Jakub Kałuziński
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   GER Ufuk Akyol
20 MF   BIH Deni Milošević
21 DF   TUR Ömer Toprak
22 MF   NED Sander van de Streek
23 GK   TUR Ataberk Dadakdeniz
27 DF   TUR Mert Yılmaz
34 GK   TUR Doğukan Özkan
44 DF   BRA Naldo
72 DF   TUR Harun Toprak
77 MF   KOS Zymer Bytyqi
80 MF   TUR Emre Uzun
89 DF   TUR Veysel Sarı (captain)
97 FW   COD Britt Assombalonga

Other players under 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
— DF   TUR Mevlüt Emir Gürlek
— DF   TUR Muhammed Emin Özkul
— DF   TUR Berat Onur Pınar
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   TUR Mehmet İlhan
— FW   TUR Seyit Niyazi Özcan
— FW   TUR Mert Selçuk

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   TUR Efecan Gülerce (at Silivrispor until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   TUR Erkan Eyibil (at Ankara Keçiörengücü until 30 June 2024)

Club officials edit

Technical staff edit

Head coach Sergen Yalçın
Assistant coach Onur Akdemir
Coach Murat Erdoğan
Coach Cengiz Yıldırım
Coach Önder Gülcan
Coach Ertuğrul Arslan
Goalkeeping coach Murat Öztürk

Source: [11]

A.Ş. board members edit

President Sinan Boztepe
Vice President Alkan Evren
Vice President Deniz Ali Yeşil
Vice President Mertay Selim Şirin
Vice President Akın Tatlıpınar
Vice President Fatih Gürcü
Vice President Ferit Sezer
Vice President Fesih Tamince
Vice President Levent Ördek
Vice President Mehmet Hasan Güneysu
Vice President Yener Yıldırım
Press Spokesperson Alkan Evren

Source: [12]

Association board members edit

President Aziz Çetin
Deputy Chairman Deniz Varol
Deputy Chairman Mustafa Türker
Deputy Chairman Rıdvan Güzel
Secretary-General Mehmet Akdağ
Financial Affairs Hasan Ali Onay
Administrative Affairs Osman Sapmaz
Administrative Affairs Caner Canıtez
Board Members Levent Küçükçolak
Board Members Murat Şimşek
Board Members İbrahim Utku Taşkın

Source: [13]

Coaching history edit

Main article: List of Antalyaspor managers

References edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ Only Domestic results

Citations edit

  1. ^ "UEFA Cup 2000-01". angelfire.com. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Bursaspor Champion". angelfire.com. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Antalyaspor Süper Lig'de". Hürriyet Daily News (in Turkish). 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Logomuz" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 25 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2001". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 5 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  6. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2002". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 15 October 2022. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  7. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2003". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  8. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2004". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  9. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 2005". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 8 March 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
  10. ^ Matches. Antalyasporsoccerway.com Archived 29 August 2023 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Teknik Kadro" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  12. ^ "A.Ş. Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Dernek Yönetim Kurulu" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

Further reading edit

  • "Tarihçe" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

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