İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. explained

Clubname:İstanbul Başakşehir
Fullname:İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Short Name:Başakşehir
Nickname:Boz Baykuşlar (The Grey Owls)
Turuncu Lacivertliler (The Orange-Navy Blues)
Founded:, as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü
, as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Ground:Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium
Capacity:17,319
Owner:City Football Group[1] [2]
Chairman:Göksel Gümüşdağ
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Çağdaş Atan
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Website:http://www.ibfk.com.tr/
Current:2024–25 İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. season
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İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (pronounced as /tr/), or due to sponsorship reasons Rams Başakşehir is a Turkish professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul. The club is better known simply as Başakşehir (pronounced as /tr/). The club was founded in 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). They first reached the highest level in Turkish Football in 2007–08. They play their home games at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.

The club is one of eight Süper Lig teams based in Istanbul, along with Beşiktaş, Fatih Karagümrük, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, İstanbulspor, Kasımpaşa and Pendikspor. In the 2016–17 season, they participated in the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the 2017–18 season they reached the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. They won their first top flight title in the 2019–20 season.

History

The club is comparatively new relative to many of the other professional Turkish teams, having been established in 1990. The club's former name was ISKI Spor Kulübü and they were owned by the municipality's water distribution company. ISKI Spor Kulübü competed in the Regional Amateur Football League in the 1990–91 season and were promoted to the TFF Second League. After promotion, the club's name changed to İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü (Turkish for Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). The club played in the TFF Second League until 1996, but after the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2007–08 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season in 6th place. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to the TFF First League. But it finished in the TFF First League as champions and made an immediate return to the top level in the 2013–14 season.

In 2014, the club was bought by new owners with ties to the ruling Justice and Development Party.[3] [4] Its name was changed in June 2014 to İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü.[5] During the following 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, the club finished in 4th place.

On 25 May 2015, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü signed a sponsorship agreement with "Medipol Eğitim ve Sağlık Grubu" (Medipol Education and Health Group) for four years and the team's name changed to Medipol Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü.[6]

On 19 July 2020, Başakşehir were crowned champions of the Turkish Süper Lig for the first time in the club's history.[7] They also became only the sixth club in the competition's history to win the league title and the fourth club from Istanbul to do so.[8] [9] [10]

They won their first Champions League fixture on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 home win over English side Manchester United. In 2024, it was announced that they are partnering up with City Football Group.

Stadium

See also: Atatürk Olympic Stadium and Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium. Before the name change İstanbul Başakşehir were playing their games at Atatürk Olympic Stadium but starting from the 2014–15 season they began to play their games at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium which on 26 July 2014 opened officially to public. The venue has a capacity of 17,800 spectators. It is the new home of İstanbul Başakşehir playing in the Süper Lig.

Honours

Leagues

Past seasons

See main article: List of İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. seasons.

Domestic results

style=Seasonstyle=Leaguestyle=Placestyle=Pldstyle=Wstyle=Dstyle=Lstyle=GFstyle=GAstyle=Ptsstyle=Turkish Cup
1990–91This season İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor played in Amateur Level[11]
1991–92TFF Second League (III)934101311353743
1992–93TFF Second League (III)1301983512065
1993–94TFF First League (II)63291211353739Second round
1994–95TFF First League (II)93281014354634Third round
1995–96TFF Second League (III)3261484492250
1996–97TFF Second League (III)1322282822774Second round
1997–98TFF First League (II)3351889624562Fifth round
1998–99TFF First League (II)73616713655255Fourth round
1999–2000TFF First League (II)4321598473254Second round
2000–01TFF First League (II)53719711805764Third round
2001–02TFF First League (II)1238131114464550Round of 32
2002–03TFF First League (II)143411713354840First round
2003–04TFF First League (II)133410714425037Second round
2004–05TFF First League (II)934121012343546First round
2005–06TFF First League (II)73413138433152Second round
2006–07TFF First League (II)2341987562765Group stage
2007–08Süper Lig (I)123410816444738Second round
2008–09Süper Lig (I)93412616374642Second round
2009–10Süper Lig (I)63416810471156Quarter-finals
2010–11Süper Lig (I)123412616404542align=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up
2011–12Süper Lig (I)63414812484950Round of 16
2012–13Süper Lig (I)16349916435036Second round
2013–14TFF First League (II)1362466763878Round of 32
From 2014 to 2015 season as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
2014–15Süper Lig (I)43415145493059Round of 16
2015–16Süper Lig (I)43416117543659Quarter-finals
2016–17Süper Lig (I)align=center bgcolor=silver23421103632873align=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up
2017–18Süper Lig (I)align=center bgcolor=cc99663342266623472Round of 16
2018–19Süper Lig (I)align=center bgcolor=silver23419105492267align=center Round of 16
2019–20Süper Lig (I)align=center bgcolor=gold1342095653469align=center Round of 16
2020–21Süper Lig (I)1240121216435548align=center Semi-finals
2021–22Süper Lig (I)43819811563665align=center Fourth round
2022–23Süper Lig (I)53618810543762align=center bgcolor=silverRunners-up
2023–24Süper Lig (I)43818713574361Quarter-finals

League affiliation

European history

Accurate as of 15 August 2024

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
2015–16UEFA Europa League3QR AZ1–20–21–4
2016–17UEFA Europa League3QR Rijeka0–02–22–2 (a)
PO Shakhtar Donetsk1–20–21–4
2017–18UEFA Champions League3QR Club Brugge2–03–35–3
PO Sevilla1–22–23–4
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup C Braga2–11–23rd
Ludogorets Razgrad0–02–1
1899 Hoffenheim1–11–3
2018–19UEFA Europa League3QR Burnley0–00–10–1
2019–20UEFA Champions League3QR Olympiacos0–10–20–3
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup J Roma0–30–41st
Borussia Mönchengladbach1–12–1
Wolfsberger AC3–0
R32 Sporting CP4–11–35–4
R16 Copenhagen1–00–31–3
2020–21UEFA Champions LeagueGroup H Paris Saint-Germain0–21–54th
RB Leipzig3–40–2
Manchester United2–11–4
2022–23UEFA Europa Conference League2QR Maccabi Netanya1–11–02–1
3QR Breiðablik3–03–16–1
PO Antwerp1–13–1 4–2
Group A Fiorentina3–01–21st
Heart of Midlothian3–14–0
RFS3–00–0
R16 Gent1–41–12–5
2024–25UEFA Conference League2QR La Fiorita6–14–010–1
3QR Iberia 19992–01–03–0
PO St. Patrick's Athletic

UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking

See also: UEFA coefficient. [12]

PositionClubCoefficient
75 Partizan22.000
76 İstanbul Başakşehir20.500
77 Royal Antwerp20.500
UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking History
Season Rank Points Ref.
2016194 7.920[13]
2017158 10.340[14]
2018140 8.500[15]
2019118 10.500[16]
202071 21.500[17]
202160 26.500[18]
202263 25.000[19]
202356 31.000[20]
202462 29.000[21]

Players

Current squad

[22]

Out on loan

Club officials

Board of directors

RoleName
President Göksel Gümüşdağ
Vice-president Çağatay Kalkancı
Deputy Chairmen Mesut Altan
Ömer Faruk Ayvacı
Mustafa Saral
Ahmet Ketenci
Board Members Volkan Sarıhan
Zafer Topaloğlu
Kağan Şahin
Fatih Karaca
CEO Mustafa Eröğüt
Team Manager Uğur Şener
Financial Director Özay Aymak
Stadium and Facilities responsible Ali Fuat Şen
Administrative Manager Murat Yaman
Marketing Director Elif Aslı Koç
License and Accreditation Officer Tugay Kurtgöz
Marketing and Ticketing Officer Onur Hot
Academy Director Nedim Yiğit
Academy Administrative Manager Ali Bartu Türker
Store Manager Erhan Saydam
Accounting Specialists Sertaç Dağli
Hacı Ibrahim Aslan
Erdinç Çömez
Media and Communication Officer Coşkun Gülbahar
Social Media Coordinator Gökhan Yılmaz
Photographer Okan Karadağ
Team Operation responsible Tamer Güngör
Public Relations Officer Ilker Dönmez
Responsible for Information Processing Berat Turan
Transportation Hayrretin Yılmaz

Technical Staff

RoleName
Head Coach Çağdaş Atan
Assistant Coach Mustafa Keçeli
Assistant Coach Hasan Fırat
Assistant Coach Murat Özkütükçü
Goalkeeping Coach Murat Aslan
Goalkeeping Coach Mesut Keke
Athletic Performance Coach Emre Demirci
Athletic Performance Coach Hakan Özgür
Match and Performance Analyst Serhan Erturhan
Match and Performance Analyst Murat Özdemir

Medical Staff

RoleName
Head of Medical Department Dr. Anıl Işık
Doctor Dr. Armağan Aslan
Physiotherapist Mehmet Akman
Physiotherapist Dr. Rıdvan Seyhan
Physiotherapist Erdem Eray Aydın
Masseur Yusuf Gümüş
Masseur Mehmet Ali Polat
Masseur Emrah Albay
Nutritionist Duygu Gencel
Mental Performance Consultant Dr. Ertan Görgü

Managers

ManagersNationalityFromUntilNotes
No Information From 1990 to 1994[26]
Recai Çaloğlu19941995
Cihat Erbil19951995
Turhan Özyazanlar19951996
Fahrettin Genç199620001 TFF Second League champions
Ali Osman Renklibay20002002
Kadir Özcan20022002
Ekrem Al20022003
Ali Osman Renklibay20032004
Uğur Tütüneker20042005
Hüsnü Özkara20052006
Abdullah Avcı200620111 Turkish Cup Final
Arif Erdem20112012
Carlos Carvalhal20122012First non-Turkish manager
Bülent Korkmaz20122013
Cihat Arslan201320141 TFF First League champions
From 1990–91 to 2013–14 season as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
Abdullah Avcı201420192 Süper Lig Runners-up 1 Turkish Cup Final
Okan Buruk201920211 Süper Lig champions 1 Turkish Super Cup Final
Aykut Kocaman20212021
Emre Belözoğlu202120231 Turkish Cup Final
Çağdaş Atan2023Present

Presidents

İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.
İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.

Player records

Most appearances

Competitive, professional matches only.Up to date as of 11 August 2024

width=6%Rankwidth=20%Playerwidth=12%Yearswidth=12%Leaguewidth=12%Cupwidth=12%Europewidth=12%Otherwidth=14%Total
1
2 2011–2022
3 2014–present
4 2014–2023
5 2017–2023
6 2019–present
7 2011–2017
8 2006–2013
9 2019–2024
10 2004–2013

Top goalscorers

Competitive, professional matches only.Up to date as of 11 August 2024

width=6%Rankwidth=20%Playerwidth=12%Yearswidth=12%Leaguewidth=12%Cupwidth=12%Europewidth=12%Matcheswidth=14%Total
1 2011–2022
2 2011–2017
3 2013–2018
4 2019–2024
52017–2019
6 2008–2011
7 2010–2013
2016–2017
8 2018–2019
9 2011–2013
10 2020-Present

Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors

PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
2006–2007Adidasİstaç
2007–2008LesconSunny
2008–2009Kalpen
2009–2010NikeTurkcell
2010–2011Medical Park
2011–2013Fakir
2013–2014Lescon
2014–2015AdidasMakro
2015–2018Nike
2018–2019MacronDecovita
2019–2020Mall of Istanbul
2020–2022BilceeDecovita
2022–2024JomaBalkar
2024–Todini
2024–Puma

Club records

Notes

  1. Web site: 3. İSTANBUL FATİH TERİM STADYUMU. Turkish. 10 May 2017. 10 May 2017. ibfk.com.tr.
  2. Web site: MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK. Turkish. 10 May 2017. 10 May 2017. tff.org.
  3. News: Ford . Matt . 3 August 2020 . Istanbul Basaksehir: Turkey's new football champions with strong Erdogan links . . 1 October 2020.
  4. News: Wilks . Andrew . 13 March 2019 . How a small Istanbul team with government links rose to challenge Turkey's football elite . . 1 October 2020.
  5. Web site: İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü oldu. Turkish. 5 June 2014. 10 May 2017. basaksehir.bel.tr.
  6. Web site: İstanbul Başakşehir'de Fenerbahçe maçı öncesi flaş gelişme!. Turkish. 25 May 2015. 10 May 2017. hurriyet.com.tr.
  7. Web site: Elia wins Turkish league title with Istanbul Basaksehir. Football Oranje. 19 July 2020. 19 July 2020.
  8. Web site: Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title. Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. 19 July 2020.
  9. Web site: İstanbul Başakşehir Wins Turkish Super Lig For First Time In Club's History. BeIn Sports. 19 July 2020. 19 July 2020.
  10. Web site: Istanbul Basaksehir win Turkish title for first time to end big three dominance. The Guardian. 20 July 2020. 20 July 2020.
  11. No information about results
  12. Web site: UEFA Club Coefficient Ranking . RankingandPrize.Com . n.d. . 2024-08-16.
  13. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2016 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  14. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2017 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  15. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2018 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  16. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2019 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  17. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2020 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  18. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2021 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  19. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2022 . Xs4all.nl . 2022-09-09.
  20. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2023 . Xs4all.nl . 2023-06-21.
  21. Web site: Bert Kassies . UEFA Team Ranking 2024 . Xs4all.nl . 2024-08-12.
  22. Web site: A TAKIM. 12 September 2022.
  23. Web site: Idari Kadro. ibfk.com.tr/.
  24. Web site: TEKNİK HEYET. ibfk.com.tr.
  25. Web site: SAĞLIK VE FUTBOL DESTEK EKİBİ. ibfk.com.tr.
  26. No Domestic Results

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