İstanbulspor explained

Clubname:İstanbulspor
Fullname:İstanbulspor Kulübü A.Ş.
Nickname:Boğalar (Bulls)
İstanbul'un Takımı (Istanbul's Team)
Halkın Takımı (People's Team)
Founded:[1]
Ground:Necmi Kadıoğlu Stadium,
Istanbul, Turkey
Capacity:4,491
Chairman:Ecmel Faik Sarıalioğlu
Manager:Osman Zeki Korkmaz
Website:http://www.istanbulspor.com.tr/
Current:2024–25 İstanbulspor season
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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 the TFF First League. For many decades, it was the fourth most famous and well-developed professional football club in 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 parties.

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

History

İstanbulspor was founded by Kemal Halim Gürgen, also known by his native Albanian name of Qemal Omari[4] [5] [6] [7] and Istanbul Boys High School students. It was founded 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.

Until 1990, the club was managed by the Istanbul High School foundation. During this period, İstanbulspor has been relegated from and promoted to the top division several times. Also, it relegated to the amateur level in 1979 and played at the amateur level for two seasons. In 1984, club was relegated to third league.In 1990, Uzan Holding, led by Turkish businessman Cem Uzan, 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 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 came 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 were 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

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 in the middle.

League participations

European history

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Cup2101440
UEFA Intertoto Cup6411126+6
Total85121610+6

UEFA Cup

UEFA Intertoto Cup

SeasonRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1997Group Stage Vasas2–01st
Werder Bremen0–0
Öster3–2
Universitāte Rīga5–1
Semi-final Lyon2–10–22–3

Honours

European competitions

Domestic competitions

Regional competitions

Others

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors

!Period!Kit manufacturer!Shirt sponsor!Ref
1924-77--
1977-78Pereja[8]
1978-81-
1981-82Arko
1982-83Dokusan
1983-84-
1984-85Kazal
1985-88-
1988-91Emlak Bankası
1991-92AdidasConti/Rowenta
1992-93--
1993-94DiadoraSeat
1994-95Adidas-
1995-96UmbroLee
1996-2000Telsim
2000-01Umbro
2001-02UmbroNetbul
2002-03Umbro
2003-04-
2004-05Le Coq SportifTurkcell
2023-24Raru SPQORTurkcell

Club officials

PositionName
ManagerOsman Zeki Korkmaz
Assistant ManagerVural Önen
Goalkeeper CoachSenih Yaban
Goalkeeper CoachYasin Çalışkan
Match AnalystEyüp Genç
Physiotherapistİlhan Kafkas
Altay Çetinkaya
MassurAdnan Beyoğlu
Recep Karaman
NutritionistFatih Akdağ
OutfitterŞenol Taşdemir
Cihat Özdemir
InterpreterErol Kurt
General ManagerGökhan Kaplan

Players

Current squad

[9]

Retired numbers

See also: Retired numbers in association football.

Notable players

Europe

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Russia
Turkey

Asia

Iran

List of presidents

[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Kuruluş. Foundation. Istanbulspor Supporters Association. 19 June 2022. Tr.
  2. Book: Cho . Younghan . Football in Asia: History, Culture and Business . 17 March 2016 . Routledge . 978-1-317-59831-2 . en.
  3. Web site: Turkish Süper Lig - facts, stats and history . www.footballhistory.org.
  4. Web site: 2020-09-15 . Kemal Halim Gürgen'in Arnavutluk Anıları . 2023-11-24 . İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği . tr-TR.
  5. Web site: Öğünç . Mehmet Şakir . 2021-01-06 . Kemal Halim Gürgen . 2023-11-24 . İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği . tr-TR.
  6. Web site: Omari, Singeri, Ljukshinovi, Kempesi… trajnerët e huaj në klubet shqiptare . 2023-11-24 . www.panorama.com.al . sq.
  7. Web site: 2019-11-03 . Korçari Qemal Omari që themeloi Istanbulspor - Koha News . 2023-11-24 . en-US.
  8. Web site: Kaygusuz . Hakan . 2017-12-10 . Geçmişten Günümüze Formalarımız . 2023-03-16 . İstanbulspor Taraftarlar Derneği . tr-TR.
  9. Web site: A Takım . İstanbulspor . July 18, 2019.
  10. News: . 13 January 2019 . İstanbulspor, Zeki Çelik'in formasını emekli etti . Tr . . 6 June 2019 . https://archive.today/20190606163235/http://ww2.milliyet.com.tr/skorer/istanbulspor-zeki-celikin-formasini-emekli-etti-2810742 . 6 June 2019.
  11. News: 13 January 2019. İstanbulspor, Mehmet Zeki Çelik'in formasını 'emekli' etti . tr . . 6 June 2019 . https://archive.today/20190606163524/https://www.haberturk.com/istanbulspor-mehmet-zeki-celik-in-formasini-emekli-etti-2290201-spor . 6 June 2019.
  12. News: Başkanlarımız . Tr . 6 June 2019 . https://archive.today/20190606164920/http://www.istanbulsportd.org/istanbulspor/baskanlarimiz/ . 6 June 2019.