Muhafızgücü Explained

Clubname:Muhafızgücü SK
Fullname:Muhafızgücü Spor Kulübü
Founded:1920 as Muhafız Alayı
Dissolved:1981
Colors: Red and white

Muhafızgücü SK was a Turkish sports club based in Ankara, Turkey. The club was founded in Ankara following the order of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on July 18, 1920.[1] The club was founded under the name Muhafız Alayı by first chairman Mülazım İsmail Hakkı Bey. On 1 June 1923, the club's name was changed into Muhafızgücü.[2] Muhafızgücü was active in football, basketball, athletics, equestrianism, cycling, polo, and volleyball. Winning the Turkish Football Championship in 1927 and the Basketball Super League in the 1973–74 season can be regarded as their biggest achievement.[3]

Since Muhafızgücü was a military club their colors were red and white, the colors of the Turkish flag. The club was dissolved in 1981.

Honours

Muhafızgücü is one of three sports clubs in Turkey who have won national championships in football, basketball, and volleyball.[4] [5] [6]

Football

Winners (1): 1927

Winners (5): 1924-25, 1925-26, 1926-27, 1927-28, 1928-29

Runners-up (6): 1924, 1932–33, 1934–35, 1937–38, 1939–40, 1945–46

Basketball

Winners (1): 1973–74

Runners-up (2): 1966–67, 1967–68

Volleyball

Winners (1): 1974–75

Winners (2): 1968, 1969

Runners-up (2): 1965, 1967

Notes and References

  1. Sports club founded following Atatürk's order
  2. Book: Bozok, Salih . 1985 . Hep Atatürk'ün Yanında . Çağdaş Yayınları . 84.
  3. Web site: Başkentten çıkan şampiyonu hatırlayan var mı?. basketdergisi.com. 30 April 2018.
  4. Web site: TamSaha dergisi. 135. 90. February 2016. 27 December 2017. Turkish Football Federation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170817035003/http://www.tff.org/resources/tamsaha/135/files/assets/common/downloads/TamSaha.pdf. 17 August 2017. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: Turkey - List of Champions. RSSSF. 30 April 2018.
  6. Web site: Erkekler Lig Şampiyonlukları. Turkish Volleyball Federation. 30 April 2018.