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 Arena. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and 1986 and finished as runners-up for the Turkish Cup in 2000.

Antalyaspor
Full nameAntalyaspor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Akrepler (Scorpions)
Founded2 July 1966 (1966-07-02)
GroundAntalya Arena
Capacity32,539
PresidentAli Şafak Öztürk
ManagerErsun Yanal
LeagueSüper Lig
2019–20Süper Lig, 9th
WebsiteClub website

History

Antalyaspor was established in 1966 when three local teams (Yenikapı SuSpor, İlk Işıkspor and Ferrokromspor) united to establish a club for the coastal city of Antalya. The club competed in the lower divisions of the Turkish football league system before promotion 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 earned promotion 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 earned promotion again the next season. They finished ninth at the end of the 2009–10 season.[2]

Finished 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 promoted to Süper Lige once again, spending only one season at TFF First League.[3]

Colours and badge

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
See also: New Antalya Stadium

From 2012 Antalyaspor played their home matches at Akdeniz University Stadium which holds 7,083 spectators. It is located on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey and is owned by Akdeniz University. In 2013 Antalyaspor began construction of their new stadium, Antalya Arena. This stadium, which opened in the summer of 2015, seats 33,032 spectators and features a football park, education centre, football academy, and extra training pitches to host camps of European or Asian teams. The stadium is nicknamed "100. Yıl" (Centenary), after the major artery of the same name, "100. Yıl Bulvarı", which passes directly south of the plot. This thoroughfare was named in commemoration of the 100th birthday of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.

Honours
1. Lig
Turkish Cup

League affiliation
  • 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

Domestic seasons
Main article: List of Antalyaspor seasons

European history
European participations
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1996 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 7 Ataka-Aura Minsk N/A 3–0 3rd
Rotor Volgograd 2–1 N/A
Basel 2–5 N/A
Shakhtar Donetsk N/A 0–1
1997 UEFA Intertoto Cup Group 11 Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod N/A 0–1 4th
Publikum N/A 1–1
Maccabi Haifa 0–2 N/A
Proleter Zrenjanin 1–0 N/A
2000–01 UEFA Cup QR Kapaz 5–0 2–0 7–0
1R Werder Bremen 2–0 0–6 2–6

Players

Current squad
As of 12 October 2020[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  TUR Doğukan Özkan
2 DF  TUR Ersan Gülüm
3 DF  TUR Ali Eren İyican
4 DF  BRA Naldo
5 DF  TUR Bahadır Öztürk
6 DF  TUR Eren Albayrak
7 MF  TUR Doğukan Sinik
8 MF  TUR Nuri Şahin
9 MF  GER Sidney Sam
10 FW  GER Lukas Podolski
11 FW  JAM Dever Orgill
13 DF  RUS Fyodor Kudryashov
15 MF  TUR Mevlüthan Ekelik
16 MF  ANG Fredy
17 MF  POR Marcos Pereira
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW  MKD Adis Jahović
19 MF  GER Ufuk Akyol
23 MF  BRA Amilton
25 GK  BEL Ruud Boffin
28 MF  ALB Omar Imeri
34 MF  TUR Adem Metin Türk
35 GK  TUR Ferhat Kaplan
41 FW  TUR Gökdeniz Bayrakdar
53 DF  TUR Mert Yılmaz
77 DF  TUR Bünyamin Balcı
88 MF  TUR Hakan Özmert
89 DF  TUR Veysel Sarı
— GK  TUR Enes Sancar Şahin
— FW  CIV Jean-Armel Drolé

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
12 FW  NGA Paul Mukairu (at Anderlecht)
22 MF  TUR Harun Alpsoy (at Altay)
26 DF  TUR Kaan Mert Nasırcılar (at BB Bodrumspor)
— GK  TUR Yakup Mert Çakır (at BB Bodrumspor)
— DF  TUR Cengiz Demir (at BB Bodrumspor)
— DF  TUR Batuhan Berkay Fındık (at BB Bodrumspor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  TUR Harun Kavaklıdere (at BB Bodrumspor)
— MF  TUR Sergen Yatağan (at BB Bodrumspor)
— FW  TUR Mikail Başar (at BB Bodrumspor)
— FW  TUR Cenk Şen (at BB Bodrumspor)
— FW  SWE Erman Vardar (at BB Bodrumspor)
— FW  ARG Gustavo Blanco Leschuk (at Real Oviedo)

Club officials

Technical staff
Manager Ersun Yanal
Assistant manager Bülent Albayrak
Goalkeeping coach Cengiz Birgen
Coach Kenan Oktay
Coach Ayhan Tenbeloğlu
Coach Servet Çetin
Analist Burhan Kılıç
Team Manager Cem Deda
Club doctor Burhanettin Çalım
Physiotherapist Irfan Korkmaz
Physiotherapist Muhammed Büyükdemir
Masseur Metin Demirağ
Masseur Osman Karacan
Masseur Uğur Çimen

Source: [6]

Board members
President Ali Şafak Öztürk
Deputy Chairman Nurettin Ünal
Deputy Chairman İsmail Ömer Bilal
Vice-President Bora Terzioğlu
Vice-President Şefik Öz
Board Members Emin Altıner
Board Members Salih Peker
Board Members Salman Aksal
Board Members Prof. Dr. Cumhur Arıcı
Board Members Prof. Dr. Mustafa Özdoğan
Board Members Nadire Konuk Akıncıoğlu
Board Members Mehmet Akdağ
Board Members Emin Hesapçıoğlu
Board Members Sabri Ünver
Board Members Ünal Pala
Board Members Tolga Çelik
Board Members Mustafa Vicir
Board Members Özgür Kasapoğlu
Board Members İnanç Kendiroğlu

Source: [7]

Managerial history
Main article: List of Antalyaspor managers

References

Footnotes
  1. Only Domestic results

Citations
  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" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 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. "A TAKIM" (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  6. "Teknik Kadro" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
  7. "YÖNETİM KURULUMUZ" (in Turkish). antalyaspor.com.tr. 25 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.

Further reading
  • "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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