Gaziantepspor

Gaziantepspor

Full name	Gaziantepspor
Nickname(s)	Şahinler (The Falcons)
Founded	25 February 1969 (1969-02-25)
Ground	Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium, Turkey
Ground Capacity	16,891
President	İbrahim Halil Kızıl
Manager	Mutlu Topçu
League	Süper Lig
2014–15	Süper Lig, 10th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler (The Falcons). The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu.

History

The first sports club in Gaziantep was founded by students at the American College in 1923. Several other clubs were founded soon after; Altınışık, Kilis İdman Yurdu Spor Kulübü, and Türkocağı Spor Kulübü. However, these clubs didn't last long, with Altınışık and Türkocağı folding in 1929 and 1931 respectively. Türkocağı went on to merge with Sanatkarlar Spor Kulübü to form Gaziantep İdman Yurdu. The club didn't register in time for the Gaziantep amateur league and were only permitted to compete in friendly matches. Gaziantep Idman Yurdu disbanded in 1932.

There were no clubs in Gaziantep until 1938, with the sports branch of the community centre taking over and running all sporting activities. Gaziantepspor was founded in the early months of 1969. Important figures in Gaziantep held a meeting with then-mayor Abdülkadir Batur in order to form the club. A total of 58 people helped with the foundation of Gaziantepspor in 1969. The first president of the club was Beşir Bayram. The club contested friendly matches in their first season. They were allowed to join the 3.Lig in 1970. In their first season of professional football, Gaziantepspor finished third in the 3.Lig, Yeşil Grup (Green Group).

The club finished second in the 2.Lig in 1974–75, barely missing promotion by three points. Gaziantepspor were promoted to the top-flight after the 1978–79 season. The club managed to stay afloat in their first season in the 1.Lig, finishing one point above the relegation zone. The club was relegated in 1983, but earned promotion back to the top-flight in 1990, where they have competed since. The club had the best position in the top-flight as 3rd in 1999–2000 and 2000–2001 seasons.

Foundation

Gaziantepspor which bears the name of Gaziantep city was founded in first days of 1969. . Gaziantep citys’ leading people made a meeting under the chairmanship of Mayor Abdulkadir Batur and they made a first attempt for the foundation of the club. Later on,as a result of continuing meetings, Gaziantepspor Club was founded in 1969 with the participation of 58 people. At the end of the discourses on Gaziantepspors’ colurs;a lament color black, in memoriam of 6317 martyries who did not surrender city at the hazards of their lives to enemies in the Defense of Gaziantep which is an example to whole world as a bravery epic and a red which symbolizes our martyries’ blood, were chosen as the Club colors Red and Black. Besir Bayram who was a founder member, has been a first president of the Gaziantepspor Club.

Gaziantepspor finished its first season by playing friendly matches. Red – blacks started to play in the Turkish League in 1970–1971 season through a decree executed in 1970 which allowed city teams play directly in the third division.

Kamil Ocak

Kamil Ocak (1914-1969) was a member of parliament and a minister of state responsible for sports (1965-1969).

Club Emblem

Gaziantepspor’s emblem represents the cities landmarks and was designed under the guidance of ex-chairman Celal Doğan. Gaziantep castle is symbolized by the outline of the logo. Above the Gaziantep banner lies the martrys memorial, the checkered background represents the cities treat to the world, the famous desert ‘Baklava’. In the foreground is a Falcon which is the clubs nickname as well as the name of one of the cities heroes Şahinbey.

Support

The club enjoy most of their support from the city and surrounding provinces. Their main ultra group is called Gençlik 27, (Youngers 27), 27 corresponds to the province's code. Gençlik 27 was founded in 1996 by Hasan Günoğlu also known as Hasan Reis (Reis meaning Boss). The supporter group are renowned for creating a great atmosphere at home games with their red flares flags and are found in the 5th and 6th stands behind the goal. Gaziantepspor fans also are known for being proud of their Anatolian heritage, playing national Turku Anadolu music, causing trouble, causing fights, violence and many crowd trouble is reported at games, which is caused by every fan and club in Turkish football as it is more than religion for the Turkish population.

League Participations

• Turkish Super League: 1979–83, 1990–
• TFF First League: 1972–79, 1983–90
• TFF Second League: 1970–72

Participations in Super League and Cups

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Manager
2005–06	SL	11	34	10	10	14	34	50	40	SF	Walter Zenga
2006–07	SL	11	34	11	10	13	31	39	43	QF	Samet Aybaba
2007–08	SL	9	34	11	10	13	36	45	43		Erdoğan Arıca / Mesut Bakkal
2008–09	SL	8	34	12	11	11	46	48	47		Nurullah Sağlam
2009–10	SL	13	34	9	13	12	38	39	40		José Couceiro
2010–11	SL	4	34	17	8	9	44	33	59	SF	Tolunay Kafkas
2011–12	SL	10	34	13	9	12	39	33	48		Abdullah Ercan / Hikmet Karaman
2012–13	SL	10	34	12	10	12	42	49	46		Hikmet Karaman / Bülent Uygun
2013–14	SL	15	34	10	7	17	38	58	37		Bülent Uygun / Sergen Yalçın / Tahsin Tam
2014–15	SL										Okan Buruk

Honours

• Turkish Süper Lig

Third Position (2): 1999–00, 2000–01

Fourth Position (2): 1980–81, 2010–11

• Bank Asya 1. Lig

Winners (2): 1978–79,1989–90

• TFF Third League

Winners (1): 1971–72

Cup

• Spor Toto Cup :

Winners: 2011–12

• TSYD Cup (Ankara) :

Winners (1)

• TSYD Cup (Adana):

Winners (5)

• Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Cup :

Winners: 1978–79

European Participations

UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League:

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2000–01	1R		Deportivo Alavés	3–4	0–0	3–4
2001–02	QR		Zimbru Chisinau	4–1	0–0	4–1
	1R		Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–1	0–1	1–2
2003–04	1R		Hapoel Tel Aviv	1–0	0–0	1–0
	2R		RC Lens	3–0	3–1	6–1
	3R		Roma	1–0	0–2	1–2
2011–12	Q2		Minsk	5–1	1–1	6–2
	Q3		Legia Warsaw	0–1	0–0	0–1

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1996	GS		Trans Narva	0–0		4th place
	GS		Lierse SK		0–1
	GS		Vasas SC	3–2
	GS		FC Groningen		1–1

UEFA club competition record

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
UEFA Cup	12	5	4	3	16	10
UEFA Europa League	4	1	2	1	6	3
UEFA Intertoto Cup	4	1	2	1	4	4
Total	20	7	8	5	26	17

UEFA Current ranking

As of 18 January 2012

Rank	Country	Team	Points
177		Oţelul Galaţi	7.764
178		Gaziantepspor	7.730
179		Kayserispor	7.730

Colours

The club colours are red and black. The colours were chosen as a dedication to the martyrs who gave up their lives to defend Gaziantep; black for the martyrs, and red for the martyrs blood.

Stadium

Main article: Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium

Gaziantepspor play their home matches at Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium. The stadium is named after former politician Mehmet Kamil Ocak, who helped build sporting facilities in Gaziantep. The stadium was opened in 1974 and it currently seats 16,981 spectators. The field is covered with grass, and the stadium also has floodlights.

Players

Current squad

As of 7 January 2016

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Žydrūnas Karčemarskas 3 DF Elyasa Süme 4 DF Ognjen Vranješ 5 MF Abdülkadir Kayalı 6 MF Erdem Şen 7 MF Emre Nefiz 9 FW Demba Camara 10 FW Muhammet Demir 11 FW John Chibuike 12 MF Daniel Larsson 14 MF Anton Putsila 15 DF Gbenga Arokoyo 16 MF Ferhad Ayaz

No. Position Player 17 MF Orkan Çınar 20 MF Muhammed Ildiz 21 MF Mustafa Durak 22 MF Abuda 26 DF Barış Yardımcı 35 MF İsmail Haktan Odabaşı 45 DF Süleyman Özdamar 50 DF Marçal (on loan from Benfica) 68 GK Alperen Uysal 91 GK Bora Sevim — MF Hürriyet Gücer — FW İlhan Parlak — DF Koray Arslan

Current coaching staff

Name	Flag	Position
Mutlu Topçu		Technical Director
Cahit Kara		Assistant Coach
İrfan Saraloğlu		Assistant Coach

All-time most appearances top scorers

Rank	Player	Apps	Years	Goal
1	Hasan Çelik	160	1988–1996	56
2	Hasan Özer	160	1992–2005	53
3	Cenk Tosun	130	2010–2014	51
4	Elvir Bolic	75	1992–1995	45
5	Zdravko Lazarov	103	2003–2006	41
6	Fatih Tekke	67	2000–2003	31
7	Ayhan Akman	112	1994–1998	26
8	Hüseyin Çakıroğlu	128	1979–1984	26
8	Beto	82	2007–2011	25
8	Oktay Derelioğlu	31	1989–1990	25
9	Maksim Romaschenko	68	2000–2003	24
10	Erdal Güneş	137	1999–2008	24

Presidents

• Beşir Bayram
• Ömer Köylüoğlu
• Hasan Nehir
• Selahattin Öztahtacı
• Halit Güleç
• Muhittin Göymen
• Hayri Tütüncüler
• M. Saip Konukoğlu
• Ata Aksu
• Halil Kırmızı
• Ali İhsan Gögüş

• Mehmet Batallı
• Bektaş Göçmen
• Sadettin Ergün
• Selahattin Demirat
• Ömer Arpacıoğlu
• Ali Şahindal
• Abdulkadir Konukoğlu
• Ahmet Yılmaz
• Celal Doğan
• İbrahim Kızıl

Notable players

• Murat Ceylan
• Murat Şahin
• Olcan Adın
• Ömer Çatkıç
• Ramazan Tunç
• Tamer Tuna
• Tolga Seyhan
• Turgut Doğan Şahin
• Veysel Cihan
• Yusuf Şimşek

Angola

• André Macanga

Argentina

• Ismael Sosa
• Christian Rodrigo Zurita

Austria

• Roland Linz

Belarus

• Nikolay Rindyuk
• Maksim Romaschenko
• Erik Yahimovic

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Elvir Bolić
• Kenan Hasagić

Brazil

• Almir
• André Santos
• Beto
• Eduardo
• Fábio Pereira
• Ivan
• João Batista
• Jorginho
• Júlio César
• Júlio César
• Júlio César
• Lima
• Mimocan
• Rodrigo Tabata
• Viola
• Wágner

Bulgaria

• Georgi Ivanov
• Zdravko Lazarov
• Ivelin Popov

Cameroon

• Armand Deumi
• Dany Nounkeu

Croatia

• Stjepan Tomas

France

• Kodjo Afanou

Guinea

• Saliou Diallo
• Kaba Diawara

Ghana

• Samuel Johnson
• Yaw Preko

Libya

• Tarik El Taib

Lithuania

• Žydrūnas Karčemarskas

Mali

• Fernand Coulibaly

Mexico

• Antonio de Nigris

Montenegro

• Nikola Drinčić

Morocco

• Abdelilah Fahmi

Romania

• Giani Stelian Kiriţă

Russia

• Andrei Krivov

Rwanda

• Désiré Mbonabucya

South Africa

• Steve Komphela

Togo

• Arafat Djako

Tunisia

• Riadh Bouazizi
• Ziad Jaziri

Note: players in bold represented their national football teams while playing for Gaziantepspor.