Trabzonspor
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| Full name | Trabzonspor Profesyonel Futbol Takımı | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Karadeniz Fırtınası (Black Sea Storm) | |||
| Short name | TS | |||
| Founded | 2 August 1967 (1967-08-02) | |||
| Ground | Medical Park Arena | |||
| Capacity | 43,223 | |||
| President | Ahmet Ağaoğlu | |||
| Head Coach | Ünal Karaman | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2017-18 | Süper Lig, 5th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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Current seasonTrabzonspor are a professional Turkish sports club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, the men's football department of Trabzonspor have won six Süper Lig championship titles.[1] Trabzonspor also have a women's football team and a men's basketball team.
Trabzonspor are one of the most decorated clubs in Turkey. They have got six Süper Lig titles and are first non Istanbul-based club to win the league. They also have got eight Federation Cup (Turkish Cup) titles. The club won their first championship title in 1975–76, and won three championship titles in a row in the 1978–79, 1979–80, and 1980–81 seasons.
From 1976 to 1984, Trabzonspor have won a total of 30 trophies: Süper Lig (6), Federation (Turkish) Cup (8), Süper Kupa (Super Cup) (8), the Başbakanlık Kupası (Chancellor Cup) (5), Red Group Championship Second Division (İkinci Lig Kırmızı Grup Şampiyonası) (1) and Cyprus Peace Cup (Kıbrıs Barış Kupası) (1).[2]
The club colours are claret and blue, and they have maroon and blue kits. Trabzonspor play at the Şenol Güneş Stadium which replaced the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium as their home ground during the 2016–17 season.[3]
Contents
1 History
2 Colours
3 Stadium
4 Players
4.1 Current squad
5 Affiliated clubs
5.1 Trabzonspor U21
5.2 Trabzonspor Women
5.3 1461 Trabzon
6 Managers
7 Presidents
8 Honours
8.1 Domestic competitions
9 Trabzonspor in European football
10 Notes
11 References
12 External links
History
In 1921 Trabzon İdman Ocağı were founded.[4] Trabzonspor were founded through a merger of several local clubs including İdman Ocağı in 1967.[5] In 1975–76 season they won their first championship, and won further titles in 1976–77, 1977–78 ,1979–80, 1980–81 and 1983–84.[1] In the 2010–11 season Trabzonspor finished level on points to winners Fenerbahçe but were pushed into second on goal difference.[6]
Club completed Süper Lig contention between 3rd and 7th place through 1980s and 1990s. 1992–93 season’s first 10 week was their worst season opening, they were down by 10 points from the leader. However, Ünal Karaman, one of the best players in Trabzonspor history, gained by the club. He was later captain of the Turkey. There was also Tolunay Kafkas. The club won 2 Turkish Cups (1992, 1995), won a Presidential Cup (1995), and won 2 Chancellor Cups (1985, 1994). In 1994–95 and 1995–96 seasons, they finished the league in the second place.
In the 2010–11 season Trabzonspor finished runners-up to Fenerbahçe for points. However Fenerbahçe on goal difference.[7] Two months had passed after the end of the season when the 2011 Turkish sports corruption scandal broke out. The Turkish Football Federation banned Fenerbahçe from joining any UEFA competition for a year. Trabzonspor's board of directors applied to the Turkish Football Federation about this season's champions being them but their application was denied on the grounds that pertinent season's decision had already been made.
Colours
Although a number of theories have been put forward as to why the club colours of Trabzonspor are claret and blue, it has been claimed that they were adopted after the club were sent a set of kits by English club Aston Villa after their formation in 1967.[8]
They share the same club colours as Drogheda United, in Republic of Ireland and in 2011 the two sides became sister clubs. These were given in favor of the Ottoman Empire's assistance during Irish Famine.[9][10]
Stadium
Şenol Güneş served Trabzonspor both as a player and manager.
Since December 2016, Home ground is the Şenol Güneş Stadium, which has a capacity of 43,223.[11] Former home ground is the Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium, which has a capacity of 24,169.[11]
Players
Current squad
As of 21 January 2019:[12]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Affiliated clubs
Trabzonspor U21
Fatih Tekke, a former youth academy star and one-time Gol Kralı (top scorer).
Trabzonspor U21 is a youth team of Trabzonspor. The club competes in the U21 league, alongside other U21 clubs around Turkey. Notable former players include Hami Mandıralı (highest capped Trabzonspor player (558 times)),[13]Gökdeniz Karadeniz (most caps for the Turkish national team by a Trabzonspor player (50)), Fatih Tekke (2004–05 Süper Lig top scorer (31 goals)),[14]
Trabzonspor Women
Trabzonspor Kulübü Bayan Futbol Takımı are a Turkish women's association football club affiliated with Trabzonspor. The club was founded in 2007 and they are title holders of 2008–09 season of Turkish Women's First Football League.
1461 Trabzon
1461 Trabzon was founded as Trabzon Karadenizspor in 2008 as a feederclub in which Trabzonspor holds first buying option on players as well as being able to loan out youngsters to gain first-team experience.
Managers
Presidents
Honours
As of 21 January, 2019:[15]
Domestic competitions
Süper Lig
Winners (6): 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1983–84
Runners-up (8): 1977–78, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1994–95, 1995–96, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2010–11
Cup
Winners (8): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1983–84, 1991–92, 1994–95, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2009–10
Runners-up (6): 1974–75, 1975–76, 1984–85, 1989–90, 1996–97, 2012–13
Super Cup
Winners (8): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1984–85, 1996–97, 2010–11
Runners-up (3): 1982–83, 1985–86, 1993–94
Trabzonspor in European football
They first competed in Europe in 1976/77, and reached the group stages of the Champions League in 2011/12.[16]
As of 3 September 2018[17]
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 |  | BATE Borisov | 20.500 |
| 76 |  | Trabzonspor | 18.000 |
| 77 |  | Dinamo Zagreb | 17.500 |
Notes
- TB ^ For information about amateur leagues in Turkey, see this.
- Lig ^ Before 2001, the top-flight was known as the 1.Lig. After 2001 the 1.Lig became the second division, and the 2.Lig became the third division.
References
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