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Antalyaspor
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Full name Antalyaspor Kulübü
Nickname(s) Akrepler (Scorpions),
Kırmızı Şimşekler (Red Lightnings)
Founded 1966
Ground Antalya Atatürk Stadium
Antalya, Turkey
(Capacity 12,000)
Chairman Flag of Turkey Sedat Peker
Manager Flag of Turkey Hikmet Karaman
League Turkcell Super League
2007-08 Bank Asya 1. Lig, 2nd (Promoted)
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Antalyaspor is a football club based in Antalya, Turkey and play their home matches at Antalya Atatürk Stadium. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Antalya Atatürk Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Antalya, Turkey. Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the Sedat Peker is a Turkish businessman and the current chairman of Turkish football club Antalyaspor. Hikmet Karaman (born March 9, 1960 in Tirebolu, Turkey) is a Turkish football manager. The TFF First League (currently known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the Bank Asya 1 Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Antalya Atatürk Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Antalya, Turkey. They are currently playing in Türk Telekom League A, the second best league in Turkey. The TFF First League (currently known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the Bank Asya 1 Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

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History

Antalyaspor were established in 1966 after three local teams united to establish a club for the coastal city of Antalya. Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern These teams were Yenikapı SuSpor, İlk Işıkspor and Ferrokromspor.

The people of Antalya had to wait until 1982 for their team to be promoted to the Turkcell Super League. However, at the end of 1984-85 season Antalyaspor were relegated to second division again. After spending one season in the second division, Antalyaspor were promoted to the first division. This time they were able to survive in the first division for only one season and at the end of 1986-87 season, Antalyaspor were relegated to second division once more.

At the end of 1993-1994 season Antalyaspor had to play a play-off final to be promoted to the first division. In the play-off final, the opponent was Istanbulspor who had striker Tanju Çolak in their roster. İstanbul SAŞ is a Turkish football and sports club founded by İstanbul Lisesi students in 1926 Tanju Çolak (born 1963 in Samsun, Turkey) was a successful Turkish footballer in the Striker position After Tanju scored two goals, Istanbulspor had a 2-0 lead in the game. İstanbul SAŞ is a Turkish football and sports club founded by İstanbul Lisesi students in 1926 However, Antalyaspor managed to score two goals to go to the extra time. A free-kick goal in extra time by Adnan helped them win the match 3-2, and they were promoted to the first division.

The team have stayed in first division until 2002. In this period, they represented Turkey in Intertoto Cup two times and in UEFA Cup once. The UEFA Intertoto Cup, also abbreviated as UI Cup and originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition for The club's greatest achievement came in 2000 when they made it to the final of the Turkish Cup. They lost the match 5-3 to Galatasaray after extra time, but were given a spot in the UEFA Cup for the coming year. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA. Their first campaign in the UEFA Cup ended when they lost 6-2 to Werder Bremen on aggregate, despite winning two-to-nil at home. Werder Bremen is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the In the league they were relegated by just one point that season.

In the 2005-2006 season, Antalyaspor secured a second place after the champions Bursaspor in the Turk Telekom League A, and were promoted to the Turkcell Super League. Bursaspor (officially Bursaspor Kulübü is a professional Turkish Football (soccer team based in Bursa. The TFF First League (currently known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the Bank Asya 1 However, 2006-2007 season was a disappointment for Antalyaspor and she relegated to League A as 16th after a 3-1 loss against Gençlerbirliği in Round 34. Gençlerbirliği Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club from the capital Ankara, playing in the Turkcell Süper Lig. Antalyaspor went back to Turkcell Super League as 2nd at next season.

Emblem

The club emblem includes capital letters A and S which stand for Antalya and Spor (sport in Turkish) respectively. Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Jon Gooch is a Drum & Bass producer and DJ from Hertfordshire ( England) known by the alias Spor. Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively Turkish ( tr Türkçe IPA) is a language spoken by over 63 million people worldwide making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. 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. The Yivli Minare Mosque (Ulu camii is located in Antalya, Turkey. Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Three rectangular shapes on the Yivli Minare means the unite of three teams of Antalya.

Current squad

Turkish clubs are limited to six players without Turkish citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player.

As of 29 September 2007:

No. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Position Player
1 Flag of Turkey GK Erman Öztürk
3 Flag of Turkey DF Şenol Can
4 Flag of Austria DF Metin Aslan
5 Flag of Poland DF Piotr Dziewicki
6 Flag of Poland DF Jarosław Bieniuk
7 Flag of Turkey DF Mahmut Karıklar
8 Flag of Turkey MF Hakan Özmert
9 Flag of Turkey FW Ufuk Ateş
10 Flag of Turkey MF Serkan Reçber (C)
11 Flag of Tunisia FW Ali Zitouni
17 Flag of Turkey GK Fevzi Elmas
18 Flag of Turkey GK Polat Keser
19 Flag of Turkey DF Vahap Işık
No. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Metin Aslan (born March 4, 1978 in Linz) is a professional football player who currently plays for Orduspor in the TFF First In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Piotr Dziewicki (born June 26, 1979 in Milanówek) is a Polish professional football player In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Jarosław Bieniuk (born June 4, 1979 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a Polish football player and defender who currently plays In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Ali Zitouni (born January 11, 1981) (علي زيتوني is a Tunisian football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Fevzi Elmas (born on June 9, 1983 in Biga) is a Turkish football player as Goalkeeper. In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Position Player
20 Flag of Turkey MF Mesut Çaytemel
21 Flag of Turkey FW Cenk İşler
22 Flag of Turkey MF Eyüp Hasan Uğur
23 Flag of Turkey MF Aytekin Viduslu
25 Flag of Slovakia FW Pavol Straka
35 Flag of Turkey GK Akın Sinan Dağdelen
36 Flag of Turkey FW Serdar Sınık
53 Flag of Turkey MF İdris Hacıfazlıoğlu
58 Flag of Turkey MF Ertuğrul Aslan
67 Flag of Turkey MF Uğur Kavuk
77 Flag of Turkey MF Sezer Güler
99 Flag of Turkey DF Sinan Yitmez
Flag of Turkey DF Abdullah Çetin

For recent transfers see List of Turkish football transfers 2008-09

Players out on loan

No. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Cenk Işler (born February 25, 1974 in Köln, Germany) is a Turkish football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Aytekin Viduşlu (born August 28, 1978 in Manisa, Turkey) is a Turkish footballer who currently plays for Orduspor Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Pavol Straka (born 13 December 1980 is a Slovak football player In many team Sports a goalkeeper (termed goaltender netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. Uğur Kavuk (born September 11, 1979 in Zonguldak, Turkey) is a Turkish football player For the Australian Rules position see Midfielder (Australian Rules. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring Position Player
12 Flag of Honduras MF Maynor Suazo (on loan to 1.FC Köln until June 2009)

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European Cups history

Notable former players

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