Antalyaspor

Antalyaspor

Full name	Antalyaspor A.Ş.
Nickname(s)	Akrepler (Scorpions)
Founded	2 July 1966; 57 years ago (1966-07-02)
Ground	Antalya Stadium
Capacity	32,537
President	Sinan Boztepe
Head coach	Sergen Yalçın
League	Süper Lig
2022–23	Süper Lig, 13th of 19
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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 Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and 1986 and finished as runners-up for the Turkish Cup of 2000 and 2021.

History

Antalyaspor was established in 1966. The club competed in the lower divisions of the Turkish football league system before being promoted 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 was promoted 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 were promoted again the next season. They finished ninth at the end of the 2009–10 season.^[2]

Finishing 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 were promoted to Süper Lig 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

Antalya's first stadium was Antalya Atatürk Stadium which fell into disrepair from 2009 onwards. That forced the team to relocate to Akdeniz University Stadium which holds 7,083 spectators. In 2013 Antalyaspor began construction of Antalya Stadium. This stadium, which opened in the summer of 2015, seating 33,032 spectators, is nicknamed 100. Yıl (Centenary), after the major boulevard of the same name, 100. Yıl Bulvarı", which is located directly south of the stadium. ^{[citation needed]}

Honours

• 1. Lig
  • Winners: 1981–82, 1985–86
  • Runners-up: 2005–06, 2007–08
• Turkish Cup
  • Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2020–21
• Turkish Super Cup
  • Runners-up: 2021

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

Domestic results since 1966–67
Season[nb 1]	League	Place	Turkish Cup
1966–67	TFF First League	11	Qualifying round
1967–68	TFF First League	4	–
1968–69	TFF First League	5	Qualifying round
1969–70	TFF First League	6	–
1970–71	TFF First League	9	–
1971–72	TFF First League	8	–
1972–73	TFF First League	9	–
1973–74	TFF First League	7	–
1974–75	TFF First League	10	–
1975–76	TFF First League	11	Qualifying round
1976–77	TFF First League	5	Qualifying round
1977–78	TFF First League	8	Qualifying round
1978–79	TFF First League	3	Qualifying round
1979–80	TFF First League	3	Qualifying round
1980–81	TFF First League	8	Qualifying round
1981–82	TFF First League	1	Qualifying round
1982–83	Süper Lig	14	Qualifying round
1983–84	Süper Lig	15	Qualifying round
1984–85	Süper Lig	17	Qualifying round
1985–86	TFF First League	1	Qualifying round
1986–87	Süper Lig	18	Qualifying round
1987–88	TFF First League	2	Qualifying round
1988–89	TFF First League	4	Qualifying round
1989–90	TFF First League	3	Qualifying round
1990–91	TFF First League	14	Qualifying round
1991–92	TFF First League	2	Qualifying round
1992–93	TFF First League	6	Qualifying round
1993–94	TFF First League	6	Qualifying round
1994–95	Süper Lig	13	Qualifying round
1995–96	Süper Lig	7	Qualifying round
1996–97	Süper Lig	10	Qualifying round
1997–98	Süper Lig	12	Qualifying round
1998–99	Süper Lig	6	Qualifying round
1999–00	Süper Lig	11	Runners-up
2000–01	Süper Lig	15	Qualifying round
2001–02	Süper Lig	17	Qualifying round
2002–03	TFF First League	11	Qualifying round
2003–04	TFF First League	7	Qualifying round
2004–05	TFF First League	14	Qualifying round
2005–06	TFF First League	2	Qualifying round
2006–07	Süper Lig	16	Qualifying round
2007–08	TFF First League	2	Qualifying round
2008–09	Süper Lig	12	Quarter-finals
2009–10	Süper Lig	9	Semi-finals
2010–11	Süper Lig	11	Group stage
2011–12	Süper Lig	15	Quarter-finals
2012–13	Süper Lig	7	Group stage
2013–14	Süper Lig	17	Semi-finals
2014–15	TFF First League	5	Second round
2015–16	Süper Lig	9	Round of 16
2016–17	Süper Lig	5	Third round
2017–18	Süper Lig	14	Round of 16
2018–19	Süper Lig	7	Round of 16
2019–20	Süper Lig	9	Semi-finals
2020–21	Süper Lig	16	Runners-up
2021–22	Süper Lig	7	Quarter-finals
2022–23	Süper Lig	13	Round of 16

European history

As of 28 September 2000

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
UEFA Cup	4	3	0	1	9	6	+3
UEFA Intertoto Cup	8	3	1	4	9	11	–2
Total	12	6	1	5	18	17	+1

European participations

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

UEFA Ranking history:

As of 2005

Season	Rank	Points	Ref.
2001	133	16.987	[5]
2002	143	16.362	[6]
2003	152	16.495	[7]
2004	155	12.656	[8]
2005	164	11.872	[9]

Players

Current squad

As of 24 January 2024^[10]

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  BRA Helton Leite 3 DF  TUR Bahadır Öztürk 4 DF  KOS Amar Gërxhaliu 5 MF  TUR Mevlüt Han Ekelik 6 MF  MKD Erdal Rakip 7 DF  TUR Bünyamin Balcı 8 MF  BIH Dario Šarić (on loan from Palermo) 9 FW  POL Adam Buksa (on loan from Lens) 10 FW  SWE Sam Larsson 11 DF  TUR Güray Vural 12 GK  TUR Kağan Arıcan 16 MF  ISR Ramzi Safouri 17 DF  GER Erdoğan Yeşilyurt 18 MF  POL Jakub Kałuziński

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 MF  GER Ufuk Akyol 20 MF  BIH Deni Milošević 21 DF  TUR Ömer Toprak 22 MF  NED Sander van de Streek 23 GK  TUR Ataberk Dadakdeniz 27 DF  TUR Mert Yılmaz 34 GK  TUR Doğukan Özkan 44 DF  BRA Naldo 72 DF  TUR Harun Toprak 77 MF  KOS Zymer Bytyqi 80 MF  TUR Emre Uzun 89 DF  TUR Veysel Sarı (captain) 97 FW  COD Britt Assombalonga

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Mevlüt Emir Gürlek — DF  TUR Muhammed Emin Özkul — DF  TUR Berat Onur Pınar

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  TUR Mehmet İlhan — FW  TUR Seyit Niyazi Özcan — FW  TUR Mert Selçuk

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 — DF  TUR Efecan Gülerce (at Silivrispor until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  TUR Erkan Eyibil (at Ankara Keçiörengücü until 30 June 2024)

Club officials

Technical staff

Head coach	Sergen Yalçın
Assistant coach	Onur Akdemir
Coach	Murat Erdoğan
Coach	Cengiz Yıldırım
Coach	Önder Gülcan
Coach	Ertuğrul Arslan
Goalkeeping coach	Murat Öztürk

Source: ^[11]

A.Ş. board members

President	Sinan Boztepe
Vice President	Alkan Evren
Vice President	Deniz Ali Yeşil
Vice President	Mertay Selim Şirin
Vice President	Akın Tatlıpınar
Vice President	Fatih Gürcü
Vice President	Ferit Sezer
Vice President	Fesih Tamince
Vice President	Levent Ördek
Vice President	Mehmet Hasan Güneysu
Vice President	Yener Yıldırım
Press Spokesperson	Alkan Evren

Source: ^[12]

Association board members

President	Aziz Çetin
Deputy Chairman	Deniz Varol
Deputy Chairman	Mustafa Türker
Deputy Chairman	Rıdvan Güzel
Secretary-General	Mehmet Akdağ
Financial Affairs	Hasan Ali Onay
Administrative Affairs	Osman Sapmaz
Administrative Affairs	Caner Canıtez
Board Members	Levent Küçükçolak
Board Members	Murat Şimşek
Board Members	İbrahim Utku Taşkın

Source: ^[13]

Coaching history

Coaches since 1981
Name	Nationality	From	Until	Notes
Kadir Giderler	Turkey	1981	1982	1 TFF First League champions
Valeriu Neagu	Romania	1982	1983	First non-Turkish coach
Orhan Gülmez	Turkey	1983	1983
Peter Stubbe	Germany	1983	1983
Ali Rıza Şenol	Turkey	1983	1983	Short-term coach
Yılmaz Gökdel	Turkey	1983	1984
Ali Rıza Şenol	Turkey	1984	1984
Orhan Gülmez	Turkey	1984	1984	Short-term coach
Zeynel Soyuer	Turkey	1984	1985
Adnan Dinçer	Turkey	1985	1986	1 TFF First League champions
Yılmaz Gökdel	Turkey	1986	1988
Yılmaz Vural	Turkey	1988	1989
Adnan Dinçer	Turkey	1992	1993
Erdem Tuğal	Turkey	1993	1994
Adnan Dinçer	Turkey	1994	1994
Ahmet Akcan	Turkey	1994	1995
Ümit Kayıhan	Turkey	1996	1997
Metin Ünal	Turkey	1997	1997
Şenol Güneş	Turkey	1997	1998
Jozef Jarabinský	Slovakia	1998	1999
Rüdiger Abramczik	Germany	1999	2000	1 Turkish Cup Final
Metin Ünal	Turkey	2000	2001
Cezmi Turhan	Turkey	2001	2001
Hüseyin Kalpar	Turkey	2001	2001
Mehmet Ali Öztürk	Turkey	2001	2001	Short-term coach
Giray Bulak	Turkey	2001	2002
Adnan Dinçer	Turkey	2002	2002
Tarık Söyleyici	Turkey	2002	2003
Coşkun Demirbakan	Turkey	2003	2004
Metin Türel	Turkey	2004	2005
Adnan Gülek	Turkey	2005	2005	Short-term coach
Yılmaz Vural	Turkey	2005	2007
Ümit Turmuş	Turkey	2007	2007
Raşit Çetiner	Turkey	2007	2008
Hikmet Karaman	Turkey	2008	2008
Jozef Jarabinský	Slovakia	2008	2008
Mehmet Özdilek	Turkey	2008	2013
Samet Aybaba	Turkey	2013	2014
Fuat Çapa	Turkey	2014	2014
Engin Korukır	Turkey	2014	2014
Hami Mandıralı	Turkey	2014	2015
Yusuf Şimşek	Turkey	2015	2015
José Morais	Portugal	2015	2016
Rıza Çalımbay	Turkey	2016	2017
Leonardo	Brazil	2017	2017
Hamza Hamzaoğlu	Turkey	2018	2018
Bülent Korkmaz	Turkey	2018	2019
Stjepan Tomas	Croatia	2019	2019
Tamer Tuna	Turkey	2020	2020
Ersun Yanal	Turkey	2020	2021
Nuri Şahin	Turkey	2021

References

Footnotes

Citations

Further reading

External links

• Official website (in Turkish)
• Antalyaspor on TFF.org

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