İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [isˈtɑnbuɫ bɑʃɑkʃeˈhiɾ futˈboɫ kulyˈby]) is a Turkish professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul. The club is better known simply as İstanbul Başakşehir or, due to sponsorship, Medipol Başakşehir (Turkish pronunciation: [mediˈpoɫ bɑʃɑkʃeˈhiɾ]). The club was founded in 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Sports Club). They first reached the highest level in Turkish Football in 2007–08. They play their home games at the Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.
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| Full name | İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Boz Baykuşlar (The Gray Owls) Turuncu Lacivertliler (The Orange-Navy Blues) | ||
| Short name | İBFK | ||
| Founded | 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor 4 June 2014 as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | ||
| Ground | Fatih Terim Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 17,319[1][2] | ||
| President | Göksel Gümüşdağ | ||
| Head coach | Aykut Kocaman | ||
| League | Süper Lig | ||
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig, 1st (champion) | ||
| Website | Club website | ||
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The club is one of six Süper Lig teams based in Istanbul, along with Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş, Fatih Karagümrük S.K. and Kasımpaşa. In the 2016–17 season, they participated in the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. In the 2017–18 season they reached the play-off round of the UEFA Champions League qualifying round. They won their first top flight title in the 2019–20 season.
History
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The club is comparatively new compared with other professional Turkish teams, having been established in 1990. The club's former name was "ISKI SK" and they were owned by the municipality's water distribution company. ISKI SK competed in the Regional Amateur Football League in the 1990–91 season and were promoted to the TFF Second League. After promotion, the club's name changed to İstanbul Büyüksehir Belediyesi. The club played in the TFF Second League until 1996, but after the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2007–08 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season in 6th place. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to the TFF First League. But it finished in the TFF First League as champions and made an immediate return to the top level in the 2013–14 season.
In 2014, the club was bought by new owners with alleged ties to the ruling Justice and Development Party.[3][4] Its name was changed in June 2014 to "İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü".[5] During the following 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons, the club finished in 4th place.
On 25 May 2015, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü signed a sponsorship agreement with "Medipol Eğitim ve Sağlık Grubu" (Medipol Education and Health Group) for four years and the team's name changed to "Medipol Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü".[6]
On 19 July 2020, Başakşehir were crowned champions of the Turkish Süper Lig for the first time in the club's history.[7] They also became only the sixth club in the competition's history to win the league title and the fourth club from Istanbul to do so.[8][9][10]
They won their first Champions League fixture on 4 November 2020 in a 2–1 home win over English side Manchester United.
Stadium
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Before the name change İstanbul Başakşehir were playing their games at Atatürk Olympic Stadium but starting from the 2014–15 season they began to play their games at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium. 26 July 2014 opened officially to public. The venue has a capacity of 17,800 spectators. It is the new home of İstanbul Başakşehir playing in the Süper Lig. The construction of the stadium was completed in about 16 months, and it cost ₺178 million.
Past seasons
Domestic results
| Season | League | Place | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Turkish Cup | ||
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| 1990–91 | This season İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor played in Amateur Level[nb 1] | |||||||||||
| 1991–92 | TFF Second League (III) | 9 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 43 | – | ||
| 1992–93 | TFF Second League (III) | 1 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 65 | – | ||
| 1993–94 | TFF First League (II) | 6 | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 2nd Round | ||
| 1994–95 | TFF First League (II) | 9 | 32 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 46 | 34 | 3rd Round | ||
| 1995–96 | TFF Second League (III) | 3 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 49 | 22 | 50 | – | ||
| 1996–97 | TFF Second League (III) | 1 | 32 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 82 | 27 | 74 | 2nd Round | ||
| 1997–98 | TFF First League (II) | 3 | 35 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 62 | 45 | 62 | 5th Round | ||
| 1998–99 | TFF First League (II) | 7 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 13 | 65 | 52 | 55 | 4th Round | ||
| 1999–00 | TFF First League (II) | 4 | 32 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 47 | 32 | 54 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2000–01 | TFF First League (II) | 5 | 37 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 57 | 64 | 3rd Round | ||
| 2001–02 | TFF First League (II) | 12 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 46 | 45 | 50 | Last 32 | ||
| 2002–03 | TFF First League (II) | 14 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 40 | 1st Round | ||
| 2003–04 | TFF First League (II) | 13 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 42 | 50 | 37 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2004–05 | TFF First League (II) | 9 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 46 | 1st Round | ||
| 2005–06 | TFF First League (II) | 7 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 43 | 31 | 52 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2006–07 | TFF First League (II) | 2 | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 27 | 65 | Last 20 | ||
| 2007–08 | Süper Lig (I) | 12 | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2008–09 | Süper Lig (I) | 9 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 37 | 46 | 42 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2009–10 | Süper Lig (I) | 6 | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 11 | 56 | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2010–11 | Süper Lig (I) | 12 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 16 | 40 | 45 | 42 | Runners-up | ||
| 2011–12 | Süper Lig (I) | 6 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 48 | 49 | 50 | Last 16 | ||
| 2012–13 | Süper Lig (I) | 16 | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 43 | 50 | 36 | 2nd Round | ||
| 2013–14 | TFF First League (II) | 1 | 36 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 76 | 38 | 78 | Last 32 | ||
| From 2014–15 season as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | ||||||||||||
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig (I) | 4 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 49 | 30 | 59 | Last 16 | ||
| 2015–16 | Süper Lig (I) | 4 | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 54 | 36 | 59 | Quarter-finals | ||
| 2016–17 | Süper Lig (I) | 2 | 34 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 63 | 28 | 73 | Runners-up | ||
| 2017–18 | Süper Lig (I) | 3 | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 62 | 34 | 72 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2018–19 | Süper Lig (I) | 2 | 34 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 49 | 22 | 67 | Round of 16 | ||
| 2019–20 | Süper Lig (I) | 1 | 34 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 65 | 34 | 69 | Round of 16 | ||
League affiliation
- Süper Lig: 2007–13, 2014–
- TFF First League: 1993–95, 1997–07, 2013–14
- TFF Second League: 1992–93, 1995–97
European history
- Accurate as of 9 December 2020
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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| UEFA Champions League | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 16.67 |
| UEFA Europa League | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 35 | −11 | 29.17 |
| Total | 36 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 39 | 63 | −24 | 25.00 |
Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR |  AZ |
1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |  |
| 2016–17 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR |  Rijeka |
0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 (a) |  |
| PO |  Shakhtar Donetsk |
1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | | ||
| 2017–18 | UEFA Champions League | 3QR | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Club Brugge |
2–0 | 3–3 | 5–3 | |
| PO |  Sevilla |
1–2 | 2–2 | 3–4 | | ||
| UEFA Europa League | Group C |  Braga |
2–1 | 1–2 | 3rd | | |
 1899 Hoffenheim |
1–1 | 1–3 | |||||
 Ludogorets Razgrad |
0–0 | 2–1 | |||||
| 2018–19 | UEFA Europa League | 3QR |  Burnley |
0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| 2019–20 | UEFA Champions League | 3QR |  Olympiacos |
0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | |
| UEFA Europa League | Group J |  Roma |
0–3 | 0–4 | 1st | | |
| Borussia Mönchengladbach |
1–1 | 2–1 | |||||
 Wolfsberger AC |
1–0 | 3–0 | |||||
| R32 | Sporting CP |
4–1 | 1–3 | 5–4 | | ||
| R16 |  Copenhagen |
1–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | | ||
| 2020–21 | UEFA Champions League | Group H |  Paris Saint-Germain |
0–2 | 1–5 | 4th | |
| Manchester United |
2–1 | 1–4 | |||||
| RB Leipzig |
3–4 | 0–2 |
UEFA ranking
- As of 20 July 2020[11]
| Rank | Team | Points |
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| 69 | Rapid Wien | 22.000 |
| 70 | Leicester City | 22.000 |
| 71 |  İstanbul Başakşehir | 21.500 |
| 72 |  Qarabağ | 21.000 |
| 73 | PAOK | 21.000 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 1 February 2021[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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Out on loan
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Club Officials
Board of Directors
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Current Technical staff
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Coaches
| Coaches | Nationality | From | Until | Notes |
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| No Information From 1990 to 1994[nb 2] | ||||
| Recai Çaloğlu | Turkey |
1994 | 1995 | |
| Cihat Erbil | Turkey |
1995 | 1995 | |
| Turhan Özyazanlar | Turkey |
1995 | 1996 | |
| Fahrettin Genç | Turkey |
1996 | 2000 | 1 TFF Second League champions |
| Ali Osman Renklibay | Turkey |
2000 | 2002 | |
| Kadir Özcan | Turkey |
2002 | 2002 | |
| Ekrem Al | Turkey |
2002 | 2003 | |
| Ali Osman Renklibay | Turkey |
2003 | 2004 | |
| Uğur Tütüneker | Turkey |
2004 | 2005 | |
| Hüsnü Özkara | Turkey |
2005 | 2006 | |
| Abdullah Avcı | Turkey |
2006 | 2011 | 1 Turkish Cup Final |
| Arif Erdem | Turkey |
2011 | 2012 | |
| Carlos Carvalhal | Portugal |
2012 | 2012 | First non-Turkish manager |
| Bülent Korkmaz | Turkey |
2012 | 2013 | |
| Cihat Arslan | Turkey |
2013 | 2014 | 1 TFF First League champions |
| From 1990–91 to 2013–14 season as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor | ||||
| Abdullah Avcı | Turkey |
2014 | 2019 | 2 Süper Lig Runners-up 1 Turkish Cup Final |
| Okan Buruk | Turkey |
2019 | 2021 | 1 Süper Lig champions 1 Turkish Super Cup Final |
| Aykut Kocaman | Turkey |
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Notes
- No information about results
- No Domestic Results
References
- "3. İSTANBUL FATİH TERİM STADYUMU" (in Turkish). ibfk.com.tr. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK" (in Turkish). tff.org. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- Ford, Matt (3 August 2020). "Istanbul Basaksehir: Turkey's new football champions with strong Erdogan links". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- Wilks, Andrew (13 March 2019). "How a small Istanbul team with government links rose to challenge Turkey's football elite". The National. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü oldu" (in Turkish). basaksehir.bel.tr. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "İstanbul Başakşehir'de Fenerbahçe maçı öncesi flaş gelişme!" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "Elia wins Turkish league title with Istanbul Basaksehir". Football Oranje. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Istanbul's Medipol Başakşehir wins first ever Turkish Süper Lig title". Daily Sabah. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "İstanbul Başakşehir Wins Turkish Super Lig For First Time In Club's History". BeIn Sports. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
- "Istanbul Basaksehir win Turkish title for first time to end big three dominance". The Guardian. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- "UEFA coefficients". uefa.com. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- "A TAKIM". Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- "Idari Kadro". ibfk.com.tr/.
- "TEKNİK HEYET". ibfk.com.tr/teknik-heyet/.
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