Ankaraspor

Ankaraspor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈaŋkaɾaspoɾ]), formerly known as Osmanlıspor (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈosmanɫɯspoɾ]), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. It currently competes in the TFF First League.

Ankaraspor
Full nameAnkaraspor Kulübü
Founded21 March 1978
GroundOsmanlı Stadium
Capacity18,029[1]
Ownerİbrahim Melih Gökçek
ChairmanMehmet Emin Katipoğlu
ManagerMustafa Özer
LeagueTFF First League
2019–20TFF First League, 16th
WebsiteClub website

History

Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Belediye Spor Kulübü" (Ankara Municipality Sport Club) in 1978. The club has undergone several name changes throughout its history. In 1984, they were renamed "Ankara Büyükşehir Belediye Spor Kulübü" (adding "Metropolitan" to the name). The name was simply switched to "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" in 1998. "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" has many sub-divisions branching from its main football division. These include badminton, basketball, boxing, handball, ice hockey, judo, oil wrestling, table tennis, wrestling. Finally, in 2005, the football club changed its name to "Ankaraspor A.Ş." and only focused on football, while "Büyükşehir Belediye Ankaraspor Kulübü" continued its activity on branches other than football.[2] On June 29, 2014, the club adopted the name "Osmanlıspor", which refers to Osman I, founder of the Ottoman Empire.

On 8 September 2020, Osmanlıspor was renamed Ankaraspor back, which was their former name.[3]

Relegation

On September 15, 2009, Ankaraspor was demoted from the Turkish Super League by The Professional Football Disciplinary Committee (PFDK) over its unsportsmanlike relationship with Ankaragücü, which was deemed contrary to sporting competitiveness.[4] All Ankaraspor games in the 2009–10 season were cancelled and awarded 3–0 to Ankaraspor's opponents by default. Ankaraspor was expelled from the Turkish leagues by TFF on 4 August 2010 due to being sued by TFF for objecting to forced relegation in 2009–10.

In the 2013–14 season, they were readmitted to TFF First League. In the 2014–15 season, they were champions of the division, resulting in their promotion to the Süper Lig.

Club badge and colours
Former logo

Ankaraspor's home colours are blue and white.

The previous badge consisted of a blue and white colored shield, which bore the name and the foundation year of the club. The shield featured a view of an Anatolian leopard with some hexagon panels of a football in its head and chest. This animal, which lived in Anatolia and especially near Ankara for a period of time, symbolized the power and dignity of the club.

Stadium

Ankaraspor play their home matches at Osmanlı Stadyumu which was opened in 1974 and renovated in 2008.

European participations
Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup 2R Dubnica 0–4 1–0
1–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League 2Q Zimbru Chișinău 5–0 2–2 7–2
3Q Nõmme Kalju 1–0 2–0 3–0
PO Midtjylland 2–0 1–0 3–0
Group L Villarreal 2–2 2–1
1st
FCSB 2–0 1–2
Zürich 2–0 1–2
R32 Olympiacos 0–3 0–0
0–3

Players

Squad
As of 5 October 2020[5]

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  TUR Emre Koyuncu
2 DF  TUR Ali Ülgen
4 DF  TUR Gökhan Akkan (on loan from Yeni Malatyaspor)
5 MF  TUR Halil Esen
6 MF  SRB Miloš Stanojević (on loan from Ankaragücü)
7 MF  CMR Eric Ayuk
8 MF  TUR Emre Can Atila
9 FW  GHA Basit Abdulraham Umar
11 DF  TUR Mahmut Akan
12 GK  TUR Yusuf Karayel
13 MF  TUR Tevfik Altindag
14 MF  TUR Recep Tasbakir
15 MF  TUR Ilhami Sirachan Nas
17 FW  TUR Erdem Çetinkaya
19 FW  TUR Yigit Kotan
20 MF  TUR Muzaffer Dogan
21 MF  TUR Doğukan Efe
22 FW  TUR Batuhan Altıntaş
23 DF  TUR Mete Çelik
24 GK  TUR Kerem Vergilier
25 DF  TUR Fatih Kizilkaya
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW  TUR Mehmet Tuğrul Başkan
29 MF  CMR Marc Kibong Mbamba
30 GK  ESP Tomás Mejías
33 FW  TUR Hacı Ömer Doğru
34 GK  TUR Berk Balaban (on loan from Galatasaray)
35 FW  NGA Sikiru Olatunbosun
44 MF  TUR Berkay Anil Demir
45 DF  ZIM Alec Mudimu
53 DF  TUR Tunahan Keskin
55 DF  TUR Ercan Yazici
61 MF  TUR Barış Zeren
65 GK  TUR Bayram Kilic
66 DF   SUI Levent Gülen
67 FW  TUR Samed Kaya
70 MF  TUR Engin Bekdemir
88 DF  TUR Tamer Asik
90 FW  NOR Marcus Pedersen
94 MF  TUR Ali Riza Kilic
99 FW  CMR Mbilla Etame
— DF  TUR Kasım Sun

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
— MF  TUR Berk Yiğit Karadağ (at Edirnespor)
— MF  TUR Yigit Kotan (at Edirnespor)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF  TUR Batuhan Yilmaz (at Zonguldak Kömürspor)
— FW  TUR Görkem Can Güner (at Mamak FK)

References
  1. http://www.osmanlispor.com.tr/kulup/stat_ve_tesisler/2
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Osmanlıspor'un ismi değişti Ankaraspor oldu!" (in Turkish). 8 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. "Hürriyet - Haberler, Son Dakika Haberleri ve Güncel Haber". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 7 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  5. "Takım". Ankaraspor. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
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