Batman Petrolspor

Batman Petrolspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Batman. Formed in 1960, the club colours are red, white, and black and they play their home matches at Batman Arena. The club is named Petrolspor because Batman is the largest producer of oil in Turkey.[1]

Batman Petrolspor
Full nameBatman Petrol Spor Kulübü
Founded1960
GroundBatman Arena, Batman
Capacity15,000
ChairmanSüleyman Çalık
ManagerÖzgür Vurur
LeagueTFF Third League
2018–19TFF Third League, Group 1, 11th
WebsiteClub website

History

Batman Petrolspor was founded in 1960 with several branches including athletics, basketball, football, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The club played amateur football in the Diyarbakır regional leagues until 1986 when they won promotion to the 3.Lig. The club won promotion to the 2.Lig soon after and competed in the division for several years.[2]

They have never won promotion to the Süper Lig, falling in the 2.Lig promotion semi-finals to Göztepe. The club were relegated to the 3.Lig at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season, and have competed in the division since then. Their greatest success in the Turkish Cup came in 1977 when they reached the fourth round, losing to Kocaelispor 3–0 on aggregate.[3] At the time, Batman Petrolspor were still competing in the Turkish Regional Amateur League.[2]

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at Batman Arena. The stadium seats 15,000 spectators and is covered by grass. The club previously played its home matches at the 16 Mayıs Stadium.

Noted players

Batman Petrolspor have produced Orhan Kapucu, a Batman native, and Ozan İpek, both capped by the Turkey national football team. Kapucu went on to play for several clubs, most notably Fenerbahçe.[4] He earned his solitary cap in a Euro 1988 qualifying match against Northern Ireland on 12 November 1986.[5] İpek currently plays for Bursaspor, winning the 2009-10 Süper Lig.[6] He earned his first cap for the Turkey national football team in a friendly match against Honduras on 3 March 2010.[7]

References
  1. Batman britannica.com, accessed 25 June 2010
  2. Tarihçe Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine batmanpetrolsk.org (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
  3. Pekin, Cem 1976–1977 – 15. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 25 June 2010
  4. FENERBAHÇE'NIN 1988–1989 SEZONU Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine turkfutbolu.net (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
  5. Orhan Kapucu Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine scoreshelf.com, accessed 25 June 2010
  6. Bursaspor şampiyon! cnnturk.com (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
  7. TÜRKİYE HONDURAS tff.org (in Turkish), accessed 25 June 2010
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