Ahmed Kutucu
Ahmed Kutucu (born 1 March 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Turkish club Eyüpspor. Born in Germany, he has represented the Turkey national team. Club career Kutucu began his youth career with Sportreunde Haverkamp in 2003, before moving to the youth team of Rot-Weiss Essen in 2006. In 2011, he joined the youth sector of Schalke 04. On 11 December 2018, Kutucu made his first team debut for Schalke in the UEFA Champions League, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Cedric Teuchert in the 1–0 home win against Lokomotiv Moscow. He scored his first Bundesliga goal on 22 December 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute to replace Yevhen Konoplyanka in a 3–1 away win against VfB Stuttgart. On 21 January 2021, Kutucu joined Eredivisie club Heracles Almelo on a loan deal until the end of the season. On 4 July 2021, Kutucu moved to Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir. On 12 January 2022, Kutucu agreed to join 2. Bundesl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Schalke 04
Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The "04" in the club's name derives from its formation in 1904. Schalke have been one of the most popular professional football teams in Germany, even though the club's heyday was in the 1930s and 1940s. Schalke have played in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system, since 2022, following promotion from the 2. Bundesliga in 2021–22. As of 2022, the club has 160,000 members, making it the second-largest football club in Germany and the fourth-largest club in the world in terms of membership. Other activities offered by the club include athletics, basketball, handball, table tennis, winter sports and eSports. Schalke have won seven German championships, five DFB-Pokals, one DFB Ligapokal, one ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Lokomotiv Moscow
FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three occasions; the Soviet Cup twice; and the Russian Cup a record nine times. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Club Association suspended the team. History Early years Lokomotiv was founded as Kazanka (Moskovsko-Kazanskaya Zh.D) in 1922. In 1924, the club brought together the strongest football players of several lines of the Moscow railway system as KOR ("Club of the October Revolution"). In 1931, the club was again renamed to Kazanka (Moskovskaya-Kazanskaya Zh.D) and in 1936, it was eventually renamed to as it is known today, Lokomotiv (the name means "Locomotive"). During the Communist rule, Lokomotiv Moscow club was a part of the Lokomotiv Voluntary Sports Society and was owned by the Soviet Ministry of Transporta ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018–19 FC Schalke 04 Season
The 2018–19 FC Schalke 04 season was the 115th season in the football club's history and 28th consecutive and 51st overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 also were participating in this season's editions of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal, and the first-tier continental cup, the UEFA Champions League. This was the 18th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covered a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019. Players Squad information Transfers In Out Club Kit Supplier: Umbro Umbro is an English sports equipment manufacturer founded in 1924 in Wilmslow, Cheshire and based in Manchester. They specialise in football and rugby sportswear featuring their ''Double Diamond'' logo. Umbro products are marketed in over 10 ... / Sponsor: Gazpro ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship
The 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship (also known as UEFA Under-19 Euro 2018) was the 17th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (67th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual international youth football championship organised by UEFA for the men's under-19 national teams of Europe. Finland hosted the final tournament, between 16 and 29 July, after being selected by UEFA on 26 January 2015. A total of eight teams competed in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 1999 eligible to participate. Same as previous editions held in even-numbered years, the tournament acted as the UEFA qualifiers for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The top five teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the UEFA representatives, besides Poland who qualified automatically as hosts. In the final, 2017 runners-up Portugal beat the 2016 losing finalists Italy 4–3, after extra-time, to win their first title in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship Squads
Each national team submitted a squad of 20 players, two of whom had to be goalkeepers. Players in boldface have been capped at full international level since the tournament. Ages are as of the start of the tournament, 16 July 2017. Group A Finland Finland named their squad on 13 July 2018. Head coach: Juha Malinen Portugal Portugal named their squad on 11 July 2018. Head coach: Hélio Sousa Norway Norway named their squad on 4 July 2018. Head coach: Pål Arne Johansen Italy Italy named their squad on 11 July 2018. Head coach: Paolo Nicolato Group B Turkey Turkey named their squad on 16 June 2018. Head coach: Vedat İnceefe Ukraine Ukraine named their squad on 13 July 2018. Head coach: Oleksandr Petrakov France France named their squad on 12 July 2018. Head coach: Bernard Diomède Bernard Nicolas Thierry Diom ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New Zealand National Under-17 Football Team
The New Zealand Under 17's football team, more commonly known as the Young All Whites, is controlled by New Zealand Football and represents New Zealand in international Under 17 or youth football competitions. New Zealand was the host nation for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Competition record OFC U-17 Championship The OFC Under 17 Qualifying Tournament is a tournament held once every two years to decide the only two qualification spots for the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) and its representatives at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Since 2018 it has been renamed as the OFC U-16 Championship and held in the year preceding the U-17 World Cup. FIFA U-17 World Cup 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup Current squad The followi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkish Football Federation
The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Süper Lig, Turkish Football League and the Turkish Cup. Governed competitions Leagues The Turkish football league system is divided into eight tiers, ranging from the top-tier Süper Lig to local amateur divisions. Cups The Turkish Cup changed its name to the Federation Cup (Turkish: ''Federasyon Kupası'') in the 1980–81 season, then back to Turkish Cup in 1992–93. Hosting bids Turkey has had several unsuccessful bids to host the UEFA European Football Championship, UEFA European Championship. Turkey submitted a joint bid with Greece for UEFA Euro 2008, which failed. Their bid for UEFA Euro 2012 was also unsuccessful, with the competition going to Poland and Ukraine. The federation also submitted a bid to host UEFA Euro 2016, but on Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the 17th FIFA U-17 World Cup, a biennial international football tournament contested by men's under-17 national teams. Organised by FIFA, the tournament took place in India between 6 and 28 October 2017, after the country was awarded the hosting rights on 5 December 2013. The tournament marked the first time India have hosted a FIFA tournament and the first Asian country to host U-17 World Cup since United Arab Emirates in 2013. The attendance for this World Cup was a record 1,347,133 surpassing China's record in 1985 with 1,230,976. The matches were played in six stadiums in six host cities around the country, with the final taking place at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Twenty-three teams, besides the host India, managed to qualify for the tournament via participating in their various continental under-17 tournaments. In the first round of the tournament finals, the teams competed in round-robin groups of four for points, where the top two t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup Squads
The following is a list of all the squads of the national teams participating in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Each team had to name a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers) by the FIFA deadline. All players of its representative team must have been born on or after 1 January 2000. Those marked in bold have been capped at full International level. Group A India Head coach: Luís Norton de Matos United States Head coach: John Hackworth Colombia Colombia named their squad on 15 September 2017. Head coach: Orlando Restrepo Ghana Ghana named their squad on 21 September 2017. Head coach: Paa Kwesi Fabin Group B Paraguay Head coach: Gustavo Morínigo Mali Head coach: Jonas Komla New Zealand New Zealand named their squad on 21 September 2017. Liam Moore was called up to as an injury replacement for Jorda ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the Second Football League, which was the second level of the Turkish league system between 1963 and 2001. The league was called ''Türk Telekom Lig A'' in the 2006–2007 season, and was renamed to ''TFF First League'' prior to the 2007–08 season. As of 16 January 2008 the league was renamed as Bank Asya 1. Lig. In April 2012 Bank Asya withdrew as sponsor of the league. During the 2012-2016 seasons the league was known under the terms of a sponsorship deal as the PTT 1. Lig. Nowadays the league is called the ''TFF First League'' once again. Before the 2005–06 season, the top three teams were promoted to Süper Lig and the bottom three teams were relegated to the Turkish Second League Category B. Since the 2005–06 season through 2008 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eredivisie
The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is considered one of the best European leagues. As of the 2020–21 season, it is ranked the sixth-best league in Europe by UEFA. The Eredivisie consists of 18 clubs. Each club meets every other club twice during the season, once at home and once away. At the end of each season, the two clubs at the bottom are relegated to the second level of the Dutch league system, the (First Division), while the champion and runner-up of the are automatically promoted to the Eredivisie. The club finishing third from the bottom of the Eredivisie goes to separate promotion/relegation play-offs with six high-placed clubs from the . The winner of the Eredivisie claims the Dutch national championship. Ajax have won the most titles with 36. PSV Eindhoven are ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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VfB Stuttgart
Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart (), is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club's football team is currently part of Germany's first division, the Bundesliga. VfB Stuttgart has won the national championship five times, most recently in 2006–07, the DFB-Pokal three times and the UEFA Intertoto Cup a record three times. The football team plays its home games at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, in the Neckarpark which is located near the Cannstatter Wasen, where the city's fall beer festival takes place. Second team side VfB Stuttgart II currently plays in the Regionalliga Südwest, which is the second highest division allowed for a reserve team. The club's junior teams have won the national U19 championships a record ten times and the Under 17 Bundesliga six times. A membership-based club with over 72,000 members, VfB is the largest sports club in Baden-Württemberg and the eighth-largest football club in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |