Çetinkaya Türk Spor Kulübü which is also known as "Kırmızı Şimşekler" (Red Thunders) is a

Turkish Cypriot Turkish Cypriots or Cypriot Turks ( tr, Kıbrıs Türkleri or ''Kıbrıslı Türkler''; el, Τουρκοκύπριοι, Tourkokýprioi) are ethnic Turks originating from Cyprus. Following the Ottoman conquest of the island in 1571, about 30,00 ...

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based in

North Nicosia North Nicosia or Northern Nicosia ( tr, Kuzey Lefkoşa ; el, Βόρεια Λευκωσία) is the capital and largest city of the ''de facto'' state of Northern Cyprus. It is the northern part of the divided city of Nicosia, and is governed b ...

. They are the most decorated team in

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

History

Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü was founded in 1930, and was one of the founding members of the

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

in 1934, the sole

team in the league (with 7

Greek Cypriot Greek Cypriots or Cypriot Greeks ( el, Ελληνοκύπριοι, Ellinokýprioi, tr, Kıbrıs Rumları) are the ethnic Greek population of Cyprus, forming the island's largest ethnolinguistic community. According to the 2011 census, 659,115 r ...

teams:

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou ( el, Αθλητική Ένωση Λεμεσού, translation=Athletic Union of Limassol) commonly known as AEL, is a Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL also maintai ...

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Olympiakos Nicosia Olympiakos Nicosia ( el, Ολυμπιακός Λευκωσίας, ''Olympiakos Lefkosias'') is a football club based in Nicosia, Cyprus and competes in the Cypriot First Division. The club was founded in 1931, and is a founding member of the C ...

Aris Limassol Aris Limassol (Greek: ''Άρης Λεμεσού'') is a Cypriot football club based in Limassol and one of the founder members of Cyprus Football Association. The club's colours are green, black and white, and their home is the Tsirion Stadiu ...

APOEL APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fo ...

, and

EPA Larnaca EPA Larnaca (, ''Enosis Pezoporikou Amol'') was a Cypriot football club based in the city of Larnaca. Founded in 1930 with the merge of two local clubs, Pezoporikos and AMOL, the club was a founding member of Cyprus Football Association and part ...

). The club merged with Çetinkaya Türk Esnaf Ocağı (founded in 1943) on 1949, changing its name to Çetinkaya Türk Spor Birliği. The club went on to become the first team to keep the Cyprus FA Shield permanently after winning it thrice on 1951, 1952, and 1954. After the formation of

Cyprus Turkish Football Federation The Cyprus Turkish Football Association ( tr, Kıbrıs Türk Futbol Federasyonu, KTFF) is the governing body of Association football, football in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Established on 29 October 1955, during British Cyprus (187 ...

on 1955, the club became a founding member of the Birinci Lig. Çetinkaya Türk remains the only club to have won both Cypriot leagues, main Cup competition, and Super Cup to date.

Colours

The club colours are

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and

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Team honours

Under Cyprus Football Association (until 1954)

: (1) :: 1950–51 *

Cypriot Cup The Cypriot Cup () is the main cup competition in Cypriot football, run by the Cyprus Football Association (CFA). It began in 1934, the same season with the Cypriot Championship. It is the second most important competition for Cypriot club team ...

: (2) :: 1951–52, 1953–54 ::Runners-up (1): 1952–53 * Pakkos Shield: (3) :: 1951, 1952, 1954

Under Cyprus Turkish Football Association (since 1954)

* Birinci Lig: (13) :: 1957–58, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1961–62, 1969–70, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2011–12 *Kıbrıs Kupası and

Federasyon Kupası The Cypriot Cup ( tr, Kıbrıs Kupası) is the top knockout tournament of the Cyprus Turkish Football Federation, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It was created in 1956 as the ''Kıbrıs Kupası'', and was known as the "Federation Cup" (Turk ...

: (17) :: 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2011 ::Runners-up (1): 1998 * Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kupası: (7) :: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2012 ::Runners-up (3): 1997, 1999, 2000 * Dr. Fazıl Küçük Kupası: (5) :: 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2000 ::Runners-up (3): 1991, 1999, 2001 * Başbakanlık Kupası: (0) :: ::Runners-up (2): 1990, 1998

Footnotes

Extra reading

* Association football clubs established in 1930 Football clubs in Nicosia Football clubs in Northern Cyprus 1930 establishments in Cyprus {{Cyprus-sport-stub