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Adanaspor is a Turkish professional
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club based in
Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ...
, currently performing at the
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. The club is founded in 1954 by the middle-class merchants and artisans in response to the alienation within city's then most popular club,
Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and the ...
, who were supported by workers, financed by landowners and governed by TCDD staff. Having played their first game in 1956 and became known as Adana derby, both clubs compete for the citywide support and domination since then. Adanaspor jersey colors, orange-white, symbolizes orange and cotton, the main harvests and believed by the club fans to be the true representation of the city.
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Adanaspor shares the
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as homeground with their archrival.5 OCAK – ADANA DEMİRSPOR
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Adanaspor were one of the most successful clubs of Turkish Football League in 1970s and early 1980s. ''Toros Kaplanları'' (
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Tigers) were the Runners-up at the 1980-81 season, having participated at the top division for total of 22 years. The club also competed at the
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for three years.Tarihçe
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History

A club under the name of Adanaspor was first founded in 1932 and competed in the Adana Amateur League.
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pen named internationally known novelist Mehmet Raşit Öğütçü was one of the first players of this club.
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Current Adanaspor were founded on January 23, 1954 by Mehmet Şanlıtürk, Mustafa Bekbaş, Erol Erk, Ali Gedikbaş and Dr. Muzaffer Eraslan. The clubs' original colours were yellow and navy. They competed in the amateur league until 1966. Adanaspor merged with Akinspor and Torosspor in order to become a fully professional club. They were admitted into the TFF First League, 2. Lig (Second Division) in their first season as a professional club. After the merge, they changed their colours to orange and white. The club competed in the 2. Lig until they earned promotion to the 1. Lig (
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) at the conclusion of the 1970–71 season. They won their first cup, the Gençlik ve Spor Bakanlığı Kupası in 1973. Adanaspor defeated İzmir Denizgücü 2–0 in the final, with Behçet Arkun and Orhan Yalçınkaya scoring the goals. They spent thirteen straight years in the 1. Lig, from 1971–84, competing in the
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three times and the Balkans Cup once. Adanaspor finished fourth1975–1976 1.Lig
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at the end of 1975–76 season, their highest finish in the top-flight at the time. They went on to best their record, finishing second in 1980–81. They were relegated for the first time in 1984, but earned promotion back in 1988 after winning the 2. Lig. However, due to financial troubles, the club could not keep up their level of performance and were relegated back to the 2. Lig at the end of the 1990–91 season. The club spent the next several years bouncing back and forth between leagues. The club spiraled out of control in the mid-2000s, declaring bankruptcy in 2005. They were relegated three times in a row, ending up in the 3. Lig (Fourth Division) in 2006. However, they earned double promotion in 2006–07 and 2007–08. They had been competing in the 1. Lig (Second Division) until 2016, narrowly missing out on promotion to the Süper Lig at the end of the 2009–10 season. Adanaspor finished 6th 1st League in 2011–12 season and qualified to Promotion Play-offs. They defeated
Çaykur Rizespor Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in Rize. The club play in the TFF First League. The club was founded on May 19, 1953, with green-yellow as club colours, but later changed to blue-green. Since 1990, the team ...
with a 4–1 aggregate but were beaten by Kasımpaşa a 3–2 score (normal time score was 2–2) after extra time and missed return to top level. Finally Adanaspor guaranteed to return Süper Lig after defeating Gaziantep BB as 3–2 at away match coming from 0–2 deficit on 24 April 2016.


Stadium and the facilities

Adanaspor play their home matches at the
New Adana Stadium New Adana Stadium ( tr, Yeni Adana Stadyumu) is a football-specific stadium in the Sarıçam district of Adana, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontine ...
in Sarıçam district since February 2021. South side of the stadium are designated for Adanaspor fans and are painted to orange and white. The stadium has a seating capacity of 33,543 and it is shared with
Adana Demirspor Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a sports club based in Adana, Turkey. Founded by railway workers in 1940, the club is competitive in football, watersports, racquet sports and martial arts. Football team's thriving success at the Adana League and the ...
. The club played their home games at the 5 Ocak Stadium from 1954 to 2021. Professional football team training ground is the Çatalan Tesisleri, 25 km north of the city, in the
Karaisalı Karaisalı is a small town and a district in Adana Province of Turkey, administratively a part of the Metropolitan Municipality of Adana. The area contains the reservoirs of Çatalan and Nergizlik. There is a wrestling tournament in late-April t ...
district. The facility has 4 football fields, swimming pool, fitness center and staff-player residences. The main facility for the youth teams is the Osman Yereşen Facility in the
Çukurova Çukurova () or the Cilician Plain (''Cilicia Pedias'' in antiquity), is a large fertile plain in the Cilicia region of southern Turkey. The plain covers the easternmost areas of Mersin Province, southern and central Adana Province, western Osman ...
district. The facility has two pitch and a residence building. Some age groups of the youth team train at the Gündüz Tekin Onay training facility, which is also in Çukurova district.


Supporters and rivalries

Adanaspor are traditionally supported by the merchants and artisans of the city. Until the change in the club management in early 2000s, Adanaspor had a loyal fan base and had spectator average of 10000 to 15000 at every game. Since the club converted into a one-owner private company, although they continued to be supported at a good season, level of loyalty diminished sharply. During the seasons in which Adanaspor had poor results, average number of spectators fell down to 1500, way below the averages of the years from 1970 to 2000. Adanaspor's main supporters group is "Turbeyler". Their permanent location at the 5 Ocak Stadium is the GKA (South Stands) which they call it the 'Arjantin Köşe' (en:Argentine Corner). Before 2000s at the derby matches, the West and the large East stand were shared equally by Adana Demir and Adanaspor fans, Adana Demir fans settle at the north seats of these Stands and Adanaspor fans settle at the south section. Since 2000s, the entire West and East Stands were open only to the fans of the official host of the derby match. When Adana Demirspor is hosting, Adanaspor fans are only allowed to the 1600-seat South Stand and when Adanaspor is hosting, Adana Demirspor fans are only allowed to the 1600-seat North Stand.


Honours

*
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**Runners-up (1): 1980–811980–1981 1.Lig
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**Third Place (1): 1975–76 * 1. LigAt the time of their win, the 2. Lig was the Second Division in the
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. However, after the 1. Lig became the Süper Lig in 2001, the 2. Lig became the 1. Lig and a newly created 2. Lig was put into place. The old 2. Lig became the 3. Lig.
**Winners (3):1970–71, 1987–88, 2015–16 ŞAMPİYONLAR Türkiye Profesyonel 2. Ligi
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Competitions

* Adana League: 12 years/ 1954–66 *
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: 56 years/ 1966- ** First Tier (Süper Lig): 22 years/ 1971–84, 1988–91, 1998–01, 2002–04, 2016–2017 ** Second Tier (1. Lig): 31 years/ 1966–71, 1984–88, 1991–98, 2001–02, 2004–05, 2008–16, 2017- ** Third Tier (2. Lig): 2 years/ 2005–06, 2007–08, ** Fourth Tier (3. Lig): 1 year/ 2006–07


European participations

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference.
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/
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: Balkans Cup: UEFA ranking history:


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Affiliated clubs

The following club(s) are currently affiliated with Adanaspor: * Beşiktaş J.K. (2015–present)


References


External links


Official websiteAdanaspor on TFF.orgAdana
{{City of Adana Sport in Adana
Adanaspor Adanaspor is a Turkish professional football club based in Adana, currently performing at the TFF First League. The club is founded in 1954 by the middle-class merchants and artisans in response to the alienation within city's then most popular c ...
Association football clubs established in 1954 1954 establishments in Turkey Süper Lig clubs