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Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of
Antalya la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 07xxx , area_code = (+90) 242 , registration_plate = 07 , blank_name = Licence plate ...
. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the Antalya Stadium. In Turkey, the club won the First League twice in 1982 and 1986 and finished as runners-up for the
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye KupasÄ ...
in 2000 and in 2021.


History

Antalyaspor was established in 1966 when three local teams (Yenikapı SuSpor, İlk Işıkspor and Ferrokromspor) united to establish a club for the coastal city of Antalya. The club competed in the lower divisions of the
Turkish football league system The Turkish football system is divided into the following leagues. Men Süper Lig Süper Lig is the highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF. Other professional divisions TFF 1. Lig, is the second highes ...
before promotion to the
Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
in 1982–83. Their first stint of top-flight football lasted for two years, and they were relegated to the
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 ...
at the end of the 1984–85 season. Though promoted to the next season they were relegated again. They competed in the
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 ...
until the end of the 1993–94 season, when they beat
İstanbulspor İstanbulspor is a Turkish football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05 they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to TFF 1. Lig. For many decades it was the fourth most famous and ...
3–2 in the final playoffs. Their longest stint of top-flight football lasted until 2001–02. During that time span, the club competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup twice and the
UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay ...
once. They reached the finals of the
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye KupasÄ ...
in
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but lost 5–3 to
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. Antalyaspor competed in the
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the following season, defeating
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2–0 before losing 6–0 in the second leg. The club was relegated at the end of the 2001–02 season, finishing one point below the relegation zone. The club earned promotion back to the
Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
after placing second in the 2005–06 1.Lig. On 3 December 2006, Pavol Straka scored the club's 500th goal in top-flight football. In the following year they were relegated back to the
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 ...
, but earned promotion again the next season. They finished ninth at the end of the 2009–10 season. Finished the regular fixtures of 2014–15 TFF First League season at 4th place, Antalyaspor beat
Samsunspor Samsunspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.Penalty shoot-outs on 7 June 2015 and promoted to Süper Lig once again, spending only one season at TFF First League.


Sponsorship naming

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Medical Park Medical Park Hospitals Group, which has been active in the health care sector since 1995, offers service in various provinces of Turkey with more than 6,000 doctors and employees, 17 hospitals in total. Medical Park is the biggest hospital group ...
Antalyaspor 2010–2014 *
Fraport Fraport AG Frankfurt Airport Services Worldwide,TAV Antalyaspor 2020–present


Colours and badge

The club emblem includes capital letters A and S which stands for
Antalya la, Attalensis grc, Ἀτταλειώτης , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 07xxx , area_code = (+90) 242 , registration_plate = 07 , blank_name = Licence plate ...
and Spor (sport in Turkish) respectively. In the middle of these letters, there is the figure of
Yivli Minare The Yivli Minaret Mosque ( tr, Yivliminare Camii; lit. "Fluted Minaret" Mosque), also known as the Alaaddin Mosque ( tr, Alaaddin Camii) or simply Grand Mosque ( tr, Ulu Camii), in Antalya is a historical mosque built by the Anatolian Seljuk Su ...
which is one of the several symbols of the city of Antalya. Three rectangular shapes on the Yivli Minare represent the unity of the three teams of Antalya.


Stadium

Antalya's first stadium was Antalya Atatürk Stadium which fell into disrepair from 2009 onwards and forced the first team to relocate to Akdeniz University Stadium which holds 7,083 spectators. It is located on the
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coast of
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
and is owned by
Akdeniz University Akdeniz University ( tr, Akdeniz Üniversitesi) is a public research university established in Antalya, Turkey. It has been chosen as the second most beautiful university in Turkey, after Boğaziçi University, with its campus having a wide and gr ...
. In 2013 Antalyaspor began construction of their new stadium, Antalya Stadium. This stadium, which opened in the summer of 2015, seats 33,032 spectators and features a football park, education centre, football academy, and extra training pitches to host camps of European or Asian teams. The stadium is nicknamed ''"100. Yıl"'' (Centenary), after the major artery of the same name, ''"100. Yıl Bulvarı"'', which passes directly south of the plot. This thoroughfare was named in commemoration of the 100th birthday of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, founder of the Republic of Turkey.


Honours

1. Lig *Winners: 1981–82, 1985–86 *Runners-up: 2005–06, 2007–08
Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup ( Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye KupasÄ ...
*Runners-up: 1999–2000, 2020–21
Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup ( Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known ...
*Runners-up:
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League affiliation

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Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...
: 1982–85, 1986–87, 1994–02, 2006–07, 2008–14, 2015– *
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 ...
: 1966–82, 1985–86, 1987–94, 2002–06, 2007–08, 2014–15


Statistics


Domestic seasons


European history


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


Club officials


Technical staff


Board members


Coaching history


References


Footnotes


Citations


Further reading

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External links


Official websiteAntalyaspor on TFF.org
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