football
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club located in the city of
Antalya
Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...
. The club's colours are red and white. They play their home matches at the
Antalya Stadium
The Antalya Stadium, officially branded as Corendon Airlines Park for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Antalya, Turkey. It is used mostly for football matches, hosting Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulü ...
. 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 Kupası ...
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 highest ...
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 ...
Ä°stanbulspor
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
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twice and the
UEFA Cup
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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 Kupası ...
in
2000
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but lost 5–3 to Galatasaray. Antalyaspor competed in the
UEFA Cup
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the following season, defeating Werder Bremen 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
Pavol Straka (born 13 December 1980) is a Slovak football player who currently plays for ''ESV Schwarzenau''. Pavol Straka made his debut for Antalyaspor against Çaykur Rizespor on 6 August 2006. He also scored Antalyaspor's 500th Turkish Super ...
scored the club's 500th goal in top-flight football. In the following year they were relegated back to the
TFF First League
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, 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 at play-off finals with 6–3 after Penalty shoot-outs on 7 June 2015 and promoted to Süper Lig once again, spending only one season at TFF First League.
Sponsorship naming
*
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 i ...
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
Antalya () is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish cit ...
and Spor (sport in
Turkish
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* of or about Turkey
** Turkish language
*** Turkish alphabet
** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation
*** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey
*** Turkish communities and mi ...
) 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
Antalya Atatürk Stadium ( tr, Antalya Atatürk Stadyumu) was a multi-purpose stadium in Antalya, Turkey. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional ...
which fell into disrepair from 2009 onwards and forced the first team to relocate to
Akdeniz University Stadium
Akdeniz University Stadium ( tr, Akdeniz Üniversitesi Stadyumu) is a multi-use stadium at Akdeniz University, Antalya, on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. It is home to the Turkish Süper Lig team Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulübü is a Turki ...
which holds 7,083 spectators. It is located on the
Mediterranean
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coast of
Turkey
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and is owned by Akdeniz University. In 2013 Antalyaspor began construction of their new stadium,
Antalya Stadium
The Antalya Stadium, officially branded as Corendon Airlines Park for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in Antalya, Turkey. It is used mostly for football matches, hosting Turkish Süper Lig club Antalyaspor
Antalyaspor Kulü ...
. 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
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, or Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 Surname Law (Turkey), until 1934 ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish Mareşal (Turkey), field marshal, Turkish National Movement, re ...
, founder of the
Republic of Turkey
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.
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 Kupası ...
2020–21
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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 a ...
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 ...
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 ...