Ataşehir Belediyespor is a Turkish sports club based in the

Ataşehir Ataşehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the Otoyol 2, O-2 and Otoyol 4, O-4 motorways on the Anato ...

district of

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. It is known for its

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team that won the Turkish League championship in 2011, the fourth year of its existence. They defended their title successfully in 2012.

History

The women's team was founded as a high school team, Ümraniye Mevlana Lisesi SK, in 2007. The team was promoted at the end of their first season in the Women's Regional League to the Women's Second League. The next season, they were able to ascend to the Women's First League. The girls became champion in the Junior Women's League also the same year. Representing Turkey at the World Intercollegiate Football Championship held in

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, the high school team placed seventh. The club with financial problems was purchased by the newly established Ataşehir Municipality. The club was renamed Ateşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü in the summer of 2009. They first participated in the national league season 2009–10, ending the season in third place. In the 2010–11 season, the team won the championship three weeks before the end. The women's team represented Turkey in the

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, and also in the

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. Ataşehir Belediyespor competed in the Group 4 of the qualifying round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, lost two and drew one match finishing at third place without advancing to the knockout stage. In the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League, they played in the Group 1, lost two matches and won one match that resulted in the third rank. They were not able to advance further again. Ataşehir Belediyespor women finished the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons runner-up behind

Konak Belediyespor Konak Belediyespor Women's Football () is the women's association football, women's football team of the Turkey, Turkish multi-sport club Konak Belediyespor based in Konak, Izmir, Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The team was established by the ...

. Even though Ataşehir Belediyespor finished the 2014–15 season undefeated and with the same point as

, they lost the play-off game and became again runner-up. The team finished the 2015–16 season as runner-up fourth time in a row. In September 2016, the

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imposed a penalty of six points due to the club's misleading that came in effect in the 2016–17 season. In the 12th week of the 2017–18 league season, Ataşehir Belediyespor hosted their five-time consecutive league champion archrival

. Both teams were undefeated, Ataşehir Belediyespor was league leader with no goals conceded so far. The

-based team won the derby match 4–1, and kept so their rival at bay with five points difference, a consolation for the one goal conceded in the match. Ataşehir Belediyespor became the 2017–18 League champion two matches before the league's end, regaining the title from

, who held the title five seasons in a row. This is the third title of the

-based team in their history. Ataşehir Belediyespor took part in the Group 4 of the 018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League qualifying round held in

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, Hungary between 7–13 August 2018. They lost to the Czech team

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, drew with the host team

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and defeated

KFF Mitrovica KFF Mitrovica (), commonly known as Mitrovica is a women's football club based in Mitrovica, Kosovo. The club play in the Kosovo Women's Football League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Mitrovica is the most successful club in ...

from Kosovo. They ranked third in the group, and failed so to advance to the

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. Ataşehir Belediyespor finished the 2018-19 First League season in the fourth place. They efaeted their arch rival

with 3-1 in the home match of the season's last round. The team finished the 2023-24 Super League season at 14th place, and was relegated to the First League for the next season.

Stadium

Ataşehir Belediyespor play their home matches at

Yeni Sahra Stadium Yeni Sahra Stadium () is a football stadium in the Ataşehir district of the city of Istanbul. The stadium has a capacity of 700 spectators (1000 in 2025) and was built in 2008. Stadium was under renovation between 2024-25. The stadium is curre ...

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neighborhood of Ataşehir district in Istanbul. Opened in 2008, the venue is owned by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and operated by Yeni Sahra Sports Club. The stadium is illuminated for night matches. Its ground is covered by

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. The venue offers a parking lot for up to 50 cars. AtaşehirBelediyespor vs Marmara ÜniversitesiSpor 3 20140119.JPG, Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) in attack at home match against

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( 2013–14 season) AtaşehirBS vs KonakBS 2013-14 01.JPG, Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) in attack at home match against

( 2013–14 season) AtaşehirBelediyesporvsKdzEreğlispor04.JPG, Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) in attack at home match against Kdz. Ereğlispor ( 2013–14 season) AtaşehirBS vs KarşıyakaBESEMS 03.JPG, Ataşehir Belediyespor (white) vs Karşıyaka BESEM Spor in the 2014–15 season AtaşehirGazikent2014-15 (6).JPG, Ataşehir Belediyespor (red) vs Gazikentspor in the 2014–15 season

Statistics

*(¹) Six penalty points had been deducted in the beginning of the season imposed by the

. *(²) Finished Gr. A 8th *(³) Season in progress

Current squad

*Head coach: Levent Avcı

Former managers

* Adnan Katip (2010–2011) * Muharrem Uzun (2012–2013) * Gürkan Çavdar (2013) * Selma İzitaş (2013) * Bahtiyar Topal (2009–2010, 2011–2012, 2013–2015) * Ekrem Köse (2015–216) * Murat Kaya (2016) *

Taner Öner Taner Öner (born March 4, 1971) is a Turkish football manager. Currently, he serves as the manager of the Istanbul-based Ataşehir Belediyespor in the Turkish Women's First Football League. Taner Öner was born in Erzincan, Turkey on March 4, 19 ...

(2016–2017, 2022-2023) * Şeref Aslan (2017)

International results

UEFA Ranking history

Notable former players

;Turkey national team members *

Büşra Ahlatcı Büşra Ahlatçı (born January 23, 1994) is a Turkish women's football midfielder. She last played for Istanbul Defne Spor with jersey number 30 in the 2018-19 Turkish Women's Third League. She was a member of the Turkey girls' national U-19 a ...

(2009–2015, 2016) *

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(2018–2019,2022–2023) *

Merve Aladağ Merve Aladağ (1 March 1993) is a Turkish Women's association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Turkish First League club Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor. With her team, she has also played the UEFA Women ...

(2011–2015) * Elif Ataol (2018–2019) * Bilgesu Aydın (2012–2015) *

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(2010–2015, 2016–2018) *

Kübra Berber Kübra Berber (born April 14, 1996, in Gölcük, Kocaeli, Turkey) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the First League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 6. She is a member of the Turkish national U-19 team ...

(2016–2019) *

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(2011–2015, 2017) *

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(2017–2018) *

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(2009–2017) * Damla Demirdön (2010–2916) *

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(2019) * Hanife Demiryol (2012–2015) * Lütfiye Ercimen (2010–2016) *

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(2014–2016) * Esra Erol (2018) * Başak Ersoy (2010–2013) *

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(2014–2015) *

Başak Gündoğdu Başak Gündoğdu (born 23 April 1992) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Forward (association football), forward currently playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Beşiktaş J.K. (women's football), Beşiktaş with jersey numb ...

(2014–2015) *

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(2013–2017) * Fatma Kara (2014–2017) * Arzu Karabulut (2017–2018) *

Seval Kıraç Seval Kıraç (born April 28, 1988) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Forward (association football), forward currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Kpnak Belediyespor with jersey number 7. She made her UEF ...

(2011–2017) * Beyza Kocatürk (2018–2019) *

Safa Merve Nalçacı Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Defender (association football), defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Beylerbeyi S.K. (women's football), Beylerbeyi S.K ...

(2018) *

Mevlüde Öztürk Mevlüde Öztürk (born December 5, 1988) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Midfielder (association football), midfielder, who last played in the Turkish Women's Second Football League for Fatih Vatan Spor in Istanbul with jersey numb ...

(2013–2015) *

Reyhan Şeker Reyhan Şeker (born May 22, 1984) is a Turkish retired women's footballer who plays as a midfielder. She last played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyesi in Istanbul. She is a member of the Turkey women's nation ...

(2010–2018) *

Ebru Topçu Ebru Topçu (born August 27, 1996) is a Turkish Women's association football, women's footballer who plays as a Striker (association football), striker in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Galatasaray S.K. (women's football), Galatasa ...

(2017–2018) *

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(2017–2018) *

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(2010–2013, 2016–2018) * Berna Yeniçeri (2017–2018) *

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(2010–2018) ;Foreigners * Anastasiya Kunitskaya (2019) * Henriette Akaba (2018) *

Bibi Medoua Bibi Medoua (born Bibi Balbine Laure Medoua on 9 August 1993) is a Cameroonian football defender. She played for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the Turkish Women's First Football League. She is a member of the Cameroonian national team, with which ...

(2014) * Carine Yoh (2016) * Tatiana Matveeva (2011–2013) * Nino Pasikashvili (2016–2017) * Nino Sutidze (2016–2018) *

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(2017) * Cynthia Aku (2022–2023) * Ijeoma Queenth Daniels (2015–2016) *

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(2011–2013) *

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(2014) * Esther Sunday (2018) * Tetyana Kozyrenko (2018) * Danesha Adams (2013)

Honours

;Turkish Women's First Football League * ''Winners'' (3):

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, 2011–12, 2017–18 * ''Runners-up'' (4):

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and glyph. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. This fundamental property has led to its unique uses in other fields, ranging from science to sp ...

, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16 * ''Third places'' (1): 2016–17 ;

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* ''Winners'' (1): 2008–09

Kit history

Squad history

File:AtaşehirBelediyesporSquad201415 (2).JPG, Ataşehir Belediyespor 2014–15 league season File:AtaşehirBelediyespor201516 (4).jpg, Ataşehir Belediyespor 2015–16 league season File:AtaşehirBS201718 (14).jpg, Ataşehir Belediyespor 2017–18 league season File:AtaşehirBS2017-18 (28).jpg, Ataşehir Belediyespor 2017–18 league season File:AtaşehirBS2018-19 (3).jpg, Ataşehir Belediyespor 2018–19 league season File:AtaşehirBS2018-19 (14).jpg, Ataşehir Belediyespor 2018–19 league season File:AtaşehirBS2019-20 (18).jpg, Ataşehir Belediyespor in the 2019-20 Women's First League season's home match against

Beşiktaş J.K. Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (, ), abbreviated as BJK, is a Turkish professional sports club founded in 1903 that is based in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul. The club's football team is one of the Big Three in Turkey and one of the most ...

AtaşehirBS Bus.JPG, Team bus (April 2014)

References

External links

*
Turkish Football Federation website
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