Ataşehir Belediyespor is a Turkish sports club based in the

Ataşehir Ataşehir is a district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Ma ...

district of

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. It is known for its women's football 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

2011–12 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2011−12 UEFA Women's Champions League was the eleventh edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held in the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany on 17 May 2012. As in the past two Champions League seasons, ...

, and also in the

2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League The 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League was the 12th edition of the European women's championship for football clubs. The final was held at Stamford Bridge, London, England on 23 May 2013. Team allocation and distribution The national champio ...

. 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 ( tr, Konak Belediyespor Bayan Futbol Takımı) is the women's football team of the Turkish multi-sport club of Konak Belediyespor based in Konak district of İzmir, Turkey. The team was established by the d ...

. 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

Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Süper Lig, Turk ...

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

MTK Hungária FC Magyar Testgyakorlók Köre Budapest Futball Club or shortly MTK is a Hungarian football club based in Józsefváros, Budapest. The team currently plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II. The club's colours are blue and white. As one of the most suc ...

and defeated

KFF Mitrovica KFF Mitrovica ( sq, Klubi Futbollistik për Femra 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 count ...

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 ( tr, Yeni Sahra Stadı) is a football stadium in the Ataşehir district of the city of Istanbul. The stadium has a capacity of 700 spectators and was built in 2008. The stadium is currently used for football matches only, a ...

in Yenisahra 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.

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 (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 ...

(2009–2015, 2016) * Nagehan Akşan (2018–2019,2022–2023) *

Merve Aladağ Merve Aladağ (1 March 1993) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish First League club Kdz. Ereğli Belediye Spor with jersey number 23. With her team, she has also played the Champions League. She is a member of the Turk ...

(2011–2015) *

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(2018–2019) *

Bilgesu Aydın Bilgesu Aydın (born June 8, 1994) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Konak Belediyespor in İzmir with jersey number 88. She is member of the Turkey women's national team ...

(2012–2015) *

Çiğdem Belci Çiğdem Belci (born 17 June 1987) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Women's Super League for Beşiktaş in Istanbul with jersey number 5. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2003. Early life Çi ...

(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 s ...

(2016–2019) *

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(2011–2015, 2017) *

Sevgi Çınar Sevgi Çınar (born January 15, 1994) is a Turkish female footballer who plays for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Women's First Football League with jersey number 77. She was part of the Turkey women's U-19 national football team before she entered ...

(2017–2018) *

Sevinç Çorlu Sevinç Çorlu (born December 3, 1990) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Defender (association football), defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Fenerbahçe S.K. (women's football), Fenerbahçe in ...

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

Sibel Duman Sibel Duman (born 23 February 1990) is a Turkish female association footballer, who plays for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Turkish Women's Super League with jersey number 13. She was part of the Turkey women's national football team between 2011 and ...

(2019) *

Hanife Demiryol Hanife Demiryol (born September 19, 1992) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's Second Football League for Akdeniz Nurçelik Spor with jersey number 91. She was a member of the Turkish women's nationa ...

(2012–2015) * Lütfiye Ercimen (2010–2016) *

Medine Erkan Medine Erkan (born 10 September 1995) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Third League for ALG Spor with jersey number 8. She plays for the Turkish women's national team. Career Club Medine Erkan ...

(2014–2016) * Esra Erol (2018) *

Başak Ersoy Başak Ersoy (born October 23, 1991) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's Second Football League for FAdana İdmanyurduspor in the Turkish Women's Super League with jersey number 19. She was member ...

(2010–2013) *

Emine Ecem Esen Emine Ecem Esen (born May 3, 1994) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the First League for Galatasaray with jersey number 8. She is a member of the Turkish national team since 2011. Early life Emine Ecem Esen was bo ...

(2014–2015) *

Başak Gündoğdu Başak Gündoğdu (born April 23, 1992) is a Turkish women's football forward currently playing in the Turkish Women's First League for Beşiktaş with jersey number 15. She played in the Turkish girls' U-17, and plays for the Turkey women' ...

(2014–2015) *

Kader Hançar Kader Hançar (born 12 November 1999) is a Turkish footballer who plays as a striker for the Turkish Women's Football Super League club Beşiktaş, and the Turkey women's national team. Playing career Club Kader Hançar obtained her license ...

(2013–2017) *

Fatma Kara Fatma Kara Şahinbaş (born Fatma Kara; 15 June 1991) is a Turkish women's soccer, women's football Midfielder (association football), midfielder, who plays in Turkish Women's Football Super League for Fenerbahçe Women's Football, Fenerbahçe. ...

(2014–2017) * Arzu Karabulut (2017–2018) * Seval Kıraç (2011–2017) *

Beyza Kocatürk Beyza Kocatürk (born 9 December 1996) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Women's Super League for ALG Spor with jersey number 3. She played for the national girls' U-17 and the women's U-19 teams, before she bec ...

(2018–2019) *

Safa Merve Nalçacı Safa Merve Nalçacı (born 28 July 1993) is a Turkish women's football defender currently playing in the Turkish Women's Football Super League for Beylerbeyi S.K. with jersey number 2. She was part of the Turkey women's national team. Private ...

(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 football midfielder. She last played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyesi in Istanbul with jersey number 17. She is a member of the Turkey women's n ...

(2010–2018) *

Ebru Topçu Ebru Topçu (born August 27, 1996) is a Turkish women's football striker currently playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Galatasaray in Istanbul with jersey number 16. She was admitted to the Turkey women's national football ...

(2017–2018) *

Ece Türkoğlu Ece Türkoğlu (born April 14, 1999) is a Turkish women's football midfielder currently playing in the Turkish Women's First League as captain for Fatih Karagümrük with jersey number 10. She was part of the Turkey girls' national U-15 team, ...

(2017–2018) *

Yağmur Uraz Yağmur Uraz (born February 19, 1990) is a Turkish football striker currently playing in the First League for Galatasaray with jersey number 11. She played in the Turkey women's U-19 national teams before joining the Turkish national team. Cl ...

(2010–2013, 2016–2018) *

Berna Yeniçeri Berna Yeniçeri (born January 26, 1996) is a Turkish women's football defender, who plays in the Super League for Galatasaray. She has been a member of the Turkish national team since 2011. Club career Yeniçeri made her professional debu ...

(2017–2018) *

Duygu Yılmaz Duygu Yılmaz (born May 3, 1988) is a Turkish women's football goalkeeper, who plays in the Turkish Women's Super League for Fatih Karagümrük with jersey number 1. She was a member of the U-17, U-19 and Turkey women's national team. Early ...

(2010–2018) ;Foreigners *

Anastasiya Kunitskaya Anastasiya Kunitskaya ( be, Анастасія Куніцкая; born 22 January 1989) is a Belarusian women's football defender. She played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyespor with jersey number 22. Playing ...

(2019) *

Henriette Akaba Henriette Michèle Akaba Edoa (born 7 June 1992), shortly Henriette Akaba, or Michèle Akaba, is a Cameroonian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for the Turkish Super League club ALG Spor and the Cameroon women's national team. ...

(2018) * Bibi Medoua (2014) *

Carine Yoh Carine Mbuh Ndoum Yoh (born 10 April 1993) is a Cameroonian football forward last played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Ataşehir Belediyespor and the Cameroonian national team. The tall sportswoman plays in the midfield po ...

(2016) * Tatiana Matveeva (2011–2013) *

Nino Pasikashvili Nino Pasikashvili ( ka, ნინო პასიკაშვილი, born December 4, 1991) is a Georgia (country), Georgian women's soccer, football defender (soccer), defender. She played for Ataşehir Belediyespor in the Turkish First Leagu ...

(2016–2017) * Nino Sutidze (2016–2018) * Khatia Tchkonia (2017) * Cynthia Aku (2022–2023) * Ijeoma Queenth Daniels (2015–2016) *

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(2011–2013) *

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(2014) * Esther Sunday (2018) *

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(2018) *

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(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 representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

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

Turkish Women's Second Football League The Turkish Women's Second Football League ( tr, Kadınlar 2. Futbol Ligi) is the third tier league competition for women's association football in Turkey. Format Teams promoted to Women's First League Format As of 2021-22 Season, 26 te ...

* ''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.

References

External links

Club's websiteTurkish Football Federation website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Atasehir Belediyespor Association football clubs established in 2007 2007 establishments in Turkey