Ankara Demirspor is a Turkish professional

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club based in

Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...

. They compete in the

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. They were one of the

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's founding members in 1959. By winning the former

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, they became Turkish champions for the first and only time. They played 13 seasons in the Super League and relegated to the Second League in 1971 and never returned to the top division. Ankara Demirspor is one of the 38

Demirspor ''Demirspor'' clubs in Turkey are founded by the employees of the Turkish Railways (TCDD), similar to the Lokomotiv sports clubs of Eastern Europe. Most ''Demirspor'' clubs have jersey colours blue and navy, and bear the TCDD symbol on their log ...

clubs in Turkey that are founded by the employees of the Turkish Railways (TCDD), similar to the Lokomotiv sports clubs of

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. Most ''Demirspor'' clubs have jersey colours identical to Ankara Demirspor, and bear the TCDD symbol on their logo. Ankara Demirspor and

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are the only ''Demirspor'' club that compete in the Turkish Professional Football League System, and Ankara Demirspor is the only one that is still affiliated with TCDD.

History

The club was founded on March 16, 1930. Today, the colours of the club are navy blue, blue, and white. The former colours of the team were red and green.

League Participations

Turkish Super League Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * 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 ...

: 1958–71 *

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 ...

: 1971–83, 1995–98 *

: 1984–95, 1998–06, 2015–16, 2018- *

TFF Third League TFF 3. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Third League) is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Football League.Turkish Third Footba ...

: 2006–15, 2016–18 *

Turkish Regional Amateur League The Turkish Regional Amateur League ( tr, Bölgesel Amatör Ligi) is the fifth tier of the Turkish football league system. The tier comprises a number (usually 11-13, varies by season) of groups across Turkey, each consisting of teams grouped ac ...

: 1983–84

Honours

: Winners (1):

* National Division : ''Runners-up (1):''

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Prime Minister's Cup The Prime Minister's Cup ( tr, Başbakanlık Kupası) was a association football, football competition organised by the Turkish Football Federation in Turkey. It began in 1944 and continued until 1950 as a unique kind of super cup competition bet ...

: ''Runners-up (1):'' 1947 *

Ankara Football League The Ankara Football League ( tr, Ankara Futbol Ligi) was founded as a regional football league for Ankara based clubs in 1922. In the period from 1924 to 1935, the winners of the Ankara League qualified for the former Turkish Football Championship ...

: Winners (5): 1938–39, 1942–43, 1946–47, 1947–48, 1958–59 : ''Runners-up (3):'' 1948–49, 1956–57, 1957–58

Current squad

Out on loan

References

External links

Official websiteAnkara Demirspor on TFF.org
{{TFF Second League Football clubs in Ankara 1930 establishments in Turkey Association football clubs established in 1930 Railway association football teams Süper Lig clubs