Batman Petrolspor is a professional
Turkish football
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club located in the city of
Batman
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. Formed in 1960, the club colours are red, white, and black and they play their home matches at
Batman Arena. The club is named Petrolspor because Batman is the largest producer of oil in
Turkey
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.
[Batman]
britannica.com, accessed 25 June 2010
History
Batman Petrolspor was founded in 1960 with several branches including athletics, basketball, football, swimming, volleyball, and wrestling. The club played amateur football in the
Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır (; ; ; ) is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province.
Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, ...
regional leagues until 1986 when they won promotion to the
3.Lig. The club won promotion to the
2.Lig soon after and competed in the division for several years.
[Tarihçe]
batmanpetrolsk.org , accessed 25 June 2010
They have never won promotion to the
Süper Lig
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, falling in the 2.Lig promotion semi-finals to
Göztepe. The club were relegated to the 3.Lig at the conclusion of the 2005–06 season, and have competed in the division since then. Their greatest success in the
Turkish Cup
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came in 1977 when they reached the fourth round, losing to
Kocaelispor
Kocaelispor is a Turkish football club based in İzmit. They were founded in 1966 and played in the top level between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. Their best finish was in 1992–93 season, where they finished fourth. They have won the Turkish C ...
3–0 on aggregate.
[Pekin, Ce]
1976–1977 – 15. Türkiye Kupası
turkish-soccer.com, accessed 25 June 2010 At the time, Batman Petrolspor were still competing in the
Turkish Regional Amateur League
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.
Stadium
The club plays its home matches at
Batman Arena. The stadium seats 15,000 spectators and is covered by grass. The club previously played its home matches at the 16 Mayıs Stadium.
Noted players
Batman Petrolspor have produced
Orhan Kapucu
Orhan Kapucu (born 29 September 1959, in Batman) is a Turkish former footballer and most recently the manager of Batman Petrolspor.
Club career
Kapucu played for Fenerbahçe S.K., Diyarbakırspor, Samsunspor and Malatyaspor in the Turkish Sà ...
, a Batman native, and
Ozan Ä°pek, both capped by the
Turkey national football team
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. Kapucu went on to play for several clubs, most notably
Fenerbahçe.
[FENERBAHÇE'NIN 1988–1989 SEZONU]
turkfutbolu.net , accessed 25 June 2010 He earned his solitary cap in a
Euro 1988
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The tournament crowned the Nethe ...
qualifying match against
Northern Ireland
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on 12 November 1986.
[Orhan Kapucu]
scoreshelf.com, accessed 25 June 2010 Ä°pek currently plays for
Bursaspor
Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.
In th ...
, winning the
2009-10 Süper Lig.
[Bursaspor ÅŸampiyon!]
cnnturk.com , accessed 25 June 2010 He earned his first cap for the Turkey national football team in a friendly match against
Honduras
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on 3 March 2010.
[TÃœRKÄ°YE HONDURAS]
tff.org , accessed 25 June 2010
Current squad
References
External links
Official websiteBatman Petrolspor on TFF.org
{{TFF Second League
Association football clubs established in 1960
Sport in Batman, Turkey
Football clubs in Turkey
1960 establishments in Turkey