Boluspor is a Turkish professional

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club located in the city of

Bolu Bolu is a city in Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province. The population is 131,264 (2012 census). The city has been governed by mayor Tanju Özcan ( CHP) since local elections in 2019. It was the site of Ancient Claudiopolis a ...

. The clubs plays in red and white kits, and have done so since their formation in 1965.TARİHÇE
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, Şenol Fidan, Müfit İkizoğlu and

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. Domestically, the club has won the

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on one occasion, finishing as runner-up to the

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. Their greatest success in top-flight football came in 1974, when they finished in third place.

History

Boluspor became a professional club when they entered the TFF Second League (now TFF First League) during the 1966–67 season. They were first promoted into the TFF First League (Now Super League) after the 1969–70 season. They finished third, their highest finish in the Süper Lig in 1973-74 season. The club has competed in continental competition once, losing to

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, in the 1974–75

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. They also competed in the now defunct

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, winning matches against clubs such as Sofya Akademik and Sport Clup Bacau, but never won the cup.

League participations

Süper League: 1970-79, 1980–85, 1986–92 First League: 1966-70, 1979–80, 1985–86, 1992–96, 1997-2001, 2007- Second League: 1996-97, 2001-2002, 2005-2007 Third League: 2002-2005

Honours

: **Runners-up (1): 1981 *

: **Winners (1): 2007 *

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: **Winners (1): 1970 *

: **Winners (1): 1981 *

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: **Runners-up (3): 1974 *

: **Runners-up (4): 1983

European competitions

Players

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

References

External links

Official websiteBoluspor
on TFF.org Sport in Bolu Football clubs in Turkey Association football clubs established in 1965 1965 establishments in Turkey Süper Lig clubs {{Turkey-footyclub-stub