Bucaspor was a professional Turkish

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club based in

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, Izmir. Formed in 1928, Bucaspor were nicknamed Fırtına (Storm). The club colours were yellow and navy. It was dissolved in 2020.

History

Bucaspor was the fifth football club to be based in Izmir, following Karşıyaka S.K. (1912), Altay S.K. (1914), Altınordu S.K. (1923), and Göztepe A.Ş. (1925). Yellow and navy were chosen for the club colours. Former president Yusuf Muhafiz pushed to make red one of the colours of the club, to distinguish it from Istanbul-based club Fenerbahçe. The colour has since been removed. Bucaspor merged with Altay and Altınordu as Üçokspor in 1937. These clubs were separated again in 1939. The club did not compete professionally for most of its history till 1984–85 season. They were promoted to the 2.Lig after beating Edremitspor 1–0 on 6 May 1990, which gave them professional status. Bucaspor reached the play-offs of the 2.Lig twice, in 1994 and 1996, but failed to win promotion to the 1.Lig. The club earned promoted to the top-flight of the Turkish football pyramid on 8 May 2010. Their 4–0 win over

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sealed their second-place finish in the

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, which resulted in automatic promotion to the

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ntvmsnbc.com , accessed 20 May 2010 However, Bucaspor relegated after one year in Super League. Bucaspor also played quarter final in Turkish Cup in 2011. In 2005 a women's football team of Bucaspor was established. The Bucaspor Ladies Football Team finished runner-up in the Turkish Women's Football Premier League in 2008 and 2009. Due to the

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epidemic and financial debts in the 2020-21 season, Bucaspor decided not to participate in the amateur league and folded on September 1, 2020.

Bucaspor Football Academy

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. The academy founded in 2007. Before this time Bucaspor educated important players for Turkish football. Some of these players are

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, Sercan Kaya, Hasan Kabze,

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and

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in 2010. Bucaspor management made a decision that all the young teams would play all their matches with team who younger one age. They have been playing about this since 2010–2011 season. Also Şirinyerspor and Buca Belediyespor are pilot teams of Bucaspor. Bucaspor and

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have the biggest football academy in Turkey.

Honours

* 1.Lig: **Runners-up (1): 2010 * 2.Lig: **Winners (1): 2009 * 3.Lig: **Winners (1): 1990 *

TSYD Cup The TSYD Cup ( tr, Türk Spor Yazarları Derneği Kupası, Turkish Sports Writers Association Cup) was a friendly football competition in Turkey. The tournament started in 1963. It was played throughout six regions in Turkey: Adana, Ankara, Istanbu ...

: **Winners (1): 2008 * Izmir Football League: **Winners (1): 1937–38 *

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: **Quarter Final (1): 2010–11

League participations

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2010–2011 * First League 1990-2001, 2009–2010, 2011–2015 * Second League 1984-1990, 2001–2009, 2015-2018 * Third League 2018-2019 *

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 ...

2019-2020 * Izmir Regional League 1928–1984

Rivalry

Bucaspor has rivalries with other İzmir teams which include Göztepe,

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, Altay, Altınordu and

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References

External links

Official website

Bucaspor on TFF.org
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