Göztepe Spor Kulübü (, Göztepe Sports Club), also known as Göztepe, is a Turkish

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based in the Göztepe and Güzelyalı neighborhoods of

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. The "AŞ" refers to ''incorporated company'', as besides

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, the club also has departments in

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volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

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, gymnastic,

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, billiards,

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, swimming, and

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. Domestically, the greatest success was achieved when the club became Turkish champions in

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. In 1969 Göztepe became the first

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to play a semi-final in European competitions. Göztepe are one of the last examples of an authentic neighborhood club. They have one of the most devoted and die-hard fan bases in Turkey, despite their downfall between 2002–2008. Their games in the Regional Amateur League attracted more fans than most clubs in the

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History

The club was founded in 1925 as a breakaway from Altay. Their colours are red and yellow. They merged with

İzmirspor İzmirspor is а Turkish football club based in İzmir, Turkey. They were founded with the name Altın Ay on 25 July 1923. Altın Ay merged with rivals Sakarya and formed İzmirspor on 28 November 1930. They are currently playing in the Turkish ...

and Egespor and were renamed as Doğanspor in 1937. Some supporters of İzmirspor opposed the merger and founded Ateşspor in 1938. Doğanspor was renamed again as Göztepe in 1939. Ateşspor was also renamed as İzmirspor the same year. The club's greatest success was the win of the former Turkish Football Championship in

, where the football team won the Final Group in their own city,

. With that, they became the first and only football club from İzmir to become Turkish football champions. Göz Göz also became runners-up in

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. Göztepe enjoyed a successful period between the years of 1963 and 1971 under the supervision of coach Adnan Süvari. Their common starting line-up during that period of success are still remembered today:

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, Mehmet Işıkal, Çağlayan Derebaşı, Hüseyin Yazıcı, Mehmet Aydın, Nevzat Güzelırmak, Nihat Yayöz, Ertan Öznur,

Fevzi Zemzem Fevzi Zemzem (27 June 1941 – 21 March 2022) was a Turkish professional footballer who played as a striker for Göztepe and the Turkey national team. Playing career Zemzem played for Göztepe for his entire fourteen-year professional care ...

, Gürsel Aksel,

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. Starting with 2002–03 season which brought relegation from Süper Lig, Göztepe struggled with financial problems. Due to the inability to reduce their outstanding debt, the football club was banned from signing new players, which resulted in a free-fall with the team being relegated four times in the next five seasons. On 21 April 2007 they lost their last home game 2–0 against

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and were relegated to the Regional Amateur League. On 20 August 2007, the club was sold in an auction to an

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-based business conglomerate Altınbaş Holdings. The owner, businessman İmam Altınbaş, vowed to take Göztepe back to the

, making them one of the top five clubs in

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. The owners of the club were met by the local fan base with initial suspicion. Altınbaş Holdings sold the club to Mehmet Sepil in June 2014, for a sum rumored to be around $9 million. The team competed in the Regional Amateur League for the 2007–08 season but were eliminated by Ayazağaspor after a 6–5

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in Eskişehir. However, on 18 June 2008

merged with Göztepe, so that they took place of

in the

. They played in

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in 2008–09 season and finished 1st in group as qualified to Promotion Group. Göztepe secured promotion to

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after beating Lüleburgazspor 2–0 away from home with 3 weeks remaining before the end of the season. On 19 May 2009, Göztepe defeated

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2–0 at home and crowned as Third League champions. After finishing

as 8th placed in 2009–10, Göztepe won the

White Group trophy and were promoted to

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at the end of 2010–11 season. On 3 May 2015, Göztepe won the

and were promoted to

. On 4 June 2017, Göztepe advanced to the

for the first time since the 2002–03 season. On 19 August 2022, Göztepe became the first Turkish football club to be majority owned by foreign investors with the London based sports investment firm,

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, purchasing a 70% stake in the club.

Rivalries

The main rivals of Göztepe are another İzmir club,

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. When the two teams played on 16 May 1981 while chasing the

title, the game attracted a crowd of 80,000 Persons. The

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recognizes this milestone as a world record for a Second Division football game and ''

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'' published an article named "The biggest non-top-flight attendance ever" including this match. It is one of the most fiercely contested derbies in the world. They also have a rivalry with the other large clubs in

, Altay, Altınordu,

and also Bucaspor.

Stadium

Starting from 1 October 2016, Göztepe ground-shared with Altınordu F.K. and used the

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until their new and very own stadium was built. On 26 January 2020, Göztepe played the first game of their own

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against

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and they are still using this stadium as their home ground.

Stadium history

Honours

League

* Turkish Football Championship ** Champions:

** Runners-up:

** Winners: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1998–99, 2000–01 ** Runners-up: 1989–90, 1990–91 *

** Winners:

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, 2014–15 ** Runners-up: 2013–14 *

** Winners: 2008–09

Cups

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**Winners: 1968–69, 1969–70 **Runners-up: 1966–67 *

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**Winners: 1970 **Runners-up: 1969 * Prime Minister's Cup **Runners-up:

Europe

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**Semi-finalist: 1968–69 *

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**Quarter-finalist: 1969–70

Other achievements

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**Winners: 1962–63 * İzmir Football League **Winners (5): 1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1949–50, 1952–53

Statistics

Leagues affiliation

: 1959–77, 1978–80, 1981–82, 1999–2000, 2001–03, 2017–2022 *

: 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–99, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2011–13, 2015–2017, 2022– *

: 2004–05, 2009–11, 2013–15 *

: 2005–07, 2008–09 * Amateur Level: 2007–08

League results (since 1959)

Continental competitions

Summary

Achievements

Results at UEFA Competitions

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Players

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

Current staff

Board members

Technical staff

Managerial history

Presidential history

References

External links

Official websiteGöztepe on TFF.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goztepe A.S. Football clubs in Turkey Association football clubs established in 1925 1925 establishments in Turkey Süper Lig clubs Sports teams in İzmir