Konyaspor Kulübü (, Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional
football
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club based in
Konya
Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it D ...
. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium,
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
The Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium ( tr, Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Konya, Turkey. It is primarily used for football matches with Konyaspor being the main tenants. It is part of a complex of spo ...
, since 2014. Konyaspor currently play in the
Süper Lig
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, the top tier of Turkish football. The club colours are green and white.
History
Konyaspor were founded officially with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği on 22 June 1922. As champions of the regional Konya Football League they participated in the
1924 Turkish Football Championship, the first ever national championship in Turkish football. In 1965 the club combined with Meramspor, Selçukspor, and Çimentospor and took the name Konyaspor with black and white as the team colors, and started their first season in the
Second League in 1981. Konyaspor then changed to green and white as the team colours after their merger with the cross-town rivals
Konya İdman Yurdu
Konya İdman Yurdu were a Turkish sports club based in Konya, Turkey. The club were founded on 3 July 1923 and dissolved in 1981, when they merged with Konyaspor. The colours of Konya İdman Yurdu were green and white.
History
Konya İdman Yurdu ...
.
The new team adopted the name of Konyaspor and the colors of Konya İdman Yurdu. In 1987–88 Konyaspor became champions of the
second league and were promoted to the
first league for the first time in their history.
Konyaspor lasted five seasons in the
first league. They played 160 official matches, ending up with 47 wins, 33 draws, and 80 losses. During the 1988–89 season Konyaspor made it to the semi-finals of the
Turkish Cup
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, losing to eventual champions
Beşiktaş. In the
1992–93 season, the club were relegated back to the
second league. After spending 10 seasons in the
second league, Konyaspor returned to
Süper Lig
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as the title holders of the
2002–03 First League with 68 points. During the 2003–04 season Konyaspor made it to the quarter-finals of the
Turkish Cup
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, but then lost to eventual champions
Trabzonspor
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2–1 during extra time. In 2004–05 Konyaspor advanced to the quarter-finals beating
Beşiktaş 3–1, but then lost to
Denizlispor
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5–4 on penalty shoot-outs. In
2008–09 despite the 3–0 home win against
Ankaraspor
Ankaraspor Kulübü (), formerly known as Osmanlıspor (), is a Turkish professional football club based in the country's capital Ankara. Founded in 1978, the club competes in the TFF Second League.
History
Ankaraspor was founded as "Ankara Bele ...
, Konyaspor couldn't avoid relegation as they remained 16th in the table with 38 points which meant their relegation from the
Süper Lig
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. Konyaspor were in the
Süper Lig
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since 2003. However, Konyaspor completed the
TFF First League
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6th and secured a position in the
Promotion Play-offs
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in 2010. Konyaspor then won the Promotion Play-offs and made an immediate return to the
Süper Lig
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after 1 year. They finished the Play-offs 1st with 7 points beating
Adanaspor
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3–1 in the first game,
Karşıyaka
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1–0 in the second and drawing with
Altay 2–2 in the final match. But Konyaspor relegated again in the
2010–11 season.
They returned to the top level two years later. In
2015–16 Konyaspor eventually finished
Süper Lig
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as 3rd, also the best result for them, and qualified for the
UEFA Europa League
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. In
2016–17 they play for the first time in their history in
European competitions and draw in
Group H with
Shakhtar Donetsk
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,
Braga
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and
Gent
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* Ghent (Dutch language, Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
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** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghen ...
. They finished the group in fourth place with five losses, one draw and without winning any match. Also in the same season they reached the
Turkish Cup
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final for the first time in their history. On 31 May 2017 Konyaspor defeated
İstanbul Başakşehir to win their first ever
Turkish Cup
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in the club's 95-year history. In the first
Turkish Cup final since the
2007–08 season in which none of
Istanbul
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's "big three" clubs
Beşiktaş,
Fenerbahçe, and
Galatasaray
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were competing, Konyaspor against
İstanbul Başakşehir finished regular and extra time tied 0–0 and won on penalty shoot-outs with a result of 4–1.
Stadium
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
The Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium ( tr, Konya Büyükşehir Belediye Stadyumu) is a multi-purpose stadium in Konya, Turkey. It is primarily used for football matches with Konyaspor being the main tenants. It is part of a complex of spo ...
is a multi-use stadium in
Konya
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, Turkey. It replaced the ageing
Konya Atatürk Stadium at the end of 2013, which has been in use since the early 1950s. The stadium has a capacity of 42,000 people and is fully covered. Record attendance is 41,007 people in
Turkey
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against
Netherlands
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, 6 September 2015
UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A
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match. The ''Konya Buyuksheir Stadium'' is one of Turkey's biggest stadiums with many sporting events happening there. The national team also plays some of its games there.
Past seasons
Domestic results
League affiliation
*
Süper Lig
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: 1988–93, 2003–09, 2010–11, 2013–
*
TFF First League
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: 1965–69, 1971–79, 1980–88, 1993–03, 2009–10, 2011–13
*
TFF Second League
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: 1969–71, 1979–80
*
Turkish Football Championship
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:
1924
Honours
Leagues
*
1. Lig
**Winners (2):
1987–88,
2002–03
*
2. Lig
**Winners (1):
1970–71
Cups
*
Turkish Cup
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**Winners (1):
2016–17
*
Turkish Super Cup
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**Winners (1):
2017
European history
European participation
;Notes
* GS: Group stage
UEFA ranking
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
Retired number(s)
* 6, retired in memory of football player
Ahmet Çalık
Ahmet Çalık is a Turkish businessman who is the chairman of Çalık Holding. He was made a government minister in Turkmenistan by Saparmurat Niyazov.
He is married with four children and lives in Istanbul.
According to ''Forbes'', his fortu ...
who died in a traffic accident.
Notable players
Most appearances and goals in Süper Lig
''Statistics correct as of the end of the
2016–17 season.
Club officials
Board members
Technical staff
Sponsorship and kit manufacturer
1 Main sponsorship
2 Europe Main sponsorship
See also
*
Konya İdman Yurdu
Konya İdman Yurdu were a Turkish sports club based in Konya, Turkey. The club were founded on 3 July 1923 and dissolved in 1981, when they merged with Konyaspor. The colours of Konya İdman Yurdu were green and white.
History
Konya İdman Yurdu ...
Notes
References
External links
Official websiteKonyaspor on TFF.org
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