Malatya Spor Kulübü is a Turkish
sports club
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based in
Malatya
Malatya ( hy, Մալաթիա, translit=Malat'ya; Syro-Aramaic ܡܠܝܛܝܢܐ Malīṭīná; ku, Meletî; Ancient Greek: Μελιτηνή) is a large city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey and the capital of Malatya Province. The city h ...
, mainly concentrated on football. Previously their colors were yellow and black (prior to 1984). They played in
First League for 11 seasons. They are the first team located in Eastern Anatolia which qualified for a European cup,
2003–04 UEFA Cup
The 2003–04 UEFA Cup was won by Valencia in the final against Marseille. It wrapped up a league and UEFA Cup double for Valencia.
Porto could not defend their title as they automatically qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League and a ...
. They relegated to amateur level after matches played on 31 March 2011. They finally relegated to Malatya First Amateur League after five successive relegation due to financial difficulties.
League participations
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Turkish Super League
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: 1984–90, 2001–06
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TFF First League
The TFF 1. Lig, officially known as Spor Toto 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization of the ...
: 1967–68, 1973–77, 1980–84, 1990–01, 2006–09
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TFF Second League
TFF 2. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Second League), is the third level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season with the name of ''Turkish Second League Category B'' as a continuation of the then second lev ...
: 1968–73, 1977–80, 2009–10
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TFF Third League
TFF 3. Lig (Turkish Football Federation Third League) is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Football League.Turkish Third Footba ...
: 2010–11
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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 ...
: 2011–12
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Amatör Futbol Ligleri
The Super Amateur Leagues ( tr, Süper Amatör Ligleri) comprises a number of football leagues that make up the sixth tier of the Turkish football league system.UEFA Cup
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Europa League
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External links
Malatyaspor's official web site
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Sport in Malatya
Football clubs in Turkey
Association football clubs established in 1966
1966 establishments in Turkey
Süper Lig clubs
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