The Turkey national football B team, also known as the Turkey A2 national football team is a
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
for the
Turkey national football team
The Turkey national football team ( tr, Türkiye Millî Futbol Takımı) represents Turkey in men's international Association football, football matches. The team is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation ( tr, Türkiye Futbol Federasyonu ...
. It features players from the
A2 Ligi
The U21 Ligi is the reserve team league for the top Turkish association football teams in the Süper Lig and 1. Lig. The league is split into western and an eastern division.
History
The league started in 1989-1990 and was named TFF PAF Ligi (Pr ...
. The team played their first match in 2002 at the 2003 Future Cup. They have played 23 matches, winning eleven, drawing eight, and losing four.
The team is currently coached by
Gökhan Keskin.
History
The A2 team was seldom used from the foundation in 2002 until 2008.
When
Guus Hiddink
Guus Hiddink (; born 8 November 1946) is a Dutch former football manager and professional player. He enjoyed a long career playing as a midfielder in his native Netherlands. Retired as player in 1982, Hiddink went into management, leading both c ...
took over the senior squad, he re-introduced the reserve squad. The team came together for their first camp in
Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
in November 2010. The team played their first matches against Belarus in February 2011.
The team participated in the
2012 Toulon Tournament
The 2012 Toulon Tournament was the 40th edition of the Toulon Tournament and took place from 23 May to 1 June. Colombia were the defending champions, but they did not participate this year.
Mexico U-23 won their first tournament title by defeat ...
from 23 May to 1 June.
They finished in second place after losing the final to Mexico.
They also won the
2011–13 International Challenge Trophy.
At the
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games
The 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games was an international sporting event held in Palembang, Indonesia from 22 September to 1 October 2013. The 2009 event, originally scheduled to take place in Iran, and later re-scheduled for April 2010, was cancelle ...
in
Palembang
Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
, the team took the bronze medal defeating the squad of
Saudi Arabia
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2-1.
Results and statistics
Olympic Games
Mediterranean Games
Most appearances and goals
;Appearances
;Goals
Squads
Current squad
The squad as of 11 September 2013, which participated at the
3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in
Palembang
Palembang () is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River on the eastern lowland of southern Sumatra. It had a population of 1,668,848 at the 2020 Census. Palembang ...
,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
from 22 September to 1 October 2013.
Coach:
Ersoy Sandalcı
Honours
*
International Challenge Trophy
The International Challenge Trophy, originally known as the European Challenge Trophy, is an international association football competition. It is open to national teams featuring semi-professional U-23 footballers who have not yet won senior inter ...
:
2011–13
*Future Team Cup: 2002–03,
2004–05
References
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A2-team
European national B association football teams
A2 Ligi