Manisaspor is a Turkish professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club located in the city of

Manisa Manisa (), historically known as Magnesia, is a city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province. Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port cit ...

. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.TARİHÇE
manisaspor.org.tr , accessed 28 May 2010 The club colours are red, white, and black. Manisaspor play their home matches at Manisa 19 Mayis Stadi.

History

Manisaspor was founded in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, although the club was not located in Sakarya. The original club colours were black and white. Sakaryaspor won the Manisa Amateur League 15 times, and finished 3rd in the Turkish Amateur League in 1954. The club ceased operations during World War II, but continued competing in 1946. In 1964, Manisaspor were allowed to compete professionally in the 1.Lig as Manisa Sakaryaspor.1964–1965 1. Lig
turkish-soccer.com (Erdinç Sivritepe), accessed 28 May 2010 In their first season, the club finished with 16 points, earning them relegation. However, on 15 June 1965 at 21:00, Sakaryaspor officially became Manisaspor, and the club was allowed to compete in the 1. Lig again. Manisaspor spent the first forty years of their existence in the lower leagues of the

Turkish football league system The Turkish football system is divided into the following leagues. Men Süper Lig Süper Lig is the highest level in the Turkish football league system and is operated by the TFF. Other professional divisions TFF 1. Lig, is the second highes ...

. In 2001, they received a financial boost from

Zorlu Holding Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul. History The Zorlu group was founded by Ha ...

, who injected the club with money. In turn, Manisaspor were re-branded as Vestel Manisaspor. Their first promotion to the Süper Lig came in 2005 under the guidance of manager

Levent Eriş Levent Eriş (born 17 September 1962) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player. References 1962 births Living people Turkish footballers İzmirspor footballers Samsunspor footballers Alanyaspor footba ...

Ersun Yanal Kazım Ersun Yanal (, born 17 December 1961) is a Turkish football coach who last managed Süper Lig club Antalyaspor. His style has always been attacking football doubled up with tactics unprecedented in Turkish Football, featuring a new scient ...

was named new manager for the 2005–06 season. At the end of the winter break in the 2006–07 season, Manisaspor were flying high in fourth position. However, they could not keep up the results, finishing in 12th place, four points away from relegation. Manisaspor finally relegated from First League after finishing it as 16th in 2014–15 season and returned to third level after 13 years.

Colours and badge

Manisaspor originally wore black and white kits. The club changed their badge, removing the Vestel moniker and replacing it with the club's foundation year (1965).

League participations

* Super League: 2005–2008, 2009–2012 * First League: 1964–1978, 1980–1983, 1991–1993, 1994–1995, 2002–2005, 2008–2009, 2012–2015, 2016–2018 * Second League: 1978–1980, 1984–1991, 1993–1994, 1995–2002, 2015–2016, 2018- * Amateur Level: 1931–1964, 1983–1984

Manisali Tarzan

The club has a loyal following in the city. Their ultras are known as ‘ Tarzanlar’, named after a local hero known as ‘

Manisa Tarzanı Tarzan of Manisa ( Turkish: ''Manisa Tarzanı'') is a pseudonym of Ahmet bin Carlak (1899, Samarra, Ottoman Empire – 31 May 1963, Manisa, Turkey), a Turkish environmentalist who lived on Mount Sipylus near Manisa, in western Turkey, for 40 y ...

’ (

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

). He was a veteran of WW1 decorated with military honors who gave up his privileges, giving all his money to the poor, to commit his life to the reforestation of Manisa after most of the city's trees and green areas were burned down during the

Greco-Turkish War (1919–1922) The Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, ota, گرب جابهاسی, Garb Cebhesi) in Turkey, and the Asia Minor Campaign ( el, Μικρασιατική Εκστρατεία, Mikrasiatikí Ekstrateía) or the Asia Minor Catastrophe ( el, Μικ ...

.www.turkish-football.com

Current squad

Managers

Reha Kapsal Reha Kapsal (born 11 April 1963 in Diyarbakır) is a Turkish football manager. He is a widely known head coach and manager in Turkish Süper Lig and 1. Lig for his training sessions and tactical point of view. He was also a footballer, and pla ...

(2001) *

Mustafa Denizli Mustafa Denizli (born 10 November 1949) is a Turkish football coach and former player. He has managed many notable Turkish football clubs, including ''"Istanbul Big Three"'' ( Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray and Beşiktaş) and has won the Süper L ...

(2003–04) *

(Oct 2005 – May 7) *

Giray Bulak Giray Bulak (born on 9 March 1958 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a Turkish football coach who was most recently the manager of Fatih Karagümrük. Coaching history Giray Bulak has been coaching since 1983, In 1989, he worked at Ipswich Town for six mo ...

(March 2007 – Jan 08) * Yilmaz Vural (Jan 2008 – March 8) *

(March 2008 – June 9) *

Mesut Bakkal Mesut Bakkal (born 19 March 1964) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish professional football manager and former midfielder. He played for Denizlispor, and later was manager of Ankaragücü, Denizlispor, Gaziantepspor, Gençlerbirliği S.K., Karabük ...

(2009–10) *

(2010) *

Hakan Kutlu Hakan Kutlu (born 14 January 1972) is a Turkish football manager and former player. As a player, he played as a central defender and was a long time captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the s ...

(July 2010 – Sept 10) *

Hikmet Karaman Hikmet Karaman (born March 9, 1960) is a Uefa Pro Licensed Turkish football manager. He most recently managed Kayserispor. In the beginning of his coaching career, Hikmet Karaman worked as an assistant coach for managers like Reinhard Saftig ...

(Sept 2010 – June 11) *

Kemal Özdeş Kemal Özdeş (born 10 May 1970) is a Turkish football manager and former player who most recently served as manager of Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor. Personal He was born in Manisa, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the R ...

(Aug 2011 – Jan 12) *

Ümit Özat Ümit Özat (born 30 October 1976) is a Turkish professional football manager and former player. Club career Born in Ankara, Özat initially played for Gençlerbirliği and for Fenerbahçe as a central defender or a defensive midfielder. Later ...

(2012) *

Taner Taşkın Taner Taşkın (born 27 October 1972) is a retired Turkish football defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scori ...

(?-)

References

External links

Official websiteManisaspor on TFF.orgManisaspor and Turkish football club info and news in English
{{commons category, Manisaspor Association football clubs established in 1965 Sport in Manisa Football clubs in Turkey 1965 establishments in Turkey Süper Lig clubs