Akhisarspor Kulübü (Akhisar Sports Club), commonly known as Akhisarspor, is a Turkish professional

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club located in the city of Akhisar.AKHİSAR BELEDİYE GENÇLİK VE SPOR
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and

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and as a result were promoted to the

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. On 10 May 2018, Akhisarspor won their first professional trophy, the

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. On 5 August 2018, they won the

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by beating Galatasaray on penalties.

History

Akhisarspor was founded in 1970 by the merger of three football teams, Güneşspor, Gençlikspor and Doğanspor in

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. Yılmaz Atabarut was the founder and the first president of Akhisar Belediyespor. The club competed in the Turkish regional amateur series until 1984, when it was promoted to the TFF Third League, the fourth level in the

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. Ten years later, in 1994, they were relegated back to the regional amateur league for one season. In 1995, Akhisarspor was promoted back to the third league. In the 2000–2001 season, they advanced to the TFF Second League and after nine years there, they were promoted to the

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. They became the champion of the league in their second season which brought them to the highest level of Turkish football, the

. In 2012, Akhisarspor brought in Bruno Mezenga, Çağdaş Atan and Ibrahima Sonko to strengthen their squad. In January 2013, they signed

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striker Theofanis "Fanis" Gekas who went on to score 12 goals for the remainder of the 2012–13 season, and assisted in the effort to keep the club in the division. Akhisarspor ended on a 14th place in the Süper Lig. In the 2016–17 season, Akhisarspor finished in 7th place on the table, which is the highest position they've been in throughout their history. On 10 May 2018, Akhisarspor won the

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, their first title in their history. This qualified them to the

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for the first time.

Stadium

Akhisarspor played at the Akhisar Şehir Stadium before being promoted to the Süper Lig in 2012. However, the Akhisar Şehir Stadium was not fit for the standards of the league. Consequently, the club had to ground-share with

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Stadium history

Colours and crest

Colours

The official colours of Akhisarspor are green and black, but the team also use the yellow colour. These three colours represent Güneşspor, Gençlikspor and Doğanspor, respectively. As a fourth colour, the club uses white. Nike has been the kit manufacturer of the team since 2012.

Crest

On the crest of the team you can again find the three colours of Akhisarspor. On the crest you can see a ball with wings. The ball is white coloured and the wings are yellow coloured. Above and under the ball you can read the words 'Akhisar' in green and 'Spor' with a black background. Under Spor, we can read '1970' also in black.

League participations

: 2012–2019 * 1. Lig: 2010–2012, 2019–2021 * 2. Lig: 2008–2010, 2021–2022 * 3. Lig: 1984–1994, 1995–2008, 2022– * Amateur Level: 1970–1984, 1994–1995

Recent seasons

Honours

Domestic

League

**Winners (1): 2011–12 * TFF Second League **Runners-up (1): 2009–10 * TFF Third League **Runners-up (1): 2007–08

Cups

**Winners (1): 2017–18 **Runners-up (1): 2018–19 *

**Winners (1):

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**Runners-up (1):

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European record

P = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goals difference.

List of matches

Note: Akhisar score always listed first. UEFA ranking history:

Players

Current squad

Other players under contract

Personnel

Notable managers

References

External links

Akhisarspor on TFF.org
{{Turkish clubs in European football Sport in Manisa Akhisar Belediyespor Association football clubs established in 1970 1970 establishments in Turkey Süper Lig clubs