İstanbul Güngörenspor (formerly known as Güngören Belediyespor) is a
sports
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club located in
Güngören
Güngören is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 7 km2, making it the smallest district of Turkey in terms of land area. Its population is 282,692 (2022), down from a peak of 318,545 in 2007. It is an indus ...
,
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. This club was formed as ''Beyoğlu Kapalıçarşıspor'' in 1983. They moved to Güngören and changed their name to ''Güngören Belediyespor'' in 1994. The club is owned by the municipality of Güngören. This club played in the
TFF Second League
The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, 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 continu ...
and promoted to Bank Asya 1. League after extra play-offs in 2007–2008 season and were relegated to
TFF Second League
The TFF 2. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 2. Lig for sponsorship reasons, 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 continu ...
after the 2008–2009 season. They changed their name to ''İstanbul Güngörenspor'' before the start of the 2011–12 season.
After many promotions and relegations between
third
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and fourth levels of Turkish Football, Güngören B.S. had a chance to promote
TFF First League
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at the end of the 2007 – 2008 season. Though their opponent
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a multi-sports club based in Adana, Turkey. The football department is the most popular department which relegated to TFF 1. Lig on 16 March 2025 after 4 seasons at the Super Lig.
Founded by railway workers of Turk ...
was favourites before the final match at Konya Atatürk Stadium, Güngören B.S. managed to score at the last minute to win 1 – 0 and get promoted.
Following season was hard as expected, Güngören BS tried to secure their place over the relegation zone. Wins against Kasımpaşa S.K. and other title contenders, kept them in mid-table for most of the season. Despite their tries, they were relegated to the Second League after losing 3–1 to