Balıkesirspor is a Turkish

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based in

Balıkesir Balıkesir () is a city in the Marmara Region, Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a Metropolitan municipalities in Turkey, metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province ...

. Established in 1966, the

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team played in the

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after achieving promotion having finished as runners-up of the

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in 2013–14. The team's previous promotion was 40 years before that. Their stadium, the all-seater

Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium Balıkesir Atatürk Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Balıkesir, Turkey. The stadium holds 15,800 all-seater and was built in 1973 and re-built in 2010. It abides UEFA standards for TFF standards for hosting TFF Second League, TFF First ...

, has a capacity of 15,800.

History

Balıkesirspor was founded on 6 June 1966 and started to compete in

Turkish Second Football 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 continua ...

in 1967–68 season. On 20 August 1967, it played its first competitive match against

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and won 3–1. Kadir Gürsoy scored the first goal of the club in that match. The club won its first title in 1974–75 season under the management of Rıdvan Kösemihal and promoted to

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, the top level of Turkish Football. Despite being 4th in the first half of the season, Balıkesirspor finished its first season in the top level in the last place and was relegated to Second League. After competing in Second League for 10 consecutive seasons, the club was relegated to Third League, the third level of Turkish football at that time. In the 1991–92 season, Balıkesirspor earned promotion after finishing first in Third League Group 7. They made the play-offs in the 1995–96 season by finishing their group first, but lost the chance for returning to the top tier after being defeated by Karabükspor. The following season, Balıkesirspor was one of the relegated sides. Another relegation came in 2001, which meant the club dropped to the amateur leagues. The promotion back to professional football in 2006 marked the starting point of the revival of the club. Following four promotions in eight seasons, Balıkesirspor has returned to the top flight after 39 years.

Current squad

Competitions

*1966–75: Turkey Second League *1975–76: Turkey First League *1976–86: Turkey Second League *1986–92: Turkey Third League *1992–97: Turkey Second League *1997–01: Turkey Third League *2001–06:

Amatör Futbol Ligleri The Super Amateur Leagues () comprises a number of football leagues that make up the sixth tier of the Turkish football league system.TFF Third League The TFF 3. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Foot ...

*2010–13:

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 ...

*2013–14:

*2014–15:

*2015–22:

*2022–23:

*2023–''present'':

TFF Third League The TFF 3. Lig (), currently referred to as Nesine 3. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the fourth level in the Turkish football league system. It was founded in the 2001–02 season as a continuation of then third level division Turkish Third Foot ...

Honours

* 1974–75:

''White Group'' Champion * 1991–92:

''9th Group'' Champion * 2005–06:

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''8th Group'' Champion * 2012–13:

''White Group'' Champion

References

External links

Balıkesirspor Official WebsiteBalıkesirspor on TFF.org
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