Düzcespor is a Turkish

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club located in

Düzce Düzce () is a city in northwestern Turkey, the capital city of Düzce Province, the eighty-first Provinces of Turkey, province in the country. It is the seat of Düzce District.Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. The club colors are red-navy blue.

History

The club was founded in 1967 and the first chairman was Atıf Bilginen. Former Fenerbahçe Chairman

Aziz Yıldırım Aziz Yıldırım (born 2 November 1952) is a Turkish businessman and civil engineer who served as the 36th chairman of the Turkey, Turkish sports club, multi-sport club Fenerbahçe S.K., Fenerbahçe SK. He lost the election held on 3 June 2018 t ...

is the honorary chairman of Düzcespor. The club had tough times after the

1999 İzmit earthquake An earthquake of moment magnitude 7.6 struck Kocaeli Province, Turkey on 17 August 1999. According to official figures, at least 18,373 people died and 48,901 people were injured during the earthquake, and 5,840 people were missing. At least 15 ...

and the

1999 Düzce earthquake The 1999 Düzce earthquake occurred on 12 November at with a moment magnitude of 7.2 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''), causing damage and at least 845 fatalities in Düzce, Turkey. The epicenter was approximately to the eas ...

that hit the city. As a consequence the club withdrew for the 1999–2000 season without losing their right to compete in the following season 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 ...

. In January 2024, the club announced that Şıralık City Stadium would be renamed the İştirak Düzce City Stadium until the end of the season.

League participations

TFF First League The TFF 1. Lig (), currently referred to as Trendyol 1. Lig for sponsorship reasons, is the second level of the Turkish football league system. The league was founded in 2001 as the ''Turkish Second League Category A'' after the reorganization ...

: 1968–1970, 1977–1989, 1994–1998, 1999–2001 *

: 1967–1968, 1970–1977, 1989–1994, 1998–1999, 2022–2024 *

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 ...

: 2001–2003, 2008–2010, 2015–2022, 2024– *

Turkish Regional Amateur League The Turkish Regional Amateur League () is the fifth tier of the Turkish football league system. The tier comprises a number (usually 10-13, varies by season) of groups across Turkey, each consisting of teams grouped according to the regions in ...

: 2010–2012, 2014–15 *Düzce Amateur League: 2003–2008, 2012–14

Current squad

Other players under contract

Out on loan

References

External links

Official website

Düzcespor on TFF.org
Sport in Düzce Football clubs in Turkey Association football clubs established in 1967 1967 establishments in Turkey {{Turkey-footyclub-stub