Eskişehirspor Kulübü is a Turkish
football
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club located in
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630.
The city is l ...
. Founded in 1965, Eskişehirspor competed in the top division of Turkish football for 16 years until they were relegated. After being out of the
Süper Lig
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for 12 years the club won the
TFF First League
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playoffs
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and were promoted in May 2008. Since being relegated from the Süper Lig in 2016 they have competed in lower leagues.
History
Early years
Eskişehirspor was founded by merging the regional teams of İdman Yurdu, Akademi Gençlik and Yıldıztepe and was admitted to the Second League in the 1965–1966 season. The team was promoted to the First League in its first professional season. Eskişehirspor became one of the better historically rich
Anatolia
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n clubs despite having never won the
Süper Lig
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between 1968 and 1975. They were runners-up in 1968–1969, 1969–1970, and 1971–1972 seasons. Eskişehirspor won the
Turkish Cup
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in the 1969–1970 season by beating Bursaspor by 4–3 (1–2, 3–1) aggregate and a year after that in 1970–1971 season they lifted the Cumhurbaskanligi Kupasi (
President Cup) by beating Galatasaray once again by the same scoreline 3–2 with all goals coming from the Eskişehirspor legend himself Fethi Heper.
Unforgettable match
One of Eskişehirspor's greatest matches took place in the
1970–71 UEFA Cup
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against
Sevilla FC
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. Eskişehirspor lost the away leg 1–0, but
Fethi Heper won it for them 3–2, scoring a hat-trick in front of a home crowd with only 10 minutes left to play.
1980s and 1990s
After the 80's, Eskişehirspor started to slowly lose their success. The club relegated to Second League in the 1981–82 season after an eventful match against
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 18 km2 and its population is 175,190 (2022). It is located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and ...
at gameweek 34, the last gameweek. The match was halted at 78th minute due to an intemperance caused by Eskişehirspor's supporters, after Beşiktaş's midfielder
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's goal at 76th minute, and match score was changed to 2–1 for Beşiktaş. Eskişehirspor was announced 3–0 unanimously lost by TFF and relegated as 1 point behind of
Gaziantepspor
Gaziantepspor was a Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969 and dissolved in 2020, Gaziantepspor were nicknamed the ''Şahinler'' (The Falcons). The club colours were black and red, and they played their home matc ...
. Also, Beşiktaş finished their championship yearning since 1967. Eskişehirspor returned 1st League in 1983–84 season. They reached
Federation Cup final in 1986–87 season but lost against
Gençlerbirliği by 6–2 aggregate. They won the
Chancellor Cup
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against
Beşiktaş
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after the penalty shootout resulted 4–2, total 6–4. This match was resulted 2–2.
They relegated again Second League after 1–0 lost against
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
, which goal scored by
Tanju at Round 38, which was also last round in 1988–89 season. Eskişehirspor collected 41 points and remained behind of
Altay by average. They relegated to Third League once after finishing third from last at Group A of 2nd League in 1991–92 season. However, they returned to Second League next season after finishing 1st at Group 5 of Third League.
Eskişehirspor finished 1st at 3rd Group in Second League and qualified for Promotion Group in 1994–95 season. They finished 3rd and qualified to Extra Playoff. They defeated successively
Erzurumspor as 2–1,
Adanaspor
Adanaspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Adana; currently, they play in the TFF First League.
The club was founded in 1954 by middle-class merchants and artisans in response to their perceived ali ...
as 3–2, which after extra time and
Aydınspor as 2–1 and returned to First League. Eskişehirspor's new adventure at First League lasted only one season and relegated after 7-1 losing against
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
despite a good start against
İstanbulspor
İstanbulspor Kulübü is a Turkish association football, football and sports club founded by Istanbul High School students in 1926. In 2004–05, they were relegated from the Turkish Süper Lig (Super League) to the TFF First League. For many d ...
and this match finished 3–1 for Eskişehirspor. Eskişehirspor qualified to Promotion Playoff but didn't return to First League in 1997–98. They escaped from relegation to Third League danger and Petrolofisi relegated in 1998–99 season. Eskişehirspor finally qualified to Second League Category B (later Second League), who is third level of Turkish League, after 2000–2001 season.
Back to the Süper Lig
Eskişehirspor finished 1st in 3rd Group of
İddaa League B and played in Promotion Group in 2005–2006 season. They finished 3rd behind of
Kasımpaşa and
Gençlerbirliği Asaşspor and qualified for Extra Playoff matches. Eskişehirspor's first play off match was against
Kardemir Karabükspor
Kardemir Demir Çelik Karabükspor, known simply as Kardemir Karabükspor or Karabükspor, was a Turkish sports club based in Karabük. The team was founded in 1969 after a merger between "Karabük Gençlikspor" and "Demir Çelik Spor". The club ...
. After regular and extra time the match ended in a 0–0 draw. Eskişehirspor advanced to quarter final game after beating them 3–1 in the penalty shoot out. They also defeated
Sarıyer
Sarıyer () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 177 km2 and its population is 350,454 (2022). It is on the northeastern part of Istanbul's European side. Sarıyer al ...
after 6–5 in the penalty shoot out. Regular and extra time the match ended in a 0–0 draw before penalty shoot out. They defeated 3–0
Kartalspor in semifinal and
Pendikspor in final and promoted to First League. Eskişehirspor finished 13th in 2006–2007 season. After a successful season in the
Bank Asya First League, Eskişehirspor finished in 4th place and qualified for the playoffs in 2007–2008 season. The playoffs determine who is going to take the third and final promotion spot for the
Süper Lig
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.
Eskişehirspor's first play off match was against
Diyarbakırspor. The match ended 0–0 after regular and extra time, Eskişehirspor won the penalty shoot out, 6–5.
The final match against
Boluspor was held at the Beşiktaş'
Inonu Stadium in
Istanbul
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. At the end of 90 minutes Eskişehirspor were promoted to the Süper Lig winning 2–0, with goals from
Doğa Kaya and
Coşkun Birdal.
On 3 June 2008, Halil Ünal was elected as the new chairman of Eskişehirspor.
Rıza Çalımbay
Rıza Çalımbay (born 2 February 1963) is a Turkish UEFA Pro Licensed football manager and former player who is currently serving as the head coach of Sivasspor.
Under his leadership, Sivasspor won the 2021–22 Turkish Cup, the first major tr ...
was appointed as manager for the
2008–2009 season. Eskişehirspor beat
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
twice (4–2 at home and 1–0 at away), and draw 2–2 with Fenerbahçe at home in this season and secured Süper Lig status for 2009–2010 season, despite losing 5–2 at home to
Trabzonspor
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on 24 May 2009. The 2009–2010 season was a much more progressive period for ESES. Almost all title chasing clubs were beaten in the Eskisehir Stadium by Kırmızı Şimşekler. ESES had a very poor beginning to the 2010–2011 season, losing 6 matches back to back. Rıza Çalımbay was sacked by the board and Bulent Uygun was announced as the new Coach. Within a short time he and his technical staff solved the main problems of the team, and, after 10 matches, almost qualified for the UEFA Cup, but were ranked 7th in the table at end of the season. During the summer break, Bulent Uygun was fired and Michael Skibbe announced as new coach.
Relegation to amateur level and transfer ban
Eskişehirspor was relegated from the Süper Lig in 2016 and spent 5 seasons in the
TFF First League
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, the second division of Turkish football, before being relegated in 2021. During this period, the club was placed under a transfer embargo starting in 2019, due to months of unpaid wages and a debt of 234 million Turkish Lira.
In 2022, the club suffered back-to-back relegations as it fell to the
TFF Third League
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.
In January 2023, Erkan Koca was elected as the sole candidate at the extraordinary general assembly meeting and became the new president of the club. After the new management took office, Eskişehirspor's transfer ban was lifted in February 2023 after 7 transfer periods following the letter of no debt received from its creditors. At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club was relegated to the
Turkish Regional Amateur League
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.
Crest and colours
The unmistakable emblem was actually designed by
Eskisehirspor's first club chairman
Aziz Bolel
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and perfected by graphic designer
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People
* Selâhattin Âdil (1882–1961), Ottoman Arm ...
, the three stars represent the merger of
Akademi Gençlik,
İdmanyurdu and
Yıldıztepe.
The club colours were inspired by French club
Stade Rennais
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' 1964–1965
Coupe De France
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win, the board saw Rennes lifting the cup celebrating on the front page of a football magazine and immediately fell in love with the club colours and adopted them as their own believing that it would bring them good luck.
Stadium
Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium
Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium () is a
multi-purpose stadium
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in
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630.
The city is l ...
,
Turkey
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. It was used mostly as Eskişehirspor's home ground. The stadium was built in 1953 and held 13,520 people. It was named after the
Turkish statesman
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ( 1881 – 10 November 1938) was a Turkish field marshal and revolutionary statesman who was the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first President of Turkey, president from 1923 until Death an ...
.
New Eskişehir Stadium
New Eskişehir Stadium
The New Eskişehir Stadium () is a stadium in Eskişehir, Turkey. It opened to the public in late 20 November 2016 and has a capacity of 32,500 spectators. It is the home ground of Eskişehirspor. It replaced the club's former home, Eskişehir A ...
is a multi-use
stadium
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in the Sazova neighborhood of (Southwest of Eskişehir metropolitan area)
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630.
The city is l ...
,
Turkey
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. The all-seated stadium has a capacity of nearly 32,500 people.
It was also one of the 9 candidate host stadiums of the
Turkish bid for
EURO 2016
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. Despite losing the election, the Chairman of TFF said "we have to work on these stadiums like a winner of the election; I'm going to talk about it with the Prime Minister".
The inner walls of the stadium are constructed partially with serigraphic glass to provide maximum transparency from the inside and to emphasise its open character at night. A tram line connects the New Eskişehir Stadium with the city centre, the airport and the university. A new express ring road around the city also passes just south of the stadium.
On 7 January 2010, the Eskişehirspor president, Halil Ünal, Eskişehir mayor, Prof. Dr. Yılmaz Büyükerşen and Eskişehir governor, Mehmet Kılıçlar, signed the agreement to construct the new stadium in Muttalip.
The stadium also replaced the
Eskişehir Atatürk Stadium, former home ground of Eskişehirspor.
It opened to the public on 20 November 2016.
Supporters
The supporters create a great atmosphere during the season with their Band Team (known a
BandoESES. Besides BandoESES, there is another supporter group (known a
KoreoESES, who create very different and unique shows, with some beautiful choreographies for every match, at the stadium and on the road. Eskisehirspor supporters are really different than others when it comes to supporting their club through 2nd and even 3rd divisions. They regard their old fashioned stadium as holy grounds and reject the idea that it be moved to the outskirts of the city for the modern one. Because of their passionate, obsessive and dominant atmosphere during matches, they are the envy of many other team's supporters. They have gained recognition and respect as one of the fiercest fanbases in Turkey and are known as a "phenomenon" of Turkish football.
Attendance record
The game in Group VI between Eskişehirspor and ''Manavgat Belediyespor'' of December 15, 2024 had the highest attendances numbers in the history of the
Turkish Regional Amateur League
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with a total of 30,328 spectators.
Bando ESES
Founded in 2006 in the 'Samba Bar',
Eskişehir
Eskişehir ( , ; from 'old' and 'city') is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital of the Eskişehir Province. The urban population of the city is 821 315 (Odunpazari + Tebebasi), with a metropolitan population of 921 630.
The city is l ...
, what started as a group of friends has grown into one of the most well known and respect supporter groups in Turkey. Bando-ESES currently has 23 active musicians playing instruments ranging from
Trumpets
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to traditions
Turkish davul
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drums. They are accompanied by loyal backing members who also help out. The group bring a change to the usual chanting and really liven games up turning matches into a carnival atmosphere. They can help to control the tempo of the game and have a range of musical styles. The group are well organised and are constantly growing.
Controversy
On 14 May 2016, after losing 1–2 to
İstanbul BB, by a late winning goal in the 93rd minute, Eskişehirspor, after all the effort to stay, were relegated from the Süper Lig. Fans of the club, the Eskişehirspor Ultras, upset with this, set their own stadium on fire. The stadium was never used again.
Honours
*
Süper Lig
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**''Runners-up (3):'' 1968–69, 1969–70, 1971–72
*
Turkish Cup
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**Winners (1): 1970–71
**''Runners-up (3):'' 1969–70, 1986–87, 2013–14
*
Turkish Super Cup
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**Winners (1): 1970–71
*
Prime Minister's Cup:
**Winners (3): 1966, 1972, 1987
*
Balkans Cup
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:
**''Runners-up (1):''
1975
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe.
Events
January
* January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...
League participations
*
Süper Lig
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: 1966–82, 1984–89, 1995–96, 2008–2016
*
TFF First League
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: 1965–66, 1982–84, 1989–92, 1993–95, 1996–01, 2006–08, 2016–2021
*
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 ...
: 1992–93, 2001–06, 2021–2022
*
TFF Third League
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: 2022–2023
*
Regional Amateur League: 2023–
Competition history
European record
UEFA club ranking
Players
Current squad
Other players under contract
Managers
*
Abdullah Matay (1965–66)
*
Cihat Arman (1966–67)
*
Abdulah Gegić
Abdulah Gegić (, ; 19 March 1924 – 21 June 2008) was a Yugoslav football manager and player.
Playing career
Following World War II, Gegić played for Metalac Beograd in the inaugural Yugoslav First League season. He later spent four years wi ...
(1 July 1967 – 30 June 1971)
*
Abdullah Matay (1971–72)
*
Tomislav Kaloperović (1973)
*
Abdullah Matay (1973–74)
*
Octavian Popescu (1974–75)
*
Abdullah Matay (1976)
*
Abdulah Gegić
Abdulah Gegić (, ; 19 March 1924 – 21 June 2008) was a Yugoslav football manager and player.
Playing career
Following World War II, Gegić played for Metalac Beograd in the inaugural Yugoslav First League season. He later spent four years wi ...
(1977–78)
*
Abdullah Matay (1981–82)
*
Milorad Mitrović (1981–83)
*
Abdulah Gegić
Abdulah Gegić (, ; 19 March 1924 – 21 June 2008) was a Yugoslav football manager and player.
Playing career
Following World War II, Gegić played for Metalac Beograd in the inaugural Yugoslav First League season. He later spent four years wi ...
(1983)
*
Valeriu Neagu (1984–85)
*
Milorad Mitrović (1985–86)
*
Ender Konca (1986)
*
Đorđe Gerum
Đorđe Gerum (; born 28 September 1940) is a Serbian former football manager and player.
Playing career
Born in Pančevo, Gerum started playing football at his hometown club Dinamo, but soon joined the youth system of Partizan.
After spendin ...
(1986–87)
*
Abdullah Matay (1986–87)
*
Milorad Mitrović (1988–89)
*
Ender Konca (1990)
*
Ilie Datcu (1991)
*
Abdullah Matay (1993–94)
*
Yılmaz Vural (23 May 1995 – 14 Dec 1995)
*
Güvenç Kurtar (1996)
*
Akif Başaran (20 Nov 1998 – 30 June 1999)
*
Buran Beadini
Buran Beadini (born 30 March 1955) is a North Macedonia, Macedonian Association football, football manager and former defender who played for clubs in Yugoslavia and Turkey. He is of Albanians in North Macedonia, Albanian heritage.
Playing car ...
(1999), (1999–00), (2001)
* Yavuz İncedal (2006–07)
*
Metin Diyadin (4 April 2007 – 30 June 2008)
*
Nenad Bijedić
Nenad "Ćeća" Bijedić ( Turkish: ''Nejat Biyediç'' or ''Nejat Vardar''; 24 September 1959 – 15 August 2011) was a Bosnian and naturalized Turkish football manager and player. He began playing football in FK Velez Mostar.
Playing career Cl ...
(21 March 2008 – 1 June 2008)
*
Rıza Çalımbay
Rıza Çalımbay (born 2 February 1963) is a Turkish UEFA Pro Licensed football manager and former player who is currently serving as the head coach of Sivasspor.
Under his leadership, Sivasspor won the 2021–22 Turkish Cup, the first major tr ...
(4 July 2008 – 30 June 2011)
*
Bülent Uygun (6 Oct 2010 – 7 July 2011)
*
Michael Skibbe
Michael Heinz Skibbe (born 4 August 1965) is a German former football player and current manager of J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
He is currently the 2024 ' J.League Manager of the Year'.
Club career
In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wa ...
(18 July 2011 – 21 Dec 2011)
*
Ersun Yanal
Kazım Ersun Yanal (, born 17 December 1961) is a Turkish football manager and former player. His style has always been attacking football doubled up with tactics unprecedented in Turkish football. He enjoys a very respectable place amongst Turki ...
(26 Dec 2011 – 25 June 2013)
*
Ertuğrul Sağlam (28 June 2013 – 5 Jan 2015)
*
Michael Skibbe
Michael Heinz Skibbe (born 4 August 1965) is a German former football player and current manager of J1 League club Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
He is currently the 2024 ' J.League Manager of the Year'.
Club career
In his youth, Skibbe played for SG Wa ...
(8 Jan 2015 – 10 Oct 2015)
*
Ismail Kartal (11 Oct 2015 – 12 Nov 2015)
*
Samet Aybaba
Samet Aybaba (born 3 February 1955, Adana) is a UEFA Pro Licensed Turkish football manager and former player.
Career
He was born 2 March 1955 in Adana. He began a football career in İskenderunspor. He transferred to Beşiktaş JK in 1977–78 ...
(17 Nov 2015 – 19 May 2016)
*
Alpay Özalan (23 Jun 2016 – 14 Mar 2017)
*
Mustafa Denizli (23 Feb 2017 – 30 Jun 2017)
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Sergen Yalçın
Ali Rıza Sergen Yalçın (; born 5 November 1972), known as Sergen Yalçın, Turkish professional football manager and former player. Yalçın is the first individual in Turkish football to win the Süper Lig both as ...
(31 Jul 2017 – 25 Sep 2017)
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Yücel İldiz (25 Sep 2017 – 5 Apr 2018)
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Yılmaz Vural (6 Apr 2018 – 30 Jun 2018)
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Fuat Çapa (7 Aug 2018 – 12 Sep 2019)
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Coşkun Demirbakan (18 Sep 2019 – 25 Dec 2019)
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Mustafa Özer (26 Dec 2019 – 28 Sep 2020)
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İlhan Var (9 Oct 2020 – 5 Jan 2021)
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Yasin Söğüt (21 Jan 2021 – 3 Feb 2021)
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Cengiz Seçsev (3 Feb 2021– 14 Apr 2021)
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Cem Karaca
Muhtar Cem Karaca (5 April 1945 – 8 February 2004) was a Turkish legendary rock musician and one of the most important figures in the Anatolian rock movement. He was a graduate of Robert College. He worked with various Turkish rock bands suc ...
(29 Jul 2021 – 19 Oct 2021)
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Suat Kaya (20 Oct 2021 – 30 Jul 2022)
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Emre Özbayer (4 Jul 2022 – )
See also
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Eskişehirspor (women)
Eskişehirspor Women's Football () is the women's association football, women's football team of the Turkey, Turkish multi-sport club of Eskişehirspor based in Eskişehir,
History
Eskişehirspor entered the national competition in the Turkish ...
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Eskişehirspor Magazine
References
External links
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Eskişehirsporon TFF.org
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Association football clubs established in 1965
Sport in Eskişehir
Football clubs in Turkey
1965 establishments in Turkey
Süper Lig clubs