MKE Ankaragücü or fully
Makina ve Kimya Endüstrisi Ankaragücü (), is a Turkish professional
sports club
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located in the city of
Ankara
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. The
football
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team wears a yellow and navy kit and plays its home matches at
Eryaman Stadium following the closure of the
Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.
The club's greatest domestic successes are the
Turkish Football Championship title in
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
and two
Turkish Cups won in 1972 and 1981. They also won the second division on two occasions. Regionally, Ankaragücü have won six
Ankara Football League titles.
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Before the Turkish Leagues – Ankara
turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010. The club have a rivalry with
Gençlerbirliği.
Ankaragücü also operate
cycling
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,
taekwondo
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, and women's
volleyball
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departments. The women's volleyball team have competed in the
Turkish Women's Volleyball League since the 2009–10 season.
History
Early years (1909–1959)
Ankaragücü are based in
Ankara
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, but were founded in
Zeytinburnu
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,
Istanbul
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in 1904 as Altınörs İdman Yurdu. The club competed in the
Istanbul Friday League. It is unclear as to the motive behind the uprooting of the Istanbul-based club to Ankara. Another theory is that the club splintered, with some players following Şükrü Abbas and others following Agah Orhan. Şükrü Abbas founded Turan Sanatkarangücü in 1910. In 1938, both clubs merged to form AS-FA Gücü. The club name was changed for one last time in 1948, with both sides settling on Ankaragücü.
[Tarihçe]
ankaragucu.org.tr , accessed 23 May 2010 Ankaragücü have won the former
Turkish Football Championship in
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
, the greatest success in their history, and reached the third place before in
1924 under the name Anadolu Turan Sanatkarangücü.
1. Lig years and relegation (1959–1981)
The club were one of the original sixteen clubs in the
1959 Turkish National League.
[1959 Milli Lig]
turkish-soccer.com. Retrieved 23 June 2010. They were admitted into the league after finishing second in the Ankara Professional League.
The club finished fifth in the Beyaz Grup (White Group) in the first season of the Milli Lig.
Ankaragücü were relegated to the
2.Lig in 1967–68 after finishing second to last place. The club returned to the top league next season. Ankaragücü were again relegated in the 1975–76 season, but promoted to the
1st League next season. Ankaragücü was relegated for the third time in 1977–1978 season.
Back to 1. Lig (1981–2012)
Ankaragücü returned to the
1st League in 1981 due to a political decision, towards which the
FIFA
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was still powerless back then. The Turkish President
Kenan Evren and
Ankara
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governor
Mustafa Gönül wanted a club from the capital in the 1. Lig and thus saw to that the club gained promotion despite only having finished second in the 2nd division, behind
Sakaryaspor. Ankaragücü had won the
Turkish Cup too.
[1980–1981 Türkiye 2. Ligi]
turkishsoccer.com, accessed 23 May 2010 Ankaragücü has played in the
1st League since then. The club was occasionally successful during the 1990s.
Under
Ersun Yanal's managership, the club has seen two successful seasons, becoming sixth in the 2000–01 season and fourth in the 2001–02 season. After Ersun Yanal left the club, Ankaragücü found it in a struggle to be saved from relegation each year and were in full-blown and widespread disarray. The club managed to stay clear of relegation at the last few matches during these years. Consequently, a financial crisis hit the club during the late 2000s.
After the economic crisis, Ahmet Gökçek became the chairman replacing Cemal Aydın. He promised that the club would become a champion in upcoming years. He was formerly (informally) associated with
Ankaraspor and TFF objected to the control of two clubs at the same time and relegated Ankaraspor. After the relegation of Ankaraspor, he merged the football squads of two teams, but he did not manage to form a squad that would win a championship.
The congress in which Ahmet Gökçek was elected annulled by Turkish court and Cengiz Topel Yıldırım returned to the chairman position. Due to the economic crisis, Cengiz Topel Yıldırım sold key players of the squad and the team was one of the weakest teams of Turkish Super League. Sami Altınyuva became the next chairman but did not solve the financial problems. Due to the ongoing financial crisis, many players left the club. Later, Bent Ahlat, Atilla Süslü and Mehmet Yiğiner became chairmen but the financial problems were not solved.
More relegations and promotions (2012-present)
Due to financial crisis, the club relegated from Süper Lig in the 2011–2012 season and from PTT 1. Lig in the 2012–2013 season. They returned to the
TFF First League after being promoted from the third tier of Turkish football during the 2016–17 season. They got promoted back up to the Süper Lig the
following season, where they currently remain.
Ankaragücü finished in the relegation zone in the 2019–2020 Süper Lig, but the
Turkish Football Federation voided all relegation due to
COVID-19
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.
On 11 December 2023, MKE Ankaragücü's club president
Faruk Koca was arrested after he punched the referee,
Halil Umut Meler, who was also kicked repeatedly whilst on the ground; fans also invaded the pitch following a late equaliser by the visiting team,
Rizespor. All league football games were suspended in Turkey indefinitely after the incident.
The following day, 12 December 2023, Koca resigned as MKE Ankaragücü's club president.
On 13 December, Meler was discharged from hospital, and it was agreed that games would resume on 19 December 2023. On 14 December, it was announced that Koca had been issued a permanent ban from football by the
Turkish Football Federation, and that Ankaragücü had been fined ₺2 million and ordered to play their next five home games
behind closed doors. Ankaragücü was relegated to second level for the sixth time after a 4-2 loss to
Trabzonspor at away on 26 May 2024. On 11 November, Koca was convicted and sentenced to 3.5 years' imprisonment for assaulting Meler.
Special relationship with Bursaspor
In the early 1990s
Bursaspor's ultra group Teksas had a leader called
Abdulkerim Bayraktar. He went to study in Ankara, and whilst in the city he started attending Ankaragücü games and started building ties between the two clubs.
However, in 1993, his life was cut short as during his military service he was killed. This tragic event bought Bursaspor and Ankaragücü even closer together. During the first game after his death, Bursaspor organized a tribute to him, the events which happened next cemented the brotherhood between these two teams. A large group of Ankaragücü supporters made their way onto the pitch and unveiled a large banner reading, 'Our brother Abdul will never die, he lives on in our hearts'. The two supporter groups united and hundreds of Ankaragücü ultras attended his funeral. From that day on Bursaspor supporters would chant Ankaragücü's name in the sixth minute of every home game, number six being significant due to it being Ankara's city code.
Ankaragücü supporters in return chant Bursaspor's name during the 16th minute, 16 being Bursa's city code. When the two sides play, the supporters sit together, which is one of the rare occasions in which ultras from opposing teams watch a game together in a mixed environment, they bring "Bursankara" scarfs (a merger of the two clubs names) to the games and create a fantastic atmosphere full of mutual respect.
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Stadium
The club currently plays its home matches at Eryaman Stadium, opened in 2019. Ankaragücü's former home, the Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, was demolished in 2018. They also currently share the stadium with fellow-Ankara based club and rivals Gençlerbirliği.
Honours
National competitions
* Turkish Football Championship
**Winners (1): 1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
* Turkish Cup
**Winners (2): 1971–72, 1980–81
**''Runners-up (3):'' 1972–73, 1981–82, 1990–91
* Turkish Super Cup
**Winners (1): 1981
**''Runners-up (1):'' 1972
* TFF First League[The league was named 2. Lig until 2001. However, the 2. Lig today is the third division in the Turkish football league system.]
**Winners (3): 1968–69, 1976–77, 2021-2022
League participation
*Süper Lig
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: 1959-68 (10 seasons), 1969–76, 1977–78, 1981-2012, 2018–21, 2022–24
* TFF First League: 1968-69, 1976–77, 1978–81, 2012–13, 2017–18, 2021–22, 2024-
* TFF Second League: 2013-17
Regional competitions
* Ankara Football League
**Winners (6): 1924, 1935–36, 1936–37, 1948–49, 1951–52, 1956–57
European participations
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
UEFA Cup
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Balkans Cup:
UEFA Ranking history:
Players
Current squad
Out on loan
See also
* List of Turkish sports clubs by foundation dates
*Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation
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History
Its root ...
Club officials
References
External links
*
Ankaragücü
on TFF.org
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Association football clubs established in 1910
Football clubs in Turkey
Women's volleyball teams in Turkey
1910 establishments in the Ottoman Empire
Süper Lig clubs
Sports clubs and teams in Ankara