Altay S.K.

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Altay
Full nameAltay Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Büyük Altay (Great Altay)
Founded16 January 1914; 110 years ago (1914-01-16)
GroundAlsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium
Capacity15,000
PresidentSüleyman Özkaral
ManagerCüneyt Biçer
LeagueTFF First League
2022–23TFF First League, 12th of 19
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Altay Spor Kulübü is a Turkish professional football club based in the city of İzmir.

Formed in 1914, Altay are nicknamed Büyük Altay (Great Altay). The club colors are black and white, and they play their home matches at the Alsancak Mustafa Denizli Stadium.

Domestically, the club has finished third place for the Süper Lig three times and have won the Turkish Cup twice. They hold the record for most İzmir Football League titles with 14. They are the most successful İzmir-based club with 16 championships in various competitions.

Collecting 24 points in the first half of the 1969–70 season in undefeated 15 games with 9 wins and 6 draws, Altay SK is one of three non-champion clubs that topped the first half of 1. Lig table, along with Kocaelispor in 1992–93, and Sivasspor in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2019–20.[1]

History[edit]

Altay was founded in 1914 in İzmir as İstiklal. The initial aim of the club was to unite Turkish youth under sporting activities and to encourage them, because in the 1910s minorities dominated sporting activities in İzmir. Under Ottoman rule, Turkish footballers were unable to compete. Altay was supported by many prominent Turkish politicians of the era. Former Turkish President Celal Bayar worked very hard in founding the club and gave his full support.[citation needed]

Altay has an important place in Turkey's football history. The club had a key role in uniting the Turkish community during the Turkish War of Independence.[citation needed] Many players and supporters of Altay SK lost their lives in the Turkish War.[citation needed] After the Surname Law was adopted, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk gave General Fahreddin Pasha the surname of "Altay". Altay plays in the İzmir Alsancak Stadium first built in 1929 and was rebuilt in 2021.

Honours[edit]

National Championships[edit]

National Cups[edit]

Regional competitions[edit]

  • İzmir Professional League
    • Winners (2): 1956–57, 1957–58
  • İzmir Football League
    • Winners (14) (record): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1930–31, 1933–34, 1936–37, 1940–41, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1950–51, 1953–54, 1956–57, 1957–58

1Altay won the championship as "Üçok" (Three arrows), an alliance between Altay, Altınordu, and Bucaspor.

League participations[edit]

European record[edit]

As of 25 July 1998
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 6 1 2 3 6 12 –6
UEFA Cup 2 1 0 1 5 6 –1
UEFA Intertoto Cup1 6 3 1 2 10 9 +1
UEFA Total 14 5 3 6 21 27 –6
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 4 0 1 3 3 14 –11
Intertoto Cup2 6 1 3 2 6 9 –3
Balkans Cup 8 1 1 6 6 23 –17
Non-UEFA Total 18 2 5 11 15 46 –31
Overall Total 32 7 8 17 36 73 –37

1 UEFA edition.

2 non-UEFA edition.

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1967–68 First Round Belgium Standard Liège 2–3 0–0 2–3
1968–69 First Round Norway Lyn 3–1 1–4 4–5
1980–81 Preliminary Round Portugal Benfica 0–0 0–4 0–4

UEFA Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1977–78 First Round East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 4–1 1–5 5–6

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
19741 Group Stage
(Group 10)
Portugal CUF 2–1 0–2 3rd
Sweden Landskrona 1–1 1–1
Sweden Hammarby 2–2 0–2
1998 First Round Republic of Ireland Shamrock Rovers 3–1 2–3 5–4
Second Round Hungary Diósgyőr 1–1 1–0 2–1
Third Round France Bastia 3–2 (aet) 0–2 3–4

1 The tournament was founded in 1961–62, but was only taken over by UEFA in 1995.

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1962–63 First Round Italy Roma 2–3 1–10 3–13
1969–70 First Round East Germany Carl Zeiss Jena 0–0 0–1 0–1

Balkans Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1971 Group Stage
(Group B)
Greece Panionios 2–1 0–1 3rd
Romania Steagul Roșu Brașov 0–0 0–3
1977 Group Stage
(Group A)
Bulgaria Slavia Sofia 0–3 0–6 3rd
Romania Politehnica Timișoara 2–4 2–5

UEFA Ranking history:

As of 1982
Season Rank Points Ref.
1968 168 Increase 0.500 [2]
1969 103 Increase 1.500 [3]
1970 89 Increase 2.000 [4]
1971 86 Increase 2.000 [5]
1972 87 Decrease 2.000 [6]
1973 112 Decrease 1.500 [7]
1974 203 Decrease 0.500 [8]
1978 157 Increase 1.000 [9]
1979 155 Increase 1.000 [10]
1980 155 Same position 1.000 [11]
1981 153 Increase 1.000 [12]
1982 149 Increase 1.000 [13]

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 3 February 2024[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Ozan Evrim Özenç
3 DF Turkey TUR Yusuf Tekin
4 DF Turkey TUR Hikmet Çolak
5 DF Turkey TUR Sefa Özdemir
6 MF Turkey TUR Ceyhun Gülselam
7 FW Turkey TUR Eren Erdoğan
11 FW Turkey TUR Murat Uluç Captain
13 GK Turkey TUR Ulaş Hasan Özçelik
17 DF Turkey TUR Salih Sarıkaya
20 MF Turkey TUR Enes Yetkin
21 MF Turkey TUR Ali Kızılkuyu
23 MF Turkey TUR Murat Demir
24 FW Turkey TUR Erdem Özcan
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF Turkey TUR Tugay Gündem
26 MF Turkey TUR Ege Parmaksiz
28 MF Turkey TUR Mehmet Gündüz
30 MF Turkey TUR Caner Baycan
32 MF Turkey TUR Arda Gezer
34 MF Turkey TUR Enes Öğrüce
44 DF Turkey TUR Kuban Altunbudak
45 GK Turkey TUR Mustafa Çalışkan
63 FW Turkey TUR Deniz Kadah
77 DF Turkey TUR Onur Efe
88 DF Turkey TUR Özgür Özkaya
99 FW Turkey TUR Nurettin Küçükdeniz

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Futbolda İlk Yarı Liderleri ve Şampiyonlar" (in Turkish). []. 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  2. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1968". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1969". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1970". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  5. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1971". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1972". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1973". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1974". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1978". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1979". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 28 December 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1980". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  12. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1981". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  13. ^ Bert Kassies. "UEFA Team Ranking 1982". Xs4all.nl. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  14. ^ "A TAKIM". Altay. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

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