Bornova Hitab Spor is a Turkish women's football club based in Bornova district of İzmir Province, western Turkey. It was founded in 2018. The team was promoted to the Turkish Women's Football Super League in 2024.
| Founded | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Ground | Bornova District Stadium |
| Coordinates | 38°27′49″N 27°12′28″E / 38.46349°N 27.20777°E |
| Chairman | Hakan Beşyıldız |
| Head coach | Ali Alanç |
| League | Turkish Women's First League |
| 2023–24 | 2nd |
History
Bornova Hitab Spor is based in Bornova district of İzmir Province. It was founded by the local businessman Hakan Beşyıldız in December 2018. The club name HİTAB is an acronym formed by the initials of his children, Hatice, İrem, Tunahan and Asude Beliz.[1] Club chairman is Hakan Beşyıldız.[2]
The team finished the Group E of the 2021-22 Women's Third League season undefeated, and won the two play-off matches. Team member Ceren Nurlu became top goalscorer of the league with 56 goals. The team was promoted to the Women's Second League.[3]
Bornova Hitab Spor became champion in the 2022-23 Women's Second League season, and was promoted to the Women's First League.[2]
The team finished the 2023-24 Women's First League season as group leader, and was promoted to the Women's Super League after the play-off matches.[4][5]
Statistics
As of 18 February 2024[update]
| Season | League | Rank | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | Women's Second and Third Leagues were not played | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Third League Gr. E | 1[1] | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 6 | +108 | 30 |
| Play-offs | 1[2] | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 6 | |
| 2022–23 | Second League Gr. B | 1[3] | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 4 | +39 | 34 |
| 2023–24 | First League Gr. B | 1[4] | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 6 | +39 | 40 |
| Play-offs | 2[5] | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +5 | 21 | |
| Green marks a season followed by promotion, red a season followed by relegation. | ||||||||||
Current squad
- Head coach:
Ali Alanç
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 |  TUR | İnayet Funda Altınkaya | ||||
| 11 | TUR | Aysu Uçar | ||||
| 16 | TUR | İlayda Uğur | ||||
| 17 | TUR | Rukiye Çiçek | ||||
| 19 | TUR | Buse İsçi | ||||
| 21 | TUR | Nursel Cazağ | ||||
| 23 | TUR | Pınar Demircan | ||||
| 25 | TUR | Elif Oğul | ||||
| 35 | TUR | Dilan Taşdemir | ||||
| 53 | TUR | Yaren Civelek | ||||
| 66 | TUR | Eylül Uyar | ||||
Former managers
- Gamze İskeçeli (2021-22 Women's Third League),[7]
- Mehmet Berkan Erdoğan (2022-23 Women's Second League),[8]
Honours
- Women's Third League
- Champions (1): 2021-22
- Women's Second League
- Champions (1): 2022-23
- Women's First League
- Runners-up (1): 2023-24