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Bursaspor

Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği (Turkish pronunciation: [buɾsaspoɾ kulyby dæɾneji]), commonly known as Bursaspor, is a Turkish sports club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, the club colours are green and white, with home kits usually featuring both colours in a striped pattern.

Bursaspor
Full nameBursaspor Kulübü Derneği[1]
Nickname(s)Yeşil Timsahlar (Green Crocodiles)
Founded1 June 1963; 60 years ago (1963-06-01)[2]
GroundCentennial Atatürk Stadium
Capacity43,361
ChairmanSinan Bür
ManagerÜmit Şengül
LeagueTFF Second League
2022–23TFF Second League, White, 14th of 19
WebsiteClub website

In the 2009–10 season, the club's men's football team won its first Süper Lig title after finishing with 75 points, one point ahead of the runners-up Fenerbahçe.[3][4] Bursaspor became the second club outside Istanbul to win a Süper Lig title, joining Trabzonspor who won the first of its six titles in 1975–76.[5] The club has also won the Turkish Cup once and the Prime Minister's Cup twice, as well as the First League twice.[6] The club's first, and most successful foray into European competition came in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup when it reached the quarter-finals. Bursaspor also took part in the 1986–87, losing in the first round, as well as the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where it lost in the quarter-finals.[7]

History

Foundation and early years

The club was founded on 1 June 1963 after Acar İdman Yurdu, Akınspor, İstiklal, Pınarspor and Çelikspor were merged to form a single club; Bursaspor. Green and white were chosen as the club colours, and the club entered the 2. Lig in 1963–64.[2] Their first match took place on 21 September 1963 against İzmir Demirspor in İzmir.[8] Bursaspor were promoted to the Süper Lig after winning the 1966–67 2. Lig. They won 19 of their 30 matches, finishing with 45 points, eight ahead of second placed Samsunspor.[6] They were relegated to the 2. Lig in 1985–86 and were relegated again in 1986–87 season, but their relegations were revoked due to winning the Turkish Cup in 1986 and a Turkish Council of State verdict in 1987.[citation needed] Their most recent relegation came in 2004. They gained promotion back into the Süper Lig after winning the First League on 16 May 2006. Bursaspor won their first major cup in 1971, beating Fenerbahçe 1–0 after extra time in the now-defunct Prime Minister's Cup. Because Fenerbahçe had won the league and cup in 1973–74, Bursaspor, as 1974 Turkish Cup runners up, were given a place in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup. Bursaspor reached the quarter-finals, beating Finn Harps and Dundee United, before falling to eventual champions Dynamo Kyiv. The club's first Turkish Cup win came in 1986 when they defeated Altay 2–0 in the finals.[6] The club therefore qualified for the 1986–87 European Cup Winners' Cup, losing to eventual champions Ajax in the first round.[7]

The league title

Bursaspor began the 2009–10 season successfully and by the midpoint of the season, in December 2009, the club were sitting in the top spot of the Süper Lig table. The first half of the season saw a 1–0 home victory against Istanbul giants Galatasaray, and also a 2–3 win away at Beşiktaş. In late 2009, Bursaspor manager Sağlam was linked with the vacant Turkey managerial position after Fatih Terim's resignation, but Sağlam refused to comment on the speculations, with Guus Hiddink eventually taking up the position ahead of him.

The latter part of the season saw a 6–0 win over mid–table İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, the largest win in the league that season, and also a 2–3 away win against Fenerbahçe after winning from two goals down. Bursaspor again reached the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup and again they lost on aggregate to Fenerbahçe, this time crashing out 4–3 due to an injury time winner from Fener. In April 2010, Bursaspor were sitting on top of the table after being in the top three for the previous few months. With eight games left to play, Bursaspor were five points clear at the top. However, five weeks before the end of the season, Bursaspor fell to second place, but they managed to maintain pressure on leaders Fenerbahçe, who had overtaken them. Going into the final matchday of the season, Bursaspor were just one point behind and needed their championship rivals to draw or lose, which eventually happened, as Fenerbahçe were held to a 1–1 home draw by Trabzonspor. Meanwhile, Bursaspor defeated Beşiktaş 2–1, which meant they would be crowned champions, winning the league by a single point. This made them only the second club in Turkish top tier history outside the "Istanbul Big Three" to win the Süper Lig, the other being Trabzonspor (İstanbul Başakşehir later joined them as the third team outside of the traditional "Big Three" to win the Turkish top tier). Before winning their first title in 2009–10, Bursaspor had never finished inside the top three. The club won its first and only league title to date in Ertuğrul Sağlam's first full season as manager. Pablo Batalla and Ozan İpek were the club's joint top scorers with eight goals each.[9]

Bursaspor were subsequently drawn against Rangers, Valencia and Manchester United in the group stages of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.[10] In its away match against Rangers, Bursaspor decided not to don their home kit to avoid provoking Rangers' fans, as their kit heavily resembles that of Rangers' rivals, Celtic.[11] Bursaspor is the fourth football club in Turkey to start a dedicated television channel (Bursaspor TV).[12][failed verification]

Subsequent years, financial trouble and relegations

After several successful seasons including qualifying for the UEFA Europa League on several occasions, the late 2010s saw Bursaspor struggle financially, as they faced a heavy amount of debt.[13] Bursaspor were relegated to the TFF First League in 2019, on the final day of the 2018-2019 season.[14] After three seasons in the First League, they were relegated to the TFF Second League in the 2021–22 season.[15] Their inability to pay their debt saw them incur a ban on signing new players.[16] On April 7th, 2024, the club had been mathematically relegated to TFF Third League for their first time in their history, after their defeat by 1461 Trabzon FK with 1-2 at home.

Colours and badge

Bursaspor's club badge includes the club name, foundation year, and the crescent moon and star from the Turkish flag. As a tribute to the club's origins, the badge also includes five stars, each a different colour – black, red, yellow, green, and navy blue. This represents the colours used by the clubs that made up Bursaspor; Acar İdman Yurdu–black, Akınspor–red, İstiklal–yellow, Pınarspor–green, Çelikspor–navy blue. Bursaspor's kit: Green shirts with white trim, green shorts, green socks. Away: Green and white hooped shirts, white shorts, green and white hooped socks. Alternate: Amber shirts with black trim, claret shorts, amber socks.

Stadium

Bursaspor plays its home matches at Centennial Atatürk Stadium. Built in 2015, the stadium currently seats 43,361 spectators. The field measures 68 by 105 meters, and is covered with natural grass.[17] Between 1979 and 2015, the club played at the Bursa Atatürk Stadium.

Supporters

Fans

The club's main fan base is known as Teksas (Texas) and Legend Teksas.

Special relationship with Ankaragücü

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. In 1993 however, his life was cut short during his military service when he was killed by terrorists. This tragic event bought Bursaspor and Ankaragücü even closer together. During the first game after his death, Bursaspor organised a tribute to him, and 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 6th minute of every home game, 06 being significant due to 06 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; it 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 cities' names) to the games and create an atmosphere full of mutual respect.[18]

European history

As of 24 July 2014
CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
UEFA Champions League6015216−14
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup8224512−7
UEFA Europa League124442017+3
UEFA Intertoto Cup6420145+9
Total32109134150–9

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubHomeAwayAggregate
1974–75European Cup Winners' Cup1R Finn Harps4–20–04–2
2R Dundee United1–00–01–0
QF Dynamo Kiev0–10–20–3
1986–87European Cup Winners' Cup1R Ajax0–20–50–7
1995UEFA Intertoto CupGroup 10 Košice1–1—1st
Charleroi—2–0
Wimbledon—4–0
Beitar Jerusalem2–0—
R16 OFI Crete2–1—2–1
QF Karlsruher SC3–3—3–31
2010–11UEFA Champions LeagueGroup C Manchester United0–30–14th
Valencia0–41–6
Rangers1–10–1
2011–12UEFA Europa League3Q Gomel2–13–15–2
PO Anderlecht1–22–23–4
2012–13UEFA Europa League3Q KuPS6–00–16–1
PO Twente3–11–44–5
2013–14UEFA Europa League3Q Vojvodina0–32–22–5
2014–15UEFA Europa League2Q Chikhura Sachkhere0–00–00–02
Notes

1 Karlsruhe progressed to the Semi-finals after winning a penalty shoot-out 6–5.
2 Chikhura progressed to the third qualifying round after winning a penalty shoot-out 4–1.

UEFA ranking history

As of 2019
SeasonRankPointsRef.
1975144 1.166[19]
1976146 1.166[20]
1977150 1.166[21]
1978154 1.166[22]
1979149 1.166[23]
2011135 12.010[24]
2012124 13.310[25]
2013120 14.900[26]
2014122 15.840[27]
2015119 16.020[28]
2016152 11.420[29]
2017151 10.840[30]
2018154 7.160[31]
2019159 6.920[32]

Players

Current squad

As of 11 September 2022[33][34]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
22DF  TUREren Tunalı
23DF  TURErtuğrul Kurtuluş
24DF  TURKerem Kök
25MF  TURDeniz Dirk Knibbe
28GK  TURDeniz Aydın
46MF  TURBaris Dalkiran
66MF  TURSamet Bozkurt
77FW  TURMustafa Genç
78MF  TUREmre Tepegöz
99DF  TURHamza Arıkan
—FW  TURAlperen Şirin

Other players under contract

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

Out on loan

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

List of former players

Honours

Domestic league

Domestic cup

Technical staff

PositionName
Manager Tamer Tuna
Assistant Manager Şakir Özkayımoğlu
Assistant Manager İbrahim Dağaşan
Head analyst Halil Taner Tarımer
Goalkeeping Coach Suat Arıcan
Fitness Coach Can Güçer
PresidentHayrettin Gülgüler
Second PresidentEmin Adanur
Secretary-GeneralAdem Sakarya
Vice-PresidentFatih Pulat
Vice-PresidentFatih Korkmaz
Vice-PresidentCem Öztürk
Board MembersSezer Sezgin
Board Membersİlyas Kocaefe
Board MembersOsman Dinsever
Board MembersŞükrü Çekmişoğlu
Board MembersMustafa Bakır
Board MembersYusuf Arslan

Source: [35]

Managers

NameNat.FTPWDL[a]Notes
Muhtar Tucaltan  Turkey1963196699522720052.53
?
?
Sabri Kiraz  Turkey19661967321994059.38
1966–1967 Sezonu 2.Lig Beyaz Grup Şampiyonluğu
?
Muhtar Tucaltan  Turkey1967196835121310034.29
?
?
Sabri Kiraz  Turkey196819693212812037.50
?
?
Muhtar Tucaltan  Turkey19691970
?
?
?
?
?
?
Tomislav Kaleperović  Yugoslavia1970197377262922033.77
?
?
Metin Oktay  Turkey1973197313373023.08
?
?
Hasan Bora  Turkey19741974
?
?
?
?
?
?
Mustafa Ertan  Turkey19741974
?
?
?
?
?
?
Abdullah Gegić  Turkey19741975
?
?
?
?
?
?
Mustafa Ertan  Turkey19751976309912030.00
?
?
Kemal Ömeragiç  Turkey1976197860192120031.67
?
?
Hasan Bora  Turkey1978197812048000.00
?
?
Muhtar Tucaltan  Turkey19781979
?
?
?
?
?
?
Necdat Niş  Turkey19791979
?
?
?
?
?
?
Enver Katip  Turkey197919792011000.00
?
?
Muhtar Tucaltan  Turkey19791980
?
?
?
?
?
?
Fethi Demircan  Turkey198019813012612040.00
?
?
Gündüz Tekin Onay  Turkey198119823211912034.38
?
?
Kemal Ömeragiç  Turkey1982198466192423028.79
?
?
Hasan Bora  Turkey198419845104020.00
?
?
Đorđe Milić  Yugoslavia19841985
?
?
?
?
?
?
László Szarvas  Hungary198519855122020.00
?
?
Muhtar Tucaltan  Turkey19851985
?
?
?
?
?
?
Sinan Oral  Turkey198519862101050.00
?
?
Tomislav Kaleperović  Yugoslavia19861986298912027.59
?
?
Sedat Özden  Turkey19861986
?
?
?
?
?
?
Kemal Ömeragiç  Turkey1986198720758035.00
?
?
Nevzat Güzelırmak  Turkey198719873817615044.74
?
?
Ahmat Suat Özyazıcı  Turkey19881988
?
?
?
?
?
?
Ersel Altıparmak  Turkey198819881001000.00
?
?
Yılmaz Gökdel  Turkey198819893310914030.30
?
?
Yılmaz Vural  Turkey198919902712510044.44
?
?
Ion Nunweiller  Romania19901991
?
?
?
?
?
?
Đorđe Milić  Yugoslavia19911991
?
?
?
?
?
?
Yılmaz Vural  Turkey19911993
?
?
?
?
?
?
Sepp Piontek  Germany19931993
?
?
?
?
?
?
Nevzat Güzelırmak  Turkey19931994
?
?
?
?
?
?
Nejat Biyediç  Turkey19941996
?
?
?
?
?
?
Sinan Bür  Turkey19961996
?
?
?
?
?
?
Gordon Milne  England199619973618810050.00
?
?
Rasim Kara  Turkey1997199817845047.06
?
?
İsmail Ertekin  Turkey1998199817458023.53
?
?
Nejat Biyediç  Turkey1998199815735046.67
?
?
Ahmet Akcan  Turkey199819996006000.00
?
?
Sakıp Özberk  Turkey1999199913436030.77
?
?
Kemal Batmaz  Turkey199919993003000.00
?
?
Yılmaz Vural  Turkey19992000
?
?
?
?
?
?
Jörg Berger  Germany200020006024000.00
?
?
Nejat Biyediç  Turkey20002002
?
?
?
?
?
?
Erdoğan Arıca  Turkey20022003359917025.71
?
?
Gheorghe Hagi  Romania2003200313256015.38
?
?
Ümit Kayıhan  Turkey2003200412237016.67
?
?
Nejat Biyediç  Turkey2004200411722063.64
?
?
Hüseyin Kalpar  Turkey20042005251258048.00
?
?
Yalçın Gündüz  Turkey2005200510730070.00
?
?
Raşit Çetiner  Turkey2005200648251112052.08
2005–06 TFF Lig A Şampiyonluğu
[36]
Engin İpekoğlu  Turkey20062007261079038.46
?
?
Bülent Korkmaz  Turkey2007200710244020.00
?
?
Samet Aybaba  Turkey200720084016915040.00
?
?
Güvenç Kurtar  Turkey200820088224025.00
?
?
Ertuğrul Sağlam  Turkey20092013186914550048.92
2009–10 Süper Lig Şampiyonluğu
?
Hikmet Karaman  Turkey2013201317854047.06
Christoph Daum  Germany20132014

Notes

References

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