Altay S.K.

Summary

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

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

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

  • Turkish Cup
    • Winners (2): 1966–67, 1979–80
    • Runners-up (5): 1963–64, 1967–68, 1971–72, 1978–79, 1985–86
  • Super Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1967, 1980
  • Prime Minister's Cup
    • Runners-up (3): 1972, 1979, 1986
  • Organ Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (18): 1936, 1937, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1958, 1961, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1984, 2004, 2005, 2021
  • Ayçilek Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (2): 1973, 1978
  • Tore Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (1): 1976
  • Aydin Doğan Cup
    • Runners-up (3): 1963, 1964, 1986

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   Standard Liège 2–3 0–0 2–3
1968–69 First Round   Lyn 3–1 1–4 4–5
1980–81 Preliminary Round   Benfica 0–0 0–4 0–4

UEFA Cup:

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

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season Round Club Home Away Aggregate
19741 Group Stage
(Group 10)
  CUF 2–1 0–2 3rd
  Landskrona 1–1 1–1
  Hammarby 2–2 0–2
1998 First Round   Shamrock Rovers 3–1 2–3 5–4
Second Round   Diósgyőr 1–1 1–0 2–1
Third Round   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   Roma 2–3 1–10 3–13
1969–70 First Round   Carl Zeiss Jena 0–0 0–1 0–1

Balkans Cup:

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

UEFA Ranking history:

As of 1982
Season Rank Points Ref.
1968 168   0.500 [2]
1969 103   1.500 [3]
1970 89   2.000 [4]
1971 86   2.000 [5]
1972 87   2.000 [6]
1973 112   1.500 [7]
1974 203   0.500 [8]
1978 157   1.000 [9]
1979 155   1.000 [10]
1980 155   1.000 [11]
1981 153   1.000 [12]
1982 149   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   TUR Ozan Evrim Özenç
3 DF   TUR Yusuf Tekin
4 DF   TUR Hikmet Çolak
5 DF   TUR Sefa Özdemir
6 MF   TUR Ceyhun Gülselam
7 FW   TUR Eren Erdoğan
11 FW   TUR Murat Uluç  
13 GK   TUR Ulaş Hasan Özçelik
17 DF   TUR Salih Sarıkaya
20 MF   TUR Enes Yetkin
21 MF   TUR Ali Kızılkuyu
23 MF   TUR Murat Demir
24 FW   TUR Erdem Özcan
No. Pos. Nation Player
25 DF   TUR Tugay Gündem
26 MF   TUR Ege Parmaksiz
28 MF   TUR Mehmet Gündüz
30 MF   TUR Caner Baycan
32 MF   TUR Arda Gezer
34 MF   TUR Enes Öğrüce
44 DF   TUR Kuban Altunbudak
45 GK   TUR Mustafa Çalışkan
63 FW   TUR Deniz Kadah
77 DF   TUR Onur Efe
88 DF   TUR Özgür Özkaya
99 FW   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.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Altay on TFF.org