Çanakkale Dardanelspor
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Full name | Çanakkale Dardanelspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Founded | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ground | 18 Mart Stadium, Çanakkale |
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Capacity | 15000 (12500 seated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Iddaa League B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005-06 | Turk Telekom League A, 18th (relegated) |
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Çanakkale Dardanelspor is a sports club located in Çanakkale, Turkey. The football club plays in the Iddaa League B.
[edit] History
When found in 1966, Çanakkale Dardanelspor's original name was Çanakkalespor. The clubs name was changed to Çanakkale Dardanelspor in 1991. When created in 1966, the football club began playing in the 3rd league in Turkey. This league is known as the Iddaa League B today. Ten years after its founding, they were relegated to the amatuer league in Turkey. After spending six years in the amatuer league, they found themselves in the second league, but only for one year in 1983. They were relegated to the amatuer league once more. After spending just one more year in the amatuer league, they were promoted to the third league in 1984, and would find themselves being yo-yoed between the third and second league until they reached the top flight of Turkish football in 1996. In 1999, they were relegated to the second league, and currently find themselves in the third league of Turkish football.
They have produced a healthy amount of footballers who have gone on to play for a top flight club in Turkey. These players include Okan Koç, Tamer Tuna, Mehmet Yılmaz, Tolga Seyhan, Gökhan Zan, Mehmet Çoğum, Hasan Kabze, Erman Özgür, Mehmet Topal, and Fevzi Elmas.