Berlin AK 07
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| Full name | Berlin Ankaraspor Kubülü 07 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1907 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 20,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman | Ahmet Gökcek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Thomas Herbst | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Oberliga Nordost-Nord (IV) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Berlin Ankaraspor Kulübü 07 is a German football club based in Berlin. The club was founded as Berlin Athletik Klub in 1907 and has since evolved into a multi-cultural German-Turkish association with ties to professional football in Turkey.
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[edit] History
The association was established on December 15, 1907 in the Wedding district of Berlin as an athletics club interested primarily in running. A football department was formed in 1908 which has since remained a largely anonymous side playing in lower tier city competition. In the early 90s AK 07 played in the sixth division Landesliga Berlin and advanced to the Verbandsliga Berlin (V) on the strength of a 1995 championship there. A 1999 Verbandsliga title saw the club further promoted to the Oberliga Nordost-Nord (IV) where they play today.
AK 07 merged with BSV Mitte in 2004: Mitte had earlier been formed out of the merger of the ethnically Turkish sides BFC Güneyspor and Fenerbahce Berlin. The re-structured association formed a co-operative relationship with Turkish first division club Ankaraspor in June 2006 which focuses on player development in Germany.
On July 6, 2006 the club adopted the name Berlin Ankaraspor Kulübü 07 and selected Ahmet Gökcek, son of the mayor of Ankara, as Chairman. With the name change the club also abandoned its traditional colours of red and white to don the blue and white kit of Ankaraspor.
[edit] Stadium
Berlin AK 07 played its home fixtures in the Sportanlage Lüderitzstraße (capacity 3,000) with an interlude (2000-2003) spent at the Hanne-Sobek-Sportanlage. The team has moved to the 20,000 seat Friedrich Ludwig Jahn Sportpark in Berlin's Prenzlauer Berg district on the start of the 2006-07 season.
[edit] Honours
- Landesliga Berlin (VI) champions: 1995
- Verbandsliga Berlin (V) champions: 1999
[edit] External Links
- Abseits Guide to German Soccer
- Official team site
- Official team site (Turkish first division side Ankaraspor)
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