Zonguldakspor

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Zonguldakspor

Full name	Zonguldak Spor Kulübü
Nickname(s)	Kara Elmas (Black Diamond)
Founded	1966
Ground	Kemal Köksal Stadyumu, Zonguldak, Turkey (Capacity 13,795)
Chairman	Ramis Muslu
Manager	Yaşar Elmas
League	Zonguldak Super Amateur League
2007-08	Third League 4th Group, 13th

Zonguldakspor is a local football club in Zonguldak, Turkey. Also known as Kara Elmas (Black Diamond). The club was founded in 1945 as Kömürspor and won all of Zonguldak League until 1966. She admitted to Second League in 1966-67 season and took present name.

She promoted to First League after finishing as champion at White Group of Second League in 1973-74 season. She became a nightmare team for Big Trees at late 70s. She was the most succesfull in 1979-80 season and became 3rd. She pined away after 4th in 1981-82 season and relegated to Third League after 2 successive seasons between 1987-1989. She yoyoed between old Second and Third Leagues after 1989. She was one of the founder teams of new Third League, which is fourth tier of Turkish League system in 2001. She promoted to Second League after finishing as champion at Third Group of Third League in 2001-2002 season. She missed out promotion to Second League Category A next season. She pined away again after 2002-2003 season and relegated to Third League after finishing 8th or last in Fourth Classifiment Group of Second League Category B in 2005-2006 season. She struggled to escaping from relegation to Amateur League because of financial straits until 2007-2008 season. She finally relegated to Zonguldak Super Amateur League after losing away match against Beylerbeyi, who is Galatasaray's pilot team and promoted to Second League, as 3-2 at Round 29. She finished 13th or 4th from last in Fourth Group of Third League. Her relegation means no respresentative of Zonguldak province at Turkish League.