Dardanel Spor A.Ş.

Dardanel S.A.Ş.
Full name Çanakkale Dardanel Spor A.Ş.
Founded 1966
Ground 18 Mart Stadium, Çanakkale
(Capacity: 15,000; 12,500 seated)
Chairman Osman Niyazi Önen
Manager Mustafa Meteertem
League TFF Third League
2010-11 TFF Second League, 18th (Relegated)
Home colours
Away colours

Dardanel SAŞ is a sports club located in Çanakkale, Turkey. The team is named after the popular tuna fish brand which is located in Çanakkale. Dardanelspor plays in the TFF Second League.

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History

Çanakkale Dardanel SAŞ was founded as Çanakkalespor after merging Boğazspor, Türkgücü and Kalespor, which were amateur clubs of Çanakkale. 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 TFFF 2. League today. Ten years after its founding, they were relegated to the amateur league in Turkey. After spending five years in the amateur league, they found themselves in the TFF First League, but only for one year in 1982-83 season. They were relegated to the amateur league once more. After spending just one more year in the amateur 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 to third level in 2006 . They returned second level after defeating Tarsus İdman Yurdu as 5-0 at extra-play-off final in 2008-2009 season. However they suffered from squad narrowness at First League at next season and were relegated to Second League after a 3-0 loss to Altay at home match.

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, Fevzi Elmas and Selçuk İnan.

Attendances

Current Squad 2011-12

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

No. Position Player
GK Baris Baskan
GK Volkan Tercan
GK Hasan Ali Ersol
DF Alican Özaltun
DF Turgay Alver
DF Berent Yerdak
DF Bedirhan Adanur
DF Oguzhan Yazici
DF Bora Riza Kalyon
DF Erhan Karayer
DF Volkan Findikli
DF Babacar Diallo
DF Yavuz Özsevim
DF Serkan Kilic
MF Ilimdar Bicen
MF Abuzer Gaffar Toplu
MF Safa Serbest
MF Ilker Sayan
No. Position Player
MF Recep Pehlivan
MF Murat Akcay
MF Kerem Orucoglu
MF Mehmet Ali Kiran
MF Mehmet Deliorman
MF Ugur Parlak
MF Emrah Bayram
MF Sefer Sever
MF Ardahan Gündogdu
MF Dervis Hüseyin Güner
FW Derman Cansizlar
FW Faik Uslu
FW Ugur Dalmis
FW Serkan Turhan
FW Deniz Kacan
FW Halit Ramazan Aydin
FW Bahtiyar Balikci
FW Hüseyin Colak

Notable players

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2011–12 teams