Kartal S.K.

Kartal S.K.
Full name Kartal Spor Kulübü
Founded 1949
Ground Kartal Stadium, Istanbul
(Capacity: 10,000)
Chairman Binali Aydın
Manager Kadir Özcan
League TFF 1. League
2008-09 TFF First League, 12th
Home colours
Away colours

Kartal SK is a sports club located in Istanbul, Turkey. The club's football team plays in the Bank Asya First League after finishing 2nd in the Second League Promotion Group in the 2006-2007 season. Kartal SK started the 2007-2008 season well and was 3rd with half of the games played, but had a disappointing second half of the season and finished 13th. This pattern recurred in the 2008-2009 season, finishing 12th whilst having been 6th halfway through.

The club is well known for its success at developing young players. They have produced players like Fenerbahçe and Turkey national football team goalkeeper Volkan Demirel,[1] national team defender Servet Çetin,[2] and Trabzonspor former captain Egemen Korkmaz.[3]

The club also has a women's team that finished 3rd in Turkey in 2007.

Contents

League Participations

Second Level: 1988-2001, 2007-

Third Level: 1984-1988, 2001–2007

Current squad

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
1 GK Kaya Tarakci
4 MF Erhan Yilmaz
5 DF Hamza Gezmiş
7 FW Erhan Sentürk
9 FW Cemre Atmaca
10 MF Mesut Kumcuoğlu
15 MF Semih Erdem
19 MF Oğuz Sabankay
20 MF Tolga Cavdar
21 DF Okan Yıldız
22 MF Olgay Coskun
No. Position Player
23 MF Sabutay Bayülken
24 GK Osman Simsek
27 MF Boubacar Fofana
35 GK Haydar Yilmaz
39 DF Sezer Sezgin
44 DF Deyvison
53 MF Selcuk Yildirimkaya
54 DF Mehmet Uslu
58 FW Adem Sari
77 DF Ugur Akdemir
82 MF Oktay Demircan

Notable players

References

  1. ^ http://www.volkandemirel.com.tr/kariyer.asp Volkan Demirel's career
  2. ^ http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageId=30&kisiId=443959 Servet Çetin's transfers
  3. ^ http://www.trabzonunsesi.com/news_detail.php?id=15075 Egemen Korkmaz's career

See also
2011–12 in Turkish football
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Süper Lig
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