Kasımpaşa S.K.

Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Istanbul, Turkey. They play their home games in the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium. The club was founded in 1921 as Altıntuğ. They played in the Istanbul First League between 1939–1945 and 1946–1959. The club was promoted to the Turkish National League in 1959 and remained there for 5 seasons. Their best finish was 5th in 1961–62 season.

History

On May 30, 2007, the team was promoted to the Süper Lig for the second time in their history. In a dramatic match against Altay SK, Kasımpaşa came from behind twice to force a penalty shootout, which they won 4–3.

They competed in the Turkish Süper Lig in the 2007–2008 season, but were relegated back to the TFF First League. Kasımpaşa S.K. was promoted to the Turkcell Super League for the third time in the club's history on 17 May 2009^[1] by beating Karşıyaka S.K İzmir by 2–1 after extra time in Ankara.

Current squad

As of 17 August, 2011

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

League participations

• First Level: 1959–64, 2007–08, 2009–11
• Second Level: 1964–68, 1989–92, 1997–00, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2011-
• Third Level: 1968–79, 1984–89, 1992–97, 2000–01, 2005–06
• Fourth Level: 2001–05
• Amateur Level: 1958–59, 1979–84

References

External links

• Official website
• Official News in English

See also