Bursaspor

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Bursaspor

Full name

Bursaspor Kulübü Derneği^[1]

Nickname(s)

Yeşil Timsahlar
(Green Crocodiles)

Founded

1 June 1963^[2]

Ground

Bursa Atatürk Stadium

Capacity

25,000

Chairman

Erkan Körüstan

Manager

Christoph Daum

League

Süper Lig

2012–13

Süper Lig, 4th

Website

Club home page

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Bursaspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Bursa. Formed in 1963, Bursaspor are nicknamed Yeşil Beyazlılar (the Green-Whites) also Yeşil Timsahlar (the Green Crocodiles). The club colours are green and white, with home kits usually donning both colours in a striped pattern. Domestically, the club has won the Süper Lig on one occasion 2009–10,^[3] gaining the distinction of being the second Anatolian club to win the competition, being the fifth ever team that won the Süper Lig. They have also won the Türkiye Kupası once and the Başbakanlık Kupası twice, as well as the 1. Lig twice.^[4] Their first, and most successful, foray into European competition came in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup when they reached the quarter-finals. They also took part in the 1986–87, losing in the first round, as well as the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they lost in the quarter-finals.^[5]

The club won its first Süper Lig title in 2010 after finishing with 75 points, one point ahead of the runners-up Fenerbahçe.^[6]^[7] Bursaspor became the second club outside Istanbul to win a Süper Lig title, joining Trabzonspor who won the first of their six titles in 1976.^[8] Before winning their first Süper Lig title in 2009–10, Bursaspor had never finished inside the top three. They won their first title in Ertuğrul Sağlam's first full season as manager of the club. Pablo Batalla and Ozan İpek were the club's joint top scorers with eight goals apiece.^[9] Bursaspor is the fourth football club in Turkey to start a television channel dedicated to their club.^[10] Bursaspor were drawn against Rangers, Valencia and Manchester United in the group stages of the 2010–11 UEFA Champions League.^[11] In their away match against Rangers, Bursaspor decided not to don their home kit to avoid provoking Rangers' fans, as their kit heavily resembles that of Rangers' rivals, Celtic.^[12]

History

Early history

The club was founded on 1 June 1963 after Acar İdman Yurdu, Akınspor, İstiklal, Pınarspor and Çelikspor were merged to form a single club, Bursaspor. Green and white were chosen as the club colours, and the club entered the 2. Lig in 1963.^[2] Their first match took place on 21 September 1963 against Demirspor in İzmir.^[1] Bursaspor were promoted to the Süper Lig after winning the 1966–67 2. Lig Beyaz Grup (Second League, White Group). They won 19 of their 30 matches, finishing with 45 points, eight ahead of second placed Samsunspor.^[4] They were relegated to the 2. Lig in 1985–86 and were relegated again in 1986–87 season, but their relegations were revoked due to winning the Turkish Cup in 1986 and a Turkish Council of State verdict in 1987.^{[citation needed]} Their most recent relegation came in 2004. They gained promotion back into the Süper Lig after winning the Second League in 16 May 2006. Bursaspor won their first major cup in 1971, beating Fenerbahçe 1–0 after extra time in the now-defunct Prime Minister's Cup. Because Fenerbahçe had won the league and cup in 1973–74, Bursaspor, as 1974 Cup runners up, were given a place in the 1974-75 European Cup Winners' Cup. Bursaspor reached the quarter-finals, beating Finn Harps and Dundee United, before falling to eventual champions Dynamo Kyiv. The club's first Turkish Cup win came in 1986 when they defeated Altay 2–0 in the finals.^[4] The club therefore qualified for the 1986-87 European Cup Winners' Cup, losing to eventual champions Ajax in the first round.^[5]

Recent years

Colours and badge

Bursaspor's club badge includes the club name, foundation year, and the crescent moon and star from the Turkish flag. As a tribute to the club's origins, the badge also includes five stars, each a different colour – black, red, yellow, green, and navy blue. This represents the colours used by the clubs that made up Bursaspor (Acar İdman Yurdu – black, Akınspor – red, İstiklal – yellow, Pınarspor – green, Çelikspor – navy blue). Bursaspor's kit: Green shirts with white trim, green shorts, green socks. Away: Green & white hooped shirts, white shorts, green & white hooped socks. Alternate: Amber shirts with black trim, claret shorts, amber socks.^[1]

Stadium

Bursa Atatürk Stadium
Location	Bursa, Turkey
Opened	1979
Renovated	2010
Capacity	25,500-seat
Field dimensions	105 x 68 metres
Tenants
Bursaspor (1979-present)

Main article: Bursa Atatürk Stadium

Main article: Timsah Arena

Bursaspor play their home matches at Bursa Atatürk Stadium. Built in 1979, the stadium seats 18,587 spectators. The field measures 68 by 105 meters, and is covered with natural grass.^[13] The stadium is set to be expanded to 34,750 seats, along with a cover. The expected completion date is before or during the start of the 2011–12 season.^[14]^[15] Currently a new stadium is under construction for Bursaspor. The name of this stadium is named Timsah Arena what means Crocodile Arena.^[16] This stadium should be have a capacity of 42.000 seats and the outside of the stadium should be like a crocodile.

The new stadium, Timsah Arena, is very close to the train station Acemler which will give fans a very easy and quick way to see their favorite team play in this magnificent stadium.

Supporters

Fans

The club's main fan base is known as Teksas (Texas) and Legend Teksas.

Special relationship with Ankaragücü

In the early 1990s Bursaspor's ultra group Teksas had a leader called, "Abdulkerim Bayraktar". He went to study in Ankara, whilst in the city he started attending Ankaragücü games and started building ties between the two clubs. In 1993 however, his life was cut short, during his military service he was martyred by terrorists. This tragic event bought Bursaspor and Ankaragücü even closer together. During the first game after his death, Bursaspor organized a tribute to him, the events which happened next cemented the brotherhood between these two teams. A large group of Ankaragücü supporters made their way onto the pitch and unveiled a large banner reading, Our brother Abdul will never die, he lives on in our hearts. The two supporter groups united and hundreds of Ankaragücü ultras attended his funeral. From that day on Bursaspor supporters would chant Ankaragücü's name in the 6th minute of every home game, 06 being significant due to 06 being Ankara's city code. Ankaragücü supporters in return chant Bursaspor's name during the 16th minute, 16 being Bursa's city code. When the two sides play, the supporters sit together, its one of the rare occasions in which ultra from opposing teams watch a game together in a mixed environment, they bring Bursankara scarfs (a merger of the two cities' names) to the games and create a fantastic atmosphere full of mutual respect.^[17]

European history

UEFA Champions League:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2010–11
	GS	Manchester United	0–3	0–1	4th place
	GS	Valencia	0–4	1–6
	GS	Rangers	1–1	0–1

European Cup Winners' Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
1974–75	R1	Finn Harps	4–2	0–0	4–2
	R2	Dundee United	1–0	0–0	1–0
	QF	Dynamo Kiev	0–1	0–2	0–3
1986–87	R1	Ajax	0–2	0–5	0–7

UEFA Europa League:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate
2011–12	Q3	Gomel	2–1	3–1	5–2
2011–12	PO	Anderlecht	1–2	2–2	3–4
2012–13	Q3	KuPS	6–0	0–1	6–1
2012–13	PO	Twente	3–1	1–4	4–5
2013–14	Q3	Vojvodina	0–3	2–2	2–5

UEFA Intertoto Cup:

Season	Round	Club	Home	Away
1995	GS	Wimbledon		4–0
	GS	Beitar Jerusalem	2–0
	GS	Charleroi		2–0
	GS	Košice	1–1
	R16	OFI Crete	2–1
	QF	Karlsruhe	3–3 (5–6p)

UEFA Current ranking

As of 9 April 2013^[18]

Rank	Team	Points
118	A. Académica de Coimbra	15.833
119	Wisła Kraków	15.150
120	Bursaspor	14.900
121	Aris Thessaloniki FC	14.800
122	Vitória S.C.	14.333

Players

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	Sébastien Frey
2	DF	Renato Civelli
3	DF	Taye Taiwo
4	MF	Bekir Yılmaz
5	MF	Fernando Belluschi
6	MF	Şamil Cinaz
8	FW	Colin Kazim-Richards
9	FW	Stanislav Šesták
10	MF	Pablo Batalla
11	FW	Sebastián Pinto
12	GK	Harun Tekin
14	FW	Oğuz Han Aynaoğlu
15	MF	Renato Cajá (on loan from Guangzhou Evergrande)
16	MF	Volkan Şen
20	DF	Mickaël Chrétien

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Taşkın Çalış
22	DF	Şener Özbayraklı
23	DF	Serdar Aziz
27	FW	Sercan Yıldırım (on loan from Galatasaray)
28	DF	Ozan Tufan
33	MF	Ozan İpek
38	DF	İbrahim Öztürk (Captain)
39	MF	Ferhat Kiraz
50	DF	Ethem Pülgir
55	MF	Yasin Pehlivan
88	GK	Bekir Sevgi
90	FW	Batuhan Altıntaş
97	FW	Enes Ünal
99	FW	Fernandão

Out on loan

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
		DF	Aziz Behich (at Melbourne Heart FC until 30 June 2014)
		FW	Teteh Bangura (at Beitar Jerusalem until 30 June 2014)

List of former players

See also Category:Bursaspor footballers

Honours

Domestic competitions

League

Süper Lig:
- Winners (1): 2009–10
1. Lig:
- Winners (2): 1966–67, 2005–06

Cups

Türkiye Kupası:
- Winners (1): 1986–87
- Runners-up (4): 1970–71, 1973–74, 1991–92, 2011–12
Süper Kupa:
- Runners-up (2): 1986, 2010
Başbakanlık Kupası:
- Winners (2): 1970–71, 1991–92
- Runners-up (1): 1993-74

International pre competitions

UEFA Champions League:
- Group Stage (1): 2010–11

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup:
- Quarter-finals (1): 1974–75

UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Quarter-finals (1): 1995

Managers

Tomislav Kaloperović (1970–72)
Necdet Niş (July 1, 1979–June 30, 1980)
Đorđe Milić (1985)
Tomislav Kaloperović (July 1, 1986–June 30, 1987)
Yılmaz Vural (1989–90)
Đorđe Milić (July 1, 1990–June 30, 1991)
Yılmaz Vural (July 1, 1991–June 30, 1993)
Sepp Piontek (1993)
Nejad Biyedić (1995–96)
Gordon Milne (July 1, 1996–June 30, 1997)
Rasim Kara (July 29, 1997–June 30, 1998)
Nejad Biyedić (1998–99)
Yılmaz Vural (July 1, 1999–June 30, 2000)

Jörg Berger (July 1, 2000–Oct 15, 2000)
Erdoğan Arıca (July 1, 2002–June 30, 2003)
Gheorghe Hagi (July 1, 2003–Feb 28, 2004)
Nejad Biyedić (March 1, 2004–June 30, 2004)
Rasit Cetiner (July 1, 2005–Oct 31, 2006)
Engin Ipekoglu (Nov 1, 2006–June 30, 2007)
Bülent Korkmaz (July 1, 2007–Oct 23, 2007)
Samet Aybaba (Oct 25, 2007–Nov 4, 2008)
Güvenç Kurtar (Nov 4, 2008–Dec 23, 2008)
Ertuğrul Sağlam (Jan 2, 2009–Jan 28, 2013)
Ersel Uzgur (interim) (Jan 28, 2013–March 6, 2013)
Hikmet Karaman (Feb 7, 2013–Aug 9, 2013)
Christoph Daum (Aug 13, 2013–Present)

References

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↑ ANADOLU KRALI (Kingdom of the Anatoluim) (Turkish), accessed 30 May 2011
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↑ 6.0 6.1 Bursaspor Pip Fenerbahce To Turkcell Super Lig Title
↑ 7.0 7.1 Yeşil devrim (Turkish)
↑ 8.0 8.1 Bursaspor were also the first team outside Istanbul to win the Süper Lig in 26 years as Trabzonspor's last league title came in 1984.Şampiyon Bursaspor! (Turkish)
↑ 9.0 9.1 TURKCELL Süper Lig guncel.turkcellsuperlig.com (Turkish), accessed 16 May 2010
↑ 10.0 10.1 Bursaspor's Official Online Television Channel (Turkish)
↑ 11.0 11.1 "Newcomers stand in Inter's path". UEFA Official Website. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
↑ 12.0 12.1 "No 'Celtic hoops' for Bursaspor at Ibrox". BBC News. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-29.
↑ BURSASPOR tff.org, accessed 11 May 2010
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v t e Bursaspor

Players Managers Statistics Seasons Current season

Home stadium	Bursa Atatürk Stadium Timsah Arena

Seasons	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 (current)

Bursaspor related articles

v t e Süper Lig champions

19 titles	Galatasaray 1961–62 1962–63 1968–69 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1986–87 1987–88 1992–93 1993–94 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2001–02 2005–06 2007–08 2011–12 2012–13

18 titles	Fenerbahçe 1959 1960–61 1963–64 1964–65 1967–68 1969–70 1973–74 1974–75 1977–78 1982–83 1984–85 1988–89 1995–96 2000–01 2003–04 2004–05 2006–07 2010–11

13 titles	Beşiktaş 1956–57 1957–58 1959–60 1965–66 1966–67 1981–82 1985–86 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1994–95 2002–03 2008–09

6 titles	Trabzonspor 1975–76 1976–77 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1983–84

1 title	Bursaspor 2009–10

v t e 2013–14 UEFA Europa League

Playing in the round of 32	Ajax Anzhi Makhachkala AZ Basel Benfica Chornomorets Odesa Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk Dynamo Kyiv Eintracht Frankfurt Esbjerg Fiorentina Genk Juventus Lazio Ludogorets Razgrad Lyon Maccabi Tel Aviv Maribor Napoli PAOK Porto Real Betis Red Bull Salzburg Rubin Kazan Sevilla Shakhtar Donetsk Slovan Liberec Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Trabzonspor Valencia Viktoria Plzeň

Eliminated in the group stage	APOEL Apollon Limassol ~~Beşiktaş~~ Bordeaux Dinamo Zagreb Elfsborg Estoril ~~Fenerbahçe~~ Freiburg Kuban Krasnodar Legia Warsaw Maccabi Haifa Paços de Ferreira Pandurii Târgu Jiu PSV Eindhoven Rapid Wien Rijeka Shakhter Karagandy Sheriff Tiraspol Standard Liège St. Gallen Thun Tromsø Vitória Guimarães Wigan Athletic Zulte Waregem

Eliminated in the play-off round	Aktobe Astra Giurgiu Atromitos Braga Dila Gori Dinamo Tbilisi Feyenoord FH Grasshopper Jablonec Kukësi FC Minsk Molde Nice Nõmme Kalju Nordsjælland Partizan Pasching Petrolul Ploiești Qarabağ Saint-Étienne Skënderbeu Korçë Śląsk Wrocław Spartak Moscow Stuttgart Udinese Vojvodina Žalgiris Vilnius

Eliminated in the third qualifying round	Asteras Tripolis Botev Plovdiv Breiðablik Bursaspor Club Brugge Differdange 03 Dinamo Minsk Gefle Häcken Hajduk Split Hapoel Ramat Gan Hapoel Tel Aviv Lech Poznań Malmö FF Metalurh Donetsk Milsami Orhei Mladost Podgorica Motherwell Randers Red Star Belgrade Široki Brijeg Skoda Xanthi St. Johnstone Strømsgodset Trenčín Ventspils Vitesse Žilina Zürich

Eliminated in the second qualifying round	Aalborg Anorthosis Beroe Stara Zagora Chikhura Sachkhere Dacia Chișinău Debrecen Derry City Göteborg Hibernian Hødd Honka Honvéd IBV Inter Baku Irtysh Pavlodar Jagodina Jeunesse Esch Khazar Lankaran KR Levadia Linfield Lokomotiva Olimpija Ljubljana Omonia Piast Gliwice Prestatyn Town Pyunik Rosenborg Rudar Pljevlja Sarajevo Senica Shakhtyor Salihorsk Skonto Sparta Prague Sturm Graz Turnovo Utrecht Valletta Víkingur Zrinjski Mostar

Eliminated in the first qualifying round	Airbus UK Broughton Astana Bala Town Čelik Nikšić Celje Crusaders Drogheda United Domžale Dudelange Flora Gandzasar Glentoran HB Hibernians ÍF Inter Turku Kruoja Pakruojis La Fiorita Laçi Levski Sofia Libertas Liepājas Metalurgs Mariehamn Metalurg Skopje Mika Narva Trans FC Santa Coloma UE Santa Coloma Sliema Wanderers St Patrick's Athletic Sūduva Marijampolė Teteks KF Teuta FC Tiraspol Torpedo Kutaisi Vaduz Videoton

Qualifying phase and play-off round Group stage Knockout phase Final

v t e 2013–14 Süper Lig

Current teams	Akhisar Belediyespor Antalyaspor Beşiktaş Bursaspor Çaykur Rizespor Elazığspor Eskişehirspor Fenerbahçe Galatasaray Gaziantepspor Gençlerbirliği Karabükspor Kasımpaşa Kayseri Erciyesspor Kayserispor Konyaspor Sivasspor Trabzonspor

Former teams	Adaletspor Adana Demirspor Adanaspor Akçaabat Sebatspor Altay Altınordu Ankara Demirspor Ankaraspor Aydınspor Bakırköyspor Balıkesirspor Belediye Vanspor Beykozspor Beyoğluspor Boluspor Bucaspor Çanakkale Dardanelspor Denizlispor Diyarbakırspor Erzurumspor Etimesgut Şekerspor Feriköy Giresunspor Göztepe Hacettepe İstanbul B.B. İstanbulspor İzmirspor Kahramanmaraşspor Karagümrük Karşıyaka Keçiörengücü MKE Ankaragücü MKE Kırıkkalespor Kocaelispor Malatyaspor Manisaspor Mersin İdman Yurdu Orduspor Petrol Ofisi Spor PTT Sakaryaspor Samsunspor Sarıyer Siirtspor Vefa Yeşildirek Yimpaş Yozgatspor Zeytinburnuspor Zonguldakspor

v t e Turkish Cup

Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14

Finals	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Winners	Galatasaray (14) Beşiktaş (9) Trabzonspor (8) Fenerbahçe (6) Altay (2) Ankaragücü (2) Gençlerbirliği (2) Göztepe (2) Kocaelispor (2) Bursaspor (1) Eskişehirspor (1) Kayserispor (1) Sakaryaspor (1)

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