Elazığspor

Elazığspor^[1]

Full name	Elazığspor Kulubü
Nickname(s)	Gakgoşlar
Founded	1967
Ground	Elazığ Atatürk Stadium, Elâzığ
Ground Capacity	13,923
Manager	Ümit Özat
League	TFF First League
2013–14	Süper Lig, 16th (relegated)
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours

Sanica Boru Elazığspor is a football team located in Elazığ, Turkey, which competes in the TFF First League. They play their home games at Elazığ Atatürk Stadium in Elazığ. The club was founded in 1967.

History

Elazığspor was founded in 1967 when three clubs (Merkez Gençlik, Güvenspor and Harputspor) were united to form a strong team for the city of Elâzığ. The club's emblem refers to a famous local dance called Çayda Çıra. This dance is performed with candles in the hands. The club has played in the Second and Third Leagues for several years. Finally in 2002, the club was promoted to the Turkish First Football League. However, in 2004, they were relegated to the TFF First League again. Elazığspor's main rivals are Malatyaspor. They were relegated to the TFF Second League in 2008 after finishing in 16th place.

League participation

• Turkish Super League: 2002–04, 2012–2014
• TFF First League: 1974–82, 1983–85, 1986–87, 1990–92, 1995–02, 2004–08, 2011–12, 2014-
• TFF Second League: 1968–75, 1985–86, 1987–90, 1992–95, 2008–11
• TFF Third League: 1982–83

Current squad

As of 10 February, 2015. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 2 DF Ibrahim Koray Arslan 4 DF Murat Sözgelmez 9 MF Javid Imamverdiyev 10 FW Franco Cángele 11 DF Onur Güney 13 MF Zeki Korkmaz 14 FW David Deniz Kılınç 15 FW Atilla Yıldırım 16 MF Hamidou Traore 17 MF Hakan Bilgiç 19 FW Noyan Öz

No. Position Player 22 DF İzzet Yıldırım 23 MF Murat Kayalı 24 MF Muhammed Ali Doğan 28 MF Taner Yalçın 33 DF Ümit Karaal 35 MF Berk Yıldız (on loan from Galatasaray) 61 GK Mücahit Atalay 69 DF Murat Kalkan 78 FW Ihar Zyankovich 88 MF Serdar Özbayraktar DF Kemal Tokak

Former players

Managers

• Faruk Omer (1984)
• Güvenç Kurtar (Oct 31, 2003–??)
• Erol Tok (Aug 22, 2007–Feb 19, 2008)
• Serafettin Tutas (Aug 29, 2008–??)
• Osman Özköylü (June 10, 2010–Oct 10, 2011)
• Hüsnü Özkara (Oct 14, 2011–March 29, 2012)
• Bülent Uygun (March 30, 2012–Oct 8, 2012)
• Yılmaz Vural (Oct 10, 2012–May 20, 2013)
• Trond Sollied (June 24, 2013–Oct 27, 2013)
• Okan Buruk (Oct 31, 2013–1?)
• Ümit Özat (Aug 8, 2014–)

References

External links

• Elazığspor Website
• Elazığspor on TFF page

See also