İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.

İstanbul Başakşehir
Full name İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Founded 1990 (1990)
as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor
5 June 2014 (2014-06-05)
as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
Ground Fatih Terim Stadium
Ground Capacity 17,300[1][2]
Chairman Göksel Gümüşdağ
Manager Abdullah Avcı
League Süper Lig
2016–17 Süper Lig, 2nd
Website Club website

İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [istɑnbul bɑʃɑkʃehiɾ futboɫ kulyby]) is a Turkish professional football club based in the Başakşehir district of Istanbul, Turkey. The club is better known as İstanbul Başakşehir or, due to sponsorship, Medipol Başakşehir (Turkish pronunciation: [medipoɫ bɑʃɑkʃehiɾ]). The club was founded in 1990 as İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor. They first reached the highest level in Turkish Football in 2007–08. They play their home games at the Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul and are owned by the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

The club is one of five Süper Lig franchises representing Istanbul, along with Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Beşiktaş and Kasımpaşa. The 2016–17 season was İstanbul Başakşehir's third consecutive season in the Süper Lig and their 27th year in existence. Last season, they participated in the Süper Lig, Turkish Cup and UEFA Europa League. The head coach since 2014 is Abdullah Avcı.

History

The club was founded in 1990. The club's former name was "ISKI SK" and they were owned by the municipality's water distribution company. ISKI SK competed in the Regional Amateur Football League in the 1990–91 season and were promoted to the TFF Second League. After promotion, the club's name changed to Istanbul BB. The club played in the TFF Second League until 1996, but after the 2006–07 season they were promoted to the Süper Lig. Finishing 12th in the 2007–08 season enabled them to remain in the Süper Lig for the 2007–08 season. In the 2009–10 season, the club finished the season in 6th place. In the 2012–13 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to the TFF First League. But it finished in the TFF First League as champions and made an immediate return to the top level in the 2013–14 season. In June 2014, the club's name changed to "İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü".[3] On following seasons 2014–15 and 2015–16 the club finished in 4th place. On 25 May 2015, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü signed a sponsorship agreement with "Medipol Eğitim ve Sağlık Grubu" (Medipol Education and Health Group) for four years and the team's name changed to "Medipol Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü".[4]

Stadium

Before the name change İstanbul Başakşehir were playing their games at Atatürk Olympic Stadium but starting from 2014–15 season they play the games at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium. 26 July 2014 opened officially to public. The venue has a capacity of 17,800 spectators. It is the new home of İstanbul Başakşehir playing in the Süper Lig. The construction of the stadium was completed in about 16 months, and it cost ₺178 million.

Honours

Domestic League

Domestic Cup

Past seasons

Domestic results

Season League Place G W D L GF GA Pts Turkish Cup
1990–91 This season İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor played in Amateur Level[nb 1]
1991–92TFF Second League (III)934101311353743
1992–93TFF Second League (III)1301983512065
1993–94TFF First League (II)63291211353739 2nd Round
1994–95TFF First League (II)93281014354634 3rd Round
1995–96TFF Second League (III)3261484492250
1996–97TFF Second League (III)1322282822774 2nd Round
1997–98TFF First League (II)3351889624562 5th Round
1998–99TFF First League (II)73616713655255 4th Round
1999–00TFF First League (II)4321598473254 2nd Round
2000–01TFF First League (II)53719711805764 3rd Round
2001–02TFF First League (II)1238131114464550 Last 32
2002–03TFF First League (II)143411713354840 1st Round
2003–04TFF First League (II)133410714425037 2nd Round
2004–05TFF First League (II)934121012343546 1st Round
2005–06TFF First League (II)73413138433152 2nd Round
2006–07TFF First League (II)2341987562765 Last 20
2007–08Süper Lig (I)123410816444738 2nd Round
2008–09Süper Lig (I)93412616374642 2nd Round
2009–10Süper Lig (I)63416810471156 Quarter-finals
2010–11Süper Lig (I)123412616404542Runners-up
2011–12Süper Lig (I)63414812484950 Last 16
2012–13Süper Lig (I)16349916435036 2nd Round
2013–14TFF First League (II)1362466763878 Last 32
From 2014–15 season as İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü
2014–15Süper Lig (I)43415145493059 Last 16
2015–16Süper Lig (I)43416117543659 Quarter-finals
2016–17Süper Lig (I)23320103622870Runners-up
2017–18Süper Lig (I)

League affiliation

European history

Accurate as of 2 August 2017
CompetitionPlayedWonDrewLostGFGAGDWin%
UEFA Champions League 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 050.00
UEFA Europa League 6 0 2 4 4 10 −6 000.00
Total 8 1 3 4 9 13 −4 012.50

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2015–16 UEFA Europa League Q3 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 1–2 0–2 1–4
2016–17 UEFA Europa League Q3 Croatia Rijeka 0–0 2–2 2–2 (a)
PO Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 1–2 0–2 1–4
2017–18 UEFA Champions League Q3 Belgium Club Brugge 2–0 3–3 5–3
PO Spain Sevilla

UEFA ranking

As of 10 May 2017[5]
Rank Country Team Points
157SwitzerlandFC St. Gallen10.415
158Turkeyİstanbul Başakşehir10.340
159Czech RepublicFK Mladá Boleslav10.135

Club officials

Board members

President Göksel Gümüşdağ
Deputy Chairman Çağatay Kalkancı
Vice-President Mesut Altan
Vice-President Mustafa Saral
Board Members Ahmet Ketenci
Board Members İsmet Yıldırım
Board Members Kağan Şahin
Board Members Mehmet Ersoy
Board Members Ömer Faruk Ayvacı
Board Members Volkan Sarıhan
Board Members Zafer Topaloglu

Source: [6]

Technical staff

Manager Abdullah Avcı
Assistant manager Erol Bulut
Assistant manager Recep Ucar
Goalkeeping coach Haluk Güngör
Physical Coach Ekrem Özerk Tufan
Match Analysis Caner Erol
Scout Orhan Ak
Scout Alioum Saidou
Scout Zafer Turan
Club doctor Ömer Gözübüyük
Health Committe Advisor Dr. Anıl Işik
Specialist Dieter Cansu Alpaslan
Physiotherapist Dr. Mehmet Akman
Physiotherapist İoakim İpseftel
Masseur Yusuf Gümüş
Masseur Koray Akyüz
Masseur Mehmet Ali Polat

Source: [7]

Players

First-team squad

As of 21 July 2017 [8]

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

No. Position Player
1 Turkey GK Volkan Babacan
3 France DF Gaël Clichy
4 Ghana DF Joseph Attamah
5 Turkey MF Emre Belözoğlu (Captain)
6 Moldova DF Alexandru Epureanu
7 Bosnia and Herzegovina MF Edin Višća
8 Brazil MF Mossoró
9 Turkey FW Mehmet Batdal
10 Togo FW Emmanuel Adebayor
11 Netherlands MF Eljero Elia
17 Turkey MF İrfan Can Kahveci
18 Italy FW Stefano Napoleoni
19 Turkey FW Mevlüt Erdinç
20 Turkey MF Hakan Özmert
No. Position Player
21 Turkey MF Mahmut Tekdemir
22 Cameroon DF Aurélien Chedjou
23 Turkey MF Tunay Torun
27 Morocco DF Manuel da Costa
29 Turkey MF Kerim Frei
33 Turkey DF Uğur Uçar
39 Turkey DF Alparslan Erdem
44 Turkey DF Egemen Korkmaz
55 Turkey GK Faruk Çakır
80 Brazil DF Júnior Caiçara
86 Turkey GK Ufuk Ceylan
88 Switzerland MF Gökhan İnler
99 Albania FW Sokol Cikalleshi

Managers

Notes

  1. No information about results

References

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  2. "MEDİPOL BAŞAKŞEHİR FK" (in Turkish). tff.org. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  3. "İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor, İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü oldu" (in Turkish). basaksehir.bel.tr. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. "İstanbul Başakşehir'de Fenerbahçe maçı öncesi flaş gelişme!" (in Turkish). hurriyet.com.tr. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  5. "UEFA coefficients". uefa.com. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  6. "YÖNETİM KURULU" (in Turkish). ibfk.com.tr. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  7. "TEKNİK HEYET" (in Turkish). ibfk.com.tr. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  8. "A TAKIM" (in Turkish). ibfk.com.tr. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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