Konyaspor
Full nameKonyaspor Kulübü
Nickname(s)Anadolu Kartalı (Anatolian Eagle)
Founded22 June 1922 (1922-06-22)[1][2]
GroundKonya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium
Capacity42,000
PresidentÖmer Korkmaz
Head coachHakan Keleş
LeagueSüper Lig
2022–23Süper Lig, 8th of 19
WebsiteClub website

Konyaspor Kulübü (Turkish pronunciation: [konjaspoɾ kulyby], Konya Sports Club) is a Turkish professional football club based in Konya. They are better known as Konyaspor. In 1922 Konyaspor were founded with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği and have played at their current home stadium, Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium, since 2014. Konyaspor currently play in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Turkish football. The club colours are green and white.[3]

History

Konyaspor were founded officially with the name Konya Gençlerbirliği on 22 June 1922. As champions of the regional Konya Football League they participated in the 1924 Turkish Football Championship, the first ever national championship in Turkish football.[4] In 1965 the club combined with Meramspor, Selçukspor, and Çimentospor and took the name Konyaspor with black and white as the team colors, and started their first season in the Second League in 1981. Konyaspor then changed to green and white as the team colours after their merger with the cross-town rivals Konya İdman Yurdu.[3] The new team adopted the name of Konyaspor and the colors of Konya İdman Yurdu. In 1987–88 Konyaspor became champions of the second league and were promoted to the first league for the first time in their history.

Konyaspor lasted five seasons in the first league. They played 160 official matches, ending up with 47 wins, 33 draws, and 80 losses. During the 1988–89 season Konyaspor made it to the semi-finals of the Turkish Cup, losing to eventual champions Beşiktaş. In the 1992–93 season, the club were relegated back to the second league. After spending 10 seasons in the second league, Konyaspor returned to Süper Lig as the title holders of the 2002–03 First League with 68 points. During the 2003–04 season Konyaspor made it to the quarter-finals of the Turkish Cup, but then lost to eventual champions Trabzonspor 2–1 during extra time. In 2004–05 Konyaspor advanced to the quarter-finals beating Beşiktaş 3–1, but then lost to Denizlispor 5–4 on penalty shoot-outs. In 2008–09 despite the 3–0 home win against Ankaraspor, Konyaspor couldn't avoid relegation as they remained 16th in the table with 38 points which meant their relegation from the Süper Lig. Konyaspor were in the Süper Lig since 2003. However, Konyaspor completed the TFF First League 6th and secured a position in the Promotion Play-offs in 2010. Konyaspor then won the Promotion Play-offs and made an immediate return to the Süper Lig after 1 year. They finished the Play-offs 1st with 7 points beating Adanaspor 3–1 in the first game, Karşıyaka 1–0 in the second and drawing with Altay 2–2 in the final match. But Konyaspor relegated again in the 2010–11 season.

They returned to the top level two years later. In 2015–16 Konyaspor eventually finished Süper Lig as 3rd, also the best result for them, and qualified for the UEFA Europa League. In 2016–17 they play for the first time in their history in European competitions and draw in Group H with Shakhtar Donetsk, Braga and Gent. They finished the group in fourth place with five losses, one draw and without winning any match. Also in the same season they reached the Turkish Cup final for the first time in their history.[5] On 31 May 2017 Konyaspor defeated İstanbul Başakşehir to win their first ever Turkish Cup in the club's 95-year history.[6] In the first Turkish Cup final since the 2007–08 season in which none of Istanbul's "big three" clubs Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, and Galatasaray were competing, Konyaspor against İstanbul Başakşehir finished regular and extra time tied 0–0 and won on penalty shoot-outs with a result of 4–1.[7][8][9][10]

Stadium

Konya Metropolitan Municipality Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Konya, Turkey. It replaced the ageing Konya Atatürk Stadium at the end of 2013, which has been in use since the early 1950s. The stadium has a capacity of 42,000 people and is fully covered. Record attendance is 41,007 people in Turkey against Netherlands, 6 September 2015 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group A match.[11] The Konya Buyuksheir Stadium is one of Turkey's biggest stadiums with many sporting events happening there. The national team also plays some of its games there.

Past seasons

Domestic results

League affiliation

Honours

Leagues

Cups

European history

As of 11 August 2022
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD
UEFA Europa League 12 1 4 7 6 18 –12
UEFA Europa Conference League 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3
Total 16 3 5 8 14 23 –9

European participation

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
2016–17 UEFA Europa League GS Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 0–1 0–4 4th
Belgium Gent 0–1 0–2
Portugal Braga 1–1 1–3
2017–18 UEFA Europa League GS Austria Salzburg 0–2 0–0 3rd
France Marseille 1–1 0–1
Portugal Vitória de Guimarães 2–1 1–1
2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League 2QR Belarus BATE Borisov 2–0 3–0 5–0
3QR Liechtenstein Vaduz 2–4 1–1 3–5
Notes
  • GS: Group stage

UEFA ranking

As of 21 June 2023[12]
SeasonRankPointsRef.
2017162 Increase9.840[13]
2018154 Increase7.160[14]
2019154 Same position7.000[15]
2020161 Decrease7.000[16]
2021162 Decrease7.000[17]
2022248 Decrease5.420[18]
2023206 Increase6.420[19]
2024[20]

Players

Current squad

As of 19 September 2023[21]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Turkey TUR Deniz Ertaş
3 DF Turkey TUR Yasir Subaşı
4 DF Turkey TUR Adil Demirbağ
5 DF Turkey TUR Uğurcan Yazğılı
6 MF Turkey TUR Soner Dikmen
7 FW Croatia CRO Robert Murić
8 MF Romania ROU Alexandru Cicâldău (on loan from Galatasaray)
9 FW Turkey TUR Muhammet Demir
10 MF Turkey TUR Yunus Mallı
11 MF Denmark DEN Louka Prip
12 DF Brazil BRA Guilherme
13 GK Turkey TUR Mehmet Erdoğan
14 DF Turkey TUR Metehan Mert
15 DF Costa Rica CRC Francisco Calvo
16 FW Portugal POR Nélson Oliveira
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Albania ALB Sokol Cikalleshi
19 DF Turkey TUR Cebrail Karayel
20 DF Turkey TUR Kahraman Demirtaş
21 MF Croatia CRO Niko Rak
22 DF Turkey TUR Ahmet Oğuz
23 MF Angola ANG Bruno Paz
27 FW Turkey TUR Ata Berk Karababa
30 MF Turkey TUR Gökhan Töre
35 MF Turkey TUR Oğulcan Ülgün
37 MF France FRA Steven Nzonzi
42 FW Turkey TUR Mehmet Ali Büyüksayar
61 GK France FRA Paul Bernardoni
70 FW Colombia COL Marlos Moreno
90 FW Turkey TUR Emrehan Gedikli

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Turkey TUR Veysi Karaduman (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2024)
DF Turkey TUR Yaşar Kavas (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2024)
DF Turkey TUR Nafican Yardımcı (at Esenler Erokspor until 30 June 2024)
MF Turkey TUR Adem Eren Kabak (at Şanlıurfaspor until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Turkey TUR Çağdaş Şendur (at 1922 Konyaspor until 30 June 2024)
MF Turkey TUR Hüseyin Mert Uyanıker (at Siirt İl Özel İdaresi SK until 30 June 2024)
FW Turkey TUR Ahmet Karademir (at Karaman FK until 30 June 2024)

Retired number(s)

  • 6, retired in memory of football player Ahmet Çalık who died in a traffic accident.

Notable players

Most appearances and goals in Süper Lig

RankNameAppearancesSeason
1.Ömer Gündostu1452003–2009
2.Tayfun Türkmen1242003–2007
3.Mustafa Er1132005–2009
4.Suat Kaya1091988–1992
5.Yasin Çelik1092003–2007
6.Cemal Menteşe1071988–1993
7.Osman Şahinoğlu1061988–1992
8.Salih Eken1051988–1992
9.Jens Jønsson992016–2020
10.Zafer Demir982003–2009
RankNameGoalsAppearancesGoals per game
1.Zafer Biryol43690.62
2.Tayfun Türkmen211240.17
3.Murat Hacıoğlu17670.25
4.Kayhan Kaynak15520.29
5.Sinan Bayraktar15630.24
6.Nedim Demirbilek14900.16
7.Salih Eken141050.13
8.Theofanis Gekas13240.54
9.Hasan Kabze13540.24
10.Veysel Cihan13610.21

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2016–17 season.

Club officials

Board members

President Fatih Özgökçen
Vice-President Serhat Güler
Vice-President Nuh Kaygısız
Vice-President Osman Dağ
Vice-President Kazım Küçükçöğen
Vice-President M. Zahir Renklibay
Vice-President Gökhan Çelik
Vice-President Mehmet Akcan
Vice-President Muammer Akın
Vice-President Süleyman Oğuz
General-Secretary Mehmet Güven öten
General-Treasurer Kani Uğur Öncan
Board Members Gökhan Çelik
Board Members Hakan Faydasıçok
Board Members Vahdi Karacaoğlu

Source: [22]

Technical staff

Head coach Hakan Keleş
Assistant coach Merih Büyük
Coach Erkan Çelik
Goalkeeping coach Uğur Erdal
Performance coach Ziya Erdoğan
Administrative Assistant Seçkin Özdil
Club doctor Bilen Kürklü
Health Committee Advisor Dr. Anıl Işik
Physiotherapist Ahmet Bayrak
Physiotherapist Salih Kırışka
Masseur Mehmet Can
Masseur Hüsmen Canbek
Masseur Uğur Çimen

Source: [23]

Sponsorship and kit manufacturer

YearsKit manufacturersShirt sponsors
1998–04noneKombassan
2004–09LottoTurkcell
2009–10Bank Asya
2010–12Turkcell
2012–13Torku
2013–16Hummel
2016–18Spor Toto1 / Turkish Airlines2
2018–19NikeSpor Toto
2019–21Lotto
2021–22MacronAtiker
2022–23New BalanceArabam.com1 / Turkish Airlines2
2023–Tümosan

1 Main sponsorship 2 Europe Main sponsorship

See also

Notes

  1. No information about results

References

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