Kayserispor
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| Full name | Kayserispor | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Anadolu Yıldızı (Anatolian Star) |
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| Founded | 1932-?-1966 logosunda 1966 yazan kayserispor 1932 logosunda 1932 yazan erciyesspor 1966 | ||
| Ground | Kadir Has Stadium Kayseri (Capacity: 32,864[1]) |
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| Chairman |  Recep Mamur |
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| Manager |  Shota Arveladze |
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| League | Süper Lig | ||
| 2010–11 | Süper Lig, 6th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Kayserispor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Kayseri. Formed in 1966, Kayserispor are nicknamed Anadolu Yıldızı (The Star of Anatolia). The club colours are red and yellow, and the club play their home matches at Kadir Has Stadium.[1]
The club have won one Türkiye Kupası, in 2008. They also finished runners-up for the Süper Kupa in 2008, and have finished fifth in the Süper Lig three times, in 2005–06, 2006–07, and 2007–08.
In continental competition, the club have won the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2006. The club switched names with crosstown club Kayseri Erciyesspor in 2004.[2]
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[edit] History
In 1965, Orhan Şefik Apak, then president of the Turkish Football Federation, asked cities in Turkey to combine their amateur football clubs into one singular club that would represent their communities. These new clubs would compete in the newly created 2.Lig (Second Division). After several meetings, representatives of the city merged Erciyesspor, Sanayispor, and Ortaanadoluspor to form Kayserispor. The club submitted the required paperwork and were officially founded as Kayserispor on 1 July 1966.
They began competing in the 1966–67 2.Lig. Erdoğan Gürhan was the first manager, signing a contract worth 1,500 TL. In their first season, the club competed in the Beyaz Grup (White Group). Yener scored the first goal in club history when he netted a shot in the 17th minute against Ankara Toprakspor. The club finished with a nine win, nine draw, and twelve loss record in 30 matches while scoring 21 goals and conceding 33. They finished in ninth place.[2][3]
Kayserispor were promoted to the 1.Lig for the first time at the end of the 1972–73 season.[4] They were also relegated for the first time in 1974–75, and competed in the 2.Lig until 1979–80.[5] Kayserispor defeated Galatasaray in the quarter-finals of the 1977–78 Türkiye Kupası, and reached the semi-finals for the first time. They went on to lose to Adana Demirspor.[6] In 1978, Tamer Kaptan, manager of the club at the time, brought Johan Cruyff's Total Football system to Kayserispor after watching the Netherlands national football team in the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The club proceeded to score 66 goals that season, which ranked them second in Europe behind English club Liverpool F.C. The club were promoted again at the end of the 1978–79, but were relegated at the end of the following season.[2]
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Kayserispor were promoted to the 1.Lig again in 1984–85, but were once again relegated the following year. They would continue competing in the 2.Lig until the end of the 1991–92 season. The club set a record for most managers in a season when they hired and fired eight coaches throughout the 1988–89 season. Kayserispor reached a low point when they were relegated to the 3.Lig the following season. The club continued to yo-yo between divisions before their most recent promotion to the Süper Lig began in 2004–05. It was at this time that Kayserspor switched names with Kayseri Erciyesspor. Manager Hüsnü Özkara was fired after seven matches into the season after accumulating two points out of a possible twenty-one. Hikmet Karaman took over as manager and guided the club to a 14th place finish, two places above the relegation zone.[2]
Ertuğrul Sağlam, former Samsunspor and Beşiktaş player, took over for Karaman at the end of the season. Sağlam lead the club to fifth place in the league and Gökhan Ünal won the Gol Kralı (Top Goal Scorer) award after netting 25 goals in 32 matches.[7][8] The club qualified for European competition for the first time. The club would go on to win the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup and qualified for the 2006–07 UEFA Cup, where they lost to AZ in the second round.[9] Kayserispor finished fifth for the second time in a row at the end of the 2006–07 season. Sağlam moved to Beşiktaş over the summer, with Tolunay Kafkas being his replacement. Kafkas lead the club to a third straight fifth place finish, as well as the clubs first Türkiye Kupası title in 2008.[2]
[edit] Stadium
Kadir Has Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kayseri, Turkey. It is part of complex of sports venues that are planned on the outskirts of the city, as part of the Atatürk Sport Complex. It replaced Kayseri Atatürk Stadium, which had been in use since 1964. It was completed in early 2008, and has primarily been used to host the home matches of Kayserispor and Kayseri Erciyesspor. The stadium has a capacity of 32,864 (all-seated) and is covered. The stadium contains several restaurants, cafes, and VIP areas for fans. Two shopping centres are also located nearby, and the parking lot holds 1,785 cars.[10] The light-rail system of Kayseri, Kayseray, passes near the stadium complex, allowing the fans an alternative to traveling by car or bus.
[edit] Club emblem
The mountains in the emblem represent Kayseri's landmark Mount Erciyes, the K represents Kayseri, the S represents Spor and 1966 signifies the year the club was founded.[11]
[edit] 1967 Kayseri Stadium disaster
Kayserispor were involved in the worst cases of crowd violence in Turkish football history, otherwise known as the '1967 Kayseri stadium disaster' in which 43 peoples lost their lives and 300 were injured. The match took place on the 17th September 1967 against neighboring city rivals Sivasspor. Sivasspor supporters traveled to the city of Kayseri with 20 minibuses, 40 coaches and by train. Minor disturbances and unrest were reported around the city and the Sivasspor fans were accused of acts of hooliganism and vandalism.
The match kicked off at 16:00 infront of 21,000 fans in the Kayseri stadium, the troubles started in the 20th minute when Kayserispor's Küçük Oktay scored. Witnesses at the game reported that Sivasspor supporters responded by hurling rocks and stones at the Kayserispor stands. The incident resulted in the Kayserispor fans panicking and two children lost their lives in the resulting stampede. Kayserispor fans retaliated by marching onto the Sivasspor supporters with stones, sticks and knives. The outnumbered Sivas fans tried to flee however, the exit gate malfunctioned and wouldn't open, this caused a stampede in which 41 people died and 300 were injured as a result of being stamped on and suffocated.
Both sides were banned from having supporters at their games for the rest of the season and they were not allowed to play each other for 5 years.[11]
[edit] Players
- As of 6 July 2011[12]
[edit] Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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[edit] Honours
[edit] League
- 1. Lig
- Winners (1): 1973
[edit] Cup
- Türkiye Kupası:
- Winners (1): 2008
- Süper Kupa:
- Runners-up (1): 2008
- UEFA Intertoto Cup:
- Winner (1): 2006
[edit] European Participations
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2006 | 2R |  |
FC Sopron | 1–0 | 3-3 | 4-3 |
| 3R |  |
Larissa FC | 2–0 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Season | Round | Country | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2006-07 | Q2 |  |
KF Tirana | 3–1 | 2-0 | 5-1 |
| 1R |  |
AZ | 1–1 | 2-3 | 3-4 | |
| 2008-09 | 1R |  |
Paris Saint-Germain | 1–2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
[edit] UEFA Current ranking
- As of 18 January 2012[13]
| Rank | Country | Team | Points |
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| 178 | |
Gaziantepspor | 7.730 |
| 179 | |
Kayserispor | 7.730 |
| 180 |  |
Randers | 7.505 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b KAYSERİSPOR tff.org (Turkish), accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ a b c d e Kayserispor Kulübü Tarihçesi kayserispor.org.tr (Turkish), accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Pekin, Cem 1966–1967 Türkiye 2. Ligi turkish-soccer.com, accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Pekin, Cem 1972–1973 Türkiye 2. Ligi turkish-soccer.com, accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Sivritepe, Erdinç 1974–1975 1.Lig turkish-soccer.com, accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Pekin, Cem 1977–1978 – 16. Türkiye Kupası turkish-soccer.com, accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Sivritepe, Erdinç 2004–2005 1.Super League turkish-soccer.com, accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Ligin Gol Kralları tff.org (Turkish), accessed 9 July 2010
- ^ UEFA European Competitions 2006–07 rsssf.com, accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ Yeni Kayseri Atatürk Stadyumu damacana.org (Turkish), accessed 16 July 2010
- ^ a b Kayserispor team profile turkish-football.com (English) accessed 07 Feb 2012
- ^ "A Takım Kadrosu". Kayserispor. http://www.kayserispor.org.tr/tur/atakim.asp. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ UEFA Club Coefficients – UEFA.com
[edit] External links
- Official web site (Turkish)
- Eskişehirspor and Turkish football website (English)
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