Denizlispor
| Full name | Denizlispor Kulübü | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Horozlar (Roosters) | ||
| Founded | 26 May 1966 | ||
| Ground | Atatürk Stadium, Denizli, Turkey | ||
| Capacity | 19,500 (all seated) | ||
| Chairman |  Ali İpek | ||
| Manager | Hakan Kutlu | ||
| League | Süper Lig | ||
| 2008-09 | Süper Lig, 15th | ||
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Denizlispor is a sports club based in Denizli, Turkey. It is known by its distinct green and black colors. The club's branches include football, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, chess, and gymnastics. The Denizlispor Football squad, which was originally founded in 1966, is currently the largest and most popular of the club’s teams with a seating capacity of up to 19,500 fans at Denzili Atatürk Stadium. As part of the Turkish Football Federation’s Süper Lig, Denizlispor have gained international recognition in recent years, when their fifth place finish in 2002 qualified them for a match in the UEFA Cup. That year, the team made a surprising run, defeating other European teams like FC Lorient, Sparta Prague, and Olympique Lyonnais, before losing in the fourth round to FC Porto, who would eventually go on to win the tournament. In anticipation of a promising season, the green and black hope to improve on last year’s seventh place finish by adding Darryl Roberts to their roster[1].
History
Denizlispor Kulübü was founded on May 26, 1966 as a merger of two smaller youth sports clubs, Çelik Yeşilspor Gençlik and Pamukkale Gençlik. They joined to form what is now Denizlispor, which was at the time a little-known sports & youth club in the Çaybaşı district of Denizli city. This union was then registered with Turkish football's governing body, the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) under the name of Denizlispor Youth Club. The new football team joined Turkish football's 2nd division for the upcoming season on July 14, 1966. Turkish Football Federation. Denizlispor's the best success was 5th twice in 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 seasons. Denizlispor remained in Super League despite 3-0 loss to Ankaragücü at away match in May 24, 2009, due to has an advantage against Konyaspor on dual average in 2008-2009 season.
2002 UEFA run
Denizlispor participated in European cups only once in its history. In 2002, after becoming fifth in the Turkish league, Denizlispor qualified to play in the UEFA Cup. However Denizlispor made an unexpected run that was ended in 4th round when they lost to F.C. Porto, who won the cup that year. French FC Lorient, Sparta Prague and another Ligue 1 giant Olympique Lyonnais were all shockingly defeated by a lesser talented squad Denizlispor.
Emblem
The Denizlispor emblem was designed by Yakup Ünel, a founding member of the team. The emblem is based around the rooster which is identified with the province of Denizli. The team's colours come from the colours of a type of rooster with green and black feathers unique to Denizli region.
League participations
First Level: 1983-1988, 1994-1997, 1999-
Second Level: 1966-1983, 1988-1994, 1997-1999
Notable Games
Europe:
Olympique Lyonnais - Denizlispor : 0-1
Denizlispor - Sparta Prague: 2-0
Denizlispor - FC Lorient: 2-0
Domestic:
Denizlispor - Beşiktaş 3-1
Beşiktaş - Denizlispor 0-4
Denizlispor - Fenerbahçe 2-0
Denizlispor - Fenerbahçe 1-1
Denizlispor - Trabzonspor: 2-0
Trabzonspor - Denizlispor: 0-2
Denizlispor - Sakaryaspor 6-1
Denizlispor - Yimpaş Yozgatspor 5-0
Recent seasons
Season Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Manager 1999/00 TS 8 34 13 8 13 55 57 47 Ersun Yanal 2000/01 TS 11 34 12 9 13 53 56 45 Yilmaz Vural / Tevfik Lav 2001/02 TS 5 34 12 12 10 65 52 48 IC 1st round Riza Calimbay 2002/03 TS 10 34 10 10 14 37 42 40 UC 4th round Riza Calimbay / Giray Bulak 2003/04 TS 5 34 17 4 13 52 43 55 Giray Bulak 2004/05 TS 6 34 13 10 11 46 45 49 Giray Bulak 2005/06 TS 15 34 9 10 15 41 50 37 Nurullah Saglam 2006/07 TS 14 34 9 14 11 33 40 41 Guvenc Kurtar 2007/08 TS 7 34 13 6 15 48 48 45 Guvenc Kurtar 2008/09 TS 14 34 11 5 18 39 52 38 QF Ali Yalçın / Ümit Kayıhan/ Mesut Bakkal
Last updated: 21 July 2008
Div. = Division;TS = Turkcell Super League; Pos. = Position; Pl = Match played; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Lost; GS = Goal Scored; GA = Goal Against; P = Points
UCL = UEFA Champions League; UCWC = UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; UC = UEFA Cup; Cup = Fortis Turkey Cup.
Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up.
Current squad
As of 16 August 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- ^ Darryl Roberts Signs 3-Year Deal with Denizlispor Football Club. MLF Sports News. Retrieved on 21-07-2008.
External links
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