Turkey national football team

Turkey
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	Ay-Yıldızlar (Crescent-Stars)
Association	Turkish Football Federation
Head coach	Fatih Terim, (2005-)
Captain	Rüştü Reçber
Most caps	Rüştü Reçber (109)
Top scorer	Hakan Şükür (49)
FIFA code	TUR
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	28
Highest	5 (June 2004)
Lowest	67 (October 1993)
First international
	Turkey 2 - 2 Romania ; (Istanbul, Turkey; October 26, 1923)
Biggest win
	Turkey 7 - 0 Syria ; (Ankara, Turkey; November 20, 1949); Turkey 7 - 0 South Korea ; (Geneva, Switzerland; June 20, 1954); Turkey 7 - 0 San Marino ; (Istanbul, Turkey; November 10, 1996)
Biggest defeat
	Poland 8 - 0 Turkey ; (Chorzow, Poland; April 24 1968); Turkey 0 - 8 England ; (Istanbul, Turkey; November 14, 1984) ; England 8 - 0 Turkey ; (London, England; October 14, 1987)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1954)
Best result	Third place, 2002
European Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1996)
Best result	Quarterfinals, 2000

The Turkey national football team is the national football team of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. They are affiliated with UEFA.

The team's highest achievement was reaching 3rd place at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Turkey also reached 3rd place at the 2003 Confederations Cup.

Badou Zaki the morrocan coach will coach Turkey.

History

World Cup 1950

Turkey qualified for the 1950 World Cup beating Syria 7-0 but they withdrew due to financial problems.

World Cup 1954

Turkey then qualified for the 1954 World Cup after a play-off with Spain. The Turkish team first lost 4-1 to Spain but a 1-0 win a few days later initiated a replay. On that occasion they tied 2-2 after an exciting and tough match, and finally Turkey would book their place after a coin toss. Turkey was put in a tough group along with a high rated Hungary side and West Germany however the Turks were never going to play Hungary according to the tournament format, and a 4-1 defeat by the Germans was followed by Turkey carrying out a 7-0 trashing of South Korea. Finally Turkey lost the play-off to West Germany 7-2.

'60s to '90s

Despite the introduction of a national league which would flourish, and respectable showings by Turkish clubs in European competition, the 1960s would be a barren time for the national team. The 1970s saw Turkey miss out on both Euro 1972 and Euro 1976 on both occasions Turkey fell a point short to qualify.

The 1980s saw Turkey plunge to new depths with two 8-0 defeats to England. Yet the 1990 World Cup qualifiers would mark a turning point for Turkish football, with Turkey only missing out on qualification in the final game.

Euro 1996

Turkey qualified in a impressive style for Euro 96 beating both Switzerland and Sweden 2-1, but Turkey enjoyed rather a poor tournament as they lost all their matches and even didnt managed to score a single goal.

Euro 2000

Turkey qualified for Euro 2000 after a play-off with the Republic of Ireland. Turkey lost their first match 2-1 to Italy, they drew their second match against Sweden 0-0, finally a 2-0 win over Belgium brought Turkey into the last 8 of the tournament where Portugal proved to strong after a 2-0 win.

World Cup 2002

The rising fortunes of Turkish football over the next decade would be confirmed by third place at the 2002 World Cup. The Turkish team beat Senegal 1-0 on a golden goal to book their place in the semi-finals where a 1-0 defeat against Brazil forced them to play the third place match, a bronze medal was the prize after a 3-2 victory over South-Korea.

Confederations Cup 2003

In the summer of 2003, Turkey reached third place at the 2003 Confederations Cup in which they drew 2-2 against a very strong Brazil squad with a young, experimental Turkey squad, knocking Brazil out of the tournament. Turkey lost to eventual tournament winners France 3-2 in an exciting semi-final after failing to equalize from a last-minute penalty kick. Turkey defeated Colombia 2-1 to win third place.

Euro 2004

The Turkish team failed to qualify for Template:Ec2 on play-offs due to an upset by Latvia after finishing second in their group.

World Cup 2006

The Turkish team once again narrowly missed out on the finals after failing to win a play-off, this time on away goals against Switzerland, again after finishing second in their group. Missing out on

was seen as a major loss due to the massive amount of Turkish fans in Germany.

Present to Future

With former coach Fatih Terim and new young blood from the team that won the U-17 European Championship, Turkey are looking for a place in the Euro 2008 finals.

World Cup record

1930 - Did not enter
1934 - Withdrew
1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Qualified, but withdrew
1954 - Round 1
1958 - Withdrew
1962 to 1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Third place
2006 - Did not qualify

European Championship record

1960 to 1992 - Did not qualify
1996 - Round 1
2000 - Quarterfinals
2004 - Did not qualify

Confederations Cup record

2003 Confederations Cup - 3rd place

Rivalry with Greece

Despite that Turkey and Greece have never met in a competition, the two sides have met in a tall of qualifying and friendly games. Turkey has won most of the games so far. The last two meetings were during the 2006 World Cup qualification, and it ended 0-0 on both occasions. They will meet again in their Euro 2008 campaign and are the highly rated favourites to reach the finals.

TURKEY vs. GREECE (All-Time Results)

Date	Home	Score	Away	Type of Match	Turkey's Manager	Greece's Manager
04/06/2005	Turkey	0 - 0	Greece	* FIFA World Cup 2006 Prel. Comp. European Zone *	Ersun Yanal	Otto Rehhagel
08/09/2004	Greece	0 - 0	Turkey	* FIFA World Cup 2006 Prel. Comp. European Zone *	Ersun Yanal	Otto Rehhagel
29/03/1989	Greece	0 - 1	Turkey	* Friendly *	Tinaz Tirpan	Alekos Sofianidis
21/09/1988	Turkey	3 - 1	Greece	* Friendly *	Tinaz Tirpan	Alekos Sofianidis

Players

Current squad

The current squad, according to the TFF.[1][2]. All match statistics are updated up to August 17, 2006.

Notable former players

Most Capped

Player	Caps
Rüştü Reçber	109
Hakan Şükür	103
Bülent Korkmaz	102

Turkey managers

Manager	First Match	Last Match
Ali Sami Yen	26/10/1923	-
Billy Hunter	25/05/1924	12/09/1926
Bela Tóth	17/07/1927	17/04/1932
Fred Pegnam	22/04/1932	04/11/1932
James Elliot Donnelly	12/07/1936	01/08/1937
Ignác Molnár	23/04/1948	30/05/1948
Ulvi Yenal	02/08/1948	05/08/1948
Peter Molloy	28/11/1948	20/05/1949
Cihat Arman	20/11/1949	-
Peter Molloy	28/05/1950	28/10/1950
Jimmy McCormick	03/12/1950	10/06/1951
Rebii Erkal	17/06/1951	21/11/1951
Sandro Puppo	01/06/1952	23/06/1954
Gündüz Kılıç	17/10/1954	-
Žarko Mihajlović	03/04/1955	26/06/1955
Giovanni Varglien	18/12/1955	01/05/1956
Cihat Arman	16/11/1956	25/11/1956
László Székely	05/04/1957	08/12/1957
Leandro Remondini	04/05/1958	10/05/1959
Ignác Molnár	08/06/1960	-
Sandro Puppo	27/11/1960	16/05/1962
Şeref Görkey	10/10/1962	-
Ljubiša Spajić	25/11/1962	16/12/1962
Bülent Eken	27/03/1963	09/10/1963
Cihat Arman	27/09/1964	20/12/1964
Sandro Puppo	24/01/1965	09/05/1965
Doğan Andaç	21/07/1965	25/07/1965
Sandro Puppo	09/10/1965	30/05/1966
Adnan Süvari	12/10/1966	17/01/1969
Abdullah Gegic	30/04/1969	16/11/1969
Cihat Arman	17/10/1970	14/11/1971
Nicolae Petrescu	05/12/1971	-
Coşkun Özari	12/04/1972	31/10/1976
Doğan Andaç	17/11/1976	-
Metin Türel	16/02/1977	05/10/1978
Sabri Kiraz	29/11/1978	15/10/1980
Özkan Sümer	25/03/1981	-
Fethi Demircan	15/04/1981	07/10/1981
Coşkun Özari	22/09/1982	04/04/1984
Candan Tarhan	06/09/1984	14/11/1984
Yılmaz Gökdel	22/12/1984	03/04/1985
Kálmán Mézsöly	01/05/1985	28/08/1985
Coşkun Özari	11/09/1985	12/11/1986
Mustafa Denizli	04/03/1987	16/12/1987
Tinaz Tirpan	16/03/1988	15/11/1989
Fatih Terim	11/04/1990	-
Sepp Piontek	27/05/1990	28/04/1993
Fatih Terim	27/10/1993	19/06/1996
Mustafa Denizli	14/08/1996	24/06/2000
Şenol Güneş	16/08/2000	18/02/2004
Ünal Karaman	31/03/2004	-
Ersun Yanal	28/04/2004	08/06/2005
Fatih Terim	17/08/2005	Incumbent

Ertuğrul Sağlam is set to take over the national team after Euro 2008.

Most capped coaches

Manager	Games
Coşkun Özari	54
Şenol Güneş	50
Fatih Terim	50
Mustafa Denizli	37

Memorable Matches

1951 West Germany - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Rebii Erkal
1954 Turkey - Spain 1-0 Coach: Sandro Puppo (Italy)
1954 Spain - Turkey 2-2 Coach: Sandro Puppo (Italy)
1956 Turkey - Hungary 3-1 Coach: Giovanni Varglien (Italy)
1970 West Germany - Turkey 1-1 Coach: Cihat Arman
1995 Turkey - Sweden 2-1 Coach: Fatih Terim
1997 Turkey - Netherlands 1-0 Coach: Mustafa Denizli
1998 Turkey - Germany 1-0 Coach: Mustafa Denizli
2000 Belgium - Turkey 0-2 Coach: Mustafa Denizli
2001 Turkey - Austria 5-0 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2002 Brazil - Turkey 2-1 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2002 Senegal - Turkey 0-1 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2002 Brazil - Turkey 1-0 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2002 South Korea - Turkey 2-3 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2003 Brazil - Turkey 2-2 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2003 France - Turkey 3-2 Coach: Şenol Güneş
2003 Colombia - Turkey 1-2 Coach: Şenol Güneş

Top Turkish Goal Scorers

#	Player	Period	Goals (Caps)
1	Hakan Şükür	1992-2005	49 (103)
2	Lefter Küçükandonyadis	1948-1963	19 (46)
3	Cemil Turan	1969-1979	19 (44)
4	Metin Oktay	1969-1979	19 (36)

Notes

Hakan scored the fastest goal ever in (10.8 seconds after kickoff) a World Cup finals match during the third-place game of the 2002 World Cup against South Korea.

Turkey's highest FIFA World Ranking was 5th place. (June 2004)

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