İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
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| Full name | İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü | |||
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| Founded | 2014 | |||
| Ground | Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium, Istanbul | |||
| Capacity | 17,800 | |||
| Manager | Abdullah Avcı | |||
| League | Süper Lig | |||
| 2014–15 | Süper Lig, 4th | |||
| Website | Club website | |||
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İstanbul Başakşehir Futbol Kulübü, formerly called İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor or Istanbul BB in short, is a Turkish football club. They play their home games at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul and are owned by the Municipality of Istanbul.
On 25 May 2015, İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. 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.[1]
History
The club was founded in 2014. 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 1990–1991 season and were promoted to the 3rd League. After promotion, the club's name changed to Istanbul BB. The club played in the TFF First League until 1996, but after the 2006–2007 season they were promoted to the Turkcell Super League. Finishing 12th in the 2007–2008 season enabled them to remain in the Turkcell Süper Lig for the 2008–2009 season. In the 2009–2010 season, the club finished the season in 6th place. In the 2012–2013 season, the club finished 16th and relegated to the TFF First League. But it finished the 1st 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.[2]
Stadium
Before the name change IBB were playing their games at Ataturk Olympic Stadium but starting from 2014–2015 season the games will be played at Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium. [3]
League affiliation
- Turkish Super League: 2007–2013, 2014–15
- TFF First League: 1993–95, 1996–07, 2013–14
- TFF Second League: 1991–93, 1995–96
Honours
Cup
- Turkish Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2010–11
European Record
European participations
| Season | Competition | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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| 2015–16 | UEFA Europa League | Q3 |  AZ Alkmaar
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1–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Players
Current squad
- As of 17 February, 2016[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Notable players
Managers
Salim Sayar (Aug 2001 – Nov 2004)- Uğur Tütüneker (2004–05)
- Abdullah Avcı (Aug 2006 – Nov 11)
- Arif Erdem (Nov 2011 – May 12)
Carlos Carvalhal (May 2012 – Nov 12)- Bülent Korkmaz (Nov 2012 – May 13)
- Cihat Arslan (Aug 2013 – May 14)
- Abdullah Avcı (Aug 2014–)
