Trabzonspor A2 is a youth football team from Trabzonspor. The club competes in the A2 league, against other A2 clubs in Turkey. An A2 team is made up of players between the ages of 18 and 20, and it is the last level of amateur play before a footballer reaches professional status in Turkey. The club was founded by former Trabzonspor footballer and manager Özkan Sümer in 1972. They were the first youth team in Turkey, and became an official branch of Trabzonspor in 1975.[1] The club has won two league titles in 1996–97 and 2003–04.[2]